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England Women in Euro 2025 Final, Boston Mayoral Race, OpenAI Insights. · 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, July 23rd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 63 years ago today, in 1962, the world
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  witnessed a groundbreaking advancement in global
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  communication. The Telstar 1 communications satellite
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  relayed the first live transatlantic television
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  signal. featuring the esteemed broadcaster Walter
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  Cronkite. This historic event marked the dawn
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  of a new era, connecting continents and bringing
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  people closer together through the marvels of
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  technology. So now you know. And now it's time
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  for the weather report. This morning, it's mostly
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  sunny and it feels like 66 degrees with four
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  mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 8 .12 and it will rise again tomorrow at 5
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  .19. It looks like we're in for some beautiful
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  sunshine today with a high near 85 and a gentle
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  southwest breeze. Tonight, expect partly cloudy
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  skies with a low of 68 and light winds. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Wednesday will be at 10 .45 with a low tide at
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  4 .30. The near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads
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  66 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect mostly sunny skies
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  on Thursday with a high near 92 in southwest
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  winds. Friday brings a slight chance of showers
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  and thunderstorms with a high near 96. Saturday
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  and Sunday will be partly sunny, with a chance
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  of rain showers and highs near 83. Nights will
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  be mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s
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  to mid -70s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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  podcast is brought to you by Versailles Café
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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. In a
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  recent statement, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. challenged
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  mayoral candidate Josh Kraft to disclose his
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  financial records, citing the importance of transparency
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  for public representatives. Wu emphasized, when
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  you represent the people, the people deserve
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  to know, noting her own transparency, including
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  her recent tax filings showing more than $184
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  ,000 in federal gross income for 2024. In response,
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  Kraft's campaign indicated that his tax return
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  for 2024 is under extension. Promising information
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  will be available when finalized. Meanwhile,
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  Kraft acknowledged a poll showing him 30 points
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  behind Wu, stating, Now on to sports. The England
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  women's football team has secured a spot in the
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  Euro 2025 final, but not without a struggle.
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  In a dramatic semi -final against Italy, England
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  relied on blind luck, with Michelle Aikimang
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  and Chloe Kelly scoring late to clinch the victory.
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  Despite their win, the team's performance raised
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  concerns about their identity and strategy, as
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  they seemed disorganized and uninspired throughout
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  the match. As they prepare for the final against
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  either Germany or Spain, questions remain about
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  the future of this team and the potential of
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  emerging talents like A .G. Meng and Aggie Beaver
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  Jones. In local sports. Last night in Philadelphia,
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  the Red Sox fell to the Phillies 4 -1. Despite
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  a solo shot from Russ Snyder, the Sox struggled
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  at the plate. with Fitz taking the loss after
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  allowing three earned runs over three and one
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  -third innings. Philadelphia's Sanchez was dealing,
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  earning the win with eight strikeouts over seven
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  innings, while homers from Kepler and Schwarber
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  powered the Phillies' victory. The Sox now hold
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  44 wins and 49 losses, sitting fourth in the
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  division. Tonight, the Sox face the Phillies
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  for the final game of this three -game series.
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  Lucas Giolito takes the mound with a 3 .59 earned
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  run average against Jesus Luzardo, sporting a
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  4 .29. First pitch is at 7 .05 with a temperature
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  around 81 degrees. In top news, magnesium is
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  an essential mineral that plays a significant
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  role in various bodily functions, including muscle
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  soreness and blood pressure. However, studies
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  indicate its benefits for sleep and anxiety are
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  limited. While magnesium may help with mild anxiety,
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  evidence for its effectiveness in improving sleep
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  remains weak, with many studies being observational
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  rather than conclusive. For those considering
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  magnesium supplements, options like magnesium
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  glycinate are recommended due to better absorption.
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  It's crucial to consult a physician before starting
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  supplements, especially for individuals on other
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  medications or with existing health conditions.
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  In business news, OpenAI recently experienced
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  a talent shift with former employee Calvin French
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  -Owen offering a unique insight into the company's
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  culture. In his blog post, he described OpenAI
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  as having a bottom -up structure. where promotions
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  are based on merit, emphasizing idea generation
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  and execution. Despite past leadership controversies,
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  French Owen noted that OpenAI remains true to
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  its nonprofit roots. He also highlighted the
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  fast -paced environment, where communication
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  predominantly occurs on Slack, and long hours
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  are common, especially during product launches.
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  French Owen, who may return to OpenAI. Stated,
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  it's hard to imagine building anything as impactful
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  as AGI. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 2 %
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  to about $120 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to just
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  over $3 ,700. And XRP is up 1 % to $3 .51. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  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 now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk science. Archaeologists
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  have made an incredible discovery at Petra's
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  Kasna, one of the new seven wonders of the world.
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  As featured on Discovery Channel's Expedition
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  Unknown. A tomb was uncovered, containing 12
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  skeletons over 2 ,000 years old. This site, famously
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  showcased in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,
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  yielded artifacts including a ceramic chalice,
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  reminiscent of the Holy Grail. Archaeologist
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  Pierce Paul Kreisman and his team utilized ground
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  -penetrating radar to locate the tomb, which
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  is a rare find in an area previously thought
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  to be empty. The discovery holds promise for
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  revealing more about the Nabataeans and their
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  history. And in entertainment news, a groundbreaking
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  technology called The Volume is transforming
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  superhero filmmaking and sparking debate online.
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  This innovative system, developed by Industrial
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  Light and Magic, replaces traditional green screens
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  with massive cylindrical sets of LED panels.
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  The volume creates immersive digital environments
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  in real time, enhancing scenes like Superman's
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  flight in the most recent film. Some praise the
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  technology, describing it as pretty awesome and
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  a creative way to capture backgrounds, while
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  others, including fans of director Zack Snyder,
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  feel it diminishes cinematic magic. Regardless,
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  many agree that the visuals in Superman look
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  impressively sharp and crisp. 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 inventor
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  and futurist, R. Buckminster Fuller. And he said,
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  We are called to be architects of the future,
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  not its victims. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.