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Harvard Ponzi Scheme, Boston Heat, Disco Demolition Night, Bill Belichick, Beastie Boys Lawsuit. · 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 Friday, July 12th.
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  You'll be interested to know.
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  Forty-five years ago, today, in 1979, Disco Demolition Night was a major league baseball
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  promotion at Comiskey Park in Chicago that ended in a riot.
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  At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field
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  between games of the doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
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  Many attendees rushed onto the field after the explosion.
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  The playing field was so damaged that the White Sox had to forfeit the second game to
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  the Tigers.
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  This night remains one of the most infamous promotions in baseball history.
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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 a chance of showers mainly between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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  Otherwise, mostly sunny with a high near-88 and southwest wind of 7 to 14 mile per hour.
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  Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
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  Tonight.
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  A slight chance of showers before 7, then a chance of showers after 1 a.m.
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  It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 74 and wind of 8 to 11 mile per hour.
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  Chance of precipitation is 30 percent with new rain amounts between a tenth and quarter
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  of an inch.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first low tide Friday will be at 1030 a.m. with
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  a high tide at 445 p.m.
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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.
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  Expect showers and possible thunderstorms on Saturday with a high near 83 degrees and
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  southwest wind at around 8 miles per hour.
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  Sunday through Wednesday will be mostly sunny with daytime highs ranging from 90 to 94 and
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  nighttime lows around 70 to 75.
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  Wind will be light, increasing to 6 to 11 miles per hour.
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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, Marnstable is at the center of an offshore wind debate, welcoming power
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  from offshore wind farms despite growing opposition on Cape Cod.
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  The Vineyard Wind 1 project, bringing 800 megawatts of electricity ashore at Covil Beach, faced
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  little opposition initially.
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  However, Avangrid's proposal for another 800 megawatt wind farm's transmission line
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  at Cradeville Beach stirred controversy.
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  Avangrid secured a new host community agreement, promising $16 million up front and an additional
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  $10 million for town improvements.
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  Despite opposition, they plan another 1,200 megawatt wind farm at Dowses Beach.
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  State officials assure residents of the project's safety.
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  Now on to sports.
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  Our New England Patriots coach, Bill Belichick, is diving into the NFL media landscape for
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  the 2024 season.
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  The eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach will join the long-running series Inside the NFL.
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  Belichick will join former NFL players Ryan Clark, Chad Johnson, and Chris Long for the
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  show's weekly panel.
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  Belichick expressed his excitement, stating, I'm thrilled to join my new team at NFL Films
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  and work on such a historic television franchise.
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  The show now in its 48th season airs its first episode on Friday, August 30th.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox at home beat the Athletics 7-0.
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  And tonight, the Red Sox are at home to take on the Royals.
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  In top news, Vlad Arteminov, a former Wall Street professional with Ivy League credentials,
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  allegedly orchestrated a Ponzi scheme targeting Harvard Business School alumni.
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  He pitched a strategy claiming to obtain insider stock tips legally, promising returns up to
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  1,000%.
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  Many invested, including one friend who put in $120,000.
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  Doubts emerged when updates ceased, leading to an investigation.
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  By February, New York's Attorney General revealed the scheme, freezing Arteminov's
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  accounts.
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  31 victims reportedly lost over $3 million.
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  Despite the civil case, Arteminov has not been criminally charged and remains elusive.
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  In business news, it's highly anticipated Rogo taxi vehicle, pushing the date from August
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  8th to October.
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  This news caused Tesla shares to drop by 8.4% to $241, marking the company's first decline
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  after 11 straight gains.
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  The delay stems from the need for additional prototypes and reworking certain elements
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  of the car.
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  Elon Musk's stake in Tesla fell by nearly $16 billion, a significant hit to his wealth.
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  Despite the setback, analysts remain optimistic about Tesla's long-term prospects in autonomous
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  technology.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is just over $56,900.
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  Ethereum is just under $3,100.
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  And Solana is $136.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe, in our community spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with a national Pilates studio 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 tech.
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  Elon Musk, CEO of Neuralink, announced that the company would soon test its brain implant
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  on a second patient within the next week or so.
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  The first patient experienced stable results after initial complications with the wires
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  attaching his brain to the implant.
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  Neuralink revealed new measures, including skull sculpting, to mitigate risks.
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  The implant aims to help paralyzed patients use digital devices by thinking alone.
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  A video showed the first patient, Nola Darbaugh, using the implant to play chess and control
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  a mouse.
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  Musk also mentioned a new product, Blindsight, to help the blind see.
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  And in entertainment news.
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  In a new legal battle, the Beastie Boys have filed a lawsuit against Brinker International,
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  the parent company of Chili's, for allegedly using their 1994 hit Sabotage in advertisements
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  without permission.
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  The band is seeking at least $150,000 in damages.
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  The suit filed in New York federal court claims Brinker used the song and elements, resembling
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  the iconic music video and social media ads, starting around November 2022.
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  The Beastie Boys have a history of protecting their music, previously winning a $1.7 million
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  verdict against Monster Energy Drink in 2014.
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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 one of the greatest football coaches of all time, Bill
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  Belichick.
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  And he said,
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  It's not all about talent.
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  It's about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve.
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  If you work hard, and you're coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can
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  improve.
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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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  Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.