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Boston Police Lawsuit, Red Sox Sign Suarez, Bitcoin Rises · 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 Thursday, January 15th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Bakel Day. This chewy
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  celebration traces back to centuries of Eastern
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  European baking traditions and now brings communities
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  together over poppy, sesame, and cinnamon raisin
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  twists. Grab a warm bagel with cream cheese or
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  lox, share a smile, and toast to a delightful,
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  carb -filled moment. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  there's patchy fog, and it feels like 40 degrees,
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  with 5 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 4 .37, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 7 .07. It looks like grand for some patchy
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  fog and a slight chance of rain early, then mostly
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  cloudy skies with a high near 48, as temperatures
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  dip to around 40 in the afternoon, accompanied
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  by a gentle southwest breeze. Tonight, expect
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  partly cloudy skies with a low around 20 and
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  a west wind around 12 miles per hour, with gusts
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  up to 31. For all you beach runners out there,
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  the first high tide Thursday will be just after
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  830, with the low tide just before 3. The nearshore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 38 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather,
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  Friday will be sunny with a high near 33 and
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  a west wind near 8 to 14 miles per hour, gusting
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  as high as 33. A slight chance of snow returns
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  late Friday night into Saturday morning with
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  lows around 26, then Saturday warms to near 41
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  with mixed rain and snow possible and a southwest
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  breeze near 8 miles per hour. Sunday stays mostly
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  cloudy with highs near 38 and only slight chances
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  of snow or rain at times. than Emile King Jr.
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  Day is mostly sunny with a high near 32 and a
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  west wind near 7 to 10 miles per hour. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Cafe 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. In local
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  news, former Boston Police Superintendent Marcus
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  Eddings is suing the department and Commissioner
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  Michael Cox. claiming an illegal demotion after
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  uncovering fraudulent paid details. Eddings,
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  who has served in the department since June 1996,
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  filed his lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court,
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  alleging violations of the Massachusetts Whistleblower
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  Act and economic harm from his removal. He was
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  promoted to superintendent in 2019 before Cox's
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  appointment, but was demoted to deputy superintendent
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  in 2024. Addings claims he discovered numerous
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  violations of fraud involving officers, which
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  he reported, but was told to stop his investigations
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  to protect the department's reputation. The lawsuit
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  seeks a jury trial and compensation for lost
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  income and attorney's fees, as well as reinstatement
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  to his former position. Now onto sports. The
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  college football transfer portal is open through
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  Friday, but we already see winners and losers
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  in the January window. The Texas Tech Red Raiders
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  have added quarterback Brendan Soarsby on an
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  NIL deal worth a reported $5 million, while the
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  Texas Longhorns secured wide receiver Kam Coleman
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  and running back Raleigh Brown. The Louisville
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  Cardinals signed quarterback Lincoln Kienholz
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  and retained dynamic running back Isaac Brown.
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  The Indiana Hoosiers added quarterback Josh Hoover
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  and bolstered their defense. However, the Iowa
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  State Cyclones, Utah Utes, and Alabama Crimson
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  Tide faced significant roster challenges heading
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  into 2026. Tennessee volunteers are struggling
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  at quarterback despite improving their defense.
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  In local sports, The Red Sox finally signed a
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  free agent, becoming the last team to do so this
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  winter. And surprisingly, they pivoted to starting
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  pitcher Rangers Foras, signing him for five years
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  and $130 million. This signing reflects both
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  a strong commitment and a commentary on the state
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  of starting pitching. Schweres is an athletic
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  pitcher with clean mechanics and a big game pedigree.
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  despite never throwing more than 160 innings
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  in a season. His postseason performance shows
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  he can thrive under pressure, boasting a 1 .48
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  earned run average in 42 and two -thirds postseason
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  innings. In top news, prediction markets are
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  the bull new frontier in online betting, where
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  you can wager on almost any future event. from
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  sports outcomes to political elections. Kalshi
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  and Polymarket are leading platforms, with Kalshi's
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  transaction volume skyrocketing by around 1 ,680
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  % last year. These markets are not classified
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  as traditional gambling and operate legally even
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  in states where gambling is banned. They have
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  created a multi -billion dollar industry without
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  regular protections for gamblers. However, their
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  accuracy depends on user knowledge, raising concerns
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  over potential manipulation and exploitation.
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  As one CEO stated, the vision is to financialize
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  everything. In business news, Amazon is now refunding
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  customers up to $51 after its $2 .5 billion dollar
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  prime settlement. This settlement with the Federal
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  Trade Commission includes a provision for $1
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  .5 billion in refunds. To qualify, you must be
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  an Amazon Prime customer in the United States
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  and signed up through a challenged enrollment
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  flow or faced issues canceling your subscription.
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  You must have used no more than three Prime benefits
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  in any 12 -month period following your enrollment.
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  Amazon will send payments by check, PayPal, or
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  Venmo. with notifications being sent to eligible
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  customers. The Federal Trade Commission warns
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  against scams related to this refund process.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 1 % to just
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  over $96 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to about
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  $3 ,000. And XRP is down 3 % to $2 .11. 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 tech. A California
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  lawmaker is pushing to ban toys with artificial
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  intelligence chatbot capabilities. California
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  State Senator Steve Padilla is setting the stage
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  for a potential first state -level crackdown
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  on such toys. Concerns arise over security risks,
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  privacy, and children's exposure to harmful content.
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  Recent cases of non -toy chatbots interacting
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  with children have led to tragic outcomes, prompting
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  congressional hearings. Padilla introduced Senate
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  Bill 867, proposing a four -year moratorium on
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  toys with these features for kids under 12. He
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  emphasizes the need for reasonable guardrails
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  to protect young children from harm. The bill
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  must advance through California's legislative
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  process this year. And in entertainment news,
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  Idris Elba's Hijack Season 2 has derailed the
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  entire franchise, according to critics. In the
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  first season, Elba's character, Sam Nelson, navigated
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  a hijacked flight. showcasing his charisma and
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  tension. However, the second season finds Sam
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  in a different hostage situation, lacking the
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  brilliance of its predecessor. Set in Berlin,
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  two years later, Sam appears exhausted and uncertain,
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  which puts viewers on edge. The narrative shifts
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  focus to various characters amid a train crisis,
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  but fails to maintain a streamlined storyline.
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  Despite intriguing themes, it lacks the intensity
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  that made Season 1 captivating. The season premiered
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  on January 14th on Apple TV. Well, all righty,
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  folks. It's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American author
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  and humorist, Mark Twain. And he said, 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.