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Tesla Robotaxi Boost, A's Las Vegas Stadium, Boston Heat. · 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, June 24th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 528 years ago today, in 1497, the Italian
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  explorer John Cabot, sailing under the English
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  flag, made landfall on the coast of North America,
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  likely in present -day Newfoundland. This historic
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  voyage marked the first European exploration
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  of the region since the Norse expedition centuries
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  earlier. Cabot's journey opened the door for
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  future exploration and eventual settlement, laying
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  the foundation for the rich tapestry of cultures
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  and histories that would flourish in North America.
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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 sunny and it feels
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  like 78 degrees with 9 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 8 .16 and it will rise
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  again tomorrow at 5 .07. It looks like we're
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  in for a scorching day with plenty of sunshine
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  and a high around 102, feeling like 107 with
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  the heat index accompanied by a light west wind.
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  Tonight. Expect mostly clear skies, a low of
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  79, and a gentle breeze. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Tuesday will be
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  at 1045, with a low tide at 445. The nearshore
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  gooey at Cape Cod Bay reads 68 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect a slight chance of rain showers on Wednesday
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  afternoon. with mostly sunny skies and a high
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  near 90. Rain chances continue with mostly cloudy
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  skies and highs in the low 70s through Saturday,
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  with lows in the low 60s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news. In Boston,
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  the paper store is set to close its West Roxbury
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  location this week, marking the end of an era
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  that spanned more than 20 years. Situated at
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  1804 Center Street in the Roach Brothers Plaza,
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  a store employee confirmed the closure, although
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  no specific reason was provided. The paper store
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  originally opened in the early 2000s after relocating
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  to the plaza. Despite this closure, the chain
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  is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a significant
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  modernization effort, and it continues to expand
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  with new locations, including its first store
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  in Illinois. Now on to sports. The Athletics
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  celebrated a significant milestone on Monday,
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  marking the groundbreaking for their $1 .8 billion
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  ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. The site, covering
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  nine acres of a 35 -acre area, will accommodate
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  33 ,000 fans. Athletics owner John Fisher emphasized
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  the long journey to this point, saying these
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  things take so long to actually make happen.
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  Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred
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  expressed excitement about adding the athletics
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  to Las Vegas' vibrant sports scene. The stadium,
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  expected to be completed in 32 months, aims to
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  provide a luxury experience with numerous suites
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  and amenities. In local sports, last night in
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  Anaheim, the Sox dropped a tough one to the Angels,
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  losing 9 -5. Carrot Whitlock took the loss, giving
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  up six runs. Nathaniel Lowe's 280 -foot homer
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  helped seal the win for Los Angeles, and Story's
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  solo shot in the sixth added some life, but it
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  wasn't enough. The Sox now stand at 40 -40, while
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  the Angels improve to 38 -40. It was a tough
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  night for Boston at Angel Stadium. Tonight, the
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  Sox face the Angels in Anaheim for Game 2 of
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  this three -game series. Garrett Crochet, boasting
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  a 2 .20 earned run average, goes head -to -head
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  with Tyler Anderson, who has a 4 .56. First pitch
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  is at 938, with clear skies and a warm 77 degrees.
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  In top news, hotel owners in Los Angeles are
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  in open revolt against the city's new $30 an
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  hour minimum wage, which is set to be the highest
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  in the country. The city council voted last month
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  to gradually increase wages for hotel staff until
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  2028. Despite upcoming major sporting events,
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  hotel owners are concerned about the financial
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  strain, citing a decrease in foreign visitors
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  and rising labor costs. Many are canceling renovations
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  and scaling back services. The local hotel union
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  argues that higher wages are necessary for workers
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  to afford living in Los Angeles, where rental
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  costs are significantly higher than the national
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  average. In business news, Tesla's initial rollout
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  of robotaxi driverless vehicles has sparked a
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  significant rally, boosting Elon Musk's net worth
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  by $17 billion. Shares of Tesla surged 9%, or
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  $29, hitting a three -week high of over $350.
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  Musk, who holds a 13 % stake in Tesla, plus an
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  additional 9%, extended his lead as the world's
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  wealthiest person, outpacing Oracle chairman
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  Larry Ellison by more than $175 billion. The
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  launch featured 10 to 20 model Y vehicles, impressing
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  investors despite ongoing skepticism surrounding
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  Tesla's driverless initiatives. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is down 1 % to $105 ,000. Ethereum is
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  down half a percent to just over $2 ,400. And
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  XRP is down 1 % to $2 .15. Moving on to a more
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  local vibe. In our community spotlight on health
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  and wellness, we are working with a national
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  Pilates studio to bring you some free classes,
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  so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several
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  locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents
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  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 tech. OpenAI and
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  Johnny Ives' first artificial intelligence device
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  will not be a wearable or in -ear product, according
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  to recent court filings. Leaders from I .O.,
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  the consumer hardware team acquired by OpenAI
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  for $6 .5 billion, revealed that this device
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  is still at least a year away from being available
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  for sale, not shipping until at least 2026. The
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  prototype's design remains unfinished. Additionally,
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  OpenAI had to remove references to the I .O.
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  brand due to a trademark lawsuit from another
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  startup called I .O., which claims OpenAI infringed
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  on its trademark rights. And in entertainment
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  news... Pixar has experienced its worst opening
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  weekend in history with Elio, the studio's latest
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  animated feature. Released on June 20th, the
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  film earns just $21 million in North America
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  and $14 million overseas. This disappointing
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  performance marks a troubling low for the studio
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  behind beloved films like Toy Story and Finding
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  Nemo. Despite receiving positive reviews, and
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  an A Cinema score, Helios struggled to attract
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  audiences in a competitive market. With production
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  costs estimated at $150 million, the film must
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  rebound quickly to avoid becoming a costly misfire
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  for Pixar and its parent company, Disney. Well,
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  alrighty folks, it's time for the quote of the
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  day. And today, our quote comes from the British
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  novelist and playwright, George Bernard Shaw.
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  And he said, And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny mornings in Boston.