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Red Sox AI Hiring, Lakers $10B Sale, Massive Jewelry Heist. · 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, June 19th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 160 years ago today, in 1865, Union
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  troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing
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  the end of slavery in the state. This momentous
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  occasion is commemorated annually as Juneteenth.
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  celebrating freedom and the enduring spirit of
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  resilience. 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 71 degrees with
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  six mile per hour wind. The sunset will take
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  place at 816 and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 507. It looks like we're in for some patchy
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  fog early this morning, clearing up to mostly
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  sunny skies, with a high near 96 in heat index
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  values reaching 101, along with a light southwest
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  breeze. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with
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  isolated showers and thunderstorms, a low around
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  70, and a slightly stronger breeze at 13 miles
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  per hour. For all you beach runners out there,
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  the first low tide Thursday will be just before
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  noon with a high tide just before 630. The near
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  -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 64 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, expect mostly sunny skies Friday with
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  a high near 83 and west winds. Saturday brings
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  a high near 86. with a chance of showers at night.
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  Sunday offers partly sunny skies and a high near
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  87, with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
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  Nights will be partly cloudy, with lows around
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny Morning
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  sends you. In local news, the Boston Red Sox
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  are on the defensive following a report from
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  Yahoo Sports highlighting alleged dysfunction
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  within their front office under Chief Baseball
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  Officer Craig Breslow. This scrutiny intensified
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  after NBC Sports Boston reported that the team
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  used artificial intelligence bots for multiple
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  interview rounds with a baseball operations candidate.
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  In response, the Red Sox stated they utilize
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  a tool called HireVue, which allows candidates
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  to record video responses, but emphasized this
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  is just one part of the hiring process. Despite
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  the controversy, the Red Sox have been performing
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  well on the field, winning nine consecutive games
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  and holding the third American League wild card
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  spot. Now on to sports. The Buss family has tentatively
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  agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to financier
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  Mark Walter for a record -breaking valuation
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  of $10 billion. Walter, who has owned a stake
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  in the team since 2021, is set to enhance his
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  investment, possibly valuing the team at $12
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  billion. Genie Buss will continue as governor
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  after the sale. following her father's legacy
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  since he acquired the team in 1979. Walter, who
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  also owns the Los Angeles Dodgers, aims to invest
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  heavily in the Lakers, promising to elevate their
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  competitiveness in the NBA. Yesterday afternoon
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  in Seattle, the Sox edged the Mariners 3 -1.
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  Story's two -run homer and Mayer's solo blast
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  propelled Boston. while Crochet earned the win,
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  pitching six strong innings. Ariza's RBI for
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  Seattle wasn't enough to close the gap, and Weissert
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  secured the save. Despite only three hits, the
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  Sox capitalized on their opportunities, marking
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  a sweet end to the series at T -Mobile Park and
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  bringing Boston's record to 39 -37. Tomorrow
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  night, the Sox face the Giants in San Francisco
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  for Game 1. of a three -game series. Hunter Dobbins,
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  with a 3 .74 earned run average, takes on Hayden
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  Birdsong, boasting a 2 .79. First pitch is at
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  10 .15 Eastern, under clear skies and 66 degrees.
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  In top news, in a stunning turn of events, Seven
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  individuals have been indicted for their alleged
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  involvement in what is now described as the largest
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  jewelry heist in U .S. history. In July 2022,
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  a Brinks big rig carrying jewelry valued at up
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  to $100 million was burglarized at a truck stop
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  in Grapevine, California. Federal prosecutors
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  revealed the indictment, detailing a meticulous
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  plan by the defendants. who are all Los Angeles
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  -area residents. The heist has left 14 jewelers
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  facing substantial financial losses. Authorities
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  have recovered some stolen items, yet much of
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  the jewelry remains missing as the investigation
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  continues. In business news, the U .S. housing
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  market is facing a significant shift, with nearly
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  500 ,000 more sellers than buyers in April. marking
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  the largest gap since 2013, according to real
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  estate brokerage Redfin. Buyers are gaining the
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  upper hand as sellers reduce prices and offer
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  concessions like covering closing costs. Though
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  inventory is finally rising, existing home sales
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  fell for the second month in a row, hitting the
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  slowest April pace since 2009. Many buyers are
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  still priced out. while a mix of life changes
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  among sellers is driving the increase in inventory,
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  suggesting potential future price declines. In
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  crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged at $105
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  ,000. Ethereum is down 1 % to just over $2 ,500.
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  And XRP is unchanged at $2 .16. 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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  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. In a surprising
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  turn, Microsoft has significantly raised prices
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  on its Xbox consoles, games, and controllers.
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  As of today, the base model Xbox Series South
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  with 512GB of storage now costs $380, up from
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  $300. The Xbox Series X has seen a $100 increase,
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  with the top -end 2TB model now priced at $730.
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  Additionally, new first -party games will launch
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  at $79 starting this holiday season. While these
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  price hikes may seem extreme, Microsoft has been
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  promoting its Xbox Game Pass subscription as
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  a more affordable gaming option. And in entertainment
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  news, the United States Supreme Court has officially
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  rejected a lawsuit against Ed Sheeran regarding
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  allegations that his hit song, Thinking Out Loud,
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  infringed on Marvin Gaye's classic track, Let's
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  Get It On. This decision concludes a lengthy
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  legal battle initiated by a company that holds
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  a partial stake in Gay's song. The Supreme Court's
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  refusal to hear the case allows an earlier ruling
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  to remain in place, which stated that both songs
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  share only basic musical building blocks. Although
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  this lawsuit is over, Sheeran faces another case
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  concerning the recorded version of Gay's song,
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  which is still pending. Well, alrighty, folks.
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  It's time for the quote of the day. And today,
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  our quote comes from the American poet and author,
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  Maya Angelou. And she said, You may not control
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  all the events that happen to you, but you can
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  decide not to be reduced by them. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating
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  aerial videos. with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.