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Monday, September 26, 2022

News and Weather Briefing for Monday, September 26, 2022



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Almanac
Macon Calendar
Local and StateNews
The Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Russo-UKrainian War Updates
National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Dry high pressure builds in through Wednesday with a slow cooling trend. Tropical cyclone Ian moves north into the Gulf of Mexico affecting our weather next weekend.

FOG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th FROM 10AM TO 4PM

Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Wednesday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Light winds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Light winds out of the north.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.


Highlands Plateau

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Light winds out of the northwest early in the morning increasing to 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light.

Tuesday

Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


Nantahala Area

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the west in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Tuesday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Light winds out of the north.

Wednesday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.




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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Hazardous weather is not expected today

Ian may approach the area Friday into Saturday. Windy conditions and strong to severe thunderstorms with heavy rainfall would be possible if the track is over or near our area.





TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK




Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Sep 26 2022

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

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Ian, located over the western Caribbean Sea, and has issued the last advisory on Tropical Storm Gaston, located a few hundred miles west of the western Azores.

1. Central Tropical Atlantic:
An area of low pressure located several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing persistent but disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some development, and a tropical depression could form during the next few days before upper-level winds become less favorable toward the end of the week. The system is expected to meander during the next day or two and then move slowly north-northwestward.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.



Tropical Storm Ian Discussion Number 12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
1100 PM EDT Sun Sep 25 2022

The storm has become better organized-looking on satellite imagery, with strengthening central convection and developing banding features. Upper-level anticyclonic outflow also appears to be increasing over the system. Flight-level winds, Doppler radar velocities, and dropsonde data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Ian's intensity is now near 55 kt.

Ian has turned toward the northwest and the initial motion estimate is now 315/11 kt. During the next 48 hours, the tropical cyclone is expected to turn toward the north as it moves along the western side of a mid-level high pressure area. Later in the forecast period, a broad mid-tropospheric trough over the eastern United States is likely to induce a slightly east of northward motion. However, around 4 days, the steering currents are forecast to weaken as the trough moves to the east of Ian's longitude. Some of the guidance model tracks such as that from the GFS have, again, shifted to the east, mainly after 48 hours. The official track forecast has been shifted somewhat to the east of the previous one and is mainly a blend of the latest ECMWF and GFS predictions. It should again be stressed that there is still significant uncertainty in the track of Ian, especially in the 3-5 day time frame. Users should not focus on the details of the track forecast at longer time ranges.

Observations from the aircraft indicate that the tropical cyclone is developing an inner core, so significant intensification is likely to occur during the next couple of days. The SHIPS Rapid Intensification Index indicate a fairly high chance for rapid strengthening during the next 24 to 36 hours, and the official forecast reflects this likelihood, calling for Ian to become a major hurricane over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

Key Messages:

1. Ian is expected to produce heavy rainfall and instances of flash flooding and possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain, particularly over Jamaica and Cuba. Considerable flooding impacts are possible later this week in west central Florida. Additional flash and urban flooding, and flooding on rivers across the Florida Peninsula and parts of the Southeast cannot be ruled out for later this week.

2. Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds are expected in portions of western Cuba beginning late Monday, and Ian is forecast to be at or near major hurricane strength when it is near western Cuba. Efforts to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

3. Ian is expected to be a major hurricane in the eastern Gulf of Mexico during the middle of this week, but uncertainty in the track and intensity forecasts remains higher than usual. Regardless of Ian’s exact track and intensity, there is a risk of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of this week, and residents in Florida should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place. Follow any advice given by local officials and closely monitor updates to the forecast.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 26/0300Z 17.3N 81.4W 55 KT 65 MPH
12H 26/1200Z 18.7N 82.3W 65 KT 75 MPH
24H 27/0000Z 20.8N 83.5W 85 KT 100 MPH
36H 27/1200Z 22.7N 84.0W 100 KT 115 MPH
48H 28/0000Z 24.7N 84.1W 105 KT 120 MPH
60H 28/1200Z 26.2N 83.8W 115 KT 130 MPH
72H 29/0000Z 27.6N 83.5W 105 KT 120 MPH
96H 30/0000Z 29.0N 83.2W 80 KT 90 MPH
120H 01/0000Z 32.0N 82.5W 40 KT 45 MPH...INLAND

TROPICAL TIDBITS

Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.

Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]

[Sunday / Sept 25] Ian Strengthening; Significant Impacts to Cuba and Florida expected this Week



What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - September 25, 2022: Major Impacts Expected as Ian Begins to Organize





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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

A smoke fieldmap was not provided for today. -->















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

Fire and Smoke Map




Local Air Monitor



Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range 7.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (6.8 out of 12).



Record Weather Events for September 26th

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

Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Highlands in 2001
Greatest Rainfall 2.82 inches in Highlands in 2002

Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873

Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September Data available from 1870 to 2018

Highest Temperature 108°F Belhaven, Beaufort County 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.00 in Wilmington, New Hanover County 09-17-2018

Monthly Averages

Warmest Weather Station 75.4°F Morehead City, Carteret County
Coldest Weather Station 55.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 8.93 in Southport, Brunswick County
Driest Weather Station 2.94 in Marshall, Madison County




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)


FOG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th from 10AM TO 4PM

Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.



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Local and State News


• How NC Attorney General Josh Stein is bracing for his next big political fight [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Trump campaigns for NC GOP candidates, says no president has been treated worse [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Cheese lovers gather for Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest, benefitting local cheese makers [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Obituary: Patrick Francis Dempsey [Macon Media]

• Macon County Board of Commissioners - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]

• Franklin Town Council - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]

• Franklin Town Council - Special Called Meeting for August 30, 2022 [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, September 25 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for September 25th]

Captured Russian Equipment in Ukraine - (Featuring the @The Chieftain ) | Perun



Ukraine War: Operational silence across southern Ukraine | Sky News



Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania



• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 214 [Al Jazeera]




JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (UTVD Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in Kharkiv, 10-12 Sep 22.)







