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Boston World Cup Fest, Verlander Returns, Bitcoin Blunder · 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 11th. You'll be
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  interested to know. 56 years ago, today, in 1970,
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  Japan successfully launched its first satellite,
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  sending a domestically built launch vehicle aloft
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  and placing a new national space capability into
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  orbit. This achievement marked a major milestone
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  for Japanese science and engineering, inspiring
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  future space programs and national pride in technological
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  independence. So now you know. And now it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, it's partly
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  sunny and it feels like 24 degrees with five
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  mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 511. and it will rise again tomorrow at 641.
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  It looks like we're in for some mostly sunny
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  weather today, with a high near 38 and a light
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  west wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Tonight,
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  expect partly cloudy skies with a low around
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  23 and a gentle northwest breeze. For all you
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  beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Wednesday will be just before 6, with a low tide
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  at 1245. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  zero degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather, Thursday will be mostly
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  sunny with a high near 34 and a northwest wind
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  near 10 miles per hour, then mostly clear Thursday
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  night with a low around 16 and a light northwest
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  breeze. Friday and Saturday stay mostly sunny
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  with highs in the mid to high 30s and light west
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  winds. Then Sunday is mostly sunny, with a high
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  near 37 before a chance of snow returns after
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  9 p .m. Sunday night, with lows around 27. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to 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, Boston's World Cup Fan Festival is set
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  to take place at City Hall Plaza. following an
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  announcement made by state and city officials
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  on Tuesday. The fan festival will run for 16
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  days in June and July, with Boston Mayor Michelle
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  Wu emphasizing its location as right in the heart
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  of our city. She noted that the plaza was renovated
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  to serve as a gathering space for thousands of
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  residents and visitors, bringing energy, economic
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  investment, and a global spotlight to local businesses.
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  Governor Mora Healey expects more than 2 million
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  international visitors around the World Cup,
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  with details on the venue to be finalized soon,
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  and the goal of making this a free experience.
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  The matches at Gillette Stadium are projected
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  to generate over $1 billion in local economic
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  impact. Now on to sports. Future Hall of Famer
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  Justin Verlander is returning to where it all
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  began. The Detroit Tigers announced that they
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  signed Verlander to a one -year deal worth $13
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  million, deferring $11 million to payments beginning
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  in 2030. At 43 years old by opening day, Verlander
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  joins a Tigers rotation led by two -time Cy Young
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  Award winner Tarik Scoobel. He has a career total
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  of 266 wins, and his 34 wins shy of 300. Ferlander
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  expressed hope about reaching this milestone,
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  stating, if I can make 29, 30 -plus starts, then
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  it's possible. In local sports, the Chicago Bulls,
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  with a record of 24 -30, are looking to snap
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  a five -game losing streak against the Boston
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  Celtics, who stand at 34 -19. Tipoff is at 7
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  -30 in Beantown. The Celtics have been strong
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  against Eastern Conference teams, holding a record
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  of 23 wins and 13 losses, while the Bulls are
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  at 16 wins and 21 losses. In a last meeting on
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  January 25th, the Bulls edged the Celtics 114
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  to 111. In top news, SafeMoon CDO Brayton John
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  Caroni. was sentenced to 100 months in prison
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  for defrauding investors in the SaveMoon token.
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  Karony faced up to 45 years, but received a sentence
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  of 8 years and 4 months. He was also ordered
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  to forfeit $7 .5 million. United States Attorney
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  Joseph Novesela stated that Karony deceived investors,
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  including military veterans, to fund his lavish
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  lifestyle. Peroni misappropriated funds meant
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  for liquidity pools, acquiring over $9 million
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  in crypto assets. His co -conspirator, Thomas
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  Smith, pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing
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  while another alleged co -conspirator remains
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  at large. In business news, a Bitcoin blunder
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  for the ages has led to $40 billion accidentally
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  given away. A botched prize giveaway at BitHum,
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  a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, has sparked
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  controversy. Instead of distributing 620 ,000
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  Korean won, an employee mistakenly issued 620
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  ,000 Bitcoins. The error caused a winner to momentarily
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  hold more than $120 million in Bitcoins. BitHum
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  halted transactions after 30 minutes. as the
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  market sank by 17%. Lawmakers are now calling
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  for stricter regulations, while Bithum has proposed
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  a customer protection fund of $70 million. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 2 .5 % to about
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  $69 ,000. Ethereum is down 5 % to $2 ,000. And
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  XRP is down 3 % to $1 .41. 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 science. A study
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  has revealed that Pompeii's oldest baths show
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  how dirty Roman hygiene could be. Mineral crusts
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  preserved in these baths recorded contaminated,
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  metal -laced water alongside chemical cycles
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  linked to volcanic activity. Geoscientist Dr.
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  Gul Sermalihindi documented that early bathwater
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  came from mineral -rich wells that accumulated
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  contaminants over time. The findings challenge
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  the stereotype of clean Rome, showing that stagnant
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  water conditions did not meet ideal hygienic
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  standards. This study, published in the Proceedings
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  of the National Academy of Sciences, emphasizes
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  the importance of understanding ancient water
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  systems. And in entertainment news, Britney Spears
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  has sold the rights to her extensive music catalogue,
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  which includes hits like Baby One More Time and
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  Toxic. The pop superstar sold her stake to Primary
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  Wave. the same publisher that owns the catalogs
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  of legends like Prince and Whitney Houston. While
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  the exact amount Spears received is not confirmed,
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  it is believed to be around $200 million. This
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  trend of artists selling music rights is becoming
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  common, with recent sales by other stars as well.
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  Spears has not released a full album since Glory
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  in 2016, but her influence remains significant
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  in the industry. Well, alrighty folks, it's time
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  for the quote of the day. And today, our quote
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  comes from the American science fiction writer
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  Isaac Asimov. And he said, And that's a wrap
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  for 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.