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Boston Celtics Fall, Renewable Energy Surge, Weather Updates · 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, January 20th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 90 years ago, today, in 1936, a local
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  college basketball game was transmitted on early
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  television equipment, making it the first time
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  a sport reached a home audience via live electronic
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  pictures. That milestone showed how broadcast
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  technology could bring live athletic competition
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  into everyday homes and set a precedent for sports
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  becoming a central part of mass entertainment.
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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 sunny and it feels
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  like seven degrees with 12 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 443 and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 704. It looks like we're
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  in for a sunny day with a high near 24 and a
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  gentle west wind at 10 to 14 miles per hour,
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  gusting up to 24. Tonight, expect clear skies
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  with a low around 13 and light winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Tuesday will be at noon with a low tide at 630.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 38 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with
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  a high near 36 and a southwest breeze near 5
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  to 9 miles per hour. Wednesday night brings a
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  slight chance of snow and rain and brief bursts
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  and lows around 27 with southwest winds gusting
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  to 21 miles per hour. Thursday is mostly sunny
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  with a high near 41 and southwest winds near
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  10 miles per hour, gusting to 21, then colder
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  Friday into the weekend with highs falling into
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  the 20s and teens. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El
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  Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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  This cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
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  in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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  coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny mornings send you. Power from a long -awaited
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  renewable energy transmission line is now flowing
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  from Quebec to Massachusetts. At a statehouse
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  ceremony, Governor Maura Healey celebrated the
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  completion of the New England Clean Energy Connect
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  line with a symbolic flipping of a giant power
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  switch. This line is expected to provide the
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  Commonwealth with nearly 20 % of its overall
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  electricity and save ratepayers money. State
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  officials estimate that electric customers can
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  expect to save around $18 to $20 a year, depending
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  on the utility provider. Cumulatively, the project
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  is anticipated to reduce rate -payer bills by
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  around $50 million each year. Now onto sports.
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  The Hoosiers are national champions. In Miami
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  Gardens, Florida, Fernando Mendoza showcased
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  his skills, executing a remarkable touchdown
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  for Indiana University, sealing a 27 -21 victory
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  over Miami, and completing an undefeated season.
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  Mendoza's pivotal 12 -yard touchdown run defined
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  the game, contributing to his impressive 186
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  yards passing. With a perfect 16 -0 record, Indiana
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  celebrates a championship that marks a significant
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  turnaround for a program long burdened by losses.
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  Signe reflected on the achievement, calling it
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  one of the greatest sports stories of all time.
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  In local sports, the Boston Celtics faced a narrow
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  defeat against the Detroit Pistons with a final
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  score of 104 to 103 on Monday night. Tobias Harris
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  led the Pistons with 25 points, while Jalen Brown
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  narrowly missed a buzzer beater. Brown put up
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  32 points on 11 of 28 shooting for the Celtics.
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  Jalen Durin contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds
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  for Detroit, while Kate Cunningham had 16 points
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  and 14 assists. Both Brown and Cunningham were
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  named All -Star starters earlier yesterday. The
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  Celtics will host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
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  In top news, San Francisco will offer free childcare
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  to families earning less than $230 ,000 a year
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  and a 50 % subsidy to those earning up to $310
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  ,000 in an effort to make the city more affordable.
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  Mayor Daniel Lurie announced this initiative
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  as part of his Family Opportunity Agenda. stating
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  it aims to reduce living costs for families by
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  tens of thousands of dollars annually. The program
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  is funded by unspent tax dollars from Proposition
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  C, providing access to over 500 child care providers
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  citywide. This measure is expected to significantly
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  help families amidst the affordability crisis.
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  In business news... President Donald Trump has
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  proposed a 10 % cap on credit card interest rates
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  to address affordability concerns before the
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  midterm elections. However, banks have pushed
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  back, arguing that this cap could reduce access
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  to credit, especially for those with lower credit
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  scores. Currently, credit card interest rates
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  average about 22%, and implementing such a cap
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  would likely require legislation from Congress.
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  A study from Vandergilt University suggests that
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  a 10 % cap could save consumers $100 billion
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  annually. Banks may reduce rewards programs to
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  offset profit losses, but many analysts believe
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  consumers would still benefit overall. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is down 1 % to about $92 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 1 % to just over $3 ,000. and
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  XRP is unchanged at $1 .97. 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. General Motors
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  Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra says people
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  aren't plugging in their plug -in hybrids, which
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  defeats their whole purpose. Plug -in hybrid
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  vehicles might be even less fuel -efficient than
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  gas -only cars when owners do not plug them in.
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  Barra noted at a conference that most plug -in
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  hybrid owners do not charge their vehicles, leading
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  to concerns about their environmental benefits.
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  In United States, transportation is the largest
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  source of greenhouse gas emissions, making the
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  transition to electric vehicles crucial. Research
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  shows that plug -in hybrids may produce significantly
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  higher carbon dioxide emissions than official
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  estimates suggest. Matthew McConaughey is taking
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  a novel legal approach to combat unauthorized
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  artificial intelligence fakes by trademarking
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  himself. Over the past several months, the interstellar
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  and Magic Mike star has had eight trademark applications
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  approved by the United States Patent and Trademark
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  Office. His attorney stated the trademarks are
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  meant to stop artificial intelligence applications
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  or users. from simulating McConaughey's voice
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  or likeness without permission. McConaughey said,
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  His lawyers hope these trademarks can deter unauthorized
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  duplications of him in a world grappling with
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  artificial intelligence misuse. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, Our quote comes from the American television
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  pioneer, Philo T. Farnsworth. And he said, television
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  is a gift of light bringing the world into our
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  homes and expanding our horizons beyond imagination.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Had an amazing day, my good
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  friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.