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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Expect an increase in moisture going into the weekend along with much cooler temperatures as an upper low interacts with a coastal cyclone that will move inland over the Carolinas. The upper low will linger over our region into early next week keeping our weather wet along with breezy conditions. The low is forecast to gradually move off the Carolina coast toward mid week with temperatures warming to near normal for this time of year.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Memorial Day
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. Highs near 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then isolated showers between 10pm and 2am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Memorial Day
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph increasing to come out of the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Memorial Day
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs near 60. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue through the day today. Localized flooding will remain a threat until this activity lifts north of the area Sunday night.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Goodbye Solar Snooze Big Flares are Back | Space Weather News 18 May 2023
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TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun May 28 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Southwestern Atlantic:
A non-tropical low pressure system located about 60 miles south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, continues to produce gusty winds and disorganized showers and thunderstorms well away from its center over portions of the southeastern United States and western Atlantic Ocean. This low is expected to remain a frontal system while it moves generally northward and inland over the Carolinas today.
Even though development into a subtropical or tropical cyclone is not expected, the system will continue to produce gusty winds and dangerous surf and rip current conditions along portions of the southeastern United States coast today. Heavy rainfall is expected in portions of the Carolinas and Virginia during the next day or so. Hazardous marine conditions are also occurring over the coastal and offshore waters where gale warnings remain in effect. For more information, see products from your local National Weather Service office and high seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...near 0 percent.
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 25 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.8 out of 12) today with Grasses, Mulberry, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 28th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature 30°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.65 inches in Highlands in 1904
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 28th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 103°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1941
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.99 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1973
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872) in 1979
(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)
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
• Funeral Procession for Larry "Moose" Moses [Macon Media]
• Snowbird Cherokee celebrate traditions in Graham County [BPR]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 25 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Debt ceiling threatens NC’s poorest and federal workers. How it could affect you. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Patriotism on Display: Volunteers work to remember and honor our veterans for Memorial Day [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Tiny sweat bee still plays a big role in nature [The Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for May 2023 [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
Is the Dollar Doomed? | Whatifalthist
• White House and Republicans reach a tentative deal to avoid U.S. default [CNBC]
• U.S. leaders gamble with world’s most trusted asset in debt showdown [Washington Post (via MSN)]
• These billionaires have more money than the US Treasury right now [The Hill]
• GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension [AP News]
• Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code[BBC News]
• Man who terrified passengers by opening aircraft door midair ‘wanted to get off quickly’ [CNN News]
2024 Election Mini-Section
The view expressed in any of these articles are not endorsements. They are presented for informational purposes. “...wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” --Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, an excerpt from a letter written in Paris on January 8, 1789. [SOURCE]
• In New Hampshire, It’s Already 2024 [Politico]
• RFK Jr. remains thorn in Biden's side as 2024 polls show Kennedy holding onto sizable chunk of Dem voters [Fox News]
• The Mar-a-Lago classified docs case keeps getting worse for Trump [MSNBC]
• CNN Poll: Biden Lowest First Term Approval Since Eisenhower[SOURCE]
• Secret audio tape among evidence collected by DA in fraud case against Trump [ABC News]
This Trump mega-donor explains why he now backs DeSantis | Fox News
• Deeeee Santis—and Ukraine (audio podcast) [Commentary Magazine]
• DeSantis is attacking Trump directly now, accusing the former president of 'going left' on key issues and calling him 'a different guy' compared to 2016 [ Insider (via Yahoo! News)]
Washington Today (5-26-23): Treasury Secretary Yellen extends debt default deadline to June 5 | C-SPAN
Global National: May 27, 2023 | Former Conservative leader targeted by China
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 27
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 27, 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:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 3:49pm CEST, 10 May 2023, there have been 103,343,569 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,125,209 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 May 2023, a total of 668,168,096 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 3:49pm CEST, 10 May 2023, there have been 765,903,278 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,927,378 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 May 2023, a total of 13,350,312,122 vaccine doses have been administered.
