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☆ The billionaire owners of the Nets and Liberty plan to launch a media brand around the 'zeitgeist of Brooklyn' in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The billionaire owners of the Nets and Liberty are hatching a media brand rooted in Brooklyn culture. BSE Global plans to launch a new brand in early 2025, focusing on the "zeitgeist of Brooklyn." A trio of billionaires is looking to turn "Brooklyn" into a media brand in the vein of the youth and pop-culture outlet Complex. BSE plans to launch the new global media brand in early 2025 with a focus on "capturing and sharing the zeitgeist of Brooklyn," spokesperson Sheerin Salimi confirmed to Business Insider. "They're trying to be like the voice of Brooklyn," a second person with direct knowledge of BSE's plans said.

Persons: Sheerin Salimi, Joe Tsai, Clara Wu Tsai, Julia Koch, Koch, megadonor David Koch, Salimi, Breanna Stewart, Rob Kim, Brooklyn, Sam Zussman, Rich Antoniello, Marc Ecko, BuzzFeed, DeJuan Wilson, Bryan Bedder, Wilson, who's, Complex's, Stefan Breskin, Zion Olojede, Erika Turner, Lucas Wisenthal, Vox, Ellie Organizations: Nets, Liberty, BSE, New, BSE Global, Brooklyn Nets, Brooklyn Nets , New, Brooklyn Nets , New York Liberty, Barclays Center —, Business, BI, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Magazine, IMG, longtime, BuzzFeed, NTWRK, Endeavor, Nike, Aia Adriano, Digital, Big Tech, New York Times, Vox Media's, York, BSE's New York Liberty, NBA's Brooklyn Nets, There's YES, New York Yankees, Network, New York Knicks Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Nets ,, Brooklyn Nets , New York, New York City, BSE's, Liberty

☆ 'We can’t allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble': One of London's most popular arts attractions needs a $200 million fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. "We can't allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble in our hands, because ... without investment, it won't be here," Ball told CNBC. (The neighboring National Theatre and British Film Institute Southbank are not part of the Southbank Centre.) During his first year at the Southbank Centre, he oversaw more than 5,400 events and shows. "Thinking Fountains," an installation by German artist Klaus Weber, outside the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre.

Persons: Norman Engleback, Michelle Obama, Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, Nina Simone, Elaine Bedell, Mark Ball, —, Ball, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell, Jack Taylor, Lisa Nandy's, it's, Richard III, Antony Sher, Antony, Gilbert Prousch, George Passmore, Gilbert, George, Marina Abramovic, Elizabeth Hall, Daniel Leal, Igor Levit, Cillian Murphy, Klaus Weber Organizations: Hayward, Southbank Centre, Universal, Getty, Southbank, Conservative, Labour, CNBC, Royal Festival Hall, Queen, National Theatre, British Film Institute, Former U.S, Royal, Hall, Manchester International, Association of, of Britain, Apple, London's Southbank, Ball, Science and Industry, Royal Shakespeare Company, AFP, Artists, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Locations: London, Manchester, Serbian

☆ Detroit's 'doom loop' was unlike any other American city. Its downtown is now a model for urban reinvention.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But the city's downtown has one of the most stunning urban reinvention stories in the United States. Downtown Detroit recently hosted the NFL Draft to rave reviews and even broke an attendance record. AdvertisementLast week, more than 775,000 football fans converged in downtown Detroit for three days as the city hosted the NFL Draft. NFL fans near the draft stage at Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit on April 27, 2024. Downtown Detroit has an abundance of towering, historic buildings that are perfect for office-to-housing conversions and office renovations that have taken hold in downtowns across the country.

Persons: —, Ryan Kang, Spencer Platt, Gen Zs, it's, Dan Gilbert Organizations: Downtown, NFL, Service, Detroit, Nashville, Martius, Renaissance, Miami, General Motors, Getty, Rocket Mortgage, Quicken, GM, Renaissance Center Locations: Detroit, United States, Downtown Detroit, Hudson's Detroit, downtowns

