{
  "id": 6311151,
  "title": "Drone activity at U.S.-Mexico border drops sharply after laser weapon use, Pentagon says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/drone-activity-at-u-s-mexico-border-drops-sharply-after-laser-weapon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/drone-activity-at-us-mexico-border-drops-nearly-75-after-laser-weapon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. military's use of a laser weapon to shoot down drones led to a nearly 75% drop in the aircrafts' activity at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Pentagon. CBS News' Eleanor Watson has more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mexico News Daily",
        "title": "US, Mexico carry out ‘High Eagle’ operation to ground cartel drones along border",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-mexico-carry-out-high-eagle-operation-to-ground-cartel-drones",
        "published": "2026-09-08T18:31:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}