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Tick-Borne Disease on Martha's Vineyard, Sox vs Yankees · 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 21st. You'll be interested
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  to know. 66 years ago today, in 1959, Hawaii
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  was officially admitted as the 50th state of
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  the United States. This momentous occasion marked
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  the culmination of a long journey from the overthrow
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  of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and subsequent
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  annexation by the United States in 1898. The
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  strategic importance of Hawaii during World War
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  II, particularly after the attack on Pearl Harbor,
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  highlighted its value to the United States. 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 rain showers and it feels like 63 degrees
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  with 7 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 7 .33 and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 5 .59. It looks like we're in for a slight
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  chance of rain showers before noon and partly
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  sunny skies with a high around 70. Expect a gentle
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  northeast breeze at 7 to 14 miles per hour. Tonight,
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  we'll have partly cloudy skies, a low of 60,
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  and a light northeast wind at 13 miles per hour.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  high tide Thursday will be at 1030 with a low
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  tide just before 430. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 66 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Expect mostly sunny
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  skies on Friday, with a high near 77 and a northeast
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  wind. Saturday stays sunny, reaching a high near
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  82, with clear nights. Sunday brings a slight
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  chance of rain later, with highs around 82. Rain
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  showers are likely Monday, with a high near 79
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  and a chance of thunderstorms. Nights will be
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  mostly cloudy, with lows near 63. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to you by
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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 local
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  news, a rare tick -borne disease has taken hold
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  on Martha's Vineyard, leaving many locals unable
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  to enjoy their favorite foods. Andrew Keenan,
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  a former chef, experienced this firsthand after
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  being diagnosed with alpha -gal syndrome. an
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  allergy to red meat, and most dairy products
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  that can result from a tick bite. Hundreds on
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  the island are now adopting vegan diets out of
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  necessity, avoiding foods that contain alpha
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  -gal, a sugar molecule found in most mammals.
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  Local restaurants have adapted to this trend,
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  offering alpha -gal -friendly options as residents
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  seek support and share experiences online, highlighting
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  a significant change in their culinary landscape.
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  Now on to sports. The PGA Tour is set for gigantic
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  changes, as Tiger Woods leads a new committee
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  aimed at modernizing the Tour. Woods, who has
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  seen the sport evolve over his three decades,
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  is tackling the challenge of reshaping how the
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  Tour operates. With potential changes like fewer
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  events and higher stakes, the goal is to get
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  the biggest stars competing together more often.
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  Wood stated, nothing's off the table, emphasizing
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  the need for a clean sheet of paper. As the tour
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  navigates competition from L .I .V. Golf, its
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  leadership remains committed to enhancing the
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  sport while balancing player interests. In local
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  sports, the Red Sox were off last night, but
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  tonight, they are back in action. facing the
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  Yankees in New York for game one of a four -game
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  series. Lucas Gialito takes the mound with an
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  8 -and -2 record and a 3 .63 earned run average,
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  opposing Lewis Gill, who is 1 -1 with a 5 .14.
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  First pitch at 7 .15 at Yankee Stadium under
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  clear skies and 71 degrees. In top news, In Silicon
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  Valley, a growing obsession with creating smarter
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  babies is emerging among tech executives. Many
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  are investing tens of thousands of dollars in
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  genetic testing services that promise to screen
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  embryos for intelligence. Steve Benson -Tilson,
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  a mathematician, leads the Berkeley Genomics
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  Project, advocating for this new frontier. Matchmakers
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  are pairing tech leaders with high IQ partners.
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  further fueling this trend. However, biathesis
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  warn about the implications of genetic selection,
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  questioning fairness, and unintended consequences.
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  While some believe it could lead to higher intelligence,
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  experts caution that current methods only predict
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  modest improvements in cognitive ability. In
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  business news, the United States labor force
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  is shrinking at alarming rates. signaling potential
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  economic disaster. Over the past three months,
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  the country has lost 790 ,000 workers, a significant
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  drop in immigration, and challenges like high
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  childcare costs or contributing factors. Companies
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  are struggling to hire talent, particularly in
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  the tech sector, where giants like Meta and Microsoft
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  are vying for limited resources. However, many
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  businesses may soon scale back hiring, impacting
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  consumer spending, which drives nearly 70 % of
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  the economy. Without smart policy changes, reversing
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  this trend seems unlikely. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up half a percent to just over $114
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  ,000. Ethereum is up 4 % to just over $4 ,300.
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  And XRP is up 2 % to $2 .93. 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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  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. Google recently
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  made a bold statement regarding its Pixel 10
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  Pro Fold, emphasizing that IP68 protection does
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  not last forever. The company clarified that
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  no phone is completely waterproof or dust -proof
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  as sealants degrade over time, especially when
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  exposed to salt or chlorine or after physical
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  damage. Additionally, liquid damage is not covered
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  under warranty. This candid admission is rare
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  among manufacturers. Huckel shared the details
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  in advertising materials, highlighting the reality
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  of folding glass technology and the plastic screen
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  protectors often included with folding phones.
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  For more insights, tune in to The Vergecast,
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  a flagship podcast from The Verge. And in entertainment
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  news. An Officer and a Spy marks Roman Polanski's
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  return to U .S. theaters after its 2019 release
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  in France. This historical drama, retitled from
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  the original French, centers on the Dreyfus Affair,
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  a notorious case of antisemitism. Captain Alfred
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  Dreyfus, portrayed by Louis Guerrel, is imprisoned
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  based on questionable evidence. The film follows
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  George Pickward, played by Jean Dujardin, who
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  discovers crucial evidence that could exonerate
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  Dreyfus. Although Polanski's past has drawn scrutiny,
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  this film showcases his directorial prowess.
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  With a gripping narrative and powerful themes
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  of justice, an officer and a spy stands as a
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  significant cinematic achievement. 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 writer
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  and futurist, Alvin Toffler. And he said, And
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  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. Had an amazing day, my good
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  friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.