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Boston Exam School Changes, Red Sox Playoffs, Amazon Settlement · 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 Tuesday, September 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 139 years ago, today in 1882, Thomas
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  Edison began operation of the first commercial
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  hydroelectric power plant in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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  a pioneering achievement in renewable electricity
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  generation that illuminated factories and homes
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  and heralded a new era of clean energy. So now
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  you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's partly sunny and it
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  feels like 63 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 624 and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 640. It looks like we're
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  in for a mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near
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  74 and temperatures dropping to around 68 in
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  the afternoon, accompanied by a light north wind.
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  Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with a low
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  around 51 and a gentle northeast breeze. For
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  all you beach runners out there, The first low
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  tide Tuesday will be just before noon with a
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  high tide at six. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 66 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday will
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  be sunny with a high near 63 and a northeast
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  wind of about 12 to 15 miles per hour. Thursday
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  stays sunny with highs near 60 and lighter northeast
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  winds. Then Friday through Saturday warm up with
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  highs rising to near 70 on Friday and near 75
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  on Saturday with southwesterly breezes. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Cafe 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, Boston school officials are proposing a
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  change to the admissions policy for the city's
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  exam schools. aiming for a more equitable system
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  for acceptance into these elite schools. The
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  proposal would reserve 20 % of seats for top
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  -scoring students, regardless of where they live
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  in the city, while the remaining 80 % would still
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  be apportioned across four tiers based on socioeconomic
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  characteristics. Boston Public Schools Superintendent
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  Mary Skipper emphasized that these changes intend
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  to provide a pathway for the highest -scoring
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  students citywide. while maintaining equal invitations
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  across socioeconomic tiers. The school committee
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  will vote on this proposal on November 5th, with
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  support from many parents who recognize the current
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  system's limitations. Now onto sports. College
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  football's Week 6 odds feature Miami and Alabama
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  favored in top 25 matchups. This week includes
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  two significant games, with No. 3 Miami facing
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  No. 18 Florida State, where Miami is favored
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  by 4 .5 points. In the Southeastern Conference,
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  Alabama is favored by 10 .5 points against Vanderbilt.
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  No. 9 Texas is a 6 .5 point favorite at 1 -3
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  Florida. Eight teams from the Associated Press
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  Top 25 are actually on by this week. And last
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  night on Monday Night Football, the Dolphins
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  beat the Jets in Miami 27 to 21. Tua Tagovailoa
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  was 17 for 25, with 177 yards, two passing touchdowns,
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  and no interceptions. Justin Fields was 20 for
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  27. with 266 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.
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  For game two of the doubleheader, the Broncos
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  beat the Bengals in Denver 28 -3. Faux -Nix was
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  29 -42, with 326 yards, two passing touchdowns,
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  and one interception. Jake Browning, in for the
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  injured burrow, was 14 -25. with 125 yards passing,
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  no touchdowns, and no interceptions in local
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  sports. Welcome to Playoff Baseball Red Sox fans.
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  Today at 6 on ESPN, Garrett Crochet is on the
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  bump to face Max Fried and the Yanks in Game
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  1 of this three -game wild -card playoff. This
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  best -of -three series will be played in New
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  York. Winner of this series will go on to play
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  the American League Division series against the
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  Blue Jays. In top news, the credit market is
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  humming and that has Wall Street on edge. Concerns
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  mouth that a frothy market is concealing signs
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  of excess as sudden bankruptcies rattle investors.
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  United States credit markets are running hot,
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  maybe too hot. Investors are eagerly buying corporate
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  debt, even though the rewards are lower than
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  they have been in decades. The frothy mood has
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  some on Wall Street worried that the market is
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  priced for perfection and right for a fall. Two
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  sudden bankruptcies in the auto sector have triggered
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  conversations among bond investors and analysts.
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  So far, there is no sign of wider fallout. But
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  challenges like persistent inflation and rising
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  defaults in private credit are concerning. In
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  business news, Amazon has agreed to pay $2 .5
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  billion to settle claims that misled prime customers
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  into automatic enrollment and made cancellation
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  difficult. The Federal Trade Commission announced
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  the settlement during a trial over the lawsuit.
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  which accused Amazon of using manipulative user
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  interface designs. Amazon will provide up to
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  $51 to eligible customers and pay a $1 billion
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  civil penalty. The company must also simplify
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  cancellation processes and create a website explaining
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  the settlement. Despite the settlement, analysts
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  believe Amazon Prime's benefits will continue
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  to attract consumers. Amazon shares fell about
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  1 % following the announcement. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 2 % to about $114 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up half a percent to just under $4 ,200. And
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  XRP is unchanged at $2 .88. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  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. In a recent
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  comparison of navigation apps, Waze and Apple
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  Maps were put to the test over 800 miles of driving.
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  Both apps provide valuable features. but Apple
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  Maps emerged as the top choice overall. While
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  Waze offers a fun selection of voices, its interface
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  can be distracting due to nearby users shown
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  on the map itself. Apple Maps, with a cleaner
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  interface, includes options for walking and biking,
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  and its explicit directions are a standout feature.
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  Additionally, Apple Maps allows users to download
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  offline maps, which is crucial for areas with
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  poor cell service. Ultimately, for reliability
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  and clarity, Apple Maps takes the win. And in
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  entertainment news, Keanu Reeves' and Alex Winter's
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  production of Waiting for Godot is a stylish
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  but shallow interpretation of Samuel Beckett's
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  classic. While their onstage chemistry draws
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  applause, the performance lacks depth and connection.
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  Reeves portrays Estragon with a blend of childlike
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  curiosity and weariness, while Winter's Vladimir
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  feels stiffer and less skilled. The rush pacing
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  hampers the dialogue's intended rhythm, overshadowing
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  moments of silence that are essential to the
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  play. Supporting characters like Pozzo and Lucky,
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  offer compelling mastery of Beckett's prose,
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  adding intrigue to the production. However, the
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  overall experience remains aesthetically pleasing
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  yet hollow. Well, all righty folks, it's time
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  for the quote of the day. And today, our quote
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  comes from the American philosopher and psychologist,
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  William James. And he said, The greatest discovery
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  of any generation is that a human being can alter
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  his life by altering his attitudes. 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.