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Bucks Sign Myles Turner, Boston Sanitation Strike, MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Surge. · 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 2nd. You'll be interested
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  to know. 61 years ago today, in 1964, President
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  Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
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  into law, a landmark piece of legislation that
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  outlawed discrimination based on race, color,
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  religion, sex, or national origin. This pivotal
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  act marked a significant victory for the American
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  Civil Rights Movement, ending segregation in
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  public places and banning employment discrimination.
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  It stands as a testament to the nation's commitment
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  to equality and justice for all its citizens.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the Weather
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  Report. This morning, there's a slight chance
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  of rain showers, and it feels like 75 degrees
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  with 7 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 816, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 507. It looks like we're in for a cloudy Wednesday
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  with a slight chance of rain showers early on,
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  before 11 a .m., and a high around 86, accompanied
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  by a light southwest breeze. Tonight. Expect
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  mostly cloudy skies with a low of 69. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first low tide
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  Wednesday will be just before 1130 with a high
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  tide at 545. The near shore buoy at Cape Cod
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  Bay reads 64 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Expect sunny skies
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  Thursday with a high near 90 and a light west
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  wind. Independence Day looks great too with highs
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  around 83. Saturday brings mostly sunny conditions,
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  highs near 84 and a low around 68 at night. Sunday
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  heats up, reaching a high near 92 with partly
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  cloudy nights. Lows will be in the low 70s. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to 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, hundreds of sanitation workers in the Boston
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  area went on strike early Tuesday, affecting
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  waste collection in over a dozen communities.
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  Teamsters Local 25. announced that 450 workers
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  commenced the strike amid ongoing contract negotiations
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  with Republic Services. The union demands better
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  wages, benefits, and labor protections, but the
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  company remains unyielding. The strike impacts
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  towns including Peabody, Manchester -by -the
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  -Sea, and Revere. Teamsters General President
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  Sean O 'Brien expressed frustration, stating,
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  If your rubbish is piling up on the 4th of July,
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  remember who's responsible for it. Residents
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  are advised not to put out trash or recycling
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  during this disruption. Now on to sports. The
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  Milwaukee Bucks have made a shocking move by
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  signing Miles Turner to a four -year contract
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  worth $107 million, replacing Brookloops. as
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  the rim protector next to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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  To create cap space, they waived Damian Lillard,
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  opting to pay him $22 .5 million annually over
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  five years, instead of $113 million over two
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  years. This decision has left the Bucs without
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  a starting point guard and has raised concerns
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  about their ability to compete. While Turner
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  is a solid player, his fit and the long -term
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  implications of this move remain questionable.
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  In local sports. Last night at Fenway Park, the
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  Sox and Reds game was suspended with the score
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  tied at 2 -2. The Sox started strong with Anthony's
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  double -scoring Duran and Narva as a single bringing
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  Anthony in, while McClain responded for Cincinnati
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  by grounding out to score Benson. Rafi Devers
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  and the Sox will resume play today at 2 .30 p
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  .m., eager to break the stalemate. And tonight,
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  the Sox face the Reds at Fenway for the final
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  game of this three -game series. Brian Baio,
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  with a 3 .41 earned run average, takes on Nick
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  Martins of the Reds, who holds a 4 .12. First
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  pitch is at 710, with clear skies and a cozy
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  82 degrees in Boston. In top news, in Scottsdale,
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  Arizona, JSX is making waves with its promise
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  of a private jet experience without the hassle
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  of major airports. Arriving just 20 minutes before
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  my flight to Las Vegas, I was surprised to find
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  a quiet gig area with minimal amenities. However,
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  the check -in process was refreshingly personal,
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  as an employee approached me directly. HSX boasts
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  perks like free checked bags, in -flight drinks,
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  and generous pet policies, but prices can be
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  steep. My last -minute round -trip ticket costs
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  $644, significantly higher than typical economy
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  fares. AsiaGasX aims to provide a premium experience
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  for travelers seeking convenience. In business
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  news, MicroStrategy is making headlines with
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  its latest Bitcoin purchase, which positions
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  the company to soon exceed 600 ,000 tokens. Recently,
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  it acquired 4 ,980 Bitcoins. at an average price
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  of $106 ,801 each, totaling approximately $531
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  .5 million. Following this, shares rose 4 .7
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  % to $402 on Monday, despite Bitcoin's stable
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  price. The company now holds nearly 600 ,000
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  digital tokens, valued at around $64 billion.
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  Chairman Michael Saylor, a prominent advocate
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  for Bitcoin, hinted at the acquisition on social
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  media, emphasizing the long -term potential of
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  these investments. Moving on to a more local
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  vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
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  wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
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  studio to bring you some free classes, so listen
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  up. Check out Club Pilates, with several locations
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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing
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  tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
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  research affirms its benefits. So now you can
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  check out Club Pilates for a free class. With
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  locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
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  and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny
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  Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show.
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  Let's talk science. The U .S. Senate has passed
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  President Trump's budget reconciliation bill,
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  securing an additional $10 billion for NASA's
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  Artemis program. This funding will support more
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  space launch system rockets and the Gateway Station
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  orbiting the moon, a move criticized by SpaceX
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  CEO Elon Musk and billionaire entrepreneur Jared
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  Isaacman. Musk argues that the space launch system
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  is overly costly and expendable, with production
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  costs estimated at $2 .5 billion per launch.
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  Isaacman, during confirmation hearings, expressed
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  skepticism about the long -term viability of
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  the rocket. Nonetheless, Congress is moving forward
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  with these initiatives, despite prior proposals
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  to phase out the space launch system. and in
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  entertainment news. Ahead of the sequel to St.
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  Elmo's Fire, Rob Lowe reflects on his favorite
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  moment from the original film, calling it one
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  of the most 1980s experiences. Lowe, who portrayed
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  Billy Hicks in the iconic Coming of Age movie,
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  highlighted the memorable scene of playing the
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  saxophone in a bar, which he fondly embraces
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  as a quintessential part of the era. While some
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  elements of the film have not aged well, the
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  nostalgia remains strong. As fans await the sequel,
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  questions arise about whether Billy will still
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  play the saxophone, a detail that could define
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  the continuation of this beloved story. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  writer and philosopher, Eric Hoffer. And he said,
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  In times of change, learners inherit the earth,
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  while the learned find themselves beautifully
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  equipped to deal with a world that no longer
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  exists. And that's a wrap for this morning. You
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  can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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  for some captivating aerial videos with local
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  news and the weather reports. Have 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.
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  you