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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Good morning,

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<v Speaker 1>six o'clock as we chip away at what for many

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<v Speaker 1>will be the final workwake of twenty twenty four. We're

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<v Speaker 1>getting started on this Wednesday morning under mostly clear skies

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty nine degrees. The News at six is brought

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<v Speaker 1>to us by your new England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid

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<v Speaker 1>all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard. I'm Jeff Brown. One

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<v Speaker 1>week to go till Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm shy to start today.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get way to increasing clout later on. It won't

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<v Speaker 1>be as mild as yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Able to heine out far from fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>That is WBZ AKI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. As Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>does close in winter arrives this weekend with cold air

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<v Speaker 1>moving in coldest of the season so far. Impressive comeback

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<v Speaker 1>by the Bruins on the road in Calgary, and it

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<v Speaker 1>took overtime to do it. Bruins will be in Edmonton

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night. Celtics are off till tomorrow night. In the

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA Cup over Oklahoma City. Another

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<v Speaker 1>change of plans for the Payriots next week's game against

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<v Speaker 1>the chargers at Gillette has been moved to Saturday. It

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<v Speaker 1>is part of an NFL tripleheader. Saying They're strong and

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<v Speaker 1>they're ready. Thousands of baristas that Starbucks vote to authorize

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<v Speaker 1>a strike. The union says the vote was almost unanimous,

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<v Speaker 1>but it only approves of the work stoppage but does

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<v Speaker 1>not set a date. Both sides have been talking in

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of hours of negotiations over several months, but workers

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<v Speaker 1>claim that the company has not yet brought a comprehensive

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<v Speaker 1>pay package to the table. Going on vacation is soon

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<v Speaker 1>to become crystal clear.

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<v Speaker 3>Giftc is out with its latest rules that bands hidden

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<v Speaker 3>or junk fees for hotels and short term rentals, even

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<v Speaker 3>of vent tickets. These add ons are typically identified as

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<v Speaker 3>convenience or service fees, but the new rules mean these

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<v Speaker 3>companies have to tell you precisely what you're paying for,

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<v Speaker 3>so it won't necessarily be any cheaper for these things,

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<v Speaker 3>but officials say the transparency will save millions of hours

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<v Speaker 3>and wasted time. Jay Willett WBZ Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 1>The worst kept secret inside America's central banking system will

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<v Speaker 1>be out of the bag this afternoon. It is expected

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<v Speaker 1>that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates once again.

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<v Speaker 1>Experts say the pace of the rate cuts will slow

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<v Speaker 1>substantially next year as the Fed continues to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get its arms around a stubborn elevated inflation rates. Once again,

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<v Speaker 1>no winner in Mega Millions. Next up is Friday Night's jackpot,

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<v Speaker 1>worth an estimated eight hundred and twenty five million dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>No one has hit all the numbers in the Big

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<v Speaker 1>Prize since September, and the last billion dollar winner was

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<v Speaker 1>months ago. This past spring, no one's hit the power

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<v Speaker 1>ball of late either. Tonight's jackpot is a less than

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<v Speaker 1>impressive seventy million dollars. More pressure on Boston's mayor to

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<v Speaker 1>pull the plug on a controversial plan for a professional

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<v Speaker 1>soccer stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the immediate cancelation

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<v Speaker 2>of the proposal and renovation work of White Stadium. He's

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<v Speaker 2>citing the growing cost of the project that has nearly

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<v Speaker 2>doubled to ninety one million dollars. He says they should

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<v Speaker 2>work together to provide the best option not only for

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<v Speaker 2>the city and the professional women's soccer team, the one

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<v Speaker 2>that incorporates the voice of residents and sudent athletes as well.

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<v Speaker 2>This comes after plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the

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<v Speaker 2>city received a small victory of their own when a

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<v Speaker 2>judge allowed additional time to collect more evidence at White Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>James rohas WBZ Boston Snooze Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>We're starting this Wednesday morning under mainly clear skies and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine degrees here in Boston. Winds have dived down

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<v Speaker 1>substantially as well, so we are going to see some

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<v Speaker 1>sunshine this morning, followed by increasing clouds this afternoon, and

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<v Speaker 1>our next round of rain is going to move in

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<v Speaker 1>in the overnight hours and quite possibly right after midnight

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<v Speaker 1>through the earliest stages of tomorrow's rush hour. Could be

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<v Speaker 1>the heaviest downpours of this system. Once it's out of

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<v Speaker 1>the way, we'll see some sun breaking later on the day.

