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Harvard's Wealth Spiral, Boeing Troubles, Verizon Fios Expansion. · 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 Tuesday, April 22nd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 55 years ago, today in 1970, Earth Day,
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  founded by American politician and conservationist
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  Gaylord Anton Nelson, helped ignite the environmental
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  movement. and rapidly evolved into a significant
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  international event, highlighting the importance
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  of environmental protection and awareness across
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  the globe. So now you know. And now, it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, there's
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  a chance of rain showers, and it feels like 46
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  degrees with 9 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 7 .28. and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in for some
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  morning showers before 8 a .m. Then it should
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  turn partly sunny with highs around 73 and a
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  light southwest breeze. Tonight, expect mostly
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  clear skies with a low of 47 and a gentle west
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  wind. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first high tide Tuesday will be at 645 with a
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  low tide at 115. The near -shore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 44 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Expect sunny skies
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  on Wednesday with a high near 70 and a light
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  northwest wind. Wednesday night will be mostly
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  clear with a low around 46. Thursday brings sunny
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  weather with a high near 66 and a gentle northeast
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  wind. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with
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  a low around 49. Friday is looking partly sunny
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  with a high near 70 and a light south wind. After
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  8 p .m., there is a chance of rain showers with
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  a low around 52. Saturday, expect rain showers
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  likely with mostly cloudy skies, a high near
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  67, and a southwest wind. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, Harvard
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  University is at the center of a potential wealth
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  spiral impacting the broader economy of the Boston
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  area. With over 20 ,000 employees, the Ivy League
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  institution influences key sectors, including
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  biotechnology and real estate. President Trump's
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  recent financial threats, including freezing
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  $2 .3 billion in grants, come during a precarious
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  time for the region. As layoffs hit the biotechnology
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  sector, housing market dynamics shift, and uncertainty
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  looms over federal funding, the local economy
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  braces for significant repercussions. The mood
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  at Harvard remains dour, with researchers fearing
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  for their funding and job security. Now on to
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  sports. Kate Cunningham led the Pistons with
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  33 points as Detroit beat the Knicks 100 -94
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  in Game 2, snapping a 15 -game playoff skid.
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  and evening the series. It's their first postseason
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  win since 2008. Dennis Schroeder added 20 off
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  the bench. The series shifts to Detroit on Thursday
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  for Game 3. In local sports. Yesterday morning
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  at Fenway, the Sox triumphed over the White Sox
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  4 -2. Walker Bueller delivered seven strong innings,
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  securing the win. Russ Snyder's solo shot and
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  Campbell's two -run single got the offense going.
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  Story and Bregman added key runs while Slayton
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  notched the save. The Sox improved to 13 -11,
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  leaving Chicago at 5 -17. Fans were treated to
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  another chapter of Patriots Day magic in the
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  back bay. Tonight, the Sox meet the Mariners
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  in Boston for Game 1 of a three -game series.
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  Brian Baio makes his season debut, facing Bryce
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  Miller, boasting a 2 .25 ERA. First pitch at
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  645 under clear skies at a pleasant 73 degrees.
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  Tomorrow night, the Celtics host the Orlando
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  Magic at TD Garden for Game 2 of the East First
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  Round. The Celtics are favored by 9 .5 points.
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  In top news. A Boeing jet, intended for China's
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  CMN Airlines, has returned to the United States
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  production hub in Seattle, burdened by tariffs
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  imposed during the trade war. The 737 MAX, which
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  was painted with thiamine livery, made its journey
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  back after facing a staggering 125 % tariff,
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  causing its price to soar. Reports indicate that
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  China has instructed its airlines to halt deliveries
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  of Boeing jets, as the country controls approximately
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  20 % of global aircraft demand over the next
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  two decades. The future of Boeing's orders and
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  deliveries remains uncertain amid these rising
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  costs. In business news, MicroStrategy, the world's
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  largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has made
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  headlines with its recent acquisition of 6 ,556
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  units of the digital currency, totaling $555
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  .8 million. This purchase, made between April
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  14th and April 20th, was revealed in a filing
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  with the United States Securities and Exchange
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  Commission. Following this announcement, MicroStrategy's
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  stock rose by 1 % to $320. With this latest acquisition,
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  the company now holds over 500 ,000 Bitcoins,
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  valued at approximately $47 billion. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 1 % to about $88 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 2 % to just over $1 ,600. And
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  Goetze's Maximus is up 10 % to $0 .05. 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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  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. Verizon Fios
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  is preparing for a significant expansion, according
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  to their CEO, Somi Anurayan Sampath. Currently
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  limited in availability, Fios is set to reach
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  10 million new eligible homes across the United
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  States, thanks to the acquisition of Frontier
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  in a $20 billion deal. Sampath shared that Fios
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  will move beyond its current presence in nine
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  states and Washington, D .C., expanding to nearly
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  30 states. This transformation aims to bring
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  Fios offerings to many more households. enhancing
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  customer satisfaction nationwide. And in entertainment
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  news, Christopher Nolan, a master of filmmaking,
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  has captivated audiences with his unique blend
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  of blockbuster appeal and artistic vision. As
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  he works on his next project based on The Odyssey,
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  we reflect on his impressive filmography. Nolan
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  has become a household name reminiscent of legends
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  like Steven Spielberg. His films, from Following
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  to Inception, showcase his ability to blend complex
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  narratives with stunning visuals. Each movie,
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  whether it's the heart -wrenching Interstellar
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  or the groundbreaking The Dark Knight, challenges
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  viewers while pushing cinematic boundaries. Nolan's
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  evolution as a filmmaker continues to redefine
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  blockbuster cinema. Well, alrighty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the South African bishop and
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  social rights activist, Desmond Tutu. And he
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  said, Do your little bit of good where you are?
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  It's those little bits of good put together that
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  overwhelm the world. And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok. for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. Have
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.