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Patriots Triumph, Starbucks Closures, Bitcoin Surge, ChatGPT Update · 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 Monday, September 29th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 37 years ago, today in 1988. NASA triumphantly
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  resumed human spaceflight with the launch of
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  the space shuttle Discovery, marking a bold return
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  to exploration. After a period of reflection
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  and renewal, inspiring confidence in the promise
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  of discovery. So now you know. And now it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning it's sunny
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  and it feels like 62 degrees with 5 mile per
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  hour wind. The sunset will take place at 6 .26
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  and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 .40. It
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  looks like we're in for a sunny day with a high
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  near 79. accompanied by a light southeast breeze.
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  Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low
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  around 60 and light winds continuing. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first low tide
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  Monday will be at 11, with a high tide just before
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  5. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 66
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  degrees for the water temperature. Looking ahead
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  in the weather, Tuesday is partly sunny with
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  a high near 74 and a light north wind around
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  5 to 9 miles per hour. Then partly cloudy Tuesday
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  night with a low near 52 and a light northeast
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  breeze. Wednesday turns sunny but cooler with
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  a high near 63 and a northeast breeze near 13
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  miles per hour. staying mostly clear Thursday
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  night into Friday morning with lows in the mid
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  -40s before warming to around 68 Friday. Bonjour,
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  food enthusiasts. This podcast is brought to
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  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, Starbucks, your go -to coffee location,
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  may be on the chopping block as the coffee giant
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  closes stores nationwide. including a famous
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  spot in Boston. The Starbucks underneath the
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  iconic steaming kettle in Government Center is
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  set to close at the end of the week, surprising
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  both customers and employees. A sign on the door
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  informs patrons about the closure and provides
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  a QR code to find nearby locations. Starbucks
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  plans to shut down over a dozen locations in
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  Boston as part of a nationwide restructuring
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  plan expected to cost $1 billion. Now onto sports.
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  Team USA staged a Ryder Cup comeback for the
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  ages, but ultimately lost to Europe, who took
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  the cup on US soil for the first time since 2012.
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  Captain Keegan Bradley's hopes were dim, but
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  he inspired the team to aim for a historic comeback.
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  With the U .S. trailing, Bradley urged, I want
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  to go out there and make history. Despite a thrilling
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  run, Europe secured a 15 to 13 victory. As Rory
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  McIlroy said, we did what we needed to do, and
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  we're going to celebrate like there's no tomorrow.
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  Last night, Sunday night football was a doozy.
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  The Packers and Cowboys tied after overtime at
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  A .T. and T. Stadium 40 to 40. Dat Prescott was
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  31 for 40, with 319 yards, three passing touchdowns,
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  one rushing touchdown, and no interceptions.
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  Jordan Love was 31 for 43, with 337 yards passing,
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  three touchdowns, and no interceptions. And tonight,
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  on Monday Night Football, we have a doubleheaders
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  with Jets at Dolphins, starting at 8 .15 Eastern
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  on ESPN. The Fins are favored by 2 .5, with the
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  over -under set at 44 .5. Then Bengals at Broncos,
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  starting at 9 .15 Eastern on ABC. The Broncos
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  are favored by 8 .5, with the over -under also
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  at 44 and a half. In local sports. Yesterday
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  afternoon. The Patriots smoked the Panthers in
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  Foxborough 42 to 13. Drake May was 14 for 17,
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  with 203 yards, two passing touchdowns, one rushing
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  touchdown, and no interceptions. Bryce Young
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  was 18 for 30. With 150 yards, one touchdown
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  and no interceptions. Next Sunday night, the
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  2 -2 Pats take on the 4 -0 Bills in Buffalo at
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  8 -20 on NBC for Sunday Night Football. Also
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  yesterday afternoon, at Fenway Park, the Sox
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  beat the Tigers in the last game of the regular
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  season 4 -3. DeLeon got the win with 6 -2 thirds,
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  pitched and 8 strikeouts. Yoshida and Hamilton
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  Homert. The Red Sox finished the season 89 -73
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  and now head to the Bronx for a best -of -three
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  wild -card series. Tuesday at 6 on ESPN, Garrett
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  Crochet faces Max Bride. In top news, Rudy Giuliani,
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  the former New York mayor and personal lawyer
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  to Donald Trump. has settled a long -running
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  defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems
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  over lies he told about the result of the 2020
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  presidential election. Details of the settlement
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  are confidential, as revealed in federal court
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  in Washington, D .C. Dominion sued Giuliani for
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  $1 billion in 2021, citing over 50 instances
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  of false statements insisting the election was
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  rigged. A Dominion spokesperson confirmed the
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  confidential settlement, marking it as the company's
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  third payout in similar lawsuits. Giuliani's
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  involvement in promoting election misinformation
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  has led to severe professional consequences,
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  including disbarment. In business news, Volvo's
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  most popular vehicle in America will soon be
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  made here too. Chief executive Haken Samuelson
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  announced the Swedish automaker will launch more
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  hybrid models for US drivers. Volvo Cars' only
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  US factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina, was
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  expected to create 4 ,000 jobs. Currently, half
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  that number produces electric vehicles. Beginning
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  next year, production of the XC60 SUV will ramp
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  up at this $1 .3 billion plant. The model has
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  been imported from Sweden, but tariffs now make
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  US manufacturing viable. Volvo aims to electrify
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  90 % of its US fleet by 2030. Additionally, the
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  company plans to introduce a new hybrid designed
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  for American consumers. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is up 2 % over the weekend to about $112 ,000.
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  Ethereum is up 5%. to just over $4 ,100. And
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  that XRP is up 4 % to $2 .86. Moving on to a
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  more local vibe. In our community spotlight on
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  health 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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  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 Morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. The new version
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  of Chat GPT is available now, marking an important
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  step forward for iPhone and Mac users. Released
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  earlier this month, GPT 5 promises a significant
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  leap in intelligence over all our previous models.
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  This version has been activated as the standard
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  model for free users, while premium features
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  require payment. OpenAI CDO. Sam Altman believes
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  this version is a big step toward artificial
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  general intelligence. Chet GPT -5 will improve
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  accuracy, generating fewer hallucinations. Integration
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  with macOS and iOS is expected soon, with updates
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  anticipated next month. Apple users may benefit
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  from enhanced privacy and performance with this
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  upgrade. and in entertainment news. The new trailer
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  for The Mandalorian and Grogu resembles a Muppet
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  movie featuring a famous human surrounded by
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  quirky non -human creatures. Sigourney Weaver
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  is the only human prominently featured seen in
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  a space diner as Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda,
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  tries to use the Force to steal her bowl of space
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  snacks. The trailer showcases a mix of puppets,
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  computer -generated imagery, and masked characters,
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  including the titular Mandalorian, Din Duran,
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  who keeps his helmet on throughout. Set for release
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  in theaters on May 22, 2026, this film is the
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  first theatrically released feature in the Star
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  Wars universe since 2019's Rise of Skywalker.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote
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  of the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American writer and philosopher, Henry David
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  Thoreau. And he said, And that's a wrap for this
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  morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube,
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  and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports. Had
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  an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you
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  tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.