{"id":2381303,"date":"2024-12-18T08:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-joins-mystery-drone-conversation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:45:14","slug":"north-carolina-joins-mystery-drone-conversation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-joins-mystery-drone-conversation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina joins mystery drone conversation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-carolina-joins-mystery-drone-conversation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It\u200b seems like you \u2063were \u200cattempting to include content for summarization, but the text you provided is incomplete and \u200cconsists \u2062primarily of HTML code related to a &#8220;Read more&#8221;\u200d button.If you have a specific\u2064 text or topic \u200cyou&#8217;d like summarized, please provide that, and I&#8217;d be happy to help!\u2064 It looks like there \u2064was some confusion\u200c in your previous message.If you have specific text or a topic you&#8217;d\u200d like summarized, \u2062please go ahead and provide that content. I&#8217;m here to help with summarization or any other questions you might have!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Carolina joins mystery drone conversation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1914869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; White House dismissal notwithstanding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bureaucrats-do-nothing-to-stop-drones-swarming-military-bases\/\" title=\"Bureaucrats Do Nothing To Stop Drones Swarming Military Bases\">mysterious drones<\/a> are the talk of the nation. And North Carolina has entered the chat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are actively communicating with federal and local agencies about residents&rsquo; reports of drones spotted in eastern North Carolina and are working to find answers,&rdquo; said U.S. Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government, said national security spokesman John Kirby, hasn&rsquo;t identified public safety or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security risks<\/a>. Sightings started in the northeast last month, speculation has intensified, and there&rsquo;s been little to no explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Reaction has ranged from marvel and wonder to the paraphrase of a number of both Democratic and Republican politicians to &ldquo;shoot first, ask questions later.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration,&rdquo; Kirby said. &ldquo;And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-proliferation-of-legal-and-lawful-drones-just-the-new-normal-in-age-of-unmanned-aircraft-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House: Proliferation of \u2018legal and lawful drones\u2019 just the new normal in age of unmanned aircraft - Washington Examiner\">law enforcement drones<\/a> that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That said, federal probes have been started. There have been more than 5,000 reports to the FBI, with roughly 100 drawing investigations, says a joint statement put out by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>Published reports of similar sightings exist to the west in California, the Midwest in Minnesota, and even across the Atlantic in England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1914869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914869\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina engages in the national drone discussion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2381304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Jersey-Drone-Dec-4-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7237,6875,32258,32076],"class_list":["post-2381303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drones","tag-mystery","tag-north-carolina","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Jersey-Drone-Dec-4-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381307,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381303\/revisions\/2381307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}