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From TV to real life. Have you seen the high tech cop show APB on FOX with drones chasing and watching criminals? Looks like Britain is going to give it a shot.
EU news.
“The first 24-hour police drone unit is to be launched, amid fears that forces may have to rely on them because of falling officer numbers.”
“The ‘flying squad’ will pursue suspects, find missing people and help solve murders. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, national spokesman on drones, predicted forces across Britain would soon be using them as they are cheaper than helicopters and can perform some duties of bobbies on the beat.” Read more here. Take off for police drones air force: Remote-controlled ‘flying squad’ to chase criminals and hunt for missing people
“LONDON — Article 50, the formal notification of Britain’s intention to leave the EU, will be triggered on March 29, a Downing Street spokesperson confirmed on Monday morning.” Read more here. Article 50 will be triggered on March 29
Economy:
Haven’t seen my gas price at the pump come down yet but, Oil Drops as U.S. Drilling Growth Threatens to Counter OPEC Cuts
Immigration:
Hmmm, Exclusive: Almost half of Canadians want illegal border crossers deported – Reuters poll
White House Releases Border Wall Requirements
ILLEGAL ALIEN KILLED 79-YEAR-OLD MAN IN WRONG-WAY CRASH
PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIEN RAPED 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN TEXAS
Big day in Washington today. Lawmakers seek FBI, NSA answers on Trump, Russia at rare public hearing
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to face senators in marathon hearing
FBI confirmed there’s no evidence Trump was wiretapped by the Obama administration
World News:
Trump administration boycotts UN council session over anti-Israel ‘bias’
Seoul: North Korea made ‘meaningful progress’ in rocket engine
Stressing free trade, Mnuchin shrugs off G20 outcry
Opinion:
“Congressional Democrats and their media allies hope FBI Director James Comey will deliver a body blow to the Trump presidency by telling lawmakers Russia undermined the the 2016 presidential election and that President Trump’s claim that President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower is groundless.
But Democrats also are worried that Comey, who testifies Monday, will make other statements that could severely undermine their efforts to destroy President Trump and possibly turn the tables on them.” Read more here. What Democrats don’t want FBI Director James Comey to talk about
To Truly Beat The Bureaucrats, Trump Needs To Shut Their Agencies Down
Space, “The final frontier”. Space tourism companies are going to write their own safety rules because the US government can’t
News:
David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101
Secret Service removes agent who didn’t want to take ‘a bullet’ for Trump
What the CBO got wrong about Obamacare repeal, Medicaid, and the individual mandate
Fox News health care debate explodes when Karl Rove confronts Obamacare architect, Clinton ally