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What's up, sunshine? Terrific Tuesday to
you. I'm Koi Wire. Thank you for
spending part of your day with me here
on CNN 10. The best 10 minutes in news
because of you. We've got a lot to get
to today. Not a lot of time to do it, so
let's get to it. We begin with the
high-tech race that's revolutionizing
the battlefield. Drone warfare has
become a staple in combat zones around
the world, including in Russia's war on
Ukraine. Unmanned aerial vehicles, or
UAVs, can be as small as a hummingbird
or as big as a fighter jet. They allow
soldiers to engage in remote combat,
carrying out precision strikes from
miles away. They're also crucial for
conducting surveillance and gathering
intelligence. And as the tech behind
them rapidly evolves, militaries around
the world are racing to keep up. Our
Haley Britzky got an uplose look at how
the US military is training its next
generation of drone operators.
Small but lethal drones have transformed
the battlefield for Ukraine and Russia.
The waring nations are rapidly
innovating because stronger and smarter
technology can literally mean life or
death. But it has also meant a game of
catch-up for America. that we've got to
make sure that we're keeping pace uh
with what technologies emerging so that
if we have to ever employ it, we know
how to use these systems.
These units at Fort Bliss in El Paso,
Texas are learning how to build and fly
FPV or firstperson view drones.
FPV drones are much cheaper and lighter
than many of the US's current drones.
These drones have rapidly transformed
warfare from Ukraine smuggling them
thousands of miles into Russia and one
shocking attack earlier this summer to
Russia launching nightly drone attacks
on Ukrainian cities and civilian
infrastructure.
This is a simulation where um soldiers
will learn how to operate the drones
certainly much more successfully than I
am currently doing it. So they get a hop
on the sim, start flying, and then after
roughly the first day, the next three
days after that is building. Next day
after those three days would be
programming, making sure your drone's
all good.
Once they've practiced flying virtually,
the soldiers take their skills to what
is essentially a training gym for
drones.
So our FPV operators are actually
gaining proficiency of flying in and
out. Uh so actually into an enemy
armored vehicle if they ever needed to
do so. Small unmanned systems like what
we saw at Bliss could be outfitted with
a range of explosives. The soldiers who
operate them wear goggles that allow
them to see what the drone sees. Whether
that's to strike a target like an
armored vehicle or peek into a window.
The Army and the US military as a whole
have recognized that the conversation
about drones and unmanned systems is not
a discussion for the future. It's about
adapting to threats that exist on the
battlefield today.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which profession has
produced more lottery winners than
others? Teachers, construction workers,
truck drivers, or farmers?
Truck drivers is your answer here. Worth
noting, the gas stations or retailers
who sell a winning ticket often receive
a bonus check or commission from the
lottery organization.
Two lucky lottery players will take home
the third largest American lottery
jackpot ever after matching all six
numbers on Saturday. Ticket holders in
Missouri and Texas will split the
whopping 1.8 billion winnings. Their
odds of winning that record pot were 292
million to one. That's more than 20,000
times your odds of being struck by
lightning. And while we may never find
out who the winners are, both states
allow winners to remain anonymous. We
thought this may be a fun opportunity to
do some mathing because hitting it big
is actually a bit more complicated than
just picking up an oversized check.
First, winners have to decide how they
want to collect their winnings. Do you
take a lump sum or an annuity? A lump
sum is a one-time upfront payment. You
get all of your winnings and pay all the
taxes at one time. The catch, it's
usually smaller than the annuity option.
In this case, the jackpot shrinks to
$410 million each before taxes. That's
enough to buy about 800 medianpriced
homes in the United States. Now, if they
take the annuity, they get $893 million
each, but it's spread out over smaller
payments for 30 years. Think of it as a
superersized allowance. Before they go
on a spending spree, however, big
winnings come with some big taxes.
Nearly a quarter of it goes straight to
the IRS and they may be on the hook for
state taxes as well. Many experts say
the first thing winners should do is
enlist financial and legal advice.
