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Patriots Triumph, Boston Weeping Willow Farewell, AI Jobs Rise · 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, January 12th. You'll be interested
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  to know, hey, 100 years ago, today, in 1926,
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  a public radio demonstration in London showed
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  a working television system by transmitting moving
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  silhouettes and faces to an audience. dazzling
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  listeners with live visual transmission. That
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  milestone proved the practical promise of combining
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  radio and visual technology, inspiring inventors
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  and broadcasters to pursue commercial television
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  development. So now you know. And now, it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, it's sunny,
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  and it feels like 15 degrees, with 16 mile -per
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  -hour wind, and the sunset will take place at
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  433, and it will rise again tomorrow at 709.
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  It looks like we're in for a mostly sunny day
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  with a high near 38 and a breezy west wind at
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  9 to 16 miles per hour, gusting up to 31. Tonight,
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  expect partly cloudy skies with a low around
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  29 and light southwest winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first high tide Monday
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  will be at 6 with the low tide at 1230. The nearshore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 36 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather,
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  Tuesday will be sunny with a high near 44 and
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  a southwest wind near 8 miles per hour. A slight
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  chance of rain late Tuesday night, then a chance
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  of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, with highs
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  near 49 and lows around 36, and southwest winds
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  around 6 to 10 miles per hour. Late Thursday
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  into Friday, colder air moves in with a chance
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  of rain changing to rain and snow Thursday night,
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  and a chance of snow Friday as highs fall to
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  near 30 and north, to northwest winds gusting
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  near 22 miles per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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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, the Boston
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  Public Garden is set to say goodbye to a beloved
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  weeping willow tree that has stood for over 50
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  years. The friends of the public garden will
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  remove the tree due to disease pressure and internal
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  decay that poses safety risks. A sign at the
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  tree expresses, we'll miss you, and emphasizes
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  the need for its removal. Rebecca DiTomasso,
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  Director of Capital Projects and Parks Care,
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  noted that the tree, nearing the end of its natural
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  lifespan, will be replaced by a healthier willow
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  in the spring. DiTomasso assures parkgoers that
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  new trees will be planted to foster connections,
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  just like the old ones. Now on to sports. Mike
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  Tomlin has no interest in shifting the weight
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  of the Pittsburgh Steelers' recent playoff failures
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  onto his players ahead of tonight's game against
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  Houston. Tomlin stated, I'm certainly not going
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  to unpack my bags on the collective's bed, if
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  you will. The Steelers, with a record of 10 wins
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  and 7 losses, are facing a Texans team on a 9
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  -game winning streak. Aaron Rodgers acknowledged
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  the pressure on Tomlin, saying it feels good
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  to shut all those comments down. Steelers wide
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  receiver Yike Metcalf returns after a suspension,
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  expressing gratitude to his teammates. Houston's
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  coach, D 'Amico Ryanes, is confident in his players'
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  ability to win, stating, our guys know how to
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  win football games. Kickoff is at 8 .15 on ESPN.
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  in local sports. The Patriots secured a thrilling
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  playoff victory over the Chargers, as head coach
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  Mike Vrabel emphasized the need to be ready to
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  bleed. Milton Williams celebrated the win with
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  a headbutt to Vrabel, which left the coach bloodied,
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  but in good spirits. Drake May threw a touchdown
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  pass to Hunter Henry, while New England's defense
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  stifled the Chargers offense, winning the game
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  16 -3. With this victory, the Patriots will host
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  either Houston or Pittsburgh in the next round,
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  marking their first playoff win since the 2018
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  season. In top news, new research is shedding
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  light on surprising ways to reduce chronic inflammation,
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  including suggestions as simple as flossing your
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  teeth. Inflammation is normally beneficial, triggered
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  by the immune system to help the body fight illness
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  and repair injuries. However, when inflammation
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  becomes chronic, it can lead to serious health
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  issues. David L. Katz explains that chronic inflammation
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  is a key pathway to major chronic diseases, like
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  cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Fortunately,
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  simple lifestyle modifications can help reduce
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  inflammation, such as managing stress, exercising
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  regularly, and improving oral hygiene. Engaging
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  with nature and cultivating strong social connections
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  can also be beneficial. In business news, living
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  with family is not a last resort anymore. It's
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  the plan. As the cost of living rises for Americans,
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  many are moving back in with their families.
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  However, a growing number of solo agers do not
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  have this option. Purpose -built intergenerational
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  communities are a promising solution. The number
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  of people living in multi -generational households
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  quadrupled from 1971 to 2021, according to Pew
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  Research. Cost savings are driving this trend,
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  allowing families to split expenses and reduce
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  social isolation. Experts warn that there is
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  no one -size -fits all -housing solution, as
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  individuals have vastly different needs and preferences.
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  in crypto movement. Bitcoin is up 1 % over the
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  weekend to $92 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to just
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  over $3 ,000. And XRP is down 2 % to $2 .08.
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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. Job seekers
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  are discovering a new source of income, training
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  artificial intelligence to perform their former
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  roles. Mercor, an artificial intelligence startup
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  valued at $10 billion, employs tens of thousands
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  of white -collar contractors. These workers review
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  and critique the output of large language models
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  that power chatbots and other tools. Experts
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  in various fields are sought, including psychologists
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  and filmmakers, with earnings up to $250 an hour.
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  Despite concerns about job losses, many see their
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  role in ensuring AI produces thoughtful outcomes.
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  The nature of this work raises questions about
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  the future of employment in their fields. And
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  in entertainment news. The Golden Globes has
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  made a concerted effort to improve its reputation
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  after a controversy over its membership in 2021
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  led to a temporary suspension of the telecast.
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  Under new ownership, structural changes have
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  been implemented, including no longer paying
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  a salary to legacy voters. Nikki Glaser's charming
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  hosting managed to balance humor and excitement,
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  making the audience laugh with her playful jabs
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  at celebrities. Despite the positive moments,
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  distracting stunts like statistics from polymarket
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  and non -jokes cluttered the ceremony. Chasing
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  too many contradictory aims, The Globe's risks
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  frustrating its audience while attempting to
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  grow. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the
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  quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American writer and philosopher Albert
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  Hubbard. And he said, And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. We'll
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  see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny
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  Mornings in Boston.