• US warns of consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons [Al Jazeera]

• Russia-Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges Russians to defy 'criminal mobilization'[DW News]

• First new troops mobilised by Russia arriving at military bases, says Britain [France 24]

• Pushing East of Kupyansk, Ukrainian Forces Expand Offensive [Wall Street Journal]

• Ukraine war: Protests in Russia's Dagestan region against new draft [BBC News]


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

• Early turnout numbers for referendums on joining Russia revealed [Russia Today]

• Dmitry Medvedev: 'Hypersonic arms will reach targets in US and EU faster' [Pravda ]

• Japan expands sanctions on Russia, bans export of chemical weapons-related goods [TASS Russian News Agency]

Sep 7, 2022 | Eastern Economic Forum plenary session | kremlin



The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective




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National and World News Roundup

Tropical Storm Ian 11 p.m. update | WESH-TV (Daytona Beach, FL)



• Buying the Stock-Market Dip Is Backfiring. Investors Keep Piling In Anyway. [Wall Street Journal]

• World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan [ABC News]

• Federal agencies buying Americans' internet data challenged by US senators [The Register]

• Hundreds of thousands without power in Atlantic Canada after Fiona rumbles north [CNN]

• Trump has called several GOP donors who contributed money to Ron DeSantis asking them to stop boosting the Florida governor [Yahoo! News]

• What is rainbow fentanyl? Colorful pills drive new warnings about deadliest drug in the US [CNN]


Meet The Press Full Broadcast - Sept. 25 | NBC News



Face The Nation: Salvanto, Strassman, Bostic, Aguilar | CBS News



Global National: Sept. 25, 2022 | Atlantic Canada begins cleanup from storm Fiona destruction



Nightly News Full Broadcast (September 25th)


PBS NewsHour full episode, September 25, 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 5:39pm CEST, 23 September 2022, there have been 611,421,786 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,512,438 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 20 September 2022, a total of 12,640,866,343 vaccine doses have been administered.

In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:39pm CEST, 23 September 2022, there have been 94,618,978 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,044,127 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 604,511,670 vaccine doses have been administered.

• ‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes [The Guardian]

• WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines [CNBC]

• Free weekly credit reports during COVID extended through December 2023 [Federal Trade Commission]

• What to know about the BA.4.6, BF.7 and BA.2.75 variants now growing nationwide [CBS News]

• title [SOURCE]

• TWiV 938: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 939: From lizards to Lassa with Tom Monath[Microbe TV]




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Science and Technology News Roundup

• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]

• James Earl Jones lets AI take over the voice of Darth Vader [The Verge]

• NASA’s Asteroid-Deflection Mission Spotlights Planetary Defense Effort [Wall Street Journal]

• Instagram Removes Iranian Protest Videos, TV Station Says [Radio Free Europe]

• Technology's latest innovation is a remote-controlled cyborg cockroach [Mashable]

• Police Confirm GTA 6 Hacker Violated Bail, Previously Hacked Microsoft [Playstation Lifestyle]

• The predictions by TSMC on innovating into the future [Common Wealth Magazine]

• Federal agencies buying Americans' internet data challenged by US senators [The Register]

• Interpol issues red notice for Terraform founder Do Kwon [TechCrunch]

• China Sends a Warning to the U.S. About Domestic EV Battery Production [Jalopnik]


Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

Slowmo of 7 Raptor Engine Static Fire - SpaceX Starship Booster 7 | Road To Mars Cinema 8k



TWiV 939: From lizards to Lassa with Tom Monath | Microbe TV



TWiV 938: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | MIcrobe TV



Kuaizhou-1A launches Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15 | SciNews



The Absurd Logistics of Concert Tours | Wendover Productions



SpaceX Starship Booster Upgrades Needed After Static Fire, Artemis 1 Ready, JWST, Soyuz MS-22 & More | Marcus House



Kepler: The Man Who Dreamed The Universe (part 1) | ParallaxNick



Post-Science Civilizations | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur






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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> Ukraine downgrades ties with Iran, Russian deputy defence minister sacked | Al Jazeera



Russian detainees expose Moscow police officer who tortured them | BBC News



Russian Federation on Ukraine | Press Conference | United Nations (24 Sept 2022)



Central Asian states drift from Moscow's orbit | Ukraine: The Latest | The Telegraph Podcast



How many troops can Russia really mobilize? | Binkov's Battlegrounds







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On This Day

September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 96 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)



46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.

715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.

1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.

1212 – The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.

1345 – Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.

1371 – Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.

1423 – Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.

1493 – Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.

1580 – Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England.

1687 – Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.

1688 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.

1777 – American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.

1789 – George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.

1799 – War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign.

1810 – A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.

1905 – Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.

1907 – Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.

1910 – Indian journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested after publishing criticism of the government of Travancore and is exiled.

1914 – The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.

1917 – World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.

1918 – World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.

1923 – The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.

1933 – As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.

1934 – The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary is launched.

1936 – Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companys reshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxist POUM and anarcho-syndicalist CNT joining the government.

1942 – Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".

1950 – Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.

1953 – Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends

1954 – The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.

1959 – Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.

1960 – In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

1969 – Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released.

1973 – Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.

1980 – At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured.

1981 – Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

1983 – Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.

1983 – Australia II wins the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year domination of the race.

1984 – The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.

1997 – A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.

1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.

2000 – Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.

2000 – The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.

2002 – The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.

2005 – The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.

2008 – Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.

2009 – Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

2014 – A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.


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Published at 5:00am on Monday, September 26, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins


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