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GENERAL OUTLOOK
More typical July humidity and chances for showers and storms return on Thursday. An active weather pattern evolves Friday into the weekend, with better than average chances for rainfall along with hot and humid weather. Expect late day showers and storms into the first half of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph 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.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 5am. Patchy fog before 4am, then areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting 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.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 5am. Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the souith around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph 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.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Areas of fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous Weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Solar Storms Give a 1,2-Punch | Space Weather News 07 July 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• 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 Thu Jul 13 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Central Atlantic (AL94):
An area of low pressure located more than 800 miles east of Bermuda continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms primarily to the east and southeast of its center. Environmental conditions are forecast to be marginally conducive for this system to become a subtropical depression or storm during the next couple of days while it meanders over the central Atlantic. By the weekend, the low should turn northward bringing the system over cooler waters, potentially limiting additional development. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts, issued by the National Weather Service. Forecasts, issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...near 60 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Thursday] Bret on Final Approach to Lesser Antilles; TD4 Forms (06-22-2023)
Big August Through October for Hurricane Season? New Guidance from UKMET/ECMWF Suggests So July 12, 2023 | 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 low-medium range (2.9 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1918 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.08 inches in Highlands in 1898
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 July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for July 13th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 1996
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.49 inches in Longwood, Brunswick County in 2013
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Macon Calendar
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Saturday, July 15th
MidDay Music at Frog Quarters
BARRY ROMA—If you love Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison and other oldies, some from the stage and screen, you’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
Mountain Findings
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Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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Local and State News
GOP Changes to NC Education; new bill would give parents more power to challenge school leaders | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• GOP-backed bill would give NC parents more power to challenge school leaders [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Ruling explains why Asheville Blade reporters’ charges weren’t dismissed on First Amendment grounds [Carolina Public Press]
• NC House Democrats criticizes budget delay. Final plan may be weeks away. [NC Newsline]
• WLOS EXCLUSIVE: District attorney talks challenges, limitations in battling Asheville crime [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Vacation rentals: Explosive growth brings jobs, money, but some say it contributes to housing shortage [Smoky Mountain News]
---Recent News Recap---
HB10 would force sheriffs to work with ICE | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• A second Democrat considers entering NC governor’s race. Here’s who may run in 2024 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina governor candidate Stein's campaign raises about $6 million in past 6 months [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Yancey residents clash over idea of county-controlled library following Pride display controversy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Crack in North Carolina roller coaster may have formed 6-10 days before closure, commissioner says [BPR]
• AUDIO STORY: 2024 NC primary election preview[WUNC Politics]
• HOA bills garner bipartisan support. Critics say they could lead to higher costs, lower property values [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Experts revise forecast, say warmer ocean may mean ‘fast start’ to NC hurricane season [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Charles George VA Medical Center data breach reported, more than 1,500 veterans impacted [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway trail reopens after 'aggressive' bear encounters [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• 'Music For Mental Health' event organizer hopes to destigmatize mental health discussions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• SBI investigating fraud allegations against director of Selma private school [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Broadband in WNC gets a $16 million boost [BPR]
• Two earthquakes reported just across North Carolina border in neighboring states [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• Election season opens: Candidates can file to run for local office in the fall [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
Macon County Board of Elections Calendar 2023 Election Schedule
July 7, 2023 at NoonJuly 7, 2023 at Noon Candidate Filing Gegins for 2023 Municipal Election
The Following Seats Will Be on the Ballot:
Mayor of Franklin
• Jack Horton Current 2 Year Term $72.00 Filing Fee
Franklin Town Council (Vote for Three)
• Council Member Joe Collins Current 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Adam Kimsey 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Mike Lewis 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
