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City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 94 73 s 96 73 pc Atlanta 92 73 s 94 74 pc Augusta 97 74 s 98 71 s Brunswick 90 78 pc 92 78 t Chattanooga 94 73 t 93 73 pc Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1071.21 +0.04 Allatoona Lake 840.0 840.72 +0.04 Burton Lake 1865.0 1865.33 -0.03 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 329.70 +0.04 Hartwell Lake 660.0 660.14 -0.08 Russell Lake 480.0 474.87 -0.08 West Point Lake 635.0 635.69 +0.05 Today Tomorrow City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Columbus 94 73 pc 95 73 pc Dalton 92 72 1 92 73 c Greenville 93 71 pc 94 71 pc Macon 95 71 s 96 70 s Savannah 96 77 c 97 761 Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:10 a.m. Sunset tonight 8:00 p.m. Moonrise today 8:40 p.m. Moonset today 7:21 a.m. Full Last New First Full Last New First Sep 2 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 23 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. 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For our digital subscription offerings, go to gainesvilletimes.com/subscribe CELEBRITY REPORT ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero arrested on terror charges, say police Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced on Monday. A well-known critic of President Paul Kagame, Rusesabagina had been living out side Rwanda since 1996. Police did not say where he was apprehended. He had been living in Belgium and then in the U.S. Rusesabagina’s daughter told the Associ ated Press that he traveled last week from the U.S. to Dubai, where she alleged he was kidnapped and taken to Rwanda but did not provide evidence to substantiate the claim. In handcuffs and a facemask, Rusesaba gina, 66, was shown to the press in Rwan da’s capital, Kigali, on Monday by police. He has not yet been formally charged in court. “Through international cooperation, the Rwanda Bureau of Investigation wants to inform the general public that Paul Rus esabagina has been arrested,” police said in a statement Monday. “Rusesabagina is suspected to be the founder, leader, sponsor and member of violent, armed, extremist terror outfits including the Rwanda Movement for Dem ocratic Change (MRCD) operating out of various places in the region and abroad,” police said. Rwanda’s police said they had issued an arrest warrant for Rusesabagina to answer charges of serious crimes includ ing terrorism, arson, kidnap and murder, perpetrated against unarmed, innocent Rwandan civilians on Rwandan territory. Police told the media in Kigali that investi gations against Rusesabagina will continue and more information will be released about his alleged activities. Carine Kanimba, Rusesabagina’s daugh ter, said the family was informed early Monday that he was being held in Rwanda. She said none of the family has been able to speak to him and they are worried he may not be getting his hypertension medication. Kanimba, 27, reached in Washington, D.C., said she last spoke with Rusesabagina last week before he flew to Dubai, but that she didn’t know the exact purpose of his trip. The state-owned RwandAir has direct flights between Dubai and Kigali. Associated Press LY\TEST COVID-19 DATA Sept. 1 NGHS data Total COVID-19 patients: 105 Gainesville COVID-19 patients: 70 Braselton COVID-19 patients: 26 Total discharged: 2,006 Total deaths: 260 Sept. 1 DPH data for Hall County Total cases: 7,801 Cases per 100k: 3,780.49 Deaths: 128 Hospitalizations: 847 Percent positive tests in last 2 weeks: 12% TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: BIRTHDAYS Former Sen. Alan K. Simpson, R-Wyo., is 89. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the ad vice, “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair. In 1944, during World War II, Navy pilot Lt. (jg) George Herbert Walker Bush was shot down by Japanese forces as he com pleted a bombing run over the Bonin Islands. (Bush was res cued by the crew of the submarine USS Finback; his two crew members, however, died.) In 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. In 1960, Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the first of her three gold medals at the Rome Summer Olympics as she finished the 100-meter dash in 11 seconds. In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the in tegration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the Internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los An geles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. The first au tomatic teller machine (ATM) to utilize magnetic-striped cards was opened to the public at Chemical Bank in New York. In 1993, the United States and Russia formally ended decades of competition in space by agreeing to a joint venture to build a space station. Singer Jimmy Clanton is 82. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sam Gooden (The Impressions) is 81. Singer Joe Simon is 77. Pro and College Foot ball Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 72. Basket ball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 72. Actor Mark Harmon is 69. Actor Linda Purl is 65. Country musician Paul Deakin (The Mavericks) is 61. Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dicker- son is 60. Actor Keanu Reeves is 56. Interna tional Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 55. Actor Salma Hayek is 54. Actor Kristen Cloke is 52. Actor Cynthia Watros is 52. Actor-comedian Katt Williams is 47. Actor Michael Lombardi is 46. Actor Tiffany Hines is 43. Rock musician Sam Riv ers (Limp Bizkit) is 43. TODAY IN HISTORY PHOTO Associated Press These Sioux Indians, six of whom were present at the Battle of Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, gather in Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of Custer, S.D. on Sept. 2,1948. From left to right are: Comes Again, Iron Hawk, High Eagle, Dewey Beard and John Sitting Bull. The others are unidentified. Find local events at gainesvilletimes.com/calendar HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY ARIES (March 21 -April 19). Whatever judgment you are having about another person, chances are you have the same one for yourself, though more acutely so. It’s a good reason to find something to like about each person you meet. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll bring something special to the task just by intending to give it your all. You don’t have to go out of your way to be original — just do what comes naturally. Originality is your birthright. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). We experience millions upon millions of words, many of which, however right for the moment they may be, are soon forgotten. To be memo rable, do more than talk. Paint pictures. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Put your mind to it, and there’s nothing you can’t turn around. A relationship that used to be on shaky ground now has a chance to become steady — if that’s what you want. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don’t have to have it all together to help another person; you only have to be one step ahead. You’ll give whatever resources you have and bring good fortune upon yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There is no way to separate “best” from “worst” as they are just different ways of seeing the same aspect of a thing. So, delve into whatever is bothering you deeper. Find, acknowledge and leverage the advantage. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Distraction is a very effective way to avoid pain, though the avoidance of pain usu ally resolves nothing. Follow breadcrumbs left by your lat est distraction to some truly worthy self-knowledge. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) There are actions you can very easily choose or not choose. Then there are compulsions, which you feel powerless to control if you are even aware of them. You’ll have luck tak ing those on today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Feelings don’t need to have some profound meaning to have value. The face value of a feeling is simply that it is feedback data. Feelings re flect your current position and point to possible next moves. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Maybe there are things that you would have understood if you had devoted more time to them, but your impatience has also led to many sound, fast and timely decisions. Ac cept all. Move on. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) If everyone says it’s wonder ful, it might be. Or, it might be dangerous, as things that take away critical thinking and the impulse for individual thought usually are. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The more you learn, the surer you are about what you’re learning. It’s a sign — not that you’re right but that you have possibly become biased and will learn most from people who disagree with you.
