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Lionel Messi Shines! Red Sox Triumph, MA Cannabis News. · 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, July 31st. You'll be interested
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  to know, 54 years ago today, in 1971, a hall
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  of 15 astronauts, David Scott and James Irwin,
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  became the first humans to drive a vehicle on
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  the lunar surface. Using the four -wheeled, battery
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  -powered, lunar roving vehicle, they extensively
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  explored the moon's Hadley -Apennine region,
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  significantly expanding humanity's capabilities
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  for lunar exploration and scientific research.
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  So now you know. And now, it's time for the weather
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  report. This morning, it's partly sunny, and
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  it feels like 74 degrees with 6 mile per hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 8, and it
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  will rise again tomorrow at 532. It looks like
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  we're in for some cloudy skies today, with a
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  chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the
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  afternoon, high near 78, cooling down to around
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  70. Expect a gentle northeast breeze. Tonight.
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  We'll see more showers and patchy fog with a
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  low of 62 and light winds. For all you beach
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  runners out there, the first low tide Thursday
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  will be at 1045 with a high tide at 5. The nearshore
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  GUI at Cape Cod Bay reads 72 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect rain showers on Friday with mostly cloudy
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  skies. and a high near 69. Friday night brings
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  a chance of rain. Then Saturday and Sunday will
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  be sunny and warm, with highs near 78 and 85.
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  Nights will be mostly clear, with lows in the
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  60s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts. This podcast
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  on by and don't forget to tell them. Sunny Morning
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  sent you. In local news. Cannabis regulators
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  in Massachusetts are moving closer to allowing
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  public marijuana consumption. The Cannabis Control
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  Commission approved draft regulations that could
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  permit legal marijuana use at events and in social
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  settings. This framework introduces three types
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  of licenses. A supplemental license for existing
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  establishments. A hospitality license for non
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  -cannabis businesses. and an event organizer
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  license for temporary consumption at events.
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  Acting Chair Bruce Stebbins called it a monumental
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  day for the cannabis industry, emphasizing public
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  safety and equity. Public comments will be accepted
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  soon, with final regulations expected this fall.
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  Now on to sports. Lionel Messi led Inter -Miami
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  to a thrilling 2 -1 victory against Atlas in
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  their League's Cup opener on Wednesday night.
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  New signing Rodrigo de Paul made his debut despite
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  not having a proper training session with the
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  club. After a slow first half, Miami finally
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  broke through in the second half with Messi assisting
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  Marcelo Weigand deep into added time. Atlas equalized
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  in the 80th minute. but Miami secured the win.
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  With only four of the 18 major league soccer
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  teams advancing in the tournament, Miami's talented
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  roster, especially with DePaul's versatility,
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  is poised for success. In local sports, yesterday
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  afternoon in Minnesota, the Red Sox crushed the
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  Twins 13 -1. Jaron Duran was on fire with four
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  RBS, and Story added a two -run shot. Bray and
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  Bayo shined, earning the win with six strikeouts
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  over seven innings. The Sox racked up 16 hits
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  at target field. With this victory, Boston boasts
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  59 wins and 41 losses, securing a series win
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  against the Twins. Tomorrow, the Red Sox gear
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  up against the Astros at Fenway for Game 1 of
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  a three -game series. boasting an impressive
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  2 .64 earned run average, faces an undecided
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  Sox pitcher. First pitch is at 710 under clear
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  skies with temperatures around 64 degrees. In
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  top news, forget about 10 ,000 steps a day. New
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  research suggests that walking just 7 ,000 steps
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  can still provide significant health benefits.
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  This study, published in Lancet Public Health,
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  analyzed data from 160 ,000 adults and found
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  that 7 ,000 steps lowered the risk of developing
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  numerous chronic conditions and even reduced
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  mortality rates. Researchers noted a 38 % lower
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  risk of dementia and a 25 % reduction in cardiovascular
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  disease. Public health researcher Melody Ding
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  emphasize that this new target offers a more
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  achievable goal. So lace up those walking shoes
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  and get moving. In business news, Robinhood has
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  reported impressive second quarter earnings,
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  posting $160 million in revenue from crypto trading
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  and $989 million overall, exceeding expectations.
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  The company's earnings per share came in at $0,
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  surpassing analysts' projections. Year -to -date,
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  Robinhood's stock has soared 177%, largely due
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  to strategic acquisitions and its growing crypto
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  presence. CEO Vlad Tenev stated, We delivered
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  strong business results, highlighting the successful
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  launch of tokenization. The firm recently acquired
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  Bitstamp for $200 million and WonderFi for $179
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  million, expanding its North American and European
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  footprint. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is unchanged
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  at about $118 ,000. Ethereum is up 1 % to about
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  $3 ,900. And XRP is unchanged. at $3 .14. 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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  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 now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk science. Blue whales,
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  the ocean's largest singers, are going eerily
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  silent. signaling a troubling trend. A six -year
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  study off the coast of California reveals how
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  marine heat waves and noise pollution have impacted
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  these majestic creatures. Researchers using an
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  underwater microphone known as a hydrophone found
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  that blue whale vocalizations dropped by nearly
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  40 % due to declining krill populations, which
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  are crucial for their diet. The silence, observed
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  in other regions like the waters between New
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  Zealand and Australia, underscores the urgent
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  need to listen to and protect our oceans, as
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  these changes may indicate deeper ecological
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  shifts. And in entertainment news, Christopher
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  Nolan is back in the spotlight as anticipation
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  builds for his upcoming film, The Odyssey. featuring
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  Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Zendaya. Despite
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  its release date set for July 17th, 2026, tickets
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  for early screenings sold out rapidly, with reports
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  indicating that 95 % of seats at 26 IMAX cinemas
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  worldwide were claimed within an hour. Phil Clapp,
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  Chief Executive of the UK Cinema Association.
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  noted the unusual demand, highlighting Nolan's
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  ability to create excitement. With a star -studded
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  cast and a rich storyline, expectations for this
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  adaptation are soaring as cinema chains hope
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  for a successful recovery in admissions. Well,
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  all righty, folks, it's time for the quote of
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  the day. And today, our quote comes from the
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  American author and philosopher John Dewey. And
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  he said, Every great advance in science has issued
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  from a new audacity of imagination. 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.