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2019 was Mauis year of fire | News, Sports, Jobs

Maui firefighters douse hot spots along the Piilani Highway edge of a July 22 brushfire in Kihei. The fire broke out in the morning and burned 80 acres about a quarter-mile north of the Maui Meadows subdivision in Kihei. By sundown the Fire Department had declared it 100 percent contained. -- The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo KAHULUI — More than five times as many acres were blackened by Maui County wildfires this year compared to 2018, fueled in part by fallow former sugar cane fields and weather, including record-breaking heat, fire officials said Friday.

30 Amazing Shopping Deals for February Best Life

When temperatures are below freezing outside, there's nothing that can keep you warm quite like a hot online shopping deal. But finding those low prices on the internet isn't as simple as it is in store. While sale sections are clearly marked in every brick and mortar, you have to do a bit more digging to find good deals online. Thankfully, we know exactly where to look, so we did some preliminary sale shopping for you.

Argentina vs France final prediction: World Cup 2022 | Qatar World Cup 2022 News

Al Jazeera’s AI robot Kashef has crunched the numbers and has some predictions for today’s game. Argentina take on France in the final of World Cup 2022. Kashef, our artificial intelligence (AI) robot, has analysed more than 200 metrics, including the number of wins, goals scored and FIFA rankings, from matches played over the past century to see who is most likely to win on Sunday. Here is Kashef’s prediction: Who: Argentina vs France

At the Races: If I can make it there . . .

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The White House was eager to tout the win by Democrat Tom Suozzi in Tuesday’s New York special election in Queens and on Long Island as evidence of support for President Joe Biden’s agenda on both border security and foreign policy spending.

Gene Wilder's widow recalls actor's sweet final words in new documentary

Karen Boyer, Gene Wilder’s widow, remembered the last words her late husband said before his death in August 2016. A new “Remembering Gene Wilder” documentary focused on the actor’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease and into his final days. In the film, Boyer recalled listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s legendary hit, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” with Gene before he spoke for the last time. “The music was playing in the background — Ella Fitzgerald was singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow,’ and I was lying next to him, and he sat up in bed, and he said, ‘I trust you,'” she said, per People magazine.