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Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers Debut, Jaws 50th, OpenAI Defense Deal. · 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, June 17th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 140 years ago today, in 1885, the Statue
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  of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor. This monumental
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  gift from the people of France to the United
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  States symbolizes freedom and democracy. Designed
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  by French sculptor Frederick Auguste Bartholdi,
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  the statue was shipped in over 200 crates containing
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  350 individual pieces. Upon its arrival, it was
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  reassembled on Bedloe's Island, now known as
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  Liberty Island, and was dedicated the following
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  year. Since then, the Statue of Liberty has stood
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  as a beacon of hope and opportunity, welcoming
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  millions of immigrants and visitors to the United
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  States. So now you know. And now, it's time for
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  the weather report. This morning, there's a chance
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  of rain showers, and it feels like 62 degrees
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  with 7 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 8 .16, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 5 .07. It looks like we're in for some patchy
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  fog and a chance of rain showers before 7 a .m.
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  followed by cloudy skies with a high near 69
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  and an east wind at 7. Tonight, expect more cloudy
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  skies, a low of 63 and light winds. For all you
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  beach runners out there, the first low tide Tuesday
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  will be at 1030 with a high tide at 445. The
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  near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 63 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect a chance of rain showers on Wednesday
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  with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 83.
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  Thursday brings mostly sunny weather with highs
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  near 92. The weekend looks mostly sunny too with
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  highs near 83 and a slight chance of rain Saturday
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  night. Nights will be partly cloudy with lows
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  in the mid -60s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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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, this
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  year Martha's Vineyard is proudly celebrating
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  the 50th anniversary of the iconic film Jaws,
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  a movie that revolutionized summer blockbusters
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  and showcased the beauty of this New England
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  gem. Filmed almost entirely on the island in
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  1974, the tale of Amity Island has become deeply
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  intertwined with local lore. Festivities kick
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  off on June 20th with a free screening of Jaws
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  at 50, The Definitive Inside Story at the Martha's
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  Vineyard Performing Arts Center. The museum is
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  also hosting Amity Homecoming Weekend from June
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  19th to June 23rd, featuring exclusive talks
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  and a major exhibition titled Jaws at 50 at Deeper
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  Dive. Now on to sports. Shohei Ohtani made his
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  highly anticipated pitching debut for the Los
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  Angeles Dodgers against the San Diego Padres
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  on Monday night. After months of observation,
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  Ohtani stepped onto the mound for the first time
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  since his September 2023 Tommy John surgery.
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  In a brief outing lasting just one inning, he
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  threw 28 pitches, allowing one run on two bits.
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  Although he reached 100 miles per hour with his
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  fastball, his command was shaky, missing the
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  zone 12 times. Despite this, the moment marked
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  a significant milestone in his return, showcasing
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  his resilience and talent. Manager Dave Roberts
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  called Otani a unicorn for his unique abilities.
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  In local sports. Last night in Seattle, the Sox
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  blanked the Mariners 2 -zip. Lucas Giolito was
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  brilliant, striking out 10 over 6 innings for
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  the win, and Aroldis Chapman closed it out for
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  the save. Ronan Anthony smashed his first Major
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  League homer, a 391 -foot shot in the first,
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  while Toro added another run in the third, reaching
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  on an infield single. The Sox now stand at 38
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  -36, while Seattle drops to 36 -36. Tonight,
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  the Sox face the Mariners in Seattle for Game
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  2 of this three -game series. Walker Buehler,
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  with a 6 .01 earned run average, takes on Brian
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  Wu, who boasts the 3 .39. First pitch is at 9
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  .40, and expect a pleasant evening at T -Mobile
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  Park with clear skies and 71 degrees. In top
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  news... Airlines may not want you to know that
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  they have sold your flight data to the Department
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  of Homeland Security. A contract obtained by
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  404 Media reveals that a data broker owned by
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  major airlines such as Delta, American Airlines,
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  and United sold detailed passenger information
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  to Customs and Border Protection. This data includes
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  passenger names, flight itineraries, and financial
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  details. Senator Ron Wyden criticized this practice,
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  stating that it allows airlines to sell Americans
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  sensitive information without proper oversight.
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  The contract runs from June 20, 2024 to 2029,
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  raising alarm among civil liberties experts.
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  In business news, Justin Sun is taking his cryptocurrency
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  company public with reported assistance from
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  Eric Trump. The company, to be named Tron Incorporated,
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  plans to go public in the United States through
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  a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq
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  -listed firm. SRM has raised $100 million from
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  a private investor for Tron tokens, with the
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  deal potentially valued at up to $210 million.
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  Eric Trump is expected to assume a role at the
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  new company, enhancing ties between Sun and the
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  Trump family, which have previously collaborated
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  in the crypto space. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is up 1 % to about $107 ,000. Ethereum is up
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  1 % to just under $2 ,600. And XRP is up 0 .5
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  % to $2 .24. 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 tech. OpenAI has secured a significant
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  contract worth $200 million from the Defense
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  Department to develop prototype Frontier artificial
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  intelligence capabilities. This partnership aims
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  to tackle national security challenges in both
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  warfighting and enterprise domains, according
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  to a Pentagon announcement. Most work will take
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  place in the Washington, D .C. area, with a completion
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  target of July 2026. As technology firms, including
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  OpenAI, shift towards defense collaborations,
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  the U .S. government seeks advanced technology
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  to maintain an edge over competitors like China.
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  OpenAI has also made strategic hires to bolster
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  its national security initiatives. And in entertainment
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  news, Apple fans at the iconic Fifth Avenue store
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  in New York experienced an unexpected delight
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  this week. Following a panel discussion on the
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  hit series Severance, Apple CEO Tim Cook and
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  actor Brad Pitt took the stage to promote the
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  upcoming Apple original film, F1 The Movie Pitt,
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  who stars in the film, described it as the most
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  visceral racing film ever made. The film, hitting
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  theaters and IMAX screens on June 27th, captures
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  thrilling high -speed action using advanced iPhone
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  camera technology. Meanwhile, both seasons of
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  Severance are now streaming on Apple TV +, which
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  is available for $9 per month. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American inventor
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  and businessman, Thomas Edison. And he said,
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  the value of an idea lies in the using of it.
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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. Have an amazing day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.