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Binance Lawsuit Dropped, Lilo & Stitch Breaks Records. · 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, May 30th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 103 years ago today, in 1922, the Lincoln
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  Memorial was officially dedicated in Washington,
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  D .C. This majestic monument honors President
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  Abraham Lincoln. who led the nation through the
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  Civil War and worked tirelessly to preserve the
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  Union. The dedication ceremony was attended by
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  President Warren G. Harding, Chief Justice William
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  Howard Taft, and Robert Todd Lincoln, the President's
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  son. Since its unveiling, the Lincoln Memorial
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  has stood as a powerful symbol of unity and freedom,
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  inspiring countless visitors and serving as the
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  backdrop for pivotal moments in American history.
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  So now you know. And now it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning it's mostly cloudy and it
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  feels like 61 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 7 .28 and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 6 .17. It looks like we're
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  in for some partly sunny skies today. with a
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  chance of light rain showers after 10 a .m. and
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  a high near 76, accompanied by a gentle southwest
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  breeze. Tonight, expect cloudy conditions with
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  rain and thunderstorms possible, a low of 59
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  and light winds. For all you beach runners out
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  there, the first low tide Friday will be at 830
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  with a high tide at 245. The near shore buoy
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  at Cape Cod Bay. Reads 55 degrees for the water
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  temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. Expect
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  showers and thunderstorms on Saturday with heavy
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  rain possible and a high near 70. Saturday night
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  remains mostly cloudy with more storms and a
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  low around 53. Sunday brings a chance of rain
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  before 3 p .m., turning partly sunny later with
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  a high near 68. Nights will be mostly clear,
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  with lows around 50. Monday is looking mostly
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  sunny and warmer, with a high near 71. Tuesday
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  will be sunny, reaching a high near 75, with
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  nights staying partly cloudy and lows around
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  56. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is
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  brought to you by Versailles Café and Pastries
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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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 Morning
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  sends you. In local news, in a surprising turn
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  of events, superstar singer Shakira's concert
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  at Boston's Fenway Park, scheduled for May 29th,
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  was abruptly canceled just hours before the show.
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  Additionally, a performance featuring country
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  music stars Jason Aldean and Brooks and Dunn,
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  set for May 30th, has also been called off. Live
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  Nation issued a statement citing unforeseen circumstances
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  for the cancellations, and refunds will be available
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  at the point of purchase. Fans gathered outside
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  Fenway expressed their disappointment, with one
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  stating, This was like a dream come true for
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  me, to do this, so this was very upsetting. Now
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  on to sports. In a thrilling Game 5, The New
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  York Knicks overcame the Indiana Pacers, winning
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  1 -11 to 94 and extending the Eastern Conference
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  Finals. Carl Anthony Towns led with 24 points
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  and 13 rebounds, while Jalen Brunson shone brightly
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  with 32 points, shaking off previous performances.
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  Despite this loss, the Pacers maintain a series
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  lead of three games to two. With Game 6 set for
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  Saturday evening in Indianapolis, Indiana star
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  Tyrese Halliburton struggled, scoring just eight
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  points. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau emphasized
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  the importance of taking it game by game as they
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  strive for an unlikely comeback. In local sports,
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  tonight in Atlanta, the Sox face the Braves in
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  Game 1 of a three -game series. Lucas Giolito,
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  boasting an ERA of 5 .27 and a 2 -1 record, takes
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  the mound against Grant Holmes, who's 3 -3 with
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  an ERA of 1 .16. Expect a warm evening at Truist
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  Park, perfect for baseball. In top news, the
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  Trump administration has identified counties
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  and cities across more than 30 states, including
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  New York City. Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle
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  as sanctuary jurisdictions that may face funding
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  cuts for not complying with federal immigration
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  laws. President Trump has threatened to withdraw
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  federal funding and pursue lawsuits against these
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  areas. Sanctuary cities limit inquiries into
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  residents' immigration status, complicating federal
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  enforcement efforts. The Department of Homeland
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  Security has stated that it will notify each
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  jurisdiction of its noncompliance. More than
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  50 leaders from these areas have vowed to oppose
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  the administration's immigration policies, citing
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  constitutional concerns. In business news, the
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  Securities and Exchange Commission has officially
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  dismissed its lawsuit against Binance and its
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  founder, Changpeng Zhao. signaling a shift in
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  regulatory actions towards the crypto industry.
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  This decision comes as part of a broader effort
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  by the Trump administration to create a more
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  friendly environment for digital assets. A Binance
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  spokesperson expressed gratitude to Chairman
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  Paul Atkins for recognizing that innovation cannot
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  thrive under regulation by enforcement. The dismissal
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  follows the SEC's previous claims against Binance
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  for operating unregistered securities exchanges.
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  Meanwhile, the crypto market thrives, with Bitcoin's
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  price soaring over 50 % since the election. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is up half a percent
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  for the week to just over $106 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 10 % to about $2 ,600. And Goat Seas Maximus
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  is down 16 % to 13 cents. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  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. The
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  secret to unlimited energy may lie beneath our
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  feet, with geothermal power offering immense
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  potential. Capping into just 2 % of the geothermal
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  energy beneath Earth's crust could meet over
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  2 ,000 times the total annual energy consumption
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  of the United States. In the Nevada desert, a
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  new geothermal power plant has begun operating,
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  using advanced drilling techniques to access
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  heat. deep underground. This innovative system
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  utilizes high -pressure water to create a closed
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  loop, producing electricity efficiently. With
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  continued advancements, geothermal energy could
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  play a vital role in achieving a carbon -free
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  electricity grid by 2050. And in entertainment
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  news, the live -action remake of Lilo & Stitch
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  from Disney has shattered numerous domestic and
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  international box office records since its release.
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  Grossing over $421 million worldwide, it surpassed
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  the original film's total gross of $273 million
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  in less than two weeks. The film achieves the
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  biggest four -day Memorial Day weekend box office
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  ever, totaling $182 million, surpassing Top Gun
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  Maverick. Critically, it holds a 69 % critic
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  score and a 93 % audience score on Rotten Tomatoes,
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  despite some fans expressing dissatisfaction
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  with changes from the original film. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American novelist
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  and Nobel laureate, William Faulkner. And he
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  said, You cannot swim for new horizons until
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  you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
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  And 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 day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.