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NBA Playoffs, San Diego Money Laundering Crackdown, Trump Drug Price Order. · 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, April 18th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is Good Friday. Commemorating
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  the crucifixion of Jesus Christ at Calvary is
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  a significant Christian holiday observed during
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  Holy Week. This solemn day, also known as Great
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  Friday or Holy Friday, has origins dating back
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  to the 4th century and is marked by fasting and
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  somber processions in many countries. 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 sunny and it feels
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  like 33 degrees with 6 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 728, and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in
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  for a sunny day with temperatures climbing to
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  around 66 and a gentle southwest breeze. Tonight,
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  we might see a chance of rain after 7 p .m. with
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  mostly cloudy skies, a low of 52, and winds picking
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  up to around 15. For all you beach runners out
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  there, The first low tide Friday will be at 945
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  with a high tide just before 4. The near -shore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 44 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect a chance of rain Saturday morning, then
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  partly sunny skies with a high near 80. Saturday
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  night will be mostly cloudy with lows around
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  56. Sunday brings mostly sunny weather at a high
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  near 65, cooling down to around 41 at night.
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  Monday stays mostly sunny with a high near 59,
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  then a chance of rain showers after 8 p .m. with
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  lows around 45. Tuesday also has a chance of
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  rain with mostly cloudy skies and a high near
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  63, dipping to around 46 at night. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled
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  on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas
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  Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary
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  delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict
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  or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a
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  panini for lunch or just breeze on through to
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  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, the ongoing conflict between the Trump
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  administration and Harvard University escalates
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  as Department of Homeland Security Secretary
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  Kristi Noem threatens to revoke Harvard certification
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  for its student and exchange visitor program.
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  Harvard must provide detailed records on foreign
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  student visa holders involved in illegal activities
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  by April 30th. If not, the university could lose
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  the ability to enroll international students,
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  which currently number over 6 ,000. Furthermore,
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  Noam announced the termination of more than $2
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  .7 million in grants to Harvard. A rally titled
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  Stand Up for Internationals drew over 1 ,000
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  participants, including students and faculty,
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  protesting the government's actions. Now on to
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  sports. The 2025 NBA playoffs tip off this weekend,
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  featuring a mix of emerging stars and seasoned
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  veterans. The top seeds are set, with the Boston
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  Celtics aiming for back -to -back titles. led
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  by Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown, while LeBron
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  James and Luka Doncic seek a deep run for the
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  Lakers. In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma
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  City Thunder, with MVP frontrunner Shai Gilgis
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  -Alexander, look poised for success. Meanwhile,
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  the Cleveland Cavaliers, armed with Donovan Mitchell
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  and Evan Mobley, seek to overcome previous playoff
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  disappointments. With numerous compelling storylines,
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  this postseason is sure to deliver. In local
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  sports, the Celtics were off last night, but
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  Sunday afternoon, they take on the Magic at the
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  Garden for Game 1 of the East first round. Tip
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  -off is at 3 .30 on ABC. And tonight at Fenway,
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  the Sox open a four -game series against the
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  White Sox. Hunter Dobbins, with an impressive
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  2 .25 ERA, faces Martin Perez and his 3 .60 ERA.
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  It should be a mild 59 degrees in Boston for
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  the first pitch at 7 .10. In top news, President
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  Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed
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  at lowering prescription drug prices for many
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  Americans, including those on Medicare. The order
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  revised policies from his first term, mandating
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  community health centers to provide discounted
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  insulin and injectable epinephrine to uninsured
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  and low -income patients, a rule rescinded by
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  the Biden administration in 2021. The order also
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  instructs the Department of Health and Human
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  Services to reconsider Medicare drug price negotiations
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  with pharmaceutical companies, addressing this
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  so -called pill penalty that affects pricing
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  based on drug form. Additionally, it aims to
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  streamline drug importation programs to assist
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  states. In business news, in a surprising twist,
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  several finance professionals found themselves
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  disconnected from the stock market while attending
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  the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. With
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  a strict no cell phones policy, They missed the
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  news of a significant market rally led by President
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  Trump's announcement of a 90 -day pause on tariffs.
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  The Nasdaq surged by 12%, marking its largest
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  gain in 24 years, while the S &P 500 climbed
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  by 9 .5%, its best day since 2008. For many attendees,
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  this break from financial anxiety turned out
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  to be a refreshing experience. In crypto movement.
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  Bitcoin is unchanged for the week at about $85
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  ,000. Ethereum is down 3 % to just under $1 ,600.
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  And Goatsies Maximus is down half a percent to
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  $0 .04. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our
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  community spotlight on health and wellness, we
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  are working with a national Pilates studio to
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  bring you some free classes, so listen up. Check
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  out Club Pilates with several locations in the
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  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 science. Researchers warn that climate
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  change will make rice increasingly toxic due
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  to rising temperatures and elevated carbon dioxide
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  levels, potentially threatening billions of people
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  with cancers and other diseases. According to
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  a study published in the Lancet Planetary Health,
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  rice absorbs high levels of arsenic. a potent
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  carcinogen. Louis Siska, a plant physiologist,
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  led a team that found increased carbon dioxide
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  in temperature led to higher arsenic levels in
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  rice grains. This poses significant health risks,
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  especially for infants. The study emphasizes
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  the urgent need for regulatory action and potential
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  interventions to mitigate arsenic exposure from
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  rice. And in entertainment news, Alicia Silverstone
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  is set to return as Cher Horowitz in a new series
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  sequel to the beloved 1995 film Clueless, currently
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  in development at Peacock. Silverstone will not
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  only star, but also executive produce alongside
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  director Amy Heckerling. This follow -up will
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  take place 30 years after the original film,
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  hinting at Cher's future with Paul Rudd's character.
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  Josh Lucas. The writing team includes Josh Schwartz
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  and Stephanie Savage, known for hits like Gossip
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  Girl. Silverstone's journey with Clueless is
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  marked by unforgettable moments, including her
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  memories of Brittany Murphy's audition. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  chef and television personality, Julia Child.
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  And she said, drama is very important in life.
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  You have to come on with a bang. You never want
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  to go out with a whimper. Everything can have
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  drama if it's done right. Even a pancake. And
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  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. Have an amazing weekend,
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  my good friends. We'll see you Monday with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.