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The Pentagon is pushing U.S. defense companies to accelerate the production of key weapons
“that comes as concerns about depleted stockpiles remain, and is the war with Iran enters”
its six months, and P.R.S. Catlonsdorf is more. In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the department made efforts in the past week to significantly speed up munitions production. He said that the U.S. is focused on acquiring more to provide, quote, "the weapons are warfighters need at the pace the threat demands," but he also said the effort was
not new that it was part of a broader plan to modernize the department, one that began before the U.S. launched war in Iran in February. The administration has repeatedly denied reports that some missile stockpiles have been depleted in this war, such weapons often take years to replenish. Catlonsdorf and P.R. News, Washington State officials are responding to the death of two
people this weekend who were fighting a Utah wildfire, Caroline Ballard from Member Station KUER reports. The Friday morning crash killed two helicopter pilots. The report of a team working on the massive wide-mouthed two-fire in the central part of the state.
“On social media, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said they put themselves in harm's way to protect”
the state, and he's heartbroken over the deaths. The FAA National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. Utah has seen an intense and dangerous fire season. Residents near the Rocky Canyon fire in northern Utah were ordered to evacuate Sunday. More than 500,000 acres have burned in the state so far this year.
For NPR News, I'm Caroline Ballard. A new poll north of the border suggests that Canada's relationship with the U.S. transcends political tensions when it comes to sending disaster relief. As Dan Carpenter reports, the survey shows that eight in 10 Canadians support helping Americans during disasters despite the ongoing trade war.
The poll by Nanos Research shows that 55% of Canadians strongly support sending first responders
when disaster strikes and another one-quarter somewhat support the idea, less than 10% are against it. The two countries have shared resources to fight wildfires since 1982 as part of a long-standing
“cross-border emergency management agreement.”
Since 2018, Canada has sent hundreds of firefighters to the U.S. and in the wake of hurricane Katrina supplied ships, helicopters, and other supplies. In 2023, the U.S. sent more than 2,000 firefighters to Canada to grapple with wildfires north of the border. The poll comes as Canada faces a deadline of more tariffs from Washington in less than two weeks.
The Japanese City of Nagasaki marked its 81st anniversary Sunday of the U.S. atomic bombing during World War II. The mayor called nuclear weapons and absolute evil at he urged the country to stick with its non-nuclear principles. You're listening to NPR news.
The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai, 49-year-old Daniel Kinahan is facing charges to the land in an international drug smuggling ring, and money laundering empire that operated in Britain, Spain, and the U.S. will be a reign of the special criminal court in Dublin. Hollywood keeps setting new box office records this summer, but as NPR's bottom on
Dallow tells us, while dollar totals are up, attendance is down. Spider-Man, brand new day, the Odyssey, Toy Story 5, movie theaters are raking in so much cash.
The four-cancer safety film industry is on track to have its first $10 billion in 2019.
But through the end of July in 2019, cinemas had sold 747 million tickets. This year's ticket sales are way down, fewer than $500 million. What's keeping the dollar totals high is prices. Seven years ago, the average movie ticket cost $9.16 today, audience fondness for premium formats like IMAX, has pushed the average ticket price above $13, which means fewer
patrons for bigger than films. Whether that's sustainable is a big question, but this summer, it's led to a slew of box office records, including the biggest overall weekend in Hollywood history, Bob Mundello and PR news. Former NBA coach and player Don Nelson is died.
He was 86 years old. His family says he died Sunday, but is not released to cause. Nelson won five titles as a player with the Boston Celtics, but he's also one of just two coaches to have at least 250 wins with three franchises. He also introduced what's now known as a point forward, focusing on speed of play, rather
than big players. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News 50 years ago, Congress set out to protect coal miners from black lung disease. Today, it's back at rates not seen in half a century. These guys are being treated like disposable widgets, not human beings.
On the Sunday story, why coal miners and Appalachia are getting sicker faster.
Listen now to the Sunday story from the up first podcast on the MPR app.
