Tag: extended

Biden to give extended interview to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday

President Joe Biden will give his an interview to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos later this week, his first since the president’s much-criticized performance during last week’s debate. Portions of the interview will air on ABC’s “World News Tonight” on Friday, with the extended interview first airing on the network’s “This Week” Sunday morning program, the network […]

Extended range version of Army guided rocket enters production

The Army has given the greenlight to Lockheed Martin to produce an extended-range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, according to the company and the service. Lockheed was awarded a $200 million fiscal 2024 contract modification in May to build as many as 240 extended range GMLRS. The funding includes production, tooling and […]

U.S. pier in Gaza may be extended past July, U.S. official says

By Phil Stewart GABORONE (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s pier off Gaza may be extended well beyond its July 31 authorization date if the United States and aid organizations can get aid flowing again to Palestinians in the coming days and weeks, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. “While the pier was authorized through […]

Free rides extended through October at Virginia Beach Oceanfront

VIRGINIA BEACH — A free ride service at the Oceanfront that was going to expire at the end of the month will continue through Oct. 31. The city’s $1.2 million contract with Freebee ends June 30, and additional money to renew it was not included in the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget. The City Council […]

Extended offers dampen excitement for China’s mid-year e-commerce festival

By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s mid-year e-commerce sales festival failed to stir up a great deal of excitement among shoppers, industry experts said, even as major platforms extended offers to a weeks-long period to woo belt-tightening consumers amid a gloomy economic outlook. The 618 festival, named after the June 18 […]

Extended stay motel in Marietta goes up in flames

Firefighters are currently working on putting out flames at an extended-stay motel in Marietta. Video shared with Channel 2 Action News shows the Metro Extended Stay Hotel on Freys Gin Road SE with significant damage and flames and a large plume of smoke coming from the roof. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]

Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China. “Today we secure our future by making a manifestation of our exclusive right to explore and exploit natural resources […]

Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut mission extended through June 18

The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we’d thought. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise called Crew Flight Test (CFT). Wilmore and Williams arrived at the orbiting lab on June 6 […]