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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Rain chances return late today into Saturday with the arrival of a warm front. A late-spring or early-summer like weather pattern will develop over the area early next week, with temperatures trending warmer and daily chances for showers and thunderstorms.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Cloudy, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 55. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then rain likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in trhe morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 1am, then rain likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog before dawn. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch
possible. Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in th low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather "Severe" G4 level Solar Storm Impact | Live Briefing 23 April 2023
Back to Top Hurricane Season 2023: What to Watch For As We Keep Tabs on El Nino | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.9 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1950
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Highlands in 2011
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.64 inches in Highlands in 1933
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Record Weather Events for May 5th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 97°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1913
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1939
Greatest Rainfall 3.87 inches in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 2017
Greatest Snowfall 0.5 inches at Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1992
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
THURSDAY, MAY 4th
Mainspring Walk at the Library 5.30pm
Find a sense of place with Mainspring and the Macon County Public Library. On the first Thursday of each month, we will take a casual 1 mile stroll through the trails behind the library, noticing how the forest, meadow, and river changes with the seasons. Each month we will pick an aspect of nature to explore during our walk, and spend a brief moment learning about the evening’s theme before heading out on the trails to discover the world around us. This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required to attend. We will meet in the Meeting Room at the Macon County Public Library (149 Siler Farm Rd, Franklin, NC 28734) at 5:30PM, where participants will be introduced to the day’s theme through a quick lesson. The walk will take about an hour and is on a variety of trails, from narrow and sloped to wide and flat. There is one moderate hill during this walk. For questions, please email Skye at scahoon@mainspringconserves.org This event is weather-dependent.
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.
SATURDAY, MAY 6th
Contra Dance in the Macon County Public Library Living Room 6:30—9:00 p.m.
Join the fun of contra dancing, with beginners’ lessons at 6:30. Suggested donation, $10 per person helps to pay the musicians and callers for their travel and expertise. Hosted by the Arts Council of Macon County.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th
Stained-glass Dedication Ceremony at Macon County Public Library 5—6 p.m.
FRANKLIN – The Friends of the Macon County Public Library will host a public dedication ceremony to celebrate the installation of new stained-glass windows from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at the Macon County Public Library, 149 Siler Farm Rd. in Franklin. Read the full press release at [Macon Media]
SATURDAY, MAY 27th
Clarks Chapel Fire-Rescue Annual BBQ Fundraiser From 2pm until sold out Plates are $10 each
Clarks Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their annul BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, May 27. It will feature Barbeque, Music, Raffles, Silent Auction, and plenty of family fun. The fire department is located at 270 Fulcher Road in Franklin.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• PPF, town to plan for next phase of Pinnacle [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Sylva considers sponsoring pride [Smoky Mountain News]
• North Carolina about-face leaves Supreme Court contemplating its role in major elections battle [Courthouse News Service]
• Bill seeking to end N. Carolina concealed gun mandate halted [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Low pay has NC Forest Service fighting fires and staffing shortages [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• New Stained-Glass Windows to be Dedicated at Macon County Public Library on May 10th [Macon Media]
Macon Media is still experiencing transportation issues and was unable to get to the courthouse to cover this months meeting. Here is the county-sponsored video of the meeting:
Macon County Commissioners Meeting 3-14-23
• HB259 NC House Bill Budget Substitute [PDF Download (640 pages)]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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National and World News Roundup
• Bill Gates, Leon Black, Thomas Pritzker: One Day in the Life of Jeffrey Epstein [Wall Street Journal]
• The banking crisis isn’t over. But how bad will it get? [AP News]
• Constraints on City and Neighborhood Growth: The Central Role of Housing Supply [American Economic Association]
• title [SOURCE]
• In deposition played for jury, Trump told E. Jean Carroll's lawyers he had the 'right to be insulting' [Yahoo! News]
• Florida man charged with setting off explosive device in Capitol tunnel during Jan. 6 riot [NBC News]
• What seditious conspiracy means in Proud Boys’ Jan. 6 case [AP News]
Coronation of Charles III | UsefulCharts
Defense Experts Reveal What the DOD Has Been Doing in Space! | Defense Flash News
Washington Today (5-3-23): Fed raises interest rates 0.25%, suggests possible pause in hikes | C-SPAN
Global National: May 4, 2023 | Canadian contingent to perform in King Charles' coronation procession
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 04
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 04, 2023)
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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 4:16pm CEST, 3 May 2023, there have been 103,266,404 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,124,063 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 7 April 2023, a total of 666,541,020 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:16pm CEST, 3 May 2023, there have been 765,222,932 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,921,614 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 30 April 2023, a total of 13,344,670,055 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Why doctors fear Covid could be causing diabetes in otherwise healthy patients [ The Telegraph (UK) ]
• Covid was fourth leading cause of death in 2022, CDC data shows [ Washington Post ]
• You Have a Week to Stock Up on Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests [ Time Magazine ]
• Safety outcomes associated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273): a literature review [ Taylor and Francis Online ]
The antivax filmmaker who sparked harassment of bereaved families | BBC Newsnight
• TWiV 1002: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1003: Going clinically viral [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
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— Anton (@Anton81191831) April 24, 2023
Interesting paper from NASA, relevant to recent Starship flight test.