Highlands Board of Commissioners (Vote for Three)
• Commissioner Highlands John Dotson 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Marc Hehn 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Brian Stiehler 4 Yearterm $5.00 Filing Fee
July 18, 2023 Noon New County Board Members Are Appointed
July 18, 2023 5:00pm Deadline to Withdraw Candidacy Municipal
July 21, 2023 Noon Filing Ends for Municipal Election
August 4, 2023 One Stop Plans Are Sent to NCSBE for Approval
October 3, 2023 5:00pm 1st Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 5, 2023 11:00am Mock Election Preformed by the Boe Office
October 6, 2023 Absentee by Mail Begins
October 10, 2023 5:00pm 2nd Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 13, 2023 5:00pm Voter Registration Deadline for Municipal
October 16, 2023 10:00am One Stop Observer List Due by Party Chairs
October 17, 2023 5:00pm 3rd Absentee Meeeting Municipal Election
October 19, 2023 8:00am One Stop Early Voting Will Begin
October 24, 2023 5:00pm 4™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm 5™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm Last Day to Request an Absentee by Mail Ballot
November 2, 2023 10:00am Election Day Observer List Due
November 4, 2023 3:00pm Early Voting Ends at 3:00pm
November 6, 2023 5:00pm Pre Election Day Board Meeting
November 7, 2023 6:30am Election Day Polls Open at 6:30am-7:30pm
November 8, 2023 Sample Hand/eye Chosen by the NCSBE by 1pm
November 9, 2023 11:00am Hand Eye Count Preformed by Boe Staff
November 17, 2023 11:00am County Canvass of the Election
November 17, 2023 10:59am Deadline for Election Protest Concerning Votes
November 20, 2023 5:00pm Deadline for Candidates to Request Recount
---NORTH CAROLINA BUDGET PROCESS---
• 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
Recession could still hit U.S. economy in second-half of 2023, says PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding | CNBC
• Inflation Is Likely Lowest Since Early 2021—but Still Too Hot for Fed [xxx]
• Which President is Healthier? Data Show Biden Will Likely Outlive Trump [The Messenger]
• How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis [AP News]
• Driver kills pedestrian after fleeing Secret Service near National Mall in D.C., and is still at large [NBC News]
• Trump Voter Sues Fox News After Tucker Carlson Lies Ruined His Life [Rolling Stone]
International News Headlines
President Biden meets with Zelenskyy during NATO summit | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• China financial moves a sign of coming war, analyst warns [WASHINGTON tIMES]
• Kim Jong Un ecstatic at second test of solid-fuel ICBM [Al Jazeera]
• BOK to maintain restrictive policy after freezing key rate for 4th consecutive time [Yonhap News Agency]
• Senegalese opposition figure charged with insulting President Sall [Africa News]
• Luis Sánchez: Mexico finds murdered journalist's body in Nayarit [BBC News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism The Future of News | UCTV: Helen Edison Lecture Series
• Ruling explains why Asheville Blade reporters’ charges weren’t dismissed on First Amendment grounds [Carolina Public Press]
• Behind the Headlines Future of news: virtual workshop (Ages 15-18) [The Guardian Foundation]
• Future of news media, with Reuters Institute’s Nic Newman [MediaCat]
• Sky News puts AI journalism to the test with the creation of ChatGPT-powered news reporter [Sky Group]
• For aspiring and early-career journalists, is 2023 a breaking point? [Poynter]
Washington Today (7-12-23): FBI Dir Wray defends against House GOP charges he 'weaponized' the FBI | C-SPAN
Global National: July 12, 2023 | Some economists question Bank of Canada's key interest rate hike
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 12
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 12, 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 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 2023, there have been 767,726,861 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,948,764 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 4 July 2023, a total of 13,462,013,092 vaccine doses have been administered.
• NYC to Consider Indoor Air Quality Regulations Following Covid-19 and Summer’s Smoky Haze [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Rapid COVID tests miss 90% of asymptomatic cases [ nature]
• COVID-19 cases continue to rise, straining health care system in Okinawa [ Japan Times ]
• Washington University researchers develop air monitor that detects COVID-19 virus [ St Louis Post-Dispatch ]
• Real-time environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols [Nature]
• CDC to Reduce Funding for States’ Child Vaccination Programs [KFF Health News]
Office Hours with Earth's Virology Professor Livestream 7/12/23 8 pm EST | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1020: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1023: Covering science with Katherine Wu [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from July 7 to 14: Venus shines bright [Astronomy Magazine]
NASA Science Live: Webb's First Year | NASA
• Meta’s Threads could be the Twitter replacement advertisers have been waiting for [CNBC]
• Physical Activity Dose and Depression in a Cohort of Older Adults in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing [JAMA Network]
• Chinese intelligence hacked U.S. government emails in ‘significant’ breach [CNBC]
• Diverse organic-mineral associations in Jezero crater, Mars [nature]
• Class-Action Lawsuit Says Google Stole Everyone's Data to Train Its AI [Gizmodo]
• Where and when to see the October 2023 annular eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• 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: Addendum EP26 Dig This! | 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
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel, Palestine, Power, Corruption, Hate, and Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #389
The Level1 Show July 12 2023: Rings of Poor | Level1 Techs
Roblox Roadblocks - DTNS 4559 | Daily Tech News Show
Level1Techs July 2023 Q & A | Level1 Techs
This Week in Science: Gravity Hole Explained | Sabine Hossenfelder
NASA, CSA mark 1 year of images from James Webb Space Telescope | Global News
Massive Plumbing Installed for the OLM Deluge Plate | SpaceX Boca Chica
