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The House Oversight Committee released a 140-page transcript of its interview with Hunter Biden’s friend and former business partner Devon Archer.

Devon Archer transcript reveals more about Biden phone calls

Customers are suing Taco Bell for selling less-than-beefy menu items compared with its ads. These 5 companies also faced false advertising claims.

Taco Bell sued for beefy false advertising, 5 companies settled suits

A ghost company with unknown ties and backing has bought 52,000 acres of land surrounding a U.S. military base for $800 million.

Mysterious company buying land around USAF base sues farmers; feds probing

Overstock.com is now Bed Bath & Beyond. The move is an attempt to revive the now defunct housewares chain and boost overstock’s popularity.

Overstock rebrands, launches Bed Bath & Beyond website

The "Barbenheimer" phenomenon that took movie theaters by storm this summer isn't enough to divert the storm cloud brewing from strikes.

‘Barbenheimer’ is a billion-dollar blast for box office but strikes loom large

CVS Health released its second-quarter financial results following reports of massive job cuts at the pharmacy chain.

CVS Health beats Q2 expectations after announcing 5,000 job cuts

Elon Musk’s X Corp. is suing a nonprofit that fights hate speech for asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to stop investing.

Musk sues anti-hate speech nonprofit for alleged false claims, illegal site scraping

Hype is growing the Fed will achieve the rare soft landing, where it drives down inflation without triggering a recession. But is it too good to be true?

Beware consensus over Fed nailing soft landing, former Fed adviser says

Yellow Corp., which has been in business for nearly a century, halted operations and will lay off all 30,000 of its workers.

99-year-old trucking company Yellow shuts down, lays off 30,000

Well-known grocery chain Trader Joe's issued a few unusual recalls over rocks and insects in food items last week.

Trader Joe’s announces recalls over rocks, insects found in food

Ford Motor Company has announced a major recall of its top selling F-150 after 19 drivers reported their brakes activated while driving.

Ford recalls 870,000 F-150 trucks after reports brakes activated while driving

Trump donors have already spent $40 million on his legal fees. They have also donated millions to his campaign.

Trump team creating legal defense fund, reports say: The Rundown July 31

Internal Meta emails appear to show the Biden White House pressuring Facebook to censor some posts discussing COVID-19 vaccines and origins.

Internal Facebook emails show White House pushed to censor COVID posts

Former President Donald Trump faces additional charges in the classified document case.

Trump accused of attempting to have video deleted: The Rundown July 28

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5 things to know about WeChat, the super app Musk wants X to emulate

In an effort to compete with Tesla in the EV marketplace, a group of seven major automakers announced they are forming a new company.

Automakers form EV group; Tesla’s ‘Diversion Team’ revealed

Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes, are now commonly accepted as weight loss drugs despite several investigations.

Weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy subject of multiple investigations

North Korea gives Russia a tour of the North's weaponry that includes the country's banned ballistic missiles.

North Korea shows Russia its banned ballistic missiles: The Rundown July 27

UPS agreement with Teamsters sees major pay hike as labor unions notch another big win with threats of strikes.

In major UPS deal, labor unions continue win streak with strike threats

The threat of a UPS worker strike highlights how few players there are in the shipping industry. Four companies control 98% of the market.

UPS strike ‘catastrophe’ avoided but threat spotlights issues with US shipping

Federal judge blocks Biden administration policy on asylum seekers.

Judge blocks Biden administration asylum policy: The Rundown July 26

Whatever happened to that recession? Consumer confidence is soaring as the Fed prepares to hike its interest rate again.

Fed set to hike rate again as consumer confidence in economy hits 2-year high

The personal chef of former President Barack Obama drowned at Martha's Vineyard, police confirmed.

Obama’s personal chef drowns at Martha’s Vineyard: The Rundown July 25

As the actors and writers strikes continue, “Barbenheimer” scored blockbuster numbers at the box office, making history.

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ break box office records amid Hollywood strike