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Boston Faces Soaring Electric Bills, Red Sox Triumph 5-0 · 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, April 9th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 67 years ago, today, in 1959, the National
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  Aeronautics and Space Administration announced
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  its first group of astronauts, choosing seven
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  test pilots to train for crewed spaceflight missions.
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  That announcement marked a major milestone, signaling
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  a national commitment to human space exploration
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  and inspiring a generation with a tangible space
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  program and clear goals. So now you know. And
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  now, it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  it's sunny and it feels like 37 degrees, with
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  2 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 718 and it will rise again tomorrow at 608.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny day with a
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  high near 56 and a light south breeze around
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  10 miles per hour. If you're inland, it will
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  hit a high of 56. Tonight, expect mostly clear
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  skies with a low around 36 and light winds around
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  8 miles per hour. The near -shore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 41 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Friday will be
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  sunny with a high near 66 and a southwest breeze
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  of around 5 to 9 miles per hour. Then a 40 %
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  chance of evening rain showers with lows near
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  48. Saturday is mostly sunny with a high near
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  59 and northwest winds near 7 to 10 miles per
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  hour. becoming mostly clear Saturday night with
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  lows near 38. Sunday stays sunny near 60 before
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  a slight chance of showers late Sunday night
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  into Monday, and Monday warms to near 69 with
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  southwest winds 10 to 14 miles per hour, gusting
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  as high as 24. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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  podcast is brought to you by Versailles Café
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  coffee. 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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  Sunny Morning sends you. In local news. Bostonians
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  are expressing that their electric bills are
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  outrageously high. In a recent poll, 200 respondents
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  out of 239 indicated their bills are getting
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  out of control. Many pointed to sharp increases
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  over a short period, with some claiming their
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  bills have doubled or worse. Cameron from Topsfield
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  reported a 75 % increase over the last year on
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  National Grid, stating he would switch if it
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  were cheaper. David from Bellingham highlighted
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  that it is not just the electricity cost, but
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  also the significant delivery fees that are making
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  it unaffordable. Now on to sports. The 2026 Major
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  League Baseball season is off and running, and
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  we should all enjoy it. The game we all love
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  could look much different in a year if games
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  are being played at all. There is an overwhelming
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  sense around the league that this is the final
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  season of its era, with massive change coming
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  to the sport. Over the last 20 years, baseball
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  has transformed into a fully modern game, despite
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  resistance. Instant replay has become a seamless
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  staple, embraced by virtually everyone. We have
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  witnessed unprecedented international growth
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  and started streaming games. This season could
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  mark the end of an era in Major League Baseball.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox secured a solid
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  5 -0 victory over the Brewers on Wednesday, thanks
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  in part to Sonny Gray's impressive 6 -1 third
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  shutout innings. Bray now 2 -0 this season, allowed
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  just three hits while striking out two. The Sox
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  capitalized on three walks and two infield hits
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  to score three runs in the third inning. Sadon
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  Rafaela started the rally with a single and a
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  walk to Wilson Contreras forced in the first
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  run. Boston added two more runs later, and the
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  Brewers' challenge on a walk was overturned for
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  an inning -ending strikeout. Next, the Sox head
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  to St. Louis for a three -game series after a
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  day off. In top news, if you sip on canned sparkling
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  water or seltzer regularly, listen up. Growing
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  evidence suggests that products like deli meats,
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  alcohol, and sugar -sweetened beverages may contribute
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  to colorectal cancer. Recently, concerns have
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  risen that canned sparkling water could increase
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  your risk as well. Influencers on social media
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  claim these beverages contain undisclosed chemicals
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  and high levels of forever chemicals that cause
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  cancer. Experts note the concern is not about
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  the drink itself, but the containers, which may
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  be coated with harmful substances. Stay informed
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  about your health choices as new evidence emerges.
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  In business news, the fragile two -week ceasefire
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  between the United States, Israel, and Iran is
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  welcome news for the United States economy. but
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  do not expect an immediate return to normal.
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  In recent weeks, soaring gasoline prices and
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  climbing mortgage rates pinched consumers, already
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  unhappy about the high cost of living. Rising
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  energy and transportation costs squeezed businesses,
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  and household wealth fell, threatening to dent
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  consumer spending. Now the outlook is brighter,
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  as Americans woke up Wednesday slightly richer.
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  with the S &P 500 up 2 .5 % since news of the
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  ceasefire. Benchmark United States oil prices
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  fell 16 % on Wednesday to $94 a barrel. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 4 .5 % to $71 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 4 % to just over $2 ,000. And XRP is down
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  1%. to $1 .33. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
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  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
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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. April 8th, 2026, was a significant
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  date for astronomy. NASA's Artemis program is
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  revolutionizing lunar exploration after decades
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  of planning. As the United States government
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  reduces its spending on basic science, funding
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  remains ample for moon missions. NASA's Artemis
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  II mission is just the beginning, with numerous
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  additional crewed and robotic missions being
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  planned. These expeditions could transport equipment
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  for groundbreaking research. There is much to
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  discover about the moon's origins, history, and
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  resources. Some astronomers view the moon as
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  a stable platform for their ambitious studies,
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  amid shrinking funding for other projects. And
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  in entertainment news, the hit series Shrinking
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  is confirmed to return for a fourth season, despite
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  the season three finale feeling like a series
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  end. Co -creator Bill Lawrence explained that
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  the finale, titled And That's Our Time, was initially
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  intended to conclude the show. Lawrence stated
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  that they wanted to adhere to the original three
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  -season plan, even as they decided to continue
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  the story. He emphasized that there are still
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  a bunch of stories to tell, particularly regarding
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  Jason Segel's character, Jimmy, and his journey
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  through grief. fans can look forward to more
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  developments in the upcoming season. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American astronaut
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  and physicist Sally Ride. And she said, The stars
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  don't look bigger, but they do look brighter
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  when viewed from space, reminding us of the vast
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  potential and inspiration that space exploration
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  brings to humanity. And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. Have
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.