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☆ Former Trump aide Mark Meadows sued by publisher over 'stolen' election claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"If such media reports are accurate, Meadows testified under oath that his Book contains known falsehoods," Meadows' publisher All Seasons Press says in its suit in Sarasota County court in Florida. Instead, Meadows "chose to emphasize events from the 2020 presidential election through the January 6th Attack." "One of the Book's primary theses is that President Trump was the true winner of the 2020 Presidential Election and that the election was stolen by President Biden through widespread election fraud," the suit says. In another part of the book, Meadows wrote that Trump was "absolutely correct" in claiming that he did not lose the election. A day after that report, CBS News reported that Meadows was "extensively cooperating with" Smith's election interference probe of Trump.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Trump, Meadows, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Smith, George Terwilliger, Joe Biden, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, Biden, didn't, Smith's, Terwilliger Organizations: White House, Washington , D.C, Seasons Press, Justice, Trump, U.S . Capitol, ASP, White, ABC News, ABC, CBS News, CBS, CNBC PRO Locations: FreedomWorks, Washington ,, Sarasota County, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia's, United States

☆ Europe urged not to repeat tech underdog role ahead of space talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] A model of Europe's next-generation space rocket Ariane 6 is pictured at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Lampoldshausen near Heilbronn, Germany, February 26, 2019. France, where manufacturer ArianeGroup is based, wants extra funding to help absorb cost overruns, industry sources said. Sources said last week there had been some progress in unblocking a three-way standoff between Europe's leading launch nations but that ministers still faced sensitive budget talks. Speaking ahead of the Seville meeting, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher declined to comment on the talks but urged Europe not to repeat past mistakes in the technology sector. Europe has carved out a leading role in climate observation, navigation and space science but has not targeted a prime role in human exploration, opting instead for a junior role in projects led by U.S. space agency NASA or until recently Russia.

Persons: Ralph Orlowski, Josef Aschbacher, Aschbacher, we're, Tim Hepher, Robert Birsel Organizations: German Aerospace Center, REUTERS, European Space Agency, ESA, European Union, SpaceX, Ministers, Ariane, Tribune, NASA, U.S . Space Shuttle, Thomson Locations: Lampoldshausen, Heilbronn, Germany, Europe, Spain, Seville, Elon Musk's U.S, Ukraine, France, Italy, United States, Japan, China, U.S, Russia

NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is being sued by his publisher for contradicting his book's claim about the the 2020 election. In a breach of contract lawsuit filed Friday in Florida, All Seasons cited media reports from last month alleging that Meadows knew Trump had lost to Democrat Joe Biden. “Meadows’ reported statements to the Special Prosecutor and/or his staff and his reported grand jury testimony squarely contradict the statements” in “The Chief's Chief,” according to the lawsuit, filed in Sarasota, Florida. “If such media reports are accurate, Meadows testified under oath that his book contains known falsehoods,” All Seasons alleged in its breach of contract suit. The All Seasons case is unusual both because it's based on media reports, not direct knowledge of Meadows' testimony, and because it's based on alleged factual errors.

Persons: —, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Donald Trump, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, “ Meadows, ’, George Terwilliger, ”, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump hadn't Organizations: White House, Seasons Press, Democrat, Special, U.S, Capitol, Trump, ABC News Locations: “, Florida, Sarasota , Florida, Meadows, Georgia

PARIS (AP) — French power network operator Enedis said Sunday that one of its technicians was killed as it battles to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes in the wake of major storms. The 46-year-old man killed Saturday was working in a rapid-reaction force deployed in the Brittany region of northwest France that was battered Thursday by Storm Ciarán. Packing record-breaking winds and rain, the storm killed 14 people across Europe. French media reported that the technician was electrocuted while working on a power cable. Enedis said Sunday that it was still working to restore power to 112,000 homes in Brittany and another 25,200 in the adjacent Normandy region.

Persons: Enedis, Saturday, Storm Ciarán, Domingos Organizations: PARIS Locations: Brittany, France, Europe, Normandy

☆ Woman shouting 'You're all going to die' shot by police in Paris metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. [1/2]Police stand outside the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand metro and regional train station, where officers shot and injured a woman wearing a hijab after she shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die", in Paris, France, October 31, 2023. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Lucien Libert, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Paris police, Bibliotheque, Police, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Woman Shouting 'You're All Going to Die' Shot by Police in Paris Metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab who was behaving in a threatening manner and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "You're all going to die" in a metro station on Tuesday morning, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said. The fully-veiled woman was shot at the Bibliotheque François-Mitterrand station. "This person refused to comply with summons and police fired their weapons," Nunez said, adding the situation had been "extremely threatening." The woman turned out not be in possession of explosives at the time she was shot, Nunez said. The metro station, on the RER C line, was evacuated after the incident, police said.

