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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidenthas announced the concept he wants for his future— a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space.
Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be “fully operational before the end of my term,” which ends in 2029, and have the capability of intercepting missiles “even if they are launched from space.”It’s likelier that the
may have some initial capability by that point, a U.S. official familiar with the program said.
Trump, seated next to a poster showing the continental U.S. painted gold and with artistic depictions of missile interceptions, also announced that Gen. Michael Guetlein, who currently serves as the vice chief of space operations, will be responsible for overseeing Golden Dome’s progress.In “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” a niece worries that her uncle will not have as much time for her after he gets married. His partner is a man. “Love, Violet” deals with a girl’s anxiety about giving a valentine to another girl. “Born Ready” is the story of a transgender boy’s decision to share his gender identity with his family and the world. “Intersection Allies” describes nine characters of varying backgrounds, including one who is gender-fluid.
The books were chosen “in order to better represent all Montgomery County families” and teachers may not use them “to pressure students to change or to change or disavow religious views,” the schools’ lawyers said.The school system abandoned the option of letting parents take their kids out of the lessons because doing so “became unworkably disruptive,” the lawyers told the court.
, which reported more than 10,000 books banned in the last school year, said in a court filing what the parents want is “a constitutionally suspect book ban by another name.”The difficulty of providing alternative lessons for some children anytime the books are used probably would force the county to pull the books from the curriculum, said Tasslyn Magnusson, senior adviser with the Freedom to Read program at PEN America.