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Social Security Cuts Loom, Justin Fields Injury, AI Adopts 996. · 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 25th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 47 years ago today, in 1978, Louise
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  Joy Brown, the world's first test tube baby,
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  was born in Oldham, England. This groundbreaking
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  birth, achieved through in vitro fertilization,
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  marked a monumental advancement in reproductive
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  medicine, offering hope to countless families
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  worldwide. So now you know. And now, it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, it's sunny
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  and it feels like 74 degrees, with 13 mile per
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  hour wind. The sunset will take place at 8 .12.
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  and it will rise again tomorrow at 519. It looks
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  like we're in for some isolated rain showers
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  this afternoon, followed by scattered thunderstorms
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  and a high near 95, dropping to around 87 later.
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  Expect a gentle west wind at 10. Tonight, we'll
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  see partly cloudy skies with a low of 70 and
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  a light northwest breeze. For all you beach runners
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  out there, The first low tide Friday will be
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  at 615 with a high tide at 1230. The near shore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 67 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect mostly cloudy skies on Sunday with a high
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  near 84 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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  Monday brings mostly sunny weather warming up
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  to 88. Tuesday stays warm, reaching 93, with
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  a slight chance of afternoon storms. Nights will
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  be mild, with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s.
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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, Martha's Vineyard Hospital, the island's
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  largest employer, has tackled the housing crisis
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  head -on. creating 48 brand -new modern housing
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  units with 76 bedrooms for employees and their
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  families. Hospital president Denise Kepesi recognized
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  that without enough housing, we weren't going
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  to have a hospital, prompting a strategic shift
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  to address recruitment challenges exacerbated
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  by the pandemic. The hospital acquired 26 acres
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  of land from the Norton family for $3 .6 million,
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  viewed as a generous gift. Utilizing modular
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  construction, the project faced community concerns
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  but ultimately gained approval. Shepisi emphasizes
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  that further developments are necessary to meet
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  ongoing staff needs. Now on to sports. New York
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  Jets quarterback Justin Fields was carted off
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  at training camp. after suffering a dislocated
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  toe on his right foot. The team stated that he
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  is currently day -to -day. Fields dropped to
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  the ground following an incomplete pass during
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  drills, and although he initially walked to the
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  medical tent with a limp, he was later driven
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  to the locker room. Head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed
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  the toe injury but did not know the severity
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  at the time. Veteran Tyrod Taylor serves as the
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  backup quarterback. with other options available,
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  including Adrian Martinez and Brady Cook, who
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  lack NFL experience. In local sports, tonight
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  at Fenway, the Sox face the Dodgers in Game 1
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  of a 3 -game series. Brian Baio, with a 3 .23
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  earned run average and 6 wins, will start against
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  Emmett Sheehan. The Sox, with 55 wins, look to
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  capitalize on home turf. Clear skies and 84 degrees
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  in the Back Bay set the scene for a thrilling
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  matchup. In top news, a new analysis projects
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  a 24 % cut to Social Security benefits by late
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  2032. Retirees could face significant reductions
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  in just seven years due to the Big Beautiful
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  Bill, as reported by the Committee for a Responsible
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  Federal Budget. This cut may double the poverty
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  rate among America's seniors, translating to
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  an $18 ,000 annual benefit reduction for a dual
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  -earning couple retiring in 2033. Additionally,
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  they might encounter reduced health care access
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  from an 11 % cut in Medicare hospital payments.
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  While many believe Congress would intervene,
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  past actions suggest they may wait until the
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  last minute. In business news, in a surprising
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  shift, Silicon Valley artificial intelligence
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  startups are embracing China's controversial
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  996 work schedule, which demands employees work
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  from 9 a .m. to 9 p .m., six days a week, totaling
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  72 hours. Many U .S. companies are asking prospective
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  employees if they are willing to commit to this
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  intense schedule. often citing the competitive
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  nature of the industry. Adrian Kinnersley, a
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  recruitment expert, notes that this expectation
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  is becoming increasingly common. While some founders
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  argue that the demanding hours are essential,
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  others caution against imposing them on all employees,
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  raising concerns about compliance with labor
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  laws. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down half
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  a percent for the week. to about $116 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down 3 % to just over $3 ,600. And XRP is
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  down 12 % to $3 .06. Moving on to a more local
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  vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
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  wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
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  studio to bring you some free classes, so listen
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  up. 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 tech. In a shocking tale of deception,
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  Christina Marie Chapman, American, became ensnared
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  in a North Korean scheme through an unsolicited
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  message on LinkedIn. Initially seeking a fresh
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  start, Chapman, a software engineer, unknowingly
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  became a laptop farmer, hosting computers used
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  by North Korean agents. to conduct remote IT
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  work for unsuspecting U .S. companies. This operation
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  reportedly generates an estimated 250 million
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  to 600 million dollars annually for the North
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  Korean regime. Now facing charges including wire
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  fraud and money laundering, Chapman reflects
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  on her entrapment, stating, I could never forgive
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  myself for being part of an organization that
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  hurt people. and in entertainment news. Change
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  your fall plans as the iconic Steve Miller Band
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  has abruptly canceled all dates of its American
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  tour, originally set to begin next month in upstate
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  New York. Among the 31 stops canceled, several
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  were in Florida, including performances in St.
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  Augustine and Estero. The band cited Force Mayor,
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  noting that the combination of extreme heat,
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  unpredictable flooding, Tornadoes, hurricanes,
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  and massive forest fires posed unacceptable risks
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  to audiences, the band, and the crew. The statement
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  concluded with a hopeful message, wishing everyone
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  peace, love, and happiness, while refunds will
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  be processed to original payment methods. Well,
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  all righty, folks, it's time for the quote of
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  the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American author and motivational speaker, Jim
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  Rohn. And he said, your life does not get better
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  by chance. It gets better by change. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.