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Elon Musk SpaceX Launches the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B

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The US military’s classified X-37B drone was launched into space Thursday night aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. At 11:50 p.m. (0350 GMT on Friday), the rocket successfully launched, according to SpaceX’s broadcast of the event. Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, the Falcon 9 illuminated the night sky. According to the US Space Force, there will be “a wide range of test and experimentation objectives” in the drone’s mission. The military stated in a statement last month that these operational demonstrations and trials include next-generation technologies, such as laser communications…

Trumph Revokes Biden’s Security Clearance: Details Released

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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of new orders; while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world’s poorest and extending American influence around the globe. In a new series of rapid-fire power plays, the 78-year-old billionaire also froze aid to South Africa, where his top donor Elon Musk was born, and named himself head of one of Washington’s premier cultural venues, the Kennedy Center. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving…

USAID places staff on leave as part of Trump’s purge

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The United States Government’s humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.   The agency said in a statement on its website, which reappeared Tuesday that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7, 2024.   The administrative leave will hit “all USAID direct hire personnel… with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”   “Thank you…