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At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike

ADEN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. Full story

France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones: paper

PARIS (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. Full story

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it. Full story

Obama to deliver speech on drones, Gitmo

   Newsweek's Daniel Klaidman is reporting that President Obama is getting ready to deliver a big speech on drones, Guantanamo, counterterrorism and the administration's national security agenda. Chris Hayes talks with Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California, the only member of either house

Navy Launches Drone From Aircraft Carrier

Today was a historic day for robots. On May 14, the U.S. Navy successfully launched a drone the size of a fighter jet from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Full story

Soldiers train on drones in Oregon

   Soldiers in Oregon have been allowed to use civilian air space to begin their training flying drones, which will eventually be used overseas. KNDU's Don Granese reports.

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  The New Drone Economy

Drone aircraft is now getting use in commercial applications, reports CNBC's Jon Fortt. The drone industry could create as many as 100,000 jobs.

  Drone warfare politics change in Washington

As the Senate Judiciary held a hearing on the use of drones, host Chris Hayes talks about the implications of drone strikes with author Joshua Foust, independent journalist Madiha and Open Zion's Ali Gharib.

  The real terror threat

Chris Hayes talks with Farea al-Muslimi, a Yemeni writer and youth activist whose home village was hit in a U.S. drone strike last week, about what happens to entire populations of people who live through drone strikes overseas.

  'Occasional acts of terrorism' expected by most in future, poll shows

Lehigh University's Dr. James Peterson, The Daily Beast's Tina Brown and NBC News' Tom Brokaw join a conversation on the latest developments in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings and why most Americans expect "occasional acts of terrorism" in the future.

  Jeremy Scahill on ‘Dirty Wars,’ Tsarnaev brothers

Author Jeremy Scahill joins Martin Bashir to talk about his new book, “Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield,” which chronicles the “dark side” of U.S. counterterrorism, including the use of drones – and what it may teach us about Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

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Northrop Grumman test pilot Dave Lorenz is pictured with an arm-mounted controller before successfully launching an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia

Northrop Grumman test pilot Dave Lorenz is pictured with an arm-mounted controller before successfully launching an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, 2013. The U.S. Na

Northrop Grumman test pilot Bruce McFadden gives a thumbs-up after successfully launching an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia
Northrop Grumman test pilot Bruce McFadden gives a thumbs-up after successfully launching an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia

Northrop Grumman test pilot Bruce McFadden gives a thumbs-up after successfully launching an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft for the first time off an aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14, 2013. The U.S. Navy made aviation histor