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Vineyard Wind Project Complete, Celtics Host Suns Tonight · 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 Monday, March 16th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 100 years ago, today, in 1926, Robert
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  H. Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket
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  using liquid oxygen and gasoline from a small
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  test stand, proving liquid propulsion works.
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  That achievement demonstrated controlled thrust
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  and practical fueling methods, laying the groundwork
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  for modern spaceflight and inspiring generations
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  of engineers. So now you know. And now it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning rain showers
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  are likely and it feels like 38 degrees with
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  10 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 6 .51, and it will rise again tomorrow at
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  6 .49. It looks like we're in for some rain showers
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  and patchy fog early today, with thunderstorms
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  likely later on, bringing heavy rain, cloudy
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  conditions, and a high near 63, along with a
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  moderate southeast wind. Tonight. Expect continued
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  showers and thunderstorms before 4 a .m. then
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  rain showers and patchy fog with a low of 41
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  and a breezy south wind. The nearshore buoy at
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  Cape Cod Bay reads 37 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Tuesday starts with rain showers likely in patchy
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  fog before 8 a .m., then turns mostly sunny with
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  a high near 47 and a southwest wind around 14
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  miles per hour, gusting as high as 32. Tuesday
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  night into Wednesday is cooler with lows around
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  24 Tuesday night and highs near 40 Wednesday,
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  with winds becoming westerly and lighter Wednesday
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  and mainly dry skies through Thursday before
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  readings rebound into the low 50s Friday with
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  a chance of rain Friday night. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to you by
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  Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled
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  on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas
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  Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for culinary
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  delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict
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  or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a
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  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 mornings send you. In local
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  news, Vineyard Wind, the country's first large
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  -scale offshore wind project, has officially
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  completed construction, marking a significant
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  milestone for both the project and the U .S.
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  offshore wind industry. Workers installed the
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  final blades on the last turbine Friday evening,
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  although it will take several weeks for all 62
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  turbines to be fully operational, generating
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  power for the New England grid. Governor Moraheeley
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  expressed her excitement, stating the project
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  is expected to save Massachusetts ratepayers
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  $1 .4 billion over the first 20 years of operation.
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  While the future of offshore wind projects remains
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  uncertain, advocates believe the industry has
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  staying power as they push for clean energy solutions.
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  Now on to sports. Dominican shortstop Geraldo
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  Perdomo threw his hands up in the air in disgust,
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  while United States closer Mason Miller lifted
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  his in celebration. Miller's full count slider
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  sailed below the strike zone, but was called
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  a strike, giving Team USA a 2 -1 victory in a
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  tense World Baseball Classic semifinal. Trailing
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  by one, Julio Rodriguez worked a walk, but Perdomo
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  was ruled out. sending Team USA to the finals
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  against either Italy or Venezuela. The game featured
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  25 players ranked within ESPN's top 100, showcasing
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  extraordinary talent and thrilling moments throughout.
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  In local sports, the Celtics are set to host
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  the Suns tonight at 7 .30 in a non -conference
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  matchup. Boston boasts a strong home record at
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  22 wins and 10 losses. leading the league in
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  team defense by allowing 107 points, while holding
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  opponents to 44 .1 % shooting. The Suns have
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  struggled on the road, sitting at 17 wins and
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  15 losses, and rank last in the league, with
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  42 .9 points scored in the paint. In their last
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  meeting on February 25th, the Seas secured a
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  victory, winning 97 -81, with Derek White scoring
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  22 points. In top news, experts say this activity
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  rebuilds mitochondria and may slow aging. The
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  mitochondria, known as the powerhouses of cells,
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  are emerging as a possible factor in the pains
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  of aging. Some scientists believe that poor mitochondrial
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  health can lead to diseases related to aging,
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  such as Alzheimer's and cancer. Pinchas Cohen,
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  Dean of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology,
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  stated the mitochondria just give up earlier
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  than other parts of the cell because of the wear
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  and tear that they are subjected to. Daria Mockley
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  -Rosen, a professor at Stanford University, noted
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  that exercise helps heal mitochondria by prompting
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  the body to replenish them. In business news,
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  Yamaha is leaving California after nearly 50
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  years, relocating its United States headquarters
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  to Kettasaw, Georgia, by the end of 2028. The
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  company cites tax pressures and the need to improve
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  profitability as key factors in this decision.
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  Yamaha joins major corporations like Tesla and
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  Chevron in fleeing California due to costly regulations.
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  The company plans to sell its 25 -acre Cypress
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  property and utilize a sale and leaseback arrangement
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  for a smooth transition. Yamaha has been based
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  in Cypress since 1979, and its marine and motorsports
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  facilities moved to Catasau in 1999 and 2019
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  respectively. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 2 % over the weekend to just under $73 ,000.
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  Ethereum is up 3 % to just over $2 ,000. And
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  SRP is up 3%. to $1 .45. 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 now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. New investigations
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  reveal that smart glasses may be recording your
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  most private moments. At the 2026 Consumer Electronics
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  Show, held in Las Vegas, approximately 60 companies
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  showcased innovative eyewear products. Essler
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  Luxottica reported selling over 7 million artificial
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  intelligence glasses in 2025, up from 2 million
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  in 2023 and 2024. However, a joint investigation
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  by two Swedish newspapers revealed concerning
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  practices regarding recorded footage. Some recordings
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  are reviewed by human contractors for data annotation,
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  which raises significant privacy concerns. The
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  investigation highlights that users may unknowingly
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  capture sensitive content, emphasizing the need
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  for caution when using these devices. And in
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  entertainment news, Amazon is raising the price
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  of its ad -free tear of Prime Video from $3 to
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  $5 per month, starting in April. The service
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  will now be called Prime Video Ultra, and it
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  will introduce new features like 4K video. Subscribers
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  to Prime Video Ultra will enjoy exclusive access
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  to 4K streaming, 5 concurrent streams, and up
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  to 100 downloads. Additionally, the standard
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  Prime Video plan will increase its downloads
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  to 50 and concurrent streams to 4. These changes
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  take effect on April 10th, and Prime Video remains
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  part of an Amazon Prime membership or available
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  as a standalone subscription for $14 monthly.
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  Well, alrighty 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 author and futurist, Halvin Toffler.
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  And he said, 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.