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It's official, Linsanity is moving to Houston. The New York Knicks decided not to match the Houston Rockets' three-year $25 million offer to point guard Jeremy Lin, a restricted free agent. The New York Times initially reported the Knicks decision. New York had until 11:59 last night to decide. 

Pinch hitter Jordany Valdespin hit a cluth three-run homer in the ninth during last night's game against the Washington Nationals. But the Mets could not convert the save into a win, losing to the Nationals 5-4 in 10 innings. 

Elsewhere in the National League:

WNYT's Paul Caiano delivers his morning forecast.

WAMC's David Guistina learns about air quality and near-record temperatures with Judy Patrick, editor of the Schenectady Gazette.

ALBANY – Some 76 percent of the current gas and oil wells in New York go uninspected by the state annually and before Albany considers approving hydrofracking to harvest natural gas from shale formations, it should increase staff and conduct more inspections. That assessment came Tuesday from environmental organization Earthworks’ Oil and Gas Accountability Project.

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This next story is for people who go for old-school technology. If you're the kind of person who owns a tube television - not one of those flat screens - nothing wrong with that. Or maybe you're the kind of person who has an old Walkman with cassette tapes hiding in a drawer somewhere. Maybe you even still use it. And if you're holding on to technology that others have deemed obsolete, you are not alone.

Reporter Tracey Samuelson found some dated devices in a place that might surprise you.

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It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep.

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And I'm Renee Montagne.

We begin our program with two very different views of the economy. Two observers of the economy think the long-term looks very good, as we'll hear in a moment.

One big reason Canadians have pulled ahead, is the U.S. housing bust destroyed a lot of wealth. Home values in Canada have remained steady, and lately, they've even enjoyed a housing boom.