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Sox back in America, Apple Antitrust Ruling, McDonalds Sales Drop. · 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 Friday, May 2nd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 25 years ago today, in the year 2000,
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  President Bill Clinton announced that the highly
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  accurate global positioning system, known as
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  GPS, would be made available to the public without
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  degradation. This decision transformed navigation
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  and location -based services worldwide, enabling
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  advancements in fields such as transportation,
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  agriculture, and emergency response. By providing
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  precise positioning data to civilians, this initiative
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  paved the way for innovations that have become
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  integral to daily life, from smartphone navigation
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  to precision farming. So now you know. And now.
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  It's time for the weather report. This morning,
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  there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms,
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  and it feels like 52 degrees with 9 mile per
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  hour wind. The sunset will take place at 728,
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  and it will rise again tomorrow at 617. It looks
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  like we're in for some showers and thunderstorms
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  early on, tapering off to patchy fog and a slight
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  chance of rain before mid -morning. Expect mostly
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  cloudy skies with a high near 76 and a gentle
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  breeze. Tonight, enjoy partly cloudy skies with
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  a low of 59 and light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Friday
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  will be just after 930 with a high tide at 4.
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  The near shore GUI at Cape Cod Bay reads 48 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect a mostly sunny Saturday with
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  a high near 81 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms
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  later. Saturday night brings likely thunderstorms
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  and a low around 58. Sunday continues with rain
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  showers likely, mostly cloudy skies and a high
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  near 72. Nights will be cloudy with a low around
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  51. Monday and Tuesday also show chances of rain.
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  with highs near 56 and 64, respectively. 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, the deadline for obtaining a real ID is
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  swiftly approaching, with May 7th marking the
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  crucial date. If you reside in Massachusetts
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  and have summer travel plans, this could complicate
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  things. Mark Shieldrop from AAA Northeast noted,
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  there's a little bit of a panic out there, but
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  reassured that many can afford to wait. Starting
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  May 7th, adults aged 18 and older will require
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  a real ID for domestic flights in certain federal
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  facilities. Currently, nearly 60 % of Massachusetts
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  residents have complied. but appointments at
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  the Registry of Motor Vehicles are booking out
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  six weeks ahead. Now on to sports. The New York
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  Yankees have made a significant roster move,
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  claiming outfielder Brian De La Cruz off waivers
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  from the Atlanta Braves. De La Cruz has been
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  optioned to Triple -A Scranton Wilkes -Barre.
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  while designated hitter and outfielder Giancarlo
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  Stanton has been transferred to the 60 -day injured
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  list with tendinitis in both elbows. Stanton
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  is in his eighth season with New York. Last season,
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  he hit 27 homers and drove in 72 runs in 114
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  games. In local sports, last night in Canada,
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  The Sox were edged out by Toronto 4 -2. Despite
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  an early lead with Brightman doubling in the
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  first to bring in two runs, the Blue Jays rallied.
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  Varsha's solo homer in the seventh and Guerrero's
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  decisive three -run blast in the eighth sealed
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  the Sox's fate. Slayton took the loss. The Sox
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  now stand at 17 -6, struggling to regain momentum.
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  Tonight, if Border Patrol lets them back in,
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  the Sox face the Twins at Fenway for Game 1 of
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  a 3 -game series. Brian Baio, with a 3 .27 ERA,
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  takes the mound against Joe Ryan. First pitch
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  is at 7 -10 under pleasant skies with a temperature
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  around 71 degrees. Monday night, the Celtics
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  host the Knicks in Game 1 of the East Semifinals.
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  In top news, in a surprising turn, McDonald's
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  reported a 3 .6 % drop in United States. Same
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  -store sales during the first quarter, marking
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  its steepest decline since the onset of COVID
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  lockdowns in 2020. Chief Executive Officer Chris
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  Kempchinsky noted that lower - and middle -income
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  customers are tightening their budgets amid economic
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  uncertainty. McDonald's is not alone. as other
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  fast -food giants like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Domino's
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  also experience declines. Despite this, McDonald's
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  hopes for a boost in sales from a partnership
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  with a Minecraft movie in the second quarter
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  and the anticipated return of the snack wrap
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  later this year. In business news, Spotify has
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  submitted an app update to Apple. adding an external
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  link for subscription purchases in the United
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  States. This move follows a U .S. judge's ruling
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  that Apple violated in order to allow more competition
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  for app downloads. Spotify expressed in a letter
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  to Apple that it finds it absurd that these basic
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  services were not delivered sooner. The ruling
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  issued by U .S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez
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  -Rogers. stated that Apple failed to comply with
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  a prior injunction from an antitrust lawsuit
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  by Fortnite maker Epic Games. Apple has stated
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  it strongly disagrees with the decision but will
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  comply while planning to appeal. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 3 % for the week to just under
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  $97 ,000. Ethereum is up 2 % to just over $1
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  ,800. And Goatsy's Maximus is up 3%, 2 .8 cents.
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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 morning sent you by. And
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk tech. In more
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  Apple news, Judge Avon Gonzalez -Rogers stated
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  that Apple executive Alex Roman outright lied
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  under oath during the Epic trial. The judge described
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  Roman's testimony as replete with misdirection
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  and outright lies. She highlighted that Roman
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  claimed Apple had not set its 27 % commission
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  fee for purchases outside the App Store until
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  January 16, 2024. However, contemporaneous business
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  documents indicated that the fee was determined
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  in July 2023. Gonzalez -Rogers is now referring
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  the case to a United States attorney for potential
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  criminal contempt proceedings against Apple and
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  Roman. She emphasized that Apple's actions were
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  intended to create new anti -competitive barriers.
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  And in entertainment news. In Havoc, directed
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  by Gareth Evans, Tom Hardy portrays a cop named
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  Walker seeking redemption in a corrupt city reminiscent
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  of a gritty Gotham. The film's title suggests
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  chaos, but it delivers confusion instead. Walker,
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  a heart of a corrupt gang of narcotics officers,
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  finds himself entangled in a convoluted conspiracy
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  while trying to protect the son of a mayoral
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  candidate. Despite some thrilling action sequences,
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  like a chaotic nightclub scene, the screenplay
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  falters with shallow characters and lackluster
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  dialogue. Ultimately, Evans' directorial strengths
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  in action do not compensate for the film's weak
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  narrative and character development. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American politician
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  and 35th president, John F. Kennedy. And he said,
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  As we express our gratitude, we must never forget
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  that the highest appreciation is not to utter
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  words, but to live by them. 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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  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.