Then, she vanished — two weeks ago, shortly after a man wearing a motorcycle helmet disabled the security cameras at her Madrid apartment building by spray painting the lenses. Records show they also own a home and two other Fort Lauderdale properties, one of those currently under foreclosure. Like I never had.”The Spanish friend got similar texts, the ones that appeared to have been translated by computer. Rameau and the Spanish friend then went to her building on Feb. 8, and learned from a clerk about the helmeted man painting the cameras. "I’m just desperate to find a reason for who could have done this.”___Spencer reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Persons: — Ana Maria Knezevic, ”, Sanna Rameau, Rameau, “, Joaquin Amills, David, Ana Knezevic, Ana’s, Juan Henao, David Knezevic's, Henao, Ana, Henao texted David, “ Let’s, David Knezevic, Neighbors, Firefighters, didn't, “ I’m, I’m, ” ___ Spencer Organizations: MADRID, Google, Associated Press, Police, American, Technology Solutions Inc, Records, Fort Locations: South Florida, Spain, American, Colombia, Madrid, Spanish, Fort Lauderdale, Serbia, Salamanca, Austria, Barcelona, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

☆ A Florida GOP leader was cleared of rape allegations. But he could still face charges that he illegally recorded the sexual encounter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Terry Spencer | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

However, police said the woman told investigators that she never consented to be video recorded and was unaware it had occurred. Court records show that his wife, Bridget Ziegler, told detectives the three had engaged in sex once more than a year ago. AdvertisementIt wasn't immediately clear what the conclusion of the rape investigation would mean for Ziegler's future with the state Republican Party. The woman told detectives that she and Ziegler have known each other for more than 20 years. AdvertisementIn a phone call, the woman told Ziegler that he had sexually assaulted her.

Persons: —, Christian Ziegler, Ziegler, Derek Byrd, Byrd, Mr, Bridget Ziegler, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, couldn't, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, Evan Power, Angela Cox, Cox Organizations: Service, Florida Republican Party, Business, The Sarasota Police Department, Police, Sarasota County, Attorney's Office, Prosecutors, Sarasota Police Department, State, State Attorney, Liberty, Gov, Walt Disney, Disney, Republican Party of Florida, Sens, Republican Party, GOP, Sarasota Police, Google Locations: Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota County, DeSantis, U.S

☆ A man is suing a former Florida cop seen in a viral video pulling a gun on him after he called police for help
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA man is suing a former Palm Beach police officer who pulled a gun on him and arrested him improperly after he called police for help. In his complaint, Gould said he called police on May 9, 2023, after a dispute between him and a woman swimming at his apartment complex's pool escalated, and the woman's boyfriend pulled a gun on Gould. Gould was talking on his cell phone when Guerriero arrived, and quickly put the device into his pocket. "Shut your mouth," a video shows Guerriero telling Gould, according to The Palm Beach Post. The Palm Beach Police Department investigated Guerriero's conduct and fired her last August, saying she "violated several department policies."

Persons: —, Ryan Gould, Bethany Guerriero, Gould, Guerriero, I've, Guerriero's, James Slater, Slater Organizations: Service, Palm Beach, Business, Former Palm Beach Police Department, Palm Beach Police Department Locations: Florida, Illinois

CHANNELVIEW, Texas — For nearly 20 years, Texas environmental regulators have kept a disturbing secret. AdvertisementTexas Community Health News; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality"Any exposure to a carcinogen increases your risk of developing cancer. AdvertisementTim Doty, a former TCEQ mobile air monitoring expert, at the industrial edge of River Terrace Park in Channelview, Texas. In fact, the agency rarely fines companies that violate Texas air pollution laws. Mark FelixHoneycutt's toxicology division soon took an even more dramatic step to weaken Texas' benzene guidelines.

