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Patriots Triumph, AI in Transit, Geothermal Energy, Bitcoin Rises · 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 Monday, November 24th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 54 years ago, today, in 1971, a man
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  calling himself D. B. Cooper calmly hijacked
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  a Boeing 727, secured ransom, and parachuted
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  into the night. creating one of aviation's most
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  baffling mysteries. His audacious escape highlighted
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  vulnerabilities in commercial flight security
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  and spurred major improvements in passenger screening
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  and aircraft procedures nationwide. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning, it's mostly sunny and it feels
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  like 27 degrees. with 7 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 414 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 646. It looks like we're in
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  for a sunny Monday with a high near 49 and a
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  light northwest breeze at 7 to 12 miles per hour.
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  Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with a low
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  around 33 and light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Monday
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  will be just before 730, with a high tide at
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  130. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  50 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather, Tuesday will be cloudy
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  with a chance of rain after 4 p .m. and a high
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  near 53, as a southwest breeze picks up to around
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  10 miles per hour. Rain is likely Tuesday night
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  into early Wednesday with lows near 46. Then
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  Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with scattered
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  showers and a high near 60 as winds remain breezy
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  and gusty Wednesday night. Thanksgiving day through
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  Friday turns drear but blustery with highs falling
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  from the upper 40s to around 41 and gusts increasing
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  into the upper 20s to mid 30s. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary
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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 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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  is using artificial intelligence to enhance system
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  operations one oil sample at a time. This innovative
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  approach helps predict potential issues before
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  they arise, utilizing oil samples from diesel
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  commuter rail locomotives to uncover significant
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  insights. Ryan Cahalan, the chief operating officer
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  at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,
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  described it as a molecular black box, aiming
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  to reduce train breakdowns and delays. With advanced
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  analysis in their Somerville maintenance facility,
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  the system can detect abnormal levels of elements
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  and identify problems instantly, unlike traditional
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  methods that take hours. Experts believe this
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  technology also preserves human jobs while providing
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  a substantial return on investment. Now on to
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  sports. Devonte Adams caught two of Matthew Stafford's
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  three touchdown passes during the Rams' 31 -point
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  first half, leading Los Angeles to a decisive
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  34 -7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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  Hoopi Durrant returned an interception 50 yards
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  for a touchdown, contributing to the Rams' sixth
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  consecutive win, now at nine wins and two losses.
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  Stafford, who completed 25 of 35 passes for 273
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  yards, extended his streak of 308 consecutive
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  pass attempts without an interception. Baker
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  Mayfield struggled for the Buccaneers. throwing
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  two interceptions before exiting the game with
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  a sprained left shoulder. In local sports, the
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  New England Patriots rallied from a 10 -point
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  deficit to secure a 26 -20 victory over the Cincinnati
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  Bengals, becoming the first national football
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  league team to reach 10 wins this season. This
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  marked their ninth consecutive victory despite
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  significant injuries to their offensive line.
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  quarterback Drake May passed for 294 yards and
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  a touchdown, while cornerback Marcus Jones returned
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  an interception for 33 yards. New England now
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  holds a two and a half game lead in the American
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  Football Conference East, as the Bengals continue
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  to struggle with a three and eight record. In
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  top news, Costco has quietly addressed a significant
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  customer checkout issue. The chain, known for
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  its no -frills business model, aims to minimize
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  costs and pass savings to members. Our operating
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  philosophy has been simple. Keep costs down and
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  pass the savings on to our members. Recently,
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  Costco upgraded its checkout process, combining
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  human cashiers with new technology. CEO Ron Vakras
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  explained that employees can scan items while
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  members are in line. speeding up the process.
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  Additionally, Costco is rolling out membership
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  scanning devices at store entrances to reduce
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  unauthorized membership sharing. Overall, members
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  seem to support these changes, acknowledging
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  benefits like reduced checkout delays and theft
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  prevention. In business news, the American middle
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  class is becoming increasingly weary after nearly
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  five years of high prices. Many middle class
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  earners thought life would be more affordable
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  by now, but costs for goods and services are
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  25 % above 2020 levels. Polly Frew, a college
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  communications director, stated, life felt more
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  doable a year and a half ago. The Pew Research
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  Center defines the middle class as having a household
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  income between about $66 ,666 and $200 ,000.
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  Inflation has made everyday items like coffee
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  and car repairs marketly more expensive. Many
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  middle -class families are feeling financially
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  strained as rising costs continue to outpace
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  wage increases. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 1 % over the weekend to $87 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 1 % to just over $2 ,800. And XRP is up
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  4%. to $2 .07. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In 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 science. One of America's most dangerous
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  volcanoes will soon power homes. Tapping energy
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  from super hot rock could produce cheap, clean,
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  constant energy almost anywhere, if drills and
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  wells can survive intense heat and pressure.
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  Engineers are building the hottest geothermal
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  power plant on Earth on the slopes of Newberry
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  Volcano, which is one of the largest and most
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  hazardous active volcanoes in the United States,
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  according to the U .S. Geological Survey. The
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  plant has already reached temperatures of 629
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  degrees Fahrenheit and will start selling electricity
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  to nearby homes and businesses next year. Mazama
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  Energy, the startup behind the project, aims
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  to reach temperatures above 750 degrees, potentially
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  transforming geothermal power into a major player
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  in the world's electricity systems. And in entertainment
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  news... Rental Family, Nuremberg, and Sentimental
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  Value are holding strong amid the dominating
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  crescents of Wicked at the box office. Rental
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  Family, from Searchlight Pictures, opened to
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  an estimated $3 million and $300 ,000 and received
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  an overall A Cinema Score. The film features
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  Brendan Fraser, who plays a struggling American
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  actor in modern -day Tokyo, James Vanderbilt's
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  Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek,
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  surpassed $11 million in its third week. Sentimental
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  Value by Joachim Trier grossed $1 ,800 ,000,
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  featuring Stellan Skarsgard and Elle Fanning.
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  Limited releases also showed promise, with various
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  films expanding their audiences. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, Our quote comes from the American author
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  and motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar. And he
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  said, success is the maximum utilization of the
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  ability that you have. 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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  Had 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.