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Boston Real Estate Record, Patriots Injuries, Bitcoin Surge · 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, December 25th. Today is Christmas.
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  It is a joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus
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  Christ, bringing families together with song,
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  feasting, gift giving, and warm lights. Across
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  cultures, communities exchange kindness. and
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  create traditions that nurture hope, generosity,
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  and the spirit of togetherness throughout the
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  holiday season. 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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  cloudy and it feels like 22 degrees, with 7 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  416, and it will rise again tomorrow at 710.
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  It looks like we're in for a slight chance of
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  snow showers this morning, mainly between 9 and
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  11, with mostly cloudy conditions, a high near
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  40, and a west wind blowing at 7 to 12, dusting
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  up to 29. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies
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  with a low around 12 and a northwest wind at
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  12, dusting as high as 33. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Thursday
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  will be at 830 with a high tide just after 230.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 43 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, Friday will be mostly sunny with a high
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  near 24 and a light north wind of 5 to 9 miles
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  per hour. The wind chills could fall as low as
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  zero. A chance of light snow late Friday night
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  into Saturday morning may drop less than a half
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  inch, with Saturday mostly cloudy and a high
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  near 28 and a north wind near 8 miles per hour.
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  Be prepared for rain Sunday night into Monday
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  with freezing rain possible between 9 and 11
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  p .m. Sunday, then rain Monday with highs near
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  42 and southwest winds gusting to 23 miles per
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  hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries
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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 -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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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, in a stunning real estate
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  move, a back bay townhouse on Commonwealth Avenue
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  has sold for $21 million, marking the highest
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  sale in Boston so far this year, according to
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  listing agent Maggie Gold -Seelig. Built in 1910,
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  the property boasts over 11 ,000 square feet
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  of living space. featuring eight bedrooms, eight
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  full baths, and original architectural details.
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  Located steps from the public garden, the esplanade,
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  and the bustling Back Bay shopping district,
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  this single -family townhouse also includes multiple
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  private patios, decks, and an attached garage.
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  Municipal records confirm the sale occurred on
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  November 24th, with other significant sales this
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  year also catching attention. Now on to sports.
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  Get ready for a Christmas day filled with football.
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  Starting at one on Netflix, we have the 6 and
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  8 Cowboys at the 4 and 8 Commanders. Then at
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  4 .30, also on Netflix, we have the 8 and 7 Lions
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  at the 7 and 8 Vikings. And to cap off the night
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  on Amazon Prime Video, catch the 12 and 3 Broncos.
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  at the 6 and 9 cheese. Kickoff is at 8 .15. In
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  local sports, the New England Patriots had three
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  players in the concussion protocol after Sunday's
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  win over the Baltimore Ravens, and only one of
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  them returned to practice on Wednesday. Running
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  back Trevion Henderson participated on a limited
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  basis, while wide receiver Kaishan Budi and left
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  guard Jared Wilson did not practice. All three
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  players must clear the protocol to play against
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  the New York Jets this weekend, or the Miami
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  Dolphins in Week 18. Several other players, including
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  cornerback Carlton Davis, tight -end C .J. Dipper,
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  and linebacker Robert Spilling, were also out
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  of practice. Henderson was joined by limited
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  participants DiMario Douglas and Anne Fernie
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  Jennings. In top news, Graham Walker, who sold
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  his family's Louisiana company, Fiberbond, insured
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  his 540 employees received a share of the proceeds.
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  He agreed to sell the business for $1 .7 billion
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  and included a condition that 15 % of the sale
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  would go to his employees. This summer, employees
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  received bonuses totaling $240 million. averaging
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  $443 ,000 each. Lisha Key, an employee for 29
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  years, used her bonus to pay off her mortgage
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  and open a clothing boutique. Walker hopes to
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  hear how this money has positively impacted his
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  employees' lives. In business news, Paramount's
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  guidance is seeking to reassure Warner Brothers
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  Discovery shareholders. stating that Larry Ellison
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  has made an irrevocable personal guarantee of
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  $40 .4 billion toward its $108 billion all -cash
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  offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount,
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  led by chairman and chief executive officer David
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  Ellison, has increased its breakup fee to match
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  Netflix's $5 .8 billion. Larry Ellison, co -founder
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  of Oracle, has a net worth estimated at $243
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  billion. Paramount's bid is also supported by
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  the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
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  and Abu Dhabi, which agree to forgo governance
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  rights. David Ellison emphasized that Paramount's
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  offer is the superior option for Warner Brothers
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  Discovery shareholders. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is up 1%. to about $88 ,000. Ethereum is up half
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  a percent to about $2 ,900. And XRP is up 1 %
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  to $1 .86. Moving on to a more local vibe. In
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  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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  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. Waymo is providing
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  insights into why its robo -taxis became immobilized
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  during a recent blackout in San Francisco. The
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  company reported that its vehicles successfully
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  navigated more than 7 ,000 dark stop lights on
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  Saturday. Waymo is rolling out a software update
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  to enhance navigation through disabled traffic
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  lights during power outages. aiming for a more
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  decisive response. The self -driving system currently
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  treats dead -stop lights as four -way stops,
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  but many vehicles sought a confirmation check
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  from the fleet response team, which increased
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  congestion. Waymo stated it is refining its system
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  to better align with its current scale. And in
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  entertainment news… An Anaconda reboot that few
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  requested reveals the limits of star power. Staring
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  Jack Black and Paul Rudd, this baffling resurrection
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  of a snake franchise not only bites, but also
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  winks. Sony Pictures seems to anticipate your
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  skepticism, presenting a midlife crisis comedy
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  about four friends traveling from Buffalo to
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  the Amazon, played by Queensland, Australia.
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  While amusing at times, the film lacks the comedic
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  brilliance of other projects. The humor remains
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  subjective and elusive, failing to engineer a
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  cult classic. Despite notable performances, this
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  anaconda is simply not worth the effort. It runs
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  for 100 minutes and is rated PG -13. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, An Anaconda reboot that few requested
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  reveals the limits of star power. Starring Jack
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  Black and Paul Rudd, this baffling resurrection
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  of a snake franchise not only bites, but also
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  winks. Sony Pictures seems to anticipate your
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  skepticism, presenting a midlife crisis comedy
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  about four friends traveling from Buffalo to
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  the Amazon, played by Queensland, Australia.
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  While amusing at times, the film lacks the comedic
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  brilliance of other projects. The humor remains
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  subjective and elusive, failing to engineer a
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  cult classic. Despite notable performances, this
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  anaconda is simply not worth the effort. It runs
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  for 100 minutes and is rated PG -13. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.