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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid conditions remain across the region through most of the Labor Day Weekend. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms likely through Monday. Temperatures fall below normal by mid week as a cold front moves south of the area with cooler high pressure building in from the north.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. 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 after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Labor Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Labor Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 50%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Labor Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. The chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Labor Day
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A surface trough of low pressure over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms along and just offshore the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Surface observations continue to show no signs of a closed circulation. This system is expected to meander near the coast through much of next week, and some slow development is possible if it remains offshore. Regardless of development, heavy rains could cause some flash flooding across portions of coastal Louisiana and the upper Texas coast during the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
2. Near the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean Sea:
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles remain disorganized. Gradual development of this system is possible during the next few days, and a tropical depression could form some time next week while it moves westward, reaching the Lesser Antilles on Monday and continuing across the Caribbean Sea through the middle to latter part of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent.
3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
Another tropical wave just the west of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Some slow development of this system is possible through late next week while it moves slowly to the west-northwest over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 31st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Weather Almanac for August 31st (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1957
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 4.11 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Record Weather Events for August 31st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Rain 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County in 1955
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-31-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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.
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
Meteor spotted over Blue Ridge mountains | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Fact check: Social media claims NC ballot order shows 'attempt at voter manipulation' | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Friday Football Frenzy: Aug. 30, 2024, scores and highlights [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• AMS Fireball Log for Friday, August 30th Fireball [xxx]
• Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA seeks information [Watauga Online]
• Kennedy sues NC elections officials to get name off ballots [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Team works to protect ice-age era Roan Mountain ecosystem [Mountain Xpress]
• NC can pay its bills this year, but ‘sluggish revenue growth’ to come, budget director says [Raleigh News and Observer]
• The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator increased 0.2% in July, as expected [CNBC]
• After video of armed Venezuelan gang shared by local official goes viral, Colorado city takes action [Fox News]
• Flash flood rampaged through idyllic canyon of azure waterfalls; search for hiker ends in heartbreak [AP News]
• Biden administration accused of rubber-stamping dozens of Trump-era oil leases in Utah desert [Courthouse News Service]
• 7 US personnel injured in Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS members: Officials [ABC News]
• Publishers sue Florida over book ban law, saying it creates "a regime of strict censorship" in schools [CBS News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
• Trump says he would vote against Florida abortion amendment [DW News]
• Trump comes out against Florida's abortion rights ballot measure after conservative backlash [NBC News]
• Giuliani sued by ex-Georgia election workers over efforts to shield Florida condo from creditors [Courthouse News Service]
• Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy [AP News]
• Top 5 moments from Kamala Harris' first interview as Dem nominee: 'I will not ban fracking' [Fox News]
International News Headlines
Frontline report: Israel kills senior Hamas commander in West Bank | BBC News
Ex-Commanders discuss Ukraine's first F-16 crash; Kuleba urges faster Patriot delivery | TVP World
• Far-right party aims for wins in 2 state elections as Germany’s government flounders [AP News]
• Brazil block on social media platform X comes into effect after Supreme Court order [France 24]
• Self-proclaimed healer found with 24 human skulls in Uganda [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2024 [Insitute for the Study of War]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Israel bombards Gaza, besieges West Bank’s Jenin [Al Jazeera]
• Three Israelis wounded in multiple West Bank attacks, US military personnel wounded in Iraq [Jerusalem Post]
2024 Campaign Trail: Nine Weeks Until Election Day | C-SPAN
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, August 30, 2024
Sail Training Ship Leeuwin Struck by Maersk Shekou in the Port of Fremantle, August 30, 2024 | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-28-24): VP Harris, Gov. Walz launch bus tour in GA; Sen. Vance campaigns in PA | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 30, 2024 | Hockey fans mourn ex-Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau’s death
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 30, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 30, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 30, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 30, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
200 Meter Tall Megatsunami In Greenland Produced Unusual Effects | Antov Petrov
The Level1 Show August 30 2024: Kung Fu Frightening | Level1 Techs
Can EV Batteries Be Recycled? - DTNS 4845 | Daily Tech News Show
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from August 30 to September 6: See Mercury at its best [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 8 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Makers of: Mars Mission | Rocket Lab
Why Did SpaceX's Oldest Booster Crash Land? - Was it Engines? Radar? Big Waves? | Scott Manley
First Falcon 9 Landing Failure in 267 Launches | NASA Spaceflight
Is this the biggest boulder in the Appalachian Mountains? | TheGeoModels
Coder Radio 585: From Ops to Dev and Back Again | Jupiter Broadcasting
• OpenAI says ChatGPT usage has doubled since last year [AXIOS]
• Tom Hanks Warns Fans About ‘Wonder Drug’ Online Ads That Use His Likeness ‘Through AI’: ‘Do Not Be Fooled. Do Not Be Swindled.’ [Variety]
• SK hynix announces world's first 1c DRAM chips[Korea JoongAng Daily]
• Bluesky adds ‘anti-toxicity’ options to limit dogpiling and hostile quote posts [The Verge]
• DroneShield Begins Development of Next-Gen SDRs [C•UAS HUB (Counter UAS)]
• X (Twitter) caught blocking links to NPR, claiming the news site may be ‘unsafe’ [TechCrunch]
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On This Day
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 122 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.
