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Brain Tumor Probe in Mass, Twice Upon a Time, NFL Hawk-Eye Cameras. · 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 Friday, April 4th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 50 years ago, today in 1975, Bill Gates
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  and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, which grew
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  to be the world's largest personal computer software
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  company. revolutionizing the technology industry
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  and shaping the future of computing. Their innovative
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  approach and commitment to software development
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  established Microsoft as a leading force in the
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  global market. 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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  cloudy and it feels like 55 degrees with 11 mile
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  per hour wind. The sunset will take place at
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  7 -11 and it will rise again tomorrow at 6 -17.
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  It looks like we're in for some partly sunny
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  skies today with a high around 64 and a light
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  northwest breeze. Tonight, expect partly cloudy
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  conditions with a low of 41 and gentle winds.
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  For all you beach runners out there, the first
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  low tide Friday will be at 11. with a high tide
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  at 515. The near -shore buoy at Cape Cod Bay
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  reads 42 degrees for the water temperature. Looking
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  ahead in the weather. Expect rain showers on
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  Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and a high
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  near 46. Saturday night will also be rainy with
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  a low around 41. Sunday brings more rain with
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  a high near 59. Sunday night stays rainy with
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  a low around 41. Monday continues with rain likely
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  a high near 48 and a low around 37 at night.
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  Tuesday offers a chance of rain showers with
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  partly sunny skies and a high near 47 before
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  cooling down to 30 at night. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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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 Sunny
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  Morning sent you. In local news, an investigation
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  is currently underway at Newton Wellesley Hospital
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  following the diagnosis of brain tumors in five
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  nurses working on the fifth floor maternity unit.
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  All tumors were found to be benign. The hospital
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  has interviewed 11 staff members since April
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  1st, uncovering additional health concerns in
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  six others. Officials stated they collaborated
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  with various safety departments and external
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  consultants. conducting environmental assessments,
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  which reportedly found no risks linked to brain
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  tumor development. However, the Massachusetts
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  Nurses Association expressed concerns about the
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  thoroughness of the hospital's environmental
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  testing. A town hall meeting is planned for next
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  week. Now on to sports. This season, the National
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  Football League will introduce Sony's Hawkeye
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  cameras to track ball position, replacing the
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  manual method used for decades. These 8K cameras
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  will utilize virtual measurement technology to
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  quickly determine if the ball has traveled the
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  required 10 yards for a first down. The system
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  comprises six cameras that create a digital recreation
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  of the measurement, which will be displayed in
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  stadiums and on television. While measuring with
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  the Hawkeye system takes around 30 seconds, significantly
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  faster than the chain crew's time, the crew will
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  still be present on the field in a secondary
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  role. In local sports, yesterday afternoon in
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  Baltimore, the Red Sox bested the Orioles 8 -4.
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  Bregman, Campbell, and Cassis each smacked two
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  -run homers, highlighting the Sox's explosive
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  offense. Kelly snagged the win, while Morton
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  took the loss for Baltimore. The Sox's dominant
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  hitting, including a ninth -inning double by
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  Bregman, sealed the victory, bringing their record
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  to 3 -4 this season. Today is opening day at
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  Friendly Fenway. The Sox take on the Cardinals
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  at 2 -10. Herrick Fett, with a 1 .50 ERA, faces
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  off against the Sox's Walker Bueller. Last night,
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  the Bruins fell to the Canadians 4 -1 in Montreal.
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  Despite Elias Lindholm's late goal, the Bees
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  couldn't overcome Montreal's dominant attack.
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  Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki each tallied
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  a goal and an assist. The Bruins are now 30 -37
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  -9, lagging behind in the standings. Tomorrow
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  night, the Bruins battle the Hurricanes in Beantown.
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  The Celtics were off last night, but tonight,
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  with a record of 56 -20, the Celtics take on
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  the Phoenix Suns at TD Garden. The Suns come
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  in with a record of 35 -41, currently on a four
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  -game losing streak. Jason Tatum leads the way
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  for Boston as they face a struggling Suns defense.
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  Jalen Brown is listed as questionable with right
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  knee posterior impingement. Tip -off is at 7
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  .30. In top news, in Mammoth Lakes, California,
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  three individuals have tragically died from Hantavirus,
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  the same virus that claimed the life of Gene
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  Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa. Health officials
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  reported these unusual cases as fewer than 100
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  California residents have been diagnosed since
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  1980. The recent deaths involving a young adult
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  occurred despite no evidence of mouse activity
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  in their homes. Investigators noted a potential
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  deer mouse population boom could be contributing
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  to these infections. Public health officials
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  urged residents to take precautions, such as
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  trapping rodents and properly storing food, to
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  prevent further cases. In business news… Global
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  economies are bracing for a potential flood of
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  cheap Chinese goods as President Donald Trump's
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  tariffs threaten to reshape trade dynamics. Starting
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  April 9th, Chinese imports will face tariffs
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  averaging around 70%. This move could drive up
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  prices for various products in the United States,
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  including electronics and toys. Economists warn
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  that this could worsen the ongoing China shock.
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  diverting U .S.-bound exports to an already saturated
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  global market. With retaliatory measures likely,
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  the situation underscores how quickly trade wars
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  can escalate, leaving other countries struggling
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  to absorb the excess manufacturing capacity from
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  China. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 0 .5
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  % for the week to just over $83 ,000. Ethereum
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  is unchanged. at just over $1 ,800. And Goatseys
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  Maximus is down half a percent to $0 .04. Moving
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  on to 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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  national Pilates studio to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents a comprehensive wellness approach. cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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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
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  now, back to the show. Let's talk science. A
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  groundbreaking new superalloy designed from copper
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  and tantalum with added lithium can endure temperatures
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  up to 800 degrees Celsius, which is 1400 degrees
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  Fahrenheit. This innovative material not only
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  withstands extreme heat, but also boasts a remarkable
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  yield strength of 1 ,120 megapascals, surpassing
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  traditional copper alloys. Researchers from several
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  U .S. universities and the U .S. Army Research
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  Laboratory developed this alloy, which mimics
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  the strengthening mechanisms of nickel -based
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  superalloys. This advancement may lead to more
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  durable materials for various sectors, including
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  aerospace and military applications. And in entertainment
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  news… David Fincher is set to direct a sequel
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  to Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film titled Twice
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  Upon a Time in Hollywood. This project, which
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  will debut on Netflix, is based on a script written
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  by Tarantino. Brad Pitt is expected to reprise
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  his Oscar -winning role as Cliff Booth, while
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  Leonardo DiCaprio's return has not yet been confirmed.
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  Notably, this sequel does not count toward Tarantino's
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  self -imposed limit of 10 films. The rights to
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  the original film belong to Sony, allowing Tarantino
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  to create a new movie with the same characters.
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  The casting is anticipated to be as impressive
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  as the original. 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 military leader and statesman
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  Colin Powell. And he said, perpetual optimism
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  is a force multiplier. And that's a wrap for
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  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 weekend, my good friends. We'll
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  see you Monday with another episode of Sunny
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  Mornings in Boston.