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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. A cold front will bring spotty showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, this afternoon and evening. Warm and dry weather returns late week into the weekend.
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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....Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..THURSDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Macon County Board of Commissioners: Downloadable Agenda Packet and Live Video of Meeting [ Macon Media]
• NC leaders unveil budget framework with teacher, law enforcement raises [ WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
Asheville Tea Company finds new home after Helene | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
NC lawmakers advance proposal to limit property tax increases | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• NC Republican leaders announce end to state budget impasse [NC Newsline]
• Sen. Thom Tillis urges Campbell Law graduates to lead with integrity in divided legal climate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• State Democrats propose 7% tax on income over $1M to fund NC schools [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Budget deal outlined + Details on raises and bonuses for state workers, teachers [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
The Great Battleship Debate | John Konrad of gCaptain and Zach Cooper of AEI | What's Going on With Shipping?
US defends cost of war as Iran threatens to enrich uranium | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 13, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• DW News Liveblog [DW News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply [AP News]
• Bahrain-led UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations [Al Jazeera]
• Iran retains access to majority of missile launch sites, US intelligence shows - report [Jerusalem Post]
• The war is on hold, but Iran’s internal crackdown is only deepening [NBC News]
Russia, China and Iran: What do Beijing and Moscow want to gain from conflict? | FRANCE 24 English
World News
Yermak faces charges in Ukraine corruption case | World News Tonight | TVP World
The Trump Administration's China Strategy | The Dispatch
• Liveblog: Trump in China [DW News]
• South Korea's AI chip boom sparks labor dispute at Samsung, profit-sharing debate [Yonhap News Agency]
• (video) Hantavirus: How was ‘patient zero’ infected? [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Why German companies are pivoting to defense production | The Dip Podcast | DW News
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 12, 2026 | ABC News
The Battle Over the Federal Reserve’s Independence (full documentary) | FRONTLINE (PBS)
• Trump brushes off Iran war’s cost at home: ‘I don’t think about American financial situation’ [Independent (UK)]
• The Great Fragmentation: How Culture Stopped Arriving Together [The Intellectualist]
• A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms [WIRED]
• Mysterious Meddling in Democratic Primaries Has G.O.P. Fingerprints [New York Times]
• Senate GOP balks at $1B in security for White House ballroom, despite Secret Service pitch [The Hill]
• Raffensperger: 'I will not back down' after campaign bomb scare [UPI]
• Inside the ‘digital lockdown’ for US officials as Trump arrives in China [Fox News]
Financial News
CLARITY Act is missing this one HUGE thing | Yahoo Finance and The Wolf Of All Streets
Economist WARNS surging energy prices are ‘BLEEDING THROUGH’ | Fox Business
Trump Heads to China, SoftBank Profit Jumps on OpenAI Bet | The Opening Trade 5/13/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Nvidia's Jensen Huang is a late addition to Trump's China trip, joining Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and others [Yahoo Finance]
• Gas tax holiday as Trump promises? Not so fast, trucking, construction industries say [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Most Galaxies Spin, This One Just Stands Still. New JWST Mystery | Anton Petrov
• Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired [Ars Technica]
• Imminent Samsung Strike Could Be an Earthquake for AI [Gizmodo]
• Quantum breakthrough could revolutionize teleportation and computing [Science Daily]
• TWiV 1320: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
The Level1 Links with Friends Show May 13 2026: OT III (Any%)
Crypto News
Inflation Rises to 3.8% | Benjamin Cowen
• Bitcoin Miner MARA Sells $1.5 Billion in BTC, Reports $1.26 Billion Q1 Loss[Decrypt]
• Arkham maps Iran central bank wallets after $344M USDT freeze [Coin Telegraph]
• Whale Accumulates 21,800 ETH in a $47M Bet on Ethereum’s Long Game [Bitcoin.com]
The Sovereign Individual in the Bitcoin Era | Bitcoin 2026 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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