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Red Sox vs Orioles, CargoB E-Bikes, LA Olympics, Cardboard Sales · 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 19th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 65 years ago today, in 1960, the Soviet
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  Union launched Sputnik V, the first spacecraft
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  to carry animals into orbit and return them safely
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  to Earth. This historic mission included two
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  courageous dogs, Belka and Strelka, along with
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  a gray rabbit, 40 mice, two rats, and 15 flasks
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  of fruit flies. Their successful journey paved
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  the way for human spaceflight, demonstrating
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  that living organisms could survive and thrive
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  in the harsh environment of space. 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 sunny and it feels
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  like 57 degrees with 6 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 737 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 556. It looks like we're in
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  for a mostly sunny Tuesday with temperatures
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  climbing to around 75 accompanied by a light
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  east wind. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies
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  with a low of 58. and a gentle southeast breeze.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  high tide Tuesday will be at 830 with a low tide
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  just before 230. The near -shore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 68 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, expect partly sunny
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  skies on Wednesday and Thursday with highs near
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  75. A slight chance of rain showers lingers Wednesday
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  night and Saturday morning. Friday and Saturday
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  will be sunny, with highs near 78 and 83, respectively.
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  Nights will be mostly clear, with lows around
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  60. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is
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  brought to you by Versailles Café and Pastries
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard. This cafe
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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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. Boston residents looking
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  for a convenient way to transport heavy loads
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  can now take advantage of Cargob, the first cargo
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  -e -bike share service in North America, launched
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  right here in 2024. The service has expanded
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  to a new location in the seaport, at the corner
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  of Autumn Lane and Boston Moor Froad. Co -founder
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  Zach DeClerk emphasizes that this service is
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  ideal for those who prefer biking over sitting
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  in traffic. With eight additional stations across
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  Greater Boston, including Jamaica Plain and Cambridge,
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  and plans to double their fleet from 12 bikes,
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  Cargob aims to redefine urban mobility. Riders
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  can rent bikes by the minute or day simply by
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  downloading the app and scanning a QR code to
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  unlock their ride. Now on to sports. Calls for
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  Los Angeles to withdraw from hosting the 2028
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  Olympics are growing amid wildfires and immigration
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  raids. However, LA 28 leaders maintain that the
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  federal government has assured safe travel for
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  foreign athletes. Historically, the Olympics
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  have faced challenges, yet cities have rarely
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  canceled or relocated the games. Legally, Los
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  Angeles cannot back out due to a binding host
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  city contract signed in 2017, which lacks termination
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  options for the host city. With only three years
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  until the Games, preparations continue, despite
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  obstacles such as construction delays and political
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  tensions, making withdrawal nearly impossible.
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  In local sports. Last night at Fenway Park, the
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  Red Sox lost to the Orioles 6 -3. Orioles pitcher
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  Rodgers earned the win with seven innings pitched,
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  while the Sox's May took the loss. Henderson
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  homered, and Basalo drove in two. The Sox finished
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  with six hits and zero errors, leaving four runners
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  on base. The Orioles had 12 hits and zero errors.
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  Boston's record falls to 68 -58. Tonight, the
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  Red Sox clash with the Orioles again at Fenway
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  Park in Boston for the final game of this two
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  -game series. Walker Bueller is 7 -7 with a 5
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  .43 earned run average, faces Tomoyuki Shigano,
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  who is 10 -5 with a 4 .13. First pitch at 7 -10.
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  The temperature is a comfortable 67 degrees under
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  clear skies for this home game. In top news,
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  analysts and investors are closely monitoring
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  a significant drop in cardboard box sales, an
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  unusual but telling indicator of the United States
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  economy. The demand for corrugated cardboard,
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  essential for transporting various goods, has
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  hit its lowest second -quarter level since 2015.
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  Major companies, like International Paper Company,
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  report a 5 % decline in shipments. while SWERF
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  at Westrock notes a 4 .5 % drop in North America.
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  With consumer spending comprising nearly 70 %
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  of the economy, this slump raises concerns about
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  future retail demand. As the economy braces for
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  possible corrections, industry experts are hoping
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  for recovery later this year. In business news...
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  Soon, investors will be able to trade shares
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  of OpenAI and SpaceX through tokens similar to
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  cryptocurrency. Tokenization allows retail investors
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  access to private company shares traditionally
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  available only to institutional investors. However,
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  these tokens are not the same as actual equity.
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  A Robinhood spokesperson explained that stock
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  tokens provide economic exposure tied to the
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  underlying asset's price, but they do not guarantee
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  ownership. Investors may face risks as tokenized
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  shares lack transparency and access to important
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  company information, leading to a speculative
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  investment environment. Understanding these factors
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  is essential before participating. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is down 1 % to about $116 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 3 % to just over $4 ,300. And
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  XRP is down 1 % to $3 .06. 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 morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk science. Researchers
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  at Northwestern University have revealed fascinating
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  insights into super -agers, individuals over
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  80 who maintain cognitive function comparable
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  to much younger people. Over 25 years, they studied
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  more than 100 super -agers and examined 77 postmortem
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  brains. A key personality trait of super -agers
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  is their sociability. as they tend to live life
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  on their own terms, often engaging with their
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  communities. Interestingly, super -agers show
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  slower brain shrinkage and a more robust cholinergic
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  system, which may protect against neurodegenerative
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  diseases. While lifestyle choices may play a
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  role, researchers emphasize that more questions
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  remain than answers as they continue this groundbreaking
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  work. and in entertainment news. The official
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  trailer for Good Boy, directed by Ben Leonberg,
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  showcases a haunted house from a dog's perspective.
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  This feature debut hits theaters on October 3rd,
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  following its premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest
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  Film Festival. The trailer introduces Indy, a
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  loyal dog, and his owner, Todd, portrayed by
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  Shane Jensen. as they encounter paranormal activity
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  in their new home. Heartwarming messages like,
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  man's best friend, and always by your side fade
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  to suspense as Indy investigates eerie sounds.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote
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  of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American inventor and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs.
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  And he said, Innovation distinguishes between
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  a leader and a follower. And that's a wrap for
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  this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.