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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ at Boston's news radio. We defining local.

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<v Speaker 2>News thirty three degrees in Boston on this Christmas Eve.

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<v Speaker 2>Good afternoon. I'm I'm a Friedman, and here's what's happening.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the final day of a nationwide Starbucks strike and

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<v Speaker 2>it's hitting close to home. Wez's Hyle Shaffle has the details.

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<v Speaker 3>Fledgeling Starbucks workers union has expanded its strike to more

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<v Speaker 3>than three hundred stores today. One of those stores is

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<v Speaker 3>right here in Brighton.

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<v Speaker 4>Starbucks refuses to come to the table with suitable proposals

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<v Speaker 4>for the contract and like work with us as we

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<v Speaker 4>are in bargaining sessions.

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<v Speaker 3>Andy Gonzalez Paloto is a Borisa here. She says the

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<v Speaker 3>two sides are still miles apart in wage increases. The

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<v Speaker 3>union says the company isn't playing ball in negotiations, so

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<v Speaker 3>they're striking. Other closed locations include a store in Worcester. Locally,

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<v Speaker 3>Andy says, inconsistent hours have been a problem and that's

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<v Speaker 3>part of the demands nationally.

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<v Speaker 4>How can anybody sustain staying in a career when you

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<v Speaker 4>have no idea what week to week you're going to

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<v Speaker 4>be able to get scheduled for It's.

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<v Speaker 3>A tricky week to strike too, with a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>cold with a snack table outside the Miami Natives as

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<v Speaker 3>they've been making.

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<v Speaker 4>Do we have like handwarmers and things like that. We

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<v Speaker 4>brought a bunch of extra gloves. You know. The whole

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<v Speaker 4>point of like being in a union is the fact that,

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<v Speaker 4>like we show up for each other.

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Shaffle to BBZ Bosonson's Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>President Biden approves a new defense bill that includes a

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<v Speaker 2>pay raise for service members.

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<v Speaker 5>This year's Defense policy bill provides a four and a

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<v Speaker 5>half percent pay raise for all service members and a

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<v Speaker 5>fourteen and a half percent increase for junior enlisted troops.

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<v Speaker 5>The measure invests in new military technologies such as artificial intelligence,

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<v Speaker 5>and ramps up US production of ammunition. President Biden signed

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<v Speaker 5>the bill, but he noted his misgivings and a statement

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<v Speaker 5>pointing to a provision blocking the military's try Care health

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<v Speaker 5>program from covering gender dysphoria treatments for the children of

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<v Speaker 5>service members.

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<v Speaker 2>That was ABC's Stephen Portnoy reporting there. And former President

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Clinton is now out of the hospital after being

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<v Speaker 2>treated for the flu.

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<v Speaker 5>His office is the seventy eight year old former president

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<v Speaker 5>was discharged after being hospitalized overnight a diagnosis the flu.

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<v Speaker 5>A spokesman says Clinton and his family are deeply grateful

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<v Speaker 5>for the exceptional care he received at Georgetown University Hospital.

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<v Speaker 2>And the woman burned to death on a Brooklyn subway

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<v Speaker 2>train is still unidentified.

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<v Speaker 6>The victim, who was deliberately set on fire by Matt

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<v Speaker 6>she didn't know, dying a horrific death, still has no name.

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<v Speaker 6>She was burned so badly police are struggling to lift

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<v Speaker 6>a fingerprint, and she had no ID in the multiple

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<v Speaker 6>bags she was carrying. She had a walker with he too.

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<v Speaker 6>The Brooklyn Medical Examiner says an autopsy showed that the

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<v Speaker 6>woman died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. An illegal

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<v Speaker 6>Guatemalan immigrant, Sebastian's Paida Khalil, is charged with first degree

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<v Speaker 6>murder and arson. I'm Sarah Leeks Slur.

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<v Speaker 2>Police and Stodent are looking for a man dressed in

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<v Speaker 2>great pajamas for a possible vehicle break ins and car theft.

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<v Speaker 2>Surveillance video shows that Elvis a Door day of wearing

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<v Speaker 2>the pajamas and using a debit card that was stolen

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<v Speaker 2>from a parking complex in Stoden Adre is suspected of

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<v Speaker 2>vehicle break ins in Stoden, and police say he's wanted

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<v Speaker 2>on five active arrest warrants. Anyone with information is encouraged

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<v Speaker 2>to call police. Right now, it is four to five.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about thirty three degrees in Boston. That sun is

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<v Speaker 2>still out at the moment, making it a little warmer,

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<v Speaker 2>but when it starts to go down, the attempts are

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<v Speaker 2>going to drop down to a low of twenty three

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston in the teens and most inland suburbs. As

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<v Speaker 2>for our Christmas Day forecast, well, it's gonna be sunny

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<v Speaker 2>with a patch of clouds, high of thirty two to

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six degrees and it's going to stay partly cloudy

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the day with a low of twenty four. As

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<v Speaker 2>for the rest of the week Thursday and Friday, very

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<v Speaker 2>similar forecast, partly to mostly sunny with a high of

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five on Thursday, and it goes up a few

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<v Speaker 2>degrees on Friday, where we once again are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be seeing that sun in the sky. Right now now,

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<v Speaker 2>it is four to six thirty three degrees in Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>A license and registration is required for all drivers in

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts and even Santa Claus. W bz's Jared Brosnan explains.

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<v Speaker 7>Governor Heally and Mass Wildlife have officially granted a special

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<v Speaker 7>permit to Santa Claus and his reindeer to fly through

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<v Speaker 7>Massachusetts airspace. There was some prep work here too, as

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<v Speaker 7>Mass Wildlife's dear biologist Martin Fien personally checked in with

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<v Speaker 7>all nine reindeer before they took off earlier this morning.

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<v Speaker 7>According to Norad, he set off from the North Pole

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<v Speaker 7>at around six am. We've still got plenty of time

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<v Speaker 7>before Santa gets to Boston, but it's crunched on to

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<v Speaker 7>get off that naughty list, hoping not to get coal.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm Jared Brosnan WBZ, Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>And if those holiday family gatherings bring you stress, CBS's

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<v Speaker 2>Heather Gustafson has some tips for you.

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<v Speaker 8>Don't blame yourself for having feelings other than joy. It's

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<v Speaker 8>the human experience.

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<v Speaker 9>Doctor Claudia Allen with UVa's Health Family Stress Clinic, says

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<v Speaker 9>she knows that families are not perfect. Doctor Allen says

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<v Speaker 9>keep the peace this holiday season by limiting your exposure

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<v Speaker 9>to stressful FAI. Family members.

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<v Speaker 8>Don't expect to spend twenty four to seven together. Instead

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<v Speaker 8>of going for seven days, maybe go for three days.

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<v Speaker 9>And realize that no family is perfect.

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<v Speaker 8>Sometimes we think that the happy families everyone's altogether. No,

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<v Speaker 8>it can be fun to mix it up.

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<v Speaker 9>Kather Gustafson for CBS News Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Many of us check reviews before we buy something online,

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<v Speaker 2>especially for the holidays, but lots of those reviews are fake,

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<v Speaker 2>and CBS's Christopher Cruz says new technology is making it worse.

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<v Speaker 1>Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial

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<v Speaker 1>intelligence tools that allow people to quickly produce detailed reviews

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<v Speaker 1>could lead to sites getting swamped with phony reviews. Amazon

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<v Speaker 1>and Yelp have long been plagued by scammers who get

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<v Speaker 1>paid to post fraudulent five star reviews for products.

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<v Speaker 2>The deceptive practice is illegal in the United States. You

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<v Speaker 2>are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day.

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