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Man in U.S. on work visa gets 9 years in prison for sex assault on flight

DETROIT — An Indian man living in the U.S. on a work visa was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during an overnight flight to Detroit. Prabhu Ramamoorthy was in a middle seat … Continue reading

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Want to Discover Your Entrepreneurial Passion? Here’s an Idea: Go Back in Time.

There is a folk tale about a prospector in gold country. Every day, he bought supplies and headed off to pan for gold in the local river, returning each night empty-handed. One morning, at the town’s mercantile store, a woman … Continue reading

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Column: I want to fly a drone

Thank you for Reading. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. A subscription is required to continue reading. Thank you for reading 10 free articles on Hickoryrecord.com. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another … Continue reading

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Northrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned Firebird

There are indicators that Northrop Grumman is going to bridge Firebird’s mission flexibility with business model flexibility that will provide potential customers a menu of options for accessing the aircraft and modular payload components to fly on it. Selling aircraft … Continue reading

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14 Landmark Innovations That Changed the Course of Aviation History

We take aviation for granted, with airports for every city, jet routes to every popular destination, and private jets for luxury travel—but the business jet is a fairly new invention. The military began to develop small jet-powered cabin-class aircraft as … Continue reading

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Watch the first plane with no moving parts take flight – video

The flight represents a breakthrough in ‘ionic wind’ technology, which uses a powerful electric field to generate charged nitrogen ions, which are then expelled from the back of the aircraft, generating thrust. The plane has a propulsion system that is … Continue reading

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William Carr, 90, of Westborough

Westborough – William Francis Carr, 90, passed away Dec. 11, 2018 at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. Born Nov. 5, 1928 in Gardner, he was the son of the late William … Continue reading

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