Macon County Board of Education June 2022

The Macon County Board of Education is meeting for their regular monthyl meeting for June 2022 tonight at 6pm. Macon Media is unable to be at the meeting, but the school board streams their meetings and you can watch their stream via the embedded player below.



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News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, June 30, 2022

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

High pressure off the Southeast coast will take over today and Friday, with a southerly flow of moisture fueling daily shower and thunderstorm chances into the weekend. Another weak front will approach from the north during the weekend.

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Thursday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.



Friday A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the ssouth around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.

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Highlands Plateau

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High in the lower 70s. Calm winds becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.

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Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstor, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.

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Nantahala Area

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s66.

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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening..

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jun 30 2022

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Two, located over the Guajira Peninsula.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

1. Western Gulf of Mexico:
Shower and thunderstorm activity remains poorly organized with an area of low pressure located over the western Gulf of Mexico. This system is forecast to move slowly westward and approach the coast of southern Texas and northern Mexico later today. Some slow development is still possible, and it could still become a short-lived tropical depression near the coast before it turns northwestward and moves inland over Texas later today. Regardless of development, heavy rain will be possible along portions of the Texas coast for the next few days. For more information about the potential for heavy rain, please see products issued by your National Weather Service office.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.

2. Western Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located over the western tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Only slight additional development of this system is anticipated while it moves west-northwestward for the next several days. The wave is forecast to move over the Windward Islands late Friday or early Saturday and then over the eastern Caribbean Sea by the weekend, where further development is unlikely due to unfavorable environmental conditions.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.

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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.

Air quality is in theupper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middlerange of yellow.

Fire and Smoke Map

Local Air Monitor

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range 2.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.1 out of 12).

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Record Weather Events for June 30th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 2.30 inches in Highlands in 1971
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)


Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1873 to 2018

Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873

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
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

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Local and State News

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• Cherokee County settles DSS lawsuits for $48.5 million [Cherokee Scout]

• Hemp legalization, elevator safety, alcohol bills and more head to Cooper for signature [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC budget aims to bring $4.8 billion chip-making plant, 1,800 jobs to Chatham County [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Who's on NC's new Parent Advisory Commission? Meet 2 of the WNC representatives [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• NC lawmakers discuss budget, disagreements mount [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Catamount Cinemas to open in former site of Quin Theater [Smoky Mountain News]

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State Budget Details

• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]

• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]

• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]

• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]

• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

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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, June 29 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 28th]

*Reportedly* one of the first victims of US-supplied Ukrainian M142 HIMARS MRLs, a Russian base in Donbas after being struck by HIMARS’s guided rockets.#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3v8A7SsfVk

— BlueSauron👁️ (@Blue_Sauron) June 25, 2022

Proof Russia DID Hit A Shopping Mall With A Missile in Kremenchuk Ukraine | Funker 530



Russia is now ‘main threat’: NATO can adjust its plans and policies accordingly | FRANCE 24 English

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JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)

1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 108-123. Mid-June has seen the Russian Armed Forces maintain their operational momentum and make important gains in the Donbas while the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to press their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/5MnyYOaUbz

— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 28, 2022

• NATO declares Russia its 'most direct threat,' offers Finland, Sweden membership [DW News]

• Frontline Ukrainian city Mykolaiv again under Russian fire [France 24]

• Russia invasion: Putin still wants to take most of Ukraine - US [BBC News]

• U.S. to Ramp Up Military Presence in Europe to Counter Russia [Wall Street Journal/a>]

• Patient and Confident, Putin Shifts Out of Wartime Crisis Mode [New York Times]

• Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine after landmark NATO summit [Jerusalem Post]

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News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• UN Security Council debates Ukraine crisis [Russia Today]

• USA unveils plan for post-Putin Russia to collapse into smaller states [Pravda ]

• Russia’s operation in Ukraine to last until its goals are achieved — Russian diplomat [TASS Russian News Agency]

