The sun fires off 2 powerful X flares in less than 2 hours (video, photo) 

 Add another pair of strong solar flares to the sun's list this year, as two X-class flares erupted on Monday morning (Aug. 5). 

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https://www.space.com/sun-two-x-class-solar-flares-august-5