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Boston Boil Water Alert, Red Sox Extend Winning Streak · 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 9th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 70 years ago, today, in 1956, a young
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  Dick Clark launched American Van Stand on national
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  television, showcasing teenagers dancing to popular
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  records and spotlighting emerging musical talent.
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  The program helped integrate popular music into
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  mainstream culture, giving local and national
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  artists a live platform and helping shape the
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  modern music industry. 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 sunny and it feels like 72 degrees with
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  6 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 820. and it will rise again tomorrow at 517.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny day with temperatures
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  reaching around 92 and a light southwest breeze
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  around 8 miles per hour. If you're inland, it
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  will hit a high of 91 tonight. Expect partly
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  cloudy skies with a low of 72 and light winds
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  around 7 miles per hour. The nearshore gooey
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  at Cape Cod Bay reads 61 degrees for the water
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  temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Friday
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  will be mostly sunny early with showers and thunderstorms
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  likely after 2 p .m. and a high near 86, with
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  a west wind around 7 miles per hour. Showers
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  taper off Friday night before 7 p .m. with a
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  low near 68. Then Saturday and Sunday will be
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  mostly sunny to sunny with highs near 78 and
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  light northeast winds. Monday warms back to near
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  86 with a southwest breeze, 3 to 12 miles per
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  hour, and mostly clear nights. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  on El Camino Real South. Just north of Encinitas
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  Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary
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  delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict
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  or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a
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  get your morning coffee. They are open every
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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, Norwell is issuing a townwide boil water
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  order after E. coli bacteria was detected in
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  the town's water supply, prompting officials
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  to instruct residents and businesses to boil
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  all tap water before using it. Town Administrator
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  Chad Lovett emphasized that this is a precautionary
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  but urgent measure to protect public health.
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  Residents should boil water used for drinking,
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  cooking, and brushing teeth for at least one
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  minute. and discard any ice or food made with
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  tap water collected on or after July 7th. The
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  contamination is expected to be resolved within
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  48 hours as the water department flushes mains
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  and increases chlorination. Now on to sports.
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  France will bid to reach the 2026 World Cup semifinals
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  when they take on Morocco today in the first
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  quarterfinal match. Les Blues have been the standout
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  team of this tournament, winning all six of their
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  games and scoring 17 goals along the way. Kickoff
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  for France versus Morocco is at 4 p .m. Eastern
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  Time in Foxborough. The latest odds from FanDuel
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  Sportsbook list France at 175. to win 100 with
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  Morocco at 550 and a draw at 280. Preen is leaning
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  over 2 .5 total goals, as both teams have the
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  quality to score, making this a potential high
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  -scoring affair. In local sports, the Red Sox
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  are rolling. They shut out Chicago 5 -3 last
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  night behind Jake Bennett's masterful pitching,
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  extending their winning streak to five straight
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  games. Bennett scattered four hits over seven
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  innings as Boston's offense made quick work of
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  White Sox starter Davis Martin, who lasted just
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  four innings. Song Chicheng drove in two runs
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  to lead the charge. The Sox have now won eight
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  of their last 10 and sit just four games out
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  of the final wild card spot. They're back in
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  Chicago this afternoon to wrap up the series
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  at 2 -10. looking to complete the sweep with
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  Patrick Sandoval on the mound. Boston's absolutely
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  electric right now, and momentum is clearly on
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  their side heading into game three. Meanwhile,
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  the Celtics are reshaping their roster. They've
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  locked up Neneas Queda on a four -year extension
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  worth $56 million and brought in veteran Mitchell
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  Robinson on a three -year deal after eight seasons
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  with the Knicks. Robinson's defensive prowess
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  gives Boston another anchor in the frontcourt.
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  Mike Conley also agreed to a one -year contract.
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  The Moves signaled the Celtics' commitment to
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  managing the salary cap while strengthening their
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  depth heading into next season. On the Patriots'
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  front, veteran players report July 24th with
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  the first public practice July 25th at Gillette.
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  The Pats will host joint sessions this summer.
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  starting with Indianapolis on August 11th. In
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  top news, June was the hottest month on record
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  for Western Europe, and the second hottest globally,
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  according to a new report by the Copernicus Climate
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  Change Service. This June saw historic heat waves,
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  with temperatures in Western Europe nearly 5
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  .5 degrees Fahrenheit above average. Drop conditions
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  fueled massive wildfires in southern France,
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  burning over 11 ,000 acres and leading to approximately
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  10 ,000 evacuations. The World Health Organization
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  reported more than 1 ,300 heat -related deaths
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  across Europe since June 21, with many occurring
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  in France. The report warns that extreme temperature
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  events are increasing, reflecting the ongoing
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  impacts of climate change. In business news,
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  Michael Burry, of the big short fame, said he
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  bought shares of regulated sports betting operators,
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  DraftKings, and Flutter Entertainment, anticipating
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  regulators will eventually crack down on prediction
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  markets after competition from the upstarts pressured
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  the stocks. Burry said Wednesday he purchased
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  a full -size position split roughly 60 % in Flutter
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  and 40 % in DraftKings. buying Flutter at about
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  $107 a share and Draftkings in the low $26 range.
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  He said he could eventually increase each holding
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  into a full standalone position. The investor
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  who rose to prominence for predicting the United
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  States housing crash in 2008 said both companies
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  are attractive businesses whose shares have been
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  weighed down by the rapid expansion of prediction
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  markets. Encrypto movement Bitcoin is down 1
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  % to about $62 ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to
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  just over $1 ,700. And XRP is unchanged at $1
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  .09. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
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  free 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 mornings sent you by. And
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk tech. Volkswagen
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  is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland.
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  This is more of a ba -ter arrangement. These
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  woolly new unofficial employees are grazing at
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  the solar farm that powers the car company's
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  manufacturing plant in Poznań, Poland. In addition
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  to replacing lawn mowers, These sheep are part
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  of a larger research project studying agrivoltaics,
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  where agriculture and energy coexist symbiotically.
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  Poston University of Life Sciences is conducting
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  the study, focusing on the impact of grazing
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  on animal welfare, biodiversity, soil quality,
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  vegetation, and microclimate. Marzena Pilecz
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  -Gronszka stated, today, the photovoltaic farm
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  delivers much more than green electricity. and
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  in entertainment news. Tale of the Nine -Tailed
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  is a captivating two -part fantasy series worth
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  watching. In the story, Jia, a television producer
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  and journalist, investigates urban myths, encountering
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  Li Yan, an ancient nine -tailed fox spirit. Their
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  connection runs deep, as Jia believes Li Yan
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  kidnapped her parents when she was nine years
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  old, though he actually protected her. This series
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  subverts typical tropes by showcasing Jaya as
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  a strong, independent woman who actively pursues
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  her goals. With high production value and a compelling
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  love story, Tale of the Nine -Tailed remains
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  a must -watch, blending romance with rich character
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  development. Well, alrighty folks, it's time
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  for the quote of the day. And today, our quote
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  comes from the American inventor and visionary,
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  Buckminster Fuller. And he said, You never change
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  things by fighting the existing reality. To change
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  something, build a new model that makes the existing
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  model obsolete. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Had an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.