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Day: February 20, 2019

Baseball sees a boost in players of all levels

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Feb 20, 2019
If you thought baseball was dead ... think again.
Cali Ann Kershaw throws out a ceremonial first pitch to her dad Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as brother Charley Kershaw sits on the mound before the game against the Minnesota Twins at Dodger Stadium on July 26, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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What’s the Fed saying about interest rates? We asked a linguist

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 20, 2019
Jessica Rett of UCLA helps us parse the central bank's language.
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These moms south of Seattle are tackling asthma, starting in preschools

by Eilís O'Neill
Feb 20, 2019
One in 12 kids in the US has asthma.
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Tax Bill 2017

The history — and psychology — behind the tax refund

by Marielle Segarra
Feb 20, 2019
When did taxpayers and industries start to rely on the refund?
A neon sign is seen in a window of a tax preparation office in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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Tide turns to doing your laundry

by Ben Bradford
Feb 20, 2019
The laundry detergent brand aims to offer dry-cleaning and wash-and-fold services nationally.
Tide aims to expand its dry-cleaning and wash-and-fold services nationally.
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Electric scooter injuries are on the rise, Consumer Reports says

by Jack Stewart
Feb 20, 2019
The numbers reveal a spike in gnarly fractures and traumatic brain injuries for both scooter riders and pedestrians hit by scooters.
Shared electric scooters lie on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, California on February 13, 2019.
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Amazon knows what we buy, and it's turning that into a huge ad business

by Molly Wood
Feb 20, 2019
Facebook and Google might need to watch out.
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