The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer



Chechen troops liberate Donbass civilians in Severodonetsk | Itapirkanmaa2



The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective

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National and World News Roundup

• Crime Without Punishement" Unsolved murders in Philadelphia [CBS News]

• New survey of 4,000 Americans: We agree that free speech is important, but disagree on what’s acceptable post-2020 (January 2022) [The Free Speech Center]

Special Edition: November 2015 Paris Attacks Trial to End | FRANCE 24 English



• Joe Biden wraps up six-day European trip overshadowed by events back home [USA TODAY]

Potential rebuttal to Jan. 6 testimony, Biden at NATO summit and more on "Red & Blue" | June 29



• About half say Trump should be charged for 1/6: AP-NORC poll [AP News]

• Testimony from Meadows aide opens criminal exposure for Trump [Courthouse News Service]

White House aide says Trump's tweets about Pence on Jan. 6 were 'unpatriotic' | PBS Newshour



• ‘There Was No Way to Have a Rational Conversation With Him’ Filmmaker Alex Holder on his interviews with Trump after January 6 [Intelligencer]

• Trump lunged at Secret Service agent in rage when told he couldn’t go to Capitol on Jan. 6, aide testifies [CNBC]

January 6th Committee Sixth Public Hearing | C-SPAN



Global National: June 29, 2022 | NATO welcomes Sweden, Finland, names Russia as potential threat



NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 29th, 2022

--> PBS NewsHour Full Episode June 29th, 2022

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• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]

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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:

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• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

Globally, as of 6:26pm CEST, 29 June 2022, there have been 543,352,927 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,331,059 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 June 2022, a total of 11,981,689,168 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:26pm CEST, 29 June 2022, there have been 86,118,591 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,006,416 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 June 2022, a total of 585,796,438 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Seasonal coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2: effects of preexisting immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic [Springer Link]

• Q and A with A and V Livestream 6/29/22 8:00 PM [Vincent Racaniello (Microbe TV)]

• Elmo gets coronavirus shot, sparks another Muppet feud with Ted Cruz [Washington Post]

• Bad news for Paxlovid? Coronavirus can find multiple ways to evade COVID-19 drug [Science.org]

• Risk of shingles rises after COVID-19 infection: study [CTV News]

• TWiV 912: COVID-19 clinical update #120 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 913: Twinkle twinkle little SARS [Microbe TV]

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Science and Technology News Roundup

• TikTok can’t stop users from doxxing the Supreme Court [ARS TECHNICA]

• New Firefox privacy feature strips URLs of tracking parameters [Bleeping Computers]

• SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink 'unusable' for most Americans [CNN]

• Air New Zealand Will Introduce the World's First Economy Class Bunk Beds [Gizmodo]

• A world-first computer chip transmits data via sound waves rather than electrons [Interesting Engineering]

• Enjoy Digital Ownership And Public Libraries While You Still Can [Tech Dirt]

• Killing of Hindu tailor prompts internet shutdown in Indian state over unrest fears [The Guardian]

• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]

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Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

How Weather Forecasting Works | Wendover Productions



When You Have Ships, Expect Pirates – DTNS 4306 | Daily Tech News Show



Giant Balloon Sandwich in Slow Motion | The Slow Mo Guys



FCC Calls On Apple And Google To Remove TikTok From App Stores | NBC News



Nuclear Bomb Test Data Was Used To Discover That Earth Core Is Oscillating | Anton Petrov



America’s worst nuclear accident: Three Mile Island | Kyle Hill



Were We Wrong About The Last Common Ancestor? | Stefan Milo



Battle of the Persian Gate 330 BC - Alexander the Great Documentary | Kings and Generals



Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not | PBS Eons



Booster 7 Worked On and Tested | SpaceX Boca Chica



Google Engineer on His Sentient AI Claim | Bloomberg Technology



New 2022 graphene battery launch : 8 minute charge time. 350 mile range! | Just Have a Think



Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts and Loneliness | Lex Fridman Podcast #298



Git Happens | LINUX Unplugged 464



🔴 Why Megalodon topped every food chain | [OFFICE HOURS] Podcast 094



Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1906



The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> 'Putin is a dictator and we have to confront him,' Munich Security Conference head | DW Interview



Life in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine has changed | Al Jazeera



Russia is now ‘main threat’: NATO can adjust its plans and policies accordingly | FRANCE 24 English



NATO moves to expand the alliance and boost defenses to counter Russia | PBS Newshour



CCTV shows Russian missile striking Ukrainian shopping mall | BBC News



Ukraine War: Time running out for Lysychansk | Sky News



Biden increases military presence in Europe as war rages in Ukraine | ABC News



Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds

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On This Day

June 30th is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 184 days remain until the end of the year.

In common years it is always in ISO week 26.

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)




296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.
• [Wikipedia: Pope Marcellinus]

350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome
• [Wikipedia: Nepotianus]
• [Wikipedia: Magnentius]

763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Anchialus (763)]

1294 - Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland

1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Arbedo]

1520 - Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during "La Noche Triste" (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in the struggle
• [Wikipedia: La Noche Triste]
• [Kings and Generals: Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521) - Spanish-Aztec War ]

1521 – Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Noáin]

1548 - Augsburg Interim issued by Charles V becomes law - orders Lutherans to return to Catholic practices with some concessions
• [Wikipedia: Augsburg Interim]

1559 – King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
• [Wikipedia: Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559)]
• [This Is the Most Consequential Injury in Sports History]
• [Henry II of France]

1651 – The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.
• [The Battle of Berestechko]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Berestechko]
• [Khmelnytsky Uprising | 3 Minute History]

1688 – The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
• [Wikipedia: Invitation to William]
• [How a Dutchman became the King of England]

1700 - Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is July 12th, 1700)
• [The Gregorian Calendar - Ten Lost Days]
• [A Short History of the Modern Calendar]
• [Wikipedia: Adoption of the Gregorian calendar]

1758 – Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Domstadtl]
• [Seven Years' War | Animated History]
• [LINKTEXT]

1794 – Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
• [Wikipedia: Northwest Indian War]
• [Wikipedia: Fort Recovery]
• [Lecture: Northwest Indian Wars 1785-1795]

1805 – Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized.

1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Charles Blondin]

1860 – The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place. It is dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce.
• [Wikipedia article about the debate]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Thomas Henry Huxley]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Samuel Wilberforce]
• [Oxford Debate on Evolution]
• [The Great Debate – Huxley and Wilberforce (Bad Faith #13)]

1864 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
• [Text of Yosemite Grant Act of 1864]
• [Almanac: Yosemite Valley Grant Act]
• [Wikipedia: Yosemite Valley]

1882 – Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
• [Wikipedia: Assassination of James A. Garfield]
• [The Presidential Assassination Nobody Talks About] (language warning)
• [The Surprise Election and Political Assassination of President James A. Garfield (2003)]

1886 – The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

1892 – The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• [Wikipedia: Homestead strike]
• [10 Days That Changed America Homestead Strike]

1905 – Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
• [On the electrodynamics of moving bodies; by A. Einstein.] (translated from German)
• [How Special Relativity Fixed Electromagnetism]
• [Special Relativity: Crash Course Physics #42]

In Russia, the "Potemkin" arrives at Odessa, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewman ashore; sailors join civilians in revolutionary actions of the '1905 Revolution'.

