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WEATHER Gainesville 5-Day Forecast TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY #AccuWeather - download the free app SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Breezy with sunshine Clear and chilly Plenty of sunshine Partly sunny Increasing clouds HIGH: 49° LOW: 31° 57732° 59735° 63750° T-storms possible 61755° RFT: 63735 ° 1 RFT: 63738 * 1 RFT: 64748 * 1 RFT: 60754 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 35% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Regional Weather Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 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High Verjj Main Offender: Alder, Juniper, Elm Source: National Allergy Bureau City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 65 35 s 61 37 s Atlanta 54 33 s 57 36 s Augusta 61 34 s 61 31 s Brunswick 66 40 s 58 45 s Chattanooga 52 32 s 55 32 s City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Columbus 61 35 s 60 37 s Dalton 50 32 s 54 31 s Greenville 54 32 pc 57 28 s Macon 61 33 s 60 32 s Savannah 64 38 s 60 36 s aosent I absent CELEBRIS REPORT Pop star Perry reveals her pregnancy in new video Katy Perry has revealed she’s pregnant in a very show business way. The 35-year-old pop star showed off her growing baby bump at the end of the video for her latest song “Never Worn White.” On Instagram, Perry said her pregnancy is “probably the longest secret” she has “ever had to keep. ” The news was confirmed Thurs day by Perry’s label, Capitol Music Group. The baby will be Perry’s first, and the sec ond for her fiance, Orlando Bloom, who has a 9-year-old son, Flynn, with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. Perry joked that she was relieved to share the news. “So glad I don’t have to suck it in anymore,” she wrote on Twitter. “Or carry around a big purse.” Atlanta rapper Lil Baby gives school $150K for scholarships Atlanta rapper Lil Baby surprised stu dents at his former high school with a performance and $150,000 to establish a scholarship program, officials announced. Lil Baby, whose real name is Dominique Jones, announced the endowed $150,000 scholarship program titled “My Turn” for students at Booker T. Washington High School, news outlets reported Wednesday. The Grammy-nominated rapper said scholarships will be awarded to students who show excellence and leadership in the classroom. Atlanta Public Schools officials said the first scholarship was awarded to a senior who will attend Dartmouth College in the fall and play football there. The specific amount of that scholarship wasn’t immedi ately disclosed. Associated Press Oprah’s episode on ‘American Dirt’ will start streaming on Friday The “deep” discussion Oprah Winfrey promised on Jeanine Cummins’ buzzy migrant novel “American Dirt” is finally coming to a screen or phone near you. The highly anticipated conversation among Winfrey, Cummins and others will begin streaming as a two-part episode of “Oprah’s Book Club” on Friday on Apple TV+, according to a Wednesday release. “If you read the book there is no doubt you heard about the controversy around it,” said Winfrey in a clip of the show. “Many people in the Mexican and Latinx community have voiced strong criticism about this book,” she continued, adding that several authors asked her to rescind her selection of the contentious novel as her book club pick and addressing the social media backlash that followed. “I want you to know I have heard and understand the concerns,” she told her audience. “And today, what we’re going to do is lean into this conversation because for me, for 25 years on the Oprah show and now beyond, that is the only way I think we can actually gain an understanding.” In the opening of the episode’s one-min ute trailer, Cummins sits across from Win frey, visibly uncomfortable. “You resisted because you thought you were the wrong color,” Winfrey says to the author. The video ends with Winfrey back in the studio with her audience, reflecting on the massive backlash “American Dirt” stirred up: “What this has done for me, is it has opened my eyes in ways that only books can do.” Tribune News Service TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1475, Italian artist and poet Michelangelo was born in Cap- rese in the Republic of Florence. In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto. In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell as Mexican forces led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna stormed the fortress after a 13-day siege; the battle claimed the lives of all the Texan defenders, nearly 200 strong, including William Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett. In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court. In 1935, retired Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., died in Washington two days before his 94th birthday. In 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale Ameri can raid on Berlin during World War II. In 1964, heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.” BIRTHDAYS Dancer-actress Carmen de Lavallade is 89. Actress- writer Joanna Miles is 80. Actor Ben Murphy is 78. Singer Mary Wilson (The Supremes) is 76. Rock singer-musician David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) is 74. Actress Anna Maria Hors- ford is 73. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 73. Singer Kiki Dee is 73. TV consumer reporter John Stossel is 73. Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz is 72. Actor Tom Arnold is 61. Actor D.L. Hughley is 57. Country songwriter Skip Ewing is 56. Actress Moira Kelly is 52. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is 48. Rock musician Chris Tomson (Vampire Weekend) is 36. MLB pitcher Jake Arrieta is 34. Rapper/producer Tyler, the Creator is 29. Actor Dil lon Freasier is 24. EVENTS UV Index 1 Lake Levels 1 Sun and Moon 5 3 ~ 3 0 9 a.m. Noon 3 p.m. 6 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1075.35 +0.21 Allatoona Lake 840.0 844.34 +0.17 Burton Lake 1865.0 1863.60 -0.28 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 331.83 +0.25 Hartwell Lake 660.0 661.22 none Russell Lake 480.0 477.23 -0.29 West Point Lake 635.0 630.91 none Sunrise today 6:57 a.m. Sunset tonight 6:36 p.m. Moonrise today 3:14 p.m. Moonset today 4:53 a.m. Full Last New First Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 24 Apr 1 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice ABOUT US AND OUR VALUES The public has a right to know, and The Times is dedicated to that principle and the “continued enlightenment and freedom of the people of North Georgia,” as engraved outside our building. The pursuit of truth is a fundamental principle of journalism. But the truth is not always apparent or known immediately. 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When you’re working very hard and not being compen sated, it’s natural to get a bit testy. It may help your attitude to consider that there may be other forms of compensation in play that cannot be tallied at this time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The right attitude for the mo ment — that’s the trick — to match yourself to what’s go ing on around you and then feel around for any points of advantage you might be able to lean into. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The question of doing things for love vs. money will come up. Would you still do this work if you were a multimillionaire? If not, what work would you still be willing to do? CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you’re in a rut, then it’s be cause you settled somewhere that made sense for a mo ment and repeated an action until it dug a nice groove. Getting out of a rut will be a matter of leverage and differ ent sorts of movement. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Making yourself user-friendly sounds like some sort of co-depen- dent tendency. But actually, anything you can do to make it easier for people to interact with you will benefit one, all and especially you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s a feeling of nostalgia that you probably won’t be able to shake, and why would you want to? “No wonder the moon in the window seems to have drifted out of a love poem that you used to know by heart.” — Billy Collins LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Get the experience — the firsthand, in-person, face-to- face, sweat-on-the-pavement experience. There’s no story, movie, class or book that could teach you the same thing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You need to keep some in the reserve today. Hold back because your expenditures, mostly emotionally speaking, will be a little more intense than anticipated, and it’s good to have a buffer. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The difficult tasks will be all yours if you want them. Why would you? Because no one else does. The mess is everyone’s to handle, though only the noblest put their hands to the task. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) What you’re thinking of as an identity can also be thought of as though it were simply a choice that you repeat until it becomes synonymous and inextricably entwined with who you are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The value of intimate relationships is impossible to quantify, but if you were to try, the best measure would be through heartfelt expressions that defy the rules of reason. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Maybe everything has a shelf life. Some expiry dates are a longtime running. For instance, the humble jel lyfish has been around for 500 million years. Also, the love you’ve got going has a pretty good chance of a long existence.
