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Red Sox Fall to Orioles, Boston Rent Control Debate, Google Nuclear · 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 Wednesday, August 20th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 48 years ago today, in 1977, NASA launched
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  the Voyager 2 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral,
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  Florida. This pioneering mission embarked on
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  a grand tour of the outer planets. providing
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  humanity with unprecedented images and data of
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  Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Voyager
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  2's journey expanded our understanding of the
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  solar system and continues to inspire exploration
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  beyond our planet. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  it's partly sunny and it feels like 64 degrees,
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  with 2 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 7 .34, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 5 .58. It looks like we're in for some mostly
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  cloudy skies today, with rain likely after 10
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  a .m. and a high near 66. Expect a light breeze
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  from the east tonight. Rain is likely to continue
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  with a low around 60 and light winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Wednesday will be at 930, with a low tide at
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  330. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  67 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather, expect a slight chance
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  of rain early Thursday. than mostly sunny skies
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  with a high near 71. Friday and Saturday will
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  be sunny and warmer, reaching the low 80s. Nights
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  will be mostly clear, with lows in the upper
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  50s to mid 60s. A slight chance of rain returns
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  Sunday afternoon, with mostly sunny skies. Bonjour,
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  day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
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  to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
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  news, could rent control make a comeback in Boston?
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  As the months roll on, a fierce political battle
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  is brewing, featuring court disputes and a significant
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  signature gathering push ahead of the 2026 ballot.
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  Recently, various think tanks and real estate
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  groups urged the attorney general's office to
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  block a proposed initiative petition aimed at
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  reinstating rent control. Meanwhile, supporters
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  argue that the measure, which seeks to cap rent
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  increases to either the annual consumer price
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  index increase, or 5%, is essential to alleviate
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  the financial strain on tenants. The Attorney
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  General's review of this contentious measure
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  is set to conclude by September 3rd. Now onto
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  sports. In Indianapolis, the future of Colts
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  quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. is uncertain
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  after the team named Daniel Jones the starting
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  quarterback. Richardson's agent, Derek Jackson,
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  expressed disappointment, questioning whether
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  the decision was predetermined by the signing
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  of Jones to a one -year contract worth $14 million.
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  Jackson stated, trust is a big factor, and that
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  is, at best, questionable right now. referring
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  to Richardson's previous benching. Despite this,
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  Richardson emphasized that he holds no hard feelings
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  about the decision and is focused on personal
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  growth. Jackson believes Richardson's playmaking
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  ability remains a valuable asset for the team
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  in local sports. Last night at Fenway Park, the
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  Red Sox lost to the Orioles 4 -3 in 11 innings.
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  Kano earned the win for Baltimore while Whitlock
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  took the loss. The Orioles scored on a wild pitch
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  and a homer in the ninth. The Sox managed eight
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  hits and zero errors with 13 left on base. The
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  Red Sox record now stands at 68 and 59. It was
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  a tough extra inning loss for the Sox at home.
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  Tomorrow night, the Red Sox face the Yankees
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  in New York for game one of a four -game series.
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  Lucas Gialido is 8 -2 with a 3 .63 earned run
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  average, going up against the pitcher who has
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  yet to be determined. First pitch at 7 .15 at
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  Yankee Stadium with a comfortable temperature
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  near 70 degrees expected for this outdoor matchup.
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  In top news, United Airlines and Delta Airlines
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  are facing class -action lawsuits for allegedly
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  charging passengers extra for window seats that
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  lack actual windows. Filed in federal courts
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  in San Francisco and Brooklyn, the lawsuits claim
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  these airlines misled customers by labeling certain
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  seats as window despite their placement against
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  blank walls. The complaints impacting over a
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  million passengers reference Boeing and Airbus.
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  where obstructions block the view. Plaintiffs
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  argue that had they known these seats were windowless,
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  they would not have chosen them or paid extra.
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  Both lawsuits seek damages and require clearer
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  disclosures from the airlines. In business news,
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  Toll Brothers has adjusted its home deliveries
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  outlook due to ongoing affordability pressures
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  and economic uncertainty. The home builder announced
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  it expects to deliver 11 ,200 units in the fiscal
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  year ending on October 31st, with an average
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  price per home between $950 ,000 and $960 ,000.
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  Previously, the guidance ranged from $11 ,200
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  to $11 ,600. In the fiscal third quarter, Toll
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  delivered 2 ,959 homes, achieving a record in
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  home sales. Despite challenges, the luxury segment
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  remains strong, according to chief executive
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  Douglas Yearley. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is down 3 % to about $113 ,000. Ethereum is down
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  half a percent to just over $4 ,100. And XRP
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  is down half a percent. to $2 .89. Moving on
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  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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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. Huckel has
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  taken a significant step in its nuclear energy
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  plans. by partnering with the Tennessee Valley
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  Authority to purchase electricity from a next
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  -generation nuclear reactor. This agreement marks
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  the first of its kind for a United States utility.
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  The reactor, developed by Keros Power in Oak
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  Ridge, Tennessee, is expected to start supplying
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  electricity by 2030. This innovative technology
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  uses molten fluoride salt as a coolant. allowing
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  for lower operational pressures and reduced costs.
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  Buca aims to support the deployment of 500 megawatts
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  of nuclear capacity by 2035, enhancing its carbon
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  pollution -free energy initiatives. And in entertainment
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  news, Netflix has released the first trailer
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  for Edward Berger's Ballad of a Small Player,
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  featuring Colin Farrell as Lord Doyle, a desperate
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  gambling addict who spends all his time on the
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  casino floors of Macau. As he struggles with
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  his debts, Daoming, a casino employee, attempts
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  to save him. Meanwhile, Tilda Swinton portrays
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  a private investigator named Cynthia Blythe,
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  determined to confront him about his past. This
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  psychological thriller is based on Lawrence Osborne's
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  book and is set for theatrical release in the
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  United States on October 15th. and on the streaming
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  platform on October 29th. Well, alrighty, folks.
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  It's time for the quote of the day. And today,
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  our quote comes from the American writer and
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  futurist Alvin Toffler. He said, And that's a
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  wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.