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Red Sox Fall to Yankees, Ether Surges, Vaccine Policy Shift · 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 Monday, August 25th. You'll be interested
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  to know. 416 years ago today, in 1609, Galileo
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  unveiled his first telescope to the Venetian
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  Senate in Venice, Italy. This groundbreaking
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  demonstration marked a pivotal moment in the
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  history of astronomy, as Galileo's telescope
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  allowed for unprecedented observations of the
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  night sky. His subsequent discoveries, including
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  the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus,
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  provided compelling evidence for the heliocentric
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  model of the solar system, fundamentally transforming
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  our understanding of the universe. So now you
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  know. And now. It's time for the weather report.
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  This morning, there's patchy fog, and it feels
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  like 70 degrees, with 4 mile per hour wind. The
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  sunset will take place at 7 .26, and it will
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  rise again tomorrow at 6 .03. It looks like we're
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  in for some patchy fog, and a slight chance of
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  rain showers early, then a chance of thunderstorms
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  later. with a high near 81 and a gentle southeast
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  breeze tonight. Expect mostly clear skies, 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 Monday
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  will be at 715, with a high tide at 130. The
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  nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 65 degrees
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  for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
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  weather, Expect sunny skies on Tuesday and Wednesday
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  with highs near 77 to 80 degrees. Nights will
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  be mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s. Thursday
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  brings mostly sunny weather and a slight chance
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  of rain on Friday. 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.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, in light
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  of recent changes to vaccine guidance by the
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  Trump administration, northeastern states, including
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  Massachusetts, are exploring a more independent
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  approach to immunization policy. Health officials
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  from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut,
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  Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
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  gathered this week to discuss creating their
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  own vaccine recommendations separate from federal
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  guidance. Boston University Professor Matt Mata
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  emphasized the importance of Massachusetts taking
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  control of its immunization policies, given the
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  uncertainty surrounding the federal recommendations.
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  With ongoing concerns about insurance coverage
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  for vaccines not endorsed by the Centers for
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  Disease Control and Prevention, experts warned
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  that this situation could lead to prolonged legal
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  disputes. Now on to sports. The University of
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  North Carolina football program will be featured
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  in a new docuseries on Hulu this fall. Coach
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  Phil Belichick announced this exciting development
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  on social media, emphasizing that the show will
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  showcase our football program. Belichick stated
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  it will highlight players' dedication and improvement
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  throughout the season. The series will stream
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  later this fall. although further details remain
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  undisclosed. The Tar Heel season kicks off on
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  September 1st against Texas Christian University,
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  marking Belichick's debut as head coach after
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  he joined the program following the dismissal
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  of Mac Brown in local sports. Last night in New
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  York, the Red Sox lost to the Yankees 7 -2. Jazz
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  Chisholm and Trent Grisham each hit two -run
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  homers to lead the Yankees. Drew May took the
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  loss, going four -and -one -third innings with
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  five runs allowed. The Sox finished with five
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  hits, zero errors, and left seven runners on
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  base. Boston's record now stands at 71 -60 after
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  the series finale. Tonight, the Red Sox face
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  the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in
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  Baltimore for game one of a four -game series.
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  Brennan Bernardino, with four wins and two losses
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  and a 2 .93 earned run average, takes the mound
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  against Tomoyuki Shigano, who is 10 -5 with a
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  3 .97. First pitch is at 6 .35, under a sunny
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  82 degrees forecast. In top news, rangers have
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  discovered and eradicated more than 2 ,000 illegal
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  marijuana plants from a remote site in Sequoia
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  National Park. The operation uncovered 3 ,300
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  plants, along with hazardous chemicals and a
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  firearm. Among the alarming findings was one
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  gallon of methamidophos, a toxic insecticide
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  banned in the United States since 2009. The Park
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  Service noted significant damage to natural resources,
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  including diverted water from a creek and cleared
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  vegetation. Nearly 300 ,000 marijuana plants,
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  valued at approximately $850 million, have been
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  removed from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
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  Parks over the past two decades. In business
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  news, Ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the
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  Ethereum blockchain, has shattered its previous
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  all -time high from late 2021. This is significant,
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  as institutional investors have renewed interest
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  in Ether, giving it fresh momentum in the latter
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  part of 2025. Ether peaked at $4 ,945 just after
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  3 on Sunday, surpassing the old record of $4
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  ,878. Factors driving this surge include digital
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  asset treasury companies, exchange -traded funds,
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  and increased bullish sentiment. James Butterfill
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  from CoinShares notes, sentiment is dramatically
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  improving, highlighting Ethereum's potential
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  for continued growth. In crypto movement, Bitcoin
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  is unchanged over the weekend at about $113 ,000.
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  Ethereum is up 11 % to just under $4 ,800. And
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  XRP is up 7 % to $3 .04. 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. The browser
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  you use on your Android phone may not be as safe
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  as you think. Many users stick with a preloaded
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  option, likely Google Chrome, which dominates
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  the market, but demands more personal data than
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  expected. Research from Surfshark reveals that
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  Chrome is the most data -hungry browser, collecting
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  sensitive information like browsing history and
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  payment details. Its close ties to Google's advertising
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  networks mean constant tracking, even when you
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  are not actively browsing. To regain control
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  of your privacy, consider switching to alternatives
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  like Brave, DuckDuckGo, Firefox, or Tor. which
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  prioritize user anonymity and data protection.
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  And in entertainment news, Girl Climber is an
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  exciting 83 -minute documentary that chronicles
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  professional climber Emily Harrington's quest
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  to become the first woman to free climb Golden
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  Gate on El Capitan in under 24 hours. Directed
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  by John Glasberg, this film screens today for
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  one night only in IMAX, with a digital release
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  on September 12th. The documentary highlights
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  Harrington's resilience, showcasing her four
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  attempts from 2019 to 2020. It delves into her
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  physical and emotional challenges, including
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  a near -fatal fall. This film produced by Red
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  Bull Studios and Louder Than Eleven. is a must
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  watch for climbing enthusiasts and general audiences
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  alike. Well, alrighty folks, it's time for the
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  quote of the day. And today, our quote comes
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  from the American poet and philosopher, Henry
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  Wadsworth Longfellow. And he said, All things
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  must change to something new, to something strange.
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  And that's a wrap for this morning. You can check
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  out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some
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  captivating aerial videos with local news and
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  the weather reports. Have an amazing day, my
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  good friends. We'll see you tomorrow with another
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  episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.