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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will cross the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this morning. Abundant moisture will accompany the frontal passage, with drying and cooling developing in the wake of the front by this afternoon. This will last through the weekend, except for brief snow showers along the mountain spine tonight. Another chance of rain will return by the middle of next week, with much warmer temperatures expected.
Saturday March 4th chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Temperatures falling from the lower 60s to around 40 by 5pm. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Temperatures falling from the lower 50s to around freezing by 5pm. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Temperatures falling from the lower 60s to around 40 by 5pm. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Temperatures falling from the upper 50s to in the mid 30s by 5pm. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A Wind Avisory is in effect until 4am Saturday. A copy is posted below this hazardous weather outlook. Minor flooding may result after the rainfall that occured overnight and early this morning. Winds will increase behind the cold front this afternoon through tonight. Gusts of 35 to 45 mph will be possible across the higher terrain, especially across the northern mountains and at elevations above 3500 feet. Even stronger gusts will be possible on the higher peaks and ridge tops.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
401 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina, especially in higher elevations, and in the foothills along the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A lull in wind activity is possible this morning as rain tapers off while winds remain southerly. Winds should shift to northwest and become strong and gusty again by late morning to midday, then remain strong into tonight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather A Solar Polar Vortex and the X-Factor Returns | Space Weather News: 10 February 2023
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.3 out of 12) today with Juniper, Elm, and Alder being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 74°F in Highlands in 1927
Lowest Temperature -9°F in Highlands in 1958
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.83 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1995
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1896
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899 (also a state record)
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
Record Weather Events for February 17th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County in 1958
Greatest Rainfall 3.62 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Lenoir, Caldwell County in 1969
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Friday, February 17th, 2023
Annual Town Council Retreat (social gathering portion) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 6:00am.
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
Annual Town Council Retreat (work session) in the lower level of the Franklin town hall beginning at 8:30am.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
Pancake Supper
Maiden's Chapel Church (located at 230 Maiden's Chapel Road) will host a pancake supper on Tuesday, February 21st from 5-7 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the church.
Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The February 2023 Regular Meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners. Meeting begins at 6pm in the commissioners boardroom on the third floor. Access after 5pm will be through the back entrance to the courthouse. • Agenda Released for February 21, 2023 Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting [Macon Media]
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023
NC Reads Discussion Viewing at the Macon County Public Library
Wed, Feb 22, 6:30 PM in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room – Carolina Built with Kianna Alexander Join NC Humanities for an interactive panel discussion examining themes from this month’s NC Reads selection. This panel will explore the story based on the life and legacy of Josephine N. Leary, an African-American entrepreneur and business woman who lived in North Carolina during the Reconstruction Era. Visit the library to borrow the book, or use Libby and your library card to read the ebook or audiobook.
(You can also view the Zoom panel at home by visiting https://nchumanities.org/program/north-carolina-reads/ to register)
Thursday, February 23, 2023,
Yoga at the Macon County Public Library
Meet in the Living Room for an all levels vinyasa flow yoga class as we move mindfully through the body with the breath to create a deep sense of calm and relaxation, releasing tension, stress and anxiety.
Please bring a mat and plan to arrive by 5:55 p.m. before the doors lock at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday March 4th
Chili Cook Off
Chilli cook off at the community building 2 to 4pm. $5 entry fee to come in and taste chilli and vote for your favorite. All proceeds go to helping a child go to gymnastics camp this summer with her team mates.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• Agenda Released for February 21, 2023 Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting [Macon Media]
• Mistrial declared in civil trial of former deputy who shot and killed Macon County man [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Hung jury leads to mistrial in police-involved wrongful death case [Smoky Mountain News]
• WRAL Investigates: NC Auditor Beth Wood still won't answer questions about December crash [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• ‘Cabbage with a college education’ packs a powerful nutritional punch [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• [UPDATED] Letter to the Editor: Did you purchase an Aetna CVS Health plan for 2023? [Macon Media]
• Judicial officials call for patience, prayers as electronic court filing system launches [ WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• One vote short of supermajority, NC House GOP passes rules making veto overrides easier [Raleigh News and observer]
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National and World News Roundup
• Norfolk Southern Corp. CEO letter to East Palestine: 'We are here and will stay here' [ Columbus Dispatch ]
Ohio residents fear toxic nightmare after train derailment | ABC News
• How common are train derailments in US? Over 1,000 occur every year, data show [ Miami Herald ]
• Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF [Aviation Week Network]
48 killed protesters: Peruvian authorities accused of using excessive force | DW News
• Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks [The Hill]
• Iran Update, February 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for February 15th]
• Republicans push Biden to seek more Taiwan military aid in next budget [Defense News]
• Georgia Grand Jury Cites Possible Perjury in Trump Election Probe [ Wall Street Journal ]
• A look at the challenge of dealing with mental illness while in the public eye [ PBS Newshour ]
• Matt Gaetz had a hell of a month. What’s next for the Florida Republican? [ Politico ]
• Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month [ BBC News ]
• Roaches in the operating room: Doctors at HCA hospital in Florida say patient care has suffered from cost cutting [ NBC News]
• Consumer debt hits record $16.9 trillion as delinquencies also rise [ CNBC ]
• The 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook (July 2022) [Congressional Budget Office ] [PDF Download]
Washington Today (2-16-23): President Biden says latest sky objects likely not Chinese spy crafts| C-SPAN RADIO
Could bird flu become a pandemic? | Inside Story
Global National: Feb. 16, 2023 | Ukraine's hunt for Russian collaborators is deeply personal
Nightly News Full Broadcast (February 16th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (February 16, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 7:34pm CET, 14 February 2023, there have been 101,496,168 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,103,936 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 January 2023, a total of 661,064,315 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 7:34pm CET, 14 February 2023, there have been 756,135,075 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,841,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 31 January 2023, a total of 13,168,935,724 vaccine doses have been administered.
