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Bruins' Comeback, Citgo Sign Move, Bitcoin Dips, EHang Taxi · 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, October 16th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 47 years ago, today, in 1978, the election
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  of Pope John Paul II marked a historic milestone
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  as the first non -Italian pontiff in more than
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  460 years. inspiring global hope and renewal.
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  His leadership energized millions, elevated interfaith
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  dialogue and pastoral outreach, and set a renewed
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  tone for the universal mission of the Roman Catholic
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  Church. So now you know. And now, it's time for
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  the weather report. This morning, it's sunny
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  and it feels like 36 degrees with 14 mph wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 5 .57 and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 6 .59. It looks like we're
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  in for a mostly sunny day with a high near 55
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  and temperatures dropping to around 49 in the
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  afternoon, accompanied by a breezy northwest
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  wind at 14 to 20 miles per hour. Tonight, expect
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  mostly cloudy skies with a low around 44. and
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  a northwest wind at 14 to 17 miles per hour,
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  with gusts reaching 28. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Thursday will
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  be just before 8, with the low tide at 2. The
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  nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 60 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather... Friday will be sunny with a high near
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  61 and a north wind near 10 to 15 miles per hour,
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  becoming lighter overnight with lows around 42.
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  Saturday and Sunday warm up with highs rising
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  to the low 60s on Saturday and near 68 on Sunday
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  with mostly sunny skies and south winds around
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  3 to 9 miles per hour. Showers become possible
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  late Sunday night and into Monday with highs
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  near 65. South winds gusting as high as 23 miles
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  per hour and a 50 % chance of rain Monday into
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  Monday night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This
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  podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe
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  and Pastries in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino
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  Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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  in their amazing eggs Benedict. or their gluten
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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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 mornings send you. In local news, the iconic
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  Citgo sign, a beloved landmark of Boston's skyline,
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  is set to move, but not far. Located by Fenway
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  Park, the sign will be raised and shifted slightly
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  east as part of the redevelopment of Kenmore
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  Square. Governor Maura Healey emphasized the
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  sign's importance for fans, marathon participants,
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  students, and tourists, calling it an iconic
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  landmark for all who visit Boston. Mayor Michelle
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  Wu expressed gratitude for the collaboration
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  that will preserve the sign for future generations.
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  The sign will be elevated 30 feet on the roof
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  of 660 Beacon Street, moving up 120 feet in total.
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  Originally installed in 1965, the sign has a
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  rich history dating back to its advertising for
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  the City Service Company. Now onto sports. When
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  your back is against the wall, there is only
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  one way out. start throwing punches. That is
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  how Blue Jays' closer Jeff Hoffman described
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  his team's situation ahead of Game 3, and Toronto
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  did exactly that, answering the noise and electricity
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  of the Emerald City with a thunderous performance.
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  Andresi Menes, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero
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  Jr., Alejandro Kirk, and Addison Barger all homered
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  as the Blue Jays secured a 13 -4 victory over
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  the Mariners at T -Mobile Park. This fight is
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  far from finished. And tonight, on Thursday Night
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  Football, the 4 -1 Steelers are at the 2 -4 Bengals.
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  Kickoff is at 8 .15 Eastern on Amazon Prime Video.
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  Pittsburgh is favored by 4 .5, and the over -under
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  is 44 .5. In local sports, Boston Bruins fans
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  are hoping for a bounce back after a disastrous
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  2024 season, missing the playoffs and selling
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  at the trade deadline. Under new head coach Marco
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  Sturm, the team started strong, but faced their
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  first loss, a close 4 -3 loss against the Tampa
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  Bay Lightning. Goaltender Junas Corpusalo struggled,
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  posting an underwhelming save percentage, while
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  Jordan Harris scored his first goal as a Bruin.
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  Entry news is promising for Hampus Lindholm,
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  who may return soon. Despite the loss, the Bruins
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  are excited after winning three of their first
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  four games this season. Tonight, the Bees are
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  in Vegas to face the Golden Knights. Puck drop
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  is a 10. In top news, here's a sneak peek into
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  Southwest's new boarding plan. The airline is
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  ditching open seating. and travelers will need
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  to adapt to a new boarding group system. Beginning
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  in January, Southwest Airlines will switch to
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  assigned seating, marking a significant change
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  after over 50 years of open seating. Travelers
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  will board in nine groups, with boarding passes
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  indicating group and number. Priority boarding
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  will allow early access for those with higher
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  ticket classes. The new system aims to improve
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  efficiency and maintain quick turnaround times
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  for flights. The changes will be fully implemented
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  on January 27th. In business news, Disney revealed
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  on Monday that the total cost of 2019's Star
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  Wars The Rise of Skywalker came to $593 million.
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  This makes it the third most expensive movie
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  in history. Remarkably, despite its staggering
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  cost, the film came in under budget. By March
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  2019, the movie was in line with the budget.
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  Disney earned a reimbursement of $100 million.
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  The film grossed $1 .1 billion at the box office.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 1 % to about
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  $112 ,000. Ethereum is down 2%. to just over
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  4 ,000. And XRP is down 3 % to $2 .42. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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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. Ehang Holdings
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  launched a pilotless taxi in Hifayanhui province
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  this week, capable of flying more than 100 miles
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  on a single charge. This taxi, named VT35, is
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  part of Ehang's line of long -range, pilotless
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  electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
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  It is engineered to transform intercity aerial
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  travel into a safe, routine, and efficient transportation
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  experience. the company stated. The two -seat
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  vehicle boasts autonomous flight systems and
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  electric propulsion designed for safer urban
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  aerial travel. With eight -lift propellers, it
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  can land on rooftops and parking lots. No date
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  for global release was provided, but the price
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  is around $913 ,000. And in entertainment news...
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  Apple has quietly made a significant change to
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  its streaming service. On Monday, the company
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  announced that Apple TV Plus is now simply Apple
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  TV with a new identity. This change may seem
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  small, but it signals that Apple is putting every
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  streaming service on notice. By dropping the
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  plus, Apple is positioning itself confidently
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  in the market. The company wants consumers to
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  focus on its original content. not just the hardware.
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  This rebrand unifies Apple's video ecosystem
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  and emphasizes its commitment to building a leading
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  entertainment platform. Every other streaming
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  service should take note, as Apple builds its
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  content library with high -quality shows. Well,
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  all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of
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  the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American theologian and author, Reinhold Niebuhr.
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  And he said, nothing worth doing is completed
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  in our lifetime, therefore we must be saved by
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  hope. And that's a wrap for this morning. You
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  can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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  for some captivating aerial videos with local
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  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.