You need about two to three weeks at
this level of win to put together a plan
that encompasses taxes as well as uh
what you're what who you're trying to
help. You want to secure your advisors.
You want to secure that attorney that's
going to be the leader of that group who
will put the plan together.
Have you ever wondered where the rest of
the money raised by lottery tickets
goes? You may be closer to the answer
than you think. Many states, including
Texas and Missouri, use funds from
lottery ticket sales to fund education,
including college scholarships and
programs like prek. Now, you have to be
at least 18 years old to play the
lottery in the majority of states. But
press pause, chat it out with friends
and family. What do you think if you
ever did win the lottery? Would you take
the lump sum of cash or the smaller
annuity payments over time? Why? Also,
what would you spend it on? And would
you keep it a secret? Discuss.
Imagine trading your surfboard for snow
boots or your cowboy hat for a subway
mat. That's exactly what some teens in
the US are doing through a free exchange
program that doesn't require a passport.
All it takes is a willingness to live
life in an entirely different community
for one week. CNN's Nicholas Blat shows
us how one nonprofit is changing the way
some teens see America.
This is the first time I've been away
from home. The first time I went on an
airplane.
I'm Ron is from Wilmer, Minnesota.
And I look up and it's like a mountain.
Ivy from Haramman, Utah.
Crazy. Everybody tells you, "Oh, this is
the time in your life. You need to meet
new people, go see new things." But I
don't know how. And so really doing this
right now has been incredible.
They just graduated high school.
You remind me of my best friend.
Oh, bro, she's so she looks so cool.
And they've been thrown together with
eight other teenagers from around the
country to have a heck of a lot of fun
and return home having learned something
special.
I'm also the first person to come out
this far from my family. I know that
they're proud of me for doing it. This
week-long trip is free and part of the
American Exchange Project started 6
years ago by David Mcola III who got the
idea after his own life-changing trip
across the United States.
We're going to miss you.
Goodbye.
Which gave him a front row seat into how
this country became so divided and
offered one potential solution.
There's an antidote to prejudice. It's
connection. Connecting with people under
the right circumstances. The exchange
now happens in 55 locations across the
country.
I am going to Arkansas
and is paid for by grants and individual
donors.
Going to Maine.
Nearly 600 kids participated this year.
We send them for free to an American
hometown that is culturally and
politically and socioeconomically very
different from the one that they're
growing up in.
Harley Hardman traveled from her home in
Lake Charles, Louisiana to Anchorage,
Alaska last year.
My experience in Anchorage, Alaska was
absolutely mindblowing. It was
definitely something that altered my
brain chemistry. Never in my life would
I have thought I would be able to hike a
glacier and like stick my arm into the
glacier water.
Every time I look back on my trip to
Alaska, hi baby. I'm always wondering
what ways can I push myself out of the
box like I did while I was in Alaska.
I think that a week in another town
ought to be as common to the high school
experience as the prom. I think what
we're working on should be America's
next civic coming of age ritual.
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Who's Yeti for today's story getting a
10 out of 10. One community hears the
call of the wild and calls right back.
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Do not adjust your speakers. These are
highlights from the annual Sasquatch
calling contest in Glenburn, Maine.
Organizers say the event aims to bring
attention to the famous crypted while
bringing the community together. So, who
won this year's battle for the biggest
and baddest Bigfoot bellow? That would
be 7-year-old Ganon hooting and
hollering his way to the top of the
crowded field with some squatchtacular
tones, claiming local fame and a $100
prize.
Whether they believe in Bigfoot or not,
residents all agree on one thing. The
supernatural soundoff has been a great
way to bring the community together,
giving them unforettable memories. All
right, thank you to everyone who's been
showing love to our CNN 10 YouTube
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one goes to Mrs. McKenzie at Lake Shalon
Middle School in Shalon, Washington.
Thank you for all of the letters. Rise
up. And this shout out goes to Miss
Keany at Horizon Science Academy in De
Mo, Iowa. Look at this bleached t-shirt.
I don't know how you did it, but I'm so
glad you did it. Super creative, super
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