Persons: Loren Hopkins, Hopkins, Mark Felix, TCEQ, AirToxScreen, AirToxScreen Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Menefee, Tim Doty, Doty, Solv, He'd, Glenn Shankle, Kelly Keel, Todd Riddle, Riddle, Lopez, Joe Lopez, Dora, Joel Lopez, Randy Lopez, It's, Joel, Felix Benzene, wildcatters, Houston —, Forbes, Lorenzo de Zavala, Alison Cohen, Cohen, Tim Doty's, Houston Mayor Bill White, Shankle, Michael Honeycutt, Valerie Meyers, Meyers, Mark Felix Meyers, Richard Hyde, John Sadlier, Ryder, Hyde, hadn't, Russell Allen, Matt Baker, Jacintoport, Cloelle Danforth, Public Health Watch —, Danforth, Mark Felix Honeycutt's, Eric Schaeffer, Schaeffer, Honeycutt, Jim Tarr, polluters, upended, Mark Felix Fracking, Barnett, Glenn Shankle —, —, Rick Perry, Perry, Sadlier, David Bower, misstep, Baker, Bower, Michael Burgess, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Mark Felix Meanwhile, Randy, That's, Carolyn Stone, Stone, Carolyn Stone's, Mark Felix The, Cynthia Benson, Benson, Mark Felix Tim Doty, Mark Felix K, Jordan Gass Organizations: Public Health Watch, Texas Commission, Environmental, American Petroleum Institute, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, U.S . Navy, Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, General, Health, Public Health, Rice University, Environmental Protection Agency, Texas Community Health, AirToxScreen Harris County Attorney, polluters, Mark Felix Public Health, TCEQ, Solv, Mark Felix Public Health Watch, myelodysplasia, Houston, Oil, Gas Watch, Texas, Houston Ship, University of California, Houston Mayor, ., . Texas Community Health, NASA, Exxon Mobil, Public, Watch, Environmental Defense Fund, Management, Civil, Air Alliance Houston, Republican, Fort, United, Texas toxicologist, EPA, Texas Tribune, Google, Land Office, . Geological Survey, National Oceanic, Firefighters, U.S . Occupational Safety, Health Administration, Channelview, Improvement Coalition, Health Watch, San Jacinto, K, Texas Legislature, Solv Group, Services Locations: , Texas, Texas, Houston, Channelview's Jacintoport, San Jacinto, California, Jacintoport, Channelview , Texas, AirToxScreen Harris County, Channelview, Harris County, United States, North Channelview, Gulf, Terrace, Joel's, Houston , Texas, Spindletop, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Port of Houston, San Francisco, . Texas, That's, polluters, lacquers, Dallas, Fort Worth, Fort Worth City, Austin, Round, Minnesota, Galveston, U.S

Israeli troops forced their way into Al Shifa hospital in the early hours of Wednesday and spent the day deepening their search, the army said. The military made no mention on Wednesday of finding any tunnel entrances in Al Shifa. "We have repeatedly called for a committee from the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the Red Cross to verify the lies of the occupation." Hamas-affiliated Shehab news agency reported early on Thursday that Israeli tanks raided Al Shifa from the complex's southern side and that gunfire was heard in the area. [1/7]A makeshift operating theater area is seen inside Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023.

Persons: Israel, Daniel Hagari, Ezzat El Rashq, Al Shifa, Al, Ahmed El Mokhallalati, Nidal al, Emily Rose, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: Hamas, United Nations, World Health Organization, REUTERS Acquire, United Nations Security, Thomson Locations: GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza's, Al Shifa, Qatar, Israel, Gaza, Gaza City, Egypt, U.N, Jerusalem

☆ Israeli Troops Deepen Search at Main Gaza Hospital for Evidence of Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli troops forced their way into Al Shifa hospital in the early hours of Wednesday and spent the day deepening their search, the army said. "The troops continue to search the hospital in a precise, intelligence-based, manner," army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said at a press briefing late on Wednesday. "We have repeatedly called for a committee from the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the Red Cross to verify the lies of the occupation." Gaza health officials, considered reliable by the United Nations, say about 11,500 Palestinians are confirmed killed, around 40% of them children, and more are buried under the rubble. The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in fighting for a "sufficient number of days" to allow aid access.

Persons: Nidal, Emily Rose, Israel, Daniel Hagari, Ezzat El Rashq, Al Shifa, Nidal al, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: Hamas, United Nations, World Health Organization, United Nations Security Locations: Emily Rose GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza's, Al Shifa, Qatar, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, U.N, Jerusalem

☆ I left Houston for a small Texas town. Now I own a house, my kids like it more, I feel safer, and my neighbors are like family.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Quiana Darling lived in a rental in a dicey Houston neighborhood with her two sons. She bought her first home for $324,000, put her kids in a good school, and has neighbors like family. I had no family in Houston, it was just me and my kids. Back in Houston, I had so many troubles with the Houston Independent School District and thought that Katy would be a better option. I will say, that's been the biggest improvement in my quality of life — my kids are happy and thriving in school.