1906 – The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act; these laws owe much to the expose journalism of the period (Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' in particular)
• [Wikipedia: Pure Food and Drug Act]
• [Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster - Meatgrinder - Extra History - #5]
• [The Jungle by Upton Sinclair] (free eBook at Project Gutenberg)

1908 – The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• [Wikipedia: Tunguska Event]
• [Mystery of the Devastating Russian "Tunguska Event" Finally Solved (2013)]
• [Tunguska Event | 100 Wonders | Atlas Obscura]

1912 – The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
• [Wikipedia: Regina Cyclone]
• [Disasters of the Century | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Regina Tornado | Ian Michael Coulson]

1914 - Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest after campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mahatma Gandhi]

1916 – World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Boar's Head]
• [The Day Sussex Died]
• [Drumhead service to remember the Battle of the Boar's Head (2016)]

1921 – U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
• [Wikipedia Bio: William Howard Taft]
• [Compilation Newsreel Footage ]
• [William Howard Taft and the Constitution] (National Constitution Center)

1922 – In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes–Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
• [US Dept of State: Dominican Republic, 1916-1924]

1925 - Charles Jenkins is granted the U.S. patent for Transmitting Pictures over Wireless (early television)

1934 – The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
• [Wikipedia: Night of the Long Knives]
• [Night of the Long Knives Documentary]
• [Ernst Röhm - Sturmabteilung & Night of the Long Knives Documentary]

1936 – Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.

1936 - Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" published

1937 – The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.

1938 - Superman 1st appears in DC Comics' Action Comics Series issue #1
• [Wikipedia: Action Comics 1]
• [PDF Copy]

1943 - General MacArthur begins Operation Cartwheel (island-hopping)
• [Wikipedia: Operation Cartwheel]
• [Documentary: The Men of Operation Cartwheel]

1944 – World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
• [Newsreel: Fall Of Cherbourg (1944)]
• [Battle of Cherbourg, 22-29 June 1944]

1953 – The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
• [Wikipedia: Chevrolet Corvette (C1)]
• [1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1: Regular Car Reviews]

1956 – A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
• [Wikipedia: 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision]
• [The Crash that Changed the Way we Fly; 1956 Grand Canyon Mid-air]

1956 - Vladimir Lenin's politics testament (1923) published in Moscow
• [Wikipedia: Lenin's Testament]
• [Gutenberg Project: Lenin's Testament]

1959 – A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
• [Wikipedia: 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash]

1960 – Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

1963 – Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.

1966 – The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded.

1967 - Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut
• [Military Times: Black Military History Month: Maj. Robert Lawrence, the first black astronaut]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.]

1968 – Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
• [Wikipedia: Solemni hac liturgia]
• [Online Copy] (Translated from Latin)

1971 – The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
• [Wikipedia: Soyuz 11]
• [The Vintage Space: Only Three People Have Died in Space]
• [Soyuz 11 - Death Of Three Astronauts]

1972 – The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.

1974 – The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.
• [Wikipedia: Baltimore municipal strike of 1974]

1975 - Muhammad Ali retains his world heavyweight boxing crown by beating Englishman Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in a re-match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• [Wikipedia: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner]
• [Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner (2nd meeting) - 1975(HD)]

1977 - Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52"
• [June 1977: Carter Cancels B-1 Bomber; Critics Accuse Him of ‘Unilateral Disarmament’]
• [WaPo: Carter Halts B-1 Bomber Production]
• [LINKTEXT]

1977 – The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
• [Big Picture: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) Nations]
• [Wikipedia: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]

1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.

1986 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.

1990 – East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.

1994 – During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, the aircraft crashes killing all seven people on board.

1997 – The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China after the British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong, established by the Second Convention of Peking, expires
• [Wikipedia: Handover of Hong Kong]
• [Hong Kong Handover Sunset Farewell Ceremony & Parade]
• [Hong Kong handover news coverage - July 1997] (4 hours)

2005 – MTV Canada is rebranded as Razer

2007 – A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack. This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before.

2009 – Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash.

2013 – Nineteen firefighters die controlling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona.
• [ABC News: 19 Firefighters Dead in Yarnell Hill Wildfire]
• [WFSTAR Yarnell Hill Fire] (Accident investigation Video)
• [Wikipedia: Yarnell Hill Fire]

2013 – Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.

