| Greetings, QuickTake readers! This week, a longtime loyal aide to Donald Trump faces criminal charges in New York. Plus: What's behind the punishing heat wave gripping the U.S.? Stream now for free.  Trump Org. indictment unsealedThe Trump Organization and its CFO Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty Thursday to fraud and theft charges in the first criminal case stemming from an investigation of former President Donald Trump and his business. Charges against Weisselberg, 73, include 15 felony counts in what prosecutors called a "sweeping and audacious" tax fraud scheme in which he received $1.76 million in off-the-books compensation, as well as a grand larceny count that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. The charges are the culmination of a two-year investigation by Manhattan prosecutors into former president Donald Trump's company. The former president himself was not charged, but investigations are ongoing. Trump has slammed the probe as a politically motivated witch hunt. Weisselberg's next hearing is set for Sept. 20, and with a trial unlikely before next year, the CFO will have months to decide whether to fight the charges or plead guilty and possibly strike a deal with prosecutors. What to watch if...you've been following the devastation in Surfside, Florida. In their search for survivors, rescue crews are sifting through the debris, collecting IDs, photos, passports and diplomas to return to their owners. ...Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss is old news. The North Korean leader warned of a "great crisis" over a quarantine breach, raising more questions about what's going wrong inside his secretive regime. ...this cannabis cafe seems legit. A day after Mexico's Supreme Court lifted a ban against smoking marijuana, President AMLO came out against legal weed sales, putting a wrench in efforts to establish a pot industry.  Episodes to binge watch nowOne question, answeredWhy is it so hot? A weather phenomenon known as a "heat dome" is to blame for the scorching conditions across the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. It occurs when warm air rushes into the atmosphere to form a mountain of slow-moving, hot air under higher pressure that can trap an entire region under searing skies for days.  We want to knowReady for a party—with rules? Thailand is allowing vaccinated tourists to holiday on the popular resort island of Phuket without quarantining, as long as they abide by a laundry list of restrictions. If successful, the experiment could lead to a wider reopening of the Thai tourism industry even as the delta variant sweeps through the region.  Our favorites of the weekWe launched a 24/7 streaming network to reinvent news with live global coverage and original shows on business, tech, politics and culture. Make sense of the biggest stories changing your business and your World. Stream now for free. | 
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