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Celtics vs Pacers, Patriots' Perfect Road Record, Gabapentin Risks · 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 Friday, December 26th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is Kwanzaa First Day. On this
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  Kwanzaa First Day family's light, then miss you,
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  Masaba Candle, to honor the principle of unity
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  and begin a week -long celebration of African
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  heritage. culture, and communal values. Communities
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  gather with music, storytelling, and shared meals
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  to celebrate creativity, purpose, and collective
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  responsibility in a joyful, affirming spirit.
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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 minus one degrees with 12 mile per hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 417, and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 710. It looks
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  like we're in for a mostly sunny day with a high
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  near 24 and a light northwest wind blowing at
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  5 to 12, gusting up to 22. Tonight, expect a
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  chance of snow after 11 p .m. with cloudy skies
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  and a low around 19, along with light north winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, The first
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  low tide Friday will be at 915, with a high tide
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  at 330. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  42 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Saturday starts with a
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  chance of snow before 11 a .m. and a high near
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  28, then mostly clear overnight with lows near
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  16. A warm system brings rain Sunday night into
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  Monday, with temperatures rising to near 45 on
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  Monday, then turning colder Monday night with
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  gusty west winds up to 24 miles per hour and
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  lows near 25. Tuesday will be mostly sunny but
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  blustery, with highs near 30 and west gusts around
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  30 miles per hour. 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, Governor
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  Maura Healey has made it clear she is against
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  a potential 20 -26 ballot question that would
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  impose a hard cap on annual rent increases in
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  Massachusetts. During an interview with Boston
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  Public Radio, she acknowledged the need for affordable
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  housing, but emphasized that rent control is
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  not the solution. Healey highlighted her administration's
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  efforts to build more homes. noting a current
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  housing shortage of 220 ,000 units. While some
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  advocate for rent control to improve housing
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  stability, Healy insists that halting production
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  will only worsen the crisis. She also expressed
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  support for a transparency measure concerning
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  public records held by the legislature and governor's
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  office. Now onto sports. Lamar Jackson is doubtful
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  to play on Saturday night against the Green Bay
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  Packers after missing practice again on Thursday.
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  Ravens coach John Harbaugh indicated Jackson
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  sustained a deep tissue contusion in his back
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  during a game against the New England Patriots.
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  If Jackson cannot play, Tyler Huntley will start
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  his second game of the season. The Ravens, with
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  a record of 7 -8, must win to keep their playoff
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  popes alive. Failing to make the playoffs would
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  mark 2025 as one of the most disappointing seasons
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  in Raven's history. In local sports. Tonight,
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  as the Celtics hold an 18 -11 record, currently
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  sitting third in the Eastern Conference, they
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  face off against the Indiana Pacers, who are
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  struggling at 6 -24 in 14th place. The Pacers
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  are looking to break a three -game home losing
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  streak against Boston. They have a record of
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  4 -14 against Eastern Conference teams, averaging
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  13 .1 turnovers per game. In contrast, the Celtics
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  are 14 -8 in conference games, ranking 6th in
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  the NBA with 12 .6 offensive rebounds per game.
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  The last matchup resulted in a Celtics victory,
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  103 -95, with Jalen Brown scoring 31 points.
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  And on Sunday, the Pats visit the Jets, aiming
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  to finish 20 -25 with a perfect record of eight
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  wins and zero losses on the road. They seek to
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  maintain their division lead and stay alive for
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  the AFC top seed. The Patriots clinched a playoff
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  berth last week with a thrilling comeback win
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  over the Ravens, powered by Drake May's first
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  300 -yard passing game and his first fourth quarter
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  comeback. At 12 wins and three losses, New England
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  controls its AFC East destiny and still has a
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  shot at the number one seed if they win out and
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  Denver slips up. The three wins and 12 losses,
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  Jets have dropped three straight blowout losses
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  behind back of quarterback Brady Cook, and their
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  offense has sputtered. In top news, Gabapentin
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  has surged in popularity as an alternative to
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  opioids. but risks have emerged for patients.
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  John Evry, a 33 -year -old from Newark, Illinois,
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  experienced severe withdrawal symptoms after
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  taking gabapentin. These symptoms have dramatically
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  altered his life, leading to shaking, burning
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  sensations, and inability to sleep. Despite being
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  approved decades ago for seizures, most prescriptions
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  are off -label, raising safety concerns. Studies
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  link gabapentin to risks such as dementia and
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  severe breathing issues. As prescriptions double
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  over the past 15 years, the combination with
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  opioids is alarming as it has contributed to
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  thousands of overdose deaths. In business news,
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  the NFL Christmas games have moved to Netflix
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  and Amazon as sports begin to shift to streaming.
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  Amazon and YouTube TV lead the spending for United
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  States sports streaming rights. Together, they
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  account for 65 % of the $6 .5 billion that streamers
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  will spend on sports rights for United States
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  audiences in 2025. Amazon has paid $11 billion
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  for the NFL's Thursday Night Football and $19
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  .8 billion for NBA rights. YouTube has spent
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  $14 billion to secure NFL Sunday ticket rights.
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  Ampere forecasts global spending on sports rights
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  to rise by 20 % to $78 billion by 2030. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is unchanged for the week at
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  just over $89 ,000. Ethereum is down 2 % to just
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  under 3 ,000. And XRP is down half a percent.
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  to $1 .87. 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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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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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. Google may soon let you change
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  that old silly Gmail address. After announcing
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  a New Year discount on Google One Cloud Storage
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  Plans and the new Google Customer Care Artificial
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  Intelligence Assistant, Google has more good
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  news for long -time Gmail users. The company
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  will supposedly allow users to change their older
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  email IDs to more formal ones. A support document
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  indicates that the feature will roll out gradually.
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  Users can maintain their original Gmail handle.
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  While both at gmail .com, addresses will link
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  to the same account. Importantly, users can add
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  a new email address every 12 months. And in entertainment
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  news, the film Song Some Blue, out December 25th,
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  stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a husband
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  and wife duo performing in a Neil Diamond tribute
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  band. Inspired by real -life couple Mike and
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  Claire Sardina, who performed under the act Lightning
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  and Thunder, the movie dramatizes their love
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  story and career. After Claire survived a life
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  -altering accident, the couple made a remarkable
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  comeback. Now 64, Claire still performs and hopes
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  moviegoers will feel encouraged to overcome their
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  own struggles. She emphasizes, it's a way of
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  life. as she continues to cherish music and her
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  journey. Well, alrighty, folks. It's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American author and activist, Alice
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  Walker. And she said, And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok. for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. Have
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.