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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A moist airmass will return today and and is expected to remain in the region through at least the middle of the week. Increased cloud cover and precipitation will allow for a gradual cooling trend through the upcoming week.
• County Commissioners Begin Process of Selecting a New County Manager [Macon Media]
• Macon County Public Health to Host Drive-Thru Flu Vaccine Clinic [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, 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.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then showers likely between 8am and 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 60%.
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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 Mon Sep 23 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico (AL97):
Showers and thunderstorms are beginning to show signs of organization with a broad area of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. Environmental conditions appear favorable for further development of this system, and a tropical depression or storm is likely to form over the next couple of days as the system moves northward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico where additional development is possible.
Regardless of development, this system is expected to produce heavy rains over portions of Central America during the next several days. Interests in the northwestern Caribbean, the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, and western Cuba should closely monitor the progress of this system. Later this week, the system is forecast to move generally northward across the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and interests along the northern and northeastern Gulf Coast should also closely monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
2. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located between western Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Environmental conditions appear generally favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the middle to latter part of this week while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (6.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (5.1 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 23rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 30°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2003
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 September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for September 23rd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1999
Greatest One-Day Rain 8.03 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2011
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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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)
September 2024 Schedule
9-7-24—The Shifty Sisters—From heartfelt to irreverent, these ladies offer up all types of music to the crowd. You’ll hear covers and originals both. It’s been a while, but we’re glad to have the trio back to The Frog. Blues, ballads & more.
9-14-24---Al Scortino & Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas—Award-Winning Singer Songwriter Al Scortino combines with Greg Thomas who’s a wonderful multi-instrumentalist. Expect mostly originals from this duo.
9-21-24---Bill Petersen, Zip Robertson & Cricket Woodward provide a Song Circle for us. You’ll hear blues, country, folk and more.......a variety of Americana with a variety of acoustic instruments. Enjoy their covers and originals.
9-28-24---Steve Greenberg and Charlie Simmons—Enjoy the voice of Steve Greenberg on his folk covers along with the finger-style picking of award-winning guitarist, Charlie Simmons.
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
---NATIONAL---
Videos and links to news articles
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (6.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (5.1 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 23rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 30°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2003
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 September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for September 23rd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1999
Greatest One-Day Rain 8.03 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2011
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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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)
September 2024 Schedule
9-7-24—The Shifty Sisters—From heartfelt to irreverent, these ladies offer up all types of music to the crowd. You’ll hear covers and originals both. It’s been a while, but we’re glad to have the trio back to The Frog. Blues, ballads & more.
9-14-24---Al Scortino & Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas—Award-Winning Singer Songwriter Al Scortino combines with Greg Thomas who’s a wonderful multi-instrumentalist. Expect mostly originals from this duo.
9-21-24---Bill Petersen, Zip Robertson & Cricket Woodward provide a Song Circle for us. You’ll hear blues, country, folk and more.......a variety of Americana with a variety of acoustic instruments. Enjoy their covers and originals.
9-28-24---Steve Greenberg and Charlie Simmons—Enjoy the voice of Steve Greenberg on his folk covers along with the finger-style picking of award-winning guitarist, Charlie Simmons.
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
---NATIONAL---
Videos and links to news articles
A behind-the-scenes look at security preps for the UN General Assembly | NBC News
New details emerge in Titan sub implosion | CBS News
• Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class [Winston-Salem Journal]
• Johnson rolls out plan B to avert government shutdown [The Hill]
• Secret Service report highlights failures before attempted Trump assassination [Courthouse News Service]
• Secret Service Report [Download 5 page PDF]
• Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed [CNN]
• Gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are banned with new policy [CBS News]
• Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 17 [AP News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Trump Rally in Wilmington, North Carolina | KDFW-TV (Dallas-Fort Wort, TX)
Kamala Harris rally in Madison, Wisconsin | Milwaukee Journal
• No people, no problem: AI chatbots predict elections better than humans [Semafor]
• Mark Robinson campaign staffers resign en masse, following CNN report [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Harris' conservative culture play [AXIOS]
• What to Know About the Origins of ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ in Politics, From the French Revolution to the 2020 Presidential Race (2019 article) [Time Magazine]
• Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change [NBC News]
• China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway U.S. political debate [Los Angeles Times]
• 111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’ [New York Times]
• N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK [AXIOS]
• ‘A devastating self-own’: How Project 2025 became Trump’s worst nightmare [Yahoo News]
