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Norwood Hospital Eminent Domain Bill Advances, Red Sox Sweep Dodgers · 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, August 3rd. You'll be interested
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  to know. Today is National Watermelon Day. This
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  juicy holiday celebrates a beloved summer tree
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  that traces its roots to Africa and has been
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  enjoyed for thousands of years, sliced with friends
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  and picnics alike. Celebrate by sharing a chilled
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  wedge, making a watermelon salad, or hosting
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  a playful seed -spitting contest to savor sunshine
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  and smiles. So now you know. And now, it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, there's
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  patchy fog, and it feels like 75 degrees, with
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  9 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 7 .58, and it will rise again tomorrow at
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  5 .40. It looks like we're in for a stormy start,
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  with patchy fog and thunderstorms likely before
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  7 a .m., continuing with more showers and storms
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  throughout the day, mostly cloudy and a high
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  near 80, with a moderate south wind, around 11
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  miles per hour, gusting up to 29. If you're inland,
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  it will hit a high of 80 tonight. Expect patchy
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  fog and thunderstorms likely before 1 a .m.,
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  partly cloudy later with a low around 65 and
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  a light west breeze around 7 miles per hour,
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  gusting up to 23. The nearshore buoy at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 71 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Tuesday will be
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  sunny with a high near 84 and a light west breeze
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  around 5 to 8 miles per hour. A mile night follows
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  with lows near 65 and southwest winds around
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  6 miles per hour. Then Wednesday stays mostly
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  sunny near 83 with light south winds. A slight
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  chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms
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  returns Thursday and Friday, as highs warm into
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  the mid to upper 80s, with overnight lows in
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  the low 70s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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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, Norwood
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  Hospital is one step closer to being acquired
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  through eminent domain. as the Massachusetts
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  Senate advanced a bill that would allow Governor
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  Maura Healey's administration to cease the closed
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  property for a new nonprofit owner. The hospital
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  has been closed since June 28, 2020, following
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  a devastating flood that forced evacuations and
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  damaged the facility. Senator Michael Rush emphasized
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  the importance of this measure, stating, with
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  this bill, the Commonwealth is stepping up to
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  finish the job. If enacted, the eminent domain
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  process could begin on November 1st, and the
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  town of Norwood would have the right of first
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  refusal to acquire the property. Now onto sports.
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  Najee Marshall, Dallas Maverick Swingman, has
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  become one of the team's key players, and he
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  has reportedly been rewarded for his efforts.
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  The Mavericks announced on Sunday that they have
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  agreed to a multi -year contract extension with
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  Marshall, who is changing his jersey number from
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  13 to 3. ESPN's Shams Charania reported that
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  Marshall received a fully guaranteed three -year,
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  $52 .2 million deal. Marshall originally joined
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  the Mavericks on a three -year deal prior to
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  the 2024 to 2025 season. He ended the 2025 to
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  2026 campaign with career highs of 15 .2 points
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  and 51 % shooting. Mavericks president Masai
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  Ujiri praised Marshall's competitive nature and
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  versatility. Keeping Marshall could help the
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  Mavericks accelerate their rebuild towards playoff
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  contention. In local sports, the Red Sox came
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  home from Los Angeles in style last night. sweeping
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  the Dodgers 8 -4 and stretching their winning
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  streak to five straight. Masataka Yoshida went
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  deep and drove in two, while Saedon Rafaela,
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  Wilier Abreu and Jaron Duran all homered as well,
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  four long balls in one game. Jake Bennett pitched
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  solid ball, five, and two -thirds innings, three
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  earned runs. At 60 and 51, Boston is rolling
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  at exactly the right time in August. Tonight
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  they stay at Fenway to open a three game set
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  against the White Sox. Patrick Sandoval takes
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  the mound for the Sox against Davis Martin. Boston
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  has won eight of their last 10, and the offense
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  is clicking. This is a must -win stretch as the
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  division race tightens up. The White Sox hadn't
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  been much of a challenge offensively all year,
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  so if the pitching holds, This could be another
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  one to check off. First pitch is 7 -10. In top
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  news, the United States is investigating whether
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  Iran was behind a recent cyber attack on Minnesota
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  water systems. Malicious cyber activity has affected
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  technology at over 30 community water systems
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  across Minnesota, forcing some utilities to switch
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  to manual operations. Investigators are examining
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  if Iranian hackers are responsible, although
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  no definitive attribution has been made yet.
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  Officials confirmed that none of Minnesota's
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  water supply has been compromised. The Cybersecurity
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  and Infrastructure Security Administration has
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  noted a significant increase in cyber threats
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  targeting programmable logic controllers at water
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  utilities. They urge critical infrastructure
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  owners to remove publicly exposed technology
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  from the internet. In business news, China's
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  economy faced a setback as U .S.-bound shipments
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  declined in July, according to the latest survey
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  by China Beige Book. This marks the first decline
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  in several months, based on a survey of 1 ,436
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  businesses. conducted between July 20th and 28th.
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  In March, exports to the US fell over 26 % from
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  the previous year, continuing a trend of double
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  -digit declines since trade tensions escalated
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  in April 2025. The survey revealed that factory
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  activity slowed, with manufacturing experiencing
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  the worst employment performance. Furthermore,
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  retail sales saw a notable decline. prompting
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  China's leaders to stress the importance of expanding
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  domestic demand and international trade cooperation.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is down 4 % over
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  the weekend to just under $63 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down 1 % to about $1 ,900. And XRP is down
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  3 .5 % to $1 .07. Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness,
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  we are working with a national Pilates studio
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  to bring you some free classes, so listen up.
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  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. Reddit reported a strong second
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  quarter, but spooked investors by mentioning
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  that traffic from search engines had grown choppy.
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  The company's total revenue of $805 million jumped
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  61 % compared to the previous year, while net
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  income was $253 million, up 183%. Despite beating
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  Wall Street's expectations, the stock slid over
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  10 % in after -hours trading. CEO Steve Huffman
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  warned that search referrals were choppy, adding
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  that AI is changing the search engine landscape.
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  which may impact Reddit's traffic. Analysts aggressively
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  questioned AI's effect on audience growth, highlighting
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  potential user retention challenges. And in entertainment
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  news, The Pit will be back for more medical mysteries
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  and emergencies to solve. HBO renewed the drama
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  series for a third season ahead of Season 2's
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  premiere, which ran from January to April over
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  15 episodes. The writer's room opened in March,
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  with executive producer John Wells teasing a
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  June start for production. The goal is to release
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  Season 3 in January 2027. No Awhile revealed
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  it will take place in early November, introducing
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  a new set of emergencies and confrontations.
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  New characters include Prut Taylor -Vince and
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  Cheyenne Perez. Season 3 will focus on doctors
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  benefiting from being patients. Ravi will return
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  with an ascension hinted for his character. Well,
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  all righty, folks. It's time for the quote of
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  the day. And today, the... 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.