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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 Friday, December 19th. You'll be interested

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to know. 27 years ago, today, in 1998, President

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Bill Clinton faced formal impeachment proceedings

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in the House of Representatives over charges

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related to personal misconduct. marking a rare

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constitutional test of presidential accountability.

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That moment became a defining milestone in modern

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civic life by prompting renewed public debate

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about ethical leadership and strengthening norms

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of oversight in national governance. So now you

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know. And now, it's time for the weather report.

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This morning, there's a chance of light rain.

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and it feels like 53 degrees with 14 mile per

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hour wind. The sunset will take place at 413

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and it will rise again tomorrow at 708. It looks

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like we're in for a rainy Friday with cloudy

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skies and a high near 57, cooling down to around

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50 in the afternoon, accompanied by a strong

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south wind at 14 to 25 miles per hour, gusting

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up to 49. Tonight. We may see a chance of rain

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before 7 p .m., turning partly cloudy, with a

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low around 27, and a breezy west wind at 15 to

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20 miles per hour, gusting up to 37. For all

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you beach runners out there, the first Tide Friday

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will be at midnight, with a tide at midnight.

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The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 44 degrees

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for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the

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weather. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a

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high near 39 and a west wind 7 to 14 miles per

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hour, gusting as high as 28. Sunday warms to

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a mostly sunny high near 46 with west winds up

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to 14 miles per hour and gusts near 25. Then

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Monday turns sunny but much cooler with a high

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near 31 and northwest gusts to 23. A chance of

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mixed snow and rain arrives Tuesday, with highs

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near 37 and overnight chances lingering into

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Tuesday night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This

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podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe

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So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.

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Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the Pittsburgh

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Penguins will soon have new ownership as the

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Hoffman family takes over from Fenway Sports

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Group after four years. This marks the 13th ownership

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change in the franchise's 58 -year history. The

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sale price is expected to fall between $1 .7

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billion and $1 .8 billion, subject to approval

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by the NHL Board of Governors. Despite missing

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the Stanley Cup playoffs for three consecutive

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seasons, the Penguins maintain significant brand

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value, fueled by their passionate fan base and

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star player Sidney Crosby. Daggett Hoffman, the

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family CEO, has a long -standing interest in

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owning a national hockey league team. Now on

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to sports. Sam Darnold connected with Jackson

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Smith -Ndigba for a touchdown in overtime, then

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hit a wide -open Eric Salbert for the winning

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two -point conversion. And the Seattle Seahawks

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rallied from a 16 -point fourth -quarter deficit

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to stun the Los Angeles Rams 38 -37 on Thursday

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night and take a one -game lead in the NSC West.

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The Seahawks went 3 -for -3 on two -point conversions,

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none more improbable than the one that tied the

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game at 30 -all in the fourth quarter. Seattle

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clinched a playoff spot and moved into position

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for the top seed in the National Football Conference.

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while Los Angeles faces a road playoff opener

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if it cannot overtake the Seahawks in the final

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two weeks of the season. In local sports, Mike

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Vrabel knows as well as anyone how difficult

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it is to stop Derek Henry. He's a very unique

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player, great speed, great power, strength, Vrabel

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said. Now he will face his former running back

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on Sunday Night Football when the Ravens host

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the Pats. With the Patriots leading the ASC East

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at 11 wins and 3 losses, they can clinch a postseason

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berth with a win, or a loss by Houston or Indianapolis.

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Meanwhile, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson,

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who has won the MVP award twice, is looking to

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bounce back after an injury. New England remains

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undefeated on the road this season. In top news,

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North Korea stole $2 billion in cryptocurrency

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in 2025, according to new research. This marks

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the second consecutive year that North Korea's

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extensive hacking operation has set a new record.

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A report from the blockchain watchdog company

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Chainalysis revealed that the country surpassed

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its previous record of $1 .3 billion. In total,

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North Korea has stolen around $6 .8 billion in

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cryptocurrency. A significant portion of the

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theft came from a hack of the Dubai -based cryptocurrency

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exchange Bybit, where approximately $1 .5 billion

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was taken, primarily in Ethereum. Experts note

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that North Korea's hackers often fraudulently

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obtain technical jobs abroad, facilitating further

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thefts. In business news, TikTok has signed a

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deal to sell its U .S. business to three American

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investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake,

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ensuring the popular social video platform can

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continue operating in the United States. The

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deal is expected to close on January 22, according

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to an internal memo seen by the Associated Press.

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The U .S. venture will have a new seven -member

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Majority American Board of Directors, and it

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will protect Americans' data and U .S. national

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security. TikTok's algorithm will be retrained

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on U .S. user data to ensure the content feed

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is free from outside manipulation. This deal

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marks the end of years of uncertainty about TikTok's

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future in the United States. In crypto movement,

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Bitcoin is down 2 % for the week to about $87

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,000. Ethereum is down half a percent to just

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over 2 ,900. And XRP is down 8 % to $1 .84. 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. On December

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18, 2025, an enormous 68 million -year -old egg,

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nicknamed The Thing, was excavated in Antarctica.

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The fossil egg, laid during the Late Cretaceous,

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measures about 11 inches long and 8 inches wide,

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making it the largest soft -shelled egg ever

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found. Researchers initially thought it resembled

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a deflated bag, yet it revealed a delicate wall

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under a microscope. This significant find suggests

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that at least one marine reptile laid soft -shelled

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eggs in water, offering insights into ancient

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reproductive strategies. The study was published

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in the journal Nature, highlighting the eggs'

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importance in understanding prehistoric life.

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Hugh Jackman transforms into a rugged Robin Hood

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in the first look at the new A24 film, The Death

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of Robin Hood. This film, directed by Michael

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Sarnowski, tackles the myth head on. Jackman

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shares that his character embodies scars, pain,

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regret, and yes, love. Sarnowski, who spent a

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year in Northern Ireland on this project, promises

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a unique perspective on the legendary character.

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He explains that Robin Hood is a real man, facing

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his past and how he is portrayed. The film will

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premiere in theaters in 2026. 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, The foundation stones for a balanced success

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are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love,

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and loyalty. And that's a wrap for this morning.

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You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and

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TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with

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local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing

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day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow

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with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.

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you