WEKU Daily News Podcast: August 7th, 2026

By Brian Burkhart

Published August 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT

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FCPS remains short $5.1M this school year. How you can track updates on district's correction plan

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Monday, the Fayette County Board of Education signed off on a corrective action plan laid out after an extensive investigation of the district's financial mismanagement.
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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings

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The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
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