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Knicks. StunCeltics! Patriots 2025 Buzz, Apple AI Warning. · 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 Thursday, May 8th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 80 years ago today, in 1945, the world
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  celebrated Victory in Europe Day, marking the
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  unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the
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  end of World War II in Europe. This monumental
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  achievement brought immense relief and joy as
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  nations rejoiced in the restoration of peace
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  and the triumph of freedom over tyranny. The
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  celebrations were filled with hope and unity,
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  symbolizing a new era of cooperation and rebuilding.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's mostly sunny, and
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  it feels like 56 degrees, with 7 mph wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 728, and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 617. It looks like we're in
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  for a partly sunny Thursday, with highs around
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  71, cooling to about 65 in the afternoon, and
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  a gentle northeast breeze at 5 to 12 mph. Tonight.
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  Expect mostly cloudy skies, a chance of rain,
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  and a low of 49. For all you beach runners out
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  there, the first high tide Thursday will be just
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  before 930, with a low tide at 330. The near
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  -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 52 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather. Expect cloudy skies and rain on Friday
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  with a high near 55 and a northeast wind. Friday
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  night stays cloudy with rain and a low around
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  50. Saturday brings a chance of rain with partly
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  sunny skies and a high near 64. Saturday night
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  there is a slight chance of rain early then mostly
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  clear with a low around 52. Sunday will be sunny
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  and warm. reaching a high near 71. Sunday night
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  will be mostly clear, with a low around 49. Monday
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  stays sunny and warm, hitting a high near 78,
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  with a low around 56 at night. Bonjour, food
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  enthusiasts! This podcast is brought to you by
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  Versailles Café & Pastries in Encinitas, nestled
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  on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas
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  Boulevard. This cafe is a haven for culinary
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  delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs Benedict
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  or their gluten -free crepes. You can grab a
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  panini for lunch or just breeze on through to
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  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 New England Patriots are generating
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  significant excitement for their 2025 season,
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  transitioning from rebuilding to built. With
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  promising players like Drake May and Stefan Diggs,
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  ticket demand is soaring. Even before the schedule
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  is finalized, several games are already labeled
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  as selling fast on StubHub, where tickets range
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  from a minimum of $230 for high -demand matchups
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  to $180 for others. Fans can look forward to
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  nine home games at Gillette Stadium, which accommodates
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  over 68 ,000 fans. For more information on tickets
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  and stadium guidelines, check StubHub. Now on
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  to sports. In a thrilling game, too. The New
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  York Knicks overcame a 20 -point deficit to defeat
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  the Boston Celtics again, taking a surprising
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  2 -0 series lead. Once again, the Knicks rallied
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  from being down 12 heading into the final quarter,
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  cutting the deficit to seven points with just
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  five minutes remaining. Jalen Brunson, the NBA
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  Clutch Player of the Year, secured the lead for
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  New York with under two minutes left. who scored
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  14 points in the fourth quarter, made a critical
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  defensive play against Jason Tatum, who struggled
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  with just 13 points. Game three is set for Saturday
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  in New York. In local sports. Last night at Fenway,
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  the Red Sox beat the Rangers 6 -4. Bregman led
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  the charge with a two -run single and a solo
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  homer, while Abreu added two solo shots. The
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  Sox racked up 11 hits with zero errors. Bernard
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  secured the win, and Chapman earned the save.
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  Boston now stands at 19 -19. Tomorrow afternoon,
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  the Sox wrap up a three -game series against
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  the Rangers at Fenway. Brian Baio, with a 2 .55
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  ERA, faces Jack Leiter, boasting a 4 .58 ERA.
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  First pitch is at 135, under sunny skies and
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  70 degrees. In top news, the Federal Reserve
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  has issued a warning about rising economic risks,
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  particularly higher unemployment and inflation,
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  as it decided to maintain interest rates. Chair
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  Jerome Powell indicated that sustained tariff
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  increases could lead to inflation and economic
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  slowdown. The Fed faces a challenging decision
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  balancing between inflation and unemployment
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  risks. President Trump has urged the Fed to lower
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  rates, but expectations for a cut have waned
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  after Powell emphasized the need for patience.
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  Meanwhile, effective U .S. tariff rates are at
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  their highest since World War II, creating volatility
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  in financial markets. In business news... OpenAI
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  has announced it will not proceed with its for
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  -profit conversion plan after discussions with
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  civic leaders and attorneys general from California
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  and Delaware. This decision may complicate its
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  relationship with Microsoft, a significant investor.
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  OpenAI will remain a nonprofit, while its for
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  -profit subsidiary will transform into a public
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  benefit corporation, balancing shareholder interests
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  with public benefit. Elon Musk, a co -founder,
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  has criticized the plan and plans to continue
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  legal action. Although this change is a setback
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  for Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion
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  since 2019, a new capital structure could still
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  benefit the company in the future. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 3 % to about $99 ,000.
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  Ethereum is up 5 % to just over $1900. And Goat
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  Seas Maximus is up 9 % to $0 .07. Moving on to
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  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 tech. Eddie Q, Apple's
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  senior vice president of services, issued a startling
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  warning today, stating that the iPhone could
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  become obsolete in the next decade, much like
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  the iPod. During the Google Search antitrust
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  remedies trial, Q emphasized that artificial
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  intelligence could significantly reshape the
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  technology industry. He noted that Apple's decision
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  to discontinue the iPod was a bold move. questioning,
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  why would you kill the golden goose? While more
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  than half of Apple's revenue comes from iPhone
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  sales, Kubele's AI represents a huge technological
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  shift that could challenge even the most dominant
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  companies in the market. And in entertainment
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  news, Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck, stars
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  of the beloved film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
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  are in talks to reunite for a new comedy titled
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  The Best Is Yet To Come. This film, a remake
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  of a French movie, is set to be directed by John
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  Turteltop and will feature a story about best
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  friends embarking on a road trip to find one's
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  estranged son. The actors who first collaborated
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  in the 1986 classic have remained close over
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  the years, previously reuniting in the film Walking
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  to the Waterline. Production is targeted for
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  this summer. 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 Greek philosopher Heraclitus.
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  And he said, The only constant in life is change.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Have an amazing day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.