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Red Sox Trade Devers! JJ Spaun Wins US Open, Apple Digital ID Launch, · Sunny Mornings Boston

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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 Monday, June 16th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 62 years ago today, in 1963, Valentina
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  Tereshkova became the first woman to journey
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  into space. Launched aboard the Soviet spacecraft
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  Vostok 6. She orbited Earth 48 times over 71
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  hours, demonstrating remarkable courage and pioneering
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  spirit. This historic achievement not only shattered
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  gender barriers, but also inspired countless
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  individuals worldwide to pursue their dreams,
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  regardless of societal constraints. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning, it's partly sunny and it feels
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  like 59 degrees with 4 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 8 .16 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 5 .07. It looks like we're
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  in for some mostly sunny skies today with a high
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  near 69 and a light breeze. Tonight, expect mostly
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  cloudy conditions with a low of 57 and calm winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  low tide Monday will be just after 930 with a
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  high tide just before 4. The near -shore buoy
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  at Cape Cod Bay reads 60 degrees for the water
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  temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Expect
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  partly sunny skies on Tuesday with a high near
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  72 and light east winds. A chance of rain showers
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  moves in Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies
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  and a low around 62. Wednesday brings a slight
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  chance of rain before 1pm with mostly cloudy
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  skies and a high near 80. Wednesday night remains
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  mostly cloudy with a low around 67. On Juneteenth,
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  anticipate a chance of rain and thunderstorms
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  with a high near 88. Thursday night also carries
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  a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a
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  low around 67. Finally, Friday features a slight
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  chance of rain and thunderstorms, mostly sunny
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  skies, at a high near 82, with a low around 63
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  at night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny Morning
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  sends you. In local news, workers at Fenway Park
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  and the nearby MGM Music Hall have voted to authorize
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  a strike amid ongoing contract negotiations with
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  their employer, Aramark. This decision, announced
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  by their union, UNIT Here Local 26, affects cooks,
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  beer sellers, cashiers, and souvenir vendors.
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  If a strike occurs, the union will ask attendees
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  at Boston Red Sox games to refrain from purchasing
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  food and beverages inside the park, referring
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  to this as the picket line. Workers have been
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  without a contract since the end of 2024, and
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  negotiations over wages and technology remain
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  unresolved. Now on to sports. J .J. Spahn triumphed
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  in a wild and rainy U .S. Open at Oakmont with
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  a dramatic birdie putt that sealed his victory.
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  The 34 -year -old golfer, who had struggled earlier
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  in the tournament, hit a remarkable 64 -foot
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  putt to finish at one under par, two shots ahead
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  of his nearest competitor. Spahn, who started
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  the day three under and faced a challenging course,
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  navigated through chaos, including a lengthy
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  rain delay. Reflecting on his win, he expressed
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  disbelief, stating, I never thought I would be
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  here holding this trophy. It was a moment that
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  will define his career. Also, in some shocking
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  baseball news, the Boston Red Sox traded star
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  slugger Raphael Devers to the San Francisco Giants
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  after sweeping the New York Yankees. Devers,
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  the last player from the Red Sox's 2018 World
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  Series championship team, was exchanged for right
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  -handed pitcher Jordan Hicks, left -handed pitcher
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  Kyle Harrison, and outfielder James Tibbs, among
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  others. This trade, occurring six weeks before
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  the July 31st trade deadline, follows a turbulent
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  spring for Devers, who struggled with a change
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  to designated hitter. The Red Sox now gain payroll
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  flexibility, similar to a major trade in 2012.
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  which ultimately led to another championship
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  in local sports. Yesterday afternoon at Fenway
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  Park, the Sox edged out the Yankees 2 -0, completing
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  a thrilling sweep. Brian Bayo dazzled, striking
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  out eight over seven innings for the win, while
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  Rafael Devers delivered with a solo shot to left
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  in the fifth. Garcia earned the save. keeping
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  the Yankees at bay as the Sox recorded six hits
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  compared to the Yankees' five. This victory improved
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  the Sox's record to 37 -36, while the Yankees
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  now stand at 42 -28. Looking ahead, the Sox are
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  set to face the Mariners tomorrow in Seattle.
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  Giolito, with a 2 -1 record and 5 .45 earned
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  run average, faces Logan Gilbert. This one gets
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  the late start on the West Coast, with 71 degrees
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  for the first pitch at 940. In top news. In exciting
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  news for iOS users, Apple has announced a new
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  Digital ID feature that allows travelers to save
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  their passport in Apple Wallet. This digital
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  passport can be presented to the Transportation
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  Security Administration for domestic flights
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  using an iPhone or Apple Watch. However, it is
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  important to note that this feature does not
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  replace a physical passport and cannot be used
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  for international flights. To utilize the digital
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  ID, travelers will need compatible devices. This
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  development could simplify the identification
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  process for domestic air travelers across the
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  United States. In business news, at iCombinators
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  Spring 2025 Demo Day, Nearly every startup presented
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  focused on artificial intelligence, with many
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  following the trend of creating cursor -type
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  tools. Notable startups included Anvil, which
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  offers search engine optimization for large language
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  models, and Atomworks, proposing a revolutionary
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  method to build three -dimensional chips. Other
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  intriguing companies were Okter, automating enterprise
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  software implementation, and Cactus, providing
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  an AI co -pilot for solopreneurs. Den aims to
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  replace traditional communication tools, while
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  Eloquent AI promises to enhance customer operations
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  in financial services. Scalar Field and Sim Studios
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  are also making waves in financial data manipulation
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  and AI agent building, respectively. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 0 .5 % over the weekend
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  to $106 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 % to just under
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  $2 ,600. And XRP is up 2 % to $2 .17. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them. Sunny morning sent you by. And
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk science. A
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  recent study suggests that gray hair may be reversible,
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  challenging products like Just For Men. Research
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  from New York University's Grossman School of
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  Medicine reveals that melanocyte stem cells can
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  become stuck in hair follicles, preventing them
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  from producing pigment. In healthy conditions,
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  these cells move freely between compartments
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  in hair follicles, allowing for continuous hair
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  color. However, when they become immobilized,
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  pavement production halts, leading to gray hair.
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  The study raises the possibility of finding ways
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  to restore cell mobility, potentially reversing
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  or preventing graying in humans. And in entertainment
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  news... In a surprising turn, Marvel is facing
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  potential budget cuts after Thunderbolts underperformed
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  at the box office, earning just $371 million
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  globally, making it one of the franchise's lowest
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  -grossing films. Disney CDO Bob Iger initially
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  celebrated the film's release, but shifts in
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  audience, taste, and an oversaturated market
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  posed challenges. Analysts note that the era
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  of guaranteed billion -dollar hits is over. With
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  upcoming projects like Avengers Doomsday and
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  Spider -Man 4, Marvel aims for blockbuster success.
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  But rising production costs complicate matters,
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  making it crucial to balance quality with financial
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  viability. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today... Our quote
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  comes from the American poet and civil rights
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  activist Langston Hughes. And he said, Hold fast
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  to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken
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  -winged bird that cannot fly. And that's a wrap
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  for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.