Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will continue over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through most of the week. Temperatures will steadily warm through the period, reaching about 15 degrees above normal by the middle of the week. A cold front will approach from the northwest on Thursday and cross the area Friday through Friday night, bringing modest rain chances to the region.
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Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions. [LINK]
Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
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Hazards
There are multiple hazardous conditions that have the potential to impact Macon County residents. There is an Air Quality Alert for smoke from nearby wildfires and a burn ban is now in effect due to dry conditions and low humidity. Anyone who was in Macon County seven years ago during the 2016 wildfires knows what can happen if people ignore the burn ban. [LINK TO BURN BAN INFO]
Air Quality Alert
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
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Hazards
There are multiple hazardous conditions that have the potential to impact Macon County residents. There is an Air Quality Alert for smoke from nearby wildfires and a burn ban is now in effect due to dry conditions and low humidity. Anyone who was in Macon County seven years ago during the 2016 wildfires knows what can happen if people ignore the burn ban. [LINK TO BURN BAN INFO]
Air Quality Alert
Message
Relayed by National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
516 PM EST Sun Nov 5 2023
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC
has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates
for Macon County, until midnight EST Monday night.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates
concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards. For additional information, please visit the North
Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at
https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.
Record Weather Events for November 6th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1961
Lowest Temperature 14°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1962
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 1977
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 6th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guiilford County in 2003
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 4.55 inches in Morrisville, Wake County in 1963
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 1953
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
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Record Weather Events for November 6th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1961
Lowest Temperature 14°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1962
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 1977
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 6th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guiilford County in 2003
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 4.55 inches in Morrisville, Wake County in 1963
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 1953
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
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News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
"I'm not sure the community is being listened to": Former Franklin mayor talks HCA concerns | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions [Macon Media]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Nov. 2 [wral-tv (rALEIGH, nc)]
• Multiple structures lost in Poplar Fire, which now spans 430 acres with 75 homes threatened [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---NATIONAL---
Israel-Hamas bloodshed flashpoint for students across US college campuses | Global News
President Biden delivers remarks in Maine following the Lewiston mass shooting— 11/03/23 | CNBC Television
• Lewiston attack: Biden meets families in Maine after mass shooting [BBC News]
• The 2024 Election Rematch Americans Are Dreading Looks Likely [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds [New York Times]
• Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term [Washington Post]
• Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Here's why some doctors say standard time should be permanent [ABC News]
• Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves [CBS News]
International News Headlines
Iran's Military Strategy & Power Projection - Drones, Proxies & Production under Sanctions | Perun
Why Rice Markets Are In Crisis Mode | CNBC
Afghanistan: The Taliban's victory - the end of freedom | DW Documentary
• Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia chosen as NPP presidential candidate [BBC News]
• Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison [Africa News]
• France's Jewish community faces a surge in anti-Semitism [France 24]
• The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth [BBC News]
• Taiwan orders 10,000 Kestrel anti-armor missiles [Taiwan News]
• Chinese team creates drones with ‘human brains’ able to tackle complex tasks through group chats [South China Morning post]
• JCS keeps close tabs on N. Korea's possible provocations around ICBM launch anniv. [Yonhap news Agency]
Meet the Press full broadcast – Nov. 5 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Zomlot, Crow, Gonzales, Markarova | Face the Nation (CBS)
Washington Today (11-1-23): Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged for 2nd meeting in a row | C-SPAN
Global National: Nov. 5, 2023 | Gaza suffers 3rd communications blackout as death toll climbs
ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - Nov. 5, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Nov. 5 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (November 5, 2023)
---COVID--- Medical Minute: COVID-19 Variant | KOTV-TV (Tulsa, OK)
• Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant [bioRxiv]
• Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure [UNC Health]
• When should you come out of Covid isolation? Experts weigh in [NBC News (via Yahoo News)]
• TWiV 1056: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1057: CMV-based HIV vaccine with Klaus Früh [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology • The Sky This Week from November 3 to 10: See Jupiter at its best [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 03 – 12 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Why I Went to WAR with Stephen Hawking!” Leonard Susskind | Dr Brian Keating
A New Mosasaur Species Named Jormungandr | 7 Days of Science
• Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available [Perdue University]
• After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly [ARS TECHNICA]
