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MLB All-Star Snubs, Boston Weather Alert, Amazon Prime Week. · 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 Tuesday, July 8th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 78 years ago today, in 1947, reports
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  emerged of a flying saucer crash near Roswell,
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  New Mexico. This event sparked widespread interest
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  and became a cornerstone of modern UFO lore.
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  The Roswell incident has since inspired countless
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  discussions, investigations, and cultural works,
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  fueling humanity's fascination with the possibility
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  of extraterrestrial life and the mysteries of
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  the universe. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, there's
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  a slight chance of rain showers. and it feels
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  like 77 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 816, and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 507. It looks like we're in
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  for some scattered showers and thunderstorms
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  this afternoon, with a partly sunny sky and a
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  high near 91. Expect a gentle west wind. Tonight.
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  We'll see more thunderstorms likely with a low
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  of 68 and light northeast winds. For all you
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  beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Tuesday will be at 1030 with the low tide at
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  415. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  62 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather, expect a cloudy week ahead.
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  With chances of rain showers and thunderstorms
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  on Wednesday through Friday, highs around 74
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  to 75 and lows in the mid -60s. Saturday brings
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  partly sunny skies and a high near 78. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Café 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 Morning sends you. In local
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  news. Will Massachusetts' happy hour ban be lifted
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  soon? On July 7th, Senator Julian Sir pitched
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  to repeal the ban, emphasizing the need for cold
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  beer promotions to help small businesses thrive.
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  Happy hour has been banned since 1984 to curb
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  drunk driving. Sears legislation would allow
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  cities to offer promotions, but it has repeatedly
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  failed in the legislature. The Massachusetts
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  Restaurant Association opposes changes, citing
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  concerns over competition and financial stability.
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  Sir argues that happy hour could enhance profits,
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  especially for businesses struggling in a post
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  -pandemic world. The debate continues as both
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  sides present their cases. Now on to sports.
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  The 2025 MLB All -Star Game roster announcement
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  sparked debate, particularly over eight notable
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  snubs. Among them is Juan Soto from the New York
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  Mets, who, despite a slow start, has surged with
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  impressive numbers. Seiya Suzuki from the Chicago
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  Cubs leads the majors with 77 runs batted in,
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  while teammate Michael Bush boasts an outstanding
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  slash line. Tria Turner of the Philadelphia Phillies
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  and George Springer from the Toronto Blue Jays
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  are also deserving. Junior Caminero of the Rays
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  and Randy Orozarena from the Seattle Mariners
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  both showcased their talents yet missed the cut.
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  Lastly, Christopher Sanchez, a standout pitcher
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  for the Phillies, was overlooked, raising eyebrows
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  among fans and analysts alike. In local sports.
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  Last night at Fenway Park, the Sox triumphed
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  over the Rockies 9 -3. Boston's bats were on
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  fire, with homers from Anthony, Rafaela, and
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  Gonzalez. Fitz secured the win while Gombert
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  took the loss, allowing seven runs over four
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  and two -thirds innings. The Sox had 14 hits
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  and played error -free baseball, bringing their
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  record to 47 -45. Tonight, the Sox face the Rockies
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  at Fenway for Game 2 of this three -game series.
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  Brian Baio, with a 3 .42 earned run average,
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  takes on Kyle Freeland, who has a 5 .49. First
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  pitch is at 7 -10 with perfect conditions at
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  81 degrees. In top news, as millions of Americans
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  enjoyed Independence Day, researchers have delivered
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  some staggering news. Hot dogs may be dangerous.
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  A survey published in Nature Medicine reviewed
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  over 60 nutrition studies, revealing that there
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  is no safe amount of processed food, including
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  cured meats, sugary drinks, and trans fatty acids.
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  The findings linked these foods to chronic diseases,
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  such as type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. For
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  instance, eating just one hot dog daily increases
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  the risk of type 2 diabetes by 11%. While this
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  research is compelling, changing America's hot
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  dog habits may prove challenging. In business
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  news, Amazon is transforming Prime Day into Prime
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  Week, extending this year's promotion to four
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  days, hoping to attract more shoppers and new
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  Prime members. This event starting Tuesday is
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  projected to generate a record $12 .9 billion
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  in the United States, up 53 % from last year.
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  While interest in Prime Day has declined over
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  time, analysts suggest consumers are keen on
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  finding value amid rising tariff concerns. Sellers
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  expect significant sales despite uncertainty
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  about demand. Additionally, Amazon will leverage
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  this event to boost its advertising revenue and
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  attract new Prime members. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is down 0 .5 % to just under $108 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 2 % to just over $2 ,500. And
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  XRP is unchanged at $2 .26. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates, with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  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 now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. A long -lost
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  Chinese typewriter, the Ming Cui, discovered
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  in a basement in upstate New York, has sparked
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  excitement among scholars in the United States.
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  Taiwan, and China. Patented in 1946, this typewriter
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  was crucial in the development of modern Chinese
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  computing. Invented by Lin Yutang, a prominent
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  linguist, the typewriter ingeniously breaks down
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  Chinese pictographs by shape, allowing it to
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  suggest characters on a small screen. Stanford
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  University recently acquired the restored prototype.
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  This discovery symbolizes a bridge between cultures,
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  reflecting Lin's vision of preserving Chinese
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  identity within a modern framework. And in entertainment
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  news, Jack Quaid has had a prolific year in 2025,
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  starring in multiple films, including the action
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  comedy Heads of State. In it, Quaid plays Marty
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  Comer, a station agent protecting a U .S. president
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  and a U .K. prime minister from assassination
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  attempts. He describes the experience as a dream
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  come true, noting it ignited his passion for
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  action roles. As he wraps up filming his iconic
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  character, Huey Campbell and the boys, Quaid
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  expresses mixed emotions about saying goodbye.
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  He is proud of the show's finale. praising creator
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  Eric Crick for his work with the source material.
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  Heads of State is now streaming on Amazon Prime
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  Video. Well, all righty, folks. It's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American inventor and businessman Thomas
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  Edison. And he said, To invent, you need a good
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  imagination and a pile of junk. And that's a
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  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.