5 things to know for Aug. 12: Paris Olympics, Presidential race, Middle East tensions, Brazil plane crash, Greece wildfires | CNN

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It’s a bird … It’s a plane … No, it’s a fireball. The Perseid meteor shower reached its peak before dawn today, lighting up the skies with up to 100 meteors per hour. If you were fast asleep, don’t fret: There are seven remaining meteor showers set to peak before the end of the year.

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