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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 Friday, April 25th. You'll be interested
- 0:13to know, today is National Arbor Day, and it
- 0:17offers a chance to give back to our planet. Consider
- 0:20planting a tree. It's rewarding to watch it grow.
- 0:24Reduce paper usage to combat deforestation. Seek
- 0:29sustainable brands and embrace composting and
- 0:31recycling. Finally, take a hike. It's a refreshing
- 0:36escape for everyone. So now you know. And now,
- 0:41it's time for the weather report. This morning,
- 0:47it may be smoky from the wildfires, and it feels
- 0:50like 55 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind. The
- 0:55sunset will take place at 728. and it will rise
- 0:59again tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in
- 1:03for some smoky conditions early, clearing to
- 1:05partly sunny skies later, with a high around
- 1:0872 at a late north breeze. Tonight, expect cloudy
- 1:14skies with a chance of rain after 9, a low of
- 1:1755, and gentle winds. For all you beach runners
- 1:22out there, The first high tide Friday will be
- 1:25at 945 with a low tide just before 4. The near
- 1:30-shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 46 degrees
- 1:34for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
- 1:38weather. Expect rain on Saturday morning with
- 1:42showers and thunderstorms later and a high near
- 1:4566. Saturday night brings more rain with a low
- 1:50around 49. Sunday starts mostly sunny, with a
- 1:55high near 57, and a slight chance of rain at
- 1:58night. Monday will be sunny, warming up to 71,
- 2:02and Monday night will be mostly clear. Tuesday
- 2:06looks mostly sunny, too, reaching 77, with a
- 2:10slight chance of showers after 9 p .m. Bonjour,
- 2:14food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to
- 2:17you by Versailles Café & Pastries in Encinitas.
- 2:21Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
- 2:25Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
- 2:28culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
- 2:32Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
- 2:36grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
- 2:39to get your morning coffee. They are open every
- 2:43day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
- 2:47to tell them Sunny Morning sent you. In local
- 2:52news, in a decisive move during the first round
- 2:56of the NFL draft, the Patriots selected left
- 2:59tackle Will Campbell from Louisiana State University.
- 3:03Widely regarded as a top prospect, Campbell is
- 3:07compared to Rashaun Slater, noted for his impressive
- 3:10performance in the league. Despite concerns about
- 3:14the length of his arms, Campbell's potential
- 3:16as a cornerstone player in the Drake -May era
- 3:19is promising. He brings much -needed flexibility
- 3:23to the Patriots' offensive line and embodies
- 3:26the competitive spirit that coach Mike Frable
- 3:29values, being described as a future captain,
- 3:32suggesting this pick was far from wasted. Now
- 3:40on to sports. In a stunning move during the 2025
- 3:45NFL Draft, The Jacksonville Jaguars traded up
- 3:49from the fifth pick to select Heisman Trophy
- 3:51winner Travis Hunter with a second overall pick.
- 3:54The Cleveland Browns, who previously held that
- 3:57pick, opted for Michigan defensive tackle Mason
- 4:01Graham instead. Despite needing a quarterback,
- 4:04the Browns did not seem impressed by the available
- 4:07options, including next year's potential stars
- 4:10Arch Manning of Texas and Drew Aller from Penn
- 4:14State. Hunter, a jewel threat as a receiver and
- 4:18cornerback, caught 96 passes last season and
- 4:21had a notable defensive presence, signaling an
- 4:24exciting future for the Jaguars. In local sports.
- 4:29Tonight, the Sox are in Cleveland to start their
- 4:32three -game series with the 14 -10 Guardians.
- 4:36Tanner Hawk is on the bump with a rough 0 -2
- 4:40start to the season. First pitch is at 7 -10
- 4:44on Apple TV+. Expect 67 degrees at game time,
- 4:49with the Sox favored by 1 .5 runs. In basketball,
- 4:54the Celtics play the Magic tonight at the Kia
- 4:57Center, favored by 4 .5. Tip -off is at 7. In
- 5:05top news... Southwest Airlines is reducing its
- 5:08flight schedule and has stopped sharing long
- 5:11-term financial plans, citing a shaky economy
- 5:14and declining travel demand in the United States.
