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Can Firefighting Drones Save Us From Catastrophe? System Could Have Slashed Damage From August Fires, CEO Claims

[aggregation-styles] Monterey Herald With flame-ravaged communities still mired in a tough recovery after California’s worst fire season, a Silicon Valley startup says its artificially intelligent firefighting drones could help stop future catastrophes. If drones from Rain Industries had been in position around the Bay Area during this August’s lightning storms,...

Valley Congressmen Split on Trump Decision to Kill Iranian General

Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani helped oversee Iran's policy of state-sponsored terrorism that killed and injured thousands of people in the Mideast, and his death from a U.S drone strike early Friday was justified — and long overdue, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes said Friday. But U.S. Rep. Jim Costa said other...

Cox: Trump Must Consult With Congress on Middle East

President Donald Trump must consult with Congress before taking any further action in the Middle East, where tensions intensified Friday after a U.S. military drone killed Iran's top general, U.S. Rep. TJ Cox said. The Trump administration has thus far not provided Congress with either clear objectives or alternatives to...

Top AP Photos of 2019 Range From the Epic to the Intimate

Ours is a world of sweeping vistas, and intimate scenes. In 2019, Associated Press photographers captured both. A single Border Protection officer stands in the rain at the border; pieces of heavy equipment, replacing a stretch of border wall, are dwarfed by the open, blue sky. And the bodies of...

Iran Denies Trump Claim That US Destroyed Iranian Drone

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump's claim that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf in another escalation of tensions between the two countries less than a month after Trump nearly launched an airstrike. The Iranian military said all its drones had...

Iranians Say Their 'Bones Breaking' Under US Sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it the most. From a subway performer’s battered leather hat devoid of tips, to a bride-to-be’s empty purse, the lack of cash from the economic pressure facing Iran’s 80 million people can...

Iran Revolutionary Guard Shoots Down US Drone Amid Tensions

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. The Guard said it shot down the RQ-4...

Uber Tests Drone Food Delivery, Launches Autonomous SUV

WASHINGTON — Uber is testing restaurant food deliveries by drone. The company's Uber Eats unit began the tests in San Diego with McDonald's and plans to expand to other restaurants later this year. Uber says the service should decrease food delivery times. It works this way: Workers at a restaurant...

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