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Nor'Easter, No Hitter, Tesla, Apple Feud, China · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in Boston.
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  I'm your host Melissa, and it's Wednesday, April 3rd.
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  Coming up on today's show, we'll get into the weather report, then we'll jump into
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  some local news and a few interesting happenings in business, science, and entertainment.
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  But first, you'll be interested to know. 164 years ago, today in 1860, the Pony Express
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  was launched, delivering mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California with horse
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  and rider relays. Though short-lived and financially unsuccessful, it's celebrated
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  for its adventurous spirit and contribution to American West folklore.
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  Sounds like my first marriage, hey-o! So now you know. And now you know what time it is.
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  It's time for the weather report. In the Boston area.
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  This morning it's cloudy and feels like 35 degrees, with 15 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 712, and it will rise again tomorrow at 620.
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  It looks like we're in for a rainy day, mainly after 9 a.m., with a high near 43 and wind
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  of 13 to 23 mile per hour. Chance of precipitation is 80%, with new rain
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  amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch. Tonight. Rain with a low around 36 and
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  high wind up to 43 mile per hour. Chance of precipitation is 100%, with new rain
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  amounts between 1 and 2 inches. For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  low tide Wednesday will be at noon, with a high tide at 630.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 48 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Thursday brings 100% chance of rain, with a high near 41 and
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  wind gusts up to 44 mile per hour. The evening continues with rain into Friday
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  at a high of 44. Saturday, more showers likely after 3 p.m.,
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  with a high of 42 degrees. Sunday improves to mostly sunny, and a high
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  near 50. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  for culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten-free crepes.
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  You can grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through to get your morning coffee. They
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  are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Any morning send you. In local news, in March, Boston's HealthTech
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  and BiotechScene saw significant funding boosts, with the top five companies securing a combined
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  $570 million. These investments are set to propel advancements
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  in fields like precision cancer treatments and AI for healthcare.
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  Siana Therapeutics leads the pack, raising $182 million for cystic fibrosis treatments.
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  Clast Therapeutics follows, with $150 million for cancer immunotherapies.
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  Fog Pharma's $145 million will further solid tumor treatments.
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  Lastly, Overjet, focusing on dental AI, secured $53 million and CodaMatrix, which streamlines
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  medical coding with AI, raised $40 million.
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  Now on to sports. Ronald Blanco, at 30 years old, achieved a
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  historic milestone by pitching the earliest no-hitter in Major League Baseball history,
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  leading the Houston Astros to a 10-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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  This remarkable feat occurred on April Fool's Day, surpassing Hideo Nomo's 2001 record
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  by three days. Blanco, who first entered the Major Leagues
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  at 28, filled in for injured ace Justin Verlander and demonstrated his skill with a standout
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  change-up. His performance not only marked the 17th no-hitter
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  in Astros history, but also highlighted an extraordinary week for Blanco, which included
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  witnessing the birth of his second child. Have a day, big guy!
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  Last night in local sports, the Red Sox on the road beat the Athletics in extra innings
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  5-4, and the Bruins on the road beat the Predators 3-0.
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  Tonight the Red Sox remain on the road, playing the Athletics, and the Celtics are at home
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  to take on the Thunder. In top news, Tesla experienced its first annual
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  sales drop since the pandemic began, with deliveries falling by 100,000 from the previous
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  quarter. This decrease reflects the growing competition
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  in the electric vehicle market, notably from Chinese and Western manufacturers. Despite
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  efforts to maintain profitability through price cuts, Tesla's profit margins and stock
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  value have been impacted. The company cited challenges, including production
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  adjustments and external disruptions, but the broader issue remains the intensifying
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  competition, especially from BYD, which briefly surpassed Tesla in EV sales. Despite these
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  setbacks, Tesla reclaimed its title from BYD, which saw a more significant sales drop.
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  Meanwhile, traditional automakers are advancing in the EV space, introducing new models and
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  capturing market share, further pressuring Tesla's dominance.
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  In business news, over the past three years, China and Hong Kong stock markets have experienced
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  a staggering $5 trillion drop in market capitalization, surpassing the entire value of the Indian
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  stock market, as reported by HSBC. This significant decline contrasts sharply
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  with the performance of Indian stocks, which have seen robust growth and optimism, further
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  highlighted by India hosting the most IPOs in 2023.
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  The National Stock Exchange of India has notably ascended to become the world's fourth largest
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  stock exchange, underscoring the country's growing financial influence. Conversely,
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  China's economic challenges, particularly in its real estate sector, and skepticism
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  around meeting its growth targets, have contributed to the downturn in its markets. This dynamic
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  shift emphasizes India's rising prominence in the global investment landscape.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is now just above $66,000. Ethereum is at $3,300. And Solana
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  is $188. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness, we are working with a National Pilates
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  studio to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  Check out Club Pilates with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental well-being.
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  Scientific research affirms its benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates for
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  a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be
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  sure to tell them, Sunny Morning sent you by.
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  And now, back to the show.
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  Let's talk science. The Earth's rotation, which influences time measurement, is experiencing
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  a complex interaction between acceleration due to the planet's liquid outer core, and
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  deceleration from global warming effects on the polar ice caps. This dynamic has postponed
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  the potential need to remove a leap second until around 2028 or 2029, a measure considered
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  due to the Earth's speeding rotation. Historically, the Earth's rotation has slowed, with days
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  lengthening over billions of years. However, recent trends suggest a leap second might
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  need to be subtracted to adjust for this acceleration. Climate change by melting polar ice and redistributing
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  mass is slowing the rotation of the Earth slightly, delaying this unprecedented adjustment.
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  Leap seconds have been added since 1972 to synchronize atomic time and Earth's rotational
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  time, but their future is uncertain, with plans to eliminate them by 2035.
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  And in entertainment news, John Stewart revealed that Apple intervened to prevent Federal Trade
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  Commission Chair Lena Kahn from appearing on his Apple TV Plus show, The Problem with
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  John Stewart, and discouraged discussions on artificial intelligence. This disclosure aligns
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  with earlier reports of creative disagreements leading to the show's cancellation, highlighting
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  tensions over potential guests, and sensitive topics like China and AI.
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  Stewart, who returned to the Daily Show, shared these insights during an interview with Kahn,
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  underscoring Apple's caution against content that might provoke controversy, especially
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  around topics like AI, which is poised to play a significant role in the company's
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  future product updates.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes from
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  John Stewart himself. The host of the Daily Show said,
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  If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values. They're
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  hobbies. Shots fired, John. What a savage.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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  for some captivating aerial videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Had an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny
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  Mornings in Boston.