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Ohio State Tops AP Poll, Boston Suburbs Safest, Tech News · 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, September 3rd. You'll be
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  interested to know. 237 years ago, today in 1783.
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  The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris, France,
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  officially ending the American Revolutionary
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  War and recognizing the sovereignty of the United
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  States. a moment of human achievement, and the
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  birth of a new nation. 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 sunny and it feels like 61 degrees, with
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  two 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 -12. It looks like we're in for a sunny
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  Wednesday with a high near 77 and a light southeast
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  breeze. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with
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  a low around 57 and a gentle south wind. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first high
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  tide Wednesday will be at 830 with the low tide
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  at 215. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  68 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect sunny skies on Thursday
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  with a high near 79 and a light south wind. Thursday
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  night brings a chance of rain showers after 2
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  a .m. with partly cloudy skies and a low around
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  63. On Friday there is a chance of rain showers
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  before 11 a .m. with mostly sunny skies and a
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  high near 84. Friday night will be mostly clear.
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  with a low around 68 and a south wind. Saturday
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  has a chance of rain showers between 7 a .m.
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  and 2 p .m. followed by a chance of showers and
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  thunderstorms with a high near 86 and a southwest
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  wind. Saturday night features a chance of showers
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  and thunderstorms with mostly cloudy skies and
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  a low around 62. On Sunday, expect a chance of
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  rain showers with mostly sunny skies and a high
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  near 75. Sunday night has a slight chance of
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  rain showers before 8 p .m. with partly cloudy
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  skies and a low around 55. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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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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  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 mornings send you. In a recent ranking
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  by personal finance website Go Banking Rates,
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  two Boston suburbs have been named among the
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  safest and wealthiest in the United States, with
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  Lexington taking the impressive second spot and
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  Winchester falling closely at third. Lexington
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  boasts an average income of $300 ,000 and a property
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  crime rate of just 2 .93 per 1 ,000 people. while
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  Winchester has an average income of $296 ,000
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  and a property crime rate of just over 4 per
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  1 ,000. Additionally, eight other communities
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  from the Bay State made the top 50, including
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  Wellesley, Belmont, and Reading. Now onto sports.
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  Ohio State has reclaimed the top spot in the
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  Associated Press Top 25 poll, marking their first
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  time at number one during the regular season
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  since 2015. The Buckeyes rose after defeating
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  Texas 14 -7 in their season opener. In contrast,
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  Alabama fell out of the Top 20 for the first
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  time in 17 years, landing at number 21 following
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  their opening game loss to an unranked opponent.
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  Florida State entered the rankings at number
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  14 after upsetting Alabama. The rankings are
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  expected to remain fluid early in the season
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  as teams continue to compete in local sports.
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  Last night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox beat the
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  Guardians 11 -7. Slater earned the win with five
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  and one -third innings pitched, allowing seven
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  runs and eight hits. Bregman's clutch eighth
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  inning hit drove in the go -ahead runs. The Sox
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  finished with 18 hits and zero errors. The Red
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  Sox record is now 78 -62. Tonight, Brennan Bernardino,
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  who is 4 -2 with a 3 .08 earned run average,
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  starts for the Sox against Joey Cantillo, who
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  is 3 -3 with a 3 .93. First pitch is scheduled
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  for 645 at Fenway Park with clear skies and a
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  mild temperature of 72 degrees. In top news,
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  in a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have
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  revealed that a small cluster of neurons, known
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  as the locus coeruleus, controls our thinking
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  modes. This blue dot, just a few millimeters
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  in size, influences learning, creativity, focus,
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  and alertness. By understanding how to shift
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  gears, individuals can enhance their cognitive
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  performance. The Locus Corullus has four activity
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  modes, from sleep to high arousal, affecting
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  our mental state. Techniques such as meditation,
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  physical exercise, and task management can help
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  optimize its function. Ultimately, self -awareness
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  of this brain mechanism may lead to improved
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  mental well -being and productivity. In business
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  news, Connecticut's Ray Dalio believes that income
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  inequality may be leading the United States toward
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  autocracy. Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates,
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  was the richest person in Connecticut in 2023.
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  He stated that wealth disparity leads to polarization,
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  which can result in autocratic leadership, calling
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  it a classic part of the debt cycle. Dalio expressed
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  concern that the increased wealth and values
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  gaps lead to populism and irreconcilable differences.
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  He compared current socioeconomics to the extreme
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  gaps seen before, during, and after World War
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  II. Dalio sold his remaining stake in Bridgewater
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  earlier this year, marking a retirement process.
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  He also criticized former President Donald Trump's
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  influence on the Federal Reserve's decision -making
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  process. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged
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  at about $111 ,000. Ethereum is down 0 .5 % to
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  just over $4 ,300. And SRP is up 1%. to $2 .83.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
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  free 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. Wyoming has
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  chosen Amazon's Project Kuiper over Starlink
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  for broadband expansion following Colorado's
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  lead and utilizing the state's broadband equity,
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  access, and deployment program. This initiative
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  seeks to provide high -speed internet to over
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  15 ,000 underserved locations. Wyoming will award
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  Amazon close to $10 million in subsidies. while
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  Starlink will serve only 629 locations for $1
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  million. The proposal highlights that Project
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  Kuiper aims to deliver download speeds of at
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  least 150 megabits per second. However, it remains
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  unclear when Project Kuiper will launch or the
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  pricing for the service. Dwayne Johnson is generating
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  Oscar buzz following a powerful performance in
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  The Smashing Machine at the Venice Film Festival.
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  The audience erupted into a 15 -minute standing
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  ovation, leaving the 53 -year -old actor in tears.
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  Johnson portrays wrestler Mark Kerr alongside
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  Emily Blunt, who plays Kerr's girlfriend. The
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  film's director, Benny Safdie, joined in the
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  emotional moment. as Kerr himself was moved during
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  the credits. Johnson's transformation for the
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  role involved significant prosthetics, showcasing
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  his desire to explore deeper narratives. The
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  Smashing Machine will be released by A24 in November,
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  marking Safdie's solo directorial debut. 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, Earl Nightingale.
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  And he said, all you need is the plan, the roadmap,
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  and the courage to press on to your destination.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Had an amazing day, my good
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  friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.