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Report: Feds considered using ‘heat ray’ on DC protesters
A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square.
Air Force will test fed’s ability to detect small aircraft over D.C.
Residents of the nation’s capital may see Air Force-piloted gyrocopters and other small aircraft flying overhead, as federal officials begin testing the government’s ability to identify and intercept unknown aircraft.
By Nicole Bauke