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A White House official says more than 550 people have been arrested

and 48 homeless encampments in Washington, D.C., have been dismantled

since President Trump put the city's law enforcement under federal oversight earlier this month.

The White House has not disclosed the names or case numbers of

those arrested despite multiple requests for information. Hundreds of National Guard troops,

including forces from several GOP-led states, are deployed in D.C. NPR's Luke Garrett reports

an armored vehicle collided with a civilian car less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol this morning,

injuring one person. A video circulating on social media shows a mine-resistant ambush-protected

vehicle or MRAP involved in a crash in the district's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

An official with the D.C. Joint Task Force confirms to NPR that the vehicle was part of a five-car

DC National Guard convoy. The city's fire department says

one person was trapped in their vehicle after the crash and then taken to the hospital with minor

injuries. Over the last two weeks, hundreds of National Guard troops have descended into the

nation's capital. President Trump ordered the deployment as part of his effort to make DC safer

and more beautiful. DC's violent crime rate has been dropping in the last two years, though it remains higher than some other large cities in the U.S. safer and more beautiful. D.C.'s violent crime rate has been dropping in the last two years,

though it remains higher than some other large cities in the U.S. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

Hurricane Aaron may not be expected to make landfall on its current northward track in the Atlantic,

but its tropical storm force winds are stirring up dangerous conditions all along the East Coast.

That's especially concerning for North Carolina's Outer Banks, parts of which are under evacuation orders as conditions continue to get worse.

Cherise Pigott of Member Station of the UNC is monitoring.

A storm surge warning and a tropical storm warning remain in effect for parts of the coast of North Carolina.

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