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      <description>Munson Healthcare announced it will begin the next two phases of drone research this May. A recent report showed the first tests had a 91% success rate after nearly 70 flights.</description>
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      <description>Michigan is in the heart of wildfire season, and state Department of Natural Resources officials say if a fire does crop up, drone activity can get in the…</description>
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