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<v Speaker 1>Tomorrow highs in the mid forties as we round the

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<v Speaker 1>corner and head for home on Friday, still looks like

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be cloudy and breezy with a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of showers. Best chance for some snowflakes going to be

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<v Speaker 1>falling later in the day. On Friday, first day of

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<v Speaker 1>winter arrived since Saturday morning before sunrise It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be cold this weekend too, with highs only in the

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<v Speaker 1>thirties on Saturday, and it doesn't look like we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of the twenties on Sunday. Right now

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<v Speaker 1>in Boston it's thirty nine and mainly clear, quiet degrees

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<v Speaker 1>here in Boston. On this Wednesday morning, at six oh five,

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<v Speaker 1>police send people in Worcester come face to face over

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<v Speaker 1>a recently revealed controversy.

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<v Speaker 4>City must apologize for the abuse of prostituted women by

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<v Speaker 4>the Worcester Police.

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<v Speaker 5>One by one, residents making their voices heard demanding changes

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<v Speaker 5>in action from not only the Worcester PD, but also

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<v Speaker 5>the city.

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<v Speaker 4>Allo create a shelter two Project Crisis to support homeless women,

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<v Speaker 4>hold abusers accountable while decriminalizing women.

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<v Speaker 5>Worcester officers also defending their department, calling the DOJ report,

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<v Speaker 5>which alleged everything from racism to excessive force to prostitution,

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<v Speaker 5>a political witch hunt, but also said they're open to change.

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<v Speaker 6>We say this knowing that there are better ways to

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<v Speaker 6>improve policing in Worcester that does not slow the process down,

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<v Speaker 6>and it is by working directly with the whole community.

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<v Speaker 5>At Lodge Jim McKay WBZ, Boston's news radio survey says

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<v Speaker 5>most Americans feel exactly the same way about Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 5>as they do about Elon Musk.

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<v Speaker 1>The pair have been joined at the hip almost since

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<v Speaker 1>the very moment on election day and the victory for

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<v Speaker 1>the incoming President's new Associated Press poll finds less than

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<v Speaker 1>half of voters have a favorable opinion of each, and

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<v Speaker 1>about half do not. Experts aren't sure what to make

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<v Speaker 1>about this or what it actually says about the world's

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<v Speaker 1>richest man, his businesses, or the president elects politics heading

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<v Speaker 1>into the Oval office. Republicans say it's a dumpster fire,

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<v Speaker 1>and they blame Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for

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<v Speaker 1>cutting a bad deal to avoid this weekend's government shutdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Some in the GOP say they won't vote for it,

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<v Speaker 1>Others say they'll make up their mind when the time comes.

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<v Speaker 1>The new short term funding plan, which will keep the

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<v Speaker 1>government's lights on through March. It is a continuing resolution.

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<v Speaker 1>It includes more than one hundred billion dollars in disaster

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<v Speaker 1>relief aid money to fully fund the rebuild of Baltimore's

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<v Speaker 1>Francis Scott Keee Bridge, and extends the Farm Bill money

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<v Speaker 1>for a full year. A spending plan will be taken

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<v Speaker 1>up by both branches tomorrow and, if approved, must be

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<v Speaker 1>signed by President Biden by Friday night at midnight to

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<v Speaker 1>avoid a government shutdown. I'll take your vitamins may not

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<v Speaker 1>be what the doctor ordered for older Americans. WBZ s

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<v Speaker 1>Drew moholland is here with details on a new study.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Andrew, Good morning Jeffrey.

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<v Speaker 7>New research reveals taking a daily dose of vitamin D

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<v Speaker 7>and a calcium supplement for those over sixty shows no

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<v Speaker 7>signs of preventing falls and fractures. What now. The Council

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<v Speaker 7>for Responsible Nutrition finds there are risks associated with both

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<v Speaker 7>in the absence of testing and diagnosis for vitamin D

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<v Speaker 7>deficiency or the bone disease osteoporosis. Now Falls among older

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<v Speaker 7>Americans often do lead to death, but among those who

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<v Speaker 7>survive in the older sixty five crowd, the CDC says

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<v Speaker 7>falls and fractures cost the United States health system eighty

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<v Speaker 7>billion dollars a year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's aftypress tag. You are now in the loop. For

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