2014 - US Supreme Court rules that family-owned corporations can reject provision of 'Obamacare' on religious grounds

2015 – A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths.

2019 – Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
• [NBC News: Trump meets Kim Jong Un, becomes first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea]
• [Special Report: Trump meets North Korea's Kim Jong Un in the DMZ]
• [2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit]

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Author: Bobby Coggins


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News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, June 29, 2022

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On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A weak surface front will slowly dissipate across the Carolinas today. High pressure off the Southeast coast will take over on Thursday and Friday, with a southerly flow of moisture fueling daily shower and thunderstorm chances into the weekend. Another weak front will approach from the north during the weekend.

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Thursday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.

Friday

A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.

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Highlands Plateau

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds.

Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 40%.

Friday

A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 30%.

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Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 40%.

Friday

A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.

Friday Night

A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.

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Nantahala Area

Today

A slight chance of showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.

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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening..

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

East of the Windward Islands:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Two, located over the eastern Caribbean Sea to the north of Venezuela.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

1. Northern Gulf of Mexico:
An area of low pressure centered over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is forecast to move slowly westward or west- southwestward and approach the coast of Texas during the next day or two. Slow development of the low is possible, and it could become a short-lived tropical depression near the coast before it moves inland tonight or Thursday. Regardless of development, heavy rain will be possible along portions of the Texas coast later this week. For more information about the potential for heavy rain, please see products issued by your National Weather Service office.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.

2. Central Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms. This system is forecast to interact with another tropical wave over the next couple of days, and some gradual development is possible later this week. The overall system is forecast to be near the Windward islands by the weekend while it moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.

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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.

Air quality is in theupper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.

Fire and Smoke Map

Local Air Monitor

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range 1.4 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.5 out of 12).

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Record Weather Events for June 29th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 97°F in Highlands in 1936
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 7.40 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)


Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1873 to 2018

Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873

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

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• Science experiment explodes, leaving 12-year-old, his mother with 3rd-degree burns [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]

• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]

• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]

• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]

COVID-19 Fireside Chat and Tele-town Hall | NCDHHS

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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, June 28 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 28th]

*Reportedly* one of the first victims of US-supplied Ukrainian M142 HIMARS MRLs, a Russian base in Donbas after being struck by HIMARS’s guided rockets.#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3v8A7SsfVk

— BlueSauron👁️ (@Blue_Sauron) June 25, 2022

Funker530 is headed to Ukraine | Combat Footage Live Review



• NATO to unveil new strategy in response to 'direct threat' from Russia [DW News]

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JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)

1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 108-123. Mid-June has seen the Russian Armed Forces maintain their operational momentum and make important gains in the Donbas while the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to press their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/5MnyYOaUbz

— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 28, 2022

• Ukraine war: Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked [BBC News]

• Dozens missing after Russian missile strike on mall kills 18 [Reuters]

• Turkey ready to back Sweden, Finland NATO bids [DW News]

• Bulgaria announces mass expulsion of 70 Russian diplomatic staff [Al Jazeera]

• The government of Lithuania confirmed it had been hit by an intense cyberattack [Security Affairs]

• U.S. Bans Russian Gold Imports, Blacklists State-Owned Rostec [Wall Street Journal]

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News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• UN Security Council debates Ukraine crisis [Russia Today]

• USA unveils plan for post-Putin Russia to collapse into smaller states [Pravda ]

• Russia’s operation in Ukraine to last until its goals are achieved — Russian diplomat [TASS Russian News Agency]

The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer



Chechen troops liberate Donbass civilians in Severodonetsk | Itapirkanmaa2



The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective

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National and World News Roundup

• Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years over sex trafficking [BBC News]

• Trump lunged at Secret Service agent in rage when told he couldn’t go to Capitol on Jan. 6, aide testifies [CNBC]

