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Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California; PG&E to restore power after targeted outages

Gusty winds and low humidity have brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California SAN FRANCISCO -- Gusty winds and low humidity brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday, and a utility proactively cut electricity to about 8,400 customers to prevent potential ignitions in the blustery conditions. Red flag warnings for critical fire danger were in effect until 8 p.m. in much of the Sacramento Valley and adjacent areas to the west, the National Weather Service said. Pacific Gas & Electric said that shortly before 2 a.m., it began public safety power shutoffs in “targeted high-fire-threat areas” of eight counties. Winds calmed throughout the afternoon, and by 5 p.m. the utility issued a weather “all-clear,” saying it would begin the process of restoring electricity. The gusty northerly winds were generated in the wake of a trough of low pressure that moved through Northern California on Tuesday, the weather service sa

More Herbs, Less Salt Day (August 29th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every August 29th Tagged as Food & Drink What's the hashtag? #MoreHerbsLessSaltDay Have we missed something? Eating a Health y, balanced diet is often easier said than done – it takes thought, time and effort to prepare fresh and nutritious food, when less Health y options are often much easier and more convenient! But eating Health y doesn’t have to be boring! Getting accustomed to cooking with less salt does the body good–and the tastebuds just might not realize what they have been missing. It’s time to enjoy More Herbs, Less Salt Day! History of More Herbs, Less Salt Day This day came about in an effort to reduce the amount of sodium in the average person’s diet. In addition to simply shaking salt on at meals, sodium is also an often used ingredient in many pre-prepared convenience foods. That means that a lot of people are getting more sodium in their diets than they realize. More Herbs, Less Salt Day is the perfect day to

Rays vs Yankees Prediction - MLB Picks 8/2/23

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New York Yankees (55-51) vs Tampa Bay Rays (65-44) Game Info: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 7:05 pm (Yankee Stadium) Gerrit Cole (9-2) (2.64) vs Shane McClanahan (11-1) (3.00

Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham: Player ratings as Maddison helps Spurs to comfortable victory

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Tottenham Hotspur put in a wonderful team performance to beat Bournemouth 2-0 in Saturday's early kick-off as Ange Postecoglou claimed his second win as Spurs boss, maintaining his unbeaten record. Goals from James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski saw Spurs ease to a comfortable Premier League victory , moving the Lilywhites into first place at the beginning of the weekend's action. How the game unfolded Andoni Iraola was searching for his first victory as Bournemouth boss and had set his side up to press Spurs from the first whistle. Both teams started with great intensity in the opening minutes, but it was Tottenham who settled the quickest and managed to sustain some pressure in the Cherries' half. The Lilywhites' first chance came after 14 minutes, Neto giving away possession poorly but redeeming himself with a smart stop from James Maddison's effort. However, the Cherries' goalkeeper was helpless minutes later when Maddison converted Pape Matar Sarr's pa

UFC Fight Night 225 Picks, Predictions and Best Bets | Holloway vs The Korean Zombie

UFC Fight Night 225 takes place on Saturday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, Singapore. This card features a featherweight fight between Max Holloway and The Korean Zombie as the Main Event. We are sharing our UFC Fight Night 225 best bets here, but head over to our main UFC predictions for picks on every Main Card fight. Let’s get into our best bets for Saturday’s card. Now you can bet any of our MMA predictions at FanDuel Sportsbook, which has a great new-customer offer to take advantage of. If you sign up for FanDuel right now, you can get up to $200 in bonus bets following a $5 wager. Click here to join FanDuel right now. UFC Fight Night 225 Main Card best bets Max Holloway vs The Korean Zombie – Fight to go the Distance – Yes (+130) Max Holloway is a significant favorite, so his money line looks far too risky to bet here. Instead, we will be looking for this fight to go the distance. Holloway has seen his last 8 fights go the distance, while The Korean Zombi

Blue Jays vs Orioles Prediction - MLB Picks 8/23/23

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Baltimore Orioles (77-47) vs Toronto Blue Jays (69-56) Game Info: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:05 pm (Oriole Park at Camden Yards) Jack Flaherty (8-8) (4.73) vs Kevin Gau

Providence Public Schools hiring event TODAY. 130+ vacancies. School 2 weeks away.

