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Patriots Triumph, Harvard Club Scandal, Bitcoin Dips · 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 19th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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  We honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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  by celebrating equality, justice, and community
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  service across the nation, encouraging people
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  to reflect and take action. This day inspires
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  hopeful remembrance of the dream of a more inclusive
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  future, inviting families, schools and neighbors
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  to come together in unity and compassion. So
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  now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, there's a chance of light
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  snow, and it feels like 25 degrees, with 4 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  442, and it will rise again tomorrow at 705.
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  It looks like we're in for some cloudy skies
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  this morning, with a chance of light snow before
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  11 and a high around 35, accompanied by a light
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  west wind. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies
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  with a low near 18 and a west wind around 10,
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  gusting up to 25. For all you beach runners out
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  there, the first high tide Monday will be at
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  1130 with the low tide at 545. 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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  Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high near
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  24 and a west wind of around 10 to 14 miles per
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  hour, gusting as high as 24. Tuesday night will
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  be mostly clear with a low near 11 and lighter
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  west winds, then Wednesday turns mostly sunny
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  with a high near 32 before a chance of snow Wednesday
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  night into Thursday morning with lows near 24
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  to 18. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast
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  in Encinitas, nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard. This cafe
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
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  send you. The Harvard Club of Boston, a private
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  back -bay association for the elite university's
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  alumni and associates, will pay north of $2 .4
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  million to settle allegations it defrauded a
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  COVID -era loan program. The club, which is not
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  formally affiliated with Harvard University,
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  received a loan for which it was uneligible,
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  according to the U .S. Attorney's Office. As
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  part of the settlement, the club will pay the
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  federal government $2 .4 million. Club president
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  Susan L. Kendall admitted in an email to members
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  that the application was submitted unintentionally
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  and described the eligibility requirements as
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  confusing. Now on to sports. Number 10 Miami,
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  with a record of 13 -2, faces number one Indiana,
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  boasting a perfect record of 15 -0. tonight at
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  730 Eastern on ESPN. The college football odds
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  favor Indiana by eight and a half. The winner
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  will claim the national championship in the second
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  year of the expanded 12 -team college football
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  playoff. Indiana hired coach Kurt Cignetti in
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  2024, bringing the Hoosiers close to their first
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  title, while Miami seeks its sixth championship,
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  its first since 2001. Key matchups include Indiana
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  quarterback Fernando Mendoza against the Miami
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  defense. Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner,
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  returns to his hometown, facing past rusher Ruben
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  Bain, who recorded eight and one -half sacks.
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  Miami cornerback Xavier Lucas will miss the first
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  half after being ejected in the semifinals. Players
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  to watch include Indiana center Pat Coogan, who
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  earned MVP honors against Alabama. and Miami
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  running back Mark Fletcher, who has topped 100
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  yards in two playoff victories. These teams last
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  met in 1966, when Miami won 14 -7. In local sports,
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  Drake May threw three touchdown passes, and Marcus
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  Jones returned one of CJ Stroud's four interceptions
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  for a score. leading the New England Patriots
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  to a victorious 28 -16 win over the Houston Texans
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  on Sunday. This victory advances the Patriots
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  to the AFC Championship game for the first time
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  in seven years. Under coach Mike Frable, New
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  England will face the Denver Broncos next Sunday,
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  with the winner moving on to the Super Bowl.
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  May finished 16 -27 for 179 yards. despite struggling
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  with turnovers in challenging weather conditions.
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  Carlton Davis III had two interceptions, and
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  the Patriots' defense played a crucial role in
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  this win. In top news, what time should you wake
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  up? Probably not 5 a .m. Sleep experts warn against
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  rising too early if you are not naturally a morning
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  person and provide tips for a better night's
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  sleep. While some of the world's top executives
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  and elite athletes advocate for early rising,
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  sleep experts caution this trend can lead to
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  failure. Michael Brias, a sleep doctor, emphasizes
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  the importance of understanding your chronotype,
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  as waking up at 5 a .m. may not suit everyone.
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  To ensure an easy wake up, seek morning sunlight,
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  limit caffeine and alcohol, and consider morning
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  workouts. In business news, Jersey Mike Subs,
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  franchising's hottest brand, has a new owner,
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  a new chief executive officer, and a mandate
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  to expand. Founded in 1987, it currently boasts
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  3 ,139 units. The brand was recently sold to
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  the private equity firm Blackstone for $8 billion.
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  Shirley Morrison, the new chief executive officer,
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  aims to double the number of locations in the
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  United States and grow the brand internationally.
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  Morrison emphasizes maintaining the brand's quality
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  and heritage while navigating change. He believes
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  that earning trust is key to building a strong
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  franchise team in crypto movement. Bitcoin is
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  down 3 % over the weekend to about $93 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 3 % to about $3 ,000. An XRP
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  is down 6 % to $1 .96. Moving on to a more local
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  vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
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  wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
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  studio to bring you some free classes, so listen
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  up. 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. display broader and longer
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  -lasting expressions than females when shown
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  food or toys, according to a study published
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  in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science.
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  Researchers at the University of Tokyo analyzed
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  videos of 30 dogs during experiments, where they
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  were presented with treats or toys. Male dogs
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  exhibited more varied and sustained facial expressions
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  than females, who tended to stop after about
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  30 seconds. One author, Yasushi Kiyokawa, noted
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  that male dogs are simpler in expressing thoughts,
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  while females may possess more complex psychological
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  processes. This study highlights how selective
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  breeding has enhanced dogs' ability to mimic
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  human expressions. is an action thriller that
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  features Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in capital
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  roles. Midway through the film, Miami Police
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  Department Detective Sergeant J .D. Byrne confronts
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  his superior, Lieutenant Dane Doomers, expressing,
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  I don't trust you right now, and that's a problem.
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  What follows is a tense exchange in a Hialeah's
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  stash house, where they discover around $20 million
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  hidden in the walls. Despite some pacing issues,
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  The Rip offers a moderately entertaining experience,
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  blending morality with intrigue. The film is
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  currently streaming on Netflix. 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 civil
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  rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. And she said,
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  Nobody's free until everybody's free, reminding
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  us that true equality and justice require collective
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  action and unity. 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. Have
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.