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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure remains in place through the rest of the week. Temperatures will remain on a warming trend, ending up well above normal by this weekend. A cold front arrives from the northwest early next week, but precipitation chances look to be limited across much of the forecast area.
TRAFFIC NOTICE
Thursday, (10/26/2023) the NCSHP will be conducting an investigation at the scene of the fatal accident [Link to Facebook Post] that occured on Friday, October 20th. One southbound lane of Georgia Road (US23/441) from near Eller and Owen Furniture to Shope Road will be closed. Please use caution and slow down in this area and be on the lookout for peronnel in or near the roadway. .
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s3. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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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
Back to Back Solar Storms on Their Way | Solar Storm Forecast 19 October 2023 | Dr Tamitha Skov
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
• August 17, 2023) NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino [AP News]
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 Oct 26 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Tammy, located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
Hurricane Otis: Epic Fail - Even in 2023 (October 25th, 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
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 86°F in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Lowest Temperature 17°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.99 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1977
Greatest Snowfall (snowfall has not been observed on this date since record-keeping began)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for October 26th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 92°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 19401
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1962
Greatest Rainfall 6.12 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1977
Greatest Snowfall 1.4 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1990
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Saturdays in August from 11am to 1pm
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
10/28/23
10:00 am Melody Lowery and Melinda Pennington
Two of the ShiFty Sisters. Melody taking a turn working the keyboards, and Melinda singing some originals.
11:00 am Ansley McAllister
Singer-Songwriter with folk influences, inspired by the beauty of storytelling. Drawn to simplistic melodies that speak to the soul.
12:00 pm Lady and the Tramps, Mountain dulcimer trio Sally Delawter, John Hawk, Phil Myers
1:00 pm Sheila Krause
Soulful singer-songwriter accompanied by George James Singing originals and pop cover songs
2:00 pm George James
The “human jukebox” playing great covers of every song you’ve ever heard.
3:00 pm--The Jim Austin Classic Country Band (Jim Austin, Tony King, Ron Darby & Gary Gibson)
Classic country Music. Songs from the Legends of Country that you don’t hear on today’s country radio.
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
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
NC gas prices continue to fall amid world tensions | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
'That's The Kind Of Senator That I Want To Be': Ted Budd Delivers Maiden Senate Floor Speech | Forbes Breaking News
• (video) New NC political districts now officially law [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• One-on-one: Congressman Chuck Edwards discusses House speaker, support for Israel & more [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• How Asheville tourism became a $3 billion-a-year behemoth [BPR]
• Trusting the numbers: Stats show drop in WNC crime, but can the figures be trusted? [Smoky Mountain News]
• Get ready to vote in NC: How to check voter registration, voting options, what to know [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Mark Walker drops out of NC governor’s race to run for Congress in newly drawn district [Raleigh News and Observer]
---Recent News Recap---
October 12, 2023
North Carolina left off list of 31 tech hubs identified by Biden administration | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Mark Meadows granted immunity in federal election case: Sources | ABC News
• Childcare crisis looms with seven centers in NC closing due to inadequate state funding [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• Rep. Gillespie Responds to Recent Announcement of Childcare Closures [Macon Media]
• Novant Health to open new practice in Asheville for ex-GenesisCare cancer surgeons [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Here's how proposed redistricting will impact Western North Carolina [BPR]
---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
• LIVE UPDATES: At least 22 killed in Maine shootings [CNN]
Police searching for person of interest in Maine shootings, official says | CBS News
• At least 16 dead in multiple Lewiston shootings; police give few details on overnight search for gunman [Lewiston Sun-Journal]
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Takes Oath | C-SPAN
Mike Johnson Delivers First Remarks As Speaker Of The House | Forbes Breaking News
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives | C-SPAN
• NC’s Patrick McHenry gives up his gavel as Republicans elect new House speaker [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end labor strikes [CNBC]
• Fulton County DA has discussed plea deals with at least 6 more Trump co-defendants [CNN]
• 'Weaklings:' Donald Trump targets Mark Meadows over report that he will flip on him [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Donald Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order in New York civil trial | BBC News
International News Headlines
Live at 10am: General Assembly: Tenth emergency special session (resumed), 39th plenary meeting | United Nations
Hurricane Otis causes ‘chaos’ as it crashes into Mexico’s coast | BBC News
• Russia launches missile drills to test its ability to deliver ‘massive’ retaliatory nuclear strike [South China Morning Post]
• Scientists urge WHO to declare health emergency for planet [DW News]
• Sudan army, paramilitary RSF to resume negotiations in Jeddah [France 24]
• Police to bolster crowd control measures at Halloween festival venues [The Korea Times]
• Venezuela initiates criminal probe into opposition’s presidential primary [TVP World]
• Unification Church-linked group paid Trump $2.5 mil. for video messages: Mainichi exclusive [The Mainichi]
Washington Today (10-25-23): Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) elected Speaker | C-SPAN
Global National: Oct. 25, 2023 | Gaza crisis deepens as Israeli siege enters 19th night
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 25 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (October 25, 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 12:20pm CEST, 30 August 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 12:20pm CEST, 30 August 2023, there have been 770,085,713 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,956,173 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 August 2023, a total of 13,499,983,736 vaccine doses have been administered.
