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The Biden administration is considering creating a government-run alternative to TurboTax and H&R Block, drawing resistance from Republicans and companies fearing a loss of business. https://ift.tt/HuQDX5g

Turkey will hold a runoff presidential election later this month, officials said, with President Erdogan emerging from this weekend’s polls with a surprise advantage over his main challenger. https://ift.tt/tsbY1lu

The USDA is considering banning flavored milk in elementary and middle schools when it adopts new standards for school meals. https://ift.tt/7CdmSJB

The Supreme Court said it would decide whether members of Congress can sue to obtain agency records about Trump’s now-ended deal to operate a hotel in a government-owned landmark building in Washington. https://ift.tt/HbtwuXo

Zelensky held talks in London with British Prime Minister Sunak in the latest stop on a tour of European capitals aimed at bolstering allied military support for Ukraine. https://ift.tt/To0efS7

Vice Media said it has received a rescue offer and filed for bankruptcy protection, a striking turn for a digital-news darling once promised to upend mainstream media. https://ift.tt/yik6HDa

Safety-defect probes by NHTSA are getting longer, with many lasting well past the agency’s goal of a year or less, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal of publicly available data. https://ift.tt/mHFXR1O

U.S. stocks posted gains as investors monitored debt-ceiling talks, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow industrials rising 0.3%, 0.7% and 0.1%, respectively. https://ift.tt/92lqa0i

Exxon settled a lawsuit brought by Indonesian villagers over alleged human-rights abuses by contract soldiers hired to guard the firm’s operations in Aceh province. https://ift.tt/OqwS1iD