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Masters Champion! Coronado Beach Closure, OpenAI's New Trend. · 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, April 14th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 160 years ago, today, in 1865, just
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  after the effective end of the American Civil
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  War, United States President Abraham Lincoln
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  was shot by John Wilkes Booth. while attending
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  a production at Ford's Theatre in Washington,
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  D .C., and he died the following morning. So
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  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 34 degrees, with 13 -mile -per
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  -hour wind. The sunset will take place at 7 -11,
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  and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 -17. It
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  looks like we're in for a sunny Monday with a
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  high around 66 at a light northwest breeze. Tonight,
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  expect mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain
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  showers after 1 a .m. with a low of 46 and gentle
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  winds. For all you beach runners out there, the
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  first low tide Monday will be at 7 with a high
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  tide at 115. The near shore buoy at Cape Cod
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  Bay. reads 42 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Expect rain likely
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  on Tuesday with mostly cloudy skies and a high
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  near 64. Wednesday brings mostly sunny weather
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  with a high around 53. Thursday will be sunny,
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  warming up to 57. Friday stays mostly sunny,
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  reaching 62. but expect a chance of rain showers
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  overnight. Lows will range from the upper 30s
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  to mid -40s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This
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  coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, as the
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  second trial of Karen Reed unfolds, significant
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  events from the past three years are revisited.
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  Charged with second -degree murder, manslaughter,
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  and leaving the scene of a crash that resulted
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  in the death of her boyfriend, John O 'Keefe,
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  Reed's first trial ended in a mistrial due to
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  a hung jury. Witness testimonies and conflicting
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  evidence have fueled extensive debate over the
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  investigation. A timeline outlines crucial moments,
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  including O 'Keefe's final hours, the police
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  investigation. and the ongoing fallout, including
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  the suspension of key officers involved. A verdict
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  remains to be seen as Reid's case continues to
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  draw public attention. Now on to sports. The
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  top -seeded teams in the 2025 NBA playoffs, the
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  Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers,
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  are proving themselves as true contenders despite
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  limited playoff experience. Both teams dominated
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  the regular season, winning over 60 games and
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  showcasing impressive winning streaks. Coach
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  Mark Dagenold praises Oklahoma City's special
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  group, led by scoring leader Shai Gilgis -Alexander.
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  Meanwhile, Cleveland, under coach Kenny Atkinson,
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  has shown grit and determination. highlighted
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  by clutch performances from Darius Garland and
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  Donovan Mitchell. As the playoffs approach, the
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  question remains, can these teams transform their
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  regular season dominance into postseason success?
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  The play -in games start tomorrow. In golf over
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  the weekend, Rory McIlroy's long -awaited quest
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  for the career Grand Slam has culminated in a
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  dramatic victory at the Masters. After a shaky
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  finish, McIlroy secured his win against Justin
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  Rose in a sudden -death playoff at Augusta National
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  Golf Club. McIlroy is now among an elite group
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  of only six golfers, including legends like Jack
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  Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, to have captured all
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  four major championships. Overwhelmed with emotion,
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  McIlroy expressed gratitude to his family and
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  team, acknowledging the burden he carried for
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  years. As he celebrated, Woods congratulated
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  him, welcoming him to this exclusive club. In
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  local sports. Yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park,
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  the Sox topped the White Sox 3 -1. In the eighth,
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  ties doubled, driving in Medrith and Baldwin,
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  while Tever Story sealed it with a solo shot
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  in the ninth. Garrett Crochet was dominant, striking
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  out 11 over 7 -1. earning the win, while Chapman
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  secured the save. The Sox's record now stands
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  at 8 -9, while Chicago falls to 4 -11. Tonight,
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  the Sox square off against the Rays in Tampa
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  at 7 -0 -5. Tanner Houck, seeking his first win,
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  battles Shane Baz, boasting a sharp 1 .38 ERA.
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  Yesterday afternoon, the Bruins dominated the
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  Penguins 4 -1 in Pittsburgh. Elias Lindholm shined
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  with a goal and an assist, while Jonas Corposalo
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  made 24 saves. Rickard Rakal scored for the Penguins,
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  but Boston's relentless offense secured the win.
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  The Bees improved to 34 -39 -9. Tomorrow night
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  in Beantown, the Bruins host the Devils. Yesterday
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  afternoon, the Celtics closed out the regular
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  season against the Charlotte Hornets. winning
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  93 -86 at TD Garden. Peyton Pritchard led the
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  way with 34 points and 7 assists. The Celtics'
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  record now stands at 61 -21, while Charlotte
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  falls to 19 -63. On Sunday, the Celtics face
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  the winner of the play -in tournament in Boston
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  for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Round 1.
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  In top news... In a shocking incident, an arsonist
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  set fire to the Pennsylvania governor's mansion
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  in Harrisburg early Sunday morning, causing significant
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  damage, according to state police. Fortunately,
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  Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were unharmed.
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  Shapiro, who is Jewish, had shared a photo of
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  his family's Passover dinner at the residence
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  just the night before. The Pennsylvania State
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  Police are investigating this as an act of arson,
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  offering a reward of $10 ,000 for information
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  leading to an arrest. They stated all avenues
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  will be explored regarding the potential for
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  a hate crime investigation. In business news,
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  European authorities are scrambling to lessen
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  their dependence on Elon Musk's Starlink satellites.
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  particularly in light of Musk's recent comments
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  regarding Ukraine's reliance on his Internet
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  service. Eva Bernake, chief executive of UTELSAT,
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  Europe's rival to Starlink, is under pressure
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  to provide alternatives. UTELSAT plans to utilize
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  its OneWeb service to support Ukraine, aiming
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  to deploy thousands of terminals quickly, although
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  doubts linger about its ability to compete with
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  Starlink's vast network. As competition heats
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  up, with companies like Amazon in China entering
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  the satellite internet sector, Udalsat seeks
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  funding to bolster its capabilities. In crypto
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  movement, Bitcoin is up 5 % over the weekend
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  to about $84 ,000. Ethereum is up 5 % to just
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  over $1 ,600. And Goatsies Maximus is up 26 %
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  to $0 .05. Moving on to a more local vibe. In
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  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. OpenAI is captivating the public
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  once again with its latest image generator transforming
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  LinkedIn users into dull dolls. This new trend,
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  inspired by Studio Ghibli art, allows users to
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  create toy -like versions of themselves in blister
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  packs, complete with accessories like laptops
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  and coffee cups, reflecting the platform's professional
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  vibe. While the trend has spread to other social
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  media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and
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  TikTok, it has not reached the same popularity
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  as the Ghibli art craze. Entertainment news.
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  Apple's Mythic Quest has officially come to an
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  end. The fourth season finale, now the last episode
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  of the series, will feature a new goodbye ending
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  next week. Mythic Quest, the Apple TV Plus comedy
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  centered around a game studio, will not return
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  for a fifth season, according to reports from
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  Variety. This news follows a report that Apple
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  has been losing $1 billion annually on TV+. The
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  series, which cleverly critiques the tech industry,
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  stars Rob McElhaney and Charlotte Nickto, along
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  with a talented ensemble cast. Well, all righty,
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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 singer
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  and songwriter, Jon Bon Jovi. And he said, miracles
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  happen every day. Change your perception of what
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  a miracle is, and you'll see them all around
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  you. And that's a wrap for this morning. You
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  can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
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  for some captivating aerial videos with local
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  news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  weekend, my good friends. We'll see you Monday
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.
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  you