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Houston Stuns Duke! Sea Lion Rescue, Naked Gun Reboot. · 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, April 7th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Beer Day, and it marks
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  the 1933 signing of the Cullen -Harrison Act,
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  which ended the beer prohibition in the United
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  States. Celebrated since 2009, it honors beer's
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  rich history from ancient Mesopotamia to medieval
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  Europe. Today, beer ranks third in global consumption
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  after water and tea, boasting countless varieties.
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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 light rain. And
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  it feels like 33 degrees with 9 mile per hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 7 .11 and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 6 .17. It looks
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  like we're in for a rainy morning with showers
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  before 7 and patchy fog lingering throughout
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  the day, especially between 2 and 5. Expect cloudy
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  skies and a high near 41 with a gentle northeast
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  breeze. Tonight. There's a chance of rain and
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  fog, with a low of 38 and light winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Monday will be just before 8, with a low tide
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  at 215. The near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay
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  reads 42 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect a slight chance
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  of rain showers on Tuesday. with partly sunny
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  skies and a high near 45. Tuesday night will
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  be mostly clear with a low around 29. Wednesday
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  brings sunny weather with a high near 47 and
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  Wednesday night will be mostly clear with a low
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  around 31. Thursday is mostly sunny with a high
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  near 53, but expect a chance of rain showers
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  Thursday night after 7 p .m. with a low around
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  42. Friday has a chance of rain showers, mostly
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  cloudy skies, and a high near 54, with rain likely
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  Friday night, a low around 45. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  Boulevard, this café is a haven for culinary
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  or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a
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  panini for lunch or just breeze on through to
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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, protesters have filed a federal lawsuit
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  arguing that the buffer zone outside the courthouse
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  where Karen Reed's retrial is taking place in
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  Dedham, violates their First Amendment rights.
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  Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Canone expanded
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  the buffer zone, originally prohibiting demonstrations
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  within 200 feet of the court complex to include
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  a larger area. Red is accused of hitting and
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  killing Boston police officer John O 'Keefe in
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  January 2022, but her defense claims a law enforcement
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  cover -up. Attorney Mark Randazza, representing
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  the plaintiffs, argues that the buffer zone limits
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  their ability to express their views. The hearing
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  will continue next Thursday. Now on to sports.
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  In a stunning turn of events, Kelvin Sampson
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  orchestrated a remarkable comeback for the Houston
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  Cougars, defeating the Duke Blue Devils. 70 -67
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  in the 2025 men's Final Four. Duke, leading by
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  14 points late in the second half, seemed destined
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  for the national championship game. However,
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  Houston's fierce defense held Duke to just one
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  field goal in the final 10 minutes. Despite Duke's
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  talent, including standout Cooper flag, Houston's
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  resilience shined through. With a 9 -0 run in
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  the last 33 seconds, Houston now advances to
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  face Florida, aiming for its first national title.
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  This unforgettable collapse will linger in Duke's
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  legacy. Tonight, Florida takes on Houston for
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  the Men's National Championship. Florida is favored
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  by 1 .5. The over -under is 140 .5. Tip -off
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  is at 8 .50 Eastern Time on CBS. in local sports.
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  Last night on Sunday Night Baseball at Fenway
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  Park, the Sox demolished the Cardinals in Game
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  2 of the doubleheader 18 -7. Alex Bregman stole
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  the show with a three -run homer and six runs
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  batted in, while Rafi Devers added four hits.
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  Dobbins earned the win as Michaelis struggled,
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  taking the loss for St. Louis. The Sox offense
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  was unstoppable, with key contributions throughout
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  the lineup, and Boston's current record stands
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  at 6 -4, showing promise early in the season.
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  Game 1 ended in a walk -off in the 10th inning,
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  with William Abreu coming through clutch. Chapman
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  got the win, 5 -4. Tonight, the Sox face the
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  Blue Jays in the back bay at 6 -45. Richard Fitz
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  with a 4 .50 ERA. will pitch against Toronto's
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  Jose Barrios. Yesterday afternoon, the Celtics
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  defeated the Wizards 124 -90 at TD Garden. Peyton
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  Pritchard led the way with 20 points and 7 assists.
