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Red Sox Win, Trump Funding Controversy, Dexterity Robotics. · 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, July 9th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 148 years ago today, in 1877, the inaugural
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  Wimbledon Championships commenced in London,
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  England. This historic event marked the beginning
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  of the world's oldest and most prestigious tennis
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  tournament. setting the stage for generations
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  of athletes to showcase their talents on the
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  esteemed grass courts. The Wimbledon Championships
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  have since become a symbol of excellence and
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  tradition in the sport of tennis, inspiring countless
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  individuals worldwide. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  there's patchy fog and it feels like 74 degrees.
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  with 4 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 8 .16 and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 5 .07. It looks like we're in for some patchy
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  fog and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms
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  this morning, clearing a bit later with a cloudy
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  high near 77 and a light breeze. Tonight, expect
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  continued chances of showers and thunderstorms,
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  mostly cloudy skies. a low of 67 and light winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  high tide Wednesday will be at 1115 with a low
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  tide at 5. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay
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  reads 65 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect a chance of rain
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  and thunderstorms Thursday with cloudy skies
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  and a high near 74. Friday and Saturday will
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  be partly sunny, with highs in the 70s and 80s.
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  Nights will be mostly cloudy, with lows around
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  68 to 69. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this café
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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 mornings
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  send you. In local news, in a significant funding
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  controversy, Governor Maura Healey Lieutenant
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  Governor Kim Driscoll and other Massachusetts
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  leaders have criticized the Trump administration
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  for withholding over $100 million in public school
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  funding. This funding, already allocated by Congress,
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  supports essential programs such as summer and
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  after -school initiatives, mental health services,
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  and supplies. Healy emphasized that the delay
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  harms children and educators, stating, Every
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  day that goes by without this education funding
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  hurts children, educators, communities and our
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  economy. School districts, like New Bedford Public
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  Schools, fear program shutdowns without this
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  crucial financial support. Now on to sports.
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  In a tough matchup, the Seattle Mariners fell
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  to the New York Yankees with a score of 10 -3
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  on July 8th, but Cal Raleigh made history by
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  hitting his 36th home run of the season. This
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  impressive feat allowed Raleigh to surpass the
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  legendary Ken Griffey Jr., who had hit 35 home
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  runs before the All -Star break in 1998. Rayleigh
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  is now closing in on Barry Bond's record of 39
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  home runs before the 2001 All -Star break. The
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  record for most home runs by a catcher in a full
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  season is 48, accomplished by Salvador Perez
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  in 2021. In local sports. In top news. Passengers
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  departing from select U .S. airports may soon
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  be able to leave their shoes on during security
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  checks, regardless of whether they have TSA PreCheck
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  access. The Transportation Security Administration
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  is reportedly phasing out its long -standing
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  requirement for most travelers to remove their
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  shoes, although the agency has not officially
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  confirmed this change. Since August 2006, shoes
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  have been removed to enhance security against
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  explosive threats, a policy stemming from a failed
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  terror plot involving the shoe bomber. Travelers
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  should await official guidance regarding this
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  significant potential shift in security procedures.
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  In business news, in a significant shift, United
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  States imports of antimony oxides from Thailand
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  and Mexico have surged following China's export
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  ban. Since December, at least one Chinese -owned
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  company has played a key role in this transhipment
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  of minerals, which includes antimony, a critical
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  material used in batteries and electronics. U
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  .S. customs data reveal that imports reached
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  3 ,834 metric tons in just five months. surpassing
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  totals from the previous three years combined.
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  Experts indicate that while these workarounds
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  are profitable, they come with risks as China
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  intensifies its crackdown on such practices,
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  citing national security concerns. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 0 .5 % to about $108
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  ,000. Ethereum is up 0 .5 % to just under $2
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  ,600. And XRP is up 2 % to $2 .30. 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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  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 tech. A unicorn
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  startup. Dexterity is making waves in the robotics
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  industry with a valuation of $1 .7 billion. Based
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  in California, Dexterity focuses on creating
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  superhumanoids, large industrial robots designed
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  to handle physically demanding tasks. Founder
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  and chief executive Samir Menon emphasizes that
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  their goal is to amplify human capabilities,
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  not replace workers. With partnerships including
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  FedEx and Sumitomo Corporation, daxterity is
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  gearing up for an initial public offering in
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  the United States. Market analysts predict that
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  by the year 2050, the humanoid market could exceed
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  $5 trillion, with over 1 billion robots in use.
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  And in entertainment news, it's a bird, it's
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  a plane, it's a new Superman movie. and the first
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  reviews are in. James Gunn launches the new DC
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  Universe with his blockbuster, featuring David
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  Cornswet as the iconic superhero. Critics are
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  praising Cornswet's performance and his chemistry
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  with co -star Rachel Brostenhan, who portrays
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  Lois Lane. The film boasts a vibrant, comic -book
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  -inspired plot, but some worry it may feel overcrowded
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  with characters and ideas. Questions abound,
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  such as whether it does justice to the character
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  and if it successfully kicks off the new cinematic
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  universe. Superman flies into theaters on July
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  11th, 2025. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American writer and philosopher, Eric
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  Butterworth. And he said, Don't go through life.
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  grow through life. 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.