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Offshore Wind Projects Resume, Bruins' Shutout, Bitcoin Surge · 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 14th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Hey, 148 years ago, today, in 1878.
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  A small team opened the first public telephone
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  exchange in a converted office, linking callers
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  across town with live and helpful operators.
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  The innovation made two -way voice communication
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  practical, established a new service industry,
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  and accelerated social and commercial connections.
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  So now you know. And now it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning it's cloudy and it feels
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  like 36 degrees with 8 mile per hour wind. Now
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  the sunset will take place at 4 .36. and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 7 .08. It looks like we're
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  in for some cloudy skies today, with a slight
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  chance of rain showers between 9 and 10 in the
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  morning and a high near 49, accompanied by a
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  light southwest breeze. Tonight, expect cloudy
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  conditions with a chance of rain showers after
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  7, a low around 34, and light winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Wednesday will be at 745 with the low tide at
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  215. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  38 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather, Thursday will be partly
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  sunny with a chance of rain through early afternoon
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  and a high near 42 with a southwest wind 5 to
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  13 miles per hour. Thursday night will be partly
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  cloudy and much colder, with a low around 14
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  and west winds gusting to 21 miles per hour.
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  Then Friday turns sunny with a high near 33,
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  and west winds around 10 miles per hour. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard. This cafe is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to get your morning coffee. They are open every
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  day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
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  to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. One New
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  England offshore wind project has received court
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  approval to resume construction after a pause
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  by the Trump administration days before Christmas.
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  Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy described
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  the ruling as good news for the Vineyard One
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  project off Nantucket's coast. A federal judge
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  issued a preliminary injunction against the stop
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  work order for Revolution Wind, which will provide
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  power to Rhode Island and Connecticut homes.
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  Governor Healy emphasized that these projects
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  are crucial for grid reliability this winter,
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  lowering costs for residents and businesses,
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  and creating nearly 4 ,000 jobs in Massachusetts.
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  Connecticut Governor Ned Laman stated that Revolution
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  Wind should never have been halted in the first
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  place. Now on to sports. Mike Tomlin is stepping
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  down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
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  after 19 seasons, marking the end of an era defined
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  by stability and success. Despite rumors of his
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  potential departure, Tomlin's resignation surprised
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  many players who were unaware of the announcement
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  during a team meeting. He leaves with an impressive
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  record of never having a losing season and clinched
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  his 200th career NFL victory this season. The
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  Steelers will now search for their fourth head
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  coach since 1969, prioritizing strong leadership.
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  As for Aaron Rodgers, his future remains uncertain
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  following a disappointing playoff performance.
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  In local sports, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy
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  Swamen stopped 24 shots for his first shutout
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  of the season, leading the team to a 3 -0 victory
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  over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
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  By Hevo Zakta, Fraser Minton, and Mark Kastelic
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  each scored for the Bruins, who have now won
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  four straight games and six of their last seven.
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  The Red Wings camp Talbot made a season high
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  -tying 38 saves, snapping their four -game win
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  streak. Pesacca scored first, giving Boston a
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  1 -0 lead, followed by Minton and Kastelic sealing
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  the win with an empty net goal. Next, the Bruins
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  will host Seattle on Thursday night. In top news,
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  the Federal Trade Commission accuses a company
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  operating an artificial intelligence search engine
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  known as Pearl of rampant consumer deception.
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  Federal officials allege that Pearl's operation
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  has duped thousands of users into costly monthly
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  charges. The lawsuit claims that Pearl locks
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  consumers into recurring fees, ensnaring hundreds
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  of thousands of people. Investigators say that
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  users, upon clicking ads, are directed to various
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  landing pages, where they are prompted to join
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  a question -and -answer service for either $1
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  or $5. Once credit card information is provided,
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  unwanted monthly fees can climb to $79. The suit
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  seeks an injunction against the company for violating
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  federal consumer protection laws. In business
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  news, Bitcoin extended gains on Tuesday, climbing
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  to a two -month high as United States corporate
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  earnings got underway and investors absorbed
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  fresh inflation data. The world's largest cryptocurrency
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  was up about 4 .5 % on the day. trading just
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  above $95 ,500, its strongest level since mid
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  -November, according to CoinGecko. The advance
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  triggered an estimated $587 million in liquidations
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  of crypto short positions, including about $292
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  million tied to Bitcoin, according to CoinClass.
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  Ryan Rasmussen, head of research at Bitwise,
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  noted that several global events remind investors
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  why Bitcoin was created. And crypto movement.
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  Bitcoin is up 5 % to about $95 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 7 .5 % to about $3 ,000. And XRP is up
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  6 % to $2 .18. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
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  We are working with a national Pilates studio
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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  Check out Club Pilates with several locations
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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing
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  tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
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  research affirms its benefits. So now you can
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  check out Club Pilates for a free class. With
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  locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
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  and Framingham, just be sure to tell them, Sunny
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  Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show.
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  Let's talk science. U .S. greenhouse gas emissions
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  are rising for the first time in two years. A
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  new report finds that searching electricity demands
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  from artificial intelligence data centers and
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  a cold snap are driving up emissions after years
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  of declines. The U .S. is on track to record
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  an estimated 2 .4 % increase in emissions in
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  2025 compared with 2024. Emissions tied to the
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  power sector are expected to rise by 3 .8%. Meanwhile,
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  transportation contributed more greenhouse gases
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  than any other sector. but solid'll increase
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  due to more hybrid and electric vehicles on the
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  road. And in entertainment news, Kevin Spacey
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  is expected to face a brutal cross -examination
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  in a rare Hollywood insurance trial over the
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  series House of Cards. In the coming weeks, he
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  will testify in Los Angeles' Superior Court,
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  claiming he would have been suicidal if required
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  to return for the final season. Media rights
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  capital is seeking a payout of $80 million from
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  Fireman's Fund, arguing that Spacey's issues
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  cost his unavailability. The trial will address
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  whether sexual compulsion is a legitimate illness
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  under the insurance policy. Jurors will consider
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  Spacey's credibility amid contradictions in his
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  statements. Well, all righty, folks. It's time
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  for the quote of the day. And today, Our quote
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  comes from the British philosopher and writer
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  Bertrand Russell, and he said, And that's a wrap
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  for 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.