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Ronaldo's Al Nassr Deal! French Air Strikes, Boston Weather. · 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, July 4th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 249 years ago today, in 1776, the Second
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  Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia,
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  Pennsylvania, adopted the Declaration of Independence,
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  proclaiming the 13 American colonies' separation
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  from British rule. This momentous decision laid
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  the foundation for the United States of America,
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  inspiring countless individuals worldwide to
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  pursue freedom and self -governance. The Declaration
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  of Independence remains a powerful symbol of
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  human rights and the enduring spirit of liberty.
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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 sunny and it feels
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  like 66 degrees with 11 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 8 .16 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 5 .07. It looks like we're
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  in for a sunny Independence Day with temperatures
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  reaching around 83, accompanied by a light northwest
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  breeze. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with
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  a low of 62 and gentle winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first high tide Friday
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  will be at 7 with the low tide at 1. The near
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  -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 65 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect partly sunny skies on Saturday
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  with a high near 86 and a gentle west wind. Sunday
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  and Monday will be mostly sunny with highs near
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  93 and 94. Nights will be mostly clear to partly
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  cloudy with lows around 72 to 73. A chance of
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  rain showers and thunderstorms arrives Monday
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  evening and continues into Tuesday with a high
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  near 86. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast
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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 remarkable discovery,
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  Jennifer Cromack uncovered a historic scroll
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  titled A Resolution and Protest Against Slavery
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  while volunteering at the American Baptist Archive
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  in Groton, Massachusetts. The five -foot -long
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  document, signed by 116 New England ministers
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  on March 2, 1847, highlights the Baptist response
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  to slavery. This finding, described by Cromack
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  as the Holy Grail of abolitionist -era documents,
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  reveals a pivotal moment in American history.
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  The Declaration showcases the minister's commitment
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  to justice, stating that silence on the issue
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  of slavery is no longer an option. This document
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  is a vital part of the ongoing narrative of faith
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  and social justice. Now on to sports. Cristiano
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  Ronaldo has signed a groundbreaking contract
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  with Saudi Arabian football club Al Nasser, valued
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  at approximately $700 million over two years,
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  making it the highest average annual salary in
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  sports history. This lucrative deal includes
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  a yearly salary of about $244 million, a signing
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  bonus of $33 million. at a 15 % equity stake
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  in the club. Ronaldo's perks also feature private
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  jet credits, sponsorship packs worth $82 million,
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  and a dedicated staff of 16 individuals, including
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  drivers and chefs. With no income tax in Saudi
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  Arabia, Ronaldo's earnings reflect a remarkable
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  shift in sports contracts. In local sports, This
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  morning, the Sox face the Nationals in Washington
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  for game one of a three -game series. Lucas Giolito,
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  boasting a 3 .99 earned run average, will duel
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  against Michael Soroka with a 4 .70. First pitch
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  is at 11 .05 under warm skies with temperatures
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  around 83 degrees. In top news. Thousands of
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  airline passengers were grounded on Thursday
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  as French air traffic controllers began a two
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  -day walkout, protesting working conditions and
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  triggering numerous flight cancellations right
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  at the start of the summer vacation period. France's
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  civil aviation agency requested airlines to reduce
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  flights at major airports, including Paris, Charles
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  de Gaulle, Orly and Nice. Ryanair cancelled 170
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  flights. affecting over 30 ,000 passengers. EasyJet
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  followed suit with 124 cancellations on Thursday
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  and an additional 150 on Friday, impacting roughly
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  20 ,000 to 25 ,000 passengers daily. The strike
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  continues into Friday as concerns mount over
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  understaffing and outdated equipment. In business
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  news... In a revealing look at America's pizza
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  economy, sales trends indicate lower -income
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  consumers are being priced out of their favorite
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  meals. While higher -end pizzas continue to attract
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  diners, sales at major chains like Domino's Pizza,
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  Papa John's, and Pizza Hut fell in the first
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  quarter of 2025. The average price of a large
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  pizza now stands at $18. reflecting a nearly
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  30 % increase since 2019. As inflation pressures
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  mount, chains are launching value menus to lure
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  back customers. However, rising ingredient costs
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  and economic uncertainty pose challenges for
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  all consumers. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 1 % for the week to about $110 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 0 .5%. to just under $2 ,600. And XRP is
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  up 3 % to $2 .26. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
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  we are working with a national Pilates studio
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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  Check out Club Pilates with several locations
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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  wellness approach. cultivating strength, reducing
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  tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
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  research affirms its benefits. So now you can
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  check out Club Pilates for a free class. With
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  locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
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  and Framingham, just be sure to tell them, sunny
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  morning sent you by. And now, back to the show.
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  Let's talk science. In a remarkable discovery,
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  doctors have identified a new blood type called
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  Guada negative in a French woman marking the
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  48th known blood group system in humans. The
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  woman from Guadeloupe was found to carry a unique
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  genetic mutation during routine testing in 2011.
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  Researchers revisiting her case in 2019 sequenced
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  her genome and confirmed she is the only known
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  carrier of this blood type. Discovering new blood
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  groups offers patients with rare blood types
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  a higher level of care, said the French blood
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  establishment. This breakthrough expands our
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  understanding of human blood types, which now
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  encompass a total of 48 systems. And in entertainment
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  news, this year's San Diego Comic -Con, the mecca
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  for geek culture, will notably lack major franchises.
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  Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., Legendary,
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  Sony, Lionsgate, and Paramount are all skipping
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  the iconic Call A, which is known for significant
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  franchise announcements. This absence is intriguing
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  given the superhero genre is at a pivotal moment,
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  especially after recent disappointments like
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  Marvel's Captain America Brave New World. While
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  some studios will still present, including Universal
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  Pictures and Amazon NGM Studios, the overall
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  lack of superhero content raises questions about
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  the effectiveness of Comic -Con as a marketing
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  platform. 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 American civil rights activist and author,
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  Alice Walker. And she said, The most common way
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  people give up their power is by thinking they
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  don't have any. 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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  weekend, my good friends. We'll see you Monday
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.