Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Wednesday, November 26. You'll be interested
to know. Today is National Cake Day. This sweet
holiday celebrates the joy of cake, from classic
chocolate to fancy layered creations, bringing
friends and family together. Fake one, share
a slice or order a specialty creation today is
the perfect excuse to indulge and celebrate with
a smile. So let's party and enjoy. So now you
know. And now it's time for the weather report.
This morning there's patchy fog and it feels
like 56 degrees with six mile per hour wind.
The sunset will take place at 413. and it will
rise again tomorrow at 649. It looks like we're
in for some patchy fog this morning, giving way
to mostly cloudy skies, with a high near 61 and
a light south wind around 7. Tonight, there's
a slight chance of rain later, mostly cloudy
with a low around 40 and a southwest wind with
gusts up to 21. For all you beach runners out
there, the first low tide Wednesday will be at
9, with a high tide at 3. The near shore buoy
at Cape Cod Bay reads 49 degrees for the water
temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Thanksgiving
Day will be mostly sunny with a high near 47,
and west winds around 10 to 14 miles per hour,
gusting as high as 28. A chilly night follows
with lows near 32 and gusty southwest winds.
Then Friday stays mostly sunny near 42, with
west winds gusting into the low 30s before dipping
to around 29 Friday night. Saturday is sunny
near 40 with lighter winds, while Sunday turns
mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after 11am
and highs near 50, with rain likely Sunday night
near 39. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast
is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries
in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
send you. In local news, House Speaker Ron Mariano
highlighted a significant shift in voter sentiment
regarding rent control as a recent Suffolk University
Boston Globe poll. revealed that 62 .6 % of Massachusetts
residents now support a ballot question to cap
annual rent increases at 5%. In contrast, nearly
31 % opposed the measure, while the remainder
were undecided. Homes for All Massachusetts recently
announced they collected more than 124 ,000 raw
signatures, surpassing the 74 ,574 needed for
the 2026 ballot. Poll results also indicated
strong support for proposals addressing legislative
stipends, public records law, and voting reforms,
reflecting the concerns of Massachusetts residents
about housing affordability and the economy.
Now on to sports. The college football playoff
rankings have clarified the implications ahead
of week 14 clashes. Ohio State remains at number
one ahead of its game against Michigan. Texas
A &M holds the third spot, while Georgia and
Texas Tech follow. Oregon has moved to six, facing
a challenge at Washington. Mississippi has dropped
to seventh, and Oklahoma is eighth. Brigham Young,
Miami, Utah, Vanderbilt, and Michigan are outside
the top ten, but still in contention. Tulane
remains at 24th and could compete for the Group
of Five automatic bid. The next ranking will
be released on December 2nd. In local sports,
the Boston Red Sox are acquiring veteran right
-hander Sonny Gray. In a trade with the St. Louis
Cardinals, sources confirm to ESPN on Tuesday.
Bray, who's 36? had a record of 14 wins and 8
losses with an earned run average of 4 .28 last
season. In return, St. Louis receives left -handed
prospect Brandon Clark and right -hander Richard
Fitz, along with cash considerations. Clark,
22 years old, has a fastball that can reach 100
miles per hour, while Fitz had a record of 2
wins and 4 losses with an earned run average
of 5. In top news, the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services announced lower prices on 15
costly prescription drugs under Medicare, including
Ozempic and Wegovi. These price cuts result from
the Medicare drug price negotiation program established
by the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law
by President Joe Biden in 2022. This is different
from President Donald Trump's most favored nation
approach, which relied on executive orders. The
negotiated prices will save taxpayers $12 billion
and are expected to save Medicare enrollees $685
million in out -of -pocket costs by 2027. Many
Americans find prescription drugs unaffordable.
with surveys showing significant numbers have
skipped or altered their medications due to cost.
In business news, home sellers are taking their
homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly
a decade. Approximately 15 % of the homes that
were delisted in September were at risk of selling
at a loss, according to Redfin. Redfin found
that 70 % of homes listed in September were on
the market for 60 days or longer. Close to 85
,000 United States sellers took their homes off
the market in September, up 28 % from September
2024. The housing market is now heading into
its slowest season, with home prices still 50
% higher than five years ago. In crypto movement,
Bitcoin is down 1 % to about $87 ,000. Ethereum
is unchanged at just over $2 ,900. And XRP is
down 3 % to $2 .17. Moving on to a more local
vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
studio to bring you some free classes, so listen
up. Check out Club Pilates with several locations
in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing
tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
research affirms its benefits. So now you can
check out Club Pilates for a free class. With
locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
and Framingham, just be sure to tell them...
Sunny morning sent you by. And now, back to the
show. Let's talk tech. Google's parent company,
Alphabet, is very close to becoming the fourth
company to join the $4 trillion market cap club.
Fellow tech giant Meta is considering supplying
some of its data centers with Google chips, according
to the information on Monday. The deal, potentially
worth billions of dollars, would start in 2027.
Google recently revealed its latest AI model,
Gemini 3, and updates to its image generator,
Nano Banana Pro. Many claim Gemini 3 is significantly
better than OpenAI's chat GPT. While NVIDIA remains
the leading AI chip supplier, Google's custom
tensor processing units are gaining traction.
Metta would significantly enhance Google's customer
list. And in entertainment news, Warner Music
Group has announced a deal with Suno, settling
its copyright lawsuit against the AI music startup.
The agreement ensures that artists and songwriters
will have full control over the use of their
names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions
in new AI -generated music. Warner Music Group
also sold Songkick to Suno for an undisclosed
amount, with Songkick continuing as a fan destination.
Suno will launch more advanced models next year,
requiring a paid account for audio downloads.
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kinkle stated that
this landmark pact benefits the entire creative
community. Suno recently raised $250 million
in funding. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
from the American economist and social theorist
Thomas Sowell. And he said, And that's a wrap
for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
in Boston.