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Boston Parade Route Change, Pats Promote Kuhr to DC · 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, February 18th. You'll be
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  interested to know. Today is Ash Wednesday. Communities
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  gather for a gentle ritual of blessing and the
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  marking of ashes on foreheads, inviting quiet
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  reflection and communal care as the season of
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  Lent begins. It is a hopeful time to renew intentions,
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  practice compassion, and celebrate spiritual
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  renewal together with warmth. So now you know.
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  And now, it's time for the weather report. This
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  morning, it's mostly cloudy and it feels like
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  29 degrees, with 4 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 520. and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 631. It looks like we're in for some
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  snow after 9 this morning, with cloudy skies
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  and a high near 36, along with a light northwest
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  wind. Tonight, expect more snow, mostly cloudy
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  skies, and a low around 25, with a north wind
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  at 5. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first high tide Wednesday will be at 1145, with
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  a low tide at 6. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod
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  Bay reads 32 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday starts
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  with a slight chance of snow before 8 a .m.,
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  then turns mostly sunny, with a high near 38
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  and light northeast winds. A more widespread
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  wintry mix is likely Friday into Friday night,
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  with snow changing to freezing rain, then sleet
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  and rain. with temperatures near 39 Friday and
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  lows around 31 overnight, and new snow accumulation
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  less than one -half inch possible. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
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  news, in honor of America's 250th birthday, the
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  Allied War veterans will change this year's St.
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  Patrick's Day Parade route. starting at Andrew
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  Square instead of Broadway Station. The parade
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  actually celebrates Evacuation Day in the city
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  of Boston, marking the 1776 victory, when American
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  Revolutionary forces drove the British out after
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  an 11 -month occupation. This year's parade is
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  scheduled for Sunday, March 15, kicking off at
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  11 .30 a .m. The route begins at Andrew Square,
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  proceeding up Dorchester Street, turning right
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  on Telegraph Street and continuing through several
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  streets before ending. Now on to sports. While
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  the Olympics are a big business, every two years,
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  they have maintained one guiding principle since
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  their inception in 1896. The International Olympic
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  Committee does not compensate athletes directly
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  for their participation or performance. Athletes
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  earn endorsement money and collect cash from
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  their individual federations. In Team USA's case,
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  financier Ross Stevens made a $100 million donation
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  to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
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  Every American Olympian and Paralympian will
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  receive $200 ,000 for each event, until at least
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  2032. Winning a gold medal in the 2026 Winter
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  Olympics earns Team USA stars $37 ,500. Silver
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  and bronze medalists receive $22 ,500 and $15
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  ,000 respectively. The figures rank in the middle
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  of the pack among 25 countries providing financial
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  data. Chinese skier Aileen Gu is the highest
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  paid Olympic athlete. with earnings of $23 million
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  in total. In local sports, the Pats are set to
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  promote Zach Korr to full -time defensive coordinator,
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  maintaining the successful defensive play calling
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  that led them to the Super Bowl. Korr, who took
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  over from Terrell Williams early in the season,
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  played a key role in the team's playoff success.
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  Williams has moved to a high -ranking position
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  within the organization. and will still influence
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  decision -making. Kerr, previously an offensive
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  coordinator, thrived in his new role, proving
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  his capability to lead the defense effectively.
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  This promotion marks a significant step in his
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  NFL career as he takes on the full -time coordinator
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  position. In top news, a mysterious symptom is
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  appearing in some users of GLP -1 medications.
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  Demand for these drugs has skyrocketed, with
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  users more than doubling since 2024. Clinical
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  psychologist Dr. Sarah Lavelle noted that patients
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  report a strange side effect, extreme apathy.
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  She describes this as a missing spark, leading
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  individuals to lose interest in things they once
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  loved. While some patients find relief from binge
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  eating, while others, particularly those with
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  anorexia, may misuse these medications. The psychological
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  impacts of glucagon -like peptide 1 drugs are
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  complex, warranting further exploration. In business
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  news, the Trump administration is supporting
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  prediction market operators, Kalshi and Polymarket
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  in a significant legal battle against states
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  seeking to ban these platforms. Michael Selig,
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  The recently appointed chairman of the Commodity
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  Futures Trading Commission stated that the agency
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  will not allow state governments to undermine
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  its jurisdiction. The Commodity Futures Trading
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  Commission currently regulates these markets,
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  enabling them to operate across all 50 states.
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  Kalshi recently appealed a temporary restraining
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  order issued by a federal judge in Nevada. Selig
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  emphasized that states cannot preempt federal
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  regulators, stating, we will see you in court.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 2 % to about
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  $67 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to just under
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  $2 ,000. And XRP is down 1 % to $1 .48. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents 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. OpenAI has
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  hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the viral
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  OpenClaw personal AI assistant platform. showcasing
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  the intense competition for innovative ideas
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  in artificial intelligence. Steinberger, who
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  developed OpenClaw as a side project in November,
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  will join OpenAI while maintaining the project's
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  independence through a separate foundation. His
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  assistants, which communicate via popular messaging
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  apps, perform various tasks, including sending
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  emails and making reservations. Steinberger,
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  a former startup founder, was surprised by the
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  rapid success of OpenClaw, stating, And in entertainment
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  news, Warner Bros. will reopen takeover talks
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  with Paramount Skydance after receiving a seven
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  -day waiver from Netflix. The waiver will allow
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  Warner Bros. to discuss unresolved deficiencies
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  in Paramount's previous offers. Warner Bros.
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  Discovery now has until Monday to negotiate a
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  possible transaction with Paramount Skydance.
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  Netflix stated that while it is confident in
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  its transaction providing superior value, it
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  recognizes the distraction for stockholders caused
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  by Paramount Skydance's actions. Warner Bros.
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  board still recommends unanimously that shareholders
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  vote for the Netflix buyout, valued at $72 billion.
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  Paramount is pursuing a $77 .9 billion all -cash
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  offer. Well, all righty, 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 theologian, Frederick
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  Gechner. Anti -set. The place God calls you to
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  is the place where your deep gladness and the
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  world's deep hunger meet. And that's a wrap for
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  this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.