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November 21, 2022
A police officer uses a robot to investigate a bomb threat in San Francisco, on July 25, 2008.
U.S. Police Rarely Deploy Deadly Robots to Confront Suspects
December 5, 2022
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Stellantis to Develop Electric Retrofitting for Light Commercial Vehicles
December 2, 2022
The logo of Tesla model 3 is seen at the Auto show on Oct. 3, 2018, in Paris.
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December 2, 2022
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Technician Oleksandr Puhlenko, of Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator Kyivstar, pours gasoline from a jerry can into a tank of a generator for phone tower on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
November 21, 2022
The exterior of the Cal Energy Elmore geothermal power plant is shown near the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Calipatria, Calif. Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California's dying Salton Sea.
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Lithium Fuels Hopes for Revival on California's Largest Lake
Lithium is a critical component of rechargeable batteries.
August 31, 2021
In this Feb. 4, 2019, photo, Leo Wang packs a suitcase at his home in San Jose, Calif. Wang has found himself trapped in an obstacle course regarding H-1B work visas for foreigners. His visa denied and his days in the United States numbered, A federal judge on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, temporarily lifted a visa ban on a large number of work permits, undercutting a measure that the Trump administration says will protect American jobs in a pandemic-wracked economy.
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Judge Blocks Large Parts of Temporary Work Visa Ban
The National Association of Manufacturers, which represents 1,400 companies, said the ruling will help with 'crucial, hard-to-fill jobs to support economic recovery, growth and innovation when we most need it.'
October 2, 2020
In this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, the first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border, in Donna, Texas. The Trump administration said Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of the border wall with Mexico.
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Contract Laws Waived to Speed Border Wall Construction
The 10 waived laws will make it easier to build 177 miles of wall.
February 18, 2020
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Fisher Lands Border Wall Contract
He made numerous appearances on Fox, repeating that he could build the wall, faster, better and cheaper than anyone.
December 4, 2019
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Worker's Deportation Reversed
The ruling is considered a rebuke that may influence how immigration authorities target factories and offices.
June 14, 2019
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Robots Could Prevent Toxic Spills in Old Mines
They would look more like golf carts than the personable robots.
January 31, 2018
This Oct. 26, 2017 file photo shows prototypes of border walls in San Diego. A U.S. official says recent testing of prototypes of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall with Mexico found their heights should stop border crossers. U.S. tactical teams spent three weeks trying to breach and scale the models in San Diego. An official with direct knowledge of the results said they point to see-through steel barriers topped by concrete as the best design. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the information is not authorized for release.
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Border Wall Prototypes Thwart U.S. Commandos in Tests
Military special forces spent three weeks trying to breach and scale the eight models.
January 19, 2018
People look at prototypes of a border wall Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in San Diego. Contractors have completed eight prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes and battery-operated tools.
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Axes Test Border Wall Prototypes
The testing won't start for at least a month because some concrete in the wall prototypes still needs to dry.
October 27, 2017
Crews work on a border wall prototype near the border with Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in San Diego. Companies are nearing an Oct. 26 deadline to finish building eight prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.
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Border Wall Prototypes Take Shape
The prototypes form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels.
October 20, 2017
In this undated aerial photo provided by Drone Aviation Corp. shows a tethered balloon, called Winch Aerostat Small Platform, or WASP. The U.S. Border Patrol is considering another type of surveillance balloon to spot illegal activity. It’s part of an effort to see if more eyes in the sky translate to fewer illegal border crossings.
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U.S. Tests Border-Patrolling Balloon
Agents in Texas recently finished a 30-day trial of the camera-toting, helium-filled balloon.
October 13, 2017
A man is detained by Border Patrol officials as he tries to climb a fence after breaching border fencing separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in San Diego. The man, who said he was from Chiapas, Mexico, was detained by agents as they prepared for a news conference to announce that contractors have begun building eight prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico.
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Border Wall Prototype Construction Underway
A green tarp hanging on a chain-link fence blocked views of the work, which is expected to last 30 days.
September 27, 2017
With the U.S Mexican border in the background, California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to members of the media after he announced that he'd be filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the building of a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, during a news conference at Border Field State Park in San Diego on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017.
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CA Sues to Stop Border Wall
Is the government overstepping its authority by waiving environmental reviews?
September 21, 2017
In this June 6, 2017 photo, Evens Presendeaux of Haiti speaks with coworkers on the floor of a factory in Tijuana, Mexico. Presendeaux is among about 4,000 Haitians to establish roots in Mexico's northwest corner after the United States abruptly closed its doors late last year. The Mexican government has welcomed them, and they are already having an outsize economic and cultural impact.
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Haitians Pursue 'Mexican Dream'
They're never late, always hustle and come in on days off to learn new skills.
September 20, 2017
In this artistic rendering provided by the Fort Worth contracting company Penna Group shows a proposed to wall along the United States' southern border with Mexico. The Trump administration said Thursday, July 27, 2017, that prototypes for a proposed border wall with Mexico have been delayed until November because two companies, WNIS and Penna Group, have objected to the bidding process.
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Appeals Delay Border Wall Prototypes
Prototypes have been delayed until November.
July 31, 2017