• The cost of climate change: Temperature extremes linked to elevated mortality rates and economic loss [PsyPost]
• Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok’ AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others [CNBC]
• NASA delays Artemis lunar rover award by four months [Space News]
• Epic v. Google, explained: Everything you need to know about the big app store trial kicking off November 6th. [The Verge]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS--- Judge Tosses AI Art Lawsuit | This Week in Tech #952
The Level1 Show November 3 2023: International Space Gestation | Level1 Techs
Night of the Undead Ad Blockers - DTNS 4639 | Daily Tech News Show
Why Germany Lost the Battle of Kursk 1943 (WW2 Documentary) Real Time History
Insulation Lean-To Camping | Steve Wallis
The Unlikely Rise and Collapse of the Bulgarian Computer | Asianometry
Ivan the Terrible - First Tsar of Russia Documentary | The People Profiles
Why the Universe May End at Any Moment With Prof. Geraint Lewis | Event Horizon
Overnight camping in an NYPD Surveillance Van | Mav
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), November 5, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Liveblog: US nuclear submarine enters Mideast as Hamas war rages on [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel-Hamas liveblog: Communications blackout across Gaza [Al Jazeera]
Pro-Palestinian crowds try to storm air base housing U.S. troops in Turkey | NBC News
Gaza latest: Fears mount of Lebanon joining war, communications blackout in besieged strip | DW News
• Hamas using Gaza hospitals as military positions, Israel claims as it presents new evidence [Sky News]
• Blinken Rushes to Reassure Anxious Arab Allies in Surprise Trips to West Bank, Iraq [Wall Street Journal]
• Few reasons for optimism after Antony Blinken's diplomatic dash [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67329121]
• Israel intensifies Gaza bombings despite global calls for ceasefire [Al Arabiya]
• US will be ‘hit hard’ if no ceasefire in Gaza – Iran’s defense chief [Russia Today]
ukraine • Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 621 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
How Putin’s rule will end - as Russia collapses around him | Defence in Depth | The telegraph (UK)
What are the chances of ending the war in Ukraine? | Stefan Korshak | TVP World
• Explosions and fire engulf Russian ammo depot in occupied Ukrainian village [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine liveblog updates: Zelenskyy denies stalemate claims[DW News]
• EU weighs advancing Ukraine's membership bid as Russia war drags on [France 24]
• How Russia Games Oil Sanctions for Big Profits [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine war: Military chiefs in Kyiv under pressure over deadly Russian strike [BBC News]
Pro-Russian News Sources
• Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Ukraine enters penultimate stage of its existence [Pravda]
• Ukraine starts using drones for attacks along Donetsk-Mariupol highway - DPR official [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------ 🔴 (discretion) Israeli Ground Assault Continues, Sevastopol Cruises | Combat Footage Show
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Ukraine War BREAKING NEWS (20231105): Black Sea Fleet Ship Hit (Askold) | ATP Geopolitics
Day 620: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine seeks return of workers to boost economy | DW Business
Russia now controls 18 percent of Ukraine, including Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine | NBC News
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On This Day
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 55 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)
447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.
963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto.[
1217 – The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs.
1792 – Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.
1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
1900 – President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
1906 – Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama, being the first President of the United States to make an official diplomatic tour outside of the Continental United States.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
1943 – World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
1963 – Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.
1971 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
1985 – Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
1986 – Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 21⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
1988 – 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 938 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
1995 – Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
2002 – Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
2002 – A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
2004 – An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
2012 – Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
2018 – The Democratic Party wins the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, November 06, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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• Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions [Macon Media]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Nov. 2 [wral-tv (rALEIGH, nc)]
• Multiple structures lost in Poplar Fire, which now spans 430 acres with 75 homes threatened [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---NATIONAL---
Israel-Hamas bloodshed flashpoint for students across US college campuses | Global News
President Biden delivers remarks in Maine following the Lewiston mass shooting— 11/03/23 | CNBC Television
• Lewiston attack: Biden meets families in Maine after mass shooting [BBC News]
• The 2024 Election Rematch Americans Are Dreading Looks Likely [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds [New York Times]
• Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term [Washington Post]
• Daylight saving time ends this weekend. Here's why some doctors say standard time should be permanent [ABC News]
• Why it may be better to skip raking your leaves [CBS News]
International News Headlines
Iran's Military Strategy & Power Projection - Drones, Proxies & Production under Sanctions | Perun
Why Rice Markets Are In Crisis Mode | CNBC
Afghanistan: The Taliban's victory - the end of freedom | DW Documentary
• Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia chosen as NPP presidential candidate [BBC News]
• Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison [Africa News]
• France's Jewish community faces a surge in anti-Semitism [France 24]
• The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth [BBC News]