New Evidence Shows Gorgonopsians Were Ambush Predators | 7 Days of Science
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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, July 13 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 13th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 505 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 504: NATO announces a security package for Ukraine [Euromaiden Press]
• Masked Gunmen and a Stolen Toilet: How Russia Seized a Ukrainian City’s Businesses [Wall Street Journal]
• Russian spy chief says he spoke to CIA boss on Ukraine [Al Jazeera]
• Ukrainians advancing in Berdiansk direction: official [TVP World]
• NATO summit in Vilnius comes to an end — as it happened (07-12-2023) [DW News]
• Ukraine war: Wagner-linked senior general Sergei Surovikin 'resting' [BBC News]
• Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique [al Jazeera]
Logistics. Russia's Fragility in Zaporizhia [Mapped] | Good Times, Bad Times
Finland's tensions with Russia escalate after the country joins NATO | NBC News
NATO Summit: Ukraine's bittersweet outcome. No prompt membership but full military support vs Russia | TVP World
What are the key takeaways from the NATO summit in Vilnius? | DW News
'We will not waiver': Biden affirms US support for Ukraine after NATO summit | Al Jazeera
🔴 (redacted) - Ukrainian TOS-1A, Zaporizhzhia Assaults | Combat Footage Show
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or video About the Russian Perspective
"Ukraine OUTNUMBERED 10:1 By Russia" | The Dive with Jackson Hinkle
Douglas Macgregor and Kim Iversen: The Russians Have 750,000 Troops Ready to Attack | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• ‘Timofey Bordachev: Here’s why the US will almost certainly never allow Ukraine to join NATO [Russia Today]
• US would be at war with Russia if Ukraine became NATO member [Pravda]
• US indignation at Moscow-Minsk military-nuclear cooperation is hypocritical — ambassador [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 13th is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 171 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)
587 BC – Babylon's siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon's Temple.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)]
• [Babylonian Conquest and Destruction of the First Temple]
• [The Destruction of the First Holy Temple]
1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
• [Wikipedia: Revolt of 1173–1174]
1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• [Wikipedia: Livonian Order]
• [The Livonian Crusade, 1188-1300]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Durbe]
1558 – Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
1573 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Haarlem]
• [Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War]
• [The Fall of Holland: The (Staggering) Siege of Haarlem 1572/3 | Eighty Years' War]
• [Eighty Years' War Video Playlist] (over six hours of content)
1643 – English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Roundway Down]
• [Wikipedia: English Civil War]
1787 – The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
• [Wikipedia: Northwest Ordinance]
• [The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 in a Nutshell]
1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jean-Paul Marat]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Charlotte Corday/a>]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The Death of Marat as Art and Evidence]
1794 – The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Trippstadt]
1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
1830 – The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
1831 – Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
1863 – New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
• [Wikipedia New York City draft riots]
• [New York City Draft Riots of 1863]
• [In Search Of History - The Civil War Draft Riots]
1878 – Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Berlin]
1919 – The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
• [Wikipedia: R33-class airship]
• [R34 First Round Trip]
• [Silent Newsreel]
1941 – World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
• [Wikipedia: Uprising in Montenegro (1941)]
• [Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941 - WW2 Special]
• [Yugoslavia in World War Two - a tale of resistance, collaboration, and betrayal]
1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
• [Wikipedia: Dartmouth workshop]
• [PDF document of original proposal]
• [The Birth of Artificial Intelligence]
• [John McCarthy (1927-2011): Artificial Intelligence (complete) - Thinking Allowed -Jeffrey Mishlove]
• [Wikipedia: AI@50]
• [50th Anniversary Event at Wayback Machine Archive]
1962 – In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
1977 – Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
• [Wikipedia: Ogaden War]
• [Ogaden War | 3 Minute History]
• [The Ogaden War: Conflict Between Ethiopia & Somalia | The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Jan. 1978]
1977 – New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
• [Wikipedia: New York City blackout of 1977]
• [ABC News Special Report]
• [977 New York City blackout as covered by Eyewitness News (ABC7)]
• [The History Guy: The New York City Blackout of 1977]
• [WABC Radio Coverage]
• [WNEW Radio: 1977 NYC Blackout During Cubs Mets Game]
• [NYC Blackout: What It Was Like When the City Lost Power in 1977 | NBC New York]
1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
1985 – Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
2003 – French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
2008 – Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wanat]
• [CNN: What really happened in Wanat?]
• [Documentary: 11 days and a Wake Up]
2011 – Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
• [Wikipedia: 2011 Mumbai bombings]
• [Mumbai 13/7: Reporting terror | NDTV]
2011 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
2016 – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
2020 – After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, July 13, 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' --->
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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