Persons: Quiana Darling, —, Katy, I'm, Katy Katy, there's, that's Organizations: Service, Houston Independent School District, HISD Locations: Houston, Katy, Katy , Texas, Austin, She's

☆ The room where Obama watched the Bin Laden raid was stripped out of the White House and will be rebuilt at his Chicago library
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The small conference room where Obama watched the Bin Laden room has been preserved. The room once part of the White House was sent in its entirety to Obama's library in Chicago. Its removal came amid a massive $50 million renovation of the White House Situation Room complex. The preservation of the room came amid reports about the future of the Situation Room. AdvertisementAdvertisementObama's presidential library previously made waves by moving to exclude the actual "library" part of the presidential center.

Persons: Obama, Barack Obama, Osama Bin, George W, Bush, Pete Souza's, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Souza's, Donald Trump's, Michelle Organizations: White, Service, PBS, Air Force, Obama White House, National Archives, Records Administration, Obama Foundation, Presidential Locations: Chicago, Wall, Silicon

☆ Watch the shocking moment pilots ejected from a Soviet-era fighter jet before it crashed at a Michigan air show
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Soviet-era fighter jet was performing aerial maneuvers at a Michigan air show when it crashed. The MiG-23, a Soviet-era fighter jet, was performing aerial maneuvers at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show on Sunday afternoon before it crashed, per the Detroit Free Press. The Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement on Sunday that the fighter jet had "crashed into the parking lot at the Waverly on the Lake Apartments in Belleville." The airport authority said the plane had "struck unoccupied vehicles in the apartment complex's parking lot." Representatives for the Wayne County Airport Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Organizations: Service, Thunder, Michigan, Detroit Free Press, Facebook, Twitter, Airport Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, Wayne Locations: Soviet, Michigan, Wall, Silicon, Wayne, Waverly, Belleville

☆ She's an 'Alien Superstar' — and now she's in housing. Beyoncé joins Kelly Rowland and the city of Houston in support of a new affordable development.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Beyoncé Knowles is teaming up with Kelly Rowland and Houston officials to support a housing project. It was unclear if Knowles and Rowland are investing in the project. However, Knowles and Rowland are among the few that have taken their real estate interests beyond the glitz and glamor of purchasing luxurious homes. With more buyers moving into the area, home prices and rents have surged as residents compete for housing. Given that statistic, he said he's "grateful" for the Knowles and Rowland project.

Persons: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, —, Knowles, Rowland —, Kennedy Sessions, Rowland, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Queen Latifah, they're, Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Joe Biden's, Houston Pastor, Rudy Rasmus, he's Organizations: Houston, Service, American, Harris County, Hollywood, NBA, Golden Globe, Coalition, Homeless, Census Bureau, Texas Tribune Locations: Houston, Harris County, Midtown, Harris, America

☆ Some fans have turned on Lana Del Rey. Here's a complete timeline of how the singer soured her own reputation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

May 2020: Del Rey posted an unprompted public statement about her own reputationIt all began on May 21, four months after she attended the 2020 Grammys, when Del Rey shared a lengthy open letter on Instagram. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Hardly one to stifle momentum, Del Rey also responded to the Australian blog Tone Deaf, which had published an article criticizing the defense of her album cover. —Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021Del Rey continued tweeting about her BBC interview, clarifying that she meant to criticize Trump's "significant lack of empathy" and "the issue of sociopathy and narcissism in America." Advertisement—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021—Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) January 12, 2021She also expressed disdain for negative publicity, citing her "long term relationship" with magazines like Complex and Rolling Stone, calling the former "pathetic." June 24, 2023: Del Rey arrived 30 minutes late to the stage at Glastonbury, telling the crowd, 'My hair takes so long to do'Lana Del Rey performs at Glastonbury Festival.

