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Massachusetts Coastal Plan, 76ers Triumph, Falling Iguanas Alert · 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, November 12th. You'll be
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  interested to know. 44 years ago, today, in 1981.
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  Space Shuttle Columbia flew the second flight
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  of the Space Transportation System. With two
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  astronauts aboard, completing experiments and
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  demonstrating that a reusable orbital vehicle
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  could be turned around for another mission. That
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  achievement marked a major milestone in human
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  spaceflight by proving the viability of repeated
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  access to orbit and inspiring confidence in routine
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  scientific and technological operations from
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  space. So now you know. And now, it's time for
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  the weather report. This morning it's mostly
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  cloudy and it feels like 28 degrees with 8 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  423 and it will rise again tomorrow at 632. It
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  looks like we're in for a slight chance of rain
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  this morning with mostly cloudy skies and a high
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  near 46 accompanied by a gentle southwest breeze.
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  Tonight. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a low
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  around 37 and light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Wednesday
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  will be at 1030 with a high tide at 445. The
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  nearshore gooey at Cape Cod Bay reads 54 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Thursday will be mostly sunny with a
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  slight chance of rain after 3 p .m. and a high
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  near 50, with a west wind of 6 to 12 miles per
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  hour. Friday and Saturday stay mostly sunny with
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  highs in the mid 40s and northwest winds near
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  10 miles per hour. Then rain becomes likely Sunday
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  with a high near 49 and a chance of showers lingering
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  into Sunday night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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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, Massachusetts
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  is moving forward with a 50 -year coastal climate
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  plan as federal support diminishes. Increased
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  storm surges, flooding, and erosion pose significant
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  challenges for the state's 78 coastal communities.
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  The plan, known as the Resilient Coasts Initiative,
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  was announced in Chelsea during King Tides, which
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  are known for causing coastal flooding. Massachusetts
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  Secretary for Energy and Environment Rebecca
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  Tepper emphasized the importance of protecting
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  vulnerable communities. Local leaders, including
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  State Senator Sal Dey Domenico, noted the federal
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  government's withdrawal of crucial funding for
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  resilience projects. Experts stressed the need
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  for collaboration and funding to address immediate
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  community needs while planning for the future.
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  Now on to sports. NHL officials are set to inspect
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  Milan's Olympic Hockey Arena next week amid ongoing
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  concerns about construction progress. Deputy
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  Commissioner Bill Daley expressed, it continues
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  to be concerning following a meeting with general
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  managers. Derek King and Di Matsuzaki will assess
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  the situation as the Olympics are just 90 days
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  away. Daily noted the lead receives weekly updates
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  but requires first -hand observations. The International
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  Olympic Committee confirmed the arena is scheduled
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  for completion mid -December, with a new event
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  planned for early January. In other news, NHL
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  executives discussed roster reveal dates and
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  pre -season lineup regulations. In local sports,
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  Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points, And Kelly Oberjr
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  made the go -ahead basket on a follow with 8
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  .7 seconds left, leading the Philadelphia 76ers
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  to a 102 -100 win over the Boston Celtics on
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  Tuesday night. Justin Edwards had a team -high
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  22 points for the 76ers, who played without Joel
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  Embiid due to right knee soreness. Jalen Brown
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  hasted the Celtics with 24 points. Philadelphia
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  coach Nick Nurse stated that tests revealed no
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  structural issues with Embiid's knee, and he
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  is day -to -day. The Celtics will host Memphis
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  on Wednesday night. In top news, the upcoming
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  weather forecast is chilly with a chance of falling
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  iguanas. Due to a potentially record -smashing
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  cold snap, iguanas could fall from trees in parts
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  of Florida. Temperatures in South Florida may
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  dip into the high 30s this week. The Florida
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  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission states
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  that iguanas become sluggish below 50 degrees.
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  When temperatures drop into the 30s and 40s,
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  they can freeze, lose their grip, and fall. National
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  Weather Service stations have issued falling
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  iguana advisories. reminding residents that these
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  lizards are usually temporarily immobilized,
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  not dead. As temperatures warm, the iguanas will
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  unthaw and be able to move again. In business
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  news, Visa Incorporated and MasterCard Incorporated
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  have reached a new settlement agreement with
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  a group of merchants, potentially impacting credit
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  card rewards for consumers. The proposed settlement
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  would allow stores to limit their acceptance
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  of rewards cards, which typically incur higher
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  fees. Merchants could choose to accept all cards
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  or just specific categories, including commercial,
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  premium consumer credit, and standard credit
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  cards. This flexibility could lead to merchants
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  blocking premium cards to reduce costs. While
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  analysts suggest this may upset affluent consumers,
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  It could also provide merchants with significant
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  relief. The settlement is pending court approval,
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  aiming to resolve a decades -long lawsuit. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 3 % to about
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  $103 ,000. Ethereum is down 4 % to just over
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  $3 ,400. And XRP is down 5 % to $2 .39. 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. Boocal is
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  warning its 2 .5 billion Gmail users to enhance
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  their security. While there are claims of a breach,
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  the real advice is to stop using passwords altogether.
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  The issue stems from a breach at Salesforce,
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  where attackers accessed business -related Gmail
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  data, not actual credentials. With this data,
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  phishing attacks have become more sophisticated.
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  Hookle emphasizes that users should never share
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  their passwords, even with trusted individuals.
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  Instead, users are encouraged to switch to pass
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  keys or two -factor authentication for better
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  security. Stain Vigilant is key, as breaches
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  can compromise accounts indirectly. And in entertainment
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  news, DC Studios is tapping the creators of American
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  Vandal for a new television spinoff featuring
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  Jimmy Olsen. The show will be led by Skyler Gesondo,
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  who reprises his role as Daily Planet photographer
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  Jimmy Olsen with the first season focusing on
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  Gorilla Grodd. Dan Peralt and Tony Jacenda will
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  write, executive produce, and show on this Superman
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  movie spinoff. The series will center on Olsen
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  and other Daily Planet reporters tackling cases
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  involving super -powered villains. Gorilla Grodd,
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  a super -intelligent evil ape, is a key antagonist
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  for The Flash. first appearing in comics in 1959.
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  Ben and Peter Safran will executive produce,
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  while Galin Vazman oversees for DC. Well, all
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  righty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  author and motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar.
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  And he said, courage is not the absence of fear,
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  but the triumph over it. 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.