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UConn's Epic Comeback Stuns Duke, Boston Population Growth Slows · 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, March 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 184 years ago, today in 1842, a physician
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  in Massachusetts administered ether to a patient
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  for the first general surgical procedure, allowing
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  pain to be abolished during an operation. and
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  marking a humane breakthrough in medical care.
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  This achievement transformed surgery by demonstrating
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  that anesthesia could make complex procedures
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  tolerable and safe, sparking rapid adoption of
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  new methods and saving countless lives worldwide.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's mostly cloudy and
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  it feels like 38 degrees with 9 mph wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 7 .07 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 6 .24. It looks like we're
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  in for a mostly cloudy day with a high near 67
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  and a moderate southwest breeze around 10 mph
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  gusting up to 28 mph. If you're inland, it will
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  hit a high of 67. Tonight, expect a slight chance
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  of rain after 5 a .m. with mostly cloudy skies
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  and a low around 49, along with light winds around
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  10 miles per hour. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 39 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Tuesday will be
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  mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
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  a high near 55 with a light south breeze. Wednesday
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  turns warmer with a high near 73 and a chance
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  of rain and isolated thunderstorms, with southwest
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  winds gusting around 25 miles per hour. Cooling
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  arrives Thursday into Friday with highs near
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  42 and periods of rain likely, with chilly nights
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  in the upper 30s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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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, in 2025,
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  Boston experienced its slowest year of post -pandemic
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  population growth, according to newly released
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  census data. Both the metro area and statewide
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  growth were significantly lower than any year
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  since 2021. The greater Boston population saw
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  a year -over -year increase of only 11 ,991 from
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  2024 to 2025. a stark decrease from the 51 ,573
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  growth from 2023 to 2024. Statewide, Massachusetts
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  recorded a population increase of just 15 ,524
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  last year, marking its smallest growth since
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  2021. Now on to sports. In a weekend steeped
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  in history, the Huskies marched from 19 points
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  down to create an NCAA tournament masterpiece.
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  UConn defeated Duke 73 -72 in a game that defied
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  belief from start to finish. Huskies coach Dan
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  Hurley praised the team's fortitude, saying,
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  We fought, we clawed, and put ourselves in position
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  to take advantage of a mistake. Freshman guard
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  Braylon Mullins made a legendary shot that did
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  not even graze the rim, sealing the comeback
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  with just .4 seconds left. Yukon's victory not
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  only advanced them to the Final Four, but also
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  marked a significant achievement in college basketball
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  history. In local sports, the Red Sox head to
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  Houston tonight for Game 1 of a three -game series
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  against the Astros. with Ranger Suarez on the
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  mound in first pitch at 8 -10. Boston is dealing
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  with some injury issues. Tristan Cassis is sidelined
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  with a ruptured patellar tendon, though he has
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  been cleared to run the bases. The good news
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  on the pitching front, Cutter Crawford and Patrick
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  Sandoval are both ramping up in extended spring
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  training today and getting close to rehab assignments.
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  Meanwhile, the Celtics travel to Atlanta to face
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  the Hawks tonight. at 7 .30. Boston is sitting
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  second in the East, but they have got injury
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  concerns heading in. Jalen Brown is out with
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  left Achilles tendonitis, and Jason Tatum is
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  managing his Achilles carefully. The Hawks have
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  been rolling since the All -Star break, sitting
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  at 15 -2 in their last 17, so this will be a
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  tough test. On the positive side, the Celtics
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  locked up their 12th straight playoff appearance
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  yesterday, the longest streak in the NBA. On
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  the ice, the Bruins host Dallas tomorrow night
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  at 7. Boston is riding a six -game winning streak
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  behind David Pasternak, who has been electric
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  with 18 points in his last nine games. The Stars
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  bring Michael Rantanen, their new acquisition
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  leading Dallas in scoring. so it should be a
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  good one. In top news, new research suggests
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  the body may limit how many calories you burn
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  during a workout, helping explain why weight
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  loss is often smaller than expected. The logic
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  feels airtight. Move more, burn more, weigh less.
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  However, for many people, the math never quite
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  adds up. In controlled studies, exercise often
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  results in less weight loss than calorie models
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  predict. Even with aerobic activities like walking,
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  jogging, and cycling, most lose an average of
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  3 .5 pounds over six months. This modest return
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  for significant effort has puzzled researchers
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  for a long time. Part of the answer may be that
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  working out can increase hunger, making it easier
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  to consume calories. Experts are also investigating
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  a more counterintuitive phenomenon. An analysis
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  suggested that people only burned about a third
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  of the extra calories their workouts theoretically
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  required. In other words, a run that should have
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  burned 500 calories only added around 165 calories
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  to the daily budget. The body seems to compensate
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  for increased physical activity by reducing energy
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  spent elsewhere. In business news, why the cost
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  of your coffee has soared is a pressing question
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  for many consumers. Fans of Reverie Roaster's
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  Bone Shaker Espresso Blend are experiencing sticker
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  shock as coffee prices continue to rise. For
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  years, a 12 -ounce bag cost $15, but as of last
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  spring, it increased to $17. Next month, Reverie's
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  owner, Andrew Gove, plans to raise the price
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  again to $18. Factors like tariffs, crop failures,
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  and rising labor costs are driving these increases.
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  Despite recent dips in commodity coffee prices,
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  concerns about the Iran war are pushing them
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  up again. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down
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  5 .5 % over the weekend to about $66 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down 7%. to $2 ,000. And XRP is down 8 % to
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  $1 .33. 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. Your body is betraying your
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  right to privacy. Attachment to smart devices
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  and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more
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  vulnerable to police searches than ever. Unchecked,
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  it will only get worse. The adage know thyself
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  resonates in the digital age. Today, smart devices
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  monitor your heartbeat, blood pressure, exercise
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  habits, and more. This Internet of Bodies offers
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  insights about your quantified self. Millions
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  of Americans wear smartwatches reminding them
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  to stand and breathe. These devices track bodily
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  activity, which can help police if necessary.
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  The data we produce is increasingly valuable.
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  And in entertainment news, the Apple TV psychological
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  thriller Imperfect Women. Based on Araminta Hall's
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  novel of the same name, is a twisted, sinister
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  tale of friendship and the facades people build
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  to prevent others from looking too closely. Utterly
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  compelling, the series places a microscope on
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  the lives of three longtime friends, forcing
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  them to reflect on each other and the deception
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  simmering just below the surface. Set in Los
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  Angeles and its surroundings, Imperfect Women
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  begins with a devastating event as Eleanor played
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  by Kerry Washington, is summoned by the police
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  to identify the body of her best friend, Nancy,
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  portrayed by Kate Mara. Well, alrighty folks,
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  it's time for the quote of the day. And today,
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  our quote comes from the American author and
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  philosopher, Henry David Thoreau. And he said,
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  What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us
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  are tiny matters compared to what lives within
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  us. And that's a wrap for this morning. You can
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  check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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  for some captivating aerial videos with local
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  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.