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Bill Belichick Snub, Patriots vs Seahawks, Amazon Store Closures · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston. Rest in peace, Southwest
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  Airlines Open Seating. Assigned seating is now
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  here as of January 27th, 2026. Open seating,
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  a long -standing policy that allowed passengers
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  to choose their seats based on boarding position,
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  ended on January 26th. The change has sparked
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  mixed reactions among Southwest flyers. Some
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  appreciate the peace of mind of knowing their
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  seats, while others miss the unique aspect of
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  open seating. Southwest's new policy divides
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  customers by fare class, with seat selection
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  options varying accordingly. Passengers can choose
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  their seats as early as booking, with certain
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  members enjoying additional benefits. So now
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  you know. And now. It's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's sunny and it feels
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  like minus 7 degrees, with 8 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 4 .53, and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 6 .57. It looks like we're
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  in for some mostly sunny weather today, with
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  a high near 23, but wind chill values may feel
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  as low as minus 8. at a light west wind at 6
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  to 9 tonight. Expect mostly cloudy skies with
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  a low around 6 and a calm west wind at about
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  6. For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  high tide Wednesday will be at 6 .15 with the
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  low tide at 12 .45. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 36 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Thursday is mostly
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  sunny with a high near 23 and a northwest wind
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  around 6 to 9 miles per hour producing wind chill
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  values as low as minus 6. Friday stays sunny
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  but a bit cooler with highs near 19 and west
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  winds near 10 miles per hour. Then Saturday climbs
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  back to about 22 before a chance of snow late
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  Saturday night with north winds gusting up to
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  25 miles per hour. Snow is likely Sunday with
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  a high near 29, and north winds gusting up to
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  30 miles per hour, then lingering chances Sunday
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  night with gusts to 28. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  Cafe 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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  sports fans are buzzing over the surprising news
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  that Bill Belichick the legendary head coach
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  with eight Super Bowl titles has not been voted
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  into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.
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  Velichek, at 73 years old, fell short of the
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  40 votes needed for first ballot induction, sparking
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  outrage from former players and sports figures
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  alike. Julian Edelman, Patrick Mahomes, and LeBron
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  James were among those expressing disbelief.
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  With Damian Harris stating, there's no world
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  where Bill Belichick is not a first -ballot Hall
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  of Famer. Critics are questioning the voting
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  process, especially after allegations of political
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  bias related to past scandals. The debate continues
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  across social media, highlighting the passion
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  fans have for their team. Now onto sports. Super
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  Bowl 60. will showcase an unexpected matchup
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  between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England
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  Patriots, led by Sam D 'Arnold and Drake May,
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  respectively. The Patriots enter as underdogs
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  by 4 .5 points, for the first time since 2002.
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  This season, the Seahawks had championship odds
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  of 60 ,000, while the Patriots were at 80 ,000.
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  Despite a low -scoring trend, including an over
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  -under of 46 ,000, predictions favor Seattle's
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  well -rounded team. Many analysts believe Darnold
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  could claim the Super Bowl MVP title with a strong
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  performance. In local sports, the Celtics are
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  set to host the Atlanta Hawks tonight at 7 .30,
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  looking to build on their strong conference record
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  of 21 wins and 11 losses. Atlanta, currently
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  10th in the Eastern Conference, aims to extend
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  its three -game win streak against the Seas,
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  who won the last matchup 132 -106 on January
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  18th. Jalen Brown led that victory with 41 points,
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  while Derek White is averaging 17 .6 points this
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  season. In top news, rest in peace Southwest
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  Airlines Open seating. Assigned seating is now
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  here as of January 27th. Okan Seating, a long
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  -standing policy that allowed passengers to choose
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  their seats based on boarding position, ended
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  on January 26. The change has sparked mixed reactions
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  among Southwest flyers. Some appreciate the peace
• 5:54
  of mind of knowing their seats, while others
• 5:56
  miss the unique aspect of open seating. But Southwest's
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  new policy divides customers by fare class, with
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  seat selection options varying accordingly. Passengers
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  can choose their seats as early as booking, with
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  certain members enjoying additional benefits.
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  In business news, Amazon is closing all of its
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  Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Physical stores in
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  a shift to focus on its online same -day delivery
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  service and new pig box retail stores. The e
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  -commerce giant said Tuesday that some of its
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  shuttered Amazon -branded brick and mortar stores
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  would be converted into Whole Foods Market locations.
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  Amazon stated its branded stores failed to deliver
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  the right economic model and distinctive customer
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  experience necessary for large -scale expansion.
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  Currently, Amazon's same -day delivery service
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  for groceries is available in more than 5 ,000
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  United States cities and towns. with plans to
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  expand in 2026. The company also plans to open
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  over 100 new Whole Foods Market stores in the
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  coming years. And crypto movement. Bitcoin is
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  unchanged at $89 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 % to
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  3 ,000. And XRP is down 1 % to $1 .90. Moving
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  on to 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. The tobacco
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  industry has undergone a dramatic rebranding,
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  turning a brutally addictive drug into something
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  seemingly desirable. Evan Baer, a 42 -year -old
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  tech entrepreneur in Austin, began using nicotine
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  pouches as a productivity tool, quickly escalating
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  his intake. These pouches, particularly popular
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  brands like SIN, have surged in sales, projected
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  to reach $19 .4 billion by 2030. While some endorse
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  them for their stimulant buzz, experts warn of
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  nicotine's significant risks. including addiction
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  and potential health consequences. The recent
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  rise in usage among young people poses concerns,
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  as the marketing often targets a demographic
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  previously distanced from nicotine. And in entertainment
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  news, say goodbye to a major streaming service,
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  as Hulu's Day says a standalone streaming service
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  are officially ticking down. Disney, which owns
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  Hulu, announced last year that the platform would
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  be fully integrated into Disney Plus in 2026,
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  but never confirmed an exact end date for the
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  Hulu application. Nintendo announced on its website
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  that the Hulu application is no longer available
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  in the Nintendo Switches Shop, with support ending
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  on February 5, 2026. This marks the first concrete
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  date tied to Hulu's phase -out. while Disney
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  has not confirmed if other devices will follow
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  the same schedule. Hulu content will soon solely
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  exist as a dedicated hub within Disney+. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  astronaut and physicist, Sally Ride. And she
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  said, The stars don't look bigger, but they do
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  look brighter. reminding us that resilience and
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  perseverance can illuminate our path, even in
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  the vastness of space. And that's a wrap for
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  this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.