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North Korea sent a new batch of balloons carrying trash across the border into South Korea after Seoul said it detected parasites such as roundworms in the contents of previous dispatches. About 350 balloons were sent from Monday night, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, and the government advised the public not to touch any content that was carried across.

Law enforcement officals in Aurora will no longer have to provide 72-hour notice to people camping illegally in the city before disassembling and clearing encampments, following a change Aurora’s elected leaders made to the city’s camping ban Monday night. The council voted 6-3 to pass an ordinance that the measure’s proponents say will tighten Aurora’s 2-year-old urban camping ban so that people without a roof over their head can’t so quickly pitch a tent again in the city. Aurora will target encampments — initially with plenty of no-camping and no-trespassing signs — in the Interstate 225 corridor.

The world’s biggest record labels are suing two artificial intelligence startups, taking an aggressive stance to protect their intellectual property against technology that makes it easy for people to generate music based on existing songs. The Recording Industry Association of America said it filed twin lawsuits Monday against Suno AI and Uncharted Labs Inc., the developer of Udio AI, on behalf of Universal Music Group NV, Warner Music Group Corp.

Shanna Henkel can dish it out with the best of them. Piping hot, with a side of wheat toast and two country-fresh eggs. “If it helps us get awesome talent, then I would name a breakfast burrito after awesome talent,”  Henkel told me Monday, a devious chuckle forming under her breath.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate for the 2024 election this coming Thursday. The June 27 debate will be held at 9 p.m. ET by CNN, with anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash moderating the debate. It’ll be the earliest televised presidential debate in United States history, with the political rivals next scheduled to take to the debate stage again on Sept.

Denver City Council voted Monday unanimously to delay the voter-approved sidewalk repair program until 2025 to give city staff and stakeholders more time to figure out a fee structure and billing system. Approved by voters in 2022, Denver’s sidewalk program will collect fees from property owners to repair the city’s dilapidated sidewalk network, 40% of which needs repairs, is too narrow or hasn’t been built out, according to city estimates. Related Articles Politics | Voters will decide whether to support Denver Health through increase in city’s sales tax Politics | Denver takes aim at traffic deaths on two major streets, hoping to slow down speeding drivers Politics | Nearly 100-year old Denver theater’s owners say steep property taxes threaten its future Politics | Denver to pay $500,000 to settle misconduct lawsuits against police officers, sheriff’s deputies Politics | Colorado hospital systems’ finances rebound after a difficult 2023 The program was initially set to begin in January, but council members voted to delay it until July 1 over concerns that the fee structure was not equitable. The program’s stakeholder committee recommended delaying the ordinance again so the committee and Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure can work out additional amendments, including the fee structure, and set up and test a billing system, said Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval. “They’ve done a lot of good work, but it’s still not ready for prime time,” Sandoval said Monday. The ordinance will now go into effect Jan.