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This episode is a packed one, with the speaker covering a wide range of topics, from the world of entertainment to current events and local news. It's a great way to stay up-to-date on what's happening in the community, and we're excited to share the highlights with you.

The speaker discusses the latest news on ticket prices, with a new law aiming to crack down on ticket scalping and gouging. This legislation, known as the Great Divide Act, aims to cap resale ticket prices and fees for all concerts, ensuring that fans don't get taken advantage of. We also hear from a special guest who's passionate about this issue and has been involved in the effort to make it happen.

The episode touches on various topics such as the Red Sox starting their home stand, a traffic stop incident in Maine, and a possible connection between a cyclosporiasis outbreak and produce sold at Taco Bell. We also get a sneak peek at new music releases and a rundown of the weekend's events, including a watch party for the World Cup final.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
It is Friday, July sixteenth. The forecast a look at
the weekend. Well, nice day today, sunny, very nice, highs
in the eighties. Should be a smokeless day today Tomorrow,
rain showers in the afternoons. Sunny and nice for Sunday,
though highs in the eighties. Top stories. Governor Heally looking
to crack down on ticket prices, ticket scalping, gouging, and scams.

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Our legislation is going to cap resale ticket prices and
fees for all concerts. We're saying that no concert can
be resold for more than one hundred and ten percent
of the face value of the original ticket price. So
those two hundred dollars Noahcon tickets can only be sold
for two hundred and twenty dollars. Now.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
Yeah, it's called the Great Divide Act. It's a nod
to Noah Khan and his efforts to stop the resale gouging.
In fact, Noah Khan FaceTime the Governor's press conference yesterday.
I heard about what you're.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Announcing today, and I just wanted to let you know
how excited I am about it. The Artist County and
breaking benefit from living tickets, helping the samples specular tickets.
I love my fans at a marttective over again. Artist
alone could not tackle the market manipulation of secondary resellers.
So thank you so much for making this entriority of
massa Judts. I absolutely love the New England States have
an opportunity to leave the charge.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Of this topic. And by the way, Governor Healy is
calling into the Billion Lias the Morning Show this morning
at a ten. We'll also get her fondest memories of
the World Cup and sale Boston. And we also have
the Scotts bringing the traffic cone into the studio this
morning at nine ten. Don't forget the World Cup Final
Sunday Spain and Argentina. At three o'clock there will be

(01:35):
a watch party on City Hall Plaza. Other stories, the
Red Sox are back home start of a ten game
home stand and it starts with the Rays a double
header out at Fenway today. Don't forget they had a
nine game winning streak on the road right before the
All Star break. Officials in Maine looking into the latest
ice incident demand in it his twenty shot and gilled

(01:55):
during a traffic stop. With reports now the ice officer
involved was an Army veteran with mental health issues and
the CDC looking into a possible connection now between the
cyclosporiasis outbreak and produce sold at Taco Bell. Savannah Got
Three taking a few weeks off from The Today Show

(02:16):
to film her new game show, And there was an
incident on the set of The Today Show yesterday and
intruder storming onto the set lunging at host Craig Melvin
shouting racial slurs.

Speaker 4 (02:28):
And it's new music Friday, justin give us a tease. Yeah,
the new Crazy Abrams dropped at midnight. We'll feature it
all day on Kiss Went Away, but an early listen
coming up six p forty

Speaker 2 (02:37):
And Lisa Gentovan checks out the Friday Morning Drive Next