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Red Sox Sweep Rockies! Measles Surge, Ferrero's Kellogg Deal. · 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 10th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 63 years ago today, in 1962, the world
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  witnessed a monumental leap in global communication
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  with the launch of Telstar, the first active
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  communications satellite. This pioneering achievement
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  enabled the first live transatlantic television
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  broadcasts, connecting continents in real time,
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  and revolutionizing the way people shared information.
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  The successful deployment of Telstar laid the
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  foundation for the modern telecommunications
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  era, bringing the world closer together and inspiring
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  future innovations in satellite technology. So
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  now you know. And now. It's time for the weather
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  report. This morning there's patchy fog and it
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  feels like 70 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 8 .16 and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 5 .07. It looks like we're
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  in for some patchy fog and thunderstorms this
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  morning lingering until late morning with cloudy
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  skies and a high near 73. accompanied by a gentle
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  breeze. Tonight, expect cloudy skies with a low
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  of 66 and light winds. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Thursday will
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  be at noon, with a low tide at 545. The nearshore
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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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  patchy fog in the mornings during Monday, with
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  mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies. Highs will
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  range from 78 to 86, and lows will be in the
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  60s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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  is brought to you by Versailles Café and Pastries
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this café
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
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  send you. In local news, city officials celebrated
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  the reopening of the Condon Pool in South Boston
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  on Tuesday. after several months of repairs.
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  However, seven of the city's public pools, about
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  one -third, remain closed. Mayor Michelle Wu
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  emphasized the need for more options, noting
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  that last summer, a third of Boston's city -run
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  pools were closed. The city allocated $54 million
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  for renovations through 2029. Wu stated that
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  by the end of the year, 20 out of 22 city -run
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  pools will be operational, which is more than
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  there have been in a decade, despite two needing
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  major repairs. Now on to sports. Major League
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  Baseball is set to introduce the automated ball
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  strike system during the upcoming All -Star Game
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  in Atlanta, marking its debut in a high -profile
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  setting. Teams will receive two challenges, allowing
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  pitchers, catchers, and hitters to contest fall
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  strike calls immediately after they are made.
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  While there is no announced timeline for regular
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  season use, the system has seen positive results
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  at the AAA level since the 2022 season, with
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  increased walks and slightly reduced strikeouts.
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  Players have mixed feelings about the system,
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  with catchers expressing concerns about its impact
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  on the catcher position. In local sports. Last
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  night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox dominated the
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  Rockies 10 -2, powered by six homers, including
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  blasts from Yoshida, Hamilton, and Gonzalez,
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  as the Sox swept the series. Giolito earned the
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  win, pitching six strong innings. While despite
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  a two -run homer from Narvaez, Colorado's Sensatella
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  struggled, taking the loss with six runs allowed.
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  Boston now holds 49 wins and 45 losses, riding
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  a six -game winning streak with confidence and
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  precision at the plate. Tonight, the Sox take
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  on the Rays at Fenway. Walker Bueller, with a
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  2 .58 earned run average, faces Taj Bradley and
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  is 4 .79. First pitch is at 710 under clear skies
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  with temperatures around 68 degrees. In top news,
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  the United States is witnessing a surge in measles
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  cases, with 1 ,288 confirmed this year, surpassing
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  the previous record in 2019. This marks the highest
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  annual total since the disease was declared eliminated
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  in 2000. Tragically, three individuals have died
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  from measles this year, the first deaths in a
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  decade. Experts warn that declining vaccination
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  rates could lead to ongoing outbreaks. Currently,
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  about 93 % of kindergarten children are vaccinated,
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  but some areas, like Gaines County, Texas, report
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  rates in the low 80s. The situation may worsen
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  if these trends continue. In business news, Ferrero,
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  the Italian candy maker known for Ferrero Roger
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  and Nutella, is nearing a deal valued at approximately
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  $3 billion to acquire the breakfast cereal giant,
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  Kellogg. This acquisition could be finalized
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  as soon as this week, pending any last -minute
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  issues. Kellogg. famous for cereals like Froot
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  Loops and Frosted Flakes, currently has a market
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  value of around $1 .5 billion, alongside substantial
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  debt. Ferrero has been strategically targeting
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  growth in the United States, aiming to expand
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  its presence in the competitive food market,
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  especially as consumer habits evolve toward healthier
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  options. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 0
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  .5%. to just over $111 ,000. Ethereum is up 7
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  % to just under $2 ,800. And XRP is up 5 % to
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  $2 .42. Moving on to a more local vibe. In our
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  community spotlight on health and wellness, we
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  are working with a national Pilates studio to
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  bring you some free classes, so listen up. Check
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  out Club Pilates with several locations in the
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  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. A London -based dentist has
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  uncovered a hidden -in -plain -sight third shape
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  within Leonardo da Vinci's famous Vitruvian man
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  drawing. This discovery reveals a deeper understanding
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  of human anatomy as the equilateral triangle
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  identified between the figure's legs. corresponds
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  to a dental principle known as Bonwil's triangle.
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  Dr. Rory MacSweeney published his findings in
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  the Journal of Mathematics and Arts, suggesting
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  that Leonardo's illustration incorporates geometric
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  principles that foreshadow modern biological
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  architecture. This connection highlights the
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  intricate relationship between mathematics and
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  human proportions. suggesting that Leonardo grasped
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  fundamental truths about reality itself. And
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  in entertainment news, Wes Anderson's latest
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  film, The Phoenician Scheme, features a star
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  -studded cast, including Benicio del Toro, Mia
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  Threepleton, and Tom Hanks. While currently in
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  select theaters, It is available to buy or rent
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  online in 4K Ultra HD for $19 on platforms such
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  as Prime Video and Apple TV. The film is expected
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  to stream on Peacock in late August or early
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  September, requiring a subscription starting
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  at $7 per month. The Phoenician Scheme will also
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  be released on DVD and Blu -ray on July 29th,
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  with pre -orders starting at $22. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American inventor
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  and businessman, Thomas J. Watson. And he said,
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  The way to succeed is to double your failure
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  rate, for innovation thrives on learning from
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  mistakes, and pushing boundaries leads to progress.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Have an amazing day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.