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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 Tuesday, January 13th. You'll be interested

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to know. 69 years ago, today in 1957, a pair

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of playful entrepreneurs shaped a molded plastic

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disc into the frisbee, turning a simple toss

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into a widely loved recreational flying toy at

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parks and beaches. That inventive leap popularized

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casual outdoor play, inspired organized flying

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disc sports, and established a cultural icon

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of mid -20th century. So now you know. And now,

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it's time for the weather report. This morning,

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it's mostly sunny, and it feels like 25 degrees,

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with 6 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take

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place at 434, and it will rise again tomorrow

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at 708. It looks like we're in for a sunny Tuesday,

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with a high near 45 and a light southwest breeze

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around 8 miles per hour. Tonight, we have a slight

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chance of rain showers after 3 a .m., mostly

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cloudy skies, a low of 36, and gusts up to 22

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miles per hour. For all you beach runners out

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there, the first high tide Tuesday will be at

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7 with the low tide at 130. The nearshore buoy

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at Cape Cod Bay reads 37 degrees for the water

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temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Wednesday

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will be mostly cloudy with a high near 50 and

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a slight chance of rain showers mainly before

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noon with a light southwest wind. Rain chances

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increase Wednesday night into Thursday, with

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lows near 36 and highs Thursday falling to near

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45, then a transition to snow late Thursday night,

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with gusty west winds around 9 miles per hour

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into Friday, when highs drop to near 31. Bonjour,

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food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to

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you by Versailles Café 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, in a significant development, 12 towns

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in Massachusetts have failed to meet the zoning

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deadline mandated by the MBTA Communities Act,

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which aims to facilitate multifamily housing

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near public transit. These towns include Carver,

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Drackett, East Bridgewater, Freetown, Halifax,

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Holden, Marblehead, Middleton, Rehoboth, Ticksbury,

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Wilmington, and Winthrop. and they now face potential

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lawsuits from the Attorney General's office and

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loss of state grant funding. While some local

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leaders express uncertainty about the future,

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others are actively working on proposals to comply

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with the law. The ongoing tension between local

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control and state mandates continues to shake

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the conversation around housing in these communities.

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Now on to sports. Last night, the Houston Texans

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dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning their

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wild -card matchup 30 -6. Despite their quarterback

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struggling and their star receiver leaving on

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a card, Houston's defense excelled, marking the

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franchise's first road playoff victory. Aaron

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Rodgers, facing relentless pressure, threw for

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only 146 yards, with the Steelers suffering their

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ninth consecutive postseason loss. CJ Stroud

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managed 250 yards, but struggled with turnovers,

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while Christian Kirk excelled with 144 yards

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on eight receptions. As the off -season approaches,

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uncertain delumes for the Steelers and Rodgers,

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who may not return in 2026. In local sports,

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Pascal Seacom scored 21 points, including the

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decisive seven -foot bank shot with 6 .1 seconds

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remaining, leading the Indiana Pacers to a victory

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over the Celtics, 98 -96 on Monday night. Derek

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White missed a go -ahead three -point attempt

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in the final seconds after tying the game at

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96 -all on a driving layup with 28 .6 seconds

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remaining. The Cs were without leading scorer

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Jalen Brown, who set out with lower back spasms

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and was fined $35 ,000 for criticizing referees.

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Up next, the Celtics will face Miami on Thursday.

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In top news, America is trying to determine if

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it has hit Keek Pizza. Once the second most common

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restaurant type in the United States, pizzerias

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are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican

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food eateries. According to industry data, sales

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growth at pizza restaurants has failed to keep

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pace with the broader fast food market for years.

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Ravi Thanwala, chief financial officer and North

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America president at Papa John's International

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stated, pizza is disrupted right now. Major chains

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like Pizza Hut and Papa John's are considering

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strategic changes, including potential sales

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amid increasing competition and evolving consumer

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preferences. Pizza still generates around $31

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billion in sales. but its dominance in American

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dining is fading. In business news, the Justice

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Department has threatened the Federal Reserve

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with a criminal indictment over testimony from

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell regarding renovations

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Powell revealed over the weekend. This marks

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a significant escalation by the administration

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after President Donald Trump's efforts to exert

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more control over the independent institution.

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Trump has criticized Powell for not cutting short

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-term interest rates and has even threatened

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to fire him. Powell described the threat of criminal

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charges as pretext aimed at undermining the Fed's

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independence. Investors are closely watching

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as an attempt to fire Powell could lead to falling

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stock prices and higher borrowing costs across

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the economy. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down

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1 % to just over $91 ,000. Ethereum is down 2

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% to $3 ,000. And XRP is down 1 % to $2 .06.

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Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community

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spotlight on health and wellness, we are working

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with a national Pilates studio to bring you some

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free 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 mornings sent you by. And

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now, back to the show. Let's talk science. NASA

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launches a new mission to maximize the capabilities

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of the James Webb Space Telescope. The James

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Webb Space Telescope, launched in 2021 at a cost

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of more than $10 billion, aims to identify potentially

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habitable worlds around distant stars. Pandora,

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a smaller satellite, launched early Sunday from

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Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with

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a budget of $20 million. It will help scientists

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better analyze exoplanets and their atmospheres,

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correcting measurements affected by stellar signals.

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Pandora will observe 20 selected exoplanets,

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collecting valuable data to enhance our understanding

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of life beyond Earth. And in entertainment news...

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This actor just dethroned Scarlett Johansson

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as the highest -grossing movie star at the box

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office. Zoe Saldana now sits atop the list of

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highest -grossing actors with a massive total

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of nearly $17 billion at the worldwide box office.

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Scarlett Johansson's reign at the box office

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is over for now. The latest film in the Avatar

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series, Avatar, Fire and Ash, officially crossed

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$1 billion $200 million as of January 12th. But

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Johansson now holds the second position with

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$16 .4 billion. Well, all righty, folks. It's

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time for the quote of the day. And today, our

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quote comes from the American author and motivational

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speaker, Sig Ziegler. And he said, success means

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doing the best we can with what we have. Success

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is the doing, not the getting. And the trying,

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not the triumph. Success is a personal standard,

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reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming

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all that we can be. And that's a wrap for this

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morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,

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and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos

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with local news and the weather reports. Have

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an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you

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tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings

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in Boston. you