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The headquarters for Axon Enterprise Inc, formerly Taser International, is seen in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., May 17, 2017. Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/REUTERS

Economy Jun 06

Company halts plans for Taser drone after 9 members of its ethics board resign

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

World Mar 22

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Kunming to Guangzhou crashes in Wuzhou
Wallets, IDs but no survivors found in China Eastern crash

Video clips show small pieces of the plane and exposed earth where the plane crashed, but no survivors have been found.

By Dake Kang, Ng Han Guan, Associated Press

Politics Mar 16

U.S. President Biden signs into law the "Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021" in...
WATCH: President Biden approves more anti-aircraft systems, drones for Ukraine

The president's comments came as he formally announced his administration was sending an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine, making a total of $2 billion in such aid sent to Kyiv since Biden took office more than a…

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

World Nov 25

A bullet-riddled facade with the acronym of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. Photo by Alan Ortega/REUTERS
Mexico’s drug war fought with drones, human shields, gunships

Residents of the town of Aguililla are fed up with the army's strategy to simply separate competing gangs. They want the army to either fight both cartels, or let the two gangs fight it out.

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

Politics Sep 08

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Amari Air Base
U.S. Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions

The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet says it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran.

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Sep 14

Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on major Saudi oil sites

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Drones claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.

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Jul 19

Iran denies Trump’s claim that the U.S. destroyed its drone

By Amir Vahdat, David Rising, Associated Press

The Iranian military said all its drones had returned safely to their bases and denied there was any confrontation with a U.S. vessel the previous day.

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Jul 18

Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer took defensive action after the drone closed to within 1,000 yards of the warship and ignored multiple calls to stand down.

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Jun 21

Trump says strike on Iran would have been a disproportionate response

By Associated Press

The president told NBC News in an interview that about 150 Iranians would have been killed by the strikes, and he did not think such an attack was a proportionate response for Iran's shooting down of a U.S. drone.

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Jun 21

Airlines reroute international flights after Iran downs U.S. drone

By Associated Press

Flights are being rerouted to avoid areas around the Strait of Hormuz as America warned commercial airliners could be mistakenly attacked.

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