Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Expect beneficial rain today ahead of a strong cold front moving across our region from the west. There may also be a few thunderstorms along with breezy conditions, especially in the mountains. Dry high pressure returns on Wednesday into Thanksgiving Day. Low pressure moves northward from Florida on Friday and along the Carolina coast Saturday.
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Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions https://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2023/11/burn-ban-issued-for-14-counties-in.html Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. Patchy fog after 8am. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 30 mph in the morning and shifting to come out of the east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph (50 or 60 on the ridges). Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 8am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 20 to 30 mph in the morning decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph (50 to 60 in the ridges). Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s.
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Hazards
The burn ban is still in effect. [LINK TO BURN BAN INFO]
Strong, gusty winds are possible today night as a frontal system crosses the area. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible today into tonight.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
730 PM EST Mon Nov 20 2023
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph. Higher ridgetops may see winds of 40 to 45 mph at times late tonight and early Tuesday. A few gusts over 50 mph are possible.
* WHERE...Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson and Macon Counties.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
Record Weather Events for November 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Lowest Temperature 7°F in Highlands in in 1937
Greatest Rainfall 2.39 inches in Highlands in 1985
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Kate)
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 21st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in Wadesboro, Anson County in 2016
Lowest Temperature 2°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1987
Greatest Rainfall 3.40 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1952
Greatest Snowfall 4.8 inches in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1937
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---
thru the eyes of the grateful hiker.. franklin north carolina. thanks
• Great Smokies National Park campgrounds and roadways to close in advance of high winds and red flag warning [Macon Media]
• 2023 Christmas Tree Timelapse and Photos [Macon Media]
• WNC Wildfires: Black Bear Fire now 42% contained, grows to 1,740 acres [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Black voters sue to strike down NC Senate map, saying it's racially gerrymandered [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Fire Service update: Two fires still burning in WNC [Mountain Xpress]
---NATIONAL---
President Biden Pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey | The White House
First Lady Jill Biden Welcomes the Official 2023 White House Christmas Tree with Military Families | The White House
• Stocks Extend Rally, Boosted by AI Optimism [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
• U.S. gas prices are falling and could hit the cheapest Thanksgiving day price since 2020 [CNBC]
• Justices take up Native health care funding cases and a dispute over sentencing guide [SCOTUSblog]
• Skeptical DC Circuit grills both Trump and prosecutors in hopes of balanced gag order [Courthhouse News Service]
• Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools [Pheasanton Weekly ]
• Supreme Court declines appeal from Derek Chauvin in murder of George Floyd [CBS News]
• Court rules that only US government can sue to enforce Voting Rights Act [The Guardian (UK)]
International News Headlines
South Africa’s ‘Black Mamba’ anti-poaching unit | BBC News
UN: Earth on track to warm by nearly 3C without aggressive actions | DW News
• Counting on Germany to defend Poland against Russia is a mistake: Polish Def Min [TVP World]
• About 200 ‘ndrangheta members, bosses and associates convicted at historic mafia trial [Courthouse News Service]
• US lawmakers call for US$2 billion more in arms for Taiwan after Xi threats [Taiwan News]
• Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election: electoral commission [Africa News]
• N Korea tells Japan it will launch spy satellite in days [BBC News]
• How China ties space projects in Africa with climate and security priorities [South China Morning Post]
• Putin to take part in emergency BRICS summit – Kremlin [Russia Today]
Meet the Press full broadcast – Nov. 19 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Kawar, Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi | Face the Nation (CBS)
Washington Today (11-20-23): Donald Trump gag order argued before U.S. Court of Appeals | C-SPAN
Global National: Nov. 20, 2023 | Fate of captured Hamas militants sparks fierce debate
ABC World News Tonight Full Broadcast - Nov. 20, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Nov. 20 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (November 20, 2023)
---COVID--- Ep 144 Osterholm Update: A Slow Motion Tsunami
• SARS-CoV-2 and innate immunity: the good, the bad, and the “goldilocks” [nature: Cellular and Molecular Immunology]
• Vaccine fatigue? Health care workers skip COVID-19 shots [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
• More US parents plan to vaccinate kids against RSV, flu than COVID, survey shows [CIDRAP (The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)]
• TWiV 1062: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1063: Childhood paralysis with Kevin Messacar [Microbe TV]
Science and Technology • The Sky This Week from November 17 to 24: See Jupiter at its best [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 17 – 26 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Prehistoric Dolphin With Tusk-Like Teeth Discovered | 7 Days of Science
Is Science Dying? | Sabine Hossenfelder
• OpenAI staff demand board resign over Sam Altman sacking [BBC News]
• OpenAI’s Weekend of Absolute Chaos [Wall Street Journal]
• Microsoft CEO Nadella says OpenAI governance needs to change no matter where Altman ends up [CNBC]
• Elon Musk’s X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site [CNN]
• ‘Extremely worrying’: Argentinian researchers reel after election of anti-science president [xxx]
• ‘Extremely worrying’: Argentinian researchers reel after election of anti-science president [nature]
Sam Altman and OpenAI Subsection
Microsoft Taps Sam Altman to Lead In-House AI Team| Bloomberg Television
Altman to Microsoft: A New Era of AI Begins | 3 Threats to Watch | Liam Ottley
• The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI [New York Times]
• Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to resign and join Microsoft [The Verge]
---SCIENCE VIDEOS--- The Level1 Show November 21 2023: Let Freedom Bing | Level1 Techs
Game of OpenAI Thrones - DTNS 4649 | Daily Tech News Show
Why Shouldn't The Universe Exist? | History of the Universe
The OpenAI Saga - Everything Changed AGAIN! | Matt Wolfe
Brian Greene: Does the Multiverse Actually Exist? | Dr Brian Keating
Coder 545: Sam's Busy Weekend | Jupiter Broadcasting
TOWER CAM! SpaceX Starship IFT-2 | The Launch Pad
