Only in America: The military-grade news tool

And now for the local news, brought to you by nosy drones — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

The military-grade news tool
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Local TV stations may soon use drones to hover over the scenes of news stories and shoot video. Drones are more cost-effective than helicopters and can get behind the scenes better than cameramen or reporters, says a lawyer for the National Press Photographers Association. He predicts a wave of lawsuits by videotaped people claiming intrusion on "their privacy rights."

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