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Stock Market Surge, Karen Read Trial, State Farm Rate Hike. · 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, April 10th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 113 years ago, today in 1912, the RMS
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  Titanic embarked on its maiden voyage, which
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  tragically ended several days later when the
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  luxury liner struck an iceberg and sank. leading
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  to the loss of over 1 ,500 lives. This disaster
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  highlighted significant flaws in maritime safety
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  regulations and profoundly impacted public perception
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  of ocean travel. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, it's
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  sunny and it feels like 27 degrees with 4 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  7 -11 and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 -17.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny day with a
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  high near 50 and a light southeast breeze. Tonight,
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  we could see a slight chance of rain and mostly
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  cloudy skies with a low around 37 and some light
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  winds. For all you beach runners out there, The
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  first high tide Thursday will be at 1045 with
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  a low tide at 445. The near -shore 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. Expect mostly cloudy
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  skies on Friday with a slight chance of rain
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  and a high near 49. Rain showers are likely Saturday
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  with a high near 44. Sunday brings more rain,
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  with a high near 49. Nights will be mostly cloudy,
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  with lows around 38 to 41. Monday should be mostly
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  sunny and warmer, with a high near 60. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Café 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. The Supreme Court has allowed the retrial
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  of Karen Reid to proceed, despite her double
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  jeopardy appeal. Earlier this month, Reid requested
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  the nation's highest court to halt her retrial,
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  as she seeks to overturn two of the three charges
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  against her. She asserts that jurors indicated
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  they would have acquitted her on those counts
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  before a mistrial was declared last year. Reid
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  is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police
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  officer John O 'Keefe. with her sport utility
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  vehicle in Canton. As of Wednesday, 15 of 16
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  jurors have been seated for the retrial. Now
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  on to sports. The Masters begins today, marking
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  the start of golf's major season at Augusta National.
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  Will Scotty Scheffler defend his title, or will
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  Rory McIlroy finally win another major? Scheffler
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  is currently the top player, but he has not won
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  this season. McIlroy is in excellent form, yet
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  struggles to close out majors. Colin Morikoa
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  ranks high statistically, but has more runner
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  -up finishes than wins. Other contenders include
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  Bryson DeChambeau, Ludwig Eberg, Justin Thomas,
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  Xander Schoffel, Joachim Nieman, Brooks Koepka,
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  and Hideki Matsuyama. each with strengths and
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  weaknesses. Who will wear the coveted green jacket?
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  In local sports. Last night, the Celtics faced
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  the Magic at the Kia Center, falling to Orlando
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  96 -76. Peyton Pritchard led the team with a
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  double -double, scoring 15 points and dishing
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  out 10 assists. The Seas struggled from beyond
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  the arc, shooting only 17 .5%. With this loss,
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  Boston's record now stands at 59 -20, while Orlando
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  improves to 32 -41. Tonight, the Celtics return
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  home to TD Garden to take on the Hornets, who
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  are in fourth place with a record of 19 -60.
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  Tip -off is at 7 .30. Tomorrow afternoon, the
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  Bruins, at 32, 38 -9, host the Chicago Blackhawks
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  at the Garden. The Bees, backed by 41 goals from
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  David Pasternak, are favored by one and a half
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  to extend Chicago's away woes. In top news, concerns
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  arising after President Donald Trump stated,
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  this is a great time to buy, just before announcing
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  a pause on tariffs for 90 days. Following his
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  morning posts on Truth Social, which suggested
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  market optimism, stocks surged dramatically.
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  The Nasdaq index experienced its largest one
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  -day gain since 2008, climbing nearly 12%. Critics,
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  including Senator Richard Blumenthal and Richard
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  Painter, question whether this could lead to
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  accusations of market manipulation. A White House
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  spokesperson emphasized the president's role
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  in reassuring Americans about economic security.
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  In business news... California's largest insurance
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  company, State Farm, is facing a critical rate
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  hearing in Oakland. The question at hand is whether
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  State Farm should raise prices for consumers
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  to ensure its financial viability. Consumer advocacy
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  group Consumer Watchdog opposes the rate increase,
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  while State Farm and the California Department
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  of Insurance support it. State Farm is now seeking
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  a 17 % increase for homeowners. reduced from
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  30%. Nicky McKennedy, from the Department of
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  Insurance, likened the situation to being on
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  the Titanic, emphasizing the urgency of the matter.
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  The hearing continues Wednesday with further
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  testimony expected. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is up 8 % to $82 ,000. Ethereum is up 13 % to
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  just over $1 ,600. And Goat Seas Maximus is up
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  7 % to 4 cents. 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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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  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 tech. North Korea has amassed more
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  than $6 billion through sophisticated cyber operations,
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  funding its nuclear program. On July 18th, hackers
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  targeted WazirX, India's largest cryptocurrency
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  exchange, and stole over $200 million in just
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  one hour. Investigators reveal that these hackers
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  are incredibly skilled. using social engineering
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  and deception to gain access to sensitive systems.
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  With state -sponsored resources, they can wait
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  patiently to exploit vulnerabilities, making
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  them the world's most dangerous crypto thieves.
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  Their criminal activities serve as a means to
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  support a sanctions -strapped economy and further
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  the regime's ambitions. James Cameron recently
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  joined the Boz to the Future podcast, where he
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  discussed the future of blockbuster filmmaking,
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  emphasizing the need to cut the cost of visual
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  effects in half. He is exploring how artificial
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  intelligence can help reduce expenses without
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  displacing staff. Cameron, who joined the board
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  of directors for Stability AI, aims to integrate
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  AI into visual effects workflows to enhance efficiency.
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  He expressed skepticism about AI's ability to
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  write compelling stories, asserting that true
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  storytelling requires human experience. Cameron
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  is currently in post -production on the upcoming
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  Avatar sequel, Fire and Ash, set to be released
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  on December 19th. Well, alrighty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the American author and speaker,
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  alan klein and he said your attitude is like
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  a box of crayons that color your world constantly
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  color your picture gray and your picture will
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  always be bleak try adding some bright colors
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  to the picture by including humor and your picture
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  begins to lighten up and that's a wrap for this
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  morning you can check out our instagram youtube
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  and tick tock 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.