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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 Wednesday, February 25th. You'll be

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interested to know. 62 years ago, today, in 1964.

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A young Cassius Clay stunned the boxing world

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by defeating Sonny Liston to claim his first

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heavyweight crown. and boldly announcing his

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new identity as Muhammad Ali. That victory marked

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a transformative milestone for sport and social

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visibility, as Muhammad Ali embodied fearless

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skill, outspoken conviction, and a redefinition

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of what a champion could represent. So now you

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know. And now, it's time for the weather report.

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This morning, it's cloudy and it feels like 6

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degrees, with 8 mile per hour wind. The sunset

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will take place at 5 .29, and it will rise again

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tomorrow at 6 .20. It looks like we're in for

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some snow early today, lasting until noon, then

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a chance of rain between noon and 2 p .m., with

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cloudy skies and a high near 40, accompanied

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by a south wind up to 15 mile per hour, gusting

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to 29. tonight. Expect partly cloudy skies with

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a low around 29 and light southwest winds. The

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nearshore gooey at Cape Cod Bay reads zero degrees

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for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the

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weather. Thursday is mostly sunny with a high

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near 37 and a slight chance of snow after 5 p

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.m. with west winds around 7 miles per hour.

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A chance of snow continues Thursday night with

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lows near 21 and less than one inch of new snow

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possible. Then Friday stays mostly sunny with

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highs near 37 and light southwest winds, as any

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late snow chances end. 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. Boston has officially

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lifted the snow emergency and parking ban as

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of 6 p .m. Tuesday following a blizzard that

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blanketed the city with 17 inches of snow, according

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to Mayor Michelle Wu. Residents can now utilize

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space savers until 6 p .m. Thursday, but must

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remove their vehicles from discounted garages

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by 8 p .m. to avoid regular charges. The City's

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Public Works Department will remove space savers

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that are not taken down by the deadline, and

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these devices are prohibited in the South End

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and Bay Village. City trash and recycling services

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will experience a one -day delay as snow removal

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efforts continue throughout the week. Now on

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to sports. Local officials representing World

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Cup host cities warned Congress on Tuesday about

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security concerns, coordination problems, and

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inadequate federal funding, risking catastrophe

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with just over 100 days before the games begin.

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Witnesses emphasized the urgent need to unfreeze

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federal emergency management agency money for

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security. Drone threats, human trafficking, and

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recent cartel violence in Mexico further complicate

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the situation. Officials testified that local

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agencies struggle to coordinate with federal

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authorities on security details. Funding is critical

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as delays could lead to catastrophic planning

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issues for events like the World Cup and the

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2028 Olympics. The FIFA World Cup kicks off on

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June 11th in Mexico City in local sports. The

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Celtics powered through a strong third quarter

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to secure a 97 -81 victory over the Suns in Phoenix

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on Tuesday night. Derek White led the charge

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with 22 points, while Nemeas Queda contributed

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14 points and 13 rebounds. Sam Hauser added 16

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points, shooting 4 for 10 from beyond the arc,

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as the Celtics won their fourth straight game

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and ninth out of their last 10 contests. Despite

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missing all -star Jalen Brown, the Celtics dominated

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the boards, out -rebounding the Suns 61 to 34.

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Next up, the Celtics will face Denver on Wednesday

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night. In top news, a massive rift is splitting

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Africa in half, and Mayformers, sixth -ocean

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scientists say. In northeast Ethiopia, The rift

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shoved continental plates apart by 25 feet in

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just a few days, completely shocking researchers.

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The ground split wide open in September 2005

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amidst volcanic eruptions and hundreds of earthquakes.

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Cynthia Dibinger, a geologist at Tulane University,

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stated, we had never seen something like this.

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The Davahoo Fisher may lead to Africa splitting

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into two continents, creating a new ocean in

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millions of years. Ebbinger predicts that dramatic

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episodes will continue every 50 to 100 years.

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In business news, Big Tech is buying up America's

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land, and home builders cannot compete. In Prince

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William County, Virginia, Steve Alloy, chief

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executive of Stanley Martin, Notice tech giants

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like Microsoft and Google acquiring land instead

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of housing developers. For instance, a data center

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developer pays $31 million for land, meant for

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250 housing units. As artificial intelligence

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grows, developers find selling to data centers

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more profitable than housing. In Northern Virginia,

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a housing shortage exceeds 75 ,000 homes, while

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data centers dominate land development. Local

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officials and residents express concerns over

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the impact on housing and community needs. In

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crypto movement, Bitcoin is up 2 % to about $65

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,000. Ethereum is up 3 .5 % to just over 1 ,900.

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And XRP is up 1 .5 % to $1 .37. Moving on to

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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 now,

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back to the show. Let's talk tech. Apple's OLED

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touchscreen MacBook Pros, set to launch this

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fall, will feature a dynamic island, similar

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to what is available on iPhones, according to

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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. This feature was first

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introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone

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14 Pro Max, and will be smaller on the MacBook

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Pro. The new models will come in 14 -inch and

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16 -inch screen sizes and will look similar to

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current versions. Apple will update the user

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interface to be dynamic for better touch or point

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-and -click functionality. Perman notes that

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Touchscreen Max won't be announced during the

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March 4th event, but are expected to release

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closer to the end of 2026. And in entertainment

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news, Sony Pictures is set to reboot the Spider

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-Man universe with new people after several box

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office disappointments. Film boss Tom Rothman

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revealed that Spider -Man No Way Home was banned

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in China due to the depiction of the Statue of

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Liberty. He confirmed a fresh reboot for the

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franchise despite the success of the Venom films.

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Rothman stated, Scarcity has value. You got to

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make the audience miss you. He also expressed

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frustration that No Way Home made $1 .9 billion

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globally. which could have exceeded $2 billion

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with Chinese approval. The live -action films

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have struggled overall, with Morbius earning

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$162 million. Well, all righty, 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 author and motivational

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speaker, Les Brown. And he said, Shoot for the

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moon. Even if you miss, you'll land them on the

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stars. And that's a wrap for this morning. You

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can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

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for some captivating aerial videos with local

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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.

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you