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Bitcoin Hits Record, Little League World Series, AT&T Settlement. · 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 14th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 80 years ago today, in 1945, President
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  Harry S. Truman announced Japan's unconditional
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  surrender, effectively ending World War II. This
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  monumental event marked the conclusion of a global
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  conflict that had spanned six years, bringing
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  relief and hope to millions worldwide. The end
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  of the war paved the way for reconstruction,
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  international cooperation, and the establishment
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  of institutions dedicated to promoting peace
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  and security, such as the United Nations. 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 a slight chance
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  of showers and thunderstorms, and it feels like
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  75 degrees with 5 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 7 .43, and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 5 .52. It looks like we're in for
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  some showers and thunderstorms today, with a
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  chance of severe storms that could bring heavy
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  rain. Expect mostly cloudy skies. a high near
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  87, and a light south wind at 6. Tonight, there's
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  still a chance of showers and storms before 2
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  a .m., with a low around 70 in light winds. For
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  all you beach runners out there, the first low
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  tide Thursday will be at 930, with a high tide
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  at 345. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  70 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect sunny skies on Friday
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  with a high near 79 and a light northeast wind.
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  Saturday will be sunny again, reaching 84, and
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  Saturday night will be mostly clear. Sunday brings
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  a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon
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  with a high near 92 and Sunday night will be
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  partly cloudy. Monday may have a slight chance
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  of rain before 10 in the morning, with a high
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  near 76 and a low around 60. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, young
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  baseball players from Braintree are in Pennsylvania
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  representing New England in the Little League
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  World Series. The Braintree American Little League
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  team kicks off their quest for a championship
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  title in Williamsport this afternoon after clinching
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  the New England title last week by defeating
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  a team from New Hampshire. First -base coach
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  P .G. Kippenhan shared, the vibe seems like it
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  is off the charts, while player Cam Nauman expressed
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  optimism about their first game. The team is
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  also enjoying the camaraderie with pitcher Frankie
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  Fasoli saying, Meeting new kids from other states
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  and countries has been a highlight. Catch the
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  kids play this afternoon at 3. Now on to sports.
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  Fans seeking tickets for the 2025 Little League
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  World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, should
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  pay close attention to the fine print. The tournament
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  features 20 top junior teams from around the
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  globe. And while attendance is advertised as
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  free, there are important stipulations. Access
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  to Howard J. LeMade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium
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  is granted on a first -come, first -served basis,
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  but some sections require special passes. During
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  championship weekend, only ticket holders can
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  enjoy the final games. Fans without tickets will
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  have to watch from a distant hill. In local sports.
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  Last night at Dakin Park in Houston, the Red
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  Sox lost to the Astros 4 -1. Hunter Brown earned
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  his 10th victory, allowing just one run in six
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  and two -thirds innings. Jeremy Pena and Yainar
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  Diaz homered for Houston, with Pena opening the
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  scoring. The Sox had eight hits and zero errors,
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  but left eight runners on base. Boston's record
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  now stands at 66 -56. after falling in Game 3
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  of the series. Tomorrow night, the Red Sox clash
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  with the Marlins in Boston for Game 1 of a 3
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  -game series. Lucas Giolito is on the mound at
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  8 -2, with a 3 .77 earned run average. First
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  pitch at 7 -10 at Fenway Park under clear skies
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  with a comfortable temperature of 71 degrees.
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  In top news... AT &T will pay $177 million in
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  a class -action settlement following alleged
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  data breaches last year. In one incident on March
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  30th, 2024 sensitive customer data, including
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  addresses and social security numbers, was exposed
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  on the dark web. Another breach occurred on July
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  12th, 2024, where limited data was illegally
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  downloaded. Customers affected by the first incident
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  can claim up to $5 ,000, while those impacted
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  by the second may receive up to $2 ,500. The
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  claim deadline is November 18, 2025. In business
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  news, Bitcoin has reached a record high, climbing
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  to $124 ,000, as expectations for easier monetary
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  policy from the Federal Reserve fueled its rise.
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  The world's largest cryptocurrency surpassed
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  its previous peak from July, while the second
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  largest token, Ether, soared to $4 ,780, the
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  highest since late 2021. Analyst Tony Sycamore
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  noted that a sustained break above $125 ,000
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  could send Bitcoin to $150 ,000. The favorable
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  regulatory environment, including an executive
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  order allowing crypto assets and retirement accounts,
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  has also contributed to this surge. Taking a
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  look at the most recent pricing, Bitcoin is up
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  0 .5 % to about $123 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 %
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  to just under $4 ,800. And XRP is up 3%. to three
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  dollars and 33 cents moving on to a more local
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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 world increasingly resembling
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  the film The Matrix, An MIT computer scientist
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  suggests we could be living in a simulation,
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  estimating the likelihood at approximately 70%.
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  This assessment comes from advancements in artificial
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  intelligence and virtual reality. The author
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  cites examples like Google View, which creates
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  realistic videos with AI -generated characters
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  and AI companions from Grok. He argues that as
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  technology progresses, the probability of reaching
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  a simulation point increases, where virtual worlds
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  become indistinguishable from reality. Ultimately,
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  this raises the unsettling question, are we already
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  inside a sophisticated simulation? And in entertainment
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  news, Taylor Swift is excited to reveal her new
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  album, The Life of a Showgirl. set to release
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  on October 3rd. During the latest episode of
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  New Heights, she unveiled the album Cover, which
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  showcases her floating underwater, with the title
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  in an orange, glittery font. Co -produced with
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  Max Martin and Shellback, the album features
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  12 tracks, including a collaboration with Sabrina
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  Carpenter. Swift described the record as an exploration
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  of her inner life during her tour. aiming for
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  infectious melodies and vivid lyrics. This is
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  her 12th studio album, following the Tortured
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  Poets Department, released in 2024. 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 civil
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  rights leader and activist, Martin Luther King
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  Jr. And he said, Injustice anywhere is a threat
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  to justice everywhere, reminding us that we're
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  caught in an inescapable network of mutuality,
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  tied in a single garment of destiny. 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.