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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Wednesday will be unseasonably warm with chances of showers and thunderstorms in the mountains, ahead of the next cold front. Showers and thunderstorms become more widespread across the area on Thursday as the cold front pushes across our region by late Thursday. Temperatures will be much cooler for the weekend with chances for rain continuing.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. 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 before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the north after midnight. Friday
Showers likely. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 40. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of teh northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the north after midnight.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers. Low in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. 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 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather The Sun Works Up Some Big Flares and Fast Wind | Space Weather News: 31 March 2023
Back to Top El Nino is Coming - A Look at What That Means and What to Watch for Over the Coming Months | hurricantrack
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.1 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F in Highlands in 1942
Lowest Temperature 15°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.31 inches in Highlands in 1911
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.5 inches in Franklin in 1987
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 5th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 92°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1942
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1987
Greatest Rainfall 5.59 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1957
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1993
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
SUNDAY, APRIL 30th
Youth Mental Health-Help Rally From 2pm to 4pm at the Town Gazebo LINK: https://fb.me/e/RrdJAWHS
Come join us on our first Youth Mental Health and Bullying Rally to raise more awareness about this urgent need for us children. This inaugural event is the first youth led event for Youth Mental Health as far a we know in Franklin NC.
Our event will close with our March from Macon County Court House to Franklin Town Hall.
Local speakers include NC State Senator Kevin Corbin, Franklin Chief of Police Holland, and others
Youth provider organizations will be on site to share resources and education
For more information send email to whyuskids0@gmail.com
SATURDAY, MAY 6th
Friends of the Greenway Spring Arts and Crafts Event (FROG FAIR) From 10am to 4pm
Friends of the Greenway announce their Spring arts and crafts event. FROG FAIR will be held May 6, 2023 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. Volunteers needed too. 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.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• Democrat Cotham defects, giving GOP veto-proof majority in NC House [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• N.C. Democrats demand lawmaker resign amid reports she’s changing parties [Washington Post]
• Bill tightening the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots advances in NC legislature [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Pactiv Evergreen, union make deals as plans to shut down the Canton mill continue [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Local geologist offers good news for Highlands Soccer Field [The Southern Scoop]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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Special Section: Former President Donald Trump Arraigned in Manhattan
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(This is a special section to allow readers to read/view news coverage of indictment of the former President from sources not necessarily in their particular echo chamber)
The People of the State of New York against Donald J Trump [PDF of Indictment]
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg speaks to reporters after charging Trump with 34 counts | CBS News
Former President Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago following arraignment — 4/4/23 | CNBC
• Judge warns Trump not to incite violence — but stops short of gag order (WARNING: autoplaying video) [New York Post]
• Photos: Trump's arraignment in New York City brings crowds [Yahoo! News]
Trump News: What's Going on Outside NYC Criminal Court Ahead of Historic Arraignment | NBC New York | WNBC (New York City, NY)
• The Donald Trump Indictment, Annotated [New York Times]
• Biden laughs at reporter asking if Trump indictment is 'politically divisive' [Fox News]
• With an ‘arraignment party,’ Trump jolts his campaign [Politico]
• Trump pleads not guilty to hush money criminal indictment [Courthouse News Service]
• As Republicans slam 'travesty' of Trump's arraignment, Dems say: 'Justice benefits all of us' [ABC News]
• Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos flee protests outside of NYC courthouse where Trump was arraigned [CNBC]
• Donald Trump Jr posts photo of hush money judge’s daughter as his father was warned to stop threats [UK Independement]
Republicans React Hannity: You might as well take the Constitution and shred it | Sean Hannity (Fox News)
• Marco Rubio on Trump indictment: ‘We are going to regret this day for a long time’ [Washington Post]
• Donald Trump arrest: Romney says ‘New York prosecutor stretched to reach felony criminal charges’ [Washington Examiner]
• Emotional Lindsey Graham Begs Fox News Viewers to Give Trump Money After Indictment: ‘I’m Sorry I’m So Upset’ [MEDIAITE]
Democrats React Let's talk about clarifying Trump NY coverage.... | Beau of the Fifth Column
• Schumer calls for calm after Trump’s arraignment: 'Protests must be peaceful' [Fox News]
• Democrats watch Trump’s arrest with a mix of schadenfreude and seriousness [Seattle Times]
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shreds Donald Trump Jr. For Targeting Judge's Daughter [HuffPost]
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National and World News Roundup
BRICS nations announce plan for joint currency | i24NEWS English
• Led by China, India, the 5 BRICS nations now contribute more to world GDP than industrialised G7 [The Print]
Russia and Iran join forces with India | Caspian Report
• 'Absolutely unacceptable behavior' at Easter egg hunt leads to apology from organizers [KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA)]
"Próspera" – The private city in Honduras where no laws apply | DW News
• Johnson & Johnson offers $9bn to settle talc claims [BBC News]
• Tanzania forces the Maasai from their land to make way for trophy hunters and tourists [Le Monde diplomatique]
• Growing number of Chinese migrants seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border [NBC News (video)]
• Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor-elect, vows to represent all: ‘Tonight is just the beginning’ [Chicago Tribune]
• How Georgia’s school voucher expansion went down in defeat [SOURCE]
Washington Today (4-4-23): Donald Trump pleads not guilty in New York to 34 felony charges | C-SPAN RADIO
Global National: April 4, 2023 | How Trump's indictment is linked to the 2016 presidential election
Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 04
