States mull deploying National Guard amid worries about Election Day unrest

Amid worries about crime” target=”_blank”>civil unrest and violence< and possible shortages of poll workers on Nov. 3 itself, more state leaders are considering deployment of the military. Although the military” target=”_blank”>U.S. military<, polling locations attempting to manage impossibly long voting lines may not be in a position to turn away help from the Guard, whose members would…

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USPS put to the test by Fox News ahead of 2020 election

Fox News put the usps-controversy” target=”_blank”>United States Postal Service<. As part of a special investigation, senior correspondent Eric Shawn, the I-Unit and others sent 500 envelopes from more than 50 locations throughout the country to test how quickly they traveled between addresses, and to a single destination in us-regions. A little more than two percent…

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12-year-old boy makes 'significant' dinosaur discovery

A 12-year-old boy in Canada has found archaeology that paleontologists have hailed as a “significant” archaeology discovery. The discovery was made at Horseshoe Canyon in the Alberta Prairies, according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. “In July, 12-year-old aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin and his father, Dion, discovered the partially exposed bones while hiking on the…

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US drone strike kills 2 senior Al Qaeda operatives in Syria

The military” target=”_blank”>U.S. military< operatives in northwest conflicts. “U.S. forces conducted a strike against terror in conflicts in the vicinity of Idlib, Syria, Oct. 15. AQ-S continues to present a threat to America and our allies,” Maj. Beth Riordan, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command said in a statement to Fox News. Officials say the strike was carried out…

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Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology

topics researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging technologies swarms. The university has been awarded a four-year, $8 million cooperative agreement “to develop foundational science in two critical propulsion and power technology areas for powering future families of unmanned aircraft systems,” according to a statement released by the…

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US Army testing augmented reality goggles on dogs

Vincent Barone – The topics is testing augmented reality goggles on its service dogs in hopes to allow troops to give orders remotely. Pooches are commonly deployed to sniff out explosives, hazardous materials or to assist in rescues. The tech would retrofit special safety goggles military dogs already wear with live cameras and visual indicators…

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