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Red Sox Trade Shakes Up Roster, Europe Battles Wildfires · 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, August 4th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 82 years ago, today, in 1944, a young
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  diarist, Anne Frank, began sharing her personal
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  reflections while hidden, producing a vivid account
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  of hope and resilience. That diary later became
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  an international symbol of human dignity and
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  an education about intolerance, inspiring readers
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  and shaping how future generations remember those
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  lost. So now you know. And now it's time for
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  the weather report. This morning it's sunny and
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  it feels like 65 degrees with six mile per hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 7 .57 and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 5 .41. It looks
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  like we're in for a sunny day with a high near
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  84 and a calm west breeze around 7 miles per
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  hour. If you're inland, it will hit a high of
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  85 tonight. Expect partly cloudy skies with a
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  low around 64 and light winds around 6 miles
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  per hour. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay
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  reads 66 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Wednesday will be partly
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  sunny with a high near 84 and a light southwest
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  breeze. A slight chance of afternoon showers
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  returns Thursday and Friday with highs near 88,
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  falling to the mid -80s Saturday. and nights
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  in the low 70s with occasional rain chances overnight
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  into Saturday morning. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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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 mornings send you. In local news, the Boston
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  Red Sox recently traded 23 -year -old shortstop
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  Marcelo Mayer to the San Francisco Giants in
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  exchange for left -handed reliever Eric Miller.
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  and a mid -level outfield prospect, Carlos Gutierrez.
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  Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow emphasized
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  that Mayer was once viewed as a crucial part
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  of the organization's core, stating, he was a
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  really big part of this organization. Mayer,
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  who struggled with injuries and performance,
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  posted a batting average of just 220 this season
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  before being placed on the injury list. Bresso
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  highlighted the emergence of 20 -year -old prospect
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  Franklin Areas as a factor in Mayer's trade,
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  noting, we'll continue to put him in the best
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  development environment. Now on to sports. Major
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  League Baseball's 2026 trade deadline concluded
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  at 6 p .m. Eastern time on Monday, resulting
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  in numerous deals prior to the deadline. The
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  most significant trade involved reigning two
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  -time American League Cy Young winner Tarek Schubel
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  joining the defending two -time World Series
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  champion Dodgers. The Dodgers emerged as winners,
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  adding a crucial pitcher to their rotation amid
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  injuries. In contrast, the Brewers, while making
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  sensible moves, missed a chance to enhance their
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  postseason prospects. The Red Sox made headlines
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  by acquiring Adley Rutchman, bolstering their
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  lineup. The Yankees, however, failed to address
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  key needs, leaving fans disappointed. The Cubs
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  significantly improved their rotation, while
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  the Orioles and Tigers faced criticism for trading
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  star players despite being in the wild -card
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  hunt. Both the Giants and Mets capitalized on
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  the seller's market, acquiring numerous prospects,
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  while Mike Trout remains with the Angels during
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  their rebuilding phase. In local sports, the
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  Red Sox are on fire. They swept the Dodgers over
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  the weekend, first 5 -3 on Saturday behind Seydan
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  Rafaelaz, two homers, then 8 -4 on Sunday, with
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  four different power hitters connecting. Boston's
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  won 5 straight and 8 of their last 10, sitting
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  at 60 and 51. Tonight they host the Chicago White
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  Sox at Fenway at 7 -10, with Patrick Sandoval
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  on the mound opposite Davis Martin. This is a
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  three -game homestand, and with the way the bats
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  are swinging and the pitching staff clicking,
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  the Sox should extend this streak to six straight.
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  There's also major news from the Deadline. Boston
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  acquired all -star catcher Adley Retchman from
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  Baltimore in a significant haul that signals
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  the front office's commitment to October. Retchman's
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  dealing with wrist inflammation, so expect him
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  on a rehab assignment this weekend or early next
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  week. but he's a game -changer behind the plate
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  for a lineup that's been among baseball's hottest.
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  Meanwhile, the Bruins will start next season
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  without Charlie McEvoy for the first six games.
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  The All -Star defenseman declined to appeal his
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  suspension for slashing in last spring's playoff
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  loss to Buffalo. Boston's defensive core will
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  lean on Hampus Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov, while
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  McEvoy serves his time. In top news, Europe's
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  hot, dry summer takes its toll with fires in
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  France and Greece and drought in the United Kingdom.
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  A record -breaking hot and dry summer tightened
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  its grip on Europe as water -dropping planes
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  swooped over wildfires in Greece and firefighters
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  in France sought to stabilize blazes. The United
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  Kingdom recorded its driest July in nearly two
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  centuries, according to the Weather Service.
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  In Greece, strong winds pushed flames into mountain
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  homes, destroying farms and property. A massive
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  wildfire in France burned about 420 square kilometers,
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  marking the largest wildfire on record. The risk
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  of wildfire remains high across parts of the
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  continent. In business news, Kalshi traders believe
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  the July jobs report will be slightly cooler
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  than economists' predictions. The Bureau of Labor
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  Statistics is set to release the employment figures
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  for July on Friday, and economists expect a gain
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  of 85 ,000 jobs, according to Dow Jones consensus
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  estimates. However, traders on prediction market
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  platform Kelshe think the actual figures may
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  come in lower. Speculators assign a 47 % chance
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  that employers added more than 80 ,000 jobs in
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  July. They also give a 60 % chance that more
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  than 70 ,000 jobs were added. Traders place a
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  41 % chance that 90 ,000 jobs were added. With
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  a 1 in 3 chance, the figure will reach 6 figures.
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  Conversely, there is also a 1 in 3 chance the
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  number will fall below 60 ,000. Last month, Talshi
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  traders estimated a 63%. Chance that more than
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  125 ,000 jobs were added in June, exceeding consensus
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  estimates of 115 ,000. However, the official
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  figure was much lower at just 57 ,000 jobs added.
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  Disclosure. CNBC and CalShe have a commercial
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  relationship that includes customer acquisition
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  and a minority investment. Encrypto movement.
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  Bitcoin is up 1 .5 % to just under $64 ,000.
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  Ethereum is unchanged at just under $1 ,900.
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  And XRP is up 1 % to $1 .08. 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 mornings sent you by. And
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk science. History
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  regularly reappears along the Danube River near
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  the Serbian town of Prohovo, but it has likely
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  never been more visible than this summer. As
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  brutal temperatures across much of Europe cause
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  waters to recede to all -time lows, The wrecks
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  of multiple World War II Nazi warships are the
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  most exposed they have been in over 80 years.
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  The exposure of an estimated 200 boats offers
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  local authorities a chance to begin cleaning
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  up a long -time problem. In 2024, Serbian national
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  authorities began collaborating with the European
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  Investment Bank to remove 21 selected shipwrecks
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  along a 3 .1 -mile -long bottleneck. The project
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  aims to facilitate the much -needed shift from
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  road to waterway transport. And in entertainment
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  news, Henry Cavill's involvement in Warhammer
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  40 ,000 has addressed significant adaptation
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  challenges. Most actors invest years in passion
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  projects driven by love for the story or character.
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  While some succeed, like Sylvester Stallone's
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  rocky others, such as Mahershala Ali's attempts
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  for a new blade, do not. The key to success is
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  not just passion, but the right creative team
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  and financial backing. Kvil confirmed two projects,
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  one animated and one live action, with Mike Flanagan
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  as writer and producer. Flanagan's horror expertise
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  aligns perfectly with the dark themes of Warhammer
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  40 ,000. promising an engaging adaptation. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  author and motivational speaker, Les Brown. And
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  he said, And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok. for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.