Las Vegas Man Allegedly Robs Drone Stores to Pay Off Meth Debt
Police arrested a Las Vegas man after he robbed two stores that sell remote-controlled drones to pay off drug debts.
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Reaction Mixed Among ISIS, Taliban Supporters Towards School Attack in Pakistan
Taliban militants slaughtered over 141 people, mostly children, in a raid on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. Radical Islamists took to social media to either condemn, praise, or remain neutral on the attack. The following accounts on Twitter
Commercial Drone Use Approved for Four Companies
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it will allow four companies to use drones that weigh less than 55 pounds for commercial use. The four companies–Trimble Navigation Ltd., VDOS Global LLC, Clayco Inc and Woolpert Inc.–say they plan to use
As Reports of Israeli Strike in Syria Develop, Al Jazeera Ignores Hezbollah Connection
While Israel remained silent about its role in an alleged air raid into Syria on Sunday near Damascus, Syrian opposition sources maintained that an Israeli attack destroyed a storage facility holding anti-aircraft missiles and drones belonging to Hezbollah, reports The
Jesse Jackson Calls Ferguson Grand Jury ‘A Hangman’s Noose’
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson revved up hundreds of protesters Saturday night at the Portland Justice Center, recounting his time in Ferguson, Missouri and invoking the crowd to repeat Jackson’s words, chanting them back to him. Jackson’s speech was the
FAA Releasing Safety Rules for Growing Number of Drone Users
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking to revise safety rules for the growing number of private drone users as the number of near misses between unmanned drones and planes have increased. In a recent CNN interview, FAA chief Michael
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Six Suspected Militants in Northwest Pakistan
(Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Friday, as al Qaeda said two members of the group had been killed in a previous strike. Two missiles struck a house in
Ukraine Rebels Hinder Border Monitors as New Armed Columns Appear
(Reuters) – International monitors deployed along the Russian border in eastern Ukraine say their drones were shot at and jammed days before new columns of unmarked soldiers and weapons, said by the West to be Russian, were seen in the
Op-Ed: No Twitter Hashtag by First Lady For Mexico's Missing Students
Why isn’t Michelle Obama holding a sign on Twitter that says #FindOurStudents? If you do not know what that hashtag reference is about, then you are not alone. Many Americans are more familiar with #BringBackOurGirls, a sign the First Lady
World View: Germany Threatens Britain with EU Expulsion over the Migrant Issue
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany threatens Britain with EU expulsion over the migrant issue Mystery drones fly over France’s nuclear sites Germany threatens Britain with EU expulsion over the migrant issue Polish jobseekers boarding buses to the UK
Mystery Drones Buzz Nuclear Power Plants in France, Police Investigating
French police are investigating a number of incidents over their nuclear power stations in recent weeks, as unmanned drones buzzed the plants. Greenpeace, who have pulled similar stunts in the past deny involvement in the “large-scale operation”. Flying any craft
Israel Presents Maritime Version of 'Iron Dome'
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Israel’s “Iron Dome” is heading to the seas, the maker of the rocket-blocking defense system says. State-owned defense contractor Rafael wants to leverage the system’s much-vaunted success in protecting Israeli civilians in this summer’s Gaza
Residents: Islamic State Group Kills 30 Iraqi Men
BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State group militants lined up 30 men in western Iraq town and shot them dead Wednesday, an official and residents said, the latest mass killing carried out by the group since its advance across the country.
HHS official: insurance cancellations are just ‘invitations’ to sign up for ObamaCare
It’s not easy to pretend that a failure as immense as ObamaCare is “working,” much less living up to its promises, but the hard Left and Administration drones keep trying. The latest road apple dropped by Health and Human Services,
Israel to Deliver 49 Drones to India to Keep an Eye on China and Pakistan
Recently, the Northern Command of the Indian Army purchased 49 aerial drones from Israel to monitor the border region separating India from China and Pakistan. According to Pakistan Today (PT), “The Indian Army will deploy the drones to carry out reconnaissance
TxDOT Giving Up Controversial Unpaved Road Conversion Plan
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has abandoned a controversial plan to convert paved roads to unpaved roads along the highway routes that lead to some of the state’s top oil producing areas. When this idea was
Britain Sends Drones to Fly Surveillance Missions over Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it was authorizing spy planes and armed drones to fly surveillance missions over Syria “very shortly” in order to gather intelligence on Islamic State (IS) militants. Britain announced the deployment after Turkey said
FAA to Approve Commercial Drone Use Next Year
Civilian drones have been deployed by California farmers to monitor crop growth, cartographers to create more precise maps of the Swiss Alps, and even by archaeologists in Bolivia to help excavate ancient Inca ruins. Most of these early adopters that have legitimized civilian
Britain Sends Drones to Iraq to Join Fight Against Islamic State
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it was sending armed drones to Iraq to help it fight Islamic State militants and support British Tornado aircraft already conducting air strikes. Britain is part of an international coalition, led by the
Drone Flies over University of Wisconsin-Madison/Illinois Football Game
University of Wisconsin-Madison police have joined federal aviation officials to find the pilot of a drone that flew over jumping college students at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon as UW-Madison played Illinois. The drone, photographed by Wisconsin State Journal
Obama Derided by Left and Right Protesters in San Francisco
President Obama was met with protests from two groups with starkly opposing ideologies on the war as he prepared to head into his only scheduled fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday afternoon. The chants ranged from “Stop ISIS, save Kobani”
In Mexico's Drug War, Kingpins Fall While Kidnappings and Fear Rise
TUCSON, Arizona — Drug lords in Mexico have officially been put on notice: President Enrique Peña Nieto is coming for you — even though he said he would not two years ago. Despite the fact Mexico’s leader harshly criticized predecessor
Drones Have Located Jihadi John And Hostages But Ground Mission Impossible
British drones are said to have located Jihad John, the terrorist responsible for multiple murderers of western hostages, but a kill or capture mission is impossible according to the Daily Mail. Reaper drones have been deployed in the skies above
North Dakota Cops Say Drones Are Their 'Vanguard' to Fight Crime
Police in Grand Forks, North Dakota are hailing their new fleet of drones as the “vanguard of police work,” according to the Guardian. But privacy activists are worried that the drones may be a threat to constitutional rights. Officers in
Ohio Prisons to Launch Drones to Patrol Prison Perimeter
The Ohio penal system is to be the first in the country to use drones to monitor its facilities. On October 2, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections began a pilot program to test the capabilities of two $170,000
