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- 0:01Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
- 0:04Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
- 0:09and it's Thursday, September 11th. You'll be
- 0:13interested to know, 119 years ago, today in 1850,
- 0:19the celebrated Swedish soprano, Jenny Lind made
- 0:23her American debut at the Castle Garden Theater
- 0:26in New York City. inaugurating a 93 -stop American
- 0:30tour, arranged by showman Phineas T. Barnum,
- 0:33marking a triumph of artistry and cultural exchange.
- 0:38Her appearance hailed as a complete triumph for
- 0:41her exquisite, powerful, soft and flexible voice,
- 0:45inspired wonder and joy across the young nation,
- 0:49celebrating the power of music to unite people
- 0:52and heralding a golden era of performance and
- 0:55human connection. So now you know. And now, it's
- 1:01time for the weather report. This morning, it's
- 1:06mostly sunny and it feels like 57 degrees with
- 1:106 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
- 1:14at 6 .57 and it will rise again tomorrow at 6
- 1:18.21. It looks like we're in for a sunny day with
- 1:21a high near 77 and a late northeast breeze around
- 1:256 miles per hour. Tonight, expect partly cloudy
- 1:30skies with a low of 58 in light winds. For all
- 1:35you beach runners out there, the first low tide
- 1:37Thursday will be at 815 with a high tide at 230.
- 1:42The near shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 65
- 1:47degrees for the water temperature. Looking ahead
- 1:52in the weather. Expect sunny skies on Friday
- 1:56with a high near 70 and a northeast wind around
- 1:598 mph. Friday night will be mostly clear with
- 2:04a low around 51 and a south wind 2 to 6 mph.
- 2:09Saturday remains sunny with a high near 73 and
- 2:13a south wind 2 to 7 mph. Saturday night brings
- 2:18partly cloudy skies with a low around 55. and
- 2:22a south wind 3 to 7 miles per hour. On Sunday,
- 2:27there is a slight chance of rain showers between
- 2:2911 a .m. and 2 p .m., then a slight chance of
- 2:33showers and thunderstorms with partly sunny skies
- 2:36and a high near 74, along with a south wind 3
- 2:40to 8 miles per hour. Sunday night has a slight
- 2:44chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7
- 2:47p .m., Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
- 2:50with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 58,
- 2:54along with an east wind 3 to 7 miles per hour.
- 2:59Monday features a chance of rain showers with
- 3:02partly sunny skies and a high near 69, along
- 3:06with a northeast wind 5 to 9 miles per hour.
- 3:10Monday night presents a slight chance of rain
- 3:12showers with mostly cloudy skies and a low around
- 3:1657. along with a northeast wind 3 to 7 miles
- 3:20per hour. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast
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- 3:47breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
- 3:49They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
- 3:54on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny mornings
- 3:57send you. In local news, the fire that badly
- 4:03damaged New Hampshire's historic Kimball Castle
- 4:05is now being considered suspicious, according
- 4:08to police. Guilford police are actively investigating
- 4:12the blaze within New Hampshire Fire Marshal's
- 4:15office, as stated by Detective Sergeant Adam
- 4:18Batstone in a recent communication. This fire
- 4:22is considered suspicious until information or
- 4:25leads deem it otherwise, Batstone noted, emphasizing
- 4:28that the investigation is ongoing. Built in the
- 4:32late 1890s by railroad magnate Benjamin Ames
- 4:36Kimball, the castle overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee.
- 4:39and was listed on the National Register of Historic
- 4:42Places in 1982. Authorities indicated that Kimball
- 4:46Castle will need to be torn down following the
- 4:49August 27 fire. Now on to sports. Brock Purdy,
- 5:00the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, is a long
- 5:03shot to play on Sunday against the Saints in
- 5:06New Orleans. according to head coach Kyle Shanahan,
- 5:09who noted that Purdy's toe injury could lead
- 5:12to missing multiple games. Shanahan said Purdy's
- 5:17left shoulder injury is less serious. Despite
- 5:21the injury, Purdy played through it last week,
- 5:24throwing for two touchdowns and two interceptions
- 5:27in the season opener against the Seahawks. Mack
- 5:30Jones is expected to start, with the 49ers considering
- 5:34adding a third quarterback to the roster. Tonight
- 5:38on Thursday Night Football. Washington is at
- 5:41Green Bay on Amazon Prime Video. Kickoff is at
- 5:468 .15 Eastern, 5 .15 Pacific. In local sports.
