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Celtics Triumph, Michelin Stars, Shingles Vaccine Breakthrough · 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, November 19th. You'll be
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  interested to know. 162 years ago, today, in
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  1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief
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  but powerful Gettysburg address honoring fallen
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  soldiers. and redefining the cause of the war
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  at a dedication for a national cemetery. The
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  speech crystallized the nation's commitment to
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  liberty and equal rights, setting a moral standard
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  that elevated the conflict into a test of democratic
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  ideals for generations to come. 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 mostly sunny and it feels like
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  24 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 417 and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 641. It looks like we're in for a
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  sunny Wednesday with a high near 46 and a light
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  northwest breeze around 5. Tonight, expect mostly
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  clear skies with a low around 28 and light winds
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  continuing. For all you beach runners out there,
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  the first high tide Wednesday will be at 1015
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  with the low tide at 445. The nearshore buoy
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  at Cape Cod Bay reads 51 degrees for the water
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  temperature. Looking ahead in the weather, Thursday
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  will be partly sunny with a high near 46 and
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  a light north wind around five miles per hour.
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  A slight chance of rain arrives Friday morning,
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  as skies turn mostly cloudy with highs near 52
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  and southwest winds up to 9 miles per hour. Then
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  dry and mostly sunny conditions return Saturday
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  and Sunday, with highs in the upper 40s and light
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  northwest to west breezes. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  Café and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El
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  Camino 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, Boston
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  has officially earned its first Michelin star
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  restaurant, with the honor going to 311 Omakas
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  on Tremont Street in the South End. Additionally,
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  six other eateries in the area received Bib Gorman
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  awards, including Bar Volpe and Fox and the Knife
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  in Boston. Earlier this year, Michelin announced
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  its esteemed guide would expand to greater Boston.
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  and the excitement surrounding the 2025 Northeast
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  Cities Guide has been palpable. Martha Sheridan,
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  president and CEO of Meet Boston, emphasized
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  the Guide's influence on travelers seeking extraordinary
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  cuisine. Local food blogger Mark Hurwitz mentioned
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  several contenders for future Michelin stars,
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  highlighting Boston's growing culinary scene.
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  Now onto sports. Oklahoma moved up to eighth
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  in the college football playoff rankings, while
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  Notre Dame remained ninth, giving the Fighting
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  Irish a decent chance to control their postseason
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  path. Ohio State, Indiana, and Texas A &M held
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  the top three spots for the third consecutive
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  week. Alabama dropped to tenth after losing to
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  Oklahoma. The rankings now feature five southeastern
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  conference teams in the top 10, potentially paving
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  their way to the playoffs. Miami, currently ranked
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  13th, faces a challenging path to the conference
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  championship. Exciting rivalry games this Thanksgiving
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  weekend could drastically impact playoff positions.
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  The chances of favorites winning these matchups
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  sit at just 15%. In local sports, Jalen Brown
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  scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard contributed
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  22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics
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  beat the Nets 113 -99 on Tuesday night, marking
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  their first time above 500 this season. Derek
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  White added 15 points for the Celtics, who secured
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  their third consecutive victory, improving to
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  eight wins and seven losses. Michael Porter Jr.
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  scored 25 points for the Nets, but they struggled
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  offensively late in the game. The Celtics will
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  face the Nets again on Friday night in Boston.
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  In top news, new research indicates that the
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  shingles vaccine may help prevent dementia by
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  lowering the risk of reactivation of the varicella
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  zoster virus. One of the largest studies on this
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  link found that individuals with multiple shingles
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  episodes had a higher dementia risk for several
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  years post -second outbreak. The findings published
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  in the journal Nature Medicine emphasize the
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  importance of shingles vaccination for brain
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  health. Researchers analyzed over 100 million
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  medical records from 2007 to 2023. Those vaccinated
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  showed a 27 to 33 percent lower dementia risk
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  over three years. This study suggests a greater
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  understanding of the virus's role in neurodegeneration
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  could improve dementia treatments. In business
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  news, Alphabet stock has risen amid excitement
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  over the artificial intelligence boom, but its
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  chief executive officer sees elements of irrationality
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  in AI investment. Sundar Pichai launched Alphabet's
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  Gemini 3 on Tuesday, calling it state -of -the
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  -art in reasoning. He emphasized that Gemini
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  3 better understands context and intent behind
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  requests, enhancing user experience. In midday
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  trading, Alphabet's stock was up a half percent
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  at $286. Pichai warned that no company is going
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  to be immune if an AI bubble bursts. Concerns
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  about over -investment in AI are growing, with
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  a majority of investors indicating companies
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  are over -investing. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is up 4 % to $95 ,000. Ethereum is up 5 % to
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  just under $3 ,200. And XRP is up 5 % to $2 .24.
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  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 tech. U .S. Bank
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  has discontinued its robo -advisor automated
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  investor, effective October 28. This decision
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  is part of a broader trend. as companies like
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  UBS and JP Morgan Chase have also reevaluated
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  their digital advice strategies. A representative
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  from U .S. banks cited evolving market conditions
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  and customer preferences for this move. The accounts
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  were transitioned to self -directed investing,
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  more the Wealth Connect service, which offers
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  personalized guidance from financial advisors.
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  While some robo -advisors have thrived, others
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  struggle. facing high customer acquisition costs
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  and low profit margins. Wealthfront recently
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  filed to go public, boasting over 1 .3 million
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  funded clients. And in entertainment news, Netflix
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  has acquired Johnny Rosenthal's comedy spec,
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  Aunt Roxy, for Ryan Reynolds' maximum effort
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  and Amy Williams to produce. In Aunt Roxy, a
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  carefree writer agrees to watch her uptight sisters
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  gifted children for a week, navigating teenage
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  romance and her own messy love life. Rosenthal
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  is known for writing Bad Santa 2, which grossed
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  over $100 million worldwide. Reynolds' maximum
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  effort. Recently boarded an Amazon and Gem remake
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  of the 1974 action comedy Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
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  Williams produced credits include rally caps
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  and mothers and daughters, featuring several
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  notable actors. Well, all righty, folks. It's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the American historian and author,
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  David McCullough. And he said, history is a guide
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  to navigation in perilous times. And that's a
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  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.