COVID Beyond the Noise #19: Should scientists openly debate vaccine policy? | Microbe TV
Office Hours with Earth's Virology Professor Livestream 10/25/23 8 pm eastern | Microbe TV
• The doctors with long COVID who have been left behind [salon ]
• Study: Kids with COVID shed virus for median of 3 days, supporting school-isolation policies [Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)]
• Covid shots may slightly increase risk of stroke in older adults, particularly when administered with certain flu vaccines [CNN (via Yahoo News)]
• Democratic governor spars with Republican challenger over pandemic policies in Kentucky debate [AP News]
• New COVID-19 variant expected to become dominant strain this winter [WKRC-TV (Cincinnati, OH)]
• TWiV 1054: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1055: Vermont viridae [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from October 20 to 27: Catch the Orionids [Astronomy Magazine]
Cisco, VMware, Citrix Vulnerabilities - ThreatWire | Hak5
Shenzhou-17 launch | SciNews
• China’s 12th manned space mission takes off, carrying Shenzhou 17 crew for six-month mission to Tiangong space station [South China Morning Post]
• Meta’s ad rebound gets huge assist from China even though its services are banned there [CNBC]
• The mysterious dimming of supergiant star Betelgeuse may finally be explained [Space.com]
• Billionaire Politicians: A Global Perspective [Cambride University]
• Io has 266 Active Volcanic Hotspots Linked by a Global Magma Ocean [Universe Today]
• The tragically millennial vocabulary of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial [The Verge]
• University of Chicago researchers seek to “poison” AI art generators with Nightshade [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
The Level1 Show October 25 2023: The Pumpking | Level1 Techs
The Iron Womb - DTNS 4631 | Daily Tech News Show
Cordkillers 477 - Schmamilton (w/ Hammond Chamberlain) | Cordkillers
The Spiders That Turn Stars into Planets | SciShow
What Really Caused The Collapse Of Nazi Germany? | How The Nazis Lost The War | War Stories
Ancient Earth: Life Rising | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
We will NEVER have Thorium energy, here is why. | Bleak Science
The Future of Thorium | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
Israel-Hamas war: What could a ground offensive look like? | Sky News
Health system in Gaza in a state of collapse | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
• WSJ – Hamas Terrorists Trained In Iran Before Israel Attacks [WSAU-FM (Wausa, WI) ]
• Iran's role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [DW News]
• Iran Update, October 25, 2023 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Inside Hamas’ propaganda game [FDD's Long War Journal ]
• Liveblog: IDF strikes Hamas, Netanyahu claims date set for ground invasion - Day 20 [Jerusalem Post]
• Russia, China veto US push for UN action on Israel, Gaza [Al Arabiya News]
• Inside ‘Little Gaza,’ Where Israeli Soldiers Are Training for Invasion [Wall Street Journal]
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 610 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
Ukraine war in maps: Fighting intensifies in Kherson region | euronews
Horrifying Moments! How Ukrainian Trap Annihilates Russian Troops Near Bakhmut | US military News
• Ukraine updates: Germany urges funding for path to EU [DW News]
• Pro-Russia hackers target inboxes with 0-day in webmail app used by millions [ARS TECHNICA]
• Ukraine updates: Russia testing nuclear strike capability [DW News]
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine will respond to Russia’s critical infrastructure strikes [Euromaidan]
• Russian strikes pound Ukraine’s Kherson region, damaging power lines near nuclear plant [Frajnce 24]
• Ukraine war: Russia recruits prisoners for its invasion [BBC News]
Ukraine Conflict (20231025): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics
Day 608: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Occupiers are having a hard time attacking Avdiivka | Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine residents build mini cities underground as war continues | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Russian journalist who survived poisoning: ‘Journalists are not your problem’ | ABC News
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia tests nuclear missile from submarine | World of DNA | WION
The russian invasion summed up | Operator Starsky
Game changers in Ukraine - Evaluating ATACMS, Lancet & systems that changed the war (or didn't) | Perun
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
Col Douglas Macgregor: "Russia Will Not Let The US Destroy Iran" | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• ‘Ukraine-skeptic’ elected US House Speaker [Russia Today]
• US presidential candidates start speaking openly about the need to end Ukraine conflict [Pravda]
• Six Ukrainian drones attack Russia’s Belgorod Region over past 24 hours — governor [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 66 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)
1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor.
1377 – Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia.
1520 – Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
1597 – Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
1640 – The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles.
1689 – General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he dies of the disease soon afterwards.
1774 – American Revolution: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
1813 – War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawks defeat the United States Army in the Battle of the Chateauguay.
1825 – The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
1859 – The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.
1860 – Unification of Italy: The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.
1863 – The Football Association is founded.
1871 – Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état.
1881 – Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
1890 – Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda.
1892 – Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
1905 – King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
1909 – Japanese occupation of Korea: An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
1912 – First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
1917 – World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
1918 – World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
1936 – The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
1937 – Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews.
1942 – World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory.
1947 – Partition of India: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India, beginning the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 and the Kashmir conflict.
1955 – After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
1955 – Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam.
1956 – Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country.
1958 – Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris.
1967 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran.
1968 – Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous.
1977 – Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination.
1979 – Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu.
1985 – The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
1989 – China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.
1991 – Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
1994 – Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.
1995 – Mossad agents assassinate Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta.
1995 – An avalanche hits the Icelandic village of Flateyri, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, and killing 20.
1999 – The United Kingdom's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
2000 – A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
2001 – The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
2002 – Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
2003 – The Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego.
2015 – A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asia, killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured.
2017 – At a level crossing of the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway line, a passenger train collides with an off-road truck of the Nyland Brigade in Raseborg, Finland; four people die and 11 are injured.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, October 26, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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