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Boston Green Line Shutdown in May, Red Sox Injury Woes · 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, April 17th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 56 years ago, today in 1970, Apollo
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  13 suffered a critical spacecraft malfunction
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  en route to the moon, but the crew and mission
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  control improvised and brought the crew safely
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  back to Earth. That successful recovery showcased
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  human ingenuity and teamwork, turning a near
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  -tragedy into a celebrated demonstration of problem
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  -solving and resilience in space exploration.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, there's patchy fog, and
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  it feels like 59 degrees, with 4 mile -per -hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 7 .27, and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 5 .55. It looks
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  like we're in for some patchy fog and a chance
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  of rain showers before 11 a .m., then a chance
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  of showers and thunderstorms, with cloudy skies
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  and a high near 68. Drop into around 61 in the
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  afternoon, plus a light north wind around 6 miles
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  per hour. If you're inland, it will hit a high
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  of 68. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with
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  a slight chance of rain showers before 8 p .m.,
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  a low around 48, and a calm northeast breeze
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  around 5 miles per hour. The nearshore buoy at
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  Cape Cod Bay reads 46 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Saturday will be
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  mostly cloudy with a high near 57 and light northeast
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  winds. A slight chance of showers arise late
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  Saturday night, then rain is likely Sunday with
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  a high near 61 and southwest winds up to 12 miles
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  per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this café
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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's public transit
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  agency, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
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  Authority, is preparing for several shutdowns
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  in May, including a significant 12 -day closure
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  of the Green Line. This closure will take place
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  between Kenmore and Cleveland Circle on the Sea
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  Line, running from May 6 to 17, allowing crucial
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  maintenance and upgrades, such as signal improvements
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  on the Red Line and safety equipment installation
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  on the Green Line. During this period, free accessible
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  shuttles will operate between Cleveland Circle,
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  though they will not serve St. Mary's Street,
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  Kent Street, or Brandon Hall. Riders are encouraged
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  to use the reservoir stop on the D -Line, conveniently
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  located just .1 miles away. Now on to sports.
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  The 2026 NBA playoffs are finally here, and they
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  are spectacular. The questions surrounding this
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  postseason are as refreshing as they are intriguing.
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  Will the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat? Can Jason
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  Tatum pull off an all -time comeback? Are the
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  Denver Nuggets or San Antonio Spurs lurking in
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  plain sight? Is the Eastern Conference as wide
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  open as we thought? Can LeBron James and Kevin
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  Durant turn back the clock? Which role player
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  will become a playoff folk hero? In local sports,
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  tonight the Red Sox host Detroit at Fenway at
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  7 -15, looking to build momentum after yesterday's
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  win over Minnesota. Ranger Suarez takes the mound
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  against Casey Mize in what could be a pitcher's
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  duel. Boston is sitting at 7 -11 and needs to
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  climb back in the L -East race, but there is
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  some bad news on the injury front. Tristan Casas
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  is headed to the IL with a left abdominal strain
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  and won't return for a while. The front office
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  is exploring veteran options to fill the void
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  at first base. There is also concern in the minors.
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  Juan Valera, the Sox's top prospect, left his
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  start at Haya Greenville early Thursday with
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  elbow inflammation. Any elbow issue with a young
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  arm is worth monitoring closely. Meanwhile, the
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  Bruins are gearing up for their playoff opener
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  against Buffalo on April 19th. Charlie McAvoy
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  was nominated for the Bill Masterton Trophy this
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  week after a remarkable season. He is the first
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  Bruins defenseman since Ray Bork in 95 -96 to
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  reach 60 points. McAvoy did it all while coming
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  back from a broken jaw he suffered back in November.
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  Boston finished the regular season at 100 points,
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  a pretty impressive turnaround for a team that
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  was not expected to make the dance. In top news,
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  why do dogs tilt their heads? It isn't just cute.
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  It's all about being able to listen and process
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  information better. Countless TikTok videos capture
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  this moment. Someone speaks to their dog. The
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  dog tilts its head. with ears up and eyes focused.
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  Scientists remain unsure why dogs do this. Courtney
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  Sexton, a postdoctoral researcher at Virginia
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  Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, explains
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  that dogs are uniquely positioned to reflect
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  the human experience. Having lived alongside
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  humans for approximately 20 to 30 ,000 years,
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  dogs have developed remarkable processing systems
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  for human speech. In business news, it is not
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  a one -off. The link of all of corporate America
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  has suddenly started using as a familiar ring.
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  Barnes reviewed the use of a certain sentence
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  structure in corporate communications. There
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  is a noticeable similarity in wording on company
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  conference calls, shareholder letters, and news
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  releases. For instance, Progressive wrote, our
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  purpose is not just a statement. It is a guiding
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  principle that shapes everything we do, in its
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  2025 annual report. Similarly, Citizens Financial
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  Group noted, It is not just a win for the private
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  bank. It is a win for the entire enterprise.
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  John Vietti stated, Independence is not just
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  a business model. It is a mindset. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 5 % for the week. to
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  about $75 ,000. Ethereum is up 6 % to about $2
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  ,000. And XRP is up 7 % to $1 .42. Moving on
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  to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates.
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  With several locations in the Boston area, Pilates
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  presents 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 tech. iOS Central
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  reports that ads are coming to Apple Maps as
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  the company aims to increase revenue. Apple,
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  one of the world's richest companies, is prioritizing
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  profits over user experience. The $3 trillion
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  company is seeking more services revenue, and
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  ads are the next feature to be introduced in
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  Maps. A Bloomberg report indicates that ads could
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  debut as soon as this month. These ads will function
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  similarly to those in Google Maps, allowing companies
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  to bid for visibility in search results. While
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  the strategy is not new, it is disappointing
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  for users seeking genuine recommendations. And
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  in entertainment news, Top Gun 3 is officially
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  getting ready for takeoff. Top Gun 3 officially
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  in development with a script well underway, reuniting
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  Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer. Paramount film
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  co -head Josh Greenstein said Thursday at CinemaCon.
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  The follow -up to 2022's Top Gun Maverick has
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  been in the works for several years, with Maverick
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  co -writer Aaron Kruger hired to write the script
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  two years ago. Maverick was a massive hit, earning
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  $1 .5 billion. globally and sparked Steven Spielberg
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  to credit Cruise with saving the theatrical business
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  after the pandemic. There was no mention of a
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  director. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American author and motivational speaker,
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  Napoleon Hill. And he said, Strength and growth
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  come only through continuous effort and struggle.
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  highlighting the resilience and problem -solving
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  demonstrated by the Apollo 13 mission. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.