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 04, 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 9:19am CEST, 29 March 2023, there have been 102,697,566 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,117,054 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 10 March 2023, a total of 664,718,300 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 9:19am CEST, 29 March 2023, there have been 761,402,282 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,887,000 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 March 2023, a total of 13,317,121,247 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Global Prevalence of Diabetes Associated with COVID-19 Severity [HCP Live]
• Health ministry recommends Covid screening at schools after rise in education clusters [Malasia Now]
• Explanatory predictive model for COVID-19 severity risk employing machine learning, shapley addition, and LIME [Nature: Scientific reports]
Immune 66: COVID-19 immune memory - what you need to know | Microbe TV
• TWiV 996: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 997: Inside Omicron with Mohsan Saeed [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/protons-mass-radius-is-apparently-shorter-than-its-charge-radius/ • Proton’s mass radius is apparently shorter than its charge radius [ARS TECHNICA]
• Despite police outcry, DeSantis administration bans Chinese drones [Tampa Bay Times]
• First on CNN: A new group of Twitter vendors is suing the company for alleged unpaid bills [CNN]
• Online store Book Depository to close on April 26 [The Straights Times]
• Study Reveals Prenatal Supplements Don’t Offer Adequate Nutrition for Women and Babies [University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus]
• Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Clinical Trial [JAMA Network]
• Astrophysicists Find New Evidence for Standard Model of Cosmology [Sci News]
• American teens aren’t excited about virtual reality, with only 4% using it daily [CNBC]
• Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket firm files for bankruptcy [BBC News]
• 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
Bringing Biotech to Wildlife Conservation: Ryan Phelan | Long Now Foundation
It's a Trap! - LINUX Unplugged 504 | Jupiter Broadcasting
The Level1 Show April 4 2023: Bucket of Laughs | Level1 Techs
Who Has 5 Million Files? - DTNS 4491 | Daily Tech News Show
Virology Lectures 2023 #28: Transformation and oncogenesis | Vincent Racaniello
Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers | Practical Engineering
How To Visit STARBASE: A Complete Guide To Seeing Starship! Everyday Astronaut
One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever Found Was Hiding In a Lensed Image | Antov Petrov
Japan Tries to Counter-Attack - Pacific War #72 | Kings and Generals
30 Windows Commands you CAN’T live without | Network Chuck
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 04 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for April 4th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 406 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 405: Russian troops built two lines of defense in Crimea [Euromaiden Press]
• Suspect in café attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed [Al Jazeera]
• Rosomak armored vehicle and armaments for Ukraine [TVP World News]
• Ukraine updates: Lavrov vows 'tough' reply to 'hostile' EU [DW News]
• Ukraine unveils plan for recaptured Crimea – but West ‘reluctant’ to help [France 24]
• NATO's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins [BBC News]
• A Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin's stockpile of cyber-weapons [The Register]
• ‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics [The Guardian]
Finland joins NATO as Russia’s war rages on in Ukraine | Al Jazeera
What does Finland's accession to NATO mean for Moscow? - Jayson Jay Smart | TVP World
Germany announces investment plans for Ukraine | DW News
Russia’s Combat Compliance Problem: Why Moscow Has Struggled in Bakhmut and Elsewhere | William Spaniel
War in Ukraine: Residents fear once again being caught in the middle of a conflict | FRANCE 24
Ukraine: Coming under fire in the Donbas trenches | BBC News
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Douglas Macgregor & ex-CIA Tony Shaffer: "Russia is one step away from victory" | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• US to expand military training for Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Vladlen Tatarsky's killer Daria Trepova suspected of working for Ukraine [Pravda]
• US journalist jailed by Russia in good health, meets his lawyers [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 270 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.
919 – The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his army.
1081 – Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Byzantine emperor at Constantinople, bringing the Komnenian dynasty to full power.
1242 – During the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
1536 – Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.
1566 – Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.
1609 – Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
1792 – United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
1795 – Peace of Basel between France and Prussia is made.
1818 – In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
1879 – Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
1900 – Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
1902 – A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England.
1910 – The Transandine Railway connecting Chile and Argentina is inaugurated.
1922 – The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
1932 – Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
1933 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
1933 – Andorran Revolution: The Young Andorrans occupy the Casa de la Vall and force the government to hold democratic elections with universal male suffrage.
1936 – Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
1942 – World War II: Adolf Hitler issues Fuhrer Directive No. 41 summarizing Case Blue, including the German Sixth Army's planned assault on Stalingrad.
1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
1943 – World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
1945 – Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
1946 – Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.
1946 – A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
1949 – A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
1951 – Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
1956 – Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
1958 – Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
1966 – During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.
1969 – Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
1971 – In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
1976 – In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
1977 – The US Supreme Court rules that congressional legislation that diminished the size of the Sioux people's reservation thereby destroyed the tribe's jurisdictional authority over the area in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip.
1991 – An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.
1992 – Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
1992 – Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.
1998 – In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
1999 – Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
2009 – North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
2010 – Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.
2021 – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc took office as President of Vietnam after dismissing the title of Prime Minister.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, April 05, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla'-->
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla'-->
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