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Cyanobacteria Alert, NFL Preseason Highlights, Vera C Rubin Observatory. · 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, August 11th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 65 years ago today, in 1960, the Central
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  African nation of Chad declared its independence
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  from France. This momentous occasion marked the
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  culmination of a determined struggle for self
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  -governance. as the people of Chad embraced their
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  sovereignty and embarked on a new journey of
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  nation building. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, it's
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  sunny and it feels like 73 degrees with 5 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  7 .47 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5 .48.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny Monday with
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  temperatures climbing to around 94 and a light
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  breeze from the south. Tonight, expect mostly
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  clear skies with a low of 71 and gentle winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  low tide Monday will be at 715 with a high tide
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  at 130. The near shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay.
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  Reads 69 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect sunny skies Tuesday
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  and Wednesday with highs near 95. Nights will
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  be mostly clear with lows in the low 70s. A chance
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  of rain and thunderstorms arrives Thursday. Friday
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  cools down to a high near 82 with mostly clear
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  nights and lows around 63. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El
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  Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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  this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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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 sent you. In local news, Boston
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  health officials are issuing a warning to avoid
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  contact with the water in Fenway's Muddy River.
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  Cyanobacteria, often referred to as blue -green
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  algae, has been detected in the water between
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  Brookline Avenue and Louis Pasteur. This harmful
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  bacteria can lead to illness in both humans and
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  pets. Exposure may result in skin and eye irritation
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  as well as breathing difficulties. If contact
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  occurs, it is important to rinse off immediately.
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  Ingesting the water can cause gastrointestinal
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  issues, including vomiting and diarrhea, which
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  can be particularly severe in children and small
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  pets. Now on to sports. The first full weekend
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  of NFL preseason games wrapped up, showcasing
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  notable performances and a harrowing injury.
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  Shadir Sanders, the Browns' rookie quarterback,
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  shone with 138 yards and two touchdowns. Coach
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  Kevin Stefanski acknowledged that while Sanders
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  has areas to improve, he demonstrated he belongs.
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  In a thrilling moment, Cam Little of the Jaguars
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  kicked a remarkable 70 -yard field goal, sparking
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  discussions about the accuracy of kickers. Unfortunately,
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  a frightening injury occurred when Lions safety
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  Morris Norris was taken to the hospital, but
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  is now stable. The preseason continues with joint
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  practices and games ahead. In local sports. Yesterday
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  afternoon at Petco Park in San Diego, The Red
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  Sox lost to the Padres 6 -2. Padres Dylan Cease
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  was impressive with six innings, two runs, seven
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  strikeouts, while Sox Bayo took the loss after
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  five and two -thirds innings and six runs. The
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  Sox managed five hits and left six runners on
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  base. The Padres had nine hits, one error, and
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  left seven on base. The Red Sox record is now
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  65 -54. Tonight, the Sox clash with the Astros
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  in Houston for Game 1 of three -game series.
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  Garrett Crochet, 13 -4, with a 2 .24 earned run
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  average, faces Christian Javier. First pitch
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  at 8 -10 at Dakin Park. In top news, a meteorite
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  that crashed through a homeowner's roof in Georgia
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  earlier this summer is actually older than Earth
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  itself. according to scientist Scott Harris.
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  The meteorite, which created a dent in the floor,
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  is believed to have formed 4 .5 billion years
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  ago, making it roughly 20 million years older
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  than our planet. Harris noted that it belongs
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  to a group of asteroids from the main asteroid
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  belt between Mars and Jupiter. The homeowner
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  is still discovering specks of space dust around
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  his living room. Researchers plan to propose
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  naming the meteorite the McDonough meteorite
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  after the city where it fell. In business news,
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  Boeing and Airbus have suspended their next -generation
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  airliner projects, casting doubt on airlines'
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  net -zero plans. Boeing's X -66A, which aimed
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  to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, was put on
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  hold after initial enthusiasm. Similarly, Airbus
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  paused its Zero -E hydrogen plane, originally
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  slated for service by 2035. Experts warn that
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  these delays could hinder the airline industry's
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  goal of achieving net -zero emissions by 2050.
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  With aviation responsible for a significant share
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  of global emissions, pressure is mounting for
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  manufacturers to innovate. New contenders like
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  Jet Zero with a radical design plan may challenge
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  Boeing and Airbus' dominance. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 4 % over the weekend to just under
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  $122 ,000. Ethereum is up 11 % to about $4 ,300.
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  And XRP is down 2 % to $3 .26. Moving on to a
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  more local vibe. In our community spotlight on
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  health 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 science. The newly
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  opened Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in
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  a remote mountain range in Chile, is set to revolutionize
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  our understanding of the universe. This observatory
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  will spend the next decade mapping the sky, covering
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  the entire southern hemisphere every few nights
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  with its impressive 3 ,200 -megapixel camera.
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  The observatory aims to capture a staggering
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  total of 20 billion galaxies and another 20 billion
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  stars, creating an ultra -high -definition time
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  -lapse of the cosmos. This wealth of data will
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  assist scientists in unraveling mysteries. such
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  as measuring the expansion of the universe and
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  gaining insights into dark matter through gravitational
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  lensing. And in entertainment news, Zack Kreger's
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  Weapons has emerged as a formidable winner at
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  the box office, marking another triumph for the
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  horror genre in 2025. This film grossed $42 million
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  domestically and $70 million globally. during
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  its opening weekend surpassing the combined earnings
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  of its competitors, including Freak Your Friday
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  and The Fantastic Four First Steps. Weapons is
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  the third horror thriller to excel this year,
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  following Sinners and Final Destination Bloodlines.
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  With its success, Warner Bros. reinforces its
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  investment in Kreger, who has quickly become
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  a significant talent in the industry, benefiting
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  the horror genre as a whole. 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 author
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  and motivational speaker, Les Brown. And he said,
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  Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll
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  land among the stars. 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.