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MicroStrategy Soars, Red Sox vs Astros, Republic Services Strike. · 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 Friday, August 1st. You'll be interested
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  to know. 191 years ago today, in 1834, the British
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  Empire took a monumental step forward by enacting
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  the Slavery Abolition Act. which liberated over
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  800 ,000 enslaved individuals across its colonies.
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  This landmark legislation was the culmination
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  of tireless efforts by abolitionists, including
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  the dedicated William Wilberforce, and marked
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  a significant victory in the global fight for
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  human rights. The Act's implementation on August
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  1, 1834, set a powerful precedent inspiring other
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  nations to confront and abolish the inhumane
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  practice of slavery. So now you know. And now,
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  it's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  rain showers are likely, and it feels like 63
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  degrees with 12 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 8, and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 532. It looks like we're in for some
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  morning rain showers before 11 a .m., then mostly
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  cloudy skies later with a high around 70. Expect
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  a gentle northeast breeze at about 10 to 14.
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  Tonight, we'll have partly cloudy skies with
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  a low near 59 in light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Friday
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  will be at 1130 with a high tide at 545. The
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  near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 68 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect sunny skies on Saturday with
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  a high near 77 and a light northeast wind. Sunday
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  and Monday will bring more sunny weather with
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  highs near 85 and 88. Nights will be mostly clear
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  with lows in the 60s. Tuesday stays mostly sunny,
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  with a high near 83, and a low around 64 at night.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought
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  to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict, or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to get your morning coffee. They are open every
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  day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
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  to tell them. Sunny Morning sent you. In local
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  news, the waste collection strike by Republic
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  Services continues with no resolution in sight
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  as it enters its second month. Workers from the
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  Teamsters' Local 25 union are demanding improved
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  pay and benefits. Despite federal mediation and
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  appeals from elected officials, both sides remain
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  at an impasse. Communities served by Republic
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  are facing mounting trash and recycling, leading
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  Boston to impose fines on the company. Republic
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  claims the union is blocking trucks, while the
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  union insists these are bogus claims. Teamster's
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  local 25 president, Tom Mary, emphasized the
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  unity among workers and urged Republic to negotiate
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  in good faith. Now on to sports. What a wild
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  trade deadline it was. We often wonder if anything
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  significant will happen, and then we are shocked
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  by trades like Carlos Correa returning to the
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  Astros. and the San Diego Padres acquiring Mason
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  Miller and J .P. Sears. Once the dust settled,
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  we began speculating on the big winners. The
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  Seattle Mariners looked strong with Eugenio Suarez,
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  while the Philadelphia Phillies bolstered their
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  bullpen with Joan Duran. The Mets addressed key
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  needs by acquiring Cedric Mullins, and the Oakland
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  Athletics made a splash with Liu DeVries. This
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  year's deadline certainly kept us on our toes.
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  In local sports. Tonight, the Red Sox host the
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  Houston Astros for Game 1 of a three -game series
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  at Fenway Park. The Sox pitcher is to be determined,
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  while Hunter Brown, with a 9 -5 record and a
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  2 .54 earned run average, takes the mound for
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  the Astros. Expect clear skies and a mild 66
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  degrees for a first pitch at 710. In top news,
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  a new study from researchers at the University
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  of California, San Diego offers promising insights
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  into early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,
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  the most common and aggressive form of pancreatic
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  cancer. This research identifies a link between
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  inflammation, cellular stress, and a protein
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  known as CysteAT3. This protein activates critical
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  genes, including integrin beta -3, which promotes
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  tumor formation. The study introduces a gene
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  signature called StressUp, which could help in
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  early screening and treatment strategies. The
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  hope is to develop therapies that prevent cancer
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  progression across various types. In business
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  news, Wall Street was stunned as MicroStrategy
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  stock reached an unprecedented high of $410 on
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  July 31st, closing at 401. This remarkable rally
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  marks a staggering increase of over 3 ,700 %
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  since its debut in 1998. The search follows the
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  company's extraordinary second quarter earnings
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  report. which revealed earnings of $32 per share,
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  exceeding expectations by an impressive 35 ,000%.
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  Additionally, revenues reached just over $114
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  million, exceeding last year's figures. Investors
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  are clearly rewarding the company's bold focus
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  on Bitcoin and digital assets. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is down 3 % for the week. to about $116
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  ,000. Ethereum is down 5 % to just under $3 ,700.
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  And XRP is down 9 % to $2 .95. Moving on to a
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  more local vibe. In our community spotlight on
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  health 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
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk science. Scientists
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  have traced the origins of the beloved potato
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  to a fascinating plant romance millions of years
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  ago. A recent study published in the journal
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  Cell reveals that 8 to 9 million years ago, a
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  crossbreeding event between an ancient tomato
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  relative and another plant led to the first potato.
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  This genetic combination resulted in the thick,
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  starchy tuber we enjoy today. With potatoes being
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  the world's third most important staple crop,
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  researchers aim to develop a new hybrid that
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  can grow from seeds, helping to eliminate harmful
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  mutations and avoid disease risks, reminiscent
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  of the tragic Irish potato famine. And in entertainment
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  news... A lot of music fans are upset with Spotify,
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  following recent controversies surrounding its
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  CEO, Daniel Ek. His decision to invest in an
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  artificial intelligence -powered military technology
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  firm has raised eyebrows. Ex -venture capital
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  firm Prima Materia has invested significantly
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  in the German startup Helsing, which develops
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  software for military decision -making and manufactures
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  drones. In protest, the Australian rock band
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  King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard has removed
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  their music from the platform. They announced
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  on Instagram that they are releasing new demos
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  out everywhere except Spotify, urging fans to
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  consider alternative platforms. Other bands like
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  Deerhoof and Shuik Tzu have joined the protest.
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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 civil rights activist and author, Audra
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  Lorde. And she said, It is not our differences
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  that divide us. It is our inability to recognize,
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  accept, and celebrate those differences. And
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  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 weekend,
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  my good friends. We'll see you Monday with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.