- 5:17The Dallas carrier announced it would not reaffirm
- 5:21its earnings guidance of $1 .7 billion for 2025
- 5:25and $3 .8 billion for 2026. This move follows
- 5:31similar actions by other major U .S. airlines.
- 5:34In the first quarter, Southwest reported a net
- 5:37loss of $149 million, an improvement from last
- 5:42year. The airline is undergoing significant changes,
- 5:46including ending its free baggage policy and
- 5:49implementing assigned seating. In business news,
- 5:54Apple has removed the claim of available now
- 5:58from its Apple Intelligence page. following a
- 6:01recommendation from the National Advertising
- 6:04Division. The division suggested that Apple modify
- 6:07or discontinue the claim, which implied that
- 6:10features like priority notifications, Genmoji,
- 6:14Image Playground and ChatGPT integration were
- 6:17available at the launch of the iPhone 16. While
- 6:22some features were indeed launched, others were
- 6:24added in subsequent updates. Apple acknowledged
- 6:28the findings and stated it has updated promotional
- 6:31materials to better communicate the status of
- 6:34its features. Additionally, it discontinued the
- 6:38more personal Siri video to align with these
- 6:40recommendations. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
- 6:45is up 7 % for the week to about $94 ,000. Ethereum
- 6:51is up 8 % to just under $1 ,800. And Goatseys
- 6:56Maximus is up 44 % to 7 cents. Moving on to a
- 7:02more local vibe. In our community spotlight on
- 7:06health and wellness, we are working with a national
- 7:09Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
- 7:12so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
- 7:17locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
- 7:20a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
- 7:23strength, Reducing tension and elevating mental
- 7:26well -being. Scientific research affirms its
- 7:30benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
- 7:34for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley,
- 7:38Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
- 7:42to tell them, sunny morning sent you by. And
- 7:46now, back to the show. Let's talk tech. A remarkable
- 7:52breakthrough in memory technology has emerged
- 7:55from Feudan University, where researchers have
- 7:58developed a new experimental storage device called
- 8:01POCS. This next -generation random -access memory
- 8:05can write data in just 400 picoseconds, achieving
- 8:09about 25 billion operations per second, making
- 8:13it 10 ,000 times faster than standard flash memory
- 8:17found in laptops. Unlike traditional memory types
- 8:21that lose data when power is cut, POX is non
- 8:24-volatile, retaining data without electricity.
- 8:28Utilizing two -dimensional graphene, it promises
- 8:31significant energy savings and the potential
- 8:34for instant -on devices. However, long -term
- 8:38performance data is still pending, leaving its
- 8:41practical application in question. And in entertainment
- 8:47news… In a thrilling new trailer for Fountain
- 8:51of Youth, John Krasinski stars as Luke, a clever
- 8:55art thief, who teams up with his sister Charlotte,
- 8:57portrayed by Natalie Portman. This action -adventure,
- 9:02directed by Guy Ritchie, will premiere on May
- 9:0523 on Apple TV+. The siblings embark on a quest
- 9:10to uncover the mystical spring behind the legendary
- 9:13Fountain of Youth. using clues hidden in paintings
- 9:16from six master artists of the 1600s. However,
- 9:21powerful adversaries, including the Catholic
- 9:23Church, threaten their pursuit of immortality.
- 9:27The film also features Isa Gonzalez and Domhnall
- 9:30Gleeson, among others. Well, all righty, folks,
- 9:35it's time for the quote of the day. And today,
- 9:39our quote comes from the Israeli psychologist
- 9:41and Nobel laureate. Daniel Kahneman. And he said,
- 9:47It's a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps
- 9:50you healthy and it keeps you resilient. And that's
- 9:55a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
- 9:58Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
- 10:02aerial videos with local news and the weather
- 10:05reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
- 10:09We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
- 10:11Sunny Mornings in Boston.