Persons: Lana Del Rey, Del Rey, —, Norman, Rockwell, Del Rey's, Del, she's, Ariana, Camila, Cardi, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Lizzy Grant, Fader, Helen Brown, Brown, Christine Capetola, Lana, Ashley Reese, YouTuber D'Angelo Wallace, Lana Del, that's, Karen, Wallace, Nichole Perkins, Roxane Gay, Ariana Grande, Cat, Pence, It's, Magdalene, George Floyd, Kehlani, Tinashe, Violet, Noble, lana, frick, preemptively, I'm, Annie Mac, Trump, Donald Trump, Lana stans, Mac, Biden, I've, tweeting, Trump's, Steven Hyden, Ann Powers, Powers, they'd, Judah Smith, megachurch Churchome, Smith, Jack Antonoff, God, desirs, Marie Claire, Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, Judah, Coleman Spilde, Joseph Okpako, WireImage Del, who's, Let's Organizations: Service, Pitchfork, Independent, Tulane, Trump, Twitter, Country, Billboard, Barnes, CDC, ppl, Michigan, YouTube, Capitol, NPR, Hall of Fame, BBC, Hillsong, Daily, Catholic Church, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival Locations: Los Angeles, America, Del Rey's, Del Rey, Churchome, y'all, WireImage Del Rey, Glastonbury

☆ LeBron James' SpringHill is circling Complex Networks as owner BuzzFeed struggles to regroup after layoffs and a stock price plunge
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill has had conversations about buying BuzzFeed's Complex Networks, sources said. SpringHill Co., LeBron James and Maverick Carter's media and entertainment venture, has explored buying troubled BuzzFeed's Complex Networks, two sources familiar with the situation said. In addition to Complex Networks, BuzzFeed has HuffPost; food vertical Tasty, which includes licensed cooking products; as well as video series like travel-themed "Bring Me." Complex built long-form, host-driven video series like "Hot Ones" and "Sneaker Shopping" into high-profile brands in their own right. SpringHill Co. is a rollup including SpringHill Entertainment, which Carter founded with LeBron James, his childhood friend.

☆ BuzzFeed is shutting down its news arm and parting with 2 top executives
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

BuzzFeed News is shutting down as part of broader cuts at BuzzFeed that sent its stock price tumbling. The digital media company has struggled financially since its 2021 IPO. BuzzFeed is shutting down BuzzFeed News along with making layoffs of 15% in divisions across the organization, according to a memo shared with Insider. Two top BuzzFeed execs, Christian Baesler, COO, and Edgar Hernandez, CRO, are leaving the company as well. A handful of top execs from BuzzFeed's Complex Networks left as part of that round, including Complex's president, Justin Killion.

☆ Exclusive: Iran to start revamp at Venezuela's largest refining complex within weeks - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Mircely Guanipa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The companies are now expected to sign in the coming weeks a 460-million-euro contract to revamp the 955,000-bpd Paraguana refinery complex on the coast of western Venezuela, according to the sources. Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Caracas on Friday and met Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami, according to tweets from the Iranian embassy in Caracas and Venezuela's oil ministry. PDVSA, NIORDC and Venezuela's oil ministry did not reply to requests for comment. A QUARTER OF CAPACITYA project to restore the complex's dilapidated power supply is also planned as part of the revamp, according to the sources. During the El Palito revamp, PDVSA sent home hundreds of Venezuelan workers to make way for the Iranian technicians, which triggered protests.

☆ The US Air Force's newest fighter jet just showed off a new way to fire missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Stefano D'Urso | The Aviationist | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In November, F-15EX fighter jets fired missiles from their new weapon stations for the first time. The new outer wing weapon stations increase the F-15EX's payload over that of its predecessor. This Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force mission was the first Air Force test flight to validate the weapons could be fired effectively and safely from those stations. Now, the new pylons are equipped with two LAU-128 missile rails each, adding four missile stations to the payload. An F-15EX takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base in April 2021.

☆ Donald Trump's longtime money man, Allen Weisselberg, quickly gets coveted cot in 'safest place' at Rikers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg breezed through intake at NYC's infamous Rikers jail. The West Facility houses only Rikers inmates serving sentences of under one year, Mualimmak-Ak said. A dorm in the West Facility of Rikers, where the ex-CFO of Donald Trump's real-estate company is serving 5 months for masterminding a decade-long payroll tax-fraud scheme. The West Facility is constructed of high-tech plastic fabric stretched over aluminum frames, according to the DOC website. An exterior shot of the West Facility, new home at Rikers jail for Allen Weisselberg, longtime CFO for former President Donald Trump.

☆ Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Dawit Endeshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriADDIS ABABA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Africa should not be an arena for competition between world powers, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, opening a new headquarters for a pan-African health