- 5:53Yesterday afternoon at Sutter Health Park in
- 5:55Sacramento, the Red Sox lost to the Athletics
- 5:584 -5. Butler's single in the ninth scored Langleyers
- 6:03for the game -winning run. The Sox left eight
- 6:06runners on base with nine hits and no errors.
- 6:10Harris earned the win for the Athletics, while
- 6:12Chapman took the loss. The Red Sox record is
- 6:16now 81 -66. Tomorrow night, the Red Sox clash
- 6:21with the Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston for
- 6:24Game 1 of a three -game series. Lucas Giolito
- 6:28is 10 -3 with a 3 .38 earned run average and
- 6:33faces the pitcher who has yet to be determined.
- 6:36First pitch is at 7 -10. In top news, HIMS and
- 6:43HERS Health is expanding its testosterone offerings
- 6:46with chief executive Andrew Dudum, stating this
- 6:50positions the company to reach a wide range of
- 6:53potential patients. The company is launching
- 6:56treatments for low testosterone on its telehealth
- 6:59platform, introducing an exclusive oral testosterone
- 7:02called Kizetrex and injectable treatments starting
- 7:06next year. Dudum noted that an estimated 20 million
- 7:10men in the United States struggle with low testosterone
- 7:14and access to treatments is currently limited.
- 7:18Testosterone treatments have been controversial,
- 7:20traditionally reserved for men unable to produce
- 7:23enough of it. Dudum emphasized that testosterone
- 7:26supplements could aid those with low mood, energy,
- 7:30and various health risks as people age. In business
- 7:35news, Larry Ellison has usurped Elon Musk as
- 7:40the world's richest person. The Oracle co -founder's
- 7:44wealth has soared to $393 billion. Elon Musk
- 7:50can no longer claim the title of the world's
- 7:53richest man. at least for the time being. Ellison's
- 7:56net worth ballooned by $101 billion on Wednesday
- 8:00morning, according to a report from Bloomberg.
- 8:03His wealth now surpasses Musk's, which sits at
- 8:07$385 billion. Ellison's fortune surged after
- 8:12Oracle's latest earnings report suggested that
- 8:15its cloud infrastructure business would generate
- 8:17a staggering $144 billion over the next four
- 8:22years. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 3 %
- 8:27to just over $114 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 % to
- 8:34just under $4 ,400. And XRP is up 2 % to $3 .00.
- 8:41Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
- 8:46spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
- 8:49with a national Pilates studio. to bring you
- 8:52some free classes, so listen up. Check out Club
- 8:56Pilates with several locations in the Boston
- 8:59area. Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness
- 9:02approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension,
- 9:05and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
- 9:09research affirms its benefits. So now you can
- 9:13check out Club Pilates for a free class with
- 9:16locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
- 9:20and Framingham, just be sure to tell them, sunny
- 9:24morning sent you by. And now, back to the show.
- 9:29Let's talk tech. Google's new nano -banana AI
- 9:34imaging platform is raising concerns about the
- 9:37trustworthiness of online photos, with its ability
- 9:41to seamlessly edit existing images to add elements
- 9:44that were never there. While it still struggles
- 9:48with generating new images, its potential for
- 9:51misinformation is alarming, as it could convincingly
- 9:54alter visuals in seconds. For instance, an edited
- 9:58photo of a campaign rally could misrepresent
- 10:01attendance numbers. Moreover, tests on historical
- 10:05events, like the moon landing, reveal how easily
- 10:08nano -banana could create convincing fakes. As
- 10:13this technology evolves, users must remain skeptical
- 10:16of visuals and prioritize media literacy. And
- 10:22in entertainment news. In a powerful new film,
- 10:26Steve, Killian Murphy, portrays an inspirational
- 10:30teacher navigating the challenges of a reform
- 10:33school for very disturbed young men. Directed
- 10:36by Tim Meelans. Steve showcases the struggles
- 10:40faced by educators and students alike as the
- 10:43government pulls funding in 1996. The film explores
- 10:48themes of aggression and redemption, featuring
- 10:51a cast that includes Emily Watson and Tracy Ullman.
- 10:55With a release in theaters on September 19th
- 10:58and on Netflix on October 3rd, Steve promises
- 11:01to be a profoundly moving experience, highlighting
- 11:04the dedication of teachers in a troubled environment.
- 11:09Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote
- 11:12of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
- 11:16British novelist and essayist, George Orwell.
- 11:20He said, In a time of deceit, telling the truth
- 11:24is a revolutionary act. And that's a wrap for
- 11:29this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
- 11:32YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
- 11:35videos. with local news and the weather reports.
- 11:39Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
- 11:43you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
- 11:46in Boston.