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5 Things to Know in Florida for Aug. 26

5 Things to Know in Florida for Aug. 26

The Associated Press · August 26, 2014 10:02 am

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 at 02:00 AM EDT shows Hurricane Marie about 500 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula. Marie is a very powerful storm with maximum winds measured near 150 miles per hour. This storm will continue moving to the northwest and will not pose a threat to land. Over the western United States, a stationary front from the central Plains through the Great Basin produces rain showers and thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

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Hurricane Marie weakens in Mexican Pacific

The Associated Press · August 26, 2014 9:04 am

In this Aug. 17, 2014 photo, a group of Buddhist devotees sweep on platform at Myanmar famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Every evening, more than a dozen men and women walk in a tight row in front of Myanmar's most revered Buddhist pagoda, sweeping the vast marble terrace in unison in hopes of keeping it clean for barefoot pilgrims. To these volunteers, this is not a chore but a noble act, one they carry out eagerly in an effort to gain merit, or spiritual credit. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Sweeping on Shwedagon: An act of merit

The Associated Press · August 26, 2014 6:47 am

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 at 02:00 AM EDT shows Hurricane Marie about 500 miles southwest of the Baja Peninsula. Marie is a very powerful storm with maximum winds measured near 150 miles per hour. This storm will continue moving to the northwest and will not pose a threat to land. Over the western United States, a stationary front from the central Plains through the Great Basin produces rain showers and thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

Hurricane Marie grows stronger in Mexican Pacific

The Associated Press · August 26, 2014 4:12 am

Glance: Burger King, Tim Hortons tie-up talks

Glance: Burger King, Tim Hortons tie-up talks

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 4:14 pm

A Filipino boy reaches out to hit his opponents coins during a game which they call Pastra in suburban Malabon, Philippines on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Players try to knock out coins inside a square marked on the ground or hit his opponent's coins to win. Winner gets all the coins in the box. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Image of Asia: Playing games in the Philippines

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 1:08 pm

In this Aug. 11, 2014 photo, a perigee moon, also known as a super moon is half covered by cloud during the "Hungry Ghost Festival" in Hong Kong. Countless hungry and restless ghosts are roaming Hong Kong, and the world, to visit their living ancestors, at least according to Chinese convention. In traditional Chinese belief, the seventh month of the lunar year is reserved for the Hungry Ghost festival, or Yu Lan, a raucous celebration marked by feasts and music. This year the festival began Aug. 10. According to folklore, the ghosts who wander the physical world are ravenous and envious after dying without descendants or because they were not venerated by relatives who are still alive. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

AP Photos: Spirits roam during HK ghost festival

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 10:27 am

Using tax credits to pay premiums gets complicated

Using tax credits to pay premiums gets complicated

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 8:51 am

FILE - This March 4, 2014 file photo shows William Koch, brother of Charles Koch and David Koch interviewed in New York. The Kochs are demonized by Democrats, who lack a liberal equal to counter their weight, and not entirely understood by Republicans, who benefit from their seemingly limitless donations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

6 thoughts from William Koch on family, politics

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 8:44 am

Hurricane Marie grows stronger in Pacific

Hurricane Marie grows stronger in Pacific

The Associated Press · August 25, 2014 4:04 am

Van der Sloot moved to remote Peruvian prison

Van der Sloot moved to remote Peruvian prison

The Associated Press · August 24, 2014 8:49 pm

Turf removal in parched California, at a glance

Turf removal in parched California, at a glance

The Associated Press · August 24, 2014 5:04 pm