Sunday, the 9th of August
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At the top of the news, Joe Biden’s cancer is spreading and he’s in ‘debilitating’ pain, son Hunter reveals.
Also in the digest... MI6, Gen Xers, and Will Gluck.
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Top Stories
World
Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel
World
Moderate Democrat Ed Case defies progressive challenge in Hawaii primary
Varun Batchigari
Indian student arrested in Germany over Arizona girlfriend’s murder
World
Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending 50,000 troops to Russia – Zelenskyy
Technology
Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher's arrest for clapping at data center hearing
Health
California Bill Would Bar Companies from Advertising AI Chatbots as Therapy and Set Rules for Clinical Use
Sport
The Late Don Nelson Changed the NBA Forever With Four Landmark Innovations
World
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces decision to freeze her eggs
Tyler Reddick
Tyler Reddick admits mistake in costly Lap 4 crash with Erik Jones
World
Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents ‘very different’ America
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Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies
World
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations
World
ICE arrests over 1,200 illegal immigrants in Georgia; sex offenders, child abusers among those held
World
From 'enemies' to 'patriotic brothers': Pakistan changes stance on PoK protesters ahead of polls
Alecia Lindsay
Brickbats: August/September 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s cancer is spreading and he’s in ‘debilitating’ pain, son Hunter reveals
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
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