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OUTLOOK
Breezy conditions Wednesday leading up to a cold front Wednesday night into Thursday, with widespread rain. Dry weather returns Thursday night into the first part of the weekend, before a low pressure system may bring light showers to the area late Saturday.
• Otto Fire Department has established a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Chief Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
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General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest in the evening around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the wst wid 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out fo teh west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Multiple hazardous conditions exist in Macon County this morning ranging from High Wind Advisoroies and Warnings to a Red Flag Warning that excpires at 7am. Copies are posted below. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET...
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
919 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson, Macon and Southern Jackson Counties.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
919 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson, Macon and Southern Jackson Counties.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive.
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
252 PM EDT Wed Mar 30 2022
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND ONGOING WILDFIRES WILL YIELD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...
.Strong southerly winds are ramping up quickly this afternoon and will strengthen further this evening across the southwest mountains of western North Carolina ahead of an approaching cold front. Although moisture will steadily increase under southerly flow through the evening hours, the very windy conditions will persist and worsen in areas of active fire suppression, and the onset of rain showers along the approaching front will be delayed until the early morning hours Thursday. This will provide a setup for critical fire weather conditions to develop through most of tonight.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND ACTIVE FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES...
* AFFECTED AREA...Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson and North Carolina Portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
* TIMING...Winds will increase through the late afternoon hours, peak this evening and early overnight, then slowly wane through daybreak Thursday.
* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph, especially at elevations above 3500 feet.
* HUMIDITY...Rising through the 40 percent range late today and climbing into the 50s and higher after midnight.
* FUEL MOISTURE...Below 10 percent, with continued drying until the rain arrives later tonight.
* IMPACTS...Outdoor fires may easily grow out of control under these conditions. Fires could quickly run long distances and pose a hazard to downwind communities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Strong winds can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Do not burn under any circumstances, and stay alert to any active fires in your area.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (5.6 out of 12) today with Juniper, Oak, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (10.65 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 31st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 84°F in Franklin in 1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Franklin in 1964
Greatest Rainfall 2.37 inches in Highlands in 1976
Greatest Snowfall 0.2 inches in Highlands in 1966
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• Rocky Mount-based foundation (Golden LEAF Foundation) unsure how $83M in COVID loans were spent [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Commercial turkey flock tests positive for High Path Avian Influenza [Macon Media]
• Franklin License Plate Agency to Temporarily Close Agency to reopen under new ownership on April 5 [Macon MediaE]
• Kevin McCarthy Says Madison Cawthorn Admitted He Exaggerated Claims About Cocaine and Orgies: He ‘Lost My Trust’ [MEDIAITE]
• US judge won't let 2nd group of voters fight Cawthorn suit [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 1 injured in Wears Valley, TN wildfire that's grown to about 1,000 acres, officials report [WLOS-YV (Asheville, NC)]
• High Wind Warning Challenges Smokies Firefighting Efforts [Smoky Mountain News]
• Photos and video of the 2022 Vietnam Veterans Day Observance in Franklin, NC [Macon Media]
Macon County Commissioners - March 2022 Special Meeting
The Macon County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on March 24th, 2022, to provide match funding to be used by local Internet providers in NC GREAT broadband grant submittals. Commissioners voted 5-0 to each application $50,000 in matching funds from their pot of money ($6.9 million) from the American Rescue Plan Act. Frontier Communications and Balsam West each will receive $50,000 for their applications and $100,000 for the two applications being submitted by Altice USA (known locally as Morris Broadband/Optimum). If the providers are not awarded GREAT funding, the funds will revert back to Macon County.
WNC Broadband Meeting
Kevin Corbin (NC Senate 50th District) and Karl Gillespie (NC House 120th District) hosted an event (MOnday, March 21st) at Holly Springs Baptist Church to discuss expanding access to broadband in western North Carolina. Among those represented, were the Division of Broadband and Digital Equity, members of the NC House (Karl Gillespie (120th), Mike Clampitt (NC-119th), and Mark Pless (118th) that serve the counties in the NC Senate 50th District represented by Senator Corbin. Local elected officials and staff members from the counties and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee and the Town of Franklin and Highlands were also present, as well as Southwestern Community College, Morris Broadband, Frontier Communications, Balsam West, and other regional internet providers. There were also members of the public and regional news media outlets present. This is the video of the full event.
