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The fires have burned over 1.2 million acres, and according to the National Interagency Fire Center, over 19,000 firefighters and support workers have been deployed to handle the blaze. Places hardest hit include southern and central Idaho and Oregon, Northern California, the northern Rockies, areas where reports have identified “extraordinarily dry fuels.”
Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, appears during a Chicago City Council meeting on May 26, 2021. He and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a compromise that would allow the local alderman to conduct the initial review for business signs. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, appears during a Chicago City Council meeting on May 26, 2021. He and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a compromise that would allow the local alderman to conduct the initial review for business signs. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
“There are real operational questions around what it would look like in a setting to make that decision, so we continue to talk with CPS, and they’ll be making an announcement, as will other schools,” Arwady said about COVID-19 policies. “But we are encouraging really making sure that we’re doing everything we can, first and foremost, to have parents and guardians feel comfortable about having their children back in school in person to make up some of that learning loss and work on the social and emotional piece that is so critical.”
Clothing on the ground near police tape at the scene where a 19-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road in the Uptown neighborhood July 20, 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
From left, Czech track cyclist Tomas Babek, hammer thrower Katerina Safrankova, rider Miroslav Trunda, artistic gymnast Aneta Holasova and rider Miloslav Prihoda, pose wearing the new olympic uniforms for The Tokyo Olympics on June 22, 2021. (Ondrej Deml/AP)
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Mustard and hot dogs just seem to go together — but which mustard? There are so many. The National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wis., has 5,975 mustards in its collection — and sells more than 450 of them. But then there are a lot of dogs out there waiting to be slathered with mustard. Americans will eat 150 million hot dots on July Fourth alone, according to an estimate by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, a Washington, D.C.-based industry group. Twelve mustards were put to a blind comparison, starting with yellow mustard, the traditional go-to for hot dogs. Then we added brown, Dijon and deli mustards because they represent popular varieties. This was a blind tasting, meaning those who took part didn’t know which mustard was which. Each taster was asked to sample and rate each mustard on its own, assessing appearance, aroma, texture and flavor. They were then asked to rate the mustards with a hot dog. We used a top-selling national brand, Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners, made with chicken, turkey and pork.
“It’s an incredible honor to be selected the flag bearer for Team USA,” Bird said. “I know what that means, because I got to witness Dawn Staley go through it when she was selected in 2004. It’s an honor that is bigger than the moment in that you’ve been selected by your fellow Team USA athletes to represent the entire delegation, and it will last forever.”
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts while holding the NBA Championship trophy, left, and Most Valuable Player trophy after defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Milwaukee, July 20, 2021. The Bucks won 105-98. (Paul Sancya / AP)