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Florida National Champs! Shopify Embraces AI, Tron: Ares Trailer. · 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 Tuesday, April 8th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 110 years ago, today in 1913, the 17th
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  Amendment was ratified, introducing the direct
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  election of United States Senators by the voters
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  of the states. This significant change aimed
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  to enhance Democratic participation, shifting
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  the power from state legislatures to the people.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, there's a chance of snow
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  showers, and it feels like 31 degrees, with 7
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  mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 7 -11. and it will rise again tomorrow at
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  617. It looks like grand for some snow showers
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  and patchy fog early today, giving way to a chance
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  of rain showers before mid -afternoon. Expect
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  partly sunny skies with a high around 44 at a
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  breezy west wind, gusting up to 45. Tonight,
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  we'll have mostly clear skies, a low of 27. and
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  a brisk wind at 18 to 26 mph. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first high tide Tuesday
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  will be at 9, with a low tide of 315. The nearshore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 42 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect sunny skies on Wednesday with a high near
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  47 and a west wind. Wednesday night will be mostly
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  clear with a low around 32. Thursday brings partly
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  sunny skies with a high near 53 and a light southwest
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  wind. Rain showers are likely Thursday night
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  with cloudy skies and a low around 41. Friday
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  continues with a chance of rain, mostly cloudy
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  skies, and a high near 52. Friday night, expect
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  rain showers, cloudy skies, and a low around
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  44. Saturday likely sees more rain showers, mostly
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  cloudy skies, and a high near 53. Saturday night
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  may still have a chance of rain, with a low around
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  44. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is
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  brought to you by Versailles Café & Pastries
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  in Encinitas. Nestled on El Camino Real South,
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  just north of Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe
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  is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge in
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  their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten -free
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  crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch or just
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  breeze on through to get your morning coffee.
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  They are open every day from 8 to 5. So stop
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  on by and don't forget to tell them Sunny Morning
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  sent you. In local news, the Real ID deadline
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  is just one month away. So what's in your wallet?
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  Starting on May 7th, a Real ID will be necessary
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  for domestic travel and entry into federal buildings.
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  Currently, more than 3 million residents in Massachusetts
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  have obtained one. But as the deadline approaches,
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  expect longer wait times for appointments. It
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  takes about 10 to 14 days to receive your real
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  ID. For those without one, a United States passport
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  book costs $130 compared to $25 for a real ID
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  upgrade. Meanwhile, a new survey shows business
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  confidence in Massachusetts at its lowest since
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  July 2020. Now on to sports. In an exhilarating
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  showdown, Florida rallied from a 12 -point deficit
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  to defeat Houston, securing the program's third
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  national championship since 2006. The game took
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  place in San Antonio, Texas, where All -American
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  guard Walter Clayton Jr. struggled early, not
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  scoring until the second half. However, Florida's
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  supporting players, led by Will Richards' 18
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  points, kept them competitive. Clayton eventually
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  contributed 11 points and 7 assists, earning
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  the Final Four's most outstanding player title.
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  This victory marked Florida's third championship
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  and the Southeastern Conference's first since
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  2012. In local sports. Last night at Fenway Park,
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  the Sox fell to the Blue Jays 6 -2. Despite a
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  bright moment with Cassis singling to left. Allowing
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  Rafaela to score, the Sox couldn't keep pace.
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  Fitz took the loss after surrendering four runs
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  in three innings, while Springer was a standout
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  for Toronto, with three RBI singles. Verrios
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  pitched strong over seven innings to snag the
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  win, leaving the Sox with a record of 6 -3. Tonight,
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  the Sox face the Blue Jays again at Fenway at
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  6 .45. Easton Lucas, with a perfect 1 -0 record
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  and an outstanding 0 .60 ERA, takes the mound
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  against Carrot Crochet. The Celtics were off
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  last night, but tonight, boasting a 57 -20 record,
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  the Celtics face the New York Knicks at Madison
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  Square Garden. The Knicks come in with a record
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  of 49 -28, sitting in second place in the Atlantic
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  Division. Jason Tatum is out with a left ankle
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  sprain, and Kristaps Porzingis misses due to
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  illness. Tip -off is at 7 .30. Tonight, the Bruins
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  at 31, 38, and 9 visit the Devils in Newark.
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  David Pasternak, boasting 40 goals and 57 assists,
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  leads the Bees. New Jersey at 41, 29, and 7.
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  are favored by one and a half at the Prudential
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  Center. In top news, Shopify Chief Executive
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  Officer Toby Luck has informed employees that
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  before requesting additional headcount or resources,
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  teams must demonstrate why they cannot get what
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  they want done using AI. In a memo shared on
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  X, Luck emphasized that exploring autonomous
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  AI agents could enhance team dynamics. and could
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  spark fun discussions and projects. He described
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  the integration of reflexive AI usage as a baseline
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  expectation at Shopify, noting that effective
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  AI use is now a fundamental skill for all employees.
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  Luck stated, what we need to succeed is our collective
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  sum total skill and ambition at applying our
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  craft, multiplied by AI. In business news. MicroStrategy
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  is bracing for a significant loss in the first
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  quarter, following a sharp decline in Bitcoin
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  prices. The software company reported $5 .9 billion
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  in unrealized losses on its digital assets for
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  the quarter ending on March 31st. Despite a related
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  income tax benefit of $1 .7 billion, the company
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  anticipates a net loss. shares fell by 10 .2
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  % to $264. With over 528 ,000 Bitcoins valued
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  at $43 .6 billion, MicroStrategy warns that further
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  declines could hinder its financial stability.
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  In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 0 .5 % to just
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  over $80 ,000. Ethereum is up 2%. to just under
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  $1 ,600. And Goatse's Maximus is up half a percent
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  to 4 cents. 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 science. The National Oceanic and
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  Atmospheric Administration has secured an extension
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  for its Amazon Web Services contract, preventing
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  the early cancellation that would have caused
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  numerous agency websites to go dark. The contract
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  will now expire on July 31st, providing additional
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  time to find an alternative cloud computing solution.
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  A NOAA spokesperson confirmed there will be no
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  interruption in service. This decision follows
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  public outcry, including remarks from NBC Today
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  host Al Roker, who highlighted the real -world
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  impacts of federal budget cuts. The Commerce
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  Department is requiring NOAA to reduce its information
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  technology budget by 50 percent, affecting critical
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  weather data services. The trailer for Tron Ares
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  has Jared Leto racing out of the digital world,
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  showcasing his character, Ares, as he embarks
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  on a dangerous mission in a neon -infused visual
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  spectacle. Leto, along with Jeff Bridges, who
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  reprises his role as Kevin Flynn, previewed the
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  film at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The sneak peek
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  features Ares evading the police on his light
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  cycle. while a giant recognizer looms overhead.
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  Bridges describes the film as an incredible visual
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  experience, promising audiences a thrilling return
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  to the grid. Tron Aries will hit theaters on
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  October 10th. 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 American author and motivational
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  speaker, Ralph Marston. And he said, you've done
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  it before and you can do it now. See the positive
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  possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy
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  of your frustration and turn it into positive,
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  effective, unstoppable determination. 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.