January 6th Committee Sixth Public Hearing | C-SPAN



• How the Jan. 6 panel’s star witness drew a roadmap for Trump’s culpability [Politico]

• Trump was alerted that Cabinet considered using 25th Amendment, aide testifies [Yahoo! News]

Washington Today (6-28-22): Fmr WH aide says Trump on Jan 6 threats: "they are not here to hurt me" | C-SPAN



• CDC activates Emergency Operations Center for monkeypox [CNN]

• WHO declines to label monkeypox a global emergency [Science.org]

• Texas official: Death count in San Antonio migrant tragedy climbs to 50 [ABC News]

• Supreme Court halts redraw of Louisiana congressional map [Wall Street Journal]

Global National: June 28, 2022 | Inside the Ukrainian mall decimated by Russian missiles



NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 28th, 2022

--> PBS NewsHour Full Episode June 28th, 2022

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• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]

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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:

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• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

Globally, as of 6:30pm CEST, 28 June 2022, there have been 542,188,789 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,329,275 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 June 2022, a total of 11,981,689,168 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:30pm CEST, 28 June 2022, there have been 85,997,455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,006,143 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 June 2022, a total of 585,796,438 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Top NY Doctor: New COVID Wave Is Starting, With the ‘Worst Version' of Omicron [WNBC-TV (New York City, New York)]

COVID-19 Fireside Chat & Tele-town Hall | NCDHHS



• What Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 variants mean for the pandemic [Nature]

• FDA panel recommends changing Covid shots to fight omicron this fall [CNBC]

• Innovative lung-imaging technique shows cause of long-COVID symptoms[Western University News]

• All-Cause Maternal Mortality in the US Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic [JAMA Network]

• A global lipid map reveals host dependency factors conserved across SARS-CoV-2 variants [Nature]

• TWiV 912: COVID-19 clinical update #120 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 913: Twinkle twinkle little SARS [Microbe TV]

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Science and Technology News Roundup

• Science alone can’t stop the next pandemic. Ignoring politics has terrible consequences [Grid]

• The government of Lithuania confirmed it had been hit by an intense cyberattack [Security Affairs]

• Rocket Lab Launches NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission to the Moon [Universe Today]

• Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design [Space.com]

• A wide range of routers are under attack by new, unusually sophisticated malware [ARS TECHNICA]

• Is Verticalization the Future of Search? [Call Me Fred]

• Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1906 [TWIT-TV]

• FCC commissioner calls for Apple & Google to ban TikTok [Apple Insider]

• AMD targeted by RansomHouse, cybercrims claim to have '450Gb' in stolen data [The Register]

• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]

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Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology

Level1 News June 28 2022: Hot Tub Crime Machine



How To Avoid Data Collection - DTNS 4305 | Daily Tech News Show



Tycho Brahe was toto bonkers | ParallaxNick



Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts and Loneliness | Lex Fridman Podcast #298



Git Happens | LINUX Unplugged 464



🔴 Why Megalodon topped every food chain | [OFFICE HOURS] Podcast 094



Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1906



The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> Russian Pilots are Flying into the Ground in Ukraine (and Other Reports from the War in Ukraine) | Ward Carroll



People run and take cover as debris rains down on park as strikes hit Kremenchuk shopping mall



Will the G7 be able to bankrupt Russia? | DW News



Ukraine War Report | The Situation Room | Evening Report (June, 28th, 2022)



NATO chief Stoltenberg says Russia ‘using energy as a weapon’ ahead of alliance summit | France 24



Dozens missing, death toll climbs after Ukraine shopping centre attack | Al Jazeera



Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds

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On This Day

June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 185 days remain until the end of the year.

In common years it is always in ISO week 26.

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)




226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.

512 A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland.

1072 - Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes blinded by rivals and exiled

1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.

1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway, leading to his excommunication by the Catholic Church and civil war.

