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Eyeing aerial ‘highways,' Mass. gets OK for rail-inspecting drones to fly farther
State transportation officials have secured a special federal waiver to inspect the Massachusetts rail network with long-distance drone flights when the aircraft is not within the operator’s sight, and it’s looking into how it could eventually use drones to create “highways in the sky.” By being allowed to fly uncrewed aircraft “beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS), or away...
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NFL, members of Congress alarmed by drone incidents over packed sports stadiums
The NFL’s head of security is sounding the alarm after it saw thousands of incidents of rogue drones flying over stadiums during games last year.
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To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones
Residents in a leafy suburb of the Greek capital have united this summer to prevent deadly wildfires from reaching their homes. They’ve turned to drones.
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WATCH: Drone footage shows aftermath of devastating Maui fire
Drone footage shows the aftermath of the devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, after it swept through the city, leaving scores of people dead and thousands homeless.
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Texas Fourth of July drone show sets new Guinness World Record
Monday night’s Fourth of July drone show in North Richland Hills set a new Guinness World Record.
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Drone Helps Rescue Hunter Trapped Upside Down at Mass. Wildlife Refuge
When a hunter became trapped in midair, hanging upside down, last week, his rescue came in midair as well, police said. The hunter was suspended three to four feet from the ground at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Massachusetts, Thursday morning, local police said. His tree stand had malfunctioned. When he called 911, dispatchers traced the call, helping…