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Newton-Wellesley Hospital Brain Tumors, Scottie Scheffler Wins PGA. · 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, May 19th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 104 years ago today in 1921, the United
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  States Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act,
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  establishing national quotas on immigration.
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  This landmark legislation marked a significant
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  shift in American immigration policy, introducing
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  numerical limits based on nationality. While
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  it reflected the complexities of its time, the
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  Act also set the stage for future discussions
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  and reforms, highlighting the nation's evolving
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  approach to diversity and inclusion. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the Weather Report.
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  This morning, it's mostly cloudy and it feels
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  like 46 degrees with 31 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 728 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in
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  for some isolated rain showers after 9 a .m.
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  with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 62,
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  accompanied by a brisk northwest wind at around
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  20 miles per hour. Tonight. Expect mostly cloudy
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  skies with a low of 45 and a gentle breeze. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first low
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  tide Monday will be just before 11 with a high
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  tide just before 5. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 54 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Expect mostly cloudy
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  skies on Tuesday with isolated rain showers early
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  and a high near 63. Nights will be cloudy with
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  lows around 49. Wednesday brings a chance of
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  rain afternoon with a high near 55. Rain is likely
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  Wednesday night with lows around 47. Thursday
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  and Thursday night will be rainy and cloudy with
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  highs near 53 and lows around 47. Friday continues
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  the chance of rain, with a high near 58 and lows
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  around 47. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this café
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
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  send you. In local news, Debbie Connolly, a former
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  staffer at Newton Wellesley Hospital, has been
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  diagnosed with a brain tumor, raising concerns
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  about a possible cluster of similar cases among
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  her colleagues. After working in the maternity
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  ward for more than a decade, Connelly experienced
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  troubling symptoms that led to her medical leave
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  in 2018. Following her diagnosis in March 2025,
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  she discovered that she was the seventh known
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  case, connected to her former unit. Connelly
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  expressed frustration over the hospital's lack
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  of communication about these cases, stating,
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  Statistically, it just doesn't make sense. She
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  calls for an independent investigation into the
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  situation. Now on to sports. Scottie Scheffler,
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  the world number one, has claimed his second
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  major title of the season at the PGA Championship,
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  winning by five strokes at Quail Hollow in Charlotte,
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  North Carolina. Despite not being at his best,
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  Scheffler secured victory with an impressive
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  11 under par. This win marks his third major
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  championship. After a shaky start where he briefly
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  lost his five -stroke lead, Scheffler regained
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  his composure, showcasing his dominance. He has
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  held the top ranking since May 2023 and is now
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  halfway to a career Grand Slam with the U .S.
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  and British Opens approaching. in local sports.
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  Yesterday afternoon at Fenway, the Sox fell to
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  the Braves 10 -4. Despite Rafi Devers hitting
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  a massive grand slam, the Braves proved too strong.
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  Bayo took the loss, giving up five runs over
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  four innings, while Atlanta's Ozuna shone with
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  a two -run blast and Schnell secured the win
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  with six innings of solid pitching. The Braves
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  have hit the Sox 16 -10, leaving Boston with
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  23 wins and 25 losses. Tonight, the Sox face
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  the Mets at Fenway for Game 1 of a three -game
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  series. Hunter Dobbins, with a 3 .30 ERA, will
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  battle Kode Senga. First pitch is slated for
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  6 .45, with temperatures around 58 degrees. In
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  top news... Our return -to -office mandate is
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  a subtle way for companies to encourage employees
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  to quit. This theory, once dismissed as cynical,
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  is gaining traction. For instance, Amazon's decision
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  to end hybrid work prompted an executive to say,
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  there are other companies around. Similar sentiments
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  were echoed by Elon Musk, who welcomed a wave
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  of voluntary terminations. While some firms believe
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  that in -person work boosts productivity, it
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  risks losing top talent. Research shows that
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  hybrid work enhances engagement and retention.
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  Companies might consider adopting more flexible
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  policies to retain their best employees while
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  navigating these challenging times. In business
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  news, Verizon's $20 billion merger with Frontier,
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  a fiber internet provider, has received approval
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  from the Federal Communications Commission. This
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  agreement allows Verizon to upgrade and expand
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  Frontier's fiber networks, aiming to connect
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  1 million homes annually. The deal was contingent
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  upon Verizon's commitment to ending diversity
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  equity and inclusion practices, as stated by
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  SCC Chair Brendan Carr. Verizon will eliminate
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  human resources roles focused on DEI. and remove
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  related terminology from employee training. This
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  merger also allows Verizon to reclaim parts of
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  its fiber business sold in 2015, which will enhance
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  connectivity in various communities. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 0 .5 % over the weekend
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  to about $105 ,000. Ethereum is down 7 % to just
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  under $2 ,400. And Goatsy's Maximus is down 1
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  % to 15 cents. 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. A recent study reveals that
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  a genetic mutation allows some individuals to
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  thrive on just four hours of sleep. While most
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  require about eight to nine hours to feel rested,
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  this short sleep mutation enables people to function
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  well after only three to six hours. Neuroscientist
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  Yinghuo Fu discovered a new mutation affecting
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  the gene, which plays a role in regulating metabolism
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  and circadian rhythm. This research, published
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  in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy
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  of Sciences, may lead to new treatments for sleep
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  disorders, enhancing our understanding of sleep's
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  genetic foundations. And in entertainment news,
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  Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, The Odyssey,
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  will make history as the first feature film shot
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  entirely on IMAX film. The company had to create
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  new film cameras to achieve this groundbreaking
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  feat. While Avengers Infinity War was the first
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  film shot using IMAX hardware, the Odyssey stands
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  out for using film rather than digital technology.
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  IMAX CEO Rich Gelfand shared that the project
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  began with a challenge from Nolan, who urged
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  IMAX to innovate. The new cameras are lighter,
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  quieter, and will eventually be available to
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  other filmmakers after the Odyssey completes
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  production. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the British naturalist and geologist, Charles
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  Darwin. And he said, It is not the strongest
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  of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent,
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  but the one most responsive to change. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.