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Red Sox Triumph, Top Schools, Bitcoin Dips, Meta's AI Moves · 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, August 22nd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 123 years ago today, in 1902, President
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  Theodore Roosevelt made history by becoming the
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  first sitting president of the United States
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  to ride in an automobile. During a tour of Hartford,
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  Connecticut, He rode in a Columbia Electric Victoria
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  Phaeton, symbolizing the nation's embrace of
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  technological innovation and progress. This event
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  marked a significant milestone in the early adoption
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  of automobiles, reflecting the spirit of modernization
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  that defined the early 20th century. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning it's sunny and it feels like 59
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  degrees, with 10 mile per hour wind. The sunset
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  will take place at 7 .31 and it will rise again
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  tomorrow at 6. It looks like we're in for some
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  sunny weather today, with temperatures reaching
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  around 80 and a light northeast breeze tonight.
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  Expect mostly clear skies with a low of 61 and
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  a gentle south wind. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Friday will be
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  just before 1130 with the low tide at 515. The
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  near shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 64 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, expect mostly sunny skies on Saturday
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  with a high near 86 and light southwest winds.
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  Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low
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  around 66. Sunday brings more mostly sunny weather
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  with a high near 83. Sunday night has a chance
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  of rain showers after 11 p .m. with mostly cloudy
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  skies and a low around 67. On Monday, expect
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  a chance of rain showers before 2 p .m. Then
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  showers and thunderstorms are likely with a high
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  near 81. Monday night holds a chance of showers
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  and thunderstorms before 3 a .m. with partly
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  cloudy skies and a low around 63. Tuesday looks
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  sunny with a high near 79 and west winds. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
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  you by Versailles Cafe 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 an
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  exciting achievement for local education, few
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  Massachusetts high schools have been recognized
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  among the top 100 in the nation by U .S. News
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  and World Report. The ranking, which evaluated
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  over 24 ,000 public high schools across the country,
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  highlighted Boston Latin as the highest in Massachusetts,
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  landing at an impressive 46th place nationally.
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  Additionally, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion
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  Charter School in Hadley made the list, securing
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  the 96th spot. These schools exemplify excellence
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  in performance and college readiness, showcasing
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  the strength of education in be -in -town and
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  beyond. Now onto sports. Steelers wide receiver
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  D .K. Metcalf is set to make his big -screen
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  debut in the upcoming thriller Asteroid. The
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  film, which stars sinners actress Hailey Steinfeld,
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  who is married to Buffalo Bill's quarterback
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  Josh Allen, will premiere at the Venice Film
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  Festival's immersive showcase next week in Italy.
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  Directed by Doug Liman, Asteroid follows strangers
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  on a journey to a nearby asteroid in search of
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  wealth. beyond their wildest dreams. Metcalf,
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  who has appeared in secret headquarters, and
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  Bel Air joined the Steelers in March after a
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  trade from the Seattle Seahawks, agreeing to
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  a five -year, $150 million extension in local
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  sports. Last night at Yankee Stadium in New York,
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  the Red Sox won over the Yankees 6 -3. Rookie
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  Roman Anthony hit a two -run homer in the ninth
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  inning and drove in three runs. Winning pitcher
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  Weissert struck out six over five and one -third
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  innings. The Sox finished with ten hits in one
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  error. The Red Sox record is now 69 -59. Tonight,
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  the Red Sox face the Yankees again in New York
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  for game two of this four -game series. Ryan
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  Baio is 9 -6, with a 3 .23 earned run average,
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  faces Max Fride, who is 13 -5, with a 3 .26.
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  First pitch is at 7 -0 -5. The game time temperature
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  is a comfortable 79 degrees under clear skies.
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  In top news... Scientists are exploring the intriguing
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  concept that gut feelings may actually be memories
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  from the future. Pognitive neuroscientist Julia
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  Mossbridge, Ph .D., recalls a childhood experience
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  that sparked her interest in precognition. She
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  believes that our perception of time may not
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  be as linear as we think. Parapsychologist Dean
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  Radden supports this view, suggesting that consciousness
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  can transcend time. allowing us to access future
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  information. Their research, backed by statistically
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  significant experiments, indicates that many
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  people possess some level of precognition, a
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  phenomenon often dismissed by mainstream society.
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  This evolving understanding could reshape how
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  we perceive our experiences of time and reality.
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  In business news, a significant financial shift
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  is on the horizon. as younger generations in
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  America stand to inherit approximately $16 trillion
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  over the next decade. However, many are unprepared
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  to manage this wealth. Ashley Riddishoss, a certified
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  financial planner, emphasizes the emotional turmoil
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  that can lead inheritors to make hasty decisions,
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  like purchasing extravagant items. Financial
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  experts suggest waiting a year before making
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  major decisions and using inherited cash wisely,
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  such as placing it in a high -yield savings account.
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  Understanding tax implications, especially the
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  step -up in basis for appreciated assets, is
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  crucial for effective wealth management. Bitcoin
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  is down 4 % for the week, to just over $113 ,000.
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  Ethereum is down 4%. to just under $4 ,300. And
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  XRP is down 8 % to $2 .84. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  a comprehensive wellness approach. cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them Sunny Morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. OpenAI's lawyers
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  are scrutinizing Meta's involvement in Elon Musk's
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  $97 billion takeover bid for the ChatGPT creator.
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  According to OpenAI, Musk and Meta's CDO Mark
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  Zuckerberg discussed this acquisition. A subpoena
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  filed in June requests documents from Meta regarding
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  any coordinated plans with Musk and XAI. While
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  OpenAI denied Musk's bid, they seek evidence
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  of potential financing arrangements. Meta spokesperson
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  Andy Stone highlighted that neither Meta nor
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  Zuckerberg signed Musk's letter of intent. Meanwhile,
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  Meta continues to invest heavily in artificial
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  intelligence, recruiting key open AI researchers,
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  and exploring acquisition deals. And in entertainment
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  news, in Nobody 2, Bob Odenkirk returns as Hutch
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  Mansell, a mild suburban dad who reveals his
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  violent side during a family vacation. Directed
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  by Timo Giugento, this action fantasy sequel
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  dives deeper into Hutch's life, showcasing his
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  struggle to balance family and a debt of $30
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  million. As he organizes a trip to Plummerville,
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  his past as a ruthless assassin resurfaces. The
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  film features an intriguing cast. including Connie
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  Nielsen and Sharon Stone. With a mix of absurdity
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  in action, nobody too promises to deliver a unique
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  blend of thrills and humor, making it a must
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  -watch adventure. Well, all righty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the British philosopher and
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  mathematician, Bertrand Russell. And he said,
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  The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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  As technology advances, our unity must grow.
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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.