WMVO Good Times Great Oldies

August, 2026

• 8 August

  Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks

  

  The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

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• 8 August

  Dangerous wildfire keeps crews from reaching helicopter crash in Utah

  

  A large Utah wildfire has kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash

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• 8 August

  ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August

  

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigr…

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• 8 August

  Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents

  

  Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington

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• 8 August

  Senate approves funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

  

  The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

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• 8 August

  New Mexico judge orders new child safeguards for Meta

  

  In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories

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