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Ukraine's surprise attack shows it may take a 'major drone strike' to change US defense policy, experts say
Ukraine's surprise Sunday attack on Russian offensive weapons caches may be a good time for the U.S. to reflect on its own weaknesses, should one of its adversaries attempt a similar strike. Col. Seth Krummrich, a retired Army Special Forces commander and vice president at the Virginia-based security firm Global Guardian, warned that the U.S. remains vulnerable to drone attacks. "Interestingly, it is not a technological gap, it is a policy/authority process to engage and deny drone attacks," Krummrich said. "I assess it will take a major drone strike in the U.S. to change policy." Even civilian operations have a tough time getting approval for drone-interception-authority protections, the NFL excepted, he said.
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The iToBoS dataset: skin region images extracted from 3D total body photographs for lesion detection
Saha, Anup, Adeola, Joseph, Ferrera, Nuria, Mothershaw, Adam, Rezze, Gisele, Gaborit, Séraphin, D'Alessandro, Brian, Hudson, James, Szabó, Gyula, Pataki, Balazs, Rajani, Hayat, Nazari, Sana, Hayat, Hassan, Primiero, Clare, Soyer, H. Peter, Malvehy, Josep, Garcia, Rafael
Artificial intelligence has significantly advanced skin cancer diagnosis by enabling rapid and accurate detection of malignant lesions. In this domain, most publicly available image datasets consist of single, isolated skin lesions positioned at the center of the image. While these lesion-centric datasets have been fundamental for developing diagnostic algorithms, they lack the context of the surrounding skin, which is critical for improving lesion detection. The iToBoS dataset was created to address this challenge. It includes 16,954 images of skin regions from 100 participants, captured using 3D total body photography. Each image roughly corresponds to a $7 \times 9$ cm section of skin with all suspicious lesions annotated using bounding boxes. Additionally, the dataset provides metadata such as anatomical location, age group, and sun damage score for each image. This dataset aims to facilitate training and benchmarking of algorithms, with the goal of enabling early detection of skin cancer and deployment of this technology in non-clinical environments.
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Biden administration officials downplay concerns about drone sightings: 'Slight overreaction'
New Jersey State Sen. Jon Bramnick joins'Cavuto Live' to discuss his call for a limited state of emergency over unanswered questions about alleged drone sightings. U.S. national security officials appeared to dispel concerns about the mysterious drones flying over the Northeast in a recent call with reporters, one going as far as describing nationwide uneasiness as "a slight overreaction." The call, attended by Fox News Digital Saturday, was hosted by senior Biden administration officials, including representatives from the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Security Council (NSC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD). The senior officials remained tight-lipped about the origins of the drones, which are still being investigated. The mysterious aircraft were first spotted flying above northern New Jersey in mid-November and have been repeatedly seen by thousands of residents over the past few weeks.
White House accused of flying drone cover up as New Jersey residents vow to shoot them down - live updates
Reports of mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey have now spread to multiple states, as residents and local officials demand answers from the US Government. Numerous'car-sized' drones have been seen hovering throughout the state since mid-November, sometimes appearing in groups and often remaining in the same place for hours at a time. The first drone sightings appeared over the US Army's Picatinny Arsenal and over President-elect Donald Trump's golf course in Bedminster on November 18. But reports of varying levels of credibility have now spread to at least 12 counties throughout the Garden State, as well as eastern Pennsylvania and Orange County, New York. The FBI and other agencies are investigating, but the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday: 'We have no more information as to where these drones are coming from, where they're launching from, where they're landing.'
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Drone mystery: New Jersey homeowners threaten to take matters into their own hands if government doesn't act
New Jersey residents frustrated with a lack of answers regarding dozens of potential drone sightings in the skies above their homes are threatening to take action on their own if the government doesn't start providing answers. James Ward, a Jersey Shore Realtor, shared video on Facebook that he said shows "SUV-size drones" above Island Beach State Park taken Sunday. It's difficult to judge their size in the clip, which shows a number of lights hovering in the sky. "Dozens of SUV-size drones in all directions," the caption says. "Emerging at same time and flying over the ocean and then heading in different directions – what do you think?" "A good shotgun will fix that problem," one commenter replied.
