In retaliation for balloons carrying leaflets launched into North Korea by activists in the South, the North floated hundreds of bags of trash into the South. trib.al/EXYl7mi

Patients struggling to find doses of blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drugs will have new help from a drug supply tracker built by telehealth company Ro. trib.al/hucYYIA

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against CNN and the campaigns of President Biden and former President Trump over their debate next month. trib.al/eUBA33C

McDonald's pushed back against the premise that recent price increases have been unreasonable, arguing the Golden Arches offers 'meaningful value' for what it charges. trib.al/7Ul4Db3

LIVE Q&A: Get your questions answered live by Peter Sullivan and Victoria Knight as they uncover the future of US health care legislation.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for allegations that include accepting bribes, money laundering and abuse of office, the panel announced today. trib.al/KFCmjDx

The IPO window is open, even if precious few companies are willing to hurl themselves through it. trib.al/U5FsgRu

Kentucky prosecutors dropped the charges against golfer Scottie Scheffler following his arrest earlier this month outside the PGA Championship, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell said today. trib.al/BARmGGu

NEW: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito denied a request from Democratic lawmakers for him to recuse himself from cases involving former President Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of a controversy over flags flown at his homes. trib.al/Wdhl16A

Trump and Elon Musk have begun speaking on the phone several times a month, including about a potential advisory role for the Tesla CEO in a second Trump administration, The Wall Street Journal reports. trib.al/MoCrTu1

If all the SUVs on the world's roads were a country of their own, their CO2 emissions would now be the fifth largest. trib.al/DQgsEE4

A top White House official says the world needs to understand how and when the U.S. will weaponize its economic might in global conflict — and offered a sneak peek of what such a doctrine might look like if President Biden wins another term. trib.al/dIZW98C

The warning is for certain 2002-2006 Nissan Sentra, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles that have open Takata air bag recalls. trib.al/YKeTaYm

Good news for homeowners — and bad news for would-be buyers:

U.S. home prices show no signs of slowing, despite mortgage rates hovering near 7%.
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Harvey Weinstein is set to appear in a Manhattan criminal courtroom today for a hearing regarding legal issues with his upcoming retrial for sex crimes in New York City. trib.al/AE45jXs

BREAKING: Jury deliberations begin in Trump's hush money trial trib.al/nqaLzyO

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's next president will be Beth M. Hammack, a former Goldman Sachs exec.

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The case against ByteDance, which has a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok's U.S. assets, will head to court this September. trib.al/GCQkOUV

Limited-time offers — like IHOP's blue raspberry pancakes and Chipotle's Chicken al Pastor — are reinvigorating the restaurant industry.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Atlantic and Vox Media have both inked separate licensing and product deals with OpenAI.

Both include agreements allowing OpenAI to license their archived content to train its AI models.
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