Persons: Allahu Akbar, Laurent Nunez, Olivier Veran, Nunez, Le Parisien, Tassilo Hummel, Dominique Vidalon, Michel Rose, Sudip Kar, Ingrid Melander, John Stonestreet, Ed Osmond, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: PARIS, Paris police, Bibliotheque Locations: Paris, France, Israel, Gaza

☆ Marseille match against Lyon called off after team bus attacked
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais was called off after Lyon's team bus was pelted with stones, injuring coach Fabio Grosso, as the players made their way to the Stade Velodrome. Sky Italia footage showed damage to two bus windows and Grosso being led into the stadium by two assistants. Italian media said Grosso suffered injuries to his scalp and face. "He can't hold a conversation, he had shards of glass in his face," Lyon's club president, John Textor added. "Because of a handful of thoughtless people, the party planned for this evening has been ruined, and 65,000 fans have been deprived of attending a football match," the club added.

Persons: Fabio Grosso, Grosso, John Textor, Lyon, Francois Letexier, Fabio Grosso's, Amelie Oudea Castera, Raffaele Longo, Tommy Lund, Kate Entringer, Hugh Lawson, Clare Fallon Organizations: Ligue, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Stade Velodrome, Sky, OL, French Professional League, Lyonnais, Marseille, Thomson Locations: Marseille, Gdansk, Paris, Lincoln

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t used to constraints. Trump is not only a former president, but also the leading candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Just days ago, he was fined $5,000 for violating the same gag order, which Engoron imposed after Trump targeted his principal law clerk on social media. Indeed, things are likely to get much more complicated for Trump in the coming months as his four criminal trials get underway. New York court officials have beefed up security for judges and court personnel involved in Trump matters in the wake of the threats.

Persons: — Donald Trump isn’t, Trump, “, ” Judge Arthur Engoron, ”, Jimmy Gurule, Engoron, Radical Left Democrat ”, Letitia James “, ” Gurule, jailing, Gurule, overshadowing, Laurie Levenson, he’s, —, Jack Smith, ” Levenson, Martin Shkreli, Hillary Clinton’s, Sam Bankman, Smith, “ weaklings, Aileen Cannon, Juan Manuel Merchan, ” Engoron, fining Trump, ___ Tucker, Durkin Richer, Michael R, Michelle L, Price, Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz Organizations: White, Republican, Notre Dame, Radical Left Democrat, New York, Trump, Loyola Law School, ” Prosecutors, Associated Press Locations: New York, York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Washington, Trump, Boston, Sisak

☆ Six paintings stolen from Dutch town of Medemblik left on art detective’s doorstep
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Senay Boztas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — Six paintings stolen from an old town hall in the small coastal town of Medemblik in north Holland have been returned via an unusual doorstep delivery to an art detective nearly 40 miles away in Amsterdam. Brand, dubbed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," made international headlines last month after recovering a stolen work by Van Gogh. A spokeswoman for the Medemblik municipality told The Art Newspaper that the find was a surprise. “But,” he added, “I have asked for a book voucher.”Read more stories from The Art Newspaper here.

Persons: Arthur Brand, Van Gogh, Holland, ”, “, Brand, Indiana Jones, ” Brand, King Radboud, Prince William of Orange, Maurits of Orange, Count Jan van Nassau, Queen Wilhelmina, “ It’s, Radboud, Jeroen Broeders Organizations: The Art, CNN, Art Newspaper, France, Getty Locations: Medemblik, Holland, Amsterdam, AFP, Nuenen, ”

☆ Israel Launches PR Offensive As It Counters Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel has dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza since October 7 after a Hamas attack killed 1,300 Israelis. "Armed Hamas terrorists infiltrated into Israel via a ground invasion and started going door to door slaughtering innocent Israelis. In the 10 days since the Hamas terrorist attacks, Israel has dropped roughly 6,000 bombs on Gaza . AdvertisementAdvertisementMore than 1,300 people died in Hamas' initial attack on Israel Oct. 7, which also injured 2,800 others, officials said. TikTok didn't respond to an emailed request for comment.

