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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that three unidentified objects shot down by U.S. fighter jets did not appear to have been used for spying on the United States and were likely tied to benign purposes. Biden said in a speech that the U.S. intelligence community assessment is the objects were likely tied to private companies or research institutions. "If any objects present a threat to American people, I will take it down," he said. "I make no apologies for taking down that balloon." The president's 2 p.m. White House remarks came after he directed national security adviser Jake...
