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US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes   hare this with Facebook hare this with Twitte Share this with Messenge Share this with Emai Share Image copyright Image caption Parts of the US border with Mexico are already sealed off Four companies have been chosen to build prototypes for Donald Trump's planned border wall, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The four concrete prototypes will be 30ft (9m) long and up to 30ft tall, and will be built in the coming months. Officials will then spend up to two months testing the walls for tampering and penetration resistance using small hand tools, CBP said. The four contracts are worth up to $500,000 (£387,000) each. A continuous wall across the entire southern US border was a key promise in President Trump's election campaign. The prototypes "will help us refine the design standards" of the eventual wall, acting CBP deputy commissioner Ronald Vitiello said. "Testing...

Introduction: My name is Zoe Rossington. I was born on the 14th of March, 2000, and I am 17 years old. I am a Christian, which plays a big part in shaping my ideas and opinions. I am a British citizen, but when I was 5, my family moved to Rwanda and we lived there for 5 years. We lived in the capital, Kigali, and I attended a Belgian school for 3 years and became fluent in French. Later, I transferred to an American school and went there for 2 years. When I was 11, we moved to Cameroon and lived there for 3 years. I went to a small international school. When I was 14, we moved to Kenya and that is where I currently live. I am a student at Rift Valley Academy, an international boarding school. Next year, I will move back to the UK to go to university, probably to study Modern Languages. The time I spent in each of these countries has contributed significantly to my political opinions and general worldview.