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gave prayers by themselves or with large crowds in the Philippines and Indonesia.
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• MIAMI (AP) -- Hurricane Gordon sped across the Atlantic early Sunday toward the eastern Azores islands, where a hurricane warning is in effect, U.S. forecasters in Miami said.
• The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Gordon was centered about 390 miles (630 kms) west-southwest of Sao Miguel Island in the Azores as of 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT). It added that Gordon remained a Category 2 hurricane with top sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) and higher gusts.
• The hurricane, which formed on Saturday, was moving toward the east at 23 mph (37 kph).
• The hurricane was on a forecast track expected to take it near or over the islands of the eastern Azores early Monday. Forecasters said that while the Gordon was expected to weaken somewhat Sunday, it still was expected to be a hurricane pasing near or acrosss the eastern Azores.
• Portugal's government, meanwhile, has discontinued a hurricane warning for the central Azores.
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• HAVANA (AP) -- American Diana Nyad endured several jellyfish stings as the 62-year-old endurance athlete sought to become the first person to swim unaided from Cuba to Florida without a wetsuit or a shark cage.
• A team member posted on Nyad's Twitter account that the American was steadily stroking onward early Sunday despite jellyfish stings to the lips, feet and legs. Her goal: to become the first person to set a record 103-mile (166-kilometer) unaided crossing of the Florida Straits.
• "There are so many jellyfish," said one of the tweets, adding, "Diana is swimming backstroke right now leading with the cap-covered part of her head to minimize contact."

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