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Ohtani Shines in LA, Boston Trash Strike, AI in California. · 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 Thursday, July 24th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 56 years ago today, in 1969, the Apollo
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  11 astronauts safely returned to Earth, concluding
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  humanity's first successful mission to the moon.
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  After their historic lunar landing, Neil Armstrong,
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  Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins splashed down
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  in the Pacific Ocean, marking a monumental achievement
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  in space exploration and inspiring generations
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  to reach for the stars. So now you know. And
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  now, it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  it's mostly sunny. and it feels like 68 degrees
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  with 13 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 8 .12, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 5 .19. It looks like we're in for a sunny
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  Thursday with temperatures climbing to around
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  90, accompanied by a light southwest breeze.
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  Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with a low
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  of 72 and a gentle wind picking up a bit. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first high
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  tide Thursday will be at 1130 with the low tide
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  at 530. The near -shore GUI 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 warm Friday with
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  a high near 97 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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  Saturday and Sunday will be mostly sunny with
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  highs around 81 and slight rain chances. Nights
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  will be mild with lows in the 60s. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to you by
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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, the city of Boston will begin issuing code
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  enforcement fines to Republic Services. as the
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  trash collection worker strike continues. Mayor
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  Michelle Wu stated that the city does not directly
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  contract with Republic, yet businesses with private
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  contracts are suffering. Complaints about overflowing
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  dumpsters have increased since the strike began
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  on July 1st. Wu emphasized that fines will now
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  be directed to Republic rather than the affected
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  businesses. She noted, Private trash collection
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  serves a critical role in maintaining clean streets,
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  public health, and a livable city. The union
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  and republic services remain at an impasse over
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  contract negotiations. Now on to sports. In Los
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  Angeles, Shohei Ohtani continues to shine, tying
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  the Dodgers franchise record by homering in his
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  fifth straight game. with a solo shot against
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  Twins starter Chris Paddock. Otani joins an elite
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  group of Dodgers, including Max Muncy and Jock
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  Peterson. Despite his power surge, the Dodgers
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  have only won two of their last five games. On
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  Wednesday, they walked off the Twins with a dramatic
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  two -run single from Freddie Freeman. Botani
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  now leads the National League with 37 home runs,
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  reclaiming the top spot from Eugenio Suarez.
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  His impressive performance showcases his elite
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  two -way player capabilities. In local sports.
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  Last night in Philadelphia, the Sox edged out
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  the Phillies 9 -8 in an intense 11 -inning battle.
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  Pryos Narvaez's dramatic two -run homer in the
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  11th sealed the win. While earlier, Rony Gonzalez
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  blasted a grand slam to spark the offense. The
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  Sox bullpen held firm, with Bernardino earning
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  the save and Weissert claiming the win, improving
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  Boston's record to 55 -49. Tonight the Sox are
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  off, resting up for Friday's tilt against Otani
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  and the Dodgers. First pitch is at 7 -10 with
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  Bayo facing Sheehan. In top news, meme stock
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  Mania has made a comeback, with Reddit traders
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  boasting significant gains in a flurry of activity
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  reminiscent of early 2021. Stocks like Krispy
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  Kreme, GoPro, and Kohl's have surged as traders
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  share their successes on Wall Street Bets. One
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  trader expressed excitement after making a profit
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  of $45 ,000. in just an hour with his investment
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  in Krispy Kreme. However, the volatile market
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  saw many gains evaporate by the end of the trading
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  day, highlighting the unpredictable nature of
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  these meme stocks and the rapid pace at which
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  traders must act. In business news, Google is
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  facing challenges as Meta intensifies its recruitment
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  efforts, offering multimillion -dollar packages
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  to attract talent. However, CEO Sundar Pichai
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  described Google's talent retention as healthy,
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  emphasizing that top researchers are motivated
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  by the company's mission and access to advanced
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  technology rather than solely by salary. During
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  a recent earnings call, Pichai addressed concerns
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  about the competitive landscape for artificial
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  intelligence talent, noting that Google has successfully
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  navigated similar challenges before. He reassured
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  investors that both retention metrics and the
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  influx of new talent remain strong, despite the
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  intense competition from companies like Meta,
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  OpenAI, and Anthropic. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is down 1 % to about $119 ,000. Ethereum is down
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  2 % to about $3 ,600. And XRP is down 9%. to
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  three dollars and nineteen cents moving on to
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  a more local vibe in our community spotlight
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  them sunny morning sent you by. And now, back
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  to the show. Let's talk tech. A new report from
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  the Brookings Institution reveals that California
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  is leading in artificial intelligence development.
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  The areas around San Francisco, San Jose, and
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  Los Angeles are top -ranked for AI readiness,
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  with the Brookings Institution labeling them
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  as superstars for their resources and innovation.
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  Notably, California has three of the top 10 regions
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  prepared for AI, while no other state ranks in
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  the top 10. With significant tech companies like
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  Google and Meta based in the Bay Area, the region
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  continues to dominate the AI economy, although
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  other cities nationwide are catching up. And
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  in entertainment news, in a thrilling turn of
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  events, East Bay director Kyle Nowaczek is collaborating
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  with star Adam Sandler on Happy Gilmore 2. a
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  Netflix sequel to the beloved 1996 comedy. This
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  project has attracted an impressive lineup of
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  talent, including actors Margaret Qualley, Ben
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  Stiller, and Rob Schneider, as well as music
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  icons Bad Bunny and Eminem. Nocheck expressed
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  initial nerves about directing such a legendary
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  cast, but soon realized their athletic backgrounds
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  helped them perform. The film's storyline follows
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  an alcoholic Gilmore, played by Sandler, attempting
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  a comeback, alongside his nemesis, Shooter McGavin,
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  portrayed by Christopher McDonald. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American inventor
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  and visionary, Buckminster Fuller. And he said,
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  There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells
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  you it's going to be a butterfly. And that's
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  a 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.