• Mark Robinson Called Mein Kampf a ‘Good Read’ on Porn Site, Too [New York Intelligencer]
International News Headlines
Europe grapples with devastating floods | Press Corner | TVP World
United Nations Summit of the Future | DW News
• Summit of the Future [United Nations/a>]
• At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen [AP News]
• IDF intercepts cruise missiles, drones fired from Iraq at north and south [Times of Israel]
• Scholz's party fends off far-right AfD in German state vote [France 24]
• North Gaza siege: Netanyahu considers plan to starve out Hamas fighters [Jerusalem Post]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian War, day 942: Zelenskyy heads to US with “Victory Plan” as Ukraine boosts drone and missile production [Euromaidan Press]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Motorcade carrying Russian ambassador hit by explosion [Russia Today]
• What weapons Ukraine has to strike deep into Russia [Pravda]
• Russian aviation hit 20 areas of deployment of Ukrainian troops in Kursk Region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
---International Conflicts: Russo-Ukrainian War Edition ---
The Ukrainian Economy at War (2024) - Defence Production, Energy & Endurance | Perun
The Russian Economy at War (2024) - Sanctions, growth, inflation & mounting risks | Perun
This Week with George Stephanopoulos Full Broadcast - Sunday, Sep 22, 2024 | ABC News
Meet the Press (full broadcast) – Sept. 22 | NBC News
Face the Nation: Houlahan, Polis, Herzog | Sept 22, 2024
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, September 20, 2024
2024 Campaign Trail: Six Weeks Until Election Day | C-SPAN
Dali Sets Sail | NTSB Finds Loose Wires | US Sues Owner | Ship to be Repaired in China | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (9-20-24): Secret Service: 'complacency' led to 1st Trump assassination attempt | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 22, 2024 | Hezbollah warns conflict with Israel entering “new stage”
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Sept. 22, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | September 22, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Sept. 22, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Sept. 22, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
America’s New Doomsday Weapon is Unstoppable | Task and Purpose
The Level1 Show September 20th: Full Mars Living | Level1 Techs
Travel Flow Charts - DTNS 4858 | 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 September 20 to 27: Neptune at Opposition [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 20 – 29 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast – September 2024 | The Equinox and the Summer Triangle
• The Decade-long Hunt for Arrokoth, a Strange New World in the Outer Solar System [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The New Horizons Extended Mission Target: Arrokoth Search and Discovery [The Planetary Science Journal]
Near-Collision With Other Star Jumbled Up Our Solar System, Physicists Says | Sabine Hossenfelder
Linux Unplugges #580: Brent's Boogie Bus Broadcast Bash | Jupiter Broadcasting
Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
What La Niña Will do to Earth in 2025 | Astrum
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On This Day
September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 99 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)
38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified.
1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
1338 – The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first
naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.
1409 – The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.
1459 – The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
1561 – King Philip II of Spain issues cedula, ordering a halt to colonizing efforts in Florida.[4]
1779 – American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
1780 British Major John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point
1803 – Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
1806 Lewis and Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest
1821 – Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence
1846 – Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.
1862 Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
1868 – The Grito de Lares occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
1884 American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing
1884 – On the night of 23-24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1899 – The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
1905 – Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
1932 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud merges the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1938 British premier Neville Chamberlain flies to Munich
1941 General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London
1941 German air raid on Soviet naval base at Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks)
1941 The first gas murder experiments are conducted at Auschwitz. concentration camp
1942 – World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
1949 US President Harry Truman announces evidence of USSR's 1st nuclear device detonation
1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
1955 All male, all white jury finds Roy Brant and John William Milam not guilty of the brutal murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Sumner, Mississippi, in landmark case that would help inspire civil rights movement in the US; the two later sell an interview admitting to the murder
1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
1973 – Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
1976 US televised presidential debate between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter
1983 – Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
2004 – Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
2005 FBI killing of Filiberto Ojeda (leader of the “Macheteros") on Plan Bonito Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.
2008 – Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.
2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program
2018 Japan's space agency is the first to place two robotic explorers on an asteroid - Ryugu, from its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft
2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg scolds world leaders "How Dare You" for not addressing climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
2020 Alexander Lukashenko sworn in for sixth term as President of Belarus in a secret ceremony, amid continued widespread protests against his re-election
2020 President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the US November election at a White House press conference
2021 Biden administration and EPA introduce first regulation against greenhouse gases, reduction of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% in 15 years
2021 Fossilized footprints 23,000-21,000 years old from White Sands, New Mexico indicate settlement by humans of North and South America earlier than previous thought
2022 British PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng release "the mini-budget that broke Britain" containing largest tax cuts. Leads to an economic crisis and the downfall of both.