1218 – Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
1314 – King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.
1420 – The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of nine months.
1535 – Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of excommunication which began Eius qui immobilis.
1776 – William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
1798 – Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
1813 – Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
1876 – Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother, Abdul Hamid II.
1886 – The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
1895 – German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
1907 – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
1918 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
1933 – The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage.
1935 – In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
1939 – Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
1940 – Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
1941 – World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
1943 – USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
1949 – The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
1950 – TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.
1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1959 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
1963 – Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
1972 – Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard.
1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
1986 – The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
1988 – Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
1988 – CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people.
1991 – Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1993 – Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
1994 – Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
1996 – Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
1999 – A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
2002 – Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people.
2005 – The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
2016 – Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashes in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta Municipality in Northern Norway killing all 6 occupants.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 31, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 31st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Weather Almanac for August 31st (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1957
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 4.11 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Record Weather Events for August 31st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Rain 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County in 1955
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-31-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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.
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
Meteor spotted over Blue Ridge mountains | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Fact check: Social media claims NC ballot order shows 'attempt at voter manipulation' | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Friday Football Frenzy: Aug. 30, 2024, scores and highlights [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• AMS Fireball Log for Friday, August 30th Fireball [xxx]
• Pieces of meteorite may have fallen in Spruce Pine area, NASA seeks information [Watauga Online]
• Kennedy sues NC elections officials to get name off ballots [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Team works to protect ice-age era Roan Mountain ecosystem [Mountain Xpress]
• NC can pay its bills this year, but ‘sluggish revenue growth’ to come, budget director says [Raleigh News and Observer]
• The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator increased 0.2% in July, as expected [CNBC]
• After video of armed Venezuelan gang shared by local official goes viral, Colorado city takes action [Fox News]
• Flash flood rampaged through idyllic canyon of azure waterfalls; search for hiker ends in heartbreak [AP News]
• Biden administration accused of rubber-stamping dozens of Trump-era oil leases in Utah desert [Courthouse News Service]
• 7 US personnel injured in Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS members: Officials [ABC News]
• Publishers sue Florida over book ban law, saying it creates "a regime of strict censorship" in schools [CBS News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
• Trump says he would vote against Florida abortion amendment [DW News]
• Trump comes out against Florida's abortion rights ballot measure after conservative backlash [NBC News]
• Giuliani sued by ex-Georgia election workers over efforts to shield Florida condo from creditors [Courthouse News Service]
• Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy [AP News]
• Top 5 moments from Kamala Harris' first interview as Dem nominee: 'I will not ban fracking' [Fox News]
International News Headlines
Frontline report: Israel kills senior Hamas commander in West Bank | BBC News
Ex-Commanders discuss Ukraine's first F-16 crash; Kuleba urges faster Patriot delivery | TVP World
• Far-right party aims for wins in 2 state elections as Germany’s government flounders [AP News]
• Brazil block on social media platform X comes into effect after Supreme Court order [France 24]
• Self-proclaimed healer found with 24 human skulls in Uganda [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2024 [Insitute for the Study of War]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Israel bombards Gaza, besieges West Bank’s Jenin [Al Jazeera]
• Three Israelis wounded in multiple West Bank attacks, US military personnel wounded in Iraq [Jerusalem Post]
2024 Campaign Trail: Nine Weeks Until Election Day | C-SPAN
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, August 30, 2024
Sail Training Ship Leeuwin Struck by Maersk Shekou in the Port of Fremantle, August 30, 2024 | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-28-24): VP Harris, Gov. Walz launch bus tour in GA; Sen. Vance campaigns in PA | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 30, 2024 | Hockey fans mourn ex-Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau’s death
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 30, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 30, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 30, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 30, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
200 Meter Tall Megatsunami In Greenland Produced Unusual Effects | Antov Petrov
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On This Day
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 122 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.
1218 – Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
1314 – King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo.
1420 – The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of nine months.
1535 – Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of excommunication which began Eius qui immobilis.
1776 – William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
1798 – Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
1813 – Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
1876 – Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother, Abdul Hamid II.
1886 – The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
1895 – German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
1907 – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
1918 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
1933 – The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage.
1935 – In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
1939 – Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
1940 – Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
1941 – World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
1943 – USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
1949 – The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
1950 – TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.
1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1959 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
1963 – Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
1972 – Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard.
1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
1986 – The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
1988 – Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
1988 – CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people.
1991 – Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1993 – Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
1994 – Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
1996 – Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
1999 – A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
2002 – Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people.
2005 – The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
2016 – Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashes in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta Municipality in Northern Norway killing all 6 occupants.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 31, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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