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/
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‘Never seen anything this devastating’: At least 2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred
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/