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Amazon Freevee Shutdown, Blue Man Group Finale, Red Sox Victory. · 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, July 3rd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 139 years ago today, in 1886, Carl Benz
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  officially unveiled the Benz Patent Motor Wagen,
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  the world's first true automobile. This groundbreaking
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  invention, powered by an internal combustion
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  engine, revolutionized transportation and laid
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  the foundation for the modern automotive industry.
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  Benz's innovation not only transformed personal
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  mobility, but also spurred economic growth and
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  technological advancements worldwide. His pioneering
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  spirit continues to inspire engineers and inventors,
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  reminding us of the boundless possibilities of
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  human ingenuity. So now you know. And now. It's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, it's
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  mostly sunny and it feels like 72 degrees with
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  7 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 8 .16 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5
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  .07. It looks like we're in for a hot day with
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  a high near 91 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms
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  after 2 p .m. along with a light west breeze.
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  Tonight, there's still a chance of storms before
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  9 p .m., with mostly clear skies at a low of
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  65, plus a gentle wind. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Thursday will
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  be just before 6, with a low tide at 1215. The
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  near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 61 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Look forward to a sunny Independence
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  Day with a high near 84 and a light northwest
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  wind. Expect mostly clear nights and warm days
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  ahead, reaching up to 94 on Monday. 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 mornings send you. In local
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  news. The Blue Man Group is concluding its remarkable
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  30 -year residency in Boston this Sunday, wrapping
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  up with a final performance. Jonathan Screnci,
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  the general manager and former performer, reflected
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  on their journey, stating, We initially were
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  thinking this would maybe be two or three months,
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  and that would have been considered a success.
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  The show, featuring three bald blue men in black,
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  creates a unique blend of music, comedy, and
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  visual art. captivating local audiences. Scrincy
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  emphasized their community ties, saying, we were
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  a show, but we were also a part of a community,
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  a legacy they will cherish. Now on to sports.
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  Amazon is set to shut down its standalone freebie
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  streaming application next month, consolidating
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  its content offerings under Prime Video. Originally
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  launched in 2019, Freebie emerged from IMDb,
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  the film and television service Amazon acquired
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  in 1998. The notice to users stated, Prime Video
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  is the new exclusive home for Freebie TV shows,
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  movies, and live TV. Following the introduction
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  of advertisements on Prime Video in January 2024,
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  users can now access shows and movies for free
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  on Prime Video. without needing a subscription
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  to Amazon's prime loyalty program. In local sports.
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  In game one of the doubleheader at Fenway, the
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  Sox triumphed over the Reds 5 -3. Anthony's double
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  and Narvaez's single in the first ignited the
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  Sox, and Narvaez added a sacrifice fly in the
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  sixth, putting Boston ahead. They have snagged
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  the win. tossing six strong innings, while Chapman
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  earned the save with a perfect ninth. Richardson
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  took the loss for Cincinnati. In Game 2, the
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  Red Sox lost 8 -4, allowing 12 hits. The Sox
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  now hold a record of 43 -45, sitting in fourth
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  place behind Tampa Bay. Tomorrow morning, the
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  Sox face the Nationals in Washington for Game
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  1 of a three -game series. Lucas Giolito. Boasting
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  a 3 .99 earned run average, we'll duel against
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  Michael Soroka with a 4 .70. First pitch is at
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  11 .05 under warm skies with temperatures around
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  83 degrees. In top news, Amazon is set to shut
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  down its standalone freebie streaming application
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  next month, consolidating its content offerings
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  under Prime Video. Originally launched in 2019,
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  Freebie emerged while the film and television
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  service Amazon acquired in 1998. The Nutista
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  user stated, Prime Video is the new exclusive
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  home for Freebie TV shows, movies, and live TV.
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  Following the introduction of advertisements
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  on Prime Video in January 2024, users can now
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  access shows and movies for free on Prime Video.
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  without needing a subscription to Amazon's Prime
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  loyalty program. In business news, Amazon's Prime
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  Day sale is longer than ever, running from July
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  8th to July 11th, and it is more crucial for
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  the company this year. MarketWatch polling shows
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  muted interest in the event. as analysts from
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  bank of america suggest the extended duration
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  indicates amazon's ability to offer more discounts
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  despite tariff concerns as competition heats
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  up with retailers like walmart target and techtalk
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  amazon aims to entice consumers through its vast
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  delivery network and artificial intelligence
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  shopping tools Analysts predict that this year's
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  event could generate approximately $21 .4 billion
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  in gross merchandise value, marking a significant
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  year -over -year increase. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 3 % to $109 ,000. Ethereum is up
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  6 % to just under $2 ,600. And XRP is up 3%.
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  to $2 .25. Moving on to a more local vibe. In
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  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. Scientists have found that
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  the rodents of Chicago are evolving in real time
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  due to urbanization. Chipmunks and voles in the
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  metro area have undergone notable changes. Chipmunks
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  are growing larger because of abundant human
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  food scraps, while their teeth have shrunk. Voles
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  have developed smaller inner ears to cope with
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  the city's noise. A research team from Chicago's
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  Field Museum of Natural History discovered these
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  morphological changes over the last 125 years.
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  Assistant curator Anderson Fico and mammalogist
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  Stephanie Smith noted that understanding these
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  adaptations can inform conservation efforts as
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  cities continue to expand. And in entertainment
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  news, in Jurassic World Rebirth, director Gareth
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  Edwards teams up with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan
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  Bailey, and Mahershala Ali for a dinosaur adventure
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  that feels overly familiar. The film bars heavily
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  from Steven Spielberg's iconic 1993 film, Lacking
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  New Creativity. In one scene, a giant titanosaurus
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  grazes in the jungle, accompanied by a nostalgic
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  score, but this moment simply echoes past glory.
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  The plot revolves around a pharmaceutical company
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  using dinosaur blood to cure heart disease, yet
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  the characters are unlickable and the pacing
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  is sluggish. Overall, Rip Earth disappoints,
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  failing to engage audiences meaningfully. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the American
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  inventor and businessman, Alexander Graham Bell.
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  And he said, When one door closes, another opens.
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  But we often look so long and so regretfully
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  upon the closed door that we do not see the one
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  which is open for us. 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.