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A 49-year-old North Carolina man, who claimed to be carrying a bomb in a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol, peacefully surrendered to police after an hourslong standoff with authorities that prompted an evacuation of parts of the government complex. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/19/us-capitol-police-probing-report-explosive-truck-near-capitol/8193319002/
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred soaked the Northeast on Thursday as Southern states assessed the damage from severe flooding, which in North Carolina had left two people dead and 20 missing. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/19/fred-flooding-missing-people-north-carolina-tornado-warning-northeast/8191424002/
Grace strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday on its way toward Mexico, where it could make landfall and soak the Yucatan Peninsula with up to a foot of rain early Thursday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/18/tropical-storm-grace-become-hurricane-fred-tornadoes-henri-new-england/8176417002/
Former President Barack Obama watches a game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 20, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina https://www.usnews.com/photos/obama-behind-the-scenes