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• Covid-19 infection offers strong protection against reinfection for about 10 months, study finds [ CNN ]
• Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis [ The Lancet ]
• San Francisco to end COVID-19 public health emergency declaration Feb. 28 [ KGO-TV (San Fransisco) ]
• The haunting brain science of long Covid [ STAT News ]
• People without insurance will still get free COVID vaccines once government's supply runs out [ USA TODAY via Yahoo! News ]
• TWiV 983: One flu vaccine for them all with Scott Hensley [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 982: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down [ Vox ]
• Discovery of ‘superhighways’ suggests early Mayan civilization was more advanced than previously thought [ CNN ]
• 3D plasmonic coral nanoarchitecture paper for label-free human urine sensing and deep learning-assisted cancer screening [ Science Direct ]
• Space dust as Earth’s sun shield [ University of Utah ]
• Tesla fired dozens of Gigafactory workers after Tuesday’s union announcement: NLRB complaint [ The Verge ]
• Netflix’s desperate crackdown on password sharing shows it might fail like Blockbuster [ The Globe and Mail ]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Multiverse Warfare and Quantum Mania | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
The Level1 Show February 17 2023: Seal Tendies for Mommy's Big Boy | Level1Techs
All About the Sony PSVR2 - DTNS 4459 | Daily Tech News Show
Prehistoric Breakdown: Repenomamus | Raptor Rex
H3 Maiden Flight Launch Abort | The Launch Pad
EndeavourOS - Xfce - tips for seniors an overview and tour | Linux for Seniors
Linux Action News 280 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Musk Wants Supreme Twitter Reach... Or Else. | TWiT TV
Detecting Alien Megatelescopes and Particle Accelerators | John Michael Godier
Ion Thrusters Are the Future. How Far Away Are They? | Astrum
How Does The Nucleus Hold Together? | PBS Space Time
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for February 16th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 358 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: Day 358 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russo-Ukrainain War. Day 358: 6,000 Ukrainian children taken to Russia for ‘re-education’ [Euromaiden Press]
• A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide [Al Jazeera]
• Russian reporter gets 6 years for disparaging her country’s military amid war with Ukraine [Fox News]
• Ukraine updates: West must not 'fall for Putin's tricks' [DW News]
• Moldova, then Georgia, now Ukraine: How Russia built ‘bridgeheads into post-Soviet space’ [France 24]
• Russia surrounds Bakhmut as Ukraine sends in troops [Al Jazeera (Youtube) ]
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Russian attack on Ukraine is a worldwide crisis – US Ambassador to Poland ahead of Biden's visit | TVP World
With sufficient long-range precision weapons Ukraine will accelerate its victory | KyivPost
Former Green Beret who fought for Ukraine offers perspective on war, what's needed to counter Russia | PBS NewsHour
6,000 children kidnapped by Ru & Balloons spotted over Kyiv | The Telegraph
Russian defense official falls 160 feet to her death: Reports - Rush Hour | NewsNation
How the Baltic States ramp up their defense in the face of war in Ukraine | DW News
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
The Russians fall back and regroup OR they'll be Annihilated | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russia issues space warning [Russia Today]
• Russia adopts new law to protect Russian language from foreign words [Pravda]
• Duma speaker calls for Council of Europe to be replaced [TASS' Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
February 17th is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 317 days remain until the end of the year (318 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
1500 – Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt.
1600 – On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
1676 – Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan.
1739 – The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
1753 – In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
1801 – 1800 United States presidential election: An tie in the Electoral College between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr, Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
1814 – War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant.
1819 – The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
1838 – Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
1854 – The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
1859 – Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captures the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
1863 – A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
1864 – American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic.
1865 – American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
1867 – The first ship passes through the Suez Canal.
1871 – The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
1913 – The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
1919 – The Ukrainian People's Republic asks the Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
1944 – World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
1949 – Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
1959 – Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
1959 – A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash.
1964 – In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population.
1964 – Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
1965 – Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
1969 – American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned.
1972 – Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.
1974 – Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
• [Stolen Helicopter Shot Down at the White House]
• [The White House Helicopter Incident - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com]
• [The Time a Stolen Helicopter Landed on the White House Lawn]
• [Wikipedia: 1974 White House helicopter incident]
1978 – The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
1979 – The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
1980 – First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.
1991 – Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 crashes during takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, killing both pilots, the aircraft's only occupants.
1992 – First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly.
1995 – The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN.
1996 – In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match.
1996 – NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
1996 – The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving one-hundred sixty-six people dead or missing and 423 injured.
2006 – A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
2008 – Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
2011 – Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
2011 – Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
2015 – Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.
2016 – Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.
2019 –Protests continue by thousands in streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, against government corruption and inflation
2021 –South Africa, Africa's worst-affected country begins COVID-19 vaccinations with the one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine in Cape Town
2021 –Texan senator Ted Cruz flies to Cancun, Mexico with his family amid a winter disaster in his state, igniting widespread condemnation
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, February 17, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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