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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, February 19th. You'll be interested

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to know. 179 years ago, today, in 1847. Dentist

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William Morton administered ether to a patient

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at Massachusetts General Hospital. allowing surgeons

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to perform painless operations with calm and

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control. This breakthrough introduced reliable

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anesthesia into surgery, transforming patient

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care by enabling more complex procedures and

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advancing surgical science. So now you know.

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

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morning it's mostly sunny and it feels like 24

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degrees with 4 mile per hour wind. The sunset

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will take place at 521 and it will rise again

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tomorrow at 629. It looks like we're in for a

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mostly sunny day with a high near 38 and a light

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northeast breeze. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy

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skies with a low around 27 and light winds. For

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all the beach runners out there, the first low

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tide Thursday will be at 615, with a high tide

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just before 1230. The near shore buoy at Cape

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Cod Bay reads 33 degrees for the water temperature.

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Looking ahead in the weather. Friday looks snow

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likely late morning into the afternoon with a

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mix of rain and snow at a high near 36. then

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turning to rain and snow Friday night, with 1

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to 3 inches possible overnight. Saturday stays

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cloudy with more snow likely and light accumulations,

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then a chance of snow showers into Sunday as

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highs hold in the mid -30s, and winds become

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breezy Sunday night into Monday with gusts as

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high as 22 to 28 miles per hour. Bonjour, food

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enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by

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Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary

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delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict

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or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a

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panini for lunch or just breeze on through to

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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's a new hotel coming to Boston's

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Seaport District. EGH Hotel Partners, a collaboration

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between Global Hospitality Investment Group and

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a global investment management firm, announced

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the approval of a new 15 -story hotel on Anchor

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Street. across from the Thomas M. Menino Convention

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and Exhibition Center. The project will feature

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438 guest rooms, an indoor -slash -outdoor lobby

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bar, rooftop space, and a landscaped entry plaza.

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The Boston Zoning Commission approved this sustainable

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design, which aims to achieve LEED Gold Certification

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on February 11. Kevin Kolkett, founder and CEO

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of Global Hospitality Investment Group, expressed

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excitement about enhancing the vibrancy of D

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Street. Now on to sports. Team USA knocked out

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Sweden in overtime to reach the Olympic men's

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hockey semi -finals on February 18, 2026. This

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was not the first time victory slipped from their

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grasp so close to the finish line. Professional

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athletes are hardwired to bounce back. focusing

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on the neck shift, as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman

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Jakob Slavin stated. Quinn Hughes scored the

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overtime winner, leading Team USA to a tense

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2 -1 victory. They now face Slovakia, a ninth

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-ranked team with only seven NHL players. Team

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USA is a favorite to advance to the gold medal

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game against either Finland or Canada. In local

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sports, The Celtics are gearing up for a crucial

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matchup against the Warriors in San Francisco

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tonight at 10. Currently sitting second in the

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Eastern Conference with a record of 35 wins and

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19 losses, the Seas hope to improve on their

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road record of 17 wins and 10 losses. While the

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Warriors have been strong at home, the Celtics

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rank last in the East for assists, averaging

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just 23 .9 per game. Top performers include Jalen

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Brown, averaging 21 .6 points, and six rebounds

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in the last ten games for Boston. In top news,

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Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles, California,

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regarding claims that social media makes children

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addicted. The CEO of Meta faced scrutiny in a

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civil trial over alleged harms to minors from

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social media services. Zuckerberg stated that

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children under 13 have never been allowed on

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Instagram, despite claims that the platform targets

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young users. He faced tough questioning while

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a judge warned against recording devices in the

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courtroom. Zuckerberg's appearance has drawn

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significant public and media attention, highlighting

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shifting perceptions of his role in social media's

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impact on youth. Metta's political spending has

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also increased. as the company seeks to reshape

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its public image. In business news, tax avoidance

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by the super wealthy is an economic issue as

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well as a political one. California's plan to

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impose a one -off wealth tax on its richest residents

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faces challenges. With 255 billionaires, California

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has the highest concentration in the United States.

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Theta reveals that the wealthiest 1 % of households

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have increased their share of overall U .S. wealth

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since 1990. The effective tax rate for the U

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.S.'s 400 wealthiest individuals is 24%, compared

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to 45 % for top labor income earners. As wealth

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concentration rises, the debate on how to tax

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billionaires continues. In crypto movement, Bitcoin

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is down 1 % to about $67 ,000. Ethereum is down

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1 % to just under $2 ,000. And XRP is down 4

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% to $1 .43. 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...

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Sunny morning sent you by. And now, back to the

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show. Let's talk tech. Med -Ed is reportedly

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planning to launch a smartwatch this year. The

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new wearable could arrive four years after meta

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-shelf plans for an earlier smartwatch. This

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smartwatch will feature health tracking and artificial

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intelligence capabilities, along with an updated

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version of its Meta Ray -Ban display smart glasses.

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The smartwatch is expected before a pair of mixed

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reality glasses, codenamed Phoenix, which have

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been delayed until 2027. If successful, the Malibu

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2 smartwatch will heighten competition with Apple,

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which is rumored to be developing its own AI

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smart glasses. Meta will also contend with competitors

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like Google, Garmin, Samsung, and Fitbit. And

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in entertainment news... Chris Stapleton's All

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recent announcements made on January 8th. Fans

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shows using exclusive promo codes from The Hollywood

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with code THR30 at Vivid Seats. The tour runs

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from January 10th to October 10th, across many

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cities including Hollywood, Florida, Las Vegas,

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and Nashville. 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 architect and visionary,

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Frank Lloyd Wright. And he said, the mother art

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is architecture. Without an architecture of our

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own, we have no soul of our own civilization.

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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. you