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Celtics Advance, Covered California Data Leak, Coinbase Bitcoin Fund. · 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, April 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 236 years ago today, in 1789, George
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  Washington was inaugurated as the first president
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  of the United States. On the balcony of Federal
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  Hall in New York City, he took the oath of office.
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  marking the birth of a new era in American history.
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  Washington's leadership and vision laid the foundation
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  for the nation's future, inspiring generations
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  to come. So now you know. And now it's time for
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  the weather report. This morning, it's partly
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  sunny and it feels like 57 degrees with 26 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  728, and it will rise again tomorrow at 617.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny Wednesday,
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  with a high near 70 and a brisk northwest wind
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  blowing at 13 to 17 miles per hour. Tonight,
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  expect mostly clear skies, a low of 44 and light
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  winds. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first low tide Wednesday will be at 745 with
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  a high tide at 2. The near shore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 47 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, expect mostly sunny
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  skies on Thursday with a high near 65 and light
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  northeast winds. Rain showers are likely Friday
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  with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 75.
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  Saturday brings more showers and thunderstorms
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  with a high near 72. Sunday offers a chance of
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  rain with partly sunny skies and a high near
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  63. Nights will be mostly cloudy with lows in
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  the low 50s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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  podcast is brought to you by... Versailles Cafe
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  and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino
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  Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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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. In local news, Harvard
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  University has officially renamed its Office
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  for Diversity and Inclusion to Community and
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  Campus Life, responding to demands from the Trump
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  administration. The announcement came in an email
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  from Sherry Ann Charleston, the chief Community
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  and Campus Life officer. Charleston emphasized
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  the need to foster connections and promote a
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  culture of belonging for all. This change aligns
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  with recent federal pressures to discontinue
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  diversity programs. The Trump administration's
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  demands included restricting the admission of
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  international students deemed hostile to America.
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  The move reflects a broader trend in educational
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  policies at the federal level. Now on to sports.
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  The NBA playoffs are heating up, with the Indiana
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  Pacers advancing after a thrilling overtime victory
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  over the Milwaukee Bucks, winning 119 to 118.
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  The Bucks, who led by seven points late in the
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  game, faltered as Tyrese Halliburton made a crucial
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  layup. The Pacers will face the top -seeded Cavs
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  next. Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons forced a
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  game six against the New York Knicks, winning
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  106 -103, with Cade Cunningham scoring 24 points.
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  The Boston Celtics closed out their series against
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  the Orlando Magic in commanding fashion, winning
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  120 -89, thanks in part to Paolo Banchero's foul
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  troubles. In local sports. Last night in Toronto,
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  the Sox dominated the Blue Jays 10 -2. Abreu
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  endeavors each smacked three -run homers, leading
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  a five -homer barrage. Crochet earned the win
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  with six innings of solid pitching. The Sox erupted
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  in the third, scoring six runs, including an
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  Abreu homer to center. Duran and Campbell added
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  key hits in the eighth and ninth. sealing the
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  Sox's record at 17 wins and 14 losses. Tonight,
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  the Sox take on the Blue Jays in Toronto for
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  Game 2 of this three -game series. Lucas Giolito,
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  with an ERA of 2 .25, faces an undecided Jays
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  starter. First pitch is at 7 .07, under the Dome
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  of Rogers Center. In top news, in a startling
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  revelation, California's health insurance exchange,
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  Covered California, has been transmitting sensitive
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  personal health data to LinkedIn during a marketing
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  campaign. Forensic testing uncovered that trackers
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  on the website shared information about visitors'
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  health status, including pregnancy and domestic
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  abuse indicators. Following public scrutiny,
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  Covered California has removed these trackers
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  and is reviewing its privacy protocols. Spokesperson
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  Kelly Donohue acknowledged the data sharing and
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  emphasized efforts to safeguard consumer information.
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  Experts have expressed alarm, stating that users
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  expect their health information to remain confidential
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  and protected from commercial use. In business
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  news, Coinbase is set to launch its Bitcoin Yield
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  Fund on May 1st. targeting annualized returns
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  of 4 -8 % for non -United States institutional
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  investors. The fund aims to generate yield through
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  basis trading, which capitalizes on the spread
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  between Bitcoin futures and spot prices. Notably,
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  this strategy carries risks, especially with
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  market volatility. Backed by Abu Dhabi -based
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  Aspen Digital, the fund's approach contrasts
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  with the failed yield platform of BlockFi. which
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  relied on lending for returns. As interest in
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  this new offering rises, investors should remain
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  cautious of potential risks associated with crowded
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  trades. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 1 %
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  to $95 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to just over
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  $1 ,800. And Goethe's Maximus is down 0 .5 %
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  to $0 .08. 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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  Check out Club Pilates, with several locations
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  in the 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. In the 21st century, personal
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  data is increasingly vulnerable. with companies
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  profiting from our information. Now, lawmakers
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  are raising alarms about companies collecting
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  data from brain implants. Senators Chuck Schumer,
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  Maria Cantwell, and Edward Markey sent a joint
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  letter expressing concern over the handling of
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  sensitive neural data generated by brain -computer
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  interfaces. They highlight that this data is
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  deeply personal and often collected with few
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  limits and vague policies. The senators urged
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  the Federal Trade Commission to investigate companies
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  like Elon Musk's Neuralink, emphasizing the need
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  for stricter regulations on data harvesting that
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  impacts our privacy and mental health. And in
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  entertainment news. In a new review, Thunderbolts
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  is seen as a potential lifeline for the struggling
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  Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, many fans
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  may find it lacks the essential viewing quality
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  they crave. The film, directed by Jake Schreier,
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  presents a humorous take on a group of lesser
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  -known characters, including Yulina Belova and
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  Ghost, who are forced to confront personal traumas
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  while navigating chaotic missions. With a hefty
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  budget of almost $200 million, it attempts to
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  blend comedy with serious scenes. The film's
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  reliance on humor and a mixed ensemble may resonate
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  with audiences, but its overall execution leaves
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  much to be desired. 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 Chinese philosopher, Lo
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  Tzu. And he said, Life is a series of natural
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  and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them. That
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  only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.
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  Let things flow naturally forward in whatever
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  way they like. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local 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.