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LA sheriff defies civilian commission’s vote to end drone program

by Brian Seay

Fears over armed drones and surveillance abuses are fueling public distrust of such programs, but the sheriff says he needs the drone to help save lives.

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Defense Department readies reorg in research and acquisition office

by Brian Seay

Defense Department officials are gearing up to comply with a new law calling for reorganization of the department’s acquisitions and technology office.

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FBI in Chicago: We’re looking for ‘trigger-pullers and shot callers’

by Brian Seay

Efforts by the FBI and the Chicago Police Department have seen significant reductions in shooting incidents in two historically violent police districts.

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County demolishes soldier’s house while he prepares to re-deploy to Afghanistan

by Brent McCluskey

As a U.S. soldier prepared to deploy one last time, Miami-Dade county officials evicted his family and bulldozed his home. Army Sgt. First Class Jesus Jimenez, 49, was training to deploy to Afghanistan for the second time when his five-months-pregnant wife Laura, daughter, brother, and mother-in-law were kicked out of their home before it was […]

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Marine surprises his sister on her wedding day (VIDEO)

by Daniel Terrill

In uniform, Marine Daniel Atwood surprised his sister, Sarah, just hours before she walked down the aisle in Charlotte, North Carolina. The night before Sarah thought her brother, and best friend, wouldn’t be at the ceremony due to his letter stating so. But as luck would have it, at the last minute, he was granted […]

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