This is what we've been waiting for! - Starbase Weekly #89 | LabPadre Space
The Coming Psychological Black Death | WhatIfAltHist
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
• Iran Updates (Refocused on the Israel-Hamas War), November 20, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
• Liveblog: US, Hamas say hostage, ceasefire deal near, Houthis up threats [Jerusalem Post]
• Liveblog: Hamas chief says ‘truce’ deal near as Israel bombs Gaza ‘north to south’ [Al Jazeera]
🔴 (discretion) Hezbollah Escalation, Shifa Tunnels, Dnipro Bridgehead | Combat Footage Show
Israeli forces say they’ll soon be moving to southern Gaza | ABC News
Israel releases videos it says show hostages and a tunnel at Al-Shifa hospital | NBC News
• BBC assesses footage of hostages and tunnels released by Israel [BBC News]
• Houthi-seized ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area: owner [TVP World]
• Hamas chief says ‘close to reaching’ truce deal in Israel-Hamas war [Al Arabiya News]
• Israel-Hamas war strains Indonesia, Malaysia ties with West [DW News]
• IDF nearing total seizure of major Gaza neighborhood [YNET News]
• Families of Hostages in Gaza Are Desperate for Proof of Life [New York Times]
ukraine • Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 636 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
Ukraine war latest: Unsuccessful Kyiv drone attacks, successful Dnieper crossings | Rock Rachon | TVP World
Families of Russian troops protest Ukraine war | DW News
• Ukraine updates: US announces fresh $100 million in aid [DW News]
• US defence chief visits Kyiv, announces $100m military aid package [Al Jazeera]
• Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech [NBC News]
• Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’ [Wall Street Journal]
• Cops in the trenches: Ukrainian police key to fight against Russia [Washington Post]
• Breaking down US' visit to Ukraine [CBS News]
Pro-Russian News Sources
• Timofey Bordachev: Russia has been giving the West a chance to come to its senses for 16 years [Russia Today]
• Russia may complete special military operation in spring 2024 [Pravda]
• Russian envoy to Washington brands new US aid package to Ukraine as sedative pill [TASS]
----------UKRAINE VIDEOS------------ 🔴 (discretion) Hezbollah Escalation, Shifa Tunnels, Dnipro Bridgehead | Combat Footage Show
Ukraine War Live Stream Chat/Q AND A with Exit: All Things Maritime | ATP Geopolitics
Day 635: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine FPV drone chases down and eliminates Russian truck on the frontline | Daily Mail (UK)
Hear from Ukrainian drone pilot after Russians identified his unit's position | CNN
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On This Day
November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 40 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)
164 BCE – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
235 – Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred.
1009 – Lý Công Uẩn is enthroned as emperor of Đại Cồ Việt, founding the Lý dynasty.
1386 – Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive.
1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
1676 – The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
1783 – In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
1789 – North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
1851 – Mutineers take control of the Chilean penal colony of Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan.
1861 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
1894 – Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
1900 – Claude Monet's paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.
1902 – The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeat the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first-ever professional American football night game.
1905 – Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik.
1910 – Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
1916 – Mines from SM U-73 sink HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War.
1918 – The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
1918 – The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
1918 – A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
1920 – Irish War of Independence: On "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated a group of British Intelligence agents, and British forces killed 14 civilians at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park.
1922 – Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
1927 – Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
1942 – The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
1944 – World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongō and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait.
1945 – The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.
1950 – Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
1953 – The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
1959 – American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
1961 – The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.
1962 – The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
1964 – The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
1964 – Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
1969 – U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
1970 – Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
1971 – Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
1972 – Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung-hee and the Fourth Republic.
1974 – The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
1977 – Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".
1979 – The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four.
1980 – A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
1985 – United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
1986 – National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair.
1990 – Bangkok Airways Flight 125 crashes on approach to Samui Airport, killing 38.
1992 – A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.
1995 – The Dayton Agreement is initialed at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1996 – Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.
1998 – Finnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.
2002 – NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
2002 – Arturo Guzmán Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police.
2004 – The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
2004 – Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
2004 – The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.
2006 – Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
2009 – A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.
2012 – At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
2013 – Fifty-four people are killed when the roof of a shopping center collapses in Riga, Latvia.
2013 – Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement.
2014 – A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.
2015 – The government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.
2017 – Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
2019 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
2019 – Tesla launches the SUV Cybertruck. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration.
2021 – An SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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