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Boston Hiring Policies, Red Sox Win, Starlink Expansion · 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, September 24th. You'll be
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  interested to know. 150 years ago, today in 1875,
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  two brave mountaineers, Dougal Haston and Doug
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  Scott, achieved a remarkable human triumph. by
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  becoming the first persons to reach the summit
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  of Mount Everest by any of its faces, a milestone
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  of exploration, courage, and human ingenuity.
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  This inspiring ascent on the southwestern face
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  of the world's highest mountain stands as a testament
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  to perseverance, teamwork, and the boundless
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  spirit of discovery, celebrating human achievement
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  in the most majestic of natural arenas. So now
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  you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, there's a chance of rain
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  showers, and it feels like 67 degrees, with 4
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  mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 634, and it will rise again tomorrow at 635.
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  It looks like we're in for some cloudy skies
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  today, with a chance of rain showers and patchy
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  fog, and a high near 69. accompanied by a light
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  northeast breeze. Tonight, expect cloudy conditions
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  with more rain showers, likely, and a low around
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  62, with a gentle east wind. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Wednesday
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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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  65 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Thursday brings rain showers
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  and patchy fog with a high near 72, and southeast
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  winds around 5 to 9 miles per hour, with periods
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  of heavy rain and thunderstorms possible Thursday
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  night and lows near 66. Showers remain likely
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  Friday with highs near 79 before drying and turning,
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  mostly sunny Saturday, with highs near 76. and
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  a slight chance of showers into Sunday afternoon,
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  with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. 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, there are new calls for Boston City Hall
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  to closely examine its hiring policies regarding
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  background checks, following issues with two
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  city workers and their criminal records. The
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  Labor Workforce and Economic Development Committee
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  held a hearing where the city's chief of people
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  officer, Alex Lawrence, addressed the matter.
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  Lawrence noted that some positions require interacting
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  with vulnerable populations and the public in
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  unsupervised settings, which could determine
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  the need for criminal background checks. He emphasized
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  that a blanket policy for all hires is not feasible
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  due to due process rights and potential litigation.
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  This discussion arose after the city fired two
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  employees over serious criminal record issues.
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  Now on to sports. The robot umpires are here.
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  Major League Baseball's competition committee
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  has approved the introduction of the automated
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  ball strike system for the 2026 regular season.
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  Each team will begin with two challenges of the
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  home plate umpire strike zone. The umpire will
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  review the call using a high -tech camera system,
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  and that determination will be final. The system
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  has been tested in AAA since 2022. The Players
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  Association noted that the vote was not unanimous,
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  reflecting broad player sentiment. The challenge
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  format was preferred over calling every pitch
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  using technology. Commissioner Rob Manfred emphasized
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  the balance between umpire integrity and correcting
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  missed calls in local sports. Last night at Rogers
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  Center in Toronto, the Red Sox won over the Blue
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  Jays 4 -1. Wilson earned the win, pitching 1
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  .1 innings with no runs allowed, while Chapman
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  saved the game with a scoreless inning. Carlos
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  Narvaez had a two -run double and Nathaniel Lowe
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  drove in two runs. The Sox finished with nine
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  hits and two errors. The Red Sox record is now
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  86 -71. Tonight, the Red Sox face the Blue Jays
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  again at Roger Center for game two of this three
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  -game series. Garrett Crochet, who is 17 -5 with
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  a 2 .69 earned run average, takes the mound for
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  the Sox. Mack Scherzer starts for Toronto with
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  a record of 5 -4 and a 5 .06 earned run average.
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  First pitch is scheduled for 7 -07 in the Domed
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  Rogers Center. In top news, American Express
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  has transformed its Platinum card into a pocket
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  mirror, attracting new fans with exclusive experiences.
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  This limited edition Platinum mirror card is
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  polished to a reflective finish, redefining the
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  essence of a premium credit card. In 2024, American
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  Express reached record revenues of $65 .9 billion,
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  projected to grow by 8 -10 % in 2025. Despite
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  the hefty annual fee of $695, it boasts a remarkable
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  98 % retention rate. American Express is not
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  just a credit card but an all -access pass for
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  various experiences, enhancing its appeal among
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  younger generations. In business news, Elon Musk's
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  Starlink is planning to offer mobile phone services
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  directly to consumers, a move that could add
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  competitive pressure on traditional Canadian
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  carriers. SpaceX has applied to the U .S. Federal
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  Communications Commission to launch a new constellation
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  of 15 ,000 low -Earth orbit satellites to provide
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  ubiquitous connectivity through mobile satellite
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  service inside the United States and wherever
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  else it is authorized. Starlink currently offers
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  a satellite phone service in Canada through a
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  partnership with Rogers Communications and is
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  pursuing more arrangements with other telecom
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  providers. SpaceX's actions next year during
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  the auction of mostly rural spectrum in Canada
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  will be a test of its international ambitions.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged at about
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  $112 ,000. Ethereum is unchanged at just under
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  $4 ,200. And XRP is unchanged at $2 .82. 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 science. Scientists
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  believe they have found a groundbreaking new
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  energy source that is virtually unlimited. Plastic
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  is littering the planet. and scientists are trying
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  to convert it back into usable fuel by heating
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  it to very high temperatures. A new method discovered
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  by researchers at Yale University could boost
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  production of pyrolysis oil without costly catalysts.
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  This innovative technique uses a three -section,
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  3D -printed carbon column reactor to enhance
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  the yield. While scaling up poses challenges,
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  scientists hope this can alleviate the plastic
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  crisis and less in reliance on fossil fuels.
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  For now, the best plastic is still one that is
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  never made. And in entertainment news, a preemption
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  means that Jimmy Kimmel Live will remain unavailable
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  for some of the United States, despite its return
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  after a nearly week -long suspension. Jimmy Kimmel
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  may be returning to ABC, but his show will remain
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  dark in many areas, as Sinclair Broadcast Group
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  and Nextar have decided to preempt it. Last night,
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  Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live
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  across ABC affiliate stations and replacing it
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  with news programming. Nextar added, We stand
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  by that decision pending assurance that all parties
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  are committed to fostering an environment of
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  respectful, constructive dialogue. 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 British explorer
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  and mountaineer, George Mallory. And he said,
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  And 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 day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.