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Boston's Opioid Crisis, Patriots vs. Commanders, Apple Lawsuit. · 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, August 7th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 78 years ago today, in 1947, Norwegian
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  explorer Thor Heyerdahl's Balsa Wood Raft, the
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  Contiki, completed its remarkable journey across
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  the Pacific Ocean. After sailing for 101 days
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  and covering approximately 7 ,000 kilometers,
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  the raft crashed into the reef at Ruroia in the
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  Tuamot du Islands. This daring expedition aimed
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  to demonstrate that ancient peoples could have
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  made long sea voyages connecting distant cultures.
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  Heyerdahl's successful voyage captivated the
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  world, inspiring a deeper appreciation for human
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  ingenuity and the spirit of exploration. So now
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  you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's cloudy and it feels
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  like 67 degrees with 2 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 7 .53 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 5 .44. It looks like we're
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  in for a mostly cloudy day with temperatures
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  reaching around 78. and a light northeast breeze
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  tonight expect mostly clear skies with a low
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  of 59 and calm winds for all you beach runners
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  out there the first high tide thursday will be
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  at 10 45 with the low tide at 4 30. the near
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  shore buoy at cape cod bay reads 68 degrees for
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  the water temperature looking ahead in the weather
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  Expect mostly sunny skies through the weekend,
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  with highs near 82 on Friday and Saturday and
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  rising to 88 on Sunday. Nights will be mostly
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  clear, with lows in the 60s. On Monday, enjoy
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  another sunny day with a high near 90. 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 Morning sent you. In local
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  news, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn has proposed
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  a resolution to declare a public safety and health
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  emergency in the Mass and Cass area. He notes
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  that ongoing open drug use and related issues
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  have escalated due to the opioid crisis. Flynn
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  states, while the tents are long gone, hundreds
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  of people are sprawled throughout the area every
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  day, engaging in activities like drug dealing
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  and violent crimes. He describes the situation
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  as a humanitarian crisis, urging the city to
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  adopt a treatment -first approach and implement
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  a zero -tolerance policy for public drug use
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  and trafficking, emphasizing the urgent need
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  for strategic revaluation. Now on to sports.
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  At long last, the New England Patriots showcased
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  a joint practice that inspires confidence. Head
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  coach Mike Frabel emerged from a skirmish with
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  blood on his cheek, quipping, you should see
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  the other guy. This practice marked a significant
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  improvement as the team held its ground against
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  the Washington Commanders, who reached the NFC
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  Championship game last season. Players noted
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  a change, with receiver Tamario Douglas stating,
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  I love what we did today. Despite potential concerns,
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  the Patriots seemed competent and well -run for
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  the first time in years, creating a buzz of excitement
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  among fans. In local sports. Last night at Fenway
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  Park, the Red Sox lost to the Royals 7 -3. Jonathan
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  India hit a three -run homer, and Michael Waka
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  scattered five hits over six innings for the
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  Royals. The Sox scored early but left four runners
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  on base and committed two errors. Boston finished
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  with seven hits, while Kansas City posted 12
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  with no errors. The Red Sox record is now 64
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  -52. Tomorrow night, the Red Sox take on the
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  San Diego Padres at Petco Park for Game 1 of
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  a three -game series. Walker Buehler is 6 -6.
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  with a 5 .74 earned run average facing Nick Pibetta,
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  who is 11 -3 with a 2 .73. First pitch at 940
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  under sunny 76 -degree skies. In top news, car
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  -free streets are emerging in cities worldwide
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  as pedestrian -only zones gain popularity. Once
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  filled with parking lots, San Francisco's Mission
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  Rock is transforming into a vibrant waterfront
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  district, featuring wide streets and eight acres
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  of green space. This area promotes social and
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  ecological well -being, with accessible transport
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  options connecting to Silicon Valley. Similarly,
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  Vilnius, Lithuania is enhancing its eco -friendly
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  public transport, while Philadelphia boasts an
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  extensive trail network. Paris is set to pedestrianize
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  500 streets, and Dubai plans over 4 ,000 miles
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  of walkways. Boca Ta celebrates its Ciclovia,
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  inspiring global pedestrian initiatives, and
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  New York City focuses on pedestrian -friendly
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  developments. In business news, in an intriguing
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  legal battle, Cupertino -based Apple Inc. has
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  filed a lawsuit against Apple Cinemas. a small
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  movie theater chain that recently expanded to
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  San Francisco. The lawsuit, filed on August 1st
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  in federal court in Massachusetts, claims trademark
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  infringement, alleging that Apple Cinemas misleads
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  consumers into thinking they are affiliated with
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  a well -known tech giant. Apple Inc. is seeking
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  a court order to stop the theater chain from
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  using the word Apple in its name and is pursuing
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  unspecified damages. The complaint emphasizes
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  that consumers should not confuse Apple cinemas
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  with a reputable Apple brand, which has significant
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  goodwill and brand equity. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 1 % to about $115 ,000. Ethereum
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  is up 2 % to about $3 ,700. And XRP is up 2 %
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  to $2 .97. 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 tech. Microsoft is actively recruiting
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  top talent from Google's DeepMind, led by Mustafa
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  Suleiman, a co -founder of DeepMind. He is promising
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  recruits a startup -like environment with less
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  bureaucracy and higher pay. Suleiman has successfully
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  hired at least two dozen former DeepMind employees,
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  including prominent engineers. This recruitment
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  is part of a broader battle for artificial intelligence
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  talent among major companies. Microsoft is focusing
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  on enhancing its co -pilot chatbot, competing
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  against OpenAI's ChatGPT. As both Microsoft and
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  Google expand their investments in artificial
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  intelligence, the competition for skilled engineers
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  intensifies. And in entertainment news. Ice Cube's
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  new adaptation of War of the Worlds on Amazon
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  Prime is a unique blend of science fiction and
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  action comedy. In this film, Ice Cube portrays
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  William Radford, a domestic terror analyst who
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  connects with his children through hacking their
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  devices. The story unfolds entirely on Radford's
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  computer screen as he struggles with parenting
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  after his wife's death. Meanwhile, strange storms
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  reveal meteors carrying data -hungry aliens.
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  The film blends humor and corporate branding,
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  making it both a commercial for Amazon and a
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  quirky narrative. With notification sounds and
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  chaotic moments, it promises to be a wild viewing
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  experience. 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 inventor and entrepreneur,
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  Thomas J. Watson. And he said, the way to succeed
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  is to double your failure rate. For in each attempt,
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  we find new paths. And in each setback, growth
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  emerges. 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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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.