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❤️   Donate Tuesday, March 10, 2026 🏖️   Sunny, with a high near 72. Good Morning Boston, We could break a 150-year-old temperature record today in Boston. But don't let March trick you — the cold air is plotting a comeback later this week. Danielle Noyes has   a preview of today's warmth and the lurking winter weather . Now, to the news: On Beacon Hill:   Massachusetts lawmakers have taken a small step toward making some pretty big changes to the state's sports betting landscape. As the State House News Service first reported yesterday, a Senate bill that would ban prop bets and betting on live games recently passed its first hurdle: a favorable 5-0 vote from the chamber's committee on economic development and emerging technologies. But does it have the legs to become law? Here's what to know: What's the reason for the proposal?   The bill   — sponsored by state Sen. John Keenan — comes amid growing concern about sports betting addiction,   particula...

  ❤️  Donate Friday, December 5, 2025 ☀️   Sunny, with a high near 26.   Good Morning Boston, It's Friday! You may want to leave early if you're  one of the few Boston workers  headed into the office today. Shuttle buses are  replacing the Orange Line between Forest Hills and Back Bay  all day today and tomorrow due to work on  that old signal system . (You can also ride the commuter rail for free between  Forest Hills  and South Station.) Bad beats:   As online sports betting continues to grow in Massachusetts, so is the number of young adults struggling with gambling problems. As WBUR's Patrick Madden  reports  , addiction specialists and treatment programs across the state say they've seen a rise in young adults — ranging from their 20s to early 30s — seeking help for serious gambling problems tied to sports betting apps. The people in recovery who talked to Patrick described being "trapped" in their phone, damagin...