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COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
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OUTLOOK
High pressure will sit off the East Coast today through Monday and keep conditions generally dry. Moisture will gradually increase from the west late Monday through Monday night ahead of an approaching cold front. The front, and associated moisture, will cross the region on Tuesday and move east of the area Tuesday night. Dry and cooler high pressure will follow the front mid week, with temperatures steadily recovering late week into next weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph shifting to come out of the west before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest wind around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight. Smoke from nearby controlled burns may again be a concern for those with breathing issues, so be prepared to retreat indoors if this occurs.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
Below is the 24 hour High Resolution Rapid Refresh from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction for our area. It runs from 2am EDT to EDT the next day.
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of yellow .
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.7 out of 12) today with Oak, Beech, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 24th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Highlands in 2005
Greatest Rainfall 4.09 inches in Highlands in 2018
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began)
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1873 to 2018 Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
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
• (Surry County) Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment [Yahoo! News]
• Emotions high as 84 veterans return home after first Blue Ridge Honor Flight since 2019 [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolina: Tick and Mosquito Awarness Month, Fight the Bite [WNC Times]
• Primary battle to replace U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield becomes a barometer for NC Democrats [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Earth Day: Sea turtle program on Bald Head Island helps restore threatened population[WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Word from the Smokies: Plant life makes a comeback after 2016 wildfires [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Center for Domestic Peace expands services [Smoky Mountain News]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - April 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• 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, April 23 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
• Ukraine Invasion Update #24, (04-22-2022) [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF]
Ukraine war update: How is Russia doing & what does Ukraine need? | DW News
Ukraine War Report | The Situation Room | NEMICO Network Evening Report (April 22nd, 2022)
Marvelous Russian "Flying Tank" | Operator Starsky
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (April 22nd)
1/ Ukrainian Theater of War, Day 55-57: The past 72 hrs. have seen the Kremlin declare “victory” in Mariupol, with Ukrainian resistance continuing in the Azovstal area. Russia keeps up pressure in the Severodonetsk Salient with only marginal gains. #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/H5HE87lgms
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) April 23, 2022
• Ukraine war: Russia investigating reports of SAS 'sabotage' in western Lviv region [Sky News]
• 'Not our fight': Why the Middle East doesn't fully support Ukraine [DW News]
• Russian volunteers help welcome Ukrainian refugees at Paris's Gare de l'Est [France 24]
• David Nott: The war surgeon helping doctors save lives in Ukraine [BBC News]
• Ukraine’s Grim Economic Toll From War Confronts World Governments [Wall Street Journal]
• Live Updates: Zelensky Says U.S. Officials to Visit Kyiv and Expresses Confidence on Fight in East [New York Times]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Russia reveals crew losses from sunken warship [Russia Today]
• What will the world be like after Russia's operation in Ukraine? [Pravda ]
• UN chief to visit Ukraine on April 28 - statement [TASS Russian News Agency]
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• Orrin Hatch, Longest-Serving Republican U.S. Senator, Dies at 88 [Wall Street Journal]
• Man dies after setting himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court, police say [CBS News]
• Court-martial results in first conviction of general officer in Air Force history [CNN]
• January 6th Committee Files for Oral Argument in Mark Meadows Case[PDF (248 pages)] [Committee Website]
Former senator Orrin Hatch passes away at 88 | FOX 13 News Utah
• Former Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah’s longest-serving senator, dies at 88 [The Salt Lake tribune]
Global National: April 23, 2022 | Mixed messages emerge from front lines in Ukraine
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 23rd, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode April 23rd, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes 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 5:50pm CEST, 20 April 2022, there have been 504,079,039 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including Globally, as of 5:47pm CEST, 22 April 2022, there have been 505,817,953 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,213,876 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 18 April 2022, a total of 11,324,805,837 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:47pm CEST, 22 April 2022, there have been 80,006,661 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 982,322 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 15 April 2022, a total of 552,480,933 vaccine doses have been administered.
TWiV 893: Yellow fever virus escapes antibodies
Kartik, Denise, and Gorka join TWiV to discuss their finding that changes in the surface glycoprotein of South American yellow fever virus lead to reduced neutralization by antibodies induced by the vaccine, which is derived from an African isolate.
Show notes at [Microbe TV]
Ep 100 Osterholm Update COVID-19: You Can't Stop the Wind
• N.Y.C. places dozens of school employees on unpaid leave, saying they used fake vaccine cards. [New York Times]
• More companies look to ventilation systems to control the spread of Covid-19 and other viruses [CNN]
• Mask mandates return to US college campuses as cases rise [AP News]
• New omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 on the rise in New England, COVID strain appears to be ‘even more transmissible’ [Boston Herald]
• More than 230,000 U.S. COVID deaths were preventable, analysis finds [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• EU deal will push Google, Facebook, others to police platforms against hate speech, disinformation [PBS Newshour]
• Twitter bans climate change propaganda ads as deniers target platforms [Washington Post]
• House of cards? Why the world is falling out of love with Netflix [The Guardian]
• YouTuber who jumped from plane caused it to crash in order to record video of it, FAA says [NBC News]
• Scientists restart Large Hadron Collider in quest for dark matter [CNN]
• Obama says social media is ‘well designed’ to destroy democracies[Tech Crunch]
FULL CONFERENCE: Challenges to Democracy in the Digital Information Realm | Stanford Cyber Policy Center
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology
Will SpaceX Fix Booster 7? New Transfer Tube Arrives | Starship Boca Chica
SpaceX Starship Mars landing - Harder than you might think!
Get Off My Lawn, The Robot's Got It | Self-Hosted 69
Supercut: Elon’s CONTROVERSIAL New Interview
#195: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Shuttleworth on Flatpaks, AlmaLinux, KDE and more Linux news! | This Week in Linux
Netflix's Dip in Subscribers
ROCA: Bigger than KRACK
The EASIEST Gaming PC Build Ever!
Apollo 6: A Major Unplanned Accomplishment.
The Declassified Special Operation Missions Of Nazi Germany | Last Secrets Of The Reich | Timeline
Suez Crisis 1956 (All Parts)
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine can defeat Russian army if US helps with this
Ukraine warns that Russia aims to expand war beyond its borders | DW News
Ukrainian president says U.S. officials will visit Kyiv on Sunday
Russian Import Ban - 5.45x39 AK's about to fizzle and 5.56 about to take off?
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of New War Crimes
U.S. sends $800M in military aid to Ukraine
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On This Day
April 24 is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 251 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others.
1547 – Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
1704 – The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
1793 – French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris.
1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
1837 – The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9000 houses.[3]
1877 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
1895 – Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
1913 – The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
1914 – The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
1915 – The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
1916 – Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
1918 – World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
1922 – The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
1924 – Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).
1926 – The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
1932 – Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
1933 – Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
1944 – World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
1953 – Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1955 – The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
1957 – Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
1963 – Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
1965 – Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
1967 – Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
1970 – China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.[5]
1970 – The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
1990 – STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
1993 – An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
1996 – In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
2011 – WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
2013 – A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
2013 – Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
2013 – 33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan
2013 – Deadliest structural failure in history when 1,134, mostly garment workers killed and 2,500 injured after the Rana Plaza building collapses in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh
2015 – Armenia commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire
2018 – US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron
2021 – Joe Biden becomes the first US President to officially recognize killing of Armenians in the Ottoman empire during WWII as 'genocide'
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Published at 4:00am on Sunday, April 24, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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