Sunday, the 16th of August
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At the top of the news, Push to oust US ambassador from Canada expands - and ‘51st state’ could take up the issue in fall.
Also in the digest... Candice Rusch, Candace Bushnell, and Bruce Willis.
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Top Stories
World
Europe wildfires: latest developments
World
Suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in dorm closet
RFK Jr
Cassidy attacks ‘crazy, stupid’ Trump comments on vaccines as he denies regret for RFK Jr. vote
Zahra Billoo
School District Sued Over Mosque Field Trip as Activist Warned 'I Hate All Zionists' Post Was 'Not Strategic'
World
Taliban threaten former Afghan police worker after MoD leak reveals identity
Politics
Couple Arrested After Four Children Found Caged, Beaten, and Abused Inside Semitruck Cab for 6 Years
World
Bangladesh PM's proposed India visit conditional on Hasina extradition, officials say
United States
Push to oust US ambassador from Canada expands - and ‘51st state’ could take up the issue in fall
Mark Zandi
Trump's grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring, as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls
World
New York City man charged with hate crimes after alleged synagogue assault
National
US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news
World
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
Virginia State University
At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University
Business
JB Pritzker Defends Billions in CTA Funding as Illinois Rejects Service Cuts and Fare Hikes: 'Invest, Modernize and Build'
World
Colombia's new president asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly earthquake
World
Japan’s defence minister heads to Australia to meet Marles in wake of melon-gate controversy
Sport
Dale Earnhardt's grandson Wyatt Miller flips wildly in crash, but drives away
World
Met apologises for exposing 143 email addresses of Mohamed Al Fayed victims
NASCAR
Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Richmond 2026
World
At least five people dead in Indiana amid worst flooding in over 30 years, officials say
Organisations
Authors
Simon Tisdall
Arwa Mahdawi
Jonathan Freedland
Michelle Grattan
Robert Reich
George Monbiot
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Rebecca Nicholson
Marina Hyde
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
