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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • A naming rice agreement
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    Is there now such a thing as a “Trump Tax”? Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi wins a second term. There’s a fight in Louisiana over what can and can’t be called “rice”.

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  • Should bank employees be the ones protecting seniors from scammers. President Trump heads to Japan to talk trade.

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  • Crowdfunding for healthcare
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    India’s prime minister is set for a second term. The World Health Organization urges action to tackle a new breed of superbugs. And why are Chinese consumers turning to crowdfunding for healthcare?

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  • Phishing for the greater good
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    Investors are jumping in and out of China during this trade war. Aviation regulators will weigh putting Boeing’s 737-MAX planes back in the air. Researchers are scamming the elderly for their own good.

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  • Who are the elder scam fraudsters?
    Rose Conlon/Marketplace

    Who’s behind all those scams against the elderly? Southwest makes nice with its mechanics.

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  • May 22, 2019

    Populism in Europe

    People draped in EU flags protest against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) populist party. (Photo:FABIAN SOMMER/AFP/Getty Images).

    U.K. steel could lose thousands of jobs. Ban Ki-moon shares his disappointment with the current U.S. stance on climate change. Finland’s foreign minister explains why populism is good for democracy.

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  • How a bartering app went brick-and-mortar with its own currency
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    Home Depot and Lowe’s enter the tariff tussle. Having a bank nearby could be good for your wallet. A bartering app starts taking money — its own.

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  • It’s another tough year for retail. What makes someone vulnerable to financial scams?

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  • A discarded flag of the European Union is pictured on the floor of a conference room during the 2019 +Europa founding congress (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images).

    Italy’s former prime minster discusses the bloc’s opportunities and challenges ahead of European parliamentary elections.

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  • Smart Columbus Experience Center
    City of Columbus

    Investors react to Huawei’s blacklisting. Ford is cutting 7,000 jobs. Getting into a good college is big business in India. Columbus, Ohio becomes a “smart city.”

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