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Patriots Triumph, Blue Jays Force Game 7, 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 Monday, October 20th. You'll be interested
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  to know 222 years ago, today, in 1803. The United
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  States Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase,
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  completing a continental expansion that doubled
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  the nation's territory. The agreement secured
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  vital port access and opened vast lands for settlement
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  and commerce, laying a lasting foundation for
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  national growth and prosperity. So now you know.
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  And now it's time for the weather report. This
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  morning there's a chance of rain showers and
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  it feels like 62 degrees with 14 mile per hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 5 .51 and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 7 .04. It looks
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  like we're in for some morning rain showers,
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  likely before 10 a .m., then showers and thunderstorms
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  between 10 and 5, with some storms possibly bringing
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  heavy rain and a high near 67, with a breezy
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  south wind at 12 to 17 mile per hour. Tonight,
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  expect partly cloudy skies. with a low around
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  49 and light southwest winds. For all the beach
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  runners out there, the first high tide Monday
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  will be at 11 .15 with a low tide at 5 .30. The
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  nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 59 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, Tuesday will be sunny with a high near
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  65 and a southwest wind around 10 miles per hour.
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  though a small chance of showers develops overnight.
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  Rain showers become likely after midnight into
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  Wednesday morning, with storms possible Wednesday,
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  then drying and cooler for Thursday and Friday,
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  with highs falling to near 61 Thursday and the
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  upper 50s Friday. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the Massachusetts
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  Gaming Commission is considering new regulations
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  for VIP programs used by online sports betting
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  companies that provide perks to frequent bettors.
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  Currently, programs at companies like DraftKings
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  and FanDuel are facing scrutiny for potentially
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  targeting gamblers who are losing money and encouraging
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  them to keep betting with rewards like trips
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  and sports tickets. Chair Jordan Maynard noted
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  that VIP programs should be for those who can
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  afford to be VIPs, and it shouldn't be predatory.
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  A recent analysis found that online sportsbooks
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  often restrict customers who win while extending
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  VIP status to those who frequently lose. The
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  Commission is exploring potential regulations,
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  including setting a minimum age of 25 for VIP
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  participation, and requiring affordability checks
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  before granting access. Now onto sports. The
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  Blue Jays insisted they were right where they
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  wanted to be, and they proved it. Inside a packed
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  and deafening Rogers Center, Toronto staved off
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  elimination with a 6 -2 victory over the Mariners,
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  forcing a decisive Game 7 in the American League
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  Championship Series. Tree YaSavage carried a
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  shutout into the sixth inning, while Addison
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  Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered. As
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  Jays manager John Schneider predicted, his club
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  did not buckle after their crushing Game 5 loss.
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  This will be the first American League Championship
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  series, Game 7, in Mariners history. One club
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  will advance to face the Dodgers in the Fall
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  Classic. Tonight is Game 7 on Fox. with the first
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  pitch at 7 Eastern and last night on Sunday Night
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  Football. The 49ers beat the Falcons at home,
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  32 to 10. Matt Jones was 17 for 26, with 152
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  passing yards, no passing touchdowns, and one
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  interception. Michael Pennis Jr. was 21 for 38,
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  with 241 passing yards, One touchdown and no
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  interception. And tonight, on Monday Night Football,
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  we have another doubleheader with a five and
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  one bucks at the four and two Lions, starting
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  at seven Eastern on ESPN. The Lions are favored
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  by five and a half, with the over under set at
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  52 and a half. And starting at 10 Eastern, we
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  have the two and three Texans at the four and
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  two Seahawks on ABC. The commanders are favored
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  by three and a half, with the over under at 41
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  and a half. In local sports, yesterday afternoon,
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  the Patriots smoked the Titans in Tennessee 31
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  to 13. Drake May was 21 for 23. with 222 passing
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  yards, two passing touchdowns, and no interceptions.
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  Cam Ward was 25 for 34, with 255 passing yards,
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  one touchdown, one interception, and one fumble.
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  Next Sunday afternoon, the 5 and 2 Patriots take
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  on the 2 and 5 Browns at the Razor. Our New England
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  Patriots are now in sole possession of first
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  place in the AFC East. In top news, something
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  from space may have just struck a United Airlines
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  flight over Utah. The National Transportation
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  Safety Board confirmed on Sunday that it is investigating
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  an airliner that was struck by an object in its
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  windscreen mid -flight over Utah. The agency
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  stated, NTSB gathering radar weather, flight
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  recorder data on the social media site X. The
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  strike occurred during a flight from Denver to
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  Los Angeles on Thursday. Images shared on social
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  media showed that one of the large windows at
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  the front of the aircraft was significantly cracked.
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  The captain described the object that hit the
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  plane as space debris, although this has not
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  been confirmed. The aircraft safely landed at
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  Salt Lake City International Airport after being
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  diverted. In business news, Costco recently made
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  some significant changes for executive members,
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  introducing a small yet valuable benefit that
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  was not widely publicized. The chain has added
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  new operating hours opening earlier for executive
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  members. a move aimed at rewarding the customer
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  base that drives most of its sales. During a
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  fourth quarter earnings call, CEO Ron Vakris
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  explained that these new hours have increased
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  weekly U .S. sales by about 1%. Additionally,
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  Costco introduced a $10 credit per month on Instacart
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  purchases over $150. Executive members represent
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  a significant portion of paid memberships and
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  worldwide sales. highlighting their importance
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  to the company. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 2 % over the weekend to $111 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 4 % to just under $4 ,100. And XRP is up
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  5 % to $2 .46. 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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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
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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. Perth has had a weird glitch
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  for 8 million years, and it is getting weirder.
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  The South Atlantic anomaly is a particularly
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  weak region of Earth's magnetic field. stretching
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  from South America to Western Africa. This anomaly
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  allows charged particles to reach Earth's surface,
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  which can cause chaos for satellites. The South
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  Atlantic anomaly is expanding and researchers
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  are using the European Space Agency's swarm satellites
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  to track changes. Pris Finlay, professor of geomagnetism,
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  notes that while the anomaly weakens, the area
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  of strong magnetic field in Siberia has increased.
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  The swarm satellites are expected to provide
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  better insights as solar activity decreases.
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  And in entertainment news, Aziz Ansari stars
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  in his directorial debut, featuring Keanu Reeves
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  as Gabriel, an angel helping humanity in good
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  fortune. Gabriel humorously reflects on the challenges
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  of being a guardian angel for those who text
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  while driving. In this witty script, Ansori addresses
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  wealth inequality from the perspective of gig
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  economy workers. Gabriel, a misfit in need of
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  assistance, intervenes in the life of Arge, a
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  struggling documentary film editor. After a series
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  of unfortunate events, Arge learns that wealth
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  has its downsides through a magical twist. While
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  the film offers insightful commentary, some moments
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  feel awkwardly strident. Overall, Good Fortune
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  successfully combines humor and heart, showcasing
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  strong performances, particularly from Reeves.
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  Well, all righty, folks. It's time for the quote
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  of the day. And today... Our quote comes from
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  the American author and motivational speaker,
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  Zig Ziglar. And he said, 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.