2022 Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions with some Ukrainian citizens voters forced to vote at gunpoint
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Published at 5:00am on Mounday, September 23, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Kamala Harris rally in Madison, Wisconsin | Milwaukee Journal
• No people, no problem: AI chatbots predict elections better than humans [Semafor]
• Mark Robinson campaign staffers resign en masse, following CNN report [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Harris' conservative culture play [AXIOS]
• What to Know About the Origins of ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ in Politics, From the French Revolution to the 2020 Presidential Race (2019 article) [Time Magazine]
• Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change [NBC News]
• China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway U.S. political debate [Los Angeles Times]
• 111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump ‘Unfit to Serve’ [New York Times]
• N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK [AXIOS]
• ‘A devastating self-own’: How Project 2025 became Trump’s worst nightmare [Yahoo News]
• Mark Robinson Called Mein Kampf a ‘Good Read’ on Porn Site, Too [New York Intelligencer]
International News Headlines
Europe grapples with devastating floods | Press Corner | TVP World
United Nations Summit of the Future | DW News
• Summit of the Future [United Nations/a>]
• At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen [AP News]
• IDF intercepts cruise missiles, drones fired from Iraq at north and south [Times of Israel]
• Scholz's party fends off far-right AfD in German state vote [France 24]
• North Gaza siege: Netanyahu considers plan to starve out Hamas fighters [Jerusalem Post]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 22, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian War, day 942: Zelenskyy heads to US with “Victory Plan” as Ukraine boosts drone and missile production [Euromaidan Press]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• Motorcade carrying Russian ambassador hit by explosion [Russia Today]
• What weapons Ukraine has to strike deep into Russia [Pravda]
• Russian aviation hit 20 areas of deployment of Ukrainian troops in Kursk Region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
---International Conflicts: Russo-Ukrainian War Edition ---
The Ukrainian Economy at War (2024) - Defence Production, Energy & Endurance | Perun
The Russian Economy at War (2024) - Sanctions, growth, inflation & mounting risks | Perun
This Week with George Stephanopoulos Full Broadcast - Sunday, Sep 22, 2024 | ABC News
Meet the Press (full broadcast) – Sept. 22 | NBC News
Face the Nation: Houlahan, Polis, Herzog | Sept 22, 2024
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, September 20, 2024
2024 Campaign Trail: Six Weeks Until Election Day | C-SPAN
Dali Sets Sail | NTSB Finds Loose Wires | US Sues Owner | Ship to be Repaired in China | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (9-20-24): Secret Service: 'complacency' led to 1st Trump assassination attempt | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 22, 2024 | Hezbollah warns conflict with Israel entering “new stage”
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Sept. 22, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | September 22, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Sept. 22, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Sept. 22, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
America’s New Doomsday Weapon is Unstoppable | Task and Purpose
The Level1 Show September 20th: Full Mars Living | Level1 Techs
Travel Flow Charts - DTNS 4858 | 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 September 20 to 27: Neptune at Opposition [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 20 – 29 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast – September 2024 | The Equinox and the Summer Triangle
• The Decade-long Hunt for Arrokoth, a Strange New World in the Outer Solar System [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The New Horizons Extended Mission Target: Arrokoth Search and Discovery [The Planetary Science Journal]
Near-Collision With Other Star Jumbled Up Our Solar System, Physicists Says | Sabine Hossenfelder
Linux Unplugges #580: Brent's Boogie Bus Broadcast Bash | Jupiter Broadcasting
Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus | Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
What La Niña Will do to Earth in 2025 | Astrum
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On This Day
September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 99 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)
38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified.
1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
1338 – The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first
naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.
1409 – The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.
1459 – The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
1561 – King Philip II of Spain issues cedula, ordering a halt to colonizing efforts in Florida.[4]
1779 – American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
1780 British Major John Andre reveals Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point
1803 – Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
1806 Lewis and Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest
1821 – Fall of Tripolitsa, Greek forces massacre 30,000 Turks during Greek War of Independence
1846 – Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.
1862 Otto von Bismarck appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
1868 – The Grito de Lares occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
1884 American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing
1884 – On the night of 23-24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1899 – The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
1905 – Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
1932 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud merges the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1938 British premier Neville Chamberlain flies to Munich
1941 General de Gaulle forms government in exile in London
1941 German air raid on Soviet naval base at Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks)
1941 The first gas murder experiments are conducted at Auschwitz. concentration camp
1942 – World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
1949 US President Harry Truman announces evidence of USSR's 1st nuclear device detonation
1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
1955 All male, all white jury finds Roy Brant and John William Milam not guilty of the brutal murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Sumner, Mississippi, in landmark case that would help inspire civil rights movement in the US; the two later sell an interview admitting to the murder
1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
1973 – Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
1976 US televised presidential debate between Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter
1983 – Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.
2004 – Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
2005 FBI killing of Filiberto Ojeda (leader of the “Macheteros") on Plan Bonito Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.
2008 – Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.
2018 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program
2018 Japan's space agency is the first to place two robotic explorers on an asteroid - Ryugu, from its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft
2019 Climate activist Greta Thunberg scolds world leaders "How Dare You" for not addressing climate change at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
2020 Alexander Lukashenko sworn in for sixth term as President of Belarus in a secret ceremony, amid continued widespread protests against his re-election
2020 President Donald Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the US November election at a White House press conference
2021 Biden administration and EPA introduce first regulation against greenhouse gases, reduction of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% in 15 years
2021 Fossilized footprints 23,000-21,000 years old from White Sands, New Mexico indicate settlement by humans of North and South America earlier than previous thought
2022 British PM Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng release "the mini-budget that broke Britain" containing largest tax cuts. Leads to an economic crisis and the downfall of both.
2022 Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions with some Ukrainian citizens voters forced to vote at gunpoint
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Published at 5:00am on Mounday, September 23, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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