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Bike Lane Debate, Toyota Data Lawsuit, Sox Lose in Extras. · 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, May 1st. You'll be interested
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  to know, 94 years ago today in 1931, the Empire
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  State Building was dedicated in New York City.
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  This architectural marvel, standing at 102 stories.
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  held the title of the world's tallest building
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  for four decades. Its completion during the Great
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  Depression symbolized human resilience and ingenuity,
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  inspiring generations with its grandeur and the
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  spirit of progress it embodies. So now you know.
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  And now, it's time for the weather report. This
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  morning, it's mostly sunny and it feels like
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  44 degrees. with 4 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 728 and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in for a
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  sunny Thursday with temperatures reaching around
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  65 and a late east breeze. Tonight, expect mostly
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  cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain after
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  4 a .m., a low of 51 and gentle winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first low tide
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  Thursday will be at 845 with a high tide at 3.
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  The near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 47
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  degrees for the water temperature. Looking ahead
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  in the weather. Expect mostly cloudy skies on
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  Friday with a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms
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  and a high near 75. Saturday brings likely showers
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  and thunderstorms with a high near 73. Sunday
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  has a chance of showers with partly sunny skies
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  and a high near 63. Nights will be mostly cloudy
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  with lows in the mid -50s to upper 40s. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
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  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 cafe 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, in Boston, the ongoing debate over bike
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  lanes raises questions about aesthetics versus
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  safety. Bicyclist Jerry Zhou, an undergraduate
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  student at Boston University, claims he has been
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  hit by a vehicle four times while cycling. Advocates
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  argue that despite Mayor Michelle Wu's construction
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  of around 15 miles of bike lanes, safety remains
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  a significant concern. Critics, including businessman
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  Jay Cashman, claim that the initiatives lack
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  proper planning and community input. A recent
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  Emerson College poll shows that nearly half of
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  registered voters believe there are too many
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  bike lanes. Now on to sports. CPS is disputing
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  Bill Belichick's claim. that a recent interview
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  was supposed to focus solely on his new book.
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  The segment on CBS Sunday Morning straightened
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  to Belichick's relationship with 24 -year -old
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  Jordan Hudson. Belichick stated he had communicated
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  that promotional interviews would only cover
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  the book's contents, but CBS asserted there were
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  no preconditions. The segment included moments
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  where Hudson interjected during discussions about
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  their relationship. Dachek acknowledged the relationship
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  was mentioned several times, noting they had
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  met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021. The book
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  releases on May 6. In local sports. Last night
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  in Toronto, the Sox dropped a nail -biter to
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  the Blue Jays, 7 -6 in extra innings. Despite
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  a two -run shot from Devers and another homer
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  by Narvaez, Boston couldn't hold the lead. Giolito's
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  return saw him allow three runs over six innings.
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  In the 10th, Kirk's game -winning single sealed
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  the win for Toronto. Slayton took the loss. The
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  Sox now hold a 17 -15 record. Tonight, the Sox
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  and Jays close out in Toronto for the rubber
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  game of this three -game series. Tanner Hawk
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  with a 2 -1 record and a 3 .57 ERA. takes on
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  Jose Barrios. First pitch is at 7 .07. In top
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  news, a central Florida man, Philip Sief, is
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  suing Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and Connected
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  Analytics Services over alleged data collection
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  from his new car. The federal class action lawsuit
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  filed in Texas claims that Sikh's driving was
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  monitored and his data sold to his insurance
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  company without his consent. Attorney John Yanchunas
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  stated, the problem with the premise is the consumer
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  is unaware it is happening. In 2022, Toyota claimed
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  that its monitoring system would help drivers
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  save money on insurance. Cybersecurity expert
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  Alan Kroetz emphasized that data is money. purging
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  drivers to review their vehicle's user agreements
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  for data collection details. In business news,
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  Slate Auto has confirmed that it will build its
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  $20 ,000 electric truck at a retrofitted printing
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  shop in Warsaw, Indiana. The factory, which spans
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  1 .4 million square feet, will eventually produce
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  150 ,000 trucks annually. This ultra -bare -bones
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  vehicle features a range of 150 miles, lacking
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  amenities like a touchscreen and paint to keep
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  costs low. Slate aims to employ 2 ,000 people
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  at the facility, which previously closed in September
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  2023. Production is scheduled to begin in the
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  fourth quarter of 2026, with a focus on using
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  domestic suppliers. In crypto movement. Bitcoin
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  is unchanged at $95 ,000. Ethereum is unchanged
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  at just over $1 ,800. And Goatsy's Maximus is
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  up half a percent to $0 .08. 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. Recent
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  research reveals the extraordinary event of a
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  5 .3 million -year -old flood that shaped the
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  Mediterranean Sea. Six million years ago, tectonic
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  activity isolated the Mediterranean from the
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  Atlantic, leading to a significant evaporation
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  period. The flood known as the Zanclean Megaflood.
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  occurred when mountains sank, allowing water
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  to surge into the basin at astonishing speeds
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  of 72 miles per hour. This flood transformed
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  the region, triggering earthquakes and creating
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  massive waterfalls 30 times taller than Niagara.
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  While marine life struggled to adapt, the Mediterranean
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  eventually evolved into a biodiversity hotspot,
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  teaching us vital lessons about environmental
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  change. and in entertainment news. In the first
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  trailer for The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson
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  undergoes a dramatic transformation, portraying
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  USC legend Mark Kerr. This biopic, directed by
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  Benny Safdie, marks his solo directorial debut.
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  The cast also features Emily Blunt as Kerr's
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  wife, along with Baz Rutten, Lindsay Gavin, and
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  Oleksandr Yusyk. Johnson previously expressed
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  his desire to work with Safdie, emphasizing the
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  importance of authentic and raw storytelling.
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  Kerr, a mixed martial artist from 1997 to 2009,
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  won four world championships and was the focus
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  of a 2002 HBO documentary. The Smashing Machine
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  hits theaters on October 3rd. 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 Lebanese -American
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  poet and philosopher, Khalil Gibran. And he said,
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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.