In an effort to fully staff classrooms with educators in hard to fill areas, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) has a hiring career event TODAY. Candidates will have the opportunity to interview with hiring managers on the spot for the District’s hardest-to-fill positions, with the first day of school 2 weeks away. The appointment-only hiring event is taking place on  Tuesday, August 22, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at E-Cubed Academy, 812 Branch Ave.   This event follows PPSD’s largest hiring initiative of the year held back in June, to fill vacancies before the start of the new school year. There are approximately 130 vacancies. This time last year there were over 160 vacancies. What : PPSD Hiring Career Event Hard-to-Fill positions 2023-24 School Year Selected candidates will be eligible for hiring incentives and bonus packages starting at $5,000 for serving in hard-to-fill areas. Hard to fill areas include math, special education, psychologist, librarian, n

China's EV makers face cost and consumer challenges in Europe

China's electric vehicle (EV) makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe – and facing a new set of challenges. Stereotypes of Chinese manufacturing, import costs, and a less developed EV market are just some of the issues Chinese brands such as BYD, Nio and SAIC's MG will have to overcome to thrive in Europe. They have made a promising start. Of new EVs sold in Europe so far this year, 8% were made by Chinese brands, up from 6% last year and 4% in 2021, according to autos consultancy Inovev. And more are coming. At least 11 new, mass-market, China-made EVs will launch in Europe by 2025, according to a study by Allianz. Western automakers are rattled, with Carlos Tavares, the CEO of Peugeot-to-Fiat carmaker Stellantis, warning last month of an "invasion" of cheap Chinese EVs in Europe. But they are also fighting back with their own raft of EV launches and plans to slash manufacturing costs and prices, so th

MLB Mega Parlay Picks for Sunday at +1104 odds | Pickswise

The week in Major League Baseball comes to a close with a 12- Game slate on Sunday. Why only 12? Well, 3 got moved to Saturday as part of double-headers due to Hurricane Hilary barreling toward California. That’s right; there is a hurricane in California. You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Anyway, the baseball schedule gets underway on Peacock with Houston hosting Seattle and the nightcap – the ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Week – sends Philadelphia to Washington.     Below is my mega parlay for Sunday, and al so be su re to check out all of our M L B p icks . Pirates ML (+124) Blue Jays -1.5 (+140) Mets ML (+124)   MLB parlay odds: +1104 For this parlay we are going with 2 underdogs on the money line and 1 favorite on the run line. Let’s break down each of the 3 legs.   Looking for a great sign-up bonus? With FanDuel EIJTQZxPAuqjm3phW KBO ok ’s amazing new offer, you can get a No Sweat Bet up to $1,000! Simply click this link to claim their can’t-miss new-customer p

Royals vs Cubs Prediction - MLB Picks 8/19/23

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Chicago Cubs (62-58) vs Kansas City Royals (39-84) Game Info: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 2:20 pm (Wrigley Field) Justin Steele (13-3) (3.21) vs Brady Singer (8-8) (4.91)

Why would Man City want to sign Lucas Paqueta?

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A rare penalty shootout victory for Manchester City sealed UEFA Super Cup glory in Greece on Wednesday night. After claiming a historic treble in 2022/23, Pep Guardiola will expect his players to go again this season as they attempt to become the first English side ever to win four-straight league titles. While City have made winning look so effortless in recent years, there's no doubt that 2023/24 will be almightily tough, and losing Kevin De Bruyne for an extensive period certainly isn't ideal. The club's relatively thin squad means additions are necessary before the end of the summer transfer window, and one name they've been strongly linked with is West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta. Here's why Guardiola is keen on signing the Brazilian. READ THE LATEST MAN CITY NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed What can Lucas Paqueta bring to Man City? Paqueta in action last weekend at Bournemouth / Marc Atkins/GettyImages Ilkay Gundogan's departure to Barcelona was a

Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl odds, season predictions and best NFL futures bets 2023

The Baltimore Ravens brought an end to their major offseason issue when QB Lamar Jackson signed a 5-year extension in April, not long after it seemed as if the relationship between him and the team may have broken down entirely. With that saga now in the the rear-view mirror, we can refocus on whether the Ravens can make the step from being a pretty good team to one that can challenge for another Super Bowl win. The Ravens’ last two seasons have had a familiar look, with Jackson not making it past Week 13 either time due to injury. QB has not been the team’s worst position for injuries, however, with Baltimore running backs seemingly blowing out knees the second they step on the practice field. Many observers believe this can still be a dangerous team given a clear run at it, but that has not been the case for the last couple of years. The team should receive a boost with the arrival of new offensive coordinator Todd Monken to replace Greg Roman, whose schemes could be pedestrian, al