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Hurricane Melissa, Bruins' Comeback, Fed's Rate Cut Impact · 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 Thursday, October 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 87 years ago, today, in 1938, a radio
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  dramatization of The War of the Worlds was presented
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  in a realistic news bulletin style. and famously
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  convinced many listeners they were hearing an
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  actual alien invasion. That broadcast showcased
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  the power of radio storytelling to stir public
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  imagination and led to new conversations about
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  media responsibility and the influence of mass
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  entertainment. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, there's
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  a slight chance of rain showers, and it feels
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  like 45 degrees, with 6 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 537, and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 716. It looks like we're in
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  for some cloudy weather today, with a chance
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  of rain showers and a high near 59, along with
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  an easterly wind blowing at 6 to 14, gusting
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  up to 26. Tonight... Expect rain showers and
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  patchy fog with a low around 53 and an easterly
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  wind at 10 to 14, gusting as high as 30. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first high
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  tide Thursday will be at 615 with a low tide
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  at 1215. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  56 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Friday will bring rain
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  showers, patchy fog, and a high near 62, with
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  a south wind around 10 to 15 miles per hour and
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  gusts as high as 33. The rain tapers to a slight
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  chance Friday night, with lows near 44 and west
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  winds near 15 miles per hour. Then Saturday and
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  Sunday turn mostly sunny, with highs falling
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  into the mid -50s and breezy west winds. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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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, starting Wednesday, new pay transparency
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  rules take effect in Massachusetts, requiring
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  employers to include wage or salary ranges in
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  job listings. Workers can now request the pay
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  range for their current jobs, which aims to close
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  wage gaps, especially for women and people of
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  color, according to State Senator Pat Jelen.
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  In Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu announced initiatives
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  for Boston public schools, including a wicked
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  math program and expanded after -school offerings.
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  Meanwhile, the local Jamaican community is mobilizing
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  to support residents affected by Hurricane Melissa,
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  which devastated Jamaica as a Category 5 storm.
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  For those with health insurance questions, a
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  panel of experts will be available to help during
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  the 1 o 'clock hour today. Now on to sports.
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  Haynes King, the quarterback for Georgia Tech,
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  is gaining recognition as one of the toughest
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  players in college football. Last year, he played
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  against Georgia despite a right shoulder injury
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  that caused him immense pain. Miraculously, just
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  days before the game, he was able to throw deep
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  passes. Head coach Brent Key noted that King
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  has an innately high pain tolerance. and can
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  block out pain. In a remarkable performance,
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  King threw for 303 yards and ran for three touchdowns
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  despite the Jackets' loss in eight overtimes.
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  His determination has led Georgia Tech to an
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  8 -0 record and a No. 7 ranking in the Associated
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  Press poll. In local sports The Bruins recovered
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  after a lackluster first period. rallying to
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  defeat the New York Islanders 5 -2 at TD Garden
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  on Tuesday night. The comeback featured five
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  unanswered goals, including two powerplay goals
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  and a solid performance of 33 saves from Junas
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  Corpusalo. Despite a rocky start, the Bruins
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  found their rhythm, with Pavel Zaka setting up
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  Elias Lindholm for a one -timer, followed by
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  David Pasternak tying the game. Morgan Jeeke
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  added a power play goal, and Fraser Minton sealed
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  the win with an empty netter. The Bruins faced
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  the Buffalo Sabres at 7 o 'clock tonight at TD
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  Garden. In top news, Hurricane Melissa made landfall
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  in Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm
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  after devastating western Jamaica on Tuesday.
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  Melissa struck near Chivirico, Cuba. with wind
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  speeds of 125 miles per hour at 3 a .m. and is
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  now a category 2 storm with maximum winds of
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  100 miles per hour. The storm is moving northeast,
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  expected to reach Bermuda by Thursday night.
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  In Jamaica, flooding left 77 % of homes without
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  electricity, and the government declared a disaster
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  area. More than 735 ,000 people were evacuated
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  in Cuba as officials prepared for widespread
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  flooding. In business news, the Federal Reserve
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  lowered interest rates at its second consecutive
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  meeting, but Chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on
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  expectations for a further rate cut this year.
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  Powell emphasized that the notion of a cut at
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  the Fed's next gathering in December is far from
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  a certainty. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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  and the S &P 500 erased gains, while the Nasdaq
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  Composite rose to a record high. Powell's comments
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  highlight a growing chorus of officials wary
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  about additional cuts. The Fed will stop reducing
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  its asset portfolio on December 1, marking a
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  significant shift in policy. Concerns about inflation
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  and job growth continue to complicate the Fed's
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  decisions. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down
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  2 % to about $111 ,000. Ethereum is down half
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  a percent to just over $3 ,900. And XRP is down
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  1 % to $2 .58. 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 tech. America only hurts itself by
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  discounting what China has done well. After months
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  of trade tensions, Presidents Donald Trump and
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  Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Korea for
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  a possible agreement. This presents an occasion
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  for the United States to learn from China's rapid
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  technological advancements. China has become
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  a powerhouse, leading in artificial intelligence
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  patents and clean energy technology. To regain
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  its competitive edge, the United States must
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  embrace innovation and absorb talent from China.
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  Excessive competition in China has spurred unique
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  advancements that the US can learn from. Ignoring
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  these lessons may leave America lagging behind.
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  And in entertainment news, Taylor Sheridan, the
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  mastermind behind hits like Tulsa King and Landman,
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  is leaving Paramount after tensions with new
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  chief executive David Ellison's leadership team.
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  Sheridan valued creative freedom at Paramount,
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  but that began to change with Ellison's arrival
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  following the merger with Skydance. Disagreements
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  over project pitches and budget scrutiny prompted
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  Sheridan to sign a five -year contract with NBCUniversal,
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  potentially worth up to $1 billion. While he
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  plans to fulfill his remaining commitments to
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  Paramount, the loss of Sheridan represents a
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  significant challenge for Ellison, especially
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  amid upcoming layoffs. Geridan's departure highlights
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  the struggle between fostering talent and controlling
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  costs in the entertainment industry. 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 journalist
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  and author, Walter Lippman. And he said, We're
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  all think alike, no one thinks very much. 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 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.