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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Chances of showers and thunderstorms increase today through Friday then drop somewhat for the weekend and early next week. A cold front may move through the area by the middle of next week. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal each day.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. 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, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly 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.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 77. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected through the evening. Cloud-to-ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall will be the primary threats with any showers and thunderstorms. Slowly moving storms could produce isolated flooding if they repeatedly affect the same area.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Thu Aug 25 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. East of The Windward Islands:
Shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized in association with a tropical wave approaching the Windward Islands. Environmental conditions could become more conducive for slow development of this system in several days after it crosses the Windward Islands and moves across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea late this week into early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is currently moving off the west coast of Africa. Environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system later this week or over the weekend while it moves westward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 24, 2022: Watching a Couple of Areas
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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 theextreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in thelower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range 8.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 25th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 45°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest Rainfall 2.81 inches in Highlands in 2008
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 August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
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
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• Town of Franklin Request for Proposal (RFP) Consultant to Perform Classification And Compensation Survey [Macon Media]
• Maple Street to be Closed August 24th and 25th to Northbound (Downhill) Traffic During Sidewalk Construction [Macon Media]
• Cooper: Investigation of AG Stein is 'unprecedented repression of free speech' [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 'It's never happened:' Edneyville residents react to widespread internet, cell outage [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Fall color: Will WNC have a brilliant leaf season? Experts give their forecast. [Asheville Citizen Times]
• Haywood commissioners reject misinformation at meeting [Smoky Mountain News]
• 2022 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. Nov. 5-18 [Macon Media]
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, August 24 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 24th]
Did Ukraine target Daria Dugina? | Funker 530
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 182 [Al Jazeera]
• Six months in, 16,500 Detained in Russia For War Opposition – Rights Group [Moscow Times]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 148-158)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 159-172. The first half of August has seen an emerging shift in the strategic initiative moving decidedly away from the Russia to that of Ukraine. With fall fast approaching the next several weeks may prove as critical as the early days of the war. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VNNpW6pynB
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) August 17, 2022
• Google to start campaign against misinformation on Ukrainian refugees [DW News]
• Six months of war in Ukraine — and it’s only growing more dangerous [Los Angeles Times]
• Many killed in Russian attack on Ukraine train station: Zelenskyy [Al Jazeera]
• Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to US [AP News]
• Stories of war six months after Russia invaded Ukraine [DW News]
• Soldier’s diary of Ukraine campaign exposes a Russian army in disarray [France 24]
• Ukraine Says Missile Strike Kills 22 as Country Marks Subdued Independence Day [Wall Street Journal]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Americans increasingly doubt Ukraine support – poll [Russia Today]
• After Ukraine, the West will declare a completely different war on Russia [Pravda ]
• Less than third of UN member states support anti-Russian statement on Ukraine [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• Archives asked for records in 2021 after Trump lawyer agreed they should be returned, email says [Washington Post]
Biden announces plan to cancel student debt | Washington Post
• Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan to Cancel Up to $20,000 in Debt for Millions [Wall Street Journal]
• Explainer: How Biden's student loan forgiveness will impact U.S. consumers [Reuters]
• Home prices fell for the first time in 3 years last month – and it was the biggest decline since 2011 [CNBC]
• Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting [Washington Post]
• Gas prices drop 70 days in a row in the second-longest streak since 2005 [CNN]
• Standing up for the free press: here’s what abuse of media power looks like in Australia [Crikey]
• Marjorie Taylor Greene was victim of 'swatting' at Rome residence, police confirm [WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)]
• California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars [New York Times]
• Ex-Mexico attorney general indicted in mass kidnapping case [Courthouse News Service]
Washington Today (8-24-22): President Biden puts forth student loan cancellation plan | C-SPAN
8/24 |: CBS News Prime Time
Global National: Aug. 24, 2022 | Ukraine marks poignant Independence Day as Russia's war drags on
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 24
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 24th, 2022
• 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:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 5:10pm CEST, 23 August 2022, there have been 594,367,247 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,451,016 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 17 August 2022, a total of 12,409,086,286 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:10pm CEST, 23 August 2022, there have been 92,364,032 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,029,936 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 12 August 2022, a total of 598,074,864 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Nirmatrelvir Use and Severe Covid-19 Outcomes during the Omicron Surge [New England Journal of Medicine]
• CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents [CDC Newsroom]
• New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work [Brookings Institution]
