Tuesday
9
August
2016
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Women's gymnastics: USA go for gold in team finalUSA go for a second straight Olympic gold in the women’s team event. Join Beau Dure for all the latest from Rio de Janeiro
headlines
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Donald Trump's Republican abandonment issues spread across partyThe parade of seasoned Republicans lining up against him points to ‘an ideological schism’, and his dismal poll numbers don’t give much cause for hope
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Kissinger hindered US effort to end mass killings, according to filesNewly declassified files show the former secretary of state jeopardized efforts to crackdown on bloodshed by Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship
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Man used as test subject in CIA torture program to ask for Guantánamo releaseAbu Zubaydah, whom the Central Intelligence Agency used as a guinea pig for its post-9/11 torture program, will plead his case before a board on 23 August
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Court to decide authenticity of painting as artist denies he made itWorks by Peter Doig can sell for millions – but the Scottish artist rejects claims by the owner of a 1976 painting signed ‘Pete Doige’ in an ‘extremely rare’ legal case
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highlights
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Why great shows have bad second seasonsCritically lauded UnREAL’s second outing has been a mess, and Mr Robot also looks in danger of losing its way. But the sophomore slump is nothing new on TV
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Russell Simmons talks Black Lives MatterEntrepreneur Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records, and Stanford professor Clayborne Carson join Sabrina Siddiqui to discuss the latest in the Black Lives Matter movement
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Does DC have a problem with women?From the sexualising of Harley Quinn to Batgirl’s treatment, there’s a whiff of misogyny in the comics titan’s properties not seen in rival Marvel’s work
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If your political priorities are the total defeat of a single politician – not the advancement of your own policies – it fans the flames of extremismThe Republicans tried to sink Obama. Instead, the party imploded
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US swim star unimpressed by rival's anticsIn the ready room before the 2oom butterfly semi-final, Le Clos started shadowboxing in front of Phelps – and the 19-time gold medalist was not impressed
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Former NFL quarterback pursuing baseball career, reports sayAgents say Tebow, 28, has been training for the past year and plans to invite all 30 MLB teams to a workout later this month
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How can we call America great when it's never even won a badminton medal?USA’s medal drought in table tennis, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics continues. It’s time to get NFL quarterbacks and the Williams sisters involved
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Dutch gymnast expelled from Olympics after night of drinkingThe gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for ‘gravely’ violating team rules by going out drinking in Rio after qualifying for the finals of the rings event, the Dutch team said
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There’s rarely a great deal of agreement in Washington, but the importance of keeping Trump’s fingers off the nuclear button is fast becoming a consensusTrump's national security nightmare: now even the neocons are freaking out
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I'm a Hispanic immigrant. But to the world I am a lily-white WaspIn high school I became conscious that I was an immigrant – but that I didn’t conform to people’s stereotypes
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No Child Left Behind has been unsuccessful, says bipartisan reportReport says US has been outperformed by a majority of advanced industrial nations as well as some less-developed nations since bill was passed in 2001
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Clinton to label tax plan as 'friends and family discount'Democratic nominee expected to criticize Trump’s plan to repeal the ‘death tax’ as anything but the boon to middle-class citizens he has promised
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Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen food factory kill at least 14 peopleBombing of potato factory in the capital Sana’a comes just days after the collapse of UN-brokered peace talks
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Mexican first lady's Florida home owned by potential government contractorGuardian investigation reveals Angelica Rivera is using $2.05m luxury apartment bought by Grupo Pierdant, a contender to run Mexico’s ports
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in brief
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Facebook will start bypassing adblockers on desktop browsersUsers of mobile adblockers will continue to experience an ad-free version, and Adblock Plus warns the decision ‘takes a dark path against user choice’
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New York film festival lineup: auteur favorites and Lena Dunham animationThe event has added to its lineup, with two films starring Isabelle Huppert, this year’s Palme d’Or winner, and an animated offering using Lena Dunham’s voice
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Match the wedding to the movieThis week sees the release of the rather self-explanatory Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, a crude comedy with Zac Efron and Adam Devine, but how well do you know other movie nuptials?
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Black science fiction writers face 'universal' racism, study findsFireside Fiction’s report, #BlackSpecFic, finds less than 2% of SF stories published in 2015 were by black writers
in depth
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Does ‘cupping’ do athletes any good – and does it matter if it doesn’t?The red circular marks decorating many bodies in Rio can be credited to the alternative therapy du jour. Cupping has no scientifically proven benefits
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We’re all screwedSophisticated cybercrime, privacy fears and ongoing confusion about security have soured the internet for many, and doing something about it won’t be easy
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How the Philippines’ leader is getting away with mass murderPresident Rodrigo Duterte is exploiting the rivalry of China and the US to wage a ‘war on drugs’ that is cover for a tide of extrajudicial killings
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How Florida and Colorado are trying to build from the ground upAmbitious new cities Songdo and Masdar may not have lived up to their promise, but smaller projects in the US aim to be laboratories for sustainable city planning
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A 'dark future' as California recycling centers vanishPoor and homeless San Franciscans rely on income earned by trading cans for cash, but their subsistence is under threat as hundreds of centers close down
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Frugal bloggers live on the cheap, by choiceThe countless people who document their thrifty lifestyles give readers with money woes emotional support – but they don’t often deal with true poverty
in pictures
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Young ballroom dancersIn her series Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer, photographer Emily Stein captures the staged romance and dashing outfits of children’s ballroom dancing competitions
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Top 10 most expensive soccer players in the worldA gallery of the world’s most expensive players, from Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to the arrival of Paul Pogba at Old Trafford
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Preparations for Muhammad Ali's greatest fightPeter Angelo Simon went behind the scenes at Muhammad Ali’s training camp 42 years ago, as the boxer prepared for the ‘the rumble in the jungle’
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Unlocking the mystery of cuckoo migrationEarlier this year photojournalist Toby Smith followed a group of migrating cuckoos to the forests of Gabon, west Africa. His images document the African landscapes in which the globally dwindling cuckoo population spends its winter months away from the UK, and will help conservationists understand how land use change is affecting birds
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Animal fans attend Outside Lands music festivalSome 40,000 revelers attended the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco this weekend, and used stuffed animals, costumes and signs to show their spirit
people
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The wheels are starting to come off dramaticallyThe New Yorker writer who profiled Donald Trump in the 90s delves into the Republican’s mentality, and explains why he thinks he’s destined to drop out
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Literary legal battle ends as Israel's high court rules in favor of libraryCountry’s supreme court rules manuscripts are the national library’s property and estate’s heirs must hand over documents, which include unpublished writings
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Harry Potter actor loses $1.3m tax refund caseActor who is calculated to have earned around £24m playing Ron Weasley in film series loses legal battle
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Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore 'to star in TV crime series'Show, which is reportedly set in the 90s, will be directed by American Hustle’s David O Russell
the big picture
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Masked ostriches and the Teej festivalThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Indian celebrations and the Rio Olympics
Swimming King wins grudge-match gold and turns fire on US team-mate Gatlin
Yulia Efimova hits back ‘I thought cold war was in the past’