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Opinion: PG&E applies multiple layers of protection to fight wildfires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

PG&E welcomes and values engagement on our Community Wildfire Safety Program. We want our customers and our hometowns to see and know the work we are doing to make our electric system safer and more resilient against the threat of wildfires.Your recent editorial (“New PG&E wildfire safety strategy requires scrutiny”) asked important questions about our efforts to mitigate wildfires.I can say unequivocally that every one of our 26,000 coworkers at PG&E are dedicated to ending catastrophic wildfires caused by our equipment. Over the past few years, we have reduced the wildfire risk posed by our equipment by 90%, and this year we estimate that we will achieve a 94% reduction with new and expanded measures.We have advanced and evolved our wildfire programs and tools with the goal of delivering maximum risk reduction at the lowest possible cost to our customers.We want to reassure our customers that the essential work of our trained PG&E vegetation-management inspectors a...

How DC-area residents can help the people of Maui devastated by wildfires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

Devastating wildfires swept through Maui earlier this week, killing at least 80 people. As the damage is assessed and the island is looking to recover, how can you help?In the D.C. region and nationally, dozens of organizations are looking to provide relief to the small Hawaiian island.Officials estimate more than 1,000 acres of land has burned. Thousands are without power or cell service because of the damage.Here are a few volunteer opportunities that are recommended by Charity Navigator.World Central Kitchen is a D.C.-based nonprofit founded by famed chef José Andrés. His team is on the ground feeding thousands of residents and front-line workers as they continue to contain the fire.Residents of Lahaina have started returning to their neighborhoods to see what is left of their homes after the Maui fires. Communities are still without power & water, so WCK teams are setting up distribution points to provide fresh meals to impacted families. #ChefsForHawaii pic.twitter.com/91b4...

England 2, Colombia 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

Colombia10—1England11—2First Half_1, Colombia, Santos, (Caicedo), 44th minute; 2, England, Hemp, 45th+6.Second Half_3, England, Russo, 63rd.Goalies_Colombia, Catalina Perez, Sandra Sepulveda, Natalia Giraldo Alzate; England, Mary Earps, Hannah Hampton, Ellie Roebuck.Yellow Cards_None.Referee_Ekaterina Koroleva. Assistant Referees_Kathryn Nesbitt, Felisha Mariscal, Carol Anne Chenard. 4th Official_Hyeon Jeong Oh.___Source

England beats Colombia to advance to the Women’s World Cup semifinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Alessia Russo fired England into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup in a 2-1 win against Colombia on Saturday.The Arsenal striker’s second-half goal completed a come-from-behind win for the Lionesses after Leicy Santos had given the Colombians a first-half lead.Lauren Hemp equalized before halftime and Russo struck the winner in the 63rd minute as England advanced to the semifinals for the third straight time. It will face co-host Australia for a spot in the final.Sarina Wiegman is also a step closer to her second consecutive Women’s World Cup final after her Netherlands team was runner-up to the United States in 2019.England lost in the semifinals in 2015 and 2019, going out to Japan and the United States, respectively.Wiegman led the Lionesses to victory in the European Championship last year, having won that competition with Netherlands in 2017.With many of the favorites, including America, Germany, France and Japan, already eliminated, Englan...

Heat wave tests stamina, resourcefulness at major Southern youth baseball event

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — With field temperatures soaring above 150 degrees at times, 10-year-old baseball player Emmitt Anderson and his teammates from Alabama thought better of kneeling when they gathered near the mound for pregame prayers at a recent regional youth baseball tournament here.“It was too hot on our knees,” Anderson said of the artificial surface. “We just stood up.”High heat proved considerably harder to handle than fastballs up in the strike zone at the DYB World Series this week. Temperatures reached 105 degrees, with the heat index topping out at 117. Some spectators and umpires required treatment for heat-related symptoms. A few passed out and were briefly hospitalized. “The heat was so extreme, I just knew it was a matter of time before something happened,” said Dr. Kelsey Steensland, an anesthesiologist from Dothan, Alabama, who was there to watch her 10-year-old son, Finn, play for a team representing their state.During opening ceremonies, she rushed to ...

Evacúan la Torre Eiffel por motivos aún desconocidos para el público

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

(CNN) — La Torre Eiffel en París está siendo evacuada actualmente, según France BFMTV, afiliada de CNN.El motivo de la evacuación del monumento francés no se conoce en este momento, según BFMTV.De Eve Brennan y Allegra Goodwin en LondresThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Wondering if that $5 check from Grubhub is a scam? Surprisingly, it’s not

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

If you got an email prompting you to click a link to get a check from “Grubhub Holdings Inc.,” you are actually eligible for that compensation!The D.C. Office of the Attorney General confirmed with WTOP that these payments are part of the $3.5 million settlement the food delivery company agreed to when it was sued by the District in 2022 for charging customers hidden fees and using deceptive marketing techniques.Grubhub users that ordered from a D.C. restaurant between Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2022, will be receiving settlement checks of varying amounts, depending on how much they ordered and how frequently they ordered food, according to the settlement.Eligible users will get a credit or check of at least $4.50, $7 or $10. The checks are delivered via email and include a link to download and print. The emails may have looked like a phishing scam to a few D.C. area residents, with some posting questions and concerns on Reddit and X, formerly known as Twitter.So did @gru...

Arsenal-Forest game delayed by 30 minutes because of problem at turnstiles at Emirates Stadium

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The start of Arsenal’s opening Premier League game against Nottingham Forest was delayed by 30 minutes on Saturday after a problem with the turnstiles at Emirates Stadium left thousands of fans unable to get in on time.The kickoff had been scheduled for 12:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) but was pushed back because of an apparent issue with the club’s new digital ticketing system. TV footage showed thousands of fans still waiting outside the Emirates 10 minutes before the scheduled kickoff, with only a sparse crowd inside the 60,000-seat stadium.The turnstiles were eventually able to open and the stadium was full by the time the game started at 1 p.m. local time (1200 GMT).___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Webb telescope captures image of most distant star ever seen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

(CNN) — Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.Earendel is so distant that the starlight glimpsed by the Webb telescope was emitted within the first billion years of the universe. The universe is estimated to be about 13.8 billion years old.Previous estimates suggest the star is 12.9 billion light-years away from Earth, but given the expansion of the universe and how long the light has traveled to reach us, astronomers believe Earendel is currently 28 billion light-years away.The star’s name derives from Old English words that mean “morning star” or “rising light.” The Hubble Space Telescope first spotted Earendel in 2022.Webb’s observations have revealed new insights about the incredibly distant star. Earendel is a massive B-type star about 1 million times more luminous than our sun and more than twice as hot.The star is in the Sunrise Arc galaxy and was only observable because a massive gala...

Taiwan’s vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:25 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s vice president left Saturday on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time when China is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy.William Lai’s trip includes stops in San Francisco and New York City, which Beijing criticized Washington for allowing. The mainland’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as part of its territory and says it has no right to conduct foreign relations.Lai was due to attend the inauguration of Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Peña on Tuesday.Lai said he would meet officials of other governments ”so that the international society understands Taiwan is a country that persists in its democracy, human rights and freedom and actively takes part in international affairs.”Paraguay is part of a dwindling group of 12 governments that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. They are mostly small, poor countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Ta...