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Trump's ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows testifies to special counsel grand jury: Sources

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Mark Meadows testified before a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the special counsel's investigations into Trump, sources said. Former President Donald Trump's last White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has testified before a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the special counsel's investigations into Trump, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Sources said that Meadows answered questions on both Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents while he was out of office. Meadows' appearance was first reported by The New York Times. It was not immediately clear exactly when he appeared before the grand jury, which has been meeting regularly in Washington. MORE: Trump lawyers meet with Justice Department officials Neither Meadows nor an attorney for him immediately responded to requests for comment. His testimony is not unexpected. Earlier this year, a federal judge rejected Trump...

Qantas names chief financial officer Vanessa Hudson next CEO

Qantas says Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will become its next chief executive SYDNEY -- Australian airline Qantas Group said Tuesday Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will become its next chief executive and managing director, replacing Alan Joyce in November. Hudson has been with the airline in various roles for 28 years. Joyce was appointed Qantas CEO in 2008 and agreed in 2020 to remain at the helm through the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s not many female CEOs in the worldwide aviation industry and it’s a credit to this country that a gay Irishman was appointed 15 years ago to be CEO of the company and now we have the first female, and it’s a credit to the board,” Joyce said. Hudson said her focus would be “delivering for our customers.” After three years of statutory losses due to the pandemic, Qantas in February returned to profit, posting an underlying pre-tax half-year result of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) for the six months thr...