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Bruins, Sydney Sweeney, Nikola Jokić, Mars Rocket, Matter · 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 Thursday, May 9th.
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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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  At first, you'll be interested to know, 64 years ago, today, in 1960, the U.S. Food
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  and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill.
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  And that's all I have to say about that.
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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 partly cloudy and feels like 50 degrees with 8 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 7.53 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5.27.
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  It looks like we're in for a slight chance of showers after 3 p.m.
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  And it will be mostly cloudy with a high near 59 and wind of 9 mile per hour.
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  Tonight.
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  A chance of showers and a low around 46.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first low tide Thursday will be at 7 a.m. with a
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  high tide at 1 p.m.
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  The near shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 51 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather.
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  This weekend will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers each day and highs in the
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  mid to upper fifties.
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  Friday showers are likely afternoon with a high near 55 degrees.
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  The chance of rain continues Friday night and through the weekend.
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  Monday will be mostly sunny and much warmer with a high near 67 and a chance of afternoon
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  showers.
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  A chance of showers continues Monday night.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny mornings send you.
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  In local news, Divine Sweater, a local band from Boston, will fulfill a long held ambition
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  by performing at Boston Calling this year.
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  The band members expressed immense excitement about their debut at the festival, describing
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  it as an unbelievable opportunity.
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  Divine Sweater has been a staple in Boston's music scene since its formation.
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  The band has attended Boston Calling as fans in the past and looks forward to playing for
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  a new audience at New England's largest festival.
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  Now on to sports.
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  Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has secured his third NBA MVP title in four years, an
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  accolade that places him among the ranks of basketball legends like Magic Johnson, Larry
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  Bird and Moses Malone.
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  At 29 years old, the Serbian Center is celebrated for his versatile play, highlighted by averages
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  of 26 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for a game this season.
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  Known as the Joker, Jokic is praised for his impactful play, which has significantly shaped
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  the Nuggets' strategies and successes, including last year's NBA championship.
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  His unique ability to influence games not only reflects in his statistics, but also
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  in the high regard from peers, such as LeBron James, who acknowledges Jokic as one of the
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  greatest in the game.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox on the road lost to the Braves 5-0, and the Bruins on the road
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  lost to the Panthers 6-1.
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  Tonight, the Celtics are at home to take on the Cavs for Game 2.
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  In top news, NASA is developing a new propulsion system that could significantly reduce travel
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  time to Mars, cutting the journey from nine months to just two.
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  This innovation is part of NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which has advanced
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  six projects to its second stage of development.
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  Among them is a pulsed plasma rocket being developed by Howe Industries in Arizona.
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  This rocket, using nuclear fission for propulsion, could generate a thrust of up to 23,000 pounds,
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  promising high fuel efficiency and the ability to carry heavier spacecraft.
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  This technology could minimize astronauts' exposure to space radiation and microgravity,
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  enhancing the safety and feasibility of manned Mars missions.
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  In business news, the New Matter 1.3 specification enhances smart home technology by introducing
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  energy management and expanding device compatibility to include major home appliances like ovens
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  and cooktops.
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  Despite these advancements, the rollout has been hindered by major smart home platforms
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  like Apple, Google, and Amazon, which have yet to support even the previous version,
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  Matter 1.2.
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  This bottleneck challenges the adoption and practical utility of Matter, as manufacturers
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  and platforms need to embrace the updates to realize the standard's full potential
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  in creating a universally interoperable smart home environment.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is $61,500, Ethereum is just under $3,000, and Solana is $144.
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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.
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  With locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure to
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  tell them, sunny mornings sent you by.
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  And now, back to the show.
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  Let's talk science.
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  Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have developed an innovative material that
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  could significantly reduce humanity's carbon footprint.
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  This new substance, formed in a unique cage of cages structure, is designed to capture
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  carbon dioxide and sulfur hexafluoride more efficiently than natural processes like tree
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  absorption.
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  Dubbed a major breakthrough in the fight against climate change, this material utilizes a combination
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  of oxygen, nitrogen, and fluorine.
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  It has the potential to sequester these harmful gases more rapidly than traditional methods.
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  As the urgency to address global warming intensifies, such advancements in carbon capture technology
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  offer a promising avenue for mitigating environmental impact.
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  And in entertainment news, Sydney Sweeney is set to embody the role of Christy Martin,
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  a notable prize fighter from the 90s, known as the Female Rocky, in an upcoming project.
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  Martin, the first female signee of promoter Don King, achieved fame as a welterweight
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  champion but faced severe personal challenges, including an attempted murder by her husband
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  and manager, Jim Martin.
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  Sweeney, moving beyond her previous roles, including her notable work in Euphoria, is
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  eager to undertake a significant physical transformation for the role, embracing a rigorous
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  training regimen and a high protein diet.
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  This role offers her a chance to showcase her versatility and strength in a demanding
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  physical and dramatic portrayal.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
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  And today, in honor of Sydney Sweeney, the new Female Rocky, our quote comes from the
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  Male Rocky.
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  And he said,
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  You gotta be willing to take the hits and not pointing fingers saying, you ain't where
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  you wanna be because of him or her or anybody.
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  Cowards do that.
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  And that hained you.
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  You're better than that.
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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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  Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.