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☆ Russian sailors are practicing flying drones in swings so they can hunt Ukraine's exploding drone boats from warships on the waves
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The channel said drones are in "great demand" among sailors and can "effectively combat" naval drones. A more cost-effective solution for Russia to defeat Ukrainian drones could be to use its own drones. Russia can use the FPV drones for a range of missions, including intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance purposes, in addition to threat elimination. AdvertisementUsing swings to mimic the motion of waves in adverse weather is a relatively new aspect of this training, Bendett said. Little is known about Russia's naval drone program, but these systems will likely be used beyond training scenarios.

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☆ Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Self-pardoning wasn't on the table at Thursday's Supreme Court hearing. The Supreme Court has never ruled on whether such a move would be permissible. The purpose of the hearing was for the Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution for his conduct as president. He told Michael Dreeben, the lawyer representing Smith's team, that the question might be crucial as the Supreme Court deliberates the scope of presidential immunity. In order to obtain a pardon, he would have to be convicted and serve at least five years of a sentence.

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☆ Video captures rare drone-on-drone combat as exploding Ukrainian quadcopters blow up Russian grenade-launching robots
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two quadcopter drones can be seen on video blowing up Russia's unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs. AdvertisementNewly released footage shows Ukrainian quadcopter drones blowing up Russian grenade-launching robots, offering a rare glimpse of unmanned systems fighting each other on the battlefield. A video of the Ukrainian drones incapacitating Russian combat UGVs in yesterday's battle in the Avdiiv direction. Saturday's engagement also underscores the emerging role of unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, in the war. He said it's unclear if the Russian UGVs in the video were sent into battle instead of soldiers or in tandem with them.

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Samuel called one Eagles cornerback “trash” and blistered Philly as his “most-hated” team in the NFL. Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Samuel scored three TDs and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was checked for a concussion in San Francisco's 42-19 win over Philadelphia. “Talking trash, it’s part of the game,” Samuel said. Purdy put the finishing touches on the win with a 46-yard TD to Samuel. Much like in the NFC championship game, Purdy was pressured early.

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☆ Video shows what's left of desert music festival in Israel, where at least 260 were found dead after Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A video shows the aftermath of the Hamas attack on a music festival in southern Israel. At least 260 bodies were found on the site after Hamas' attack, per the Israeli rescue service Zaka. AdvertisementAdvertisementDrone footage captured the trail of destruction left by Hamas' deadly invasion of the site of a music festival venue, which killed at least 260 people. The widely-shared video, dated October 8, shows the Nova Music Festival site abandoned, with dozens of scorched, burned cars and skid marks. At least 260 bodies were later found at the Tribe of Nova Music Festival, according to the Israeli rescue service Zaka .

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☆ A Volkswagen plant in Germany sends staff off on their big summer break with a chorus of 'trumpets, trombones and drums'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Volkswagen closes its Wolfsburg factory for three weeks every summer when workers go on vacation. Unlike the US, it's common in European countries to take a long summer vacation. A Volkswagen factory in Germany shuts down for a three-week summer vacation each year, kicking off the long summer break with a "chorus of trumpets, trombones and drums," Bloomberg reported. It's common for workers in some European countries such as France, Sweden, and Italy, to take a long summer vacation, even for an entire month. Usually for Europeans, peak summer vacation season starts from mid-June, till the end of August.

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☆ An extra in Marvel's 'WandaVision' reportedly said she was herded to a trailer for a body scan and never told how her likeness would be used
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Strikers say that studios proposed paying a day's rate in exchange for actors' digital likenesses. 5 actors told NPR that they've felt pushed to undergo body scans by studios. Rubalcaba told NPR that she was never told how the digital replica of her that was created that day might be used. NPR interviewed 5 extras in total who also said that they underwent body scans by studios and feared retaliation if they pushed back or refused. You can read the other background actors' stories over on NPR.

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☆ The Supreme Court allowed a transgender girl to continue playing sports, but a Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissent signals their willingness to review the hot-button issue
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court allowed a transgender girl to continue playing on her school's girls track team. Yet two conservative justices — Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas — dissented from the decision, suggesting the court may soon wade into the Republican-led culture war over trans athletes. Her lawyers argued that the ban violated the Constitution's 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection, as well as Title IX, the 1972 federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination. West Virginia then turned to the Supreme Court to lift that ruling. "Among other things, enforcement of the law at issue should not be forbidden by the federal courts without any explanation."

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