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Inter Triumphs Over Barcelona, Belichick's Book, Conifer's Tech. · 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 Wednesday, May 7th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Eighty years ago today, in 1945, General
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  Dwight David Eisenhower accepted Germany's unconditional
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  surrender in Reims, France, marking a pivotal
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  moment in the conclusion of World War II in Europe.
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  This historic event paved the way for the celebration
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  of victory on Europe Day, symbolizing the triumph
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  of unity and peace over conflict. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning, there's patchy fog, and it feels
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  like 60 degrees, with 9 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 7 .28. and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're
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  in for some patchy fog early, clearing before
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  mid -morning, then a chance of rain showers later.
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  Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 71
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  and a light southwest breeze. Tonight, we'll
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  have partly cloudy skies, a slight chance of
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  rain, and a low around 55 with light winds. For
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  all you beach runners out there, The first high
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  tide Wednesday will be at 830 with a low tide
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  just after 230. The near -shore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 52 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. On Thursday, expect
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  a slight chance of rain after 4 p .m. with partly
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  sunny skies and a high near 72. Rain showers
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  are likely Thursday night. with mostly cloudy
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  skies and a low around 49. On Friday, rain and
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  thunderstorms are likely before noon, with mostly
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  cloudy skies and a high around 56. Friday night
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  continues with showers and thunderstorms, mostly
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  cloudy and a low near 48. Saturday brings a chance
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  of rain before 5 p .m., but expect mostly sunny
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  skies and a high near 66. Saturday night will
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  be mostly clear with a low around 51. Finally,
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  Sunday is looking sunny with a high near 71 and
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  a low around 49 Sunday night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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  coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny Morning sends you. In a transformative
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  year, legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick is redefining
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  his legacy with his debut book, The Art of Winning,
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  Lessons from My Life in Football. Endorsed by
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  icons Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, the book
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  offers insights into Belichick's journey as both
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  a respected and polarizing figure in sports.
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  Brady praised Belichick, stating, Coach Belichick
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  brought out the best in me. His book will do
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  the same for you. Jordan emphasized the value
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  of Belichick's lessons on excellence and leadership.
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  This release marks a pivotal moment, suggesting
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  that Belichick's influence extends beyond the
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  football field as he reclaims his narrative.
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  Now on to sports. In an epic showdown, Internazionale
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  triumphed over Barcelona. securing a place in
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  the Champions League final after a thrilling
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  7 -6 aggregate victory. After three remarkable
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  comebacks by Barcelona, David Fratisi scored
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  the decisive goal in extra time, leading to a
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  4 -3 win at the San Siro as fans erupted in celebration.
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  Barcelona, despite the loss, showcased their
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  fighting spirit throughout the season, winning
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  the Spanish Supercopa and Copa del Rey. while
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  still leading La Liga. Young star Lehmann Yemel
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  dazzled with his skills, solidifying his status
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  among the world's elite players. In local sports.
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  Yesterday afternoon at Fenway, the Sox stumbled
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  against the Rangers, losing 6 -1. Despite six
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  hits, Boston couldn't overcome Texas' big fourth
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  inning. Langford and Smith delivered crucial
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  runs, with the Rangers capitalizing on a series
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  of hits. Nathan Ivaldi earned the win, striking
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  out seven over six innings, while Giolito took
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  the loss, allowing four runs. The Sox now stand
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  at 18 -19 as they look to bounce back at home.
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  Tonight, the Sox take on the Rangers at Fenway
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  Park for Game 2 of this three -game series. Tenorhawk,
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  with a 6 .38 ERA, faces Tyler Mall, who has a
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  2 .19. First pitch is at 6 .45, with temperatures
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  around 68 degrees. In top news, for the first
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  time, bite marks from a large cat, possibly an
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  African lion, have been discovered on the bones
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  of an ancient Roman gladiator. These remains,
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  found in a Roman -era graveyard in York, England,
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  are the first physical evidence indicating that
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  big cats were used in arena games. Archaeologist
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  John Pierce states this individual is the only
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  known person in the Roman world with such marks.
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  The skeleton likely belonged to a venator, a
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  beast fighter, as gladiators typically fought
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  each other. This discovery sheds light on the
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  violent spectacles of ancient Rome and the connection
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  to big cats in England. In business news, MicroStrategy
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  has completed its recent stock offering to buy
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  Bitcoin, but its stock is dropping. The company
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  purchased 1 ,895 Bitcoins for a total of $180
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  million. averaging about $95 ,000 per Bitcoin
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  between April 28th and May 4th. This brings its
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  total holdings to 555 ,450 Bitcoins, valued at
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  $38 .1 billion. Despite these moves, shares fell
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  4 % to $378, while Bitcoin's price dropped to
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  $94 ,068. In crypto movement. Bitcoin is up 2
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  % to about $97 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to just
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  over $1 ,800. And Goatsy's Maximus is unchanged
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  at $0 .07. 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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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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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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  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. What if the world could break
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  its dependence on China's rare earth materials?
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  A promising solution comes from Conifer, a startup
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  developing low -cost electric motors that use
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  ordinary iron instead of rare earth. Led by experts
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  from Lucid Motors and Apple, Hannover aims to
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  create an affordable, efficient alternative for
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  various applications, including scooters and
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  electric vehicles. Their innovative Axial Flux
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  motors are designed to deliver greater efficiency
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  while being easier to manufacture. With a global
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  market for two -wheelers projected to reach $218
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  billion by 2029, Conifer's technology could revolutionize
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  transportation and reduce reliance on costly
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  materials. And in entertainment news, Thunderbolts,
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  the first Hollywood blockbuster to debut in China
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  since former President Donald Trump's tariff
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  war, has significantly underperformed. The film
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  opened to just 18 million yuan, or about 1 .9
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  million pounds. falling short of local favorites
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  like The Dumpling Queen. This marks the lowest
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  opening for a Marvel film in China in over a
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  decade. Meanwhile, Nezha, too, has become a massive
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  success, surpassing $2 billion in ticket sales
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  and ranking as the fifth -highest -grossing film
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  globally. This shift highlights diverging tastes,
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  as Chinese audiences increasingly favor homegrown
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  content. 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 civil rights leader, Martin
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  Luther King Jr. And he said, The ultimate measure
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  of a man is not where he stands in moments of
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  comfort and convenience, but where he stands
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  at times of challenge and controversy. 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.