• Otto Fire Department has established a fundraiser to assist the family of an injured firefighter (Cheif Rholetter) on [GoFundMe]
• Interactive map: average date of last spring freeze across the United States [Climate.gov]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 30 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for the 29th]
Ukraine Takes Irpin, Russia Stalls in the North; Day 34 (FNN Live)
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1/ Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 34: Todays update briefly focuses on the Chernihiv & Sumy Oblasts. Ukrainian forces have made important gains in Sumy; however, Russia is preparing a long-term defense in the Chernihiv Oblast. #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #RussianUkrainianWar pic.twitter.com/4M9CChpn1C
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) March 30, 2022
Day 35: War in Ukraine | Operator Starsky
• The 19th Century Returns: Russia tries to force the international order to look backward.[Thinking Historically]
• Russia Plays Down Progress in Peace Talks, Intensifies Attacks in Eastern Ukraine [Wall Street Journal]
• Russia taking heavy losses, Brits say; U.S. intelligence says Putin being misinformed by his advisors[USA TODAY via Yahoo! News]
In Ukraine, Kharkiv's emergency services stretched to capacity
• Inflation in Russia Climbs Above 15.6%, Highest Since September 2015 [US News and World Report]
• Russian forces are using banned anti-personnel mines to cover its tactical retreat [Business Insider]
Russia launches new strikes despite peace promise - BBC News
• China Praises Russia for Preventing Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine [Newsweek]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets
• Russia makes new allegations about US-funded biolabs in Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Chechnya's Kadyrov: Russia will never compromise for Ukraine See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/150919-kadyrov_medinsky/ [Pravda ]
• S&P removes Russian and Belarusian bonds from its 11 indices [TASS Russian News Agency]
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National and World News Roundup
• State Department Travel Advisory March 29, 2022 Russia - Level 4: Do Not Travel [US State Department]
• Michigan Governor Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Trial: FBI Raids Detroit Home Following Threats Against Judge, Defense Lawyers [The Bharat Express News]
• Russian MP threatens to nuke Azerbaijan [EurasiaNet]
• India-Russia explore a rupee-rouble payment scheme to bypass war [Al Jazeera]
• Trump denies calling Putin a 'genius' [Yahoo! News]
Biden stands by his comment on Putin, releases 2023 budget proposal
Global National: March 30, 2022| Canada's former top soldier pleads guilty to obstruction of justice
PBS NewsHour Full Episode March 30th, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 18, 2021]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 5:04pm CEST, 30 March 2022, there have been 483,556,595 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,132,461 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 March 2022, a total of 11,054,362,790 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:04pm CEST, 30 March 2022, there have been 79,266,906 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 970,847 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 25 March 2022, a total of 544,622,140 vaccine doses have been administered.
President Biden Receives Second Booster Shot
• Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds [New York Times]
• TWiV 882: Elispot on about T cells and lipids [Microbe TV]
• They were Covid-19 success stories -- then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what's really going on [CNN]
• A New Wave of Covid-19 Is Coming. Here’s How to Prepare. [New York Times]
• What Happens If the US Runs Out of COVID Funds? [CNET]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Record Broken: Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen [NASA]
• 2 Spacewalkers Imaged From The Ground [Space Weather]
• Winning: DJI And Western Troops [Strategy Page]
• Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials [The Verge]
• How Google and Amazon bankrolled a ‘grassroots’ activist group of small business owners to lobby against Big Tech oversight [CNBC]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology
Bygone Visions of Cosmic Neighbors
Connecting Tech and Health - DTNS 4243
191: GNOME 42, Linux Mint, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Lakka, CrossOver and more Linux news!
Why We May Not Be Alone on Earth w/ Janusz Petkowski
Staying at the Wigwam Village - The Galoop - Fort Courage - Petrified Forest National Park
The NixOS Challenge | LINUX Unplugged 451
Oscars Slap Breaks Twitter Record
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Russian bombers armed with nuclear warheads violated EU airspace
A History of Eastern Europe: Ukraine-Russia Crisis (Dec 2016) | Wondrium
Russians fall down | John Batchelor Show
For Ukraine, First Win On The Battlefield, Then Make Russia Pay
Is Germany complicit in Putin's war in Ukraine? | DW News
UN Security Council special session on protecting Ukraine's territorial integrity
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On This Day
March 31st this the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 275 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Maximian.
1084 - Anti-pope Clemens crowns German King Hendrik IV as Holy Roman Emperor
1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade.
1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
1521 – Ferdinand Magellan and fifty of his men came ashore to present-day Limasawa to participate in the first Catholic mass in the Philippines.
1717 – A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.
1761 – The 1761 Lisbon earthquake strikes off the Iberian Peninsula with an estimated magnitude of 8.5, six years after another quake destroyed the city.
1774 – American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
1854 – Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shogunate, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
1885 – The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
1899 – Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
1901 – Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák premiéres at the National Opera House in Praque.
1906 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
1909 – Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
1913 – The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
1917 – According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
1918 – Massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis is committed by allied armed groups of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Bolsheviks. Nearly 12,000 Azerbaijani Muslims are killed.
1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
1920 - British parliament accepts Irish Home Rule law
1921 – The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
1931 – An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
1931 – A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
1933 – The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the United States.
1942 – World War II: Japanese forces invade Christmas Island, then a British possession.
1945 – World War II: A defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands.
1949 – The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
1951 – Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
1957 – Elections to the Territorial Assembly of the French colony Upper Volta are held. After the elections PDU and MDV form a government.
1958 – In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
1959 – The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
1964 – Brazilian General Olímpio Mourão Filho orders his troops to move towards Rio de Janeiro, beginning the coup d'état.
1966 – The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.
1968 – American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
1970 – Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
1980 – The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
1990 – Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
1991 – Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
1992 – The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
1992 – The Treaty of Federation is signed in Moscow.
1995 – Selena is murdered by her fan club's president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas after accusations emerged of Saldívar embezzling money from Selena's fan club.
1995 – TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310-300, crashes near Balotesti, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.
1998 – Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.
2004 – Iraq War in Anbar Province: In Fallujah, Iraq, four American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed after being ambushed.
2018 – Start of the 2018 Armenian revolution.
2020 - British pensioner Robert Weighton becomes the world's oldest man at 112 years
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Published at 3:30am on Thursday, March 31, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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