Persons: Israel, —, they're, Israeli Defense Forces didn't, TikTok, It's, didn't, Rovio Organizations: Service, of Foreign Affairs, YouTube, Angry, Apple, ISIS, Google, Ad, European Union, Reuters, Israeli Defense Forces, Hacker News, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States, United Kingdom, Washington ,, Europe, Finnish

☆ France school stabbing: Here's what we know about the Arras attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] French police secure the area after a teacher was killed and several people injured in a knife attack at the Lycee Gambetta-Carnot high school in Arras, northern France, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Here is what we know so far about a knife attack that killed one teacher and left another wounded at a high school in northern French town of Arras on Friday. He was a former student at the Lycee Gambetta high school where the attack occurred. A security alert was also triggered at a second high school in Arras. A day before the Arras attack, President Emmanuel Macron had urged citizens not to allow an overseas conflict ferment hatred and divisions in the country.

Persons: Lycee Gambetta, Carnot, Pascal Rossignol, BFM, He's, he's, Emmanuel Macron, Gabriel Attal, Richard Lough Organizations: Lycee, REUTERS, Rights, Gaza, Thomson Locations: Arras, France, French, Russian, Israel, Paris

☆ Shani Louk's grandma calls for her release from Gaza, breaks into tears: video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"If you need me, if I can get to her, please do everything you can," she told French broadcaster LCI. "If you need me, if I can get to her, please do everything you can," she told French broadcaster LCI. AdvertisementAdvertisementRicarda Louk told Bild that the last time she spoke to Shani, she was at the music festival. Shani Louk and her partner are still missing. AdvertisementAdvertisementNeither Israeli, German, nor Palestinian officials have confirmed Shani Louk's whereabouts, or whether she is still alive.

Persons: Shani Louk's, Nicole Louk, —, Shani Louk, Louk, Ricarda Louk, Shani Organizations: LCI, Service, Hamas Locations: French, Israel, Gaza

He is charged with illegal campaign financing, embezzling, passive corruption and related counts. Investigators examined claims that Gadhafi’s government secretly gave Sarkozy 50 million euros for his winning 2007 campaign. The sum would be more than double the legal campaign funding limit at the time and would violate French rules against foreign campaign financing. After becoming president in 2007, Sarkozy welcomed Gadhafi to France with high honors later that year. In an unrelated case, Sarkozy was sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid.

Persons: Nicolas Sarkozy, Sarkozy, ”, Moammar Gadhafi, Ziad Takieddine, Takieddine, Gadhafi, Gadhafi’s Organizations: PARIS, Sarkozy, NATO Locations: Libya, Lebanese, France

☆ Suspect in Rotterdam shootings had troubled past, targeted victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Bart Biesemans | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] FILE PHOTO-A general view shows the house of a victim of a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 28, 2023. Law enforcement sources confirmed the 32-year-old suspect's name as Fouad L., with his surname not publishable under Dutch privacy laws. The prosecutor's spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of a letter from prosecutors to the EMC circulating on Dutch media. It described the suspect having "psychotic behaviour" and alcohol troubles as well as complaints from neighbours over his treatment of animals. Rotterdam's chief prosecutor Hugo Hillenaar said on Thursday the suspect had a history of police run-ins.

Persons: de, Prosecutors, Stefan Sleijfer, Fouad L, Roos Bonnier, Hugo Hillenaar, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Erasmus University Medical Centre, EMC, Reuters, Erasmus Medical Center, Thomson Locations: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rights ROTTERDAM

☆ BofA reveals the global stocks that tend to outperform when the U.S. dollar rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. dollar index hit its highest level since March earlier this month, while its 50-day moving average is showing signs of surpassing its 200-day counterpart. European stocks to benefit Bank of America's screen captures European companies that would "tend to outperform" when the U.S. dollar index rises. They also had a "significant and positive slope from regression [against] the U.S. dollar index." "Over the past five years, Low Risk stocks, Energy and Norway have tended to outperform the most when the DXY index has been rising," she added. Elsewhere Dutch media house Wolters Kluwer , Italian energy player Tenaris and Finnish telecommunication services provider Nokia also appeared on the screen.

Persons: BofA's Paulina Strzelinska, Strzelinska, Wolters, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: U.S, Bank of America, The U.S, Bank, Energy, Bank of, Tobacco, Diageo, BP, Bayer, Roche, Wolters Kluwer, Nokia Locations: The, Europe, Norway, Novozymes, Denmark, Qiagen, Germany, Switzerland

☆ Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over ‘untruthful’ articles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Burkina Faso’s military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing “untruthful” articles that reported tension and discontent within the country’s armed forces, it said in a statement. Jeune Afrique’s suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year. A soured relationshipRelations between Burkina Faso and its former colonizer France have soured since frustrations over worsening insecurity linked to a jihadist insurgency spurred two military takeovers last year. In April, two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation were expelled from the country. Liberation said the suspension was unjustified as the two journalists were of “perfect integrity” and had all their paperwork in order.

