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WSJ What’s News

A Drone Mystery on the East Coast

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Dec. 16. The U.S. government is sending a drone-detection system to New York to help investigate a recent surge in drone sightings, even as federal agencies say there's no evidence national security is at risk. Plus, Apple plans to release thinner and foldable iPhones in a bid to revive sagging sales growth. And WSJ reporter Rebecca Picciotto explains how real-estate investment trusts are betting billions on rental homes as ownership slips out of reach for many Americans. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.3

Politicians push for more resources to investigate mysterious drone sightings over the east coast.

0:26.6

Plus, Apple plans foldable iPhones to revive sagging growth and Wall Street bets billions on rental home

0:34.5

development.

0:35.6

More millennials are aging into their prime home buying years.

0:38.5

They're starting families and looking to move into these coveted suburban neighborhoods near good schools.

0:43.9

Some are renting by choice, but more and more are having to sort of rent by force.

0:48.6

It's Monday, December 16th.

0:50.4

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

0:55.1

the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

1:03.9

The U.S. government is sending a drone detection system to New York to assist state and federal

1:10.3

law enforcement in investigating a recent

1:12.6

surge in drone sightings. That's according to New York Governor Kathy Hokel, who joined a list of

1:17.8

other lawmakers in calling on the Biden administration to do more to look into the drone activity

1:22.9

over parts of the East Coast, which briefly shut down an airport north of New York City on Friday

1:28.4

and has sparked public concern. In a joint statement, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security

1:34.4

said there's no evidence of a national security or public safety threat stemming from the drones

1:39.7

and that many reported sightings were in fact manned aircraft.

1:48.2

However, New York Senator Chuck Schumer pushed back on that assessment yesterday.

1:52.6

Here he was, courtesy of WNYW Fox 5NY.

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