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Norovirus Outbreak, Celtics Triumph, Amazon Layoffs, Hurricane Melissa · 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 Tuesday, October 28th. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Chocolate Day. This
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  decadent day celebrates chocolate's rich history
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  from ancient cacao ceremonies to modern treats,
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  inspiring chocolatiers. home bakers and candy
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  lovers to share joyful bites. Join a sweet celebration
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  with friends or savor a quiet chocolate tasting
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  at home. And don't forget to indulge and celebrate.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's partly sunny and it
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  feels like 34 degrees with 9 mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 540, and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 714. 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 a gentle north wind around 10 to 14 miles
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  per hour. Tonight, expect a chance of rain showers
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  after 9 p .m., mostly cloudy skies with a low
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  of 45 and a northeast wind near 10 miles per
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  hour. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first low tide Tuesday will be just before 1030,
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  with a high tide at 430. The nearshore buoy at
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  Cape Cod Bay reads 57 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, Wednesday will
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  be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
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  a high near 54. with a northeast wind around
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  12 mph and rain chances increasing into the night.
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  Thursday brings steadier rain with gusty northeast
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  winds up to 24 mph. Then showers and thunderstorms
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  continue into Friday with highs near 61 and a
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  southwest breeze. A drier Saturday is mostly
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  sunny and breezy with highs near 58 and gusts
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  near 30 mph. Then nights cool into the low 40s.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought
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  to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to get your morning coffee. They are open every
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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. On Monday morning, a cruise ship grappling
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  with a serious norovirus outbreak docked in Boston.
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  The Oceania insignia, which had recently been
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  in Portland, Maine, arrived around 8 a .m. According
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  to News Center Maine, approximately 12 percent
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  of passengers, or 74 individuals, fell ill during
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  their voyage, which began in Montreal. Concerns
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  were raised in Maine about the ship's impact
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  on local hospitality workers who frequently interact
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  with visitors. Community leader Joan Lockdove
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  advocates for an alert system to inform residents
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  about sick passengers on visiting vessels. Norovirus,
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  highly contagious, causes gastroenteritis with
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  symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, affecting
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  up to 21 million people in the United States
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  each year. Now on to sports. The National Basketball
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  Association is facing a gambling crisis after
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  a sitting head coach, a current player. and a
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  former player were all arrested in connection
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  with two federal indictments related to illegal
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  gambling on games and raked poker games that
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  had mafia ties. Portland Trail Blazers coach
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  Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rosier,
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  and former NBA player Damon Jones are facing
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  criminal charges. Federal authorities allege
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  the extensive scheme spanned years, involving
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  more than 30 co -defendants. Billups and Rozier
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  have been placed on immediate lead from their
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  teams. And last night, on Monday night football,
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  the Chiefs blew out the commanders in Kansas
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  City 28 to 7. Patrick Mahomes was 25 for 34,
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  with 299 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.
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  The Chiefs are now 5 and 3 after their rough
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  start. and the commanders fall to three and five.
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  Now, on to the World Series. In an extra inning
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  nail -biter, the Dodgers were able to outlast
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  the Blue Jays, winning six to five, to take the
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  series lead two games to one. Freddie Freeman
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  was the hero, with a homer in the bottom of the
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  eighth. Game four is tonight, remaining in Los
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  Angeles, with Bieber facing Ohtani. at a Eastern
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  on Fox in local sports, and Fernie Simons made
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  six three -pointers and scored 25 points, leading
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  the Celtics to their first win of the season
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  as they pulled away to beat the New Orleans Pelicans
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  122 -90. Peyton Pritchard contributed 18 points
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  for the Celtics, who outscored the Pelicans 31
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  -4 in the final nine minutes and 14 seconds.
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  after leading by just five. Simons added 12 points
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  in the fourth quarter for Boston, which had previously
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  dropped its first three games. Luca Garza had
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  16 points, while Jalen Brown and Josh Menott
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  finished with 15 points each. Poole's three -pointer
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  cut the deficit to 91 -86 early in the fourth
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  quarter, before Simons made three three -pointers
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  and Sam Hauser added two during Boston's powerful
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  finish. Next up, the Celtics will host Cleveland
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  on Wednesday. In top news, Hurricane Melissa,
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  with no relation to me, by the way, has made
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  its way to Jamaica after strengthening to a Category
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  5 storm with sustained winds of 175 miles per
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  hour. Authorities have started mandatory evacuations
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  across the island as they move to close the nation's
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  airports. More than 800 emergency shelters have
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  opened, following extensive damage in Haiti and
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  the Dominican Republic. Mahdi Kapuchi, a senior
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  meteorologist at My Radar, emphasizes that this
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  will be an unprecedented event for Jamaica. The
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  storm could lead to widespread destruction, flooding,
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  and long -lasting humanitarian crises. A miracle
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  is needed to avert disaster as the storm approaches.
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  In business news, Wall Street's main indexes
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  reached record -closing highs for the second
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  day in a row, as investors remained optimistic
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  about a U .S.-China trade deal and anticipated
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  high -profile technology earnings. U .S. President
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  Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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  are scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss
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  a framework that could alleviate U .S. tariffs
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  and China's rare earth export limitations. U
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  .S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant expressed
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  hopes regarding China purchasing U .S. soybeans,
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  which contributed to easing tensions. The S &P
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  500 gained over 82 points, while the Nasdaq Composite
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  rose by over 430 points. Shares of U .S. listed
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  Chinese companies also experienced gains. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is down half a percent.
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  to about $114 ,000. Ethereum is down 2 % to just
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  over $4 ,100. And XRP is down 1 % to $2 .64.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
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  with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
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  free classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
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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 mornings sent you by. And
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk tech. Amazon
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  plans to lay off as many as 30 ,000 workers starting
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  as early as Tuesday, according to sources familiar
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  with the matter. This latest cost -cutting move
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  aims to slim down the company and conserve cash.
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  The job cuts could affect roughly 10 % of the
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  corporate workforce, spanning across various
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  business units including human resources and
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  cloud computing. Amazon chief executive Andy
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  Jassy has been reducing expenses, especially
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  as the company invests in artificial intelligence.
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  These layoffs would be the largest since 2022,
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  when around 27 ,000 roles were eliminated. Amazon
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  is also leveraging technology to boost efficiency
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  and reduce the need for human workers. and in
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  entertainment news. The new biopic, Springsteen,
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  Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen
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  White, has struggled at the box office, making
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  just $9 million during its opening weekend in
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  North America. Despite Bruce Springsteen's iconic
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  status, the film fell short of its $55 million
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  budget. Experts suggest Springsteen's clean image
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  may have hindered its success. as his life lacks
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  the dramatic peaks of other musical icons. With
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  mixed reviews, the film is unlikely to compete
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  for awards, contrasting with successful biopics
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  like Bohemian Rhapsody. The top film this weekend
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  was Chainsaw Man, an anime that earned 17 million
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  dollars, showcasing the growing popularity of
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  Japanese animation. Well, alrighty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the American poet and essayist,
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  Walt Whitman. And he said, And that's a wrap
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  for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Had an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.