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March 19, 2019 The end of recycling as we know it
For years, most of the plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other recyclables Americans put by the curb ended up in China, which used those raw materials in its factories. But the country stopped buying foreign trash last year, and that's putting municipal recycling programs into a panic. Plus: We take apart the White House Council of Economic Advisers’ 2019 economic report and wonder if Instagram's in-app purchases could threaten Amazon.
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March 18, 2019 Why younger people are getting Botox
When it hit the market 17 years ago, Botox was pitched at 40- and 50-somethings looking for smoother skin. Now, the number of 18- to 37-year-olds getting injectable fillers has grown more than 20 percent in the past five years. Plus: The latest on the FAA and Boeing, and the big business of pumping and dredging in flooded Nebraska.
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March 15, 2019 Lilly Singh and the changing face of late night
Seventeen years after NBC hired Carson Daly to host its 1:30 a.m. late show, it's now turned to Canadian YouTube sensation Lilly Singh to replace him. We look at what that means. Plus, we'll explore a few contradictions: Solar is roaring back amid barriers from the Trump administration, and consumer confidence is up despite an economic downturn on the horizon.
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March 14, 2019 Forget a no-deal Brexit, it's a no-Brexit Brexit
The United Kingdom Parliament just voted to delay Brexit after previously voting down Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to leave the European Union. Today we look at how the 27 other European countries will fare whenever this thing finally goes through. Plus, a business of security robots and the housing market along the border.
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March 13, 2019 No one really knows what goes into college admissions
Some 50 people, including college administrators, testing officials and celebrities, were charged this week with attempting to scam the admissions process at selective schools. But that process itself is something of a black box. Will this scandal increase transparency? Plus: The latest on Boeing's grounded planes and America's persistent trucker shortage.
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March 12, 2019 Will the U.S. ground Boeing?
China and the European Union have already kept Boeing 737 Max 8 planes out of the sky following this week's Ethiopian Airlines crash. But what about the United States? Plus, unintended consequences of a no-deal Brexit and the '80s software that's helping run America's cities.
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March 11, 2019 How to read President Trump's budget
President Donald Trump released his 2020 budget proposal today, calling for shrinking spending on education and foreign aid. Today, we talk about what else is in there and what it says about the administration's priorities. Then: Kids today have more chronic diseases now than in the past, which means when they go to school, there’s extra pressure on school nurses. Plus: Why your bank is suddenly a "cafe."
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March 08, 2019 The business of predicting the box office
The pace of hiring all but ground to a halt in February, despite a blockbuster jobs report in January. We look at the factors behind the hiring slowdown and what it means for the rest of the economy. Then: This week, the last Chevy Cruze rolled out of the GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, before it closed. What happens to the 1,500 laid-off workers? Plus, how experts track and predict box office numbers.
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March 07, 2019 The word of the day is "uncertainty"
Between the trade war, Brexit, North Korea, oil and more, the word “uncertainty” has appeared a lot in recent news. Today we talk about what it means and when you should be concerned. Plus, what to make of Facebook's "pivot to privacy" and a conversation with the hosts of WNYC's "Nancy" podcast about money.
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March 06, 2019 Who controls the future of AI?
It's in the way Netflix chooses the next show for you to binge on, and it's part of the technology that protects your credit card purchases. But if we let AI keep developing on its current course, author Amy Webb says we probably won't like where it takes us. Plus: Why "birth tourism" is booming, and a look inside the Fed's latest Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes that reveals interesting economic realities.
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