• House panel: Trump sought to pressure FDA on covid vaccines, treatment [Washington Post]
• Understanding COVID-19-associated coagulopathy [Nature]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Bill in New York State Senate would require new cars have to speed-limiting tech [Engadget]
• Harbour Air’s All-Electric Aircraft Operates First Point to Point Test Flight! [Harbor Air Seaplanes]
• Google to start campaign against misinformation on Ukrainian refugees [DW News]
• California is ready to drag the rest of the US into the EV age [The Verge]
• Email Doesn’t Suck. It’s Email Clients That Need Improving [Wired]
• After decades without regulation, researchers are exposing what’s in tattoo ink [Courthouse News Service]
• Apple sends invite for September 7 event, expected to launch iPhone 14 series [India Today]
• Fleet of hydrogen passenger trains begins service in Germany [AP News]
• Researchers discover sprawling pro-U.S. social media influence campaign [NBC News]
• Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power | British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of it [SOURCE]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Groundbreaking Proton Discovery That May Rewrite Science Textbooks | Antov Petrov
The Level1 Show August 23 2022: America's Most Dystopian Home Videos
Alexa, This Isn't Any Easier - DTNS 4340 | Daily Tech News Show
The Panic Paper (JWST) | Sixty Symbols
Claim: The Big Bang NEVER Happened? | Dr. Brian Keating
How This Central African City Became the World’s Most Expensive | Wendover Productions
Why Isn’t The Nucleus Ripped Apart? | PBS Space Time
Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314
Google's 1984 Moment | Coder Radio 480
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine marks six months since Russian invasion | DW News
Ukraine Flag Day: Country marks 31 years of independence | Al Jazeera
Six months into Russian invasion, Ukraine marks Independence Day with resilience | FRANCE 24
Kyiv hosts forum on Crimea liberation, West warns Russia on new annexation plan | WION World News
Ukraine’s artillery attacks Russian forces in south | BBC News
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On This Day
August 25th is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 128 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)
766 – Emperor Constantine V humiliates nineteen high-ranking officials, after discovering a plot against him. He executes the leaders, Constantine Podopagouros and his brother Strategios.
1248 – The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.
1258 – Regent George Mouzalon and his brothers are killed during a coup headed by the aristocratic faction under Michael VIII Palaiologos, paving the way for its leader to ultimately usurp the throne of the Empire of Nicaea.
1270 – Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father Louis IX, during the Eighth Crusade. His uncle, Charles I of Naples, is forced to begin peace negotiations with Muhammad I al-Mustansir, Hafsid Sultan of Tunis.
1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.
1543 – António Mota and a few companions become the first Europeans to visit Japan.
1580 – War of the Portuguese Succession: Spanish victory at the Battle of Alcântara brings about the Iberian Union.
1609 – Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
• [Physics Today: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope]
• [SciHi Blog: Galileo Galilei and his Telescope]
1630 – Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.
1758 – Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
1814 – War of 1812: On the second day of the Burning of Washington, British troops torch the Library of Congress, United States Treasury, Department of War, and other public buildings.
• [Wikipedia: Burning of Washington]
• [The Burning of Washington: The War of 1812 in Four Minutes]
• [Out of the Ashes: A New Library for Congress and the Nation]
1823 – American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
1825 – The Thirty-Three Orientals declare the independence of Uruguay from Brazil.
1830 – The Belgian Revolution begins.
1835 – The first Great Moon Hoax article is published in The New York Sun, announcing the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon.
1875 – Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
1883 – France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
1894 – Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
1898 – Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
1914 – World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
1914 – World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.
• [Wikipedia: Rape of Belgium]
• [The Fire of Leuven (WWI)]
• [How the university of Leuven kept losing its library.]
1916 – The United States National Park Service is created.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
1933 – The Diexi earthquake strikes Mao County, Sichuan, China and kills 9,000 people.
1939 – The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power. 1940 – World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
1944 – World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
• [Newsreel]
• [Color Newsreel (Silent)]
• [Newsreel US Troop Parade]
1945 – Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party kill U.S. intelligence officer John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War.
1945 – The August Revolution ends as Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn dynasty.
1948 – The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss.
1950 – To avert a threatened strike during the Korean War, President Truman orders Secretary of the Army Frank Pace to seize control of the nation's railroads.
1961 – President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964.
1967 – George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
1980 – Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
1981 – Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
1989 – Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999.[5]
1991 – Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.
1991 – The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence).
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Vukovar]
• [Battle of Vukovar 1991 (War in Croatia)]
• [BBC: Battle of Vukovar (1991)]
1991 – Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
• [Wikipedia: History of Linux]
• [Wikipedia: Linux]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Linus Torvalds]
1997 – Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
2001 – American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
2006 – Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
2012 – Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.
2017 – Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004. Over the next few days, the storm causes catastrophic flooding throughout much of eastern Texas, killing 106 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
• [Wikipedia: Hurricane Harvey (2004)]
• [ABC News Livestream]
• [#HOUSTONSTRONG: Remembering Hurricane Harvey]
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, August 25, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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