• Taiwan orders 10,000 Kestrel anti-armor missiles [Taiwan News]
• Chinese team creates drones with ‘human brains’ able to tackle complex tasks through group chats [South China Morning post]
• JCS keeps close tabs on N. Korea's possible provocations around ICBM launch anniv. [Yonhap news Agency]
Meet the Press full broadcast – Nov. 5 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Zomlot, Crow, Gonzales, Markarova | Face the Nation (CBS)
Washington Today (11-1-23): Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged for 2nd meeting in a row | C-SPAN
Global National: Nov. 5, 2023 | Gaza suffers 3rd communications blackout as death toll climbs
ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - Nov. 5, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Nov. 5 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (November 5, 2023)
---COVID--- Medical Minute: COVID-19 Variant | KOTV-TV (Tulsa, OK)
• Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant [bioRxiv]
• Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure [UNC Health]
• When should you come out of Covid isolation? Experts weigh in [NBC News (via Yahoo News)]
• TWiV 1056: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1057: CMV-based HIV vaccine with Klaus Früh [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology • The Sky This Week from November 3 to 10: See Jupiter at its best [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 03 – 12 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Why I Went to WAR with Stephen Hawking!” Leonard Susskind | Dr Brian Keating
A New Mosasaur Species Named Jormungandr | 7 Days of Science
• Science enabling heat and air conditioning for long-term space habitats is almost fully available [Perdue University]
• After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly [ARS TECHNICA]
• The cost of climate change: Temperature extremes linked to elevated mortality rates and economic loss [PsyPost]
• Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok’ AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others [CNBC]
• NASA delays Artemis lunar rover award by four months [Space News]
• Epic v. Google, explained: Everything you need to know about the big app store trial kicking off November 6th. [The Verge]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS--- Judge Tosses AI Art Lawsuit | This Week in Tech #952
The Level1 Show November 3 2023: International Space Gestation | Level1 Techs
Night of the Undead Ad Blockers - DTNS 4639 | Daily Tech News Show
Why Germany Lost the Battle of Kursk 1943 (WW2 Documentary) Real Time History
Insulation Lean-To Camping | Steve Wallis
The Unlikely Rise and Collapse of the Bulgarian Computer | Asianometry
Ivan the Terrible - First Tsar of Russia Documentary | The People Profiles
Why the Universe May End at Any Moment With Prof. Geraint Lewis | Event Horizon
Overnight camping in an NYPD Surveillance Van | Mav
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), November 5, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Liveblog: US nuclear submarine enters Mideast as Hamas war rages on [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel-Hamas liveblog: Communications blackout across Gaza [Al Jazeera]
Pro-Palestinian crowds try to storm air base housing U.S. troops in Turkey | NBC News
Gaza latest: Fears mount of Lebanon joining war, communications blackout in besieged strip | DW News
• Hamas using Gaza hospitals as military positions, Israel claims as it presents new evidence [Sky News]
• Blinken Rushes to Reassure Anxious Arab Allies in Surprise Trips to West Bank, Iraq [Wall Street Journal]
• Few reasons for optimism after Antony Blinken's diplomatic dash [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67329121]
• Israel intensifies Gaza bombings despite global calls for ceasefire [Al Arabiya]
• US will be ‘hit hard’ if no ceasefire in Gaza – Iran’s defense chief [Russia Today]
ukraine • Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 621 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
How Putin’s rule will end - as Russia collapses around him | Defence in Depth | The telegraph (UK)
What are the chances of ending the war in Ukraine? | Stefan Korshak | TVP World
• Explosions and fire engulf Russian ammo depot in occupied Ukrainian village [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine liveblog updates: Zelenskyy denies stalemate claims[DW News]
• EU weighs advancing Ukraine's membership bid as Russia war drags on [France 24]
• How Russia Games Oil Sanctions for Big Profits [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine war: Military chiefs in Kyiv under pressure over deadly Russian strike [BBC News]
Pro-Russian News Sources
• Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Ukraine enters penultimate stage of its existence [Pravda]
• Ukraine starts using drones for attacks along Donetsk-Mariupol highway - DPR official [TASS]
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On This Day
November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 55 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)
447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers.
963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto.[
1217 – The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs.
1792 – Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race.
1869 – In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
1900 – President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
1906 – Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama, being the first President of the United States to make an official diplomatic tour outside of the Continental United States.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead.
1943 – World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation.
1947 – Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television.
1963 – Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm.
1971 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians.
1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
1985 – Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
1986 – Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 21⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
1988 – 1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 938 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
1995 – Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
2002 – Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
2002 – A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
2004 – An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
2012 – Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
2016 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
2018 – The Democratic Party wins the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, November 06, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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