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News fifty three degrees in Boston at four o'clock. The news brought to you by the Good feed Store. Improving People's lives two feet at a time. Good afternoon, I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Vice presidential nominee Tim Walls unveiling the Democratic Tickets Plan to improve the lives of farmers. The plan includes improvements to healthcare and rural communities, along with loan forgiveness and grant programs. Because we all.
Know, if you want to get into farming, access to capital is the biggest thing. Vice President Harris knows that she knows that our rural neighbors that look, when things are hard and difficult, that's when we do it the best, and we owe them our full support to make sure that they can find an opportunity right now in their hometown.
Shortly before Walls made the announcement, former President Trump addressed the Economic Club in Chicago. He was asked about reports that he has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin since office. I don't comment on that, but I will tell you that if I did, it's a smart thing.
If I'm friendly with people, if I have a relationship with people, that's a good thing, not a bit I think in terms of a country.
The sound courtesy of Bloomberg, whose editor in chief moderated the conversation. Election Day Right Ahead, three weeks in counting, and tonight at Massachusetts politics hits high gear. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren faces off against her Republican challenger John Deeton in the first of two debates. Warren is seeking her third six year term as the US Senator, while Deaton has positioned himself as the Republican's moderate voice. Tonight's debate
is being hosted by WBZTV. You can hear it live here, on WBZ News Radio and on the iHeartRadio app at eight thirty this evening. FEMA's back of the ground at hard hit portions of western North Carolina workers there have been the subject of threats. North Carolina's Governor Roy Cooper ordering law enforcement to travel with FEMA agents. There has been an arrest made. Police say William Parsons made threatening comments and was found with the rifle and handgun. Feeding
all this according to Female Administrator Dian Chriswell. The spread of misinformation.
The ongoing spread of misinformation about operations is not okay. It has got to stop.
The federal family has been here, working side by side with the state since day one. Chris Wild says the information is also deterring people from getting the help they need. What's wrong with your computer? Probably nothing, but you might get an unsolicited to email or pop up warning saying that there is. In that case, chances are some scammers on a phishing expedition.
The person sending that email is posing as a friendly tech support specialist who's watching your computer for problems. But think about it.
There are not enough tech support people in this world to be monitoring every computer that is out there.
The FBI Jeffrey Risinger says that fake tech person will at some point request payment for services money moved into a crypto wallet.
When you move that money into that new wallet, the money is then gone.
Americans last year lost one point six billion dollars to tech support schemes like that one Gymerly in ABC News.
The Heley Administration awarding close to two million dollars in grants to pay for clean energy projects across the state. Dozens of communities will be getting thousands of dollars in funding. The money will pay for projects to cut down on fossil fuels and overall energy use in cities and towns. Many of the projects will replace windows because communities aren't allowed to use and the other grant to do that
A halfway decent night, though. It will be cool tonight, so maybe an extra layer as you head out in about mostly clear skies. Temperature is about forty two. Downtown. There'll be a breeze around, and so even in the city it's going to feel like it's in the thirties, probably only in the thirties in some of the inland suburbs. Partially Sunday Tomorrow we'll have that chili breeze around again.
Fifty seven for the high. Temperatures in the upper fifties on Thursday, with some sunshine, low sixties on Friday, and then it looks like we'll have some sunshine and temperatures close to seventy on Saturday. Right now, we're at fifty three degrees in Boston. I'm a throwing casket trying to make having difficult conversations easier with the help of the new plush toy.
It is a little goofy but adorable, lovable, and how can you not love Mort? Those big guy staring at you.
Come on, that's Scott Ginsburg, the founder and CEO of Titan Casket, telling me about his new mascot named Mort Moore.
It is reincarnated and what's a funeral director?
We think Mort is a plush toy with big eyes, a big smile, and a green bow tie. And yes, he's shaped like a coffin. The online coffin retailer wanted to normalize conversations around death and dying. They created more to try and break the ice and make having tough talks easier while spreading the word about Titan Casket that gives grieving families more options for affordable prices.
Families don't have really a lot of options, so we set a Titan Casket so families don't have to take in motional loss and turn it into a financial loss.
I'm a Friedman w b Z, Boston's news radio.
Jos for Kicks, Boston's newest soccer team announces what it will be called.
We have a name.
This is our city, our new team, our new missions.
Three Boss Miss the National Women's Soccer League is officially announced The name of the pro women's football squad soon to play in Boston. In a video on X Today, the league says the Green and Black clad team will hit the pitch in twenty twenty six, but where they'll call home is still up in the air right now.
The plan is to fix up White Stadium and Franklin Park so the team can use it as a home base alongside some Boston public school teams, but some residents have been opposing that project for months, even filing suit. In a statement today, the group Franklin Park defenders, as a private team has no place in a public park. Last month, Boston School Committee moved ahead on the project by voting to let Superintendent Mary Skipper enter lease negotiations. Jeremy Russ w b Z, Boston's news Radio.
The spooky seasons here, and after what was sort of a spooky season for the Red Sox, they're ready to celebrate Halloween. On Saturday, October twenty sixth, the Socks will be hosting Halloween Movie Night at Fenway Park. Beatle Juice. Beetlejuice will play on the center field score board. Cost is ten bucks for adults, five bucks for kids. Before that something free for everyone trick or treating around the warning track and other activities from three point thirty to
six pm. Oh, great turkey, where are you get the bigger bird? This year? Prices are falling on birds, but not everything on your Thanksgiving menu will be cheaper.
Some good news for the main core shoppers can expect to pay sixteen percent less for turkeys this year compared to last year, though ham prices are up five point two percent. Side dishes are a bit more expensive. This year. Sweet potatoes saw a four percent increase. Rusted potatoes are at an all time high, up fourteen percent. For other produce, consider buying fresh. Canned green beans are up nearly nine percent, and can pumpkin prices jump to wopping thirty percent compared to last year.
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