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Stranded Astronauts, Red Sox, NFL Investment Shift, High-End Hotels, Ikea Marketplace. · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in Boston.
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  I'm your host Melissa and it's Wednesday, August 28th.
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  You'll be interested to know.
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  61 years ago, today, in 1963, approximately 200,000 people marched on Washington, D.C.,
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  an event that became a high point of the civil rights movement, especially remembered for
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  the famous, I Have a Dream speech of Martin Luther King Jr.
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  So now you know.
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  And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  It looks like we're in for some isolated showers and thunderstorms today between 10
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  a.m. and 5 p.m. with partly sunny skies, a high near 88, and winds from the west at 10
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  to 15 miles per hour.
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  Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low around 62 at a north wind around 8 to
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  12 miles per hour.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first high tide Wednesday will be at 715 with a
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  low tide just after 830.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 70 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the low 70s on Thursday
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  and Friday and clear nights in the mid-50s.
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  Rain chances increase Saturday afternoon through Sunday night with highs near 80 and partly
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  sunny skies.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Ansonides, nestled on
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  El Camino Real South, just north of Ansonides Boulevard.
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  This cafe is a haven for culinary delights.
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  Indulge in their amazing eggs Benedict or their gluten-free crepes.
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  You can grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  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.
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  In local news.
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  In a remarkable turn of events, Dania Mahota and his wife Rebecca welcomed their daughter
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  Summer in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot in Cape Cod.
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  Rebecca's contractions began on their way to the hospital, but the baby arrived quicker
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  than anticipated.
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  Dania, guided by Rebecca, delivered their daughter on the shoulder of Route 6.
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  The hospital sent an ambulance to meet them at Dunkin'.
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  Despite the chaos, both mother and baby are healthy.
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  The Mahotas plan to amend Summer's birth certificate to include the exact GPS coordinates
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  of her birth location.
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  Now on to sports.
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  The National Football League is set to allow private equity firms to buy into teams, a
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  significant shift for the world's most lucrative league.
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  This change, approved in a recent meeting, now allows team owners to sell up to 10% of
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  their teams to pre-approved firms.
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  The initial list includes Arctos, Ayres Management, 6th Street, and a consortium featuring Blackstone,
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  Carlisle, CVC, and Dynasty Equity.
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  Strict rules apply, including no governance rights and a minimum six-year holding period.
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  This policy opens the door for billions of dollars to flow into the league, enhancing
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  franchise valuations.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox at home beat the Blue Jays 6-3.
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  And tonight, the Sox are back at Fenway for Game 3 of the series.
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  In top news, the number of thousand dollar per night hotel rooms has soared as wealthy
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  travelers embrace eye-popping rates.
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  Paying $1,000 may no longer secure a swank suite or prima view.
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  At the Ritz-Carlton New York Nomad, a standard room costs $1,300 for the first weekend in
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  October.
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  The Four Seasons Miami Surfside charges $1,500 with an advance discount.
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  According to Costa Group, 80 US hotels averaged $1,000 or more per night in the first half
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  of the year, up from 22 in 2019.
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  European hotels have tripled to 183.
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  Hotels capitalize on affluent travelers, boosting rates as a psychological signal of their superiority.
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  In business news, IKEA has launched a new secondhand marketplace for pre-owned furniture,
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  aimed at helping the company compete with resale sites like eBay, Gumtree, and Finn.
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  The pilot program, called IKEA Pre-Owned, will be tested in Madrid, Spain, and Oslo,
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  Norway through the end of the year.
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  Customers in these cities can buy and sell pre-owned IKEA items, with listings featuring
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  photos and prices set by sellers.
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  According to IKEA's chief executive Jesper Brodin, this initiative reflects the company's
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  confidence in evolving digitally.
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  The marketplace may charge a symbolic fee in the future to enhance the experience for
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  both sellers and buyers.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is just over $59,200.
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  Ethereum is just over $2,400.
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  And Solana is $147.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 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 in the Boston area.
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  Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension,
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  and elevating mental well-being.
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  Scientific research affirms its benefits.
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  So now you can check out Club Pilates for a free class.
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  With locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure to
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  tell them Sunny Morning sent you by.
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  And now back to the show.
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  Let's talk science.
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  Boeing's Starliner is set to return to Earth next week, but its crew will remain in space
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  until next year.
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  This situation raises significant questions for Boeing's space business.
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  NASA announced that the crew will return on a SpaceX ship, prompting inquiries about Starliner's
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  future.
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  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson expressed full confidence in Boeing's future flights, but
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  not everyone shares this optimism.
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  The mission faced glitches, extending the crew's stay from eight days to eight months.
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  Industry experts suggest Boeing might reconsider its focus on human spaceflight, given its
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  recent struggles and financial losses.
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  And in entertainment news, Francis Ford Coppola, renowned filmmaker, expressed to Rolling Stone
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  that his aim with Megalopolis was to avoid it being branded as some woke Hollywood production.
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  The film's cast features controversial figures like John Voight and Shia LaBeouf.
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  Coppola emphasized the cast includes people who were canceled.
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  He appreciated LaBeouf's intense approach, comparing him to Dennis Hover.
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  Megalopolis stars Adam Driver and includes a notable supporting cast.
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  Despite controversy at Cannes, including allegations against Coppola, Lionsgate will release the
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  film in theaters on September 27th, with a screening at the Toronto International Film
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  Festival.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
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  And today, our quote comes from the American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.
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  And he said, darkness cannot drag out darkness, only light can do that.
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  Hate cannot drag out hate, only love can do that.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports.
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  Had an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.