Persons: Jeune, Liberation Organizations: Reuters, Burkina, Jeune Afrique, Afrique, Radio France, TF1, Le Monde, Liberation Locations: Burkina Faso, France, French, Sahel

☆ Explainer: What's at stake in Telecom Italia grid deal?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TIM is selling NetCo, a venture comprising both TIM's domestic fixed-access network and international wholesale telecoms operator Sparkle. TIM's landline network covers nearly 89% of the country's households and its fibre cable stretches over 23 million kilometres across the country. Beyond TIM's grid, a second major network is being rolled out by Open Fiber, a company controlled by CDP and Australian investment group Macquarie. There had long been talks of trying to combine TIM's network with Open Fiber but competition concerns have hampered such a deal so far. With its 24% voting stake, Vivendi could throw a spanner in the works at any TIM shareholder meeting to vote on a deal or challenge it in the courts.

Persons: Yara, Pietro Labriola's, Giorgia, Elvira Pollina, Keith Weir, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, KKR, Italian Treasury, Telecom Italia's, TIM, WHO, Vivendi, Treasury, Trade, Macquarie, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy

☆ Rupert Murdoch's 2023 pay at Fox swells 24% to $22.9 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch leaves his home in London, Britain March 4, 2016. Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Fox Corp FollowNews Corp FollowSept 22 (Reuters) - Fox Corp's (FOXA.O) former chairman Rupert Murdoch's total compensation for 2023 climbed more than 24% to $22.9 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. At Fox, his 2023 compensation includes an annual base salary of $5 million and about $7.6 million in stock awards and options. Lachlan's compensation at Fox stands at $21.8 million for 2023, little changed from last year's $21.7 million.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Jerry Hall, Stefan Wermuth, Fox, Rupert Murdoch's, Lachlan Murdoch, Tony Abbott, Peggy Johnson, Deborah Sophia, Pooja Desai Organizations: Companies Fox Corp, News Corp, Fox, Tony Abbott AC, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Opinion: Rupert Murdoch helped wreck media — and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Opinion David Zurawik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Few media figures in the last 27 years have had a larger and more profound effect on American political and media life than Rupert Murdoch. Ailes, who helped Richard Nixon get elected president in 1968, specialized in the political use of media. Again, Murdoch is not the only reason for the lack of trust in the media and the flood of disinformation and misinformation. I have been writing about Murdoch and Fox since the 1980s, and have observed that Murdoch was more concerned about money than ideology. In a commercial sense, Murdoch is an incredibly successful media figure.

Persons: David Zurawik, Rupert Murdoch, David Zurawik Mich Rouse, Murdoch, Lachlan, Murdoch’s, Roger Ailes, Richard Nixon, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Mark Zuckerberg, James Organizations: Goucher College, Baltimore Sun, CNN, Fox and News Corporation, Murdoch’s Fox News, Democrats, Fox News, Murdoch, Capitol, Fox, Facebook, Media, Sport Committee Locations: Australia, America, Europe, Germany, Italy, American, Elon Musk’s

☆ Inside Infillion's 4-year plan to revive fallen adtech pioneer MediaMath back to a $100 million business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Adtech platform Infillion closed its $22 million deal to buy fallen adtech firm MediaMath out of bankruptcy on Friday. Now Infillion CEO Rob Emrich must make good on a business plan to get MediaMath back to earning $100 million in net revenue within 4 years. It's aiming to relaunch the MediaMath platform in early 2024. Zawadzki and his adtech focused venture capital firm Aperiam Ventures are providing Infillion with strategic advice on getting MediaMath back off the ground. Emrich previously told Insider that Infillion is preparing to take $30 million in operating losses on MediaMath over the next three years.

Persons: Rob Emrich, Infillion, Emrich, MediaMath, there's, Tom Triscari, Infillion isn't, Emirch, Joe Zawadzki, —, Zawadzki, Joe, Aperiam, Eric Franchi Organizations: Facebook, Sanofi, Mobile, Trade, Google, Leomade, Aperiam Ventures, TrueX, Disney Locations: Staples

The falling shares mean that Mr. Arnault (now worth about $195 billion, Forbes says) dropped to the second-richest person in the world in June, eclipsed by Elon Musk. Mr. Arnault has broadened LVMH beyond extravagant playthings into the world of experiences, acquiring over 50 grand hotels and resorts. Mr. Arnault’s changes mean he doesn’t have to retire next year as originally expected. The French media is full of headlines comparing the Arnaults to the Roys, the fictional family in the HBO series. There are TikTok videos explaining why the Arnaults are “the real ‘Succession’ family.” The family hates this talk, and takes pains to play down parallels to the show.

