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A drone captures videos and still images of an apartment building in Philadelphia.

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FAA concerned millions of drones will fill skies

by Joan Lowy Associated PressSeptember 16, 2016

In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a screen magnification feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated.

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FAA issues Samsung Note 7 phone warning

by Joan Lowy Associated PressSeptember 9, 2016

This is an undated image taken from Facebook of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in San Francisco. Summaries of FBI interviews with flight instructors show that Lubitz, the pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into a mountainside last year had struggled with learning to fly and had failed a key test of his flying skills during his U.S. training, but was promoted anyway.

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Suicidal Germanwings pilot had struggled in US flight school

by Joan Lowy Associated PressAugust 30, 2016

In this Wednesday, May 13, 2015 photo, emergency personnel work at the scene of a derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York. Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report released Wednesday.

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Railroads show little progress on key safety technology

by Joan Lowy Associated PressAugust 17, 2016

FILE - In this Monday, April 25, 2016, file photo, a man sits behind the steering wheel of a Tesla Model S electric car on display at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing. Federal officials say the driver of a Tesla S sports car using the vehicle’s “autopilot” automated driving system has been killed in a collision with a truck, the first U.S. self-driving car fatality. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said preliminary reports indicate the crash occurred when a tractor-trailer made a left turn in front of the Tesla at a highway intersection. NHTSA said the Tesla driver died due to injuries sustained in the crash, which took place on May 7 in Williston, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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Death sparks ‘Autopilot’ car probe

by Joan Lowy Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressJuly 1, 2016

A drone operated captures videos and still images of an apartment building in Philadelphia. Routine commercial use of small drones was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration Tuesday after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology.

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White House clears small, commercial drones for takeoff

by Joan Lowy Associated PressJune 21, 2016

In this Thursday, June 9, 2016, photo, Galo Beltran, Cuba country manager for American Airlines, tests a handheld baggage scanner at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Beltran is based in Dallas. The Department of Transportation said Friday that six airlines: American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country, have been selected for routes to nine Cuban cities other than Havana. (AP Photo/Scott Mayerowitz)

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US airlines to start scheduled flights to Cuba

by Scott Mayerowitz Associated Press, and Joan Lowy Associated PressJune 10, 2016