America was set to mark its 250th birthday in D.C. with fireworks and a speech by President Trump—but a severe-thunderstorm warning forced the evacuation of attendees hours before the planned address
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Organizers called the evacuation temporary. The celebration of America’s 250th birthday had already been complicated by extreme heat.
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