Friday, the 7th of August
Good morning,
At the top of the news, Andy Ogles, one of Trump’s biggest MAGA supporters, just lost his Republican primary in Tennessee.
Also in the digest... Sandra Bullock, Oil, and Perez Hilton.
Read fast, and carry a big stick.
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Lead Stories
World
Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows
World
Germany holds security meeting over explosive drone amid Russia protest
World
Woman sues Kaiser Permanente after labeling mixup led to unnecessary hysterectomy
World
Virginia county must replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024, judge rules
Business
Trump renews bid to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook despite supreme court ruling
World
US woman who killed husband two decades ago admits murder of firefighter wife
World
Argentina’s government posts ICE-style video of immigration operation
World
Businessman was ‘preparing champagne’ to celebrate Caruana Galizia murder, court hears
Vasquez
North Carolina Citizen Files Damages Claim After Border Patrol Arrested Him, Then Left Him on the Roadside
World
Cambridge to review hiring process amid plagiarism row
World
Spain retaliates with border controls against Italy as migration row intensifies
Politics
Cassidy will vote for Blanche as AG, all but ensuring confirmation
Virginia
Virginia Confirms First Locally Acquired Dengue Case After a Single Mosquito Bridged Two People
Todd Blanche
A lame duck Republican just saved Trump’s AG pick Todd Blanche after other conservatives voiced concern
World
Exiled Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib Al Hasan willing to return, face murder trial if safety assured
Le Sueur
Ohio mother pleads guilty after hospital surveillance captures her injecting fecal matter into her child’s IV
World
Scramble to house hundreds camping in Rome heatwave after squat eviction
World
Trump’s attorney general pick Todd Blanche appears to clear last hurdle for confirmation
World
Ex-Benin president Talon makes political comeback via newly founded Senate
World
US man accused of trying to kill diver by cutting air supply in lobster dispute
Organisations
People
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Joe Biden
Narendra Modi
Ricky Gervais
Vladimir Putin
Meghan Markle
Barack Obama
Anthony Albanese
Prince Harry
Richard Marles
Emmanuel Macron
Daniel Andrews
Ivanka Trump
Tucker Carlson
Kylie Jenner
Cristiano Ronaldo
Justin Trudeau
Piers Morgan
Justin Bieber
Sam Bankman-Fried
Jeff Bezos
Tom Cruise
Bruce Willis
Steve Bannon
Greg Abbott
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Xi Jinping
Pablo Picasso
Gavin Newsom
Natalie Portman
Kamala Harris
Kim Kardashian
Authors
Jonathan Freedland
Robert Reich
Michelle Grattan
Arwa Mahdawi
George Monbiot
Simon Tisdall
Marina Hyde
Rebecca Nicholson
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Aditya Chakrabortty
David Sims
John Naughton
Catherine Bennett
Michael Bradley
Richard Roeper
Ryan Lizza
David A. Graham
Marina Koren
Arthur C. Brooks
Conor Friedersdorf
Derek Thompson
Michael Hiltzik
Mary McNamara
Jonathan Zimmerman
Jean Guerrero
Steve Lopez
George Skelton
Erika D. Smith
Maggie Haberman
Simon Kuestenmacher
Michael Pascoe
Tim Ferguson
Alan Kohler
Paul Bongiorno
David Frum
Gillian Tett
Robinson Meyer
Max Chafkin
Patt Morrison
