SUMMARY: President Trump unveiled plans for the “Golden Dome,” a missile defense system designed to protect the U.S. from missile attacks by intercepting threats from space. Modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome, it would include sensors, satellites, and attacking satellites to destroy missiles shortly after launch. The project, estimated to cost between $175 billion and $542 billion, echoes Reagan’s costly Star Wars program. Defense experts say it can’t shield the entire country, requiring selective prioritization. While Republicans largely support it, Democrats question its necessity and cost. The Golden Dome would expand existing missile defenses in Alaska and California.

President Trump is moving forward with a plan to build a ‘Golden Dome’ defense shield.

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SUMMARY: Tennessee is set to execute Oscar Franklin Smith on Thursday, the state’s first execution since 2020, despite ongoing legal challenges to the new lethal injection protocol. Smith, convicted of a 1989 triple murder, will be executed using pentobarbital, a method contested in court due to concerns about its risks and mishandling by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). The protocol has faced criticism for inadequate testing, poor oversight, and secretive drug sourcing. Anti-death penalty advocates and attorneys argue the execution risks violating constitutional rights, while TDOC defends the secrecy to maintain access to lethal drugs. A lawsuit is ongoing.

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SUMMARY: A Memphis woman, Ally Williams, described a terrifying early morning when car burglars shot through her bedroom window after breaking into her Toyota Corolla. After spotting the thieves, her girlfriend turned on the porch light, inadvertently startling them. Shots rang out, shattering glass and injuring her girlfriend, who was hit by glass shards in the throat and abdomen. Three bullets embedded in the wall behind their bed highlight the danger they faced. Despite the severity, police have yet to make arrests. Williams, frustrated by such violence in her upscale condo complex, questions how residents should respond to such threats.

A woman said a man shot into her bedroom window after she heard glass shatter and saw the man breaking into her car. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/woman-speaks-out-after-car-burglars-shoot-through-her-bedroom-window/article_cb659016-13f3-4a1c-8f8b-4f064a51df0f.html

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