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Saturday, September 27, 2025
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure remains in control over the next few days with near-normal temperatures. Continued warming is expected Tuesday and Wednesday, ahead of a cold front. Increasing clouds and better rain chances will be in store for Wednesday in association with the cold front. Cooler temperatures expected behind the front for the latter half of the week.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY....Partly sunny. Areas of fog this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
...TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
...MONDAY....Areas of fog in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
...MONDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
...TUESDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
...TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• UPDATE: Officials release details on I-40 shutdown near TN/NC state line [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Duke and Aetna have a new contract, relieving pressure on state employees to find new doctors [NC Newsline]
• Stein signs crime bill, potentially restarting death penalty in NC after Charlotte stabbing [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
https://archive.ph/U5wYm [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Blue Ridge Parkway visitor center, mineral museum reopen for 7 days amid shutdown [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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World News
Will China Rule the 21st Century? | Dan Wang | Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
'Devastating' that British Jews feel unsafe in their own country, says Home Secretary | Sky News
Wave of cyberattacks on telecom giants shakes South Korea’s tech hub reputation | Al Jazeera
• Shock in Gaza as Trump appears to welcome Hamas response to US peace plan [BBC News]
• German infrastructure hit by drones, cybercrime, arson [DW News]
• Morocco sees eighth straight day of protests organised by online Gen Z group [France 24]
Russo-UKraine War
Populist turn in Czech Republic: Babiš's ANO Party wins election | World News Tonight | TVP World News
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1319: Ukraine strikes Russian refinery and corvette 800+ km from border as Putin risks $330mn spy plane in strike range [Euromaidan Press]
• The hidden frontline: Here’s why Putin’s Valdai speech was actually a cultural manifesto [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian army currently stronger than all others, including US — Maritime Board chief [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 04, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Why is Gen Z protesting across the world? | NBC News
• (video) Protests continue as judge grants Oregon pause on Trump's National Guard plan; Trump admin. appeals [KATU-TV (Portland, OR)]
• Miller on judge blocking Portland National Guard deployment: ‘Legal insurrection’ [The Hill]
• New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump’s aggressive assertion of presidential power [AP News]
• Trump's 'war-ravaged Portland' National Guard deployment halted by federal judge over authority concerns [Fox News]
• Trump's economic plans called for more oil drilling and lower gas prices. He's only getting the latter. [Yahoo Finance]
• Global week ahead: Bull markets, bubbles and ‘Swiftonomics’ [CNBC]
Ethiopia Powers Up Africa's Largest Dam as Tensions With Egypt, Sudan Rise | Bloomberg Television
Lectures in History: World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance | C-SPAN
Trump administration considers minting a $1 Trump coin | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Oct. 4, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Oct. 3, 2025 | Washington Week PBS
Science and Technology News
Why Life on Mars Will DOOM Humanity | PBS Space Time
• These science prizes want to rival the Nobels: how do they compare? [Nature]
• Beyond Free: The Value Proposition of Open Source for Creatives [FOSS NEWS]
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 180 — NASA is Closed for Business [Space.com]
• Trump Posts Bizarre AI Video of Project 2025 Architect as the Grim Reaper [Gizmodo]
• ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team [Ars Technica]
• Bitcoin Rockets to Nearly $124K, But Falls Short of Breaking Record [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin may move ‘very quick’ to $150K, altseason doubts: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 28 – Oct. 4 [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Sunday, October 05, 2025
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