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Red Sox vs Athletics, Sagamore Bridge, AI Stocks Surge · 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 Wednesday, September 17th. You'll be
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  interested to know. 116 years ago, today in 1899,
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  the first Howard flight of the North American
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  X -15 rocket plane took place at Edwards Air
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  Force Base in California. marking a triumphant
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  leap in human aerospace achievement. This inspiring
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  milestone, celebrated as a bold stride in aviation
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  and space exploration, showcases the power of
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  human ingenuity, perseverance, and the quest
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  to soar beyond our earthly bounds. So now you
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  know. And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  This morning, it's mostly cloudy and it feels
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  like 59 degrees, with two mile per hour wind.
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  The sunset will take place at 647, and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 627. It looks like we're
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  in for some partly sunny weather today, with
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  a high near 71 and a light northeast breeze at
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  about 8. Tonight, there's a chance of rain showers
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  after APECAM, mostly cloudy skies, a low around
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  60 in light winds. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Wednesday will
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  be just before 830 with the low tide at 215.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 66 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, expect a chance of rain showers before
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  noon on Thursday with partly sunny skies. and
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  a high near 77. Thursday night will be mostly
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  clear with a low around 61. Friday brings sunny
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  weather with a high near 78 and a northwest wind.
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  Friday night will be mostly clear with a low
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  around 51. Saturday is sunny with a high near
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  66 and a northeast wind. Saturday night will
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  be mostly clear with a low around 48. Sunday
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  remains sunny with a high near 72 and a south
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  wind. Sunday night will be partly cloudy with
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  a low around 53. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This
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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, Sagamore
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  Bridge is undergoing a regular inspection as
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  it reaches its 90th year of service. alongside
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  the Bourne Bridge, which connects Cape Cod to
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  the rest of Massachusetts. While the replacement
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  project is in progress, completion remains a
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  few years away. Residents express mixed feelings
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  with one stating, it's time for a new bridge,
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  while another feels safe despite the rough ride.
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  Lisa Pawanski, from the Massachusetts Department
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  of Transportation, assures that the bridges are
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  safe, but nearing the end of their useful lives.
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  The stake has secured $2 .3 billion for rebuilding
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  the Sagamore Bridge, with funding for the Bourne
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  Bridge still uncertain. Construction is anticipated
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  to begin within the next two years. Now on to
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  sports. Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVeigh
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  suffered an injury during his team's victory
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  over the Tennessee Titans. He tore his plantar
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  fascia while coaching from the sideline in the
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  Rams 33 -19 win on Sunday in Nashville. McFay
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  revealed this on his Coach McFay show yesterday.
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  The injury does allow for quicker healing, according
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  to him. At 39, McFay remains the youngest coach
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  in NFL history who win a Super Bowl. His career
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  record stands at 90 wins and 57 losses. He is
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  now preparing for a high -stakes game against
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  the Philadelphia Eagles in local sports. Last
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  night at Fenway Park, the Red Sox lost to the
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  Athletics 2 -1. Brett Harris delivered the go
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  -ahead RBI single in the sixth inning for the
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  Athletics. The Red Sox starter Weissert took
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  the loss while Harris earned the save. Boston
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  finished with eight hits, zero errors. and left
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  nine runners on base. The Red Sox record stands
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  at 82 -69 after game one of three in the series.
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  Tonight, the Sox clash with the Athletics again
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  at Fenway Park in Boston for game two of this
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  three -game series. Lucas Gialito is 10 -4 with
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  a 3 .31 earned run average, facing Mason Barnett,
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  who is 1 -1 with an 8 .53. First pitch is scheduled
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  for 645, under mostly clear skies with a temperature
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  near 67 degrees. In top news, you can get a flu
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  shot too early and there is a sweet spot for
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  the biggest impact and level of protection. Doctors
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  say that timing is important and it is best to
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  aim for a specific window this fall. Right now
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  is generally considered too early for a flu shot.
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  as the protection may wane before the season
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  ends. Most Americans under the age of 65 will
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  receive a trevalent vaccine, while those 65 and
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  older should get a quadrivalent vaccine. The
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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention usually
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  recommends getting vaccinated by Halloween for
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  optimal protection. In business news, Cathie
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  Wood has sold $10 ,800 ,000 of popular artificial
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  intelligence stock. Chief of ARK Investment Management
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  frequently adjusts her top positions, adding
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  to a holding when the stock falls and selling
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  when it rises. This strategy has paid off in
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  the recent market boom, with her funds riding
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  the wave of high -growth stocks. Most recently,
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  Wood has been cashing out of Tempus AI to lock
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  -in gains. Despite a volatile year, the ARK Innovation
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  Exchange Traded Fund is up more than 40 % year
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  -to -date. Wood's investment strategy focuses
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  on emerging high -tech companies, including artificial
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  intelligence and blockchain technology. Over
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  the past 10 years, the ARK Innovation Exchange
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  Traded Fund has wiped out $7 billion in investor
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  wealth. Still, Wood has been optimistic about
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  the market, dismissing recession predictions.
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  Recently, Wood's ARK funds trimmed her stake
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  in Tempus AI, selling shares for five consecutive
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  trading days. Tempus has surged 158 % year -to
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  -date, aided by strong earnings and a positive
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  outlook. Despite the trim, Tempus AI remains
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  one of ARK's largest stakes, ranking as the fifth
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  -biggest holding. Wood police healthcare is the
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  most underappreciated application of artificial
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  intelligence. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 1 % to about $116 ,000. Ethereum is down 1
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  % to just over $4 ,500. And XRP is up half a
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  percent to $3 .01. Moving on to a more local
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  vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
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  wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
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  studio to bring you some free classes, so listen
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  up. Check out Club Pilates with several locations
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  in the Boston area. Pilates presents a comprehensive
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  wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing
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  tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
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  research affirms its benefits. So now you can
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  check out Club Pilates. for a free class. With
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  locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
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  and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny
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  Morning sent you by. And now back to the show.
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  Let's talk tech. Do former Google DeepMind researchers
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  have secured $5 million in seed funding for their
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  new company, HiVerge, which aims to democratize
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  access to advanced algorithms? The funding round
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  was led by Flying Fish Ventures, with participation
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  from ARIN Innovation Capital and Alpha Intelligence
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  Capital. HiveVirge's platform, called Hive, uses
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  artificial intelligence to generate and test
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  novel algorithms for vital business processes.
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  While large companies develop bespoke algorithms,
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  smaller firms have relied on off -the -shelf
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  software. The Hive system promises to discover
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  superior algorithms that human data scientists
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  might overlook. Hiverge plans to expand its team
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  and make its technology accessible through cloud
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  marketplaces. And in entertainment news. In Good
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  Fortune, Keanu Reeves plays an angel named Gabriel,
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  who oversteps his duties to help a struggling
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  gig economy worker named Arge. played by Aziz
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  Ansari in his feature directing debut. This film
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  offers a fun homage to late 20th century high
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  -concept movies, exploring themes of wealth and
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  success, while also addressing the struggles
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  of those in the working class. The story takes
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  unexpected turns, showcasing a comedic critique
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  of contemporary capitalism, as Gabriel learns
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  about life from Arj and his experiences. Despite
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  its predictable plot, Good Fortune surprises
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  with its heartfelt moments and relatable commentary
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  on modern life. Well, alrighty folks, it's time
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  for the quote of the day. And today, our quote
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  comes from the American author and humorist,
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  Mark Twain. And he said, And that's a wrap for
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  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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  Have 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.