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Celtics Triumph, Texans Upset Chiefs, Bitcoin Surge, Climate Alert · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
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  and it's Monday, December 8th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Brownie Day. This
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  decadent holiday honors the beloved chocolate
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  treat said to have been invented by a bane or
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  a hotel chef in the late 19th century, delighting
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  bakers and families. Grab a spatula. bake a batch,
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  share warm squares with friends, and join the
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  playful sweet celebration today. So now you know.
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  And now, it's time for the weather report. This
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  morning, it's sunny and it feels like 12 degrees,
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  with 10 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 410, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 7. It looks like we're in for a sunny Monday
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  with a high near 80 and a light northwest wind
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  at 8 to 13, gusting up to 23 miles per hour.
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  Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with a low
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  around 14 and light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Monday
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  will be at 715 with a high tide at 130. The nearshore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay. reads 46 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Tuesday will be mostly sunny, with a high near
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  35 and a light southwest wind 3 to 7 miles per
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  hour. Tuesday night brings a chance of snow,
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  before midnight then a change to rain with lows
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  near 28. followed Wednesday by likely rain and
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  milder highs near 46 with southwest winds 7 to
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  12 miles per hour and gusts up to 21 Wednesday
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  night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
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  send you. In local news, Boston resident Brendan
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  Libby, an 18 -year -old senior at Brookline High
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  School, recently revealed how he playfully tricked
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  Google Maps and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
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  Authority into renaming a bus stop after Rabbit
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  Marinville, a quirky baseball player from the
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  early 20th century. After submitting a joke correction,
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  Livy was surprised to hear the automated MBTA
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  announcement referencing Marinville Street, which
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  was actually a fictitious name for a parking
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  area in West Roxbury. Following media attention
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  and Reddit posts, Google erased the name from
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  its platform, but the bus stops still display
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  it, leaving Libby amused by the oversight that
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  allowed his prank to persist for two years. An
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  MBTA spokesperson confirmed that Libby's account
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  was plausible, noting that the agency occasionally
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  uses Google Maps for updates, while Libby has
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  also filed a complaint with Boston 311 regarding
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  the missing street sign for the now -vanished
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  Marinville Street. Now onto sports. Last night,
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  Kansas City witnessed a significant clash as
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  the Houston Texans defeated the Chiefs 20 to
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  10, stifling Patrick Mahomes with three interceptions.
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  The Texans, led by coach D 'Amico Ryanes, executed
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  their game plan effectively, with CJ Stroud throwing
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  for 203 yards and a touchdown. Nico Collins contributed
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  four catches for 121 yards, while Darrow Gundiwell's
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  touchdown run secured the victory. This win improved
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  the Texans' record to eight wins and five losses,
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  bolstering their playoff hopes, while the Chiefs
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  dropped to six wins and seven losses, marking
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  their worst start since 2012. And tonight, on
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  Monday Night Football, the Chargers are set to
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  face the Eagles. who have underperformed on defense
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  this season, and their offense is struggling
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  as well. Earlier in the year, this matchup seemed
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  daunting, but now the reigning Super Bowl champions
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  appear more like a house cat than a lion. Jalen
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  Hurts is not throwing as effectively, and running
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  back Saquon Barkley is on pace for far fewer
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  than his 2 ,000 rushing yards from last year.
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  Despite injuries, the Chargers have a chance
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  to improve to 9 -4. but the Eagles will be a
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  challenging opponent. In local sports, Derek
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  White and the Celtics secured their fifth straight
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  victory on Sunday, overcoming a determined Raptors
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  team with a final score of 121 to 113. White's
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  performance was instrumental, scoring 27 points
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  and hitting key shots in the fourth quarter.
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  Despite a challenging third quarter, the Celtics
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  rallied with White and Payton Pritchard combining
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  for five three -pointers in the final period.
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  Jalen Brown added another 30 -point game, showcasing
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  impressive shooting efficiency. The Celtics now
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  stand third in the standings, with a record of
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  15 wins and 9 losses, as they prepare for their
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  next game against the Bucs on Thursday. In top
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  news, Medical experts want caffeine drinkers
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  to know that while caffeine offers real health
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  benefits, it can be harmful if consumed excessively.
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  Caffeine is America's most popular drug, with
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  nearly 70 % of Americans drinking at least one
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  caffeinated beverage daily. It is now available
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  in various forms, including gels and pouches.
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  The Food and Drug Administration advises a maximum
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  of 400 milligrams of caffeine per day. While
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  it can enhance mood and focus, excessive consumption
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  can lead to side effects like anxiety and rapid
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  heartbeat. Certain groups, like pregnant women
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  and individuals with heart issues, should be
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  particularly cautious with their intake. In business
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  news, U .S. stock futures were little changed.
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  as investors anticipated another interest rate
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  cut by the Federal Reserve later this week. Dow
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  Jones Industrial Average futures, S &P 500 futures,
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  and NASDAQ 100 futures were trading flat late
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  Sunday. Stocks ended higher Friday with the S
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  &P 500 and NASDAQ Composite extending their winning
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  streaks. The Fence Rate Setting Committee will
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  meet Tuesday and Wednesday. with Chair Jerome
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  Powell scheduled to speak Wednesday afternoon.
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  Analysts expect Powell to announce a rate cut
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  and raise the bar for further easing at the press
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  conference. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged
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  over the weekend at about $92 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down half a percent to just over $3 ,100.
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  And XRP is unchanged at $2 .08. Moving on to
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  a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk science. Clues have
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  emerged that reveal a much hotter history than
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  we thought. The Paris Climate Accords in 2015
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  set an ambitious goal of keeping global temperatures
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  at 1 .5 degrees Celsius above pre -industrial
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  levels. However, a study claims we may have surpassed
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  that threshold several years ago. Researchers
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  at the University Western Australia Oceans Institute
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  analyzed long -lived Caribbean sclerosponges
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  dating back to the 1700s. They concluded that
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  we exceeded 1 .7 degrees Celsius in 2020. Malcolm
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  McCulloch, the study's lead author, stated, times
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  running out. Unfortunately, evidence suggests
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  we are approaching that critical threshold. And
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  in entertainment news, Paramount Plus has announced
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  that Landman is its most important show following
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  the departure of co -creator Taylor Sheridan
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  to NBC Universal. With Billy Bob Thornton leading
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  an all -star cast, Landman quickly became one
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  of television's most popular series after its
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  late 2024 release. The series has officially
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  been renewed for Season 3, ensuring a continued
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  exploration of the Nora story. Season 2's premiere
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  set new viewership records, with over 9 .2 million
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  streaming views in the first two days. Paramount's
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  early renewal suggests that Landman may anchor
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  the platform in a post -Sheridan era, promising
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  a bright future for the series. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American author
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  and philosopher William Arthur Ward. And he said,
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Have an amazing day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.