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Awesome Weather, Terry McAuliffe's Businesses and the Number of the Day
Also, Napoleon Bonaparte and Hurricane Season...
It’s Thursday, Aug. 15. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!
1. The weather today will be sunny with a high near 80 degrees.
2. You Said It: “Are people really going to go there over the Starbucks across the street?” A reader pointing out the battle of the baristas in Mount Vernon, with a Caribou Coffee planning to open in close proximity to the other popular coffee chain.
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3. ICYMI: The Virginia GOP is going after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s business background.
4. Number of the Day: 19. That’s the expected number of named Atlantic Coast storms during the 2013 hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. The peak hurricane period begins today.
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