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Everett Hotels, Kraken Triumph, Bitcoin Dips, Lego's Smart Brick · 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 Wednesday, January 7th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 241 years ago, today, in 1785, a daring
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  French aeronaut named Jean -Pierre Blanchard
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  and his English companion, Dr. John Jeffries,
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  crossed the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon.
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  making the first aerial passage between France
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  and England. Their successful crossing demonstrated
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  the practical promise of balloon flight for international
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  travel and scientific observation, inspiring
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  further aeronautical innovation across Europe.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, there's a chance of light
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  rain. and it feels like 31 degrees, with 5 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  428, and it will rise again tomorrow at 710.
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  It looks like we're in for a cloudy day, with
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  a chance of rain before 9 a .m. and some freezing
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  rain possible between 9 and 1, with a high near
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  36 and a light northwest wind. Tonight. Expect
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  mostly clear skies with a low around 30 and light
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  winds. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first low tide Wednesday will be at 745 with
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  a high tide at 2. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 38 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday will be
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  sunny with a high near 43 in light west winds
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  around 6 miles per hour. Rain becomes likely
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  Friday after 9 a .m. with a high near 50 and
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  south winds gusting up to 21 miles per hour.
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  Then it remains unsettled into Saturday night
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  with periods of rain and lows in the upper 30s.
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  Sunday stays mostly cloudy with rain likely.
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  Highs near 45 in west winds, gusting up to 23
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  miles per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This
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  podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe
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  and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino
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  Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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  this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
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  in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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  coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, just
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  before the new mayor of Everett was sworn into
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  office, the outgoing mayor announced a major
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  development agreement with Wynn Resorts. The
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  agreement paves the way for up to two new hotels
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  on Wynn -owned property across from Encore Boston
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  Harbor. Effort resident Dolores Lattanzi stated,
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  I think it's good business, especially in that
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  area. The hotels will generate nearly $12 million
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  in annual revenue through property taxes and
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  hotel taxes. Wynn Resorts has also pledged approximately
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  $15 million for transportation improvements and
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  $25 million for a future MBTA commuter rail stop.
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  Instruction on the hotels, which will total around
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  800 rooms, could begin this spring with an expected
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  opening in 2028. Now onto sports. The Ravens
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  made a significant move and have fired John Harbaugh
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  after 18 seasons in Baltimore. This vacancy is
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  highly coveted, as it offers the opportunity
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  to work with a top five quarterback. Harbaugh,
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  the fourth winning guest, active head coach,
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  has sparked interest, with reports of his agent
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  receiving seven calls. The Ravens' job is considered
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  the most desirable since the openings at the
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  Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Expect
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  a seismic shift in coaching dynamics. As organizations
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  reassess their strategies in light of this development,
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  the coaching carousel has truly begun. In local
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  sports, the Seattle Kraken beat the Bruins 7
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  -4 on Tuesday night with Kapo Kakko scoring two
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  goals and an assist. Berkley Katten also shined,
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  netting his first two and 8 -0 goals. Jared McCann
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  contributed a goal and an assist. while Jordan
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  Eberle opened the scoring and led the team with
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  his 15th goal of the season. The Dakot Pasternak
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  scored two goals for the Bruins, and Mason Laurie
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  added another. But the Bruins will look to rebound
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  as they host Calgary on Thursday night. In top
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  news, the Department of Homeland Security announced
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  Tuesday that it has launched what it describes
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  as the largest immigration enforcement operation
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  ever in Minnesota. Approximately 2 ,000 federal
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  agents and officers are expected in the Minneapolis
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  area to address allegations of fraud involving
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  Somali residents. The operation includes agents
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  from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and
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  focuses on identifying suspected fraud. Minnesota
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  Governor Tim Walz criticized the enforcement
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  surge as a war that's being waged against Minnesota.
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  immigrant rights groups reported increased sightings
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  of federal agents. In business news, Lego has
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  announced the Smart Brick, their most significant
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  evolution in 50 years. On March 1st, 2026, the
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  Lego group will sell a tiny computer that fits
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  inside a classic 2x4 Lego brick. This innovative
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  brick detects nearby Smart Tags and other Smart
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  Bricks. bringing LEGO sets to life with effects
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  like humming light savers and roaring engines.
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  These new bricks, which are wirelessly charged,
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  feature movement sensors and form a Bluetooth
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  mesh network. The first sets will include a $70
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  Darth Vader's TIE fighter and $100 Luke's Red
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  Five X -Wing. And crypto movement. Bitcoin is
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  down 1 % to about $93 ,000. Ethereum is up 1
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  % to about $3 ,000, and XRP is down 5 % to $2
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  .26. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
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  free 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. Japan's
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  streets remain impressively clean, despite the
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  scarcity of public trash cans. Travelers are
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  often surprised to find no bins on the streets,
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  forcing them to carry their waste. Some visitors
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  report this lack of bins as their biggest inconvenience,
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  according to a survey. Historically, trash cans
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  were removed from public spaces due to security
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  concerns. Japan's cultural values of cleanliness
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  and personal responsibility also play a significant
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  role in this practice. To adapt, travelers can
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  carry small bags for their waste and use recycling
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  bins at vending machines. And in entertainment
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  news, Sebastian Stan is considering a move to
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  the DC Universe to store alongside Robert Pattinson
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  in The Batman Part 2. The Romanian -American
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  actor, known for his role as Bucky Barnes in
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  the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is reportedly
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  in talks for this role. Production is set to
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  begin in the spring of 2026. Scarlett Johansson
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  has also been linked to the sequel, despite her
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  character, Natasha Romanoff, dying in Avengers
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  Endgame. The sequel is planned for release on
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  October 1, 2027. following the success of the
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  first film, which grossed $772 .3 million. Well,
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  all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of
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  the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart. And
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  she said, adventure is worthwhile in itself,
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  for it pushes the boundaries of what we know.
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  and inspires us to dream beyond the horizon,
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  daring us to explore the unknown. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.