Jeff Tyler is a reporter for Marketplace’s Los Angeles bureau and reports on issues related to immigration and Latin America. Tyler began his career at Marketplace producing and editing stories and in 2000 his desire to report allowed him to move to the other side of the microphone becoming a foreign correspondent for the program. Tyler admits that working for Marketplace has given him a crash course in world economics. His work has taken him from Argentina and Brazil to Indonesia and Pakistan. A California native, Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. After college, he worked for a travel guide company, writing a guide for Honduras and editing a travel guide for Mexico.
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NFL takes action against dangerous hits
The NFL plans to send a memo to teams about changes in disciplinary action. This comes after the NFL fined three players for dangerous hits in last Sunday's games. The fines range from $50- to $75,000. The league is getting tougher about tackles, particularly involving the head. Jeff Tyler reports.
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Chevron ads spoofed by pranksters
Chevron rolled out a new ad campaign called "We Agree" to highlight efforts to develop renewable energy and create jobs. But before the oil giant could get the campaign all the way out, pranksters stole the company's thunder. Jeff Tyler reports.
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ICE and LA County continue collaboration over illegal immigrant inmates
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors upheld a program that would allow county sheriff's employees to interview suspected undocumented inmates and pass their findings onto federal immigration officials. The county may save millions with the deportation of undocumented inmates.
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'Silent raids' focus on employers, not workers
The federal government is changing how it'll crack down on illegal immigrants. Instead of dramatic raids, immigration authorities will be combing through employment records.
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Brazil, the next big oil giant?
Brazilian oil company Petrobras announced a record-breaking stock offering. Some analysts expect tremendous growth from the country, but some are concerned that partial government ownership of the company may make the company less profitable.
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Online classfieds: Who is responsible?
The Village Voice's Backpage.com is being sued by an underage girl who was pimped out via the classifieds website. But the Communications Decency Act says that websites are protected from liability from what users post.
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Art world finds a new market online
These days you can buy almost everything on the web: books, clothes, shoes. As Jeff Tyler reports, you can also buy art -- really, really expensive art.
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Who takes care of the natural gas pipelines?
Marketplace's Jeff Tyler takes a look at why none of the $50 billion President Obama proposed for infrastructure repairs is targeted at gas pipelines.
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Little money spent on natural gas pipelines
Marketplace's Jeff Tyler takes a look at why none of the $50 billion President Obama proposed for infrastructure repairs is targeted at gas pipelines.
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You too can be a patron of the arts
Getting a masterpiece commissioned isn't just limited to the wealthy. Commissioning clubs let people contribute as much as they want -- from the equivalent of giving up one restaurant dinner a month to more than the cost of a European cruise.
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