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CIA Director Bill Burns is set to meet Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, in an effort to bridge the remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas on a ...

Lawmakers exiting a classified briefing with U.S. intelligence officials insisted they received assurances nothing "nefarious" is going on with the recent uptick in drone sightings in New Jersey.

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SEASIDE HEIGHTS -- Federal officials revealed at a news briefing Saturday that the FBI is investigating nearly 100 reports of drone sightings that they could not attribute to manned aircraft.