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William P. Barr, who served as attorney general under President Donald J. Trump, excoriated his former boss on Sunday for “reckless conduct” that led to Mr. Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents, saying that the case was “entirely of his own making.”Mr. Barr, in an interview with CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” walked through the severity of the charges against Mr. Trump. He described the former president’s actions — laid out in a 49-page indictment — as harmful not only to the country, but also to the Republican Party and the conservative movement that Mr. Trump leads.Mr. Barr…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s “not scared of the gun lobby” after the NRA sued him last month. After signing into law sweeping gun-control bills in May, the NRA went to the US District Court. Moore, who took office in January, pledged to tackle gun violence during his campaign last year. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was campaigning for office last year, he spoke out forcefully against gun violence — pledging to tighten laws governing…

This article is an on-site version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every SundayHello and welcome to the working week.A key theme in the coming days will be global diplomacy. Chinese premier Li Qiang will arrive in Germany for his first overseas trip since his appointment. The tour will also include France. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi visits Joe Biden at the White House. The Indian prime minister will become one of a few foreign leaders, along with Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to address a joint session…

My husband and I have been together for six years, and we have made some good and, yes, some bad financial choices in that time. The early years of our relationship and marriage were the honeymoon years. We traveled a lot. We spent a lot of money on restaurants and hotels, and we have a lot of good memories from that time. The last few years — namely, the last two — have given us a wakeup call.  He had a good job with a six-figure salary at a well-known software company, but he was let go in late 2022.…

Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced Thursday that a multiyear-long investigation into the Trump Organization’s valuations of a golf club in New York was officially closed. “Part of why I’m saying anything at all is that I think it’s really important, more important than ever in our country, to make sure that people understand that we have independent prosecutors, we have a justice system that operates independent of politics,” Rocah told CBS News. “I can stand here and proudly say that I’m one of those prosecutors, and I look at every subject of any investigation, every organization that’s a subject…

Gen Z consumers behave differently towards brands than other demographics, according to a new Edelman Trust Barometer study. The purchase is often the starting point for the brand relationship, not the final step, running counter to the traditional “purchase funnel” model. What appeals to Gen Z might alienate more traditional consumers, so it’s important for brand and reputation leaders to partner. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app The traditional purchase funnel, which maintained that the consumer journey moves in a liner way…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320-200 aircraft prepares to land at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo By Tim Hepher and Allison Lampert PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is in advanced talks for a major new order from Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday. Airbus declined to comment on the talks, which the sources said would involve a deal for over 100 airplanes. The airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The carrier has long been a battleground in the fight for markets…

manassanant pamai Annual healthcare expenditure in the U.S. is set to reach $7.2T in 2031, making up about 20% of the total economy, the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said in its annual spending report last week. That is up from $4.4T in 2022, when the U.S. health expenditure accounted for ~17% of the economy, compared to ~18% in 2021 as the economic growth outpaced post-COVID growth in healthcare spending. However, during 2022 – 2031, the national healthcare expenditure is expected to surpass the economic growth, expanding 5.4% per year on average,…

Beijing CNN  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Blinken is the first secretary of state to travel to China in five years and the most senior US official to make such a mission since President Joe Biden took office in early 2021. Observers will be closely watching for whether a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is on the cards. Previous trips by America’s…

Tweeters pointed out an apparently low salary range for a surgeon in London. An NHS Trust is advertising for a neuro-oncology fellow paying as little as £33,790 (about $43,000). One tweeter pointed out that an Aldi manager can make £50,000 (about $64,000) right out of college. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app A job advertisement for a surgeon in London has caused a stir among tweeters, who pointed out that the role pays about the same as an Aldi store manager.The National…