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Mariners' Home Run Derby Drama, Boston Bike Lane Debate, Bitcoin Surge. · 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, July 15th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 226 years ago today, in 1799, French
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  Captain Pierre -Francois Bouchard discovered
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  the Rosetta Stone in the Egyptian village of
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  Rosetta. This remarkable artifact, inscribed
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  with the same decree in three scripts hieroglyphic,
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  Demotic and Ancient Greek, became the key to
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  deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The
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  Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of a civilization
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  that had long remained a mystery, illuminating
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  the rich history and culture of ancient Egypt.
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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 patchy fog, and
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  it feels like 76 degrees with 6 -mile -per -hour
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  wind. The sunset will take place at 816, and
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  it will rise again tomorrow at 507. It looks
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  a grin for some patchy fog early today, with
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  a slight chance of light rain before 9 a .m.
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  Expect mostly sunny skies, with a high near 89
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  and a gentle southwest breeze. Tonight, we'll
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  see mostly clear skies with a low around 72 and
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  light winds. For all you beach runners out there,
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  the first low tide Tuesday will be at 915 with
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  a high tide at 330. The nearshore gooey at Cape
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  Cod Bay reads 69 degrees for the water temperature.
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  Looking ahead in the weather, expect mostly sunny
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  skies on Wednesday. with a high near 92 and a
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  heat index around 98. A slight chance of rain
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  and thunderstorms is possible at night, with
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  lows near 75. Thursday brings a chance of showers
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  and thunderstorms, with a high near 90 and lows
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  around 77. Friday continues with a slight chance
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  of rain and thunderstorms, mostly sunny skies,
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  and a high near 89. Saturday will be mostly sunny,
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  with a high near 82 and lows around 67 at night.
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  Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This podcast is brought
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  to you by Versailles Café and Pastries in Encinitas.
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  Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
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  Encinitas Boulevard, this café is a haven for
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  culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
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  Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
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  grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
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  to get your morning coffee. They are open every
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  day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
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  to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
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  news, in the race for Boston's mayoral office,
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  bike lanes are a hot topic. On a scorching morning
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  in late June, Josh Kraft, the chief challenger
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  to Mayor Michelle Wu, voiced his concerns near
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  Center Street, which underwent a significant
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  redesign in 2023. He criticized Wu's safety measures
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  as a mess and highlighted increased congestion.
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  Local business owner Canessa Alexander agreed,
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  stating the changes created chaos for deliveries.
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  On the other hand, resident Mary Tenenbaum praised
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  the safer crossing conditions. The Wood administration
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  has committed to expanding bike lanes, but opinions
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  remain divided as this crucial issue shapes voters'
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  perceptions ahead of the November election. Now
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  on to sports. In a dramatic finish, Seattle Mariners
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  catcher Cal Raleigh clinched the 2025 Home Run
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  Derby, but not without controversy. Raley, needing
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  to match Brent Rooker's 17 home runs, initially
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  struggled before switching batting stances. Both
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  players ended with 17 homers, leading to a tiebreaker
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  based on the longest home run. Raley's was measured
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  at 470 feet and 617 thousandths of a foot, just
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  barely edging out Rooker's 470 feet and 535 thousandths.
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  This decision sparked frustration among fans,
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  who felt Rooker was robbed of a chance for a
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  thrilling swing -off. Tonight is the All -Star
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  Game. Tarek Skubal of the Tigers faces off against
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  Paul Skeens of the Pirates. First pitch is at
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  8 Eastern on Fox, in Atlanta, Georgia, where
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  the game -time temp should be about 80 degrees.
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  In local sports. Roman Anthony, the youngest
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  Boston Red Sox player in 60 years, is making
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  waves as he extends his hit streak to nine games.
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  After a slow start, Anthony has found his rhythm,
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  batting an impressive .389, with four extra base
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  hits and six runs batted in during this streak.
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  The Red Sox entered the All -Star break on a
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  10 -game win streak, securing the second wild
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  -card playoff spot in the American League. As
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  they face tougher opponents after the break,
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  Anthony's ability to maintain his performance
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  will be crucial for the team's postseason hopes.
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  In top news, Starbucks is mandating that its
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  corporate employees return to the office for
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  a minimum of four days each week, increasing
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  from three days as part of its turnaround initiative.
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  This new requirement will take effect in the
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  upcoming fiscal year, starting in October. according
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  to chief executive Brian Nickell. Employees working
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  remotely will need to relocate to Seattle or
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  Toronto within 12 months. Additionally, Starbucks
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  is offering a voluntary exit program with a cash
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  payment for those who prefer not to comply. Nickell
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  emphasized the importance of human connection
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  in achieving the company's goals. In business
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  news. As Bitcoin prices soar to new heights,
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  companies are increasingly adopting the strategy
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  pioneered by Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy,
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  which involves purchasing and holding Bitcoin
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  on their balance sheets. According to Bitwise,
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  a crypto asset management firm, companies collectively
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  owned 847 ,000 Bitcoin by the end of the second
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  quarter, marking a 23 % increase since the first
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  quarter. Notably, 46 companies, including GameStop,
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  bought Bitcoin for the first time in this period.
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  Sequence Communications has also announced a
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  significant purchase of 370 Bitcoin, aiming to
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  accumulate over 3 ,000. With an optimistic outlook,
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  industry experts foresee Bitcoin prices rising
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  further due to corporate adoption and a more
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  favorable regulatory environment. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is down 2 % to just over $117 ,000. Ethereum
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  is down 0 .5 % to just under $3 ,000. And XRP
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  is up 1 % to $2 .86. Moving on to a more local
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  vibe. In our community spotlight on health and
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  wellness, we are working with a national Pilates
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  studio. to bring you some free classes, so listen
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  up. 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. A middle school student from
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  Ontario, Canada, has captured attention with
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  his impressive take on the legendary Archimedes
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  death ray. Brandon Sinner, who is now 12 years
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  old, was inspired by the ancient mathematician's
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  idea of harnessing the sun's energy. He crafted
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  a miniature version using a heat lamp and four
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  concave mirrors, demonstrating that the concept
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  could indeed work. His experiments showed increasing
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  temperatures at targeted locations, suggesting
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  that a larger -scale version could have been
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  feasible in ancient times. While no archaeological
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  evidence confirms its use, Saner believes the
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  principle is certainly possible, highlighting
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  the intrigue of Archimedes' inventions. and in
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  entertainment news. School is back in session
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  at Hogwarts, as HBO's highly anticipated Harry
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  Potter series has begun filming with an all -new
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  cast. Nearly 14 years after the last movie premiered,
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  this series is described by Warner Bros. as a
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  faithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter
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  books. Production, which started at Warner Bros.
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  Studios in Leavesden, United Kingdom, will unfold
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  over multiple seasons beginning in 2027. Dominic
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  McLaughlin portrays a young Harry Potter, Alastair
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  Stout is Ron Weasley, and Arabella Stanton takes
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  on Hermione Granger. Writer Francesca Gardiner
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  and executive producer Mark Milot expressed excitement
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  for the actors' performances. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, Our quote comes from the American inventor
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  and businessman Thomas Edison. And he said, Restlessness
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  is discontent, and discontent is the first necessity
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  of progress. 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.