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Karen Read, Red Sox, Fauci's West Nile Recovery, Canada Tariffs, Pac-Wave Energy. · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, Sunny Mornings in Boston.
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  I'm your host Melissa and it's Tuesday, August 27th.
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  You'll be interested to know.
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  One hundred and sixty-five years ago, today, in 1859, Edwin Laurentine Drake struck oil
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  while drilling in Titusville, Pennsylvania, becoming the first driller of a productive
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  oil well in the United States.
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  This groundbreaking achievement marked the beginning of the modern petroleum industry,
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  revolutionizing energy production and contributing significantly to industrial progress.
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  So now you know.
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  And now, it's time for the weather report.
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  It looks like grin for some patchy fog early on today, clearing up by 9 a.m. with mostly
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  sunny skies and temperatures near 80 with a light breeze.
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  Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with a low of 67 and light winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first high tide Tuesday will be at 615 with a low
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  tide just before 11.
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  The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 69 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect partly sunny skies on Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely
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  from late morning into the evening.
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  Highs will be in the upper 80s, cooling to the low 60s at night.
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  Thursday through Friday will be mostly sunny, with highs in the low 70s and lows in the
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  mid-50s.
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  Rain chances return on Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 70s, cooling
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  to the mid-60s at night.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven
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  for culinary delights.
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  Indulge in their amazing eggs Benedict or their gluten-free crepes.
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  You can grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  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.
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  In local news, the family of a Boston police officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit
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  against Karen Reed, who was recently tried for the officer's death but faced a hung jury.
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  The lawsuit filed in Plymouth County Superior Court also targets two bars for allegedly
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  serving Reed alcohol, when she was already intoxicated on January 28, 2022.
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  The suit claims Reed struck John O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV after drinking at CF McCarthy's
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  and Waterfall Bar and Grill.
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  Reed maintains her innocence, stating she was framed.
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  A new trial is scheduled for January 27.
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  Now on to sports.
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  The NFL Players Association has vetoed a bylaw that would have allowed teams to elevate a
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  bona fide quarterback from the practice squad an unlimited number of times to serve as an
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  emergency third quarterback on game days.
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  This means the game day emergency third quarterback will function the same as it did in 2023.
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  The rule proposed by the Buffalo Bills aimed to prevent non-quarterbacks from stepping
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  in during games, as seen in the 2022 NFC Championship game.
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  The NFL Players Association opposed the change, fearing it would allow teams to stash a 54th
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  player on the practice squad.
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  In local sports, the Red Sox at home lost to the Blue Jays 7-3.
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  And tonight, the Sox are back at it for game three with the Jays.
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  In top news, as Dr. Anthony Fauci recovers from West Nile virus, questions are rising
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  about the illness, including its contraction, symptoms and prevention.
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  Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS
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  News that he expects to fully recover at home after being hospitalized for days.
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  The West Nile virus, primarily spread by mosquitoes, causes flu-like symptoms such as nausea, aches,
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  vomiting, fever and chills.
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  Less than one in 150 infections lead to serious complications affecting the central nervous
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  system.
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  Protect yourself by wearing appropriate clothing, using insect repellent and eliminating standing
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  water.
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  In business news, Canada is imposing significant tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles
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  and steel and aluminum products to protect its growing domestic electric vehicle industry.
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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric
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  vehicles and a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum products from China, effective
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  in early October.
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  The move follows discussions with President Joe Biden's national security adviser and
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  aims to counter China's unfair trade practices.
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  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland emphasized that the tariffs would not hinder Canada's
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  mandate for zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is just under $63,200.
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  Ethereum is just under $2,700.
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  And Solana is $158.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe.
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  In our community spotlight on health and wellness, 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 in the Boston area.
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  Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension
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  and elevating mental well-being.
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  Scientific research affirms its benefits.
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  So now you can check out Club Pilates for a free class.
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  With locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline and Framingham, just be sure to
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  tell them Sunny Morning sent you by.
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  And now back to the show.
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  Let's talk science.
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  The scientists are on the cusp of unleashing the power of the world's largest battery.
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  A new facility off the Oregon coast could ignite an energy revolution.
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  The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that theoretical annual energy from
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  U.S. coastal waves is 2 trillion kilowatt hours.
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  Wave energy could account for up to 20% of the U.S. renewable energy mix.
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  Technologies like SeaPower are developing devices to harness this power.
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  PacWave in Newport, Oregon will be the first wave energy testing facility in the continental
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  U.S. aiming to revolutionize ocean energy.
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  And in entertainment news, Glenn Powell is set to star in a new Wooloo series, Chad Power.
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  Powell's role in this series is a form of redemption after being rejected twice from
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  cult-favorite drama, Friday Night Lights.
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  In Chad Power's, Powell plays Russ Holliday, a college quarterback who disguises himself
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  to play for a struggling southern football team.
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  Powell also serves as an executive producer and co-writer for the series.
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  His football skills, showcased in Top Gun, will be highlighted again.
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  The series is based on Eli Manning's docu-series, Eli's Places.
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  Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the day.
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  And today, our quote comes from the American investor and philanthropist, Warren Buffett.
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  And he said,
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  In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive
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  military conflicts.
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  The Depression, a dozen or so recessions and financial panics.
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  Oil shocks.
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  A flu epidemic.
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  And the resignation of a disgraced president.
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  Yet, the Dow rose from 66 to nearly 1,200.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos
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  with local news and the weather reports.
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  What an amazing day, my good friends.
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  We'll see you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.