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        "uri": "/2019/02/27/stair-climbing-robot-is-hitting-streets-in-fedex-delivery-test/",
        "title": "Stair-climbing robot is hitting streets in FedEx delivery test",
        "byline": "Thomas Black",
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        "prettyDate": "February 27, 2019",
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        "summary": "What are the insurance implications of a 200 lb. battery-powered robot that travels at 10 mph on streets and sidewalks?",
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        "uri": "/2018/04/17/southwest-jet-engine-blows-out-in-flight-killing-one-passenger/",
        "title": "Southwest jet engine blows out in flight, killing one passenger",
        "byline": "Alan Levin and Thomas Black",
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        "prettyDate": "April 17, 2018",
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        "summary": "One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest jetliner carrying 148 people, marking the first fatality on a U.S.-registered airline in more than nine years.",
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        "uri": "/2018/04/17/southwest-jet-engine-blows-out-in-flight-killing-o/",
        "title": "Southwest jet engine blows out in flight, killing one passenger",
        "byline": " Alan Levin and Thomas Black ",
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        "prettyDate": "April 17, 2018",
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        "summary": "One passenger was killed when an engine blew out on a Southwest jetliner carrying 148 people, marking the first fatality on a U.S.-registered airline in more than nine years.",
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        "uri": "/2016/06/30/driverless-fever-is-everywhere-except-in-one-logical-industry-railroads/",
        "title": "Driverless fever is everywhere except in one logical industry: railroads",
        "byline": "Thomas Black",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "June 30, 2016",
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        "summary": "One arm of the U.S. DOT is recommending two-person crews be required for freight trains as another plans to spend billions to help develop driverless technology for long-haul trucks.",
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        "uri": "/2016/06/28/fiery-bnsf-train-collision-leaves-heap-of-crumpled/",
        "title": "Fiery BNSF train collision leaves heap of crumpled freight cars",
        "byline": "Thomas Black",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "June 28, 2016",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Two BNSF Railway Co. freight trains collided in Texas, leaving at least one worker injured.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/09/09/british-airways-passengers-flee-engine-fire-on-las-vegas-runway/",
        "title": "British Airways passengers flee engine fire on Las Vegas runway",
        "byline": "Thomas Black, Julie Johnsson",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 09, 2015",
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/thomas-black-julie-johnsson/",
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        "summary": "London-bound British Airways jetliner catches fire while beginning its takeoff from Las Vegas airport. All passengers and crew evacuated safely.",
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        "uri": "/2015/05/07/its-ok-to-call-it-a-drone/",
        "title": "It's OK to call it a 'drone'",
        "byline": " Thomas Black, Bloomberg ",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The word drone was shunned at the annual conference of the drone industry for a long time. Not anymore.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/05/07/berkshires-bnsf-to-pave-way-for-long-distance-drone-flights/",
        "title": "Berkshire’s BNSF to pave way for long-distance drone flights",
        "byline": "Thomas Black, Bloomberg",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Track inspections are vital for railroads because steel rails expand and contract with heat and cold, causing them to buckle or break. BNSF operates in the western U.S., and its drone flights may start as soon as the end of 2015.",
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        "uri": "/2015/05/04/corporate-america-unleashes-the-drones-putting-the-heat-on-faa/",
        "title": "Corporate America unleashes the drones, putting the heat on FAA",
        "byline": "Thomas Black, Bloomberg",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 04, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "As U.S. regulators study how to govern commercial drones, corporate America is plunging ahead on using unmanned aircraft in a bid to speed the process and win concessions on proposed restrictions.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/04/10/luxury-planes-crowd-masters-as-private-jet-taboo-wanes/",
        "title": "Luxury planes crowd Masters as private jet taboo wanes",
        "byline": "Thomas Black, Bloomberg",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "The Gulfstreams and Learjets crowding the tarmac at the small airport in Augusta after flying in for the Masters Golf Tournament are sending a clear signal: Luxury flying is unabashedly back.",
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