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Boston Restaurant Closure Sparks Union Clash, Cees vs. Thunder Showdown · 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 Thursday, March 12th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 37 years ago, today, in 1989, a British
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  computer scientist named Tim Berners -Lee proposed
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  an information system called the World Wide Web
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  to link documents using hypertext and make sharing
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  research seamless. This proposal launched a revolutionary
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  framework for global information access, creating
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  a universal, open platform that would transform
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  communication, publishing, and collaboration.
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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 a chance of rain
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  showers, and it feels like 57 degrees, with 10
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  mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 646, and it will rise again tomorrow at 655.
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  It looks like we're in for some cloudy skies
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  today, with a chance of rain showers and a high
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  near 58 falling to around 43 in the afternoon,
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  along with a mild west wind at 10 to 14 miles
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  per hour tonight. We can expect partly cloudy
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  conditions with a low around 30 and light winds
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  at 6 to 10 miles per hour with gusts up to 21.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 37 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Friday will be mostly sunny with a high
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  near 45 and southwest winds around 10 miles per
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  hour. then a slight chance of rain late with
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  gusts up to 23. Saturday stays mostly sunny,
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  with a high near 48 and west winds gusting to
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  30. Then Sunday turns mostly cloudy with a slight
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  chance of snow, late changing to rain and milder
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  temperatures into Monday, with rain and south
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  winds gusting to 29. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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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, Seamark
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  Seafood and Cocktails, the upscale restaurant
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  within Encore Boston Harbor, is set to close
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  on March 29, laying off 56 workers who had recently
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  voted to unionize. The decision, attributed to
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  economic challenges, has sparked claims of retaliation
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  from the labor union. Unite here, Local 26. which
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  noted that workers had voted 38 to 7 in favor
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  of unionization less than a month ago. Kim Vasquez,
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  a server at CMARC, expressed her disappointment,
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  stating she is uncertain how she will provide
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  for herself and her father after the closure.
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  The union also accused CMARC of conducting a
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  union -busting campaign to undermine the workers'
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  efforts. Now onto sports. Team USA has officially
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  advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World
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  Baseball Classic after a tense scare. Thanks
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  to Italy's convincing 9 -1 victory over Mexico,
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  the U .S. will face Canada in the next round.
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  Despite losing to Italy 8 -6, Team USA's fate
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  was secured without needing complex calculations.
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  Manager Mark DeRosa faced scrutiny after miscommunicating
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  the tiebreaker rules, but ultimately the team
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  is among the eight remaining contenders. With
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  a roster of stars, including Aaron Judge, Team
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  USA is determined to pursue its second title
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  in this prestigious tournament. In local sports,
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  the Celtics are set to face the Thunder tonight
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  at 9 .30 in a showdown between the NBA's top
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  two defenses. Oklahoma City posts a strong home
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  record of 27 wins and 7 losses, while the Seas
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  are looking to improve their road record of 22
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  wins and 12 losses. Chet Hongren leads the Thunder
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  with an average of 17 .3 points and 9 rebounds,
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  while Derek White is scoring 17 .5 points per
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  game for the Celtics. In top news, Multinational
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  agriculture technology company Syngenta announced
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  last Tuesday that it will cease global production
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  of the herbicide Paraqued by the end of June.
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  Banned in more than 70 countries, Paraqued is
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  distributed in the United States from Syngenta's
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  manufacturing site in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.
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  While the decision comes amid thousands of lawsuits
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  regarding Paraqued's health risks, a Syngenta
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  representative cited entirely a commercial reason
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  for the move. Local residents and environmental
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  activists welcome this step toward protecting
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  health and reducing pollution. Syngenta's facility
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  emitted over 52 ,000 metric tons of greenhouse
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  gases in 2023, highlighting ongoing environmental
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  issues in the community. In business news, Volkswagen
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  dealers are revolting over plans to sell a new
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  brand of sport -utility vehicle directly to consumers.
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  The latest of several lawsuits seeks to stop
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  the carmaker from bypassing dealerships. Volkswagen
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  revealed it would create a brand called Scout
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  Motors, featuring rugged electric and hybrid
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  trucks and SUVs. Freddy Polito, a Volkswagen
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  dealer, is now in court alongside others. Scott
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  plans to sell its trucks directly, citing efficiency
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  and customer experience. However, dealers argue
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  that only independent franchises should sell
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  vehicles in the United States. The legal battle
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  centers on who has the right to sell new cars
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  in this country. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is down 1 % to about $69 ,000. Ethereum is down
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  1 % to $2 ,000. And XRP is down 1 .5 % to $1
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  .37. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with several locations in the Boston area. 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 science. They were
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  blinded in accidents. Now they can see again.
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  Scientists are making progress on curing blindness
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  with experimental stem cell therapies. Phil Durst
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  was injured by commercial detergent, losing sight
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  in his left eye. Every year, thousands suffer
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  similar injuries, often facing despair when told
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  they will never see again. However, recent stem
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  cell treatments have shown remarkable success.
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  With 10 out of 14 patients regaining vision in
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  a trial at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Durst expressed
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  amazement at the results, calling it a work of
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  art. Researchers are hopeful this could expand
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  to treat other forms of blindness. And in entertainment
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  news, the best TV shows of 2026 so far features
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  a range of exciting titles. From the return of
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  The Pit and Paradise to the new hit comedy The
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  Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, viewers have
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  plenty to enjoy. No Awhile returns for another
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  heartfelt season of The Pit, while Sterling pay
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  Brown Ventures outside of Paradise. In A Night
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  of the Seven Kingdoms, fans find a likable hero
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  in Sir Duncan the Tall restoring faith in the
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  Game of Thrones franchise. Jason Bateman stars
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  in DTS St. Louis, a dark dramedy, and Steve Carell
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  shines in Rooster, a coming -of -age comedy.
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  Well, all righty, 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 science fiction writer Ray Bradbury.
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  And he said, we are an impossibility in an impossible
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  universe, reminding us that innovation like the
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  World Wide Web, transforms the improbable into
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  reality. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.