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Many New Jersey 'drone' sightings are lawfully operated manned aircraft, White House says
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby addressed the sightings of "drones" over New Jersey's skies, denying that any evidence suggests a foreign adversary is responsible. White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby claimed Thursday that many of the purported drone sightings spotted over New Jersey for the past several weeks are actually lawfully operated manned aircraft. "We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat, or have a foreign nexus," Kirby told reporters at the daily White House press briefing. "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI are investigating these sightings, and they're working closely with state and local law enforcement to provide resources using numerous detection methods to better understand their origin." "Using very sophisticated electronic detection technologies provided by federal authorities, we have not been able to, and neither have state or local law enforcement authorities, corroborate any of the reported visual sightings," Kirby said.
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Why are mysterious drones flying over New Jersey?
The night skies over New Jersey have come alight as dozens of mystery drones have been spotted flying over the state, including near United States President-elect Donald Trump's golf course in the town of Bedminster. The drones, which some residents say appear larger than hobbyist drones – those used for recreational purposes – have been spotted almost every night flying over the northeastern US state since November 18 and were initially sighted near the Picatinny Arsenal, a US military research and manufacturing facility. So, who is flying these drones and what are they doing above New Jersey? In a post on Facebook on December 4, cautioning residents of Florham Park, a borough in New Jersey, about the drones, chief of police Joseph Orlando wrote: "Over the past two weeks, the (drone) sightings have been occurring nightly…beginning just after sunset and lasting well into the early morning hours." He described the appearance of the drones as "nefarious in nature".
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Mysterious SUV-sized drones may have blocked medical helicopter
Residents and law enforcement officials are reporting numerous large, unidentified drones flying at night over New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Some of the fixed-wing devices are estimated to be roughly four-feet-wide, while others are believed to be as large as a car. And while officials including New Jersey governor Phil Murphy have stressed there is no evidence suggesting the drones pose a threat to public safety, at least one related incident may have delayed medevac transport of a seriously injured car wreck victim. As The New York Times noted over the weekend, sightings date as far back as November, and have occurred over residential areas, highways, railroads, reservoirs, and power lines. In most instances, the loud, blinking drones appear to be "significantly larger" than standard drones piloted by hobbyists. At least two events prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ban drones at Donald Trump's Bedminster National Golf Club and Picatinny Arsenal, a 6,400-square-acre military research and manufacturing facility in Morris County, New Jersey.
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Drone sighting reported over New Jersey's largest reservoir as feds investigate unnerving phenomenon
Fox News correspondent Nate Foy breaks down what witnesses are saying about the drones flying over New Jersey on'Your World.' Officials in New Jersey say they're taking mystery drone sightings, now reported in 10 counties across the state, "seriously," with the suspicious aircraft recently confirmed to have been spotted near the state's largest reservoir. The reason for the drones' presence near the Round Valley Reservoir in Hunterdon County, near the Garden State's border with Pennsylvania, is unclear, according to NJ.com. Similarly unclear are any potential connections to other drones spotted in the recent onslaught of suspicious activity that's taken the state by storm, the outlet continues. The drone sighting near the reservoir wasn't the only recent one in Hunterdon County – another was reported near its 911 Center in Flemington. "There have been reports of single drones hovering over people's houses for hours at a time," Hunterdon County Commissioner John Lanza noted at a Tuesday board meeting.
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Authorities stress 'no known threat to public safety' following unusual drones near Trump Bedminster club
Officials are still investigating unusual drone activity that has been reported in recent weeks in New Jersey. The FAA set temporary restrictions above Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster in response. Authorities investigating the unusual drone activity observed several times in northern New Jersey in recent days, including the vicinity of President-elect Trump's Bedminster golf club, continue to stress that there is no threat to public safety. Multiple videos show drones flying in Somerset and Morris counties over the past few weeks, including Dec. 1 and Dec. 3. In a video from Nov. 25, a Morris County resident named Mike Walsh spotted drones flying over Black River Middle School in Chester.
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