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Rent Control Ballot, Red Sox Defeat, NFL Season Opener · 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, September 4th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 137 years ago, today in 1888, George
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  Eastman received a patent for his roll film camera
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  and registered the trademark Kodak, a moment
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  that democratized photography by making it accessible
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  to everyone. and sparked a revolution in visual
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  storytelling. This invention, celebrated as a
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  triumph of human ingenuity, transformed how people
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  capture memories, document history and share
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  experiences, inspiring generations of photographers
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  and innovators. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, it's
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  sunny and it feels like 62 degrees with 5 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  7 .09 and will rise again tomorrow at 6 .14.
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  It looks like we're in for a sunny day with a
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  high near 80 and a light south wind at 5 to 12
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  miles per hour. Tonight, there's a chance of
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  rain showers after 1 a .m. with partly cloudy
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  skies, a low around 64, and a gentle breeze from
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  the south at 8 to 12 miles per hour. For all
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  you beach runners out there, the first high tide
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  Thursday will be just before 9 .30 with a low
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  tide at 3 .15. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod
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  Bay reads 68 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather. Bonjour, food enthusiast.
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
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  coffee. 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. In Massachusetts, a
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  ballot measure proposing rent control has successfully
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  cleared its first hurdle to appear on the 2026
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  ballot. This initiative comes as the state's
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  housing crisis worsens, despite attempts to change
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  local zoning laws to spur housing creation. Housing
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  advocates have long called for limits on rent
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  increases since rent control was eliminated in
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  1994. Attorney General Andrea Campbell certified
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  this initiative, along with 43 others, marking
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  a new record. If passed, the proposal would limit
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  annual rent increases to 5 % or the consumer
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  price index's inflation rate, whichever is lower.
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  However, it would not apply to owner -occupied
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  housing with four or fewer units, public housing,
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  short -term rentals, or specified education and
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  nonprofit housing. Betty Lewis, a renter in Mattapan,
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  emphasized the impact of spyrocketing rents,
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  stating, when rent can go up by hundreds of dollars
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  overnight, seniors are forced to put off their
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  retirement. On the other hand, Greg Vessel, CEO
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  of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, criticized
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  the proposal as a flawed, harmful policy, predicting
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  it would slow housing production and raise costs.
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  Now on to sports. Who will define the 2025 fantasy
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  football season? Our featured pros revealed their
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  expert predictions for players likely to appear
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  on championship -winning rosters this year. These
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  insights highlight breakout stars, draft values,
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  and league winners that experts believe will
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  be the backbone of title teams. Among them, Christian
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  McCaffrey is projected to be the most rostered
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  player, while others like Teteiro McMillan and
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  Braylon Allen are also expected to shine. As
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  we look ahead, Predictions for top players in
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  2026 are also discussed, emphasizing the importance
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  of strategic drafting. Tonight, the NFL season
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  kicks off on NBC in Peacock. At 820 Eastern Time,
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  the Cowboys are at the Eagles, with the Eagles
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  favored by 8 .5 and the Over -Under set at 47
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  .5. Coach Nick Sirianni, a lifelong football
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  enthusiast, surprisingly admitted he was unaware
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  of the team's Super Bowl championship banner
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  unveiling before the opener against the Dallas
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  Cowboys. While the Eagles have focused on the
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  current season, wide receiver A .J. Brown emphasized
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  their readiness to move forward. With powerhouse
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  players like Hertz and Brown, the Eagles are
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  favorites to win another Super Bowl, while the
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  Cowboys face challenges after trading star edge
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  rusher Micah Parsons. In local sports, Last night
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  at Fenway Park, the Red Sox lost to the Guardians
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  8 -1. Gabriel Arias hit a 2 -run homer in a 6
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  -run second inning as starter Cantillo earned
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  the win and Boston's Bernard had the loss. The
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  Sox finished with 7 hits, 2 errors and left 8
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  runners on base. The Guardians had 11 hits with
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  no errors. Boston's record is now 78 -63. Tomorrow
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  night, the Red Sox clash with the D -backs in
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  Phoenix at Chase Field for Game 1 of a three
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  game series. Peyton Tall, who is 0 -0 with a
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  3 .38 earned run average, faces Eduardo Rodriguez,
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  who is 6 -8 with a 5 .4. First pitch is at 940
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  with a clear sky and temperature near 88 degrees.
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  In top news, This low -calorie ingredient could
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  be contributing to cognitive decline, a study
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  finds. Some sugar substitutes, like those in
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  diet soda and ultra -processed snacks, could
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  have consequences for long -term brain health,
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  according to a study published Wednesday in Neurology.
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  Scientists found that the consumption of low
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  - and no -calorie sweeteners was associated with
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  faster cognitive decline. The study followed
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  more than 12 ,700 adults from Brazil for a median
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  of eight years. Participants completed cognitive
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  tests every four years, revealing that middle
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  -aged people under 60 years old who consumed
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  the highest amount of sweeteners showed faster
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  declines in overall thinking and memory skills.
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  Researchers found the link to faster cognitive
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  decline was stronger in people with diabetes
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  than those without. Sumoto emphasized the importance
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  of understanding any association with brain imaging.
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  In business news, moving on to a more local vibe,
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  in 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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  Viking is a luxury cruise operator that focuses
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  on a no policy, banning children, and has casinos
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  and umbrella drinks on its river and ocean ships.
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  Instead of competing with flashy features, Viking
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  maintains classic designs and offers a more educational
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  experience. As of early August, roughly 96 %
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  of Viking's core trips for 2025 are sold out.
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  with nearly 55 % booked for next year. Revenue
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  for the three months ending June 30th reached
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  nearly $1 ,900 ,000 ,000, up 18 .5 % from the
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  previous year. Vikings' high ticket prices often
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  eliminate extra charges, creating a more enjoyable
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  experience for guests. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is unchanged at about $111 ,000. Ethereum is
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  up 2 % to just over $4 ,400. And XRP is up half
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  a percent to $2 .84. And in entertainment news,
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  let's talk tech. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump
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  own about 20 % of a Bitcoin mining company, with
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  their stake valued at over $1 .5 billion after
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  its stock debut. Shares in American Bitcoin Corporation
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  soared to $14 on its first trading day, closing
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  at $8, up 16 .5%. Eric Trump dismissed conflict
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  of interest criticisms as insane, stating his
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  father is running a nation and is not involved
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  in their business ventures. The Trump family
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  has launched several crypto ventures, including
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  World Liberty Financial. which has earned around
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  $500 million since last year. Eric Trump has
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  traveled internationally to rally support for
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  the crypto industry. Well, alrighty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the American photographer and
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  environmentalist, Ansel Adams. And he said, highlighting
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  the transformative power of photography and capturing
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  and shaping human experiences. And that's a wrap
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  for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
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  YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
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  videos with local news and the weather reports.
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  Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
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  you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
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  in Boston.