1444 – Skanderbeg defeats an Ottoman invasion force at Torvioll.

1457 - The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire

1534 – Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.

1613 – The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground during a performance of "Henry VIII".
• [The Globe theatre fire of 1613: when Shakespeare’s playhouse burned down]
• [Wikipedia: Globe Theater/a>]
• [HistoryPod Video]

1644 – Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.

1659 – At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.

1786 – Alexander Macdonell and over five hundred Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.

1807 – Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos.

1850 – Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.

1864 – At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fails to stop for an open drawbridge and plunges into the Rivière Richelieu near St-Hilaire, Quebec.

1874 – Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.

1880 – France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie".

1881 – In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.

1888 – George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.

1889 – Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.

1915 – The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.

1916 – British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.

1922 – France grants 1 km2 at Vimy Ridge "freely, and for all time, to the Government of Canada, the free use of the land exempt from all taxes".

1927 – The Bird of Paradise, a U.S. Army Air Corps Fokker tri-motor, completes the first transpacific flight, from the mainland United States to Hawaii. 1931 - Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical on Nun abbiamo bisogno (We do not need fascism and Mussolini)
• [Wikipedia: Non abbiamo bisogno]
• [Vatican Website: English Translation]
• [Book Talk: The Pope and Mussolini]

1945 – The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia.

1950 – Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman authorizes a sea blockade of Korea.

1956 – The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
• [Highway Hearing 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act] (Propaganda Film by Dow Chemical)
• [National Interstate Defense and Highways Act of 1956] (another film praising the Act)
• [How The Interstate Connected And Divided America - The Lightbulb Moment]
• [Divided Highways - PBS - 1997]
• [Wikipedia: ederal Aid Highway Act of 1956]
• [Wikipedia: Interstate Highway System]

1972 – The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
• [Wikipedia: Furman v. Georgia - Wikipedia]
• [JUSTIA: Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)]
• [Furman v. Georgia Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained ]

1974 – Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Peron is terminally ill.

1974 – Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.

1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer.

1976 – The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

1976 – The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.

1987 – Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, was bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.

1995 – Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.

1995 – The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.

2002 – Naval clashes (Second Battle of Yeongpyeong) between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
• [AP Video]
• [Wikipedia: Northern Limit Line]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Yeongpyeong (2002)]
• [15th anniversary ceremony of Second Battle of Yeonpyeong]
• [Northern Limit Line] (Korean w English subtitle dramatization)
• [VIKI: Northern Limit Line] (dramatization of events on Korean Movie Site 99 cents to watch)

2002 - US Vice President Dick Cheney, serves as Acting President for two and a half hours, while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure.

2006 – Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
• [Wikipedia: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld]
• [Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006)]
• [Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]

2007 – Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
• [Steve Jobs debuts the iPhone]
• [Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Presentation (HD)]
• [iPhone New York Launch]
• [The Struggle of the Original iPhone - The Untold Story]

2012 – A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
• [Wikipedia: June 2012 North American derecho]
• [NWS Charleston WV: Derecho Event of June 29th, 2012]
• [WRC-TV Coverage ] (Part 6 of 16--videos will play in order)
• [Derecho Storm in Charleston, WV on June 29th, 2012]
• [June 2012 North American Derecho - GoPro chest-mount PoV]

2014 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declared its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
• [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]
• [Profile: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)]
• [The Evolution of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant]
• [Vice News: Bulldozing the Border Between Iraq and Syria: The Islamic State]

2020 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that abortion restrictions in Louisiana unconstitutional, striking down a 2014 state law

2020 - Golden State Killer and former police officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr pleads guilty to 12 murders and dozens of rapes
• [‘Golden State Killer’ Joseph DeAngelo to Hear Victim Impact Statements]
• [Golden State killer faces victim impact statements in court]
• [Unmasking the Golden State Killer: dark investigation into Joseph DeAngelo | 60 Minutes Australia]

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Published at 5:15am on Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins


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