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Cancer Concerns at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, NASA's Artemis Update, AirTag 2 Rumors. · 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, April 2nd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 160 years ago, today, in 1865, Confederate
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  troops evacuated Richmond, Virginia, the capital
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  of the Confederate States of America, due to
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  the advancing Union forces during the American
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  Civil War. marking a significant turning point
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  in the conflict and leading to the eventual Union
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  victory in the war. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  it's partly sunny and it feels like 23 degrees
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  with 9 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 7 .11 and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 6 .17. It looks like we're in for a partly
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  sunny day with a high near 44 and a light northeast
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  breeze at 5 to 9. There's a slight chance of
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  rain showers after 5 p .m. tonight. Expect cloudy
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  skies with a low around 36 and a southeast wind
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  picking up to 9 miles per hour. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Wednesday
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  will be at 9 with a high tide at 315. The near
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  -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 41 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect cloudy skies Thursday with rain
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  showers likely and a high near 65. A chance of
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  rain continues into the night. Friday sees a
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  slight chance of rain with a high near 66. Saturday
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  brings more rain with a high near 49. followed
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  by cloudy skies at night. Sunday remains mostly
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  cloudy with rain likely at a high near 58. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for
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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, nurses at Newton Wellesley Hospital are
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  expressing concern over an alarming rise in cancer
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  cases among their peers. working in a fifth floor
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  maternal care ward. One nurse, who wishes to
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  remain anonymous, shared her experience after
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  being diagnosed with a brain tumor, stating,
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  you're going into work every day with that feeling
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  in your gut. She reported that as many as 10
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  nurses have been diagnosed with various brain
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  tumors in recent years, with three requiring
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  surgery. The hospital asserts it has found no
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  environmental risks linked to these cases. having
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  conducted extensive investigations since December.
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  Now on to sports. Rafi Devers is making unfortunate
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  history for the Boston Red Sox, starting the
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  season with a grim 0 -for -19 stint at the plate.
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  As the team faced the Baltimore Orioles, Devers
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  struck out three more times, surpassing the record
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  for most strikeouts in the first five games of
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  a season. Despite previously being a strong hitter,
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  Devers has struggled since being moved to designated
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  hitter after the signing of Alex Bregman. Team
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  manager Alex Cora remains optimistic, emphasizing
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  that Devers will eventually find his rhythm,
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  stating, In local sports, The Capitals squeaked
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  by the Bruins 4 -3 at the Garden last night.
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  David Pasternak had two goals, but Alex Ovechkin's
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  power play strike was pivotal for Washington.
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  Vinny Ledieri also scored for Boston. The Bees
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  now stand at 30 -36 -9 this season. Tomorrow
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  night, the Bruins clash with the spirited Canadians
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  in Montreal. The Celtics were off last night,
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  but tomorrow night, holding a record of 56 -19,
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  the Celtics face the Miami Heat at TD Garden.
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  The Heat come in with a record of 34 -40, and
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  they are in third place in the Southeast Division.
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  Both teams are on a roll, as the Celtics ride
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  a nine -game winning streak while the Heat have
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  won five in a row. For the upcoming game, Jalen
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  Brown and Drew Holiday are listed as questionable
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  due to knee and shoulder issues, respectively.
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  Kristaps Porzingis is also questionable with
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  illness, while Al Horford is doubtful with a
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  left big toe sprain. Tip -off is at 7 .30. Tonight,
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  the Sox are back on the field as they face the
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  Orioles in Baltimore. Garrett Crochet will take
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  the mound for the Sox with his 3 .60 ERA. while
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  Zac Eflin pitches for the Orioles. With a 1 -4
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  record, the Sox aim to bounce back. First pitch
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  is at 6 .35. In top news, Chinese companies are
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  investing billions of dollars in Mexican factories
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  to produce goods for the American market, benefiting
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  from tariff -free shipping under the U .S.-Mexico
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  -Canada agreement. Suek Suyong moved to Mexico
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  to work for Gillian Engineering, which builds
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  factories quickly. However, the trade deficit
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  with Mexico has increased significantly, raising
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  concerns for the Trump administration. Tariffs
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  on imports could drastically increase costs for
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  American manufacturers, while analysts warn that
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  these tariffs may ultimately hurt the U .S. job
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  market. Despite challenges, the Chinese -Mexican
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  industrial connection remains strong, creating
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  jobs and driving economic growth in Mexico. In
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  business news, in a competitive battle for Apple's
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  credit card, Visa has proposed a payment of roughly
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  $100 million to secure the deal. This comes as
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  Goldman Sachs, the current issuer, plans to exit
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  the consumer lending market. Other major banks,
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  including JPMorgan Chase and Synchrony Financial,
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  are also in contention. The chosen network will
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  play a crucial role in Apple's payment ecosystem,
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  which is becoming central to consumer financial
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  habits. With approximately $20 billion in balances,
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  the Apple credit card represents a significant
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  opportunity for whoever wins the bid. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 2%. to about $85 ,000.
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  Ethereum is up 0 .5 % to just under $1 ,900.
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  And Goatseys Maximus is down 5 % to $0 .04. Moving
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  on to 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 now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. Apple's item
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  tracking device, AirTag, debuted nearly four
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  years ago, but has yet to see any hardware upgrades.
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  Rumors indicate that an AirTag 2 was on the horizon,
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  possibly launching this year. The current AirTag
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  utilizes Apple's ultra -wideband U1 chip, allowing
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  for precision finding within a range of 10 to
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  15 meters. However, the new model may incorporate
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  the latest chip from the iPhone 15, extending
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  this range to 60 meters. Additionally, Apple
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  aims to enhance anti -stalking features. The
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  expected release window is around May or June,
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  potentially in time for the Worldwide Developers
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  Conference in 2025. April brings a captivating
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  lineup of movies and television shows, showcasing
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  talent from Steven Soderbergh to Mark Rylance.
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  Soderbergh's Black Bag explores the secretive
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  lives of spies, while Wolf Hall The Mirror and
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  the Light features Rylance as the calculating
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  Thomas Cromwell. On Netflix, adolescence delves
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  into the chaos of a family facing unexpected
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  turmoil. Mid -century modern offers a comedic
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  spin on life in Palm Springs, and Mobland stars
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  Tom Hardy in a gritty tale of gangland loyalty.
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  The month promises a diverse array of compelling
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  stories worth watching. Well, alrighty folks,
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  it's time for the quote of the day. And today,
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  our quote comes from the Roman philosopher and
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  emperor, Marcus Aurelius. And he said, Accept
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  the things to which fate binds you and love the
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  people with whom fate brings you together, but
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  do so with all your heart. And that's a wrap
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  for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.