WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp plans to nearly double production of Javelin missiles, the antitank weapon that has helped Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion, Chief Executive Officer James Taiclet said in an interview on Sunday. The aim is to boost output to 4,000 per year from 2,100 per year currently, Taiclet said in an interview with CBS News. The increase will take as long as a couple of years, he said. U.S. President Joe Biden last week visited a Lockheed facility in… Source link
Read More »Pittsburgh artist designed Google Doodle honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. 51 minutes ago Monday’s Google Doodle was designed to show the duality of history and current events, pointing out similarities and differences in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the one that’s taking place today. That’s according to the doodle’s creator. She is artist, Noa Denmon, 25, a Pittsburgh native who now lives in… Source link
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The fight for racial equality transcends generations. Google The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr…. Source link
Read More »Brandon Martin sentenced to life in prison after murder
Former Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brandon Martin has been sentenced to life in prison after murdering three people, including his father, with a baseball bat, according to Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times. Martin will not be eligible for parole during the sentence. Just in: A Riverside County Superior Court jury has returned a verdict of life in prison without the possibility of parole for ex-Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brandon Martin after he was convicted of murdering three people, including… Source link
Read More »UT Martin men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart dies suddenly at 50
Tennessee-Martin coach Anthony Stewart died suddenly on Sunday afternoon. He was 50. (AP/Michael Wyke) UT Martin head coach Anthony Stewart died on Sunday afternoon, the school announced. He was 50. Stewart was preparing for his fifth season with the Skyhawks this fall. The cause of death is not yet known. “We are stunned to hear this tragic news,” UT Martin athletic director Kurt McGuffin said in a statement. “Coach Stewart was a true leader to every one of the young men he coached. He… Source link
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