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• The Sky This Week: A Full Flower Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• Palantir Demos AI to Fight Wars But Says It Will Be Totally Ethical Don’t Worry About It [Vice News]
• SpaceX rockets past 4,000 Starlink satellites in orbit with another Falcon 9 launch [Spaceflight Now]
• Ancient Woman’s DNA Recovered From a 20,000-Year-Old Pendant [Technology Networks: Genomic Research]
• Research shows how hackers can target smart meters to destabilize electricity grid [TechXplore]
• Teacher turnover and residential instability: Exploring joint and contextual associations with child behavior [Early Childhood Research Quarterly Volume 64, 3rd Quarter 2023, Pages 94-105]
• Verified Twitter Accounts Spread Misinfo About Imminent Nuclear Strike [Vice News]
• The UK’s tortured attempt to remake the internet, explained [The Verge]
• 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
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show May 5 2023: Paw and Order | Level1 Techs
Discord Ditching Digits - DTNS 4513 | Daily Tech News Show
Incredible Advances In Nuclear Stirling Engines For Space Exploration | Antov Petrov
Competition for SpaceX's Starship at Cape Canaveral? | KSC Flyover | NASASpaceflight
Linux Action News 291 | Jupiter Broadcasting
All About Android 628 Quantifiable Badness | TWiT TV
A Look At WiFi Pineapple and Flipper Zero | TWiT TV
Coronation of Charles III | UsefulCharts
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 04 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for May 4th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 436 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 435: Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone strike on the Kremlin [Euromaiden Press]
• Explosion over the Kremlin [Timothy Snyder on Substack]
• At least one drone downed in new air attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv [Al Jazeera]
• Polish MoD discusses possibility of HIMARS coproduction [TVP World]
• Russia forces occupied Ukrainians to change citizenship [DW News]
• What it's like inside Russia 14 months after Ukraine invasion [BBC News]
Russia slows down, Ukraine prepares for counteroffensive | Kings and Generals
Solar Sails are Even Better Than You Think | Fraser Cain
Former Navy SEAL: How the Russians destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline | Rock Rachon | TVP World
Explosions in Kyiv: Drones hovering above Ukraine capital | Al Jazeera
Zelenskyy calls for Nuremberg-style tribunals to deal with Russian war crimes | DW News
🔴 (NSFW) - Kremlin Attacked, Crimea Oil Depot Strike, Bakhmut Apocalypse | Funker530 LIVE Recap
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
A massive Russian offensive is terminating Ukraine | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Ukraine admits shooting down own drone over Kiev [Russia Today]
• Dmitry Rogozin: Russia needs to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine [Pravda]
• Beijing ready to settle Ukrainian crisis jointly with Russia, minister tells Lavrov [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 240 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)
553 – The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
1215 – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
1260 – Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
1494 – On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown.
1609 – Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
1640 – King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
1654 – Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh.
1762 – Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
1789 – In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
1809 – Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
1821 – Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
1821 – The first edition of The Manchester Guardian, now The Guardian, is published.
1835 – The first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
1862 – Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
1865 – American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
1866 – Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
1877 – American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
1886 – Workers marching for the Eight-hour day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin were shot at by Wisconsin National Guardsmen in what became known as the Bay View Massacre.
1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
1905 – The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
1920 – Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
1930 – The 1930 Bago earthquake, the former of two major earthquakes in southern Burma kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago.
1936 – Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1940 – World War II: Norwegian Campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
1941 – Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
1945 – World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
1945 – World War II: A Fu-Go balloon bomb launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near Bly, Oregon.
1945 – World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
1946 – The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
1955 – The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
1961 – Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
1964 – The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
1972 – Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
1973 – Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:592⁄5, an as-yet unbeaten record.
1980 – Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
1981 – Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
1985 – Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
1987 – Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
1991 – A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.
1994 – The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
1994 – American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
2006 – The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
2007 – Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing all 114 aboard, making it the deadliest aircraft disaster in Cameroon.
2010 – Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, May 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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