Sunday, the 9th of August
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At the top of the news, Joe Biden’s cancer is spreading to other parts of his body, Hunter says.
Also in the digest... MI6, Gen Xers, and Will Gluck.
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Brickbats: August/September 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s cancer is spreading to other parts of his body, Hunter says
World
Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting Utah wildfire confirmed dead, officials say
Health
Texas Adds a New Screwworm Zone in Terrell County as Active U.S. Cases Fall to Five
World
‘Voters are fed up’: Michigan primary forces Democratic party to accept leftwing shift
Todd Blanche
Todd Blanche as Trump’s new attorney general is a ‘red alert’ for abortion rights, groups warn
Sophie Cunningham
Sophie Cunningham's Enforcer Role Gets Reversed Onto Her With Hard Foul in Fever-Sky
Sport
Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president
World
Colombia rocked by car bomb blast a day after new President Abelardo de la Espriella takes charge
World
Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
World
‘Situation in Ukraine difficult’: Zelensky in Moscow ally Serbia as Russian strikes kill 4 in Kyiv region
World
Sall's chances at UN secretary-general role weakened after first vote
World
Russian family denied asylum in Finland fear reprisals for pro-Ukraine activism
World
China cancels flights, issues evacuation orders as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall
World
US promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
Carson Kvapil
Carson Kvapil wins NASCAR O'Reilly Iowa race after chaotic overtime restart
Politics
Florida Highway Patrol Quietly Shops for a New Generation of Detention Sites
Shakoi Donovan
Florida man allegedly hits accelerator when officer opens door, trapping her between him and the steering wheel
World
ICE to provide body cameras, but policy allows footage release only in agency’s ‘best interests’
World
New York authorities warn about gold bar scam targeting older adults
People
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Joe Biden
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JK Rowling
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Xi Jinping
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George W Bush
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Tom Brady
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Jill Biden
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Pablo Picasso
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Authors
Arwa Mahdawi
Simon Tisdall
Rebecca Nicholson
Jonathan Freedland
Robert Reich
Michelle Grattan
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Marina Hyde
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Aditya Chakrabortty
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John Naughton
Catherine Bennett
Michael Bradley
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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
