8 h. ago Trump’s Golden Dome pits Silicon Valley against defence giants

Lucrative contracts offer tech start-ups chance to shake up the industry — if they can deliver

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8 d. ago Trump's 'Golden Dome for America' pictured as it shows incoming missiles from Russia

Donald Trump has been working with war experts to create a demonstration of what would happen if a missile was launched at the US with their new so-called 'golden dome' in place

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8 d. ago Golden Dome missile defense program won’t be done by end of Trump’s term

Exclusive: Pentagon officials expect a space-based weapon to be ready only for a demonstration by 2028Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Dome missile defense program – which will feature space-based weapons to intercept strikes against the US – is not expected to be ready before the end of his term, despite his prediction that it would be completed within the next three years.In the Oval Office last week, when he announced that the US space force would oversee the project under Gen Michael Guetlein, the president said he was confident that it would be “fully operational” before he left office. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump claims Canada is considering becoming 51st state in exchange for free Golden Dome protection

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney has repeatedly rejected Trump’s overtures despite the president’s latest remarks

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1 week ago Trump offers Canada free spot under nuclear Golden Dome as '51st state'...or it will cost $61 billion

Trump offered terms for Canada getting into the U.S. Golden Dome, something he said it sought. He said the cost would be $61 billion if the country remains 'separate' from the U.S.

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1 week ago Donald Trump makes chilling WW3 protection ultimatum to Canada as he pushes for '51st state'

In a bizarre protection offer, Trump is offering Canada access to his “fabulous” Golden Dome air defence for free if they give up their sovereignty and hand it to him

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1 week ago North Korea threatens nuclear war in SPACE as it joins Russia and China in condemning Trump's $175billion Golden Dome missile defence system

Pyongyang said Trump's plan risks turning 'outer space into a potential nuclear war field' and called it 'the height of self-righteousness [and] arrogance.'

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1 week ago North Korea says Donald Trump’s Golden Dome plan threatens ‘outer space nuclear war’

North Korea says Trump’s $175bn missile defence plan represents ‘the height of self-righteousness’

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's ambitious Golden Dome missile defence project: What is it and what does it mean?

With companies like Elon Musk’s Space X lining up to lend a hand and a four-star Space Force general leading the way, the Dome could impact us all

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2 w. ago US launches nuclear missile in 'doomsday test' to showcase readiness amid growing WW3 fears

The US Air Force launched a hypersonic nuclear missile in what officials described as a 'doomsday test' that The test coincided with Trump' unveiling his 'Golden Dome' plans.

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2 w. ago Canada is talking to the US about joining its ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, Carney says

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program

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2 w. ago Trump makes baseless claim white farmers are ‘executed’ as meeting with South Africa’s president turns chaotic

Cyril Ramaphosa responds ‘they are not’ after US president surprises him with footage he claims supports allegations of white genocideA federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of IRS staff, Reuters reports, in an early blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.US district judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a written opinion late on Tuesday that the department lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump plays videos to South African president he claims support white genocide allegations in tense meeting – live

Cyril Ramaphosa and US president talk to reporters at White House when Trump surprises room by playing series of videos A federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of IRS staff, Reuters reports, in an early blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.US district judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a written opinion late on Tuesday that the department lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: The Golden Dome will go down as Trump’s most explosive folly

It would be nice to think the gold-loving president had thought through the ramifications of his grandiose missile defence system, says Sean O'Grady. In reality, it's another flawed and overpriced fantasy

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2 w. ago Trump official says US seeking to deport eight migrants but doesn’t confirm South Sudan destination – live

Homeland security official said on Wednesday that the US is seeking to deport eight migrants convicted of serious crimesA federal judge has rejected a bid by the US treasury department to cancel a union contract covering tens of thousands of IRS staff, Reuters reports, in an early blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many federal workers.US district judge Danny Reeves in Lexington, Kentucky, said in a written opinion late on Tuesday that the department lacked legal standing to bring a lawsuit against the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What is Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defence system?

Donald Trump announced a potential new defence system on Tuesday

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's Golden Dome will spark dangerous retaliation from Russia

Donald Trump unveiled concepts for his £400 billion Golden Dome missile defence program at the White House, which he hopes will be "fully operational" before the end of his term in 2029

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2 w. ago China ‘seriously concerned’ over Trump’s Golden Dome defense system – live

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Trump’s project carries ‘strong offensive implications’ and heightens risks of space militarization and arms raceA small southern California school district must immediately pause its ban on critical race theory (CRT), a California appeals court ruled on Thursday morning.The 4th district court of appeals ruling put a halt to the Temecula Valley unified school district ban until its litigation is settled in the California legal system. The decision is the latest in a long-running legal battle over the CRT ban, which was first adopted as a resolution by the Temecula Valley Board of Education in December 2022 as they attempted to purge elementary school textbooks that reference gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How Trump's $175billion Golden Dome missile defence can make US 'invulnerable' to nukes from China, Russia, or North Korea

Such a defence programme is 'long overdue' and 'absolutely necessary' amid growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia, experts have warned.

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2 w. ago Trump unveils plans for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system

The US President expects the programme will be ‘fully operational’ by 2029 to counter threats from Russia and China

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