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  The Seas shot 49 % from the field and dominated
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  the boards with 62 rebounds. Jason Tatum was
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  out with a left ankle sprain. and Christophe
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  Porzingis misses due to illness. The Celtics
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  improve to 57 -20, while Washington falls to
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  28 -50. Tonight, the Celtics face the New York
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  Knicks, who are 49 -28 at Madison Square Garden.
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  Yesterday afternoon, the Bruins fell to the Buffalo
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  Sabres 6 -3 at Kaybank Center. Despite early
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  goals from Elias Lindholm, and Morgan Jekie,
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  Boston couldn't hold back Buffalo's relentless
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  offense. Tate Thompson's hat trick powered the
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  Sabres to victory. The Bruins now in top news.
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  Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University
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  and prominent talking head on the Internet, urges
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  a fresh perspective on Social Security and retirement.
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  He believes that individuals earning significant
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  wealth including himself, should not receive
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  Social Security benefits. Galloway advocates
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  for means testing to ensure that these payments
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  support those in genuine need. He highlights
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  that most recipients withdraw much more than
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  they contribute and argues that wealthy individuals
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  are not taxed sufficiently to fund the program.
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  Galloway envisions economic security as a priority
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  before retirement. promoting the idea of generating
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  passive income to achieve financial stability
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  and reduce work -related stress. In business
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  news, homebuilders are facing a challenging market
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  with the highest number of unsold homes since
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  the Great Recession. As of February, about 119
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  ,000 homes remain unsold. prompting builders
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  to offer enticing incentives like mortgage rate
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  buy -downs and closing cost credits. In Killeen,
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  Texas, new homes are selling for $50 ,000 less
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  than in 2022. However, while inventory is rising
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  in states like Texas and Florida, competition
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  for homes remains fierce in coastal areas. Builders
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  are adapting to economic uncertainties, but many
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  are left with significant inventory. lacking
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  pricing power in this shifting market. In crypto
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  movement, it's a bloodbath. Bitcoin is down 6
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  % over the weekend to about $78 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down 13 % to just under $1 ,600. And Goatseys
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  Maximus is unchanged at $0 .03. Moving on to
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  a more local vibe. and our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness. We are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents 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. The trend
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  of smart homes is shifting as the ultra -rich
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  in Los Angeles are increasingly drawn to dumb
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  houses. Once highly sought after, homes filled
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  with Wi -Fi -enabled appliances, are falling
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  out of favor due to frustrations with complicated
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  technology. Interior designer Jamie Bush notes
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  that people desire more manual, less complicated
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  living spaces. High -end buyers now prefer homes
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  that emphasize self -sufficiency and natural
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  features. As digital overload becomes a concern,
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  properties without excessive technology are becoming
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  more appealing, showcasing a return to simpler,
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  tactile living where traditional fixtures are
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  regaining their charm. And in entertainment news,
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  the upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun is generating
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  excitement with Liam Neeson starring as the son
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  of Leslie Nielsen's original character, Lieutenant
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  Frank Drebin. Directed by Eikeva Schaffer from
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  The Lonely Island, the film is a direct sequel
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  to the beloved franchise. A teaser trailer debuted
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  at CinemaCon, showcasing Neeson's character in
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  a humorous hostage situation. The cast includes
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  Paul Walter Hauser, who plays Ed Hocken Jr.,
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  along with Pamela Anderson, Lisa Koshy, Danny
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  Houston, and Busta Rhymes. The Naked Gun is set
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  to hit theaters on August 1st, courtesy of Paramount
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  Pictures. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for
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  the quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the English poet and painter William Blake.
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  And he said, No bird soars too high if he soars
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  with his own wings. And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. Have
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.