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Red Sox, Boston Weather, NFL Tech, Harvard, Paramount. · 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 Monday, June 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, 59 years ago, today in 1965, Ed White emerged
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  from the orbital spacecraft Gemini 4 and became the first American astronaut to walk in space.
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  So now you know.
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  And now you know what time it is.
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  It's time for the weather report.
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  In the Boston area.
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  This morning it's cloudy and feels like 66 degrees with 6 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 816 and it will rise again tomorrow at 508.
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  It looks like we're in for mostly clouds through mid-morning, then gradual clearing
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  with a high near 77 and wind of 5 to 10 mile per hour.
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  Tonight, it'll be partly cloudy with a low around 55.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first high tide Monday will be at 6 with a low tide
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  at 030.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 64 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high near 72 in east
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  wind 5 to 9 mile per hour.
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  Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high near 79.
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  Thursday has a chance of showers after 1 p.m. with a high near 75.
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  Showers are expected Thursday night with a low around 64.
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  Friday has a chance of showers and will be partly sunny with a high near 79.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven
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  for culinary delights.
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  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.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Any morning send you.
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  In local news, Harvard University has decided its leaders will refrain from making official
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  statements on social or political issues unless they directly impact the university's core
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  functions.
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  This new policy, endorsed by the Harvard Corporation, aims to maintain focus on academic freedom
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  and open research.
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  The change follows recent campus tensions and emphasizes that university leaders should
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  only speak on topics within their institutional expertise.
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  This move seeks to foster a more inclusive environment and clear communication within
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  the community.
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  Now on to sports.
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  The NFL is set to enhance its officiating with new technology.
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  An electronic system for measuring first downs will be tested in preseason games and might
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  be used in regular season games soon.
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  Additionally, instant replay will play a larger role in officiating, helping officials with
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  roughing the passer, intentional grounding, and late hits out of bounds.
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  While a sky judge system remains off the table, these steps aim to improve accuracy and efficiency
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  in officiating, addressing past challenges and fostering fairer gameplay.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox at home lost to the Tigers 8-4.
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  It was their first Sunday loss of the season.
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  Tonight, the Sox are off and await the arrival of the Atlanta Braves for a quick two-game
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  series starting Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
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  And top news, in more news coming out of Cambridge.
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  Harvard University, which already has nearly $50 billion in cash reserves, has just received
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  a $20 million donation from investor Joseph Bay and his wife, novelist Janice Lee.
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  This gift, intended for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, comes just before alumni reunion
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  celebrations.
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  Bay, a new member of Harvard's governing board, and Lee aim to support financial aid
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  and the humanities.
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  This significant donation follows a period of decreased contributions after the October
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  Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent controversy over Harvard's response to anti-Semitism.
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  The couple, both 1994 graduates, have contributed $140 million to Harvard over the years.
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  Interesting.
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  In business news, Skydance Media has revised its offer to acquire Sherry Redstone's,
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  National Amusements, and merge with Paramount Global, proposing to buy non-voting Paramount
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  shares at about $15 each, at 26% premium.
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  The deal, still under negotiation, involves Skydance and its backers contributing funds
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  to buy out National Amusements and inject cash into Paramount, aiding debt reduction.
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  The deal follows opposition from non-voting shareholders and Paramount's recent CDO departure.
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  This transaction would mark a significant shift for Paramount, which has been controlled
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  by the Redstone family for decades.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is just under $68,000.
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  Ethereum is nearing $3,800.
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  And Solana is $163.
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  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 studio
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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  Check out Club Pilates with several locations in the Boston area.
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  Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension,
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  and elevating mental well-being.
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  Scientific research affirms its benefits.
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  So now you can check out Club Pilates for a free class, with locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Kingham, Brookline, and Framingham.
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  Just be 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 tech.
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  Alexander Graham Bell once challenged the scientific community to measure a smell.
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  Today, advances in machine olfaction are meeting this challenge, using sensors and machine
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  learning to identify and interpret odors.
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  Despite the complexity of human smell with 400 types of receptor cells, researchers have
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  made significant progress.
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  Initiatives like the Dream Olfaction Prediction Challenge and the Perfume Project have expanded
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  datasets enabling breakthroughs with deep learning models.
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  These developments promise applications in personalized fragrances, better insect repellents,
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  disease detection, and enhanced augmented reality, heralding a bright future for digitized
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  smell technology.
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  And in entertainment news, Netflix's new release, Hitman, starring Glenn Powell, opened
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  in a few theaters before its streaming debut on June 7th.
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  Despite Netflix's efforts to market these limited theatrical releases, the real buzz
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  comes from streaming.
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  While Netflix promotes its movies as being in theaters, the impact is minimal compared
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  to traditional studio releases.
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  Critics argue this strategy stifles potential theatrical hits and diminishes movie culture,
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  emphasizing the need for mid-level successes to sustain the industry.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
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  And today, our quote comes from the aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and first American to
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  walk in space, Ed White.
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  He said,
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  A good man's life is never quite ended.
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  Something of it always remains to touch and illuminate others' lives.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports.
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  Had an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.