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Washington — A few weeks after the House Judiciary Committee passed the bill. Contempt of Congress Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to appear at an Oversight Committee hearing to refute the move, calling it baseless and “without legitimate purpose.”Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees voted last month to move forward with a contempt resolution, saying Garland had ignored their requests. Audio recording From a federal investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified records.On the eve of the contempt vote, the Justice Department said it could not comply with congressional subpoenas seeking recordings of the former special counsel.…

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/File Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey was photographed leaving his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 28, 2023, and entering an elevator. CNN — A verdict in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial is weeks away, but voters on Tuesday will deliver a verdict on the New Jersey Democrat’s political family. Menendez is not a candidate in the primary but is running for reelection as an independent, but his son, Rep. Rob Menendez Jr., is seeking a second term in New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District and faces a stiff challenge from a fellow Democrat. Menendez…

The International Air Transport Association on Tuesday called on Pakistan and Bangladesh to remove barriers to airlines repatriating ticket revenues after Nigeria released most of its frozen funds.According to the World Trade Organization, Pakistan and Bangladesh collectively owe $731 million of the airline’s total frozen funds of $1.8 billion. Some countries are having difficulty repatriating funds due to depreciating currencies, a shortage of US dollars and bureaucracy. “We encourage airlines to prioritise funding as this is crucial for their economic activity and for the business of aviation,” said Xie Xingquan, IATA’s regional vice president for North Asia. In Pakistan, delays…

Salesforce’s earnings last week were poorly received by the market. The CRM software giant issued its worst quarterly revenue growth forecast ever, and its shares fell 18% after the numbers were released in after-hours trading on May 30. This represents a massive $48.5 billion loss from its market cap. The same thing happened with human resources software group Workday last week, whose shares fell 20% after it cut its outlook for next year. What is going on here? Think back to August 2011, when Marc Andreessen, arguably the most influential venture capital investor of the Silicon Valley era, published an…

The first night in Lyon, France, was a rainy show for the Eras tour.”Pluie, rain,” Taylor Swift yelled as she floated onto the stage during “Speak Now” during her sold-out show at Groupama Stadium. (“Pluie” is French for rain.)Gray clouds hung over the open stadium for the first hour of Swift’s first show in the eastern French city. The band played under tents on either side of the stage, including tents for the VIP and production booths on the first floor. Some in the audience wore colorful ponchos.A light rain started to fall during “Enchanted,” but turned into a downpour…

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Phidan also met China’s top security official, Chen Wenqing, on Monday and both sides indicated their willingness to boost bilateral security cooperation, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Phidan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng.According to the Chinese statement, Fidan told Han that Turkey adheres to the one-China principle and “will not tolerate any activities in Turkey that undermine China’s territorial integrity”, adding that it was ready for close high-level exchanges with Beijing.Fidan is due to visit the cities of Urumqi and Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region before concluding…

For the past six years, the gay advocacy group Out Leadership has produced an annual index that rates the business climate for gay and transgender people in each state, mapping out where they can live and work most easily and without discrimination. Last year, the average score for all 50 states fell for the first time as a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills was passed in state legislatures across the country.Todd Sears, founder and CEO of Out Leadership, said he wasn’t surprised to see the average score drop again in 2024 as Republicans stepped up attacks on gay and transgender rights…

A Christian man attacked in Pakistan on May 25 died in hospital on Monday, prompting a leading bishop to call for greater protection for religious minorities in the Muslim country. According to local observers, hundreds of Muslims took part in riots in Sargodha, Punjab province, Pakistan, in May that began with an accusation that Christians had desecrated the Quran, the Islamic holy book, and escalated into an attack that burned down his shoe factory. The dead man was Nazir Gil Masih, a Christian in his 70s from Sargodha. Related: Pakistani bishop calls anti-Christian mob violence ‘dark day’ Bishop Samson Shukardin,…

With the Bay Area forecast to experience some of its hottest days this year, PG&E said it’s making preparations to keep lights on around power lines and keep fire risks low. The San Pablo Hazard Awareness and Warning Center will operate 24/7 to help PG&E use early detection (including tools such as AI) to identify and track potential weather hazards and pinpoint hazards as quickly as possible. “The sooner we respond to an incident, the less of an impact it has, so the sooner we can get firefighters to fight the fire, the less of an impact it has and…