{
  "id": 3973453,
  "title": "US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-military-uses-laser-to-down-three-mexican-cartel-drones-near-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:15:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/us-military-uses-laser-to-down-three-mexican-cartel-drones-near-border/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US military used a laser in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the US-Mexico border, US officials said on Thursday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command said in a statement that the operation took place late Tuesday and early Wednesday [...] The post US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "A US military laser weapon is taking out cartel-linked drones at the southern border. It defeated 3 this week.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-us-military-laser-weapon-is-taking-out-cartel-linked-drones-at-the",
        "published": "2026-08-28T13:44:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}