Persons: Arnault, Forbes, Elon Musk, LVMH, —, gobbling, Delphine, Dior Organizations: Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, HBO

☆ Survivors frustrated and volunteers pour in as Morocco accepts limited foreign aid following deadly quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It’s not the holiday I planned,” the 26-year old French woman told CNN on Tuesday. These people have nothing.”Halimi was vacationing in Morocco when the earthquake hit last week. The government has been there from day one,” she told CNN. Morocco accepts help from a handful of countriesWhen the devastation of the earthquake became clear, several countries offered to send help. “All the neighbors brought something,” he told CNN in the village of Ouirgane, where 600 people lost their homes and were camping in a nearby grove.

Persons: Atlas Mountains CNN —, Halimi, It’s, ” Halimi, ” Sami Sensis, Moulay Brahim, Ibrahim Goodman, AbdelHaq Edabdelah, Amal Zniber, Amis Des Écoles, Ivana Kottasova, CNN AbdelHaq Edabdelah, CNN “, hasn’t, ”, “, Antony Blinken, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Morocco hadn’t, Abdelali Amzil, Zniber, We’ve Organizations: Atlas Mountains CNN, CNN, El, Amis, Morocco’s, Ministry, United, Interior Ministry Locations: Atlas, Tafeghaghte, Moroccan, Morocco, Moulay, Asni, Ifghan, Spain, Qatar, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Paris, France, Government, Casablanca, Ouirgane

☆ Pinault’s Hollywood foray is untimely distraction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Charles Platiau Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The story of European business trying to mingle with Hollywood has often led to unhappy endings. The Pinault family, which controls $61 billion luxury group Kering (PRTP.PA), thinks it can buck the trend. Pinault may have overpaid for CAA, especially in the middle of a major strike of Hollywood writers and actors. The transaction, through holding company Artemis, adds Hollywood's premiere talent agency to Pinault’s family empire which spans fashion, wine and contemporary art. CAA was valued at $1.1 billion when TPG acquired a majority stake in 2014, four years after having originally invested in the talent agency.

Persons: Francois, Henri Pinault, Kering, Charles Platiau, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, François, Ari Emanuel’s, Artemis ’, Gucci, Alessandro Michele, Pinault, Jean, Kering’s, Valentino, Brad Pitt, Salma Hayek, Lisa Jucca, Streisand Neto Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Hollywood, Universal Studios, Creative Artists Agency, CAA, Gucci, TPG, Endeavor, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, bask

CNN —The military leaders who staged a coup in Gabon have freed ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba and he is now allowed to travel abroad, a junta spokesperson said Wednesday. Bongo has reportedly been held in house arrest since the coup in the Central African nation in late August. “Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba is free to move about. It’s not immediately clear if Bongo will leave Gabon following his release by the junta. If the ousted president leaves, he is likely to go to France where the Bongo family has a portfolio of luxury real estate.

Persons: Ali Bongo Ondimba, Bongo, “, Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba, Ulrich Manfoumbi, Gen, Brice Oligui Nguema, Abdou Abarry, …, ”, swirled, Omar Bongo, ” Bongo’s, Nguema, ” Nguema, It’s Organizations: CNN, United Nations Regional Office, Central, Gabonese Locations: Gabon, Central African, Republic, Central Africa, Libreville, Morocco, Bongo, France, United States

The lawsuit argued Select Structural Engineering didn't identify the risk of collapse, the danger of such a collapse and repairs that would have avoided a collapse. “At no time did Select Structural opine that the defects in the west wall would require an evacuation of the building,” the lawsuit said. In the email, Van De Wiele wrote, “He was frustrated and whispered to me that ‘the whole side is going to come down. '”Van De Wiele wrote that he told Haut he should tell supervisors Rich Oswald or Beth Bringolf. Since the building collapsed, residents have filed several lawsuits arguing that the building owner, engineering company and city officials were negligent.

Persons: Andrew Wold, “, Davenport, Tom Van De Wiele, Anthony Haut, Van De Wiele, Haut, Rich Oswald, Beth Bringolf, Rich, ” Van De Wiele, Brian Heyer, ” Organizations: City Times Locations: DAVENPORT , Iowa, Iowa, Real, Davenport, Bettendorf , Iowa

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