• A Proclamation on Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement [ The White House ]
• Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic [ World Health Organization ]
• The Covid–19 Crisis Is Officially Over. Everything Changed. [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• COVID no longer a global health emergency, World Health Organization says [ Sky News ]
• Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn’t [ Scientific American ]
• CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is stepping down from agency [ NBC News ]
Ep 130 Osterholm Update: A Better Place | Osterholm Update
• 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
• The Sky This Week from May 26 to June 2: Mars buzzes the Beehive [Astronomy Magazine]
• CEO: Raspberry Pi is “where we said we’d be” for 2023, recovery to follow [ARS TECHNICA]
• The CEO of YouTube Has a Favorite Video and a Plan to Win Over Anyone Watching TV [Wall Street Journal]
• Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code[BBC News]
• Engineers at UMASS Amherst Harvest Abundant Clean Energy From Thin Air, 24/7 [University of Massachusetts (Amherst)]
• 153,000-Year-Old Homo sapiens Footprint Discovered in South Africa | SciNews [SciNews]
• ChatGPT: US lawyer admits using AI for case research [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
• 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
Starship | First Integrated Flight Test | Recap | SpaceX
The Level1 Show May 26 2023: Forbidden Sauces | Level1 Techs
Digital Twins Inform Digital Models - DTNS 4529 | Daily Tech News Show
Is the Dollar Doomed? | Whatifalthist
The END of DISTRO HOPPING? All Linux distros in one single system with VanillaOS | The Linux Experiment
Why 99.7% of Mongolia is Completely EMPTY | RealLifeLore
The Inequality Problem Nobody Likes To Talk About | Economics Explained
The Year The Sun Turned Black: The Volcanic Winter Of 526 AD | Catastrophe | Timeline
Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars | Lex Fridman Podcast #378
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 27 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for May 27th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 458 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 458: Naval drones damage Russian intelligence ship [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine says Russia eases attacks on Bakhmut to regroup [Al Jazeera]
• Ukrainian army shells Russian positions at occupied Berdiansk: authorities [TVP World]
• Ukraine updates: 'Massive' Russia drone attack targets Kyiv [DW News]
• Russian forces temporarily ease attacks on Bakhmut to regroup, says Kyiv [France 24]
• Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack, Vitaliy Klitschko says [BBC News]
Ukraine's ageing fleet: Troops highlight need for modern weapons | Al Jazeera
Bieber and Dolik: The Bane of the Ukrainian Army | Break the Fake | TVP World
Norway: Russian spying prompts rethink of port access | DW News
Ukraine counter-offensive against Russia ‘ready to begin’ | BBC News
Ukrainian army releases recruitment video with new call to arms | NBC News
🔴 (NSFW) - Fake Footage Review, Hand Grenades, and Rebels | Funker530 LIVE Recap
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
We do not understand how dangerous the situation with Russia really is | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• New Ukraine link in Nord Stream sabotage case – Der Spiegel [Russia Today]
• Putin knows all about Ukraine's attack on Ivan Khurs ship of the Russian Navy [Pravda]
• Kiev’s drone attack on Kremlin not coordinated with West — Russian diplomat [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 217 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)
585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
621 – Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decides the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang dynasty.
1533 – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
1588 – The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)
1644 – English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
1754 – French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
1802 – In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops.
1830 – US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears.
1871 – The Paris Commune falls after two months.
1892 – In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1907 – The first Isle of Man TT race is held.
1918 – The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
1926 – The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
1932 – In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
1934 – Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
1936 – Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
1937 – Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.
1940 – World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
1940 – World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War.
1948 – Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
1958 – Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero.
1961 – Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.
1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
1968 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30.
1974 – Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.
1975 – Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
1977 – In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
1979 – Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community.
1987 – An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
1991 – The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
1995 – The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
1996 – U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
1998 – Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
1999 – In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
2002 – The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
2003 – Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
2004 – The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
2008 – The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
2010 – In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
2011 – Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
2016 – Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.
2017 – Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
2020 - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declares State of Emergency in Minneapolis and activates the Minnesota National Guard after protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody
2021 - Discovery of a mass grave with the remains of 215 children from Kamloops Indian Residential School announced by First Nation in British Columbia, Canada
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, May 28, 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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