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Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Launch, Braves' Struggles, Boston Pizza Fame. · 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 Monday, July 14th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Sixty years ago today, in 1965, NASA's
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  Mariner 4 spacecraft achieved a monumental milestone
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  by performing the first successful flyby of Mars.
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  This historic mission provided humanity with
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  its initial close -up images of the red planet,
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  revealing a landscape marked by lunar -type impact
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  craters, some touched with frost in the chill
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  Martian evening. The data collected by Mariner
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  4 significantly advanced our understanding of
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  Mars and laid the foundation for future exploration
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  of our neighboring planet. So now you know. And
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  now, it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  there's patchy fog, and it feels like 72 degrees,
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  with 6 mph wind. The sunset will take place at
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  8 .16, and it will rise again tomorrow at 5 .07.
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  It looks like we're in for some patchy fog early
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  this morning, giving way to a chance of showers
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  and thunderstorms later on, with mostly cloudy
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  skies and a high near 85, accompanied by a light
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  breeze. Tonight, expect more cloudy skies with
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  a low around 72 and a light southwest wind. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first low
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  tide Monday will be at 830 with a high tide at
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  245. The near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  69 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect a slight chance
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  of rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday, with partly
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  sunny skies and a high near 88. Wednesday and
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  Thursday will be mostly sunny, reaching the low
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  90s. Nights will be mostly cloudy, with lows
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  around 75. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  is brought to you by Versailles Café and Pastries
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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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 Morning
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  sends you. In local news, a Boston -area chef
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  is making a name for himself on the global stage
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  of pizza. Juan Gabriel Perez, the executive chef
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  of Posto in Somerville, has been perfecting Neapolitan
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  pizzas for over 15 years. This year, he achieved
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  an impressive 54th place in the Best Pizza Awards,
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  an accreditation platform that celebrates innovative
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  pizza chefs. Notably, Perez was the only competitor
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  from New England. Praised for his creative flair,
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  seasonal ingredients, and dough innovation, he
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  expressed gratitude on Instagram, stating, Thank
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  you. Your support fuels the hustle. I'm proud
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  of the relentless love I pour into every pie.
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  Now on to sports. In Major League Baseball, the
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  Atlanta Braves, once seen as World Series contenders,
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  find themselves struggling at 42 wins and 52
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  losses, nearly out of postseason contention.
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  Their playoff chances have plummeted from 92
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  % at the season start to just 4 .6%, despite
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  strong performances from Ronald Acuna Jr. and
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  Spencer Schwellenbach. A series of injuries and
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  poor performances from key players have plagued
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  the team. As the trade deadline approaches, questions
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  arise about whether the Braves will make significant
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  changes or simply adjust their roster for the
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  remainder of the season. In local sports. Yesterday
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  afternoon at Fenway Park, the Sox beat the Rays
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  4 -1. Brian Baio earned the win with one run
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  over six innings. Rony Gonzalez homered in the
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  third, while Sedan Rafaela added a two -run homer
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  in the sixth. Despite six strikeouts from race
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  pitcher Ryan Pepiat, he took the loss. The Sox's
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  record now stands at 53 -45, showcasing their
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  10 -game winning streak. After the all -star
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  break on Friday afternoon, the Sox take on the
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  Cubs in Chicago for Game 1 of a three -game series.
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  In top news, just 30 minutes a day of Japanese
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  walking may help you get in shape. This technique,
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  known as interval walking training, is gaining
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  popularity after going viral on social media.
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  A study led by Hiroshi knows. found that middle
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  -aged and older individuals who practiced this
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  method experienced lower blood pressure and improved
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  physical fitness compared to those who walked
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  at a moderate pace. Interval walking involves
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  alternating three minutes of fast walking with
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  three minutes of slower walking. Experts suggest
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  starting slowly, aiming for 15 minutes twice
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  a day, and gradually working up to the recommended
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  physical activity levels. In business news, Florida
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  Governor Ron DeSantis has signed legislation
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  to officially recognize gold and silver coins
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  as legal tender in the Sunshine State, aiming
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  to provide Floridians with financial freedom.
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  DeSantis emphasized that gold is very likely
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  to hold its value, certainly compared to fiat
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  currency. The new law, effective July 1, 2026.
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  also exempts these coins from sales tax. DeSantis
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  believes this move protects residents from the
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  declining value of the US dollar amidst rising
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  inflation and fiscal uncertainty. He highlights
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  gold's appeal as a safe haven, especially during
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  economic turmoil, as its prices surged over the
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  past year. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up
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  2 % over the weekend. to just over $119 ,000.
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  Ethereum is unchanged at just under $3 ,000.
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  And HEXRP is up 10 % to $2 .83. Moving on to
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  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. Jack
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  Dorsey, the co -founder of Twitter, has launched
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  a new messaging app called BitChat, which operates
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  without the need for the internet or phone numbers.
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  Dorsey shared his interest in Bluetooth mesh
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  networks, which allow devices to communicate
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  directly. The app promises ephemeral, encrypted
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  communication. making it resistant to network
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  outages and censorship. Users will generate random
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  Peter IDs, eliminating the need for registration.
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  The beta version has already attracted 10 ,000
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  downloads. Dorsey, the CEO of Block, has a history
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  of supporting decentralized technology, but BitChat
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  is still under review before its public release.
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  and in entertainment news. Netflix's upcoming
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  black comedy, Vladimir, is based on the best
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  -selling novel by Julia Mae Jonas and features
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  the talented Rachel Weisz, known for her role
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  in The Mummy. The series, which began production
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  this month, explores themes of morality, power,
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  and desire. Weisz stars as an unnamed English
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  professor caught in a web of obsession and intrigue.
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  as her husband, portrayed by John Slattery, faces
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  scrutiny for inappropriate relationships with
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  students. With a strong female creative team,
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  Vladimir promises to be a provocative and engaging
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  watch. While no release date is set, filming
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  is expected to conclude in September. Well, all
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  righty, 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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  inventor and aviation pioneer, Wilbur Wright.
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  And he said, 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. 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.