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North Korea, Blake Lively, Deepfake, Megalopolis, Comcast · 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, May 17th.
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  Coming up on today's show, we'll get into the weather report, then we'll jump into
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  some local news and a few interesting happenings in business, science and entertainment.
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  At first, you'll be interested to know, 70 years ago, today in 1954, lawyer Thurgood
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  Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in, Brownverse
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  Board of Education of Topeka, that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
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  So now you know.
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  And now you know what time it is.
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  It's time for the weather report.
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  In the Boston area.
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  This morning it's partly cloudy and feels like 52 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 8.01 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5.19.
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  It looks like we're in for a partly sunny day with a high near 66 and wind of 7 to 11
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  mile per hour.
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  Tonight, mostly cloudy with a low around 51.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first high tide Friday will be at 7.30 a.m. with
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  a low tide at 2 p.m.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 53 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather.
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  This weekend will be partly sunny with a slight chance of showers on Saturday.
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  Highs will be in the low 60s.
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  Monday will be mostly sunny with a high near 66.
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  Tuesday will be sunny and much warmer with a high near 77.
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  Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high near 75.
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  for culinary delights.
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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.
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  The first trailer for It Ends With Us, a Boston-set romantic drama starring Blake Lively, has
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  been released.
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  Based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, the film features Lively as Lily Bloom, a
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  flower shop owner escaping a traumatic past who finds herself entangled in a new relationship
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  with Ryle, a charming but troubled neurosurgeon.
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  The story explores Lily's struggle to break free from a cycle of violence, ultimately learning
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  to rely on her own strength.
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  Despite showcasing Boston landmarks, the film was mainly shot in New York and New Jersey.
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  Also starring Brandon Sklinner, Hassan Minhaj, and Jenny Slate, It Ends With Us will premiere
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  in theaters on August 9th.
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  Sounds like a real feel-good flick.
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  Now on to sports.
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  Caitlin Clarke's home debut for the Indiana Fever was overshadowed by Brianna Stewart's
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  MVP performance, leading the New York Liberty to a 102-66 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
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  Stewart's dominant game, featuring 31 points, 10 rebounds, and multiple defensive contributions,
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  highlighted the Liberty's strength.
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  Clarke had a solid outing with 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, but struggled against
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  intense defensive pressure.
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  Despite an early bucket that energized the crowd, Clarke faced tough defense and limited
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  scoring opportunities.
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  The Fever's defensive struggles and challenging schedule have contributed to their O and 2
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  start, with upcoming games against top-tier teams.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox at home lost to the Rays 7-5.
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  Tonight the Sox are on the road in Atlanta to take on the Cardinals, and the Bruins are
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  at home to take on the Panthers for game 6.
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  In top news, the Justice Department has uncovered a major identity theft scheme involving thousands
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  of North Korean IT workers who stole American identities to secure remote tech jobs at Fortune
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  500 companies.
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  This scheme generated significant revenue for North Korea, including for its weapons
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  program by exploiting the U.S. labor shortage and the rise of remote work.
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  Three individuals have been arrested in Arizona who facilitated the scheme.
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  The Justice Department and FBI are collaborating with international partners and private companies
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  to combat such fraud, emphasizing the need for stringent identity verification in hiring
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  processes.
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  In business news, in response to declining subscriber numbers, Comcast has launched a
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  new streaming service bundle called StreamSaver, which includes Apple TV+, Netflix, and Peacock.
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  This initiative aims to counter the trend of cord cutting where consumers are abandoning
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  cable TV in favor of streaming services.
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  Comcast chair Brian Roberts announced the bundle, emphasizing its competitive pricing
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  and value addition for consumers.
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  This move comes after Comcast reported significant losses in broadband and video customers in
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  its first quarter earnings for 2024, with a 7% decrease in revenue from residential
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  video subscribers.
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  The new bundle is an effort to attract and retain customers amid the shifting media consumption
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  landscape.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is now $65,500, Ethereum is $2,900, and Solana is $162.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 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 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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  Public 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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  British engineering giant RUP has fallen victim to a $25 million deep fake scam involving
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  a Hong Kong employee being tricked into transferring funds.
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  The fraudsters used sophisticated fake voices and images to impersonate the company's
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  CFO and other staff during a video call.
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  Despite the significant loss, RUP confirmed that their financial stability and business
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  operations remained unaffected and their internal systems were uncompromised.
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  This incident, under investigation by Hong Kong police, highlights the increasing frequency
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  and sophistication of cyber attacks such as deep fakes, invoice fraud, and phishing scams.
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  RUP's global CIO emphasized the need for heightened awareness and vigilance against
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  such threats.
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  And in entertainment news, Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project, Megalopolis,
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  premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, closing a chapter decades in the making for the legendary
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  director.
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  This 138-minute science fiction epic, inspired by Roman history, features Adam Driver as
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  architect scientist Caesar Catalina and Giancarlo Esposito as Mayor Franklin Cicero.
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  Despite mixed critical reviews, with some finding it fascinating if chaotic, Megalopolis
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  marks Coppola's return to Cannes competition for the first time since Apocalypse Now in
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  1979.
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  The film, which has a star-studded cast, at a $120 million budget, has yet to secure a
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  U.S. distributor, but is expected to have a limited global release in IMAX theaters
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  later this year.
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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 the lawyer and civil rights activist Thurgood Marshall.
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  He said,
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  None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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  We got here because somebody, a parent, a teacher, an ideally crony, or a few nuns,
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  bent down and helped us pick up our boots.
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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 weekend, my good friends.
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  We'll see you Monday with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.