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Miami Valley leaders heading to D.C.
The Dayton Daily NewsMiami Valley community and business leaders will embark Monday on a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., to meet political, military, aerospace industry and foreign embassy representatives. The Dayton Development Coalition-led trip, expected to host about...Tags: Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Japan, John Boehner, Turkey
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Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria
JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Government
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Does Navy drone spell end of the Super Hornet?
St. Louis Post-DispatchSomething happened on the deck of an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Tuesday that could eventually ripple all the way back to one of the biggest factories in the St. Louis area. The X-47B took off. It was a "watershed event," said the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, St. Louis, Armed Forces, Military Aircraft, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Humans will retain key role in robot use
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith an army-green paint job and six knobby tires, Crusher rests inside Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. A metal easel nearby touts its attributes: "Quiet, patient, alert 24/7." The unmanned robot,...Tags: Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering, Technology, Engineering
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Aldawsari lawyers argue investigators misused foreign intelligence surveillance rules
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasEvidence obtained in searches of would-be terrorist Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari's Lubbock apartment was improperly obtained, attorneys for the former Texas Tech student said in a pleading Thursday, May 16. Aldawsari's appellate attorneys, S. Cass Weiland,...Tags: Defendants, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Criminal Laws, Symptoms
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Powder in letter to 'Dispatch' leads to Mississippi woman's indictment
The Columbus DispatchA Mississippi woman has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on a charge of using a hoax weapon of mass destruction. Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Gloria Powers, 60, of Natchez, sent an envelope to The Dispatch in June 2011 that contained...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Stranger Than Fiction, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent Syria advanced anti-ship missiles, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, bolstering Syrian defenses despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President Bashar al-Assad's forces. One of the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, The New York Times, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad
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Idaho man pleads not guilty in alleged Uzbekistan terror plot
BOISE, Idaho — An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance Friday on federal charges that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Uzbekistan, Prosecution, Religion and Belief, Explosions
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SRS awarded reprogrammed funds by Congress
Aiken Standard, S.C.Federal funds requested by the Department of Energy for use at the Savannah River Site were approved by Congress on Wednesday, according to Congressman Joe Wilson, R-S.C., apparently alleviating concerns over the threat of furloughs at the facility. The...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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Special Report: U.S. cyberwar strategy stokes fear of blowback
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as the U.S. government confronts rival powers over widespread Internet espionage, it has become the biggest buyer in a burgeoning gray market where hackers and security firms sell tools for breaking into computers. The...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Espionage and Intelligence, Organized Crime
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Socom trade show in Tampa highlights future needs
The Tampa TribuneOne thing that makes the Special Operations Command special is the authority it has to develop and buy its own equipment and services. That autonomy takes center stage this week as thousands of commandos and defense industry representatives flock to...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Armed Forces
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