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Boston's Autonomous Cars, Patriots' Marcus Jones, SNAP Crisis · 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, October 29th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Cat Day. This whiskered
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  holiday celebrates feline friends, raises awareness
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  for adoption, and began as a grassroots effort
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  to help shelters with fun events. social media
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  sharing and volunteer opportunities. Grab a perfect
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  companion, pamper your cat with a treat and join
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  the playful festivities to celebrate. So now
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  you know. And now it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning there's a chance of rain showers
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  and it feels like 42 degrees with 12 mile per
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  hour wind. The sunset will take place at 539,
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  and it will rise again tomorrow at 715. It looks
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  like we're in for some cloudy skies today, with
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  a chance of rain showers and a high near 53,
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  along with a light northeast breeze around 13.
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  Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies again with
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  a low around 46 and lighter winds. For all you
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  beach runners out there, The first low tide Wednesday
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  will be at 1115, with a high tide at 530. The
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  nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 57 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, Thursday starts with a chance of rain
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  before 8 a .m., then becomes rainy with patchy
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  fog and a high near 59, and northeast winds around
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  7 to 13 miles per hour. Showers continue into
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  Thursday night with thunderstorms likely and
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  lows near 53. Then Friday remains showery and
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  breezy with southwest winds 9 to 15 miles per
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  hour and gusts up to 30. Easing to gusty west
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  winds through the weekend as Saturday and Sunday
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  turn mostly sunny with highs in the mid -50s
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  and nights, dropping into the upper 30s to low
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  40s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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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. In local news, should driverless cars
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  be allowed in Boston? Tensions are rising over
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  plans to introduce autonomous vehicles in the
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  city. The City Council is considering an ordinance
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  that would impose heavy restrictions on these
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  services, particularly concerning the company
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  Waymo. which began test drives in May. Concerns
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  regarding safety and potential job losses have
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  sparked discussions, leading to a rally outside
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  Boston City Hall. Council members proposed an
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  advisory board to evaluate the impacts of these
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  vehicles on jobs and public safety. Waymo opposes
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  the ordinance, claiming it would ban fully autonomous
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  vehicles. Disability advocates argue that supporting
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  Waymo would promote innovation and accessibility
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  in Boston. Now on to sports. Damon Jones, a former
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  NBA player and assistant coach, has found himself
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  at the center of a significant betting scandal.
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  He is accused of leaking inside information to
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  sports bettors using his friendship with LeBron
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  James. Jones was arrested last week as part of
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  a federal investigation into an illegal gambling
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  ring linked to organized crime. Prosecutors allege
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  he sold information before at least two Lakers
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  games, including a tip regarding James' injury
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  status. Now, Jones faces serious legal issues,
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  having been advised by prosecutors to refrain
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  from gambling due to his very serious gambling
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  problem. Now on to the World Series. This one
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  didn't go to 18 innings, but it was still a good
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  one. The Jays beat the Dodgers 6 -2 and tie up
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  the series at 2 a piece. They remain in Los Angeles
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  for Game 5 tonight, with Jespage facing Blake
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  Snell at 8 Eastern on Fox. In local sports, the
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  New England Patriots just secured rising defensive
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  star Marcus Jones well ahead of rivals. This
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  season, the Patriots' secondary was under close
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  scrutiny, particularly with the anticipated return
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  of Christian Gonzalez following an off -season
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  injury. With newly signed free agent Carlton
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  Davis III and a strong group including Marcus
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  Jones, expectations were high. Jones has emerged
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  as a superstar, showcasing his value in all three
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  phases of the game. The Patriots officially announced
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  his contract extension, a strategic move given
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  his pivotal role. His importance is recognized
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  not only by fans, but also by teammates, including
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  Gonzalez. In top news, food stamp funding is
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  set to run out in a matter of days amid the country's
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  second longest government shutdown, leaving struggling
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  Americans without financial assistance during
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  a period of higher grocery prices. The United
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  States Department of Agriculture which operates
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  the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
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  more commonly known as SNAP, stated that, at
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  this time, there will be no benefits issued November
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  1st. SNAP participants receive an average of
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  about $187 per month. Public Policy Professor
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  Luke Schaefer warned that many may face tough
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  choices, saying, am I going to pay my rent, or
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  am I going to eat this month? Contingency funding
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  remains available, but the agency claims it cannot
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  use that money for regular benefits. In business
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  news, Sora has lost its App Store crown to Dave's
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  Hot Chicken. This popular app has taken the top
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  spot, ending Sora's impressive weeks -long reign.
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  Since its launch on September 30th, Sora dominated
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  the charts due to its user -friendly AI video
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  generation. However, on Friday, it was dethroned
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  by Dave's Hot Chicken, which is running a promotion
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  for free sliders to celebrate Drake's birthday.
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  This promotion resulted in 343 ,531 new accounts
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  in a single day. Dave's is not alone in leveraging
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  free offerings. Many quick service chains have
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  succeeded similarly. As digital sales rise, maintaining
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  direct customer relationships becomes increasingly
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  vital. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 0
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  .5 % to about $113 ,000. Ethereum is down 3 %
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  to just under $4 ,000. And XRP is down 1 % to
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  $2 .62. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our
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  community spotlight on health and wellness, we
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  are working with a national Pilates studio to
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  bring you some free classes, so listen up. Check
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  out Club Pilates with several locations in the
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  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. Skimmers are targeting Americans
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  in a clever new debit card scheme. While many
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  believe credit cards are the most targeted payment
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  method, it is actually debit cards that fraudsters
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  pursue the most. A recent Federal Reserve survey
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  indicates a rise in such cases. One bizarre scheme
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  involves victims being told to destroy their
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  debit cards while leaving the chip intact. Skimmers
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  then collect these cards using social engineering
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  to obtain PIN numbers and access bank accounts.
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  Consumers are at greater risk of loss with debit
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  cards as funds are withdrawn immediately upon
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  unauthorized access. To protect yourself, monitor
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  your accounts regularly and avoid sharing sensitive
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  information. And in entertainment news, some
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  people are good at making hit television and
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  streaming shows. Taylor Sheridan is really good
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  at it, as he is the creator of Yellowstone, Landman
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  and more. That is why it is surprising that he
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  is leaving Paramount. which was counting on him
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  to create more hits for Comcast. Sheridan is
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  arguably the most powerful creator in television
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  and streaming today, generating a reported $2
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  .9 billion in revenue from Yellowstone alone.
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  It is a puzzling decision, especially for Paramount's
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  new owner, David Ellison, who knows the value
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  of a single megastar. 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 poet and author
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  T .S. Eliot. 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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  Had 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.