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Celtics vs. Jazz Showdown, MBTA Fare Gates, 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 Tuesday, December 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Bacon Day. This savory
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  holiday celebrates smoky, crisp bacon in all
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  its forms, tracing playful origins to food lovers
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  and bloggers who made the morning favorite a
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  nationwide phenomenon. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  it's partly sunny and it feels like 8 degrees
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  with 20 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 420 and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 711. It looks like we're in for a partly sunny
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  day with a high near 27, and a strong west wind
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  blowing at 18 to 22 miles per hour, with gusts
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  reaching up to 46. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy
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  skies with a low around 22 and a lighter west
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  wind at 9 to 17 miles per hour, gusting up to
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  37. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first high tide Tuesday will be at 645, with
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  the low tide at 115. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 42 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Wednesday will
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  be mostly cloudy with a high near 33 and a southwest
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  wind of 8 to 12 miles per hour with a chance
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  of snow overnight and a low around 22. New Year's
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  Day has a chance of snow before 2 p .m., then
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  turns mostly sunny with a high near 28. and west
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  winds around 7 to 10 miles per hour, followed
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  by a chilly, mostly clear Thursday night near
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  15. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast is
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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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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing eggs Benedict. or their gluten
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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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, Boston
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  commuters using the MBTA will experience a significant
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  change on Tuesday as South Station unveils its
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  new fare gate system. Beginning on that day,
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  commuter rail passengers must tap or scan their
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  train tickets to access the track area. The T
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  and its operator, Keyless Commuter Services,
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  have completed the installation of 40 gates,
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  including 11 wider ones for wheelchairs and strollers.
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  While fare gates will be gradually introduced,
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  conductors will continue to check tickets on
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  board trains. Accepted ticket types include the
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  end ticket app, trolley cards, and printed tickets,
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  but stored -value trolley cards are not valid.
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  Now onto sports. The Falcons won, and now the
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  NFC South champion could be complicated. When
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  the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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  both lost on Sunday, It seemed the NFC South
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  would be decided in a winner -take -all matchup
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  in Tampa Bay in Week 18. However, the Atlanta
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  Falcons, eliminated from playoff contention,
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  play a starring role. The Panthers still control
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  their own path. If they beat the Buccaneers on
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  Saturday, they would win the NFC South by reaching
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  nine wins. The Bucs also need to beat the Panthers
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  to stay in contention, but their recent struggles
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  make that difficult. in local sports. Keonte
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  George and the Utah Jazz will host the Celtics
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  in a crucial non -conference matchup tonight
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  at 9 Eastern in Salt Lake City. The Seas, currently
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  third in the Eastern Conference with a record
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  of 19 wins and 12 losses, have been strong defensively,
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  allowing only 110 .5 points per game. In a previous
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  meeting on November 4th, The Jazz narrowly defeated
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  the Celtics 105 to 103, with George scoring 31
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  points. In top news, California has officially
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  abandoned its pursuit of federal funding for
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  high -speed rail, citing the federal government
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  under President Donald Trump as not a reliable,
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  constructive, or trustworthy partner. The state
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  has ended a lawsuit contesting the withdrawal
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  of $4 billion in federal grants for the controversial
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  project. California Attorney General Rob Bonta
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  filed a motion to dismiss this complaint following
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  the Federal Railroad Administration's cancellation
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  of the grants. In a statement, the California
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  High Speed Rail Authority expressed that it has
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  decided to sever ties with the Trump administration.
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  The project is now estimated to cost $128 billion.
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  nearly four times its original price, and California
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  has already spent $15 billion, without even laying
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  one single mile of track in 15 years. In business
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  news, investors are preparing for a very different
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  Federal Reserve in the year ahead. President
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  Trump has indicated he is nearing a selection
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  for the next central bank chair. He has reiterated
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  his demand for lower interest rates, and expects
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  the new leader to align with his agenda. While
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  markets have not shown significant concern about
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  the Fed's independence, investors are wary of
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  potential divisions within the central bank.
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  Analysts warn that a less independent Fed could
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  threaten the economy and markets, as aggressive
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  rate cuts might lead to increased borrowing costs.
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  Many investors anticipate further rate cuts early
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  next year, despite the upcoming leadership change.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 2 % to about
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  $87 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 .5 % to $3 ,000.
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  And XRP is down 2 % to $1 .86. Moving on to a
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  more local vibe. In our community spotlight on
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  health and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio. to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  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 science. The biggest
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  satellite ever just reached low Earth orbit,
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  and it is coming for Starlink. Texas -based ASD
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  SpaceMobile has launched the largest satellite
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  ever, named Bluebird 6, which measures 2 ,400
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  square feet. about the size of a three -bedroom
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  apartment. This satellite aims to provide direct
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  5G service to regular cell phones, unlike Starling
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  satellites. ASD plans to launch around 50 more
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  satellites next year. However, the larger size
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  raises concerns about light pollution for astronomers.
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  SpaceX is responding by warning the Federal Communications
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  Commission that Bluebird satellites pose a crash
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  risk. and in entertainment news. The past 12
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  months were supposed to turn things around for
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  struggling cinemas, but instead of a dramatic
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  return to movie -going, 2025 is running neck
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  and neck with a middling 2024 box office. Industry
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  revenues are falling far short of the expected
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  $9 billion in domestic ticket sales. Mike Sherrill,
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  the chief operating officer of Dine and Cinema
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  Chain Alamo Drafthouse, states that it looks
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  like the industry will flatline for two consecutive
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  years. While family films and video game adaptations
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  have performed well, adult -oriented dramas have
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  struggled. The future remains uncertain as streaming
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  services reshape the landscape of theatrical
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  releases. 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 American author and humorist,
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  Will Rogers. And he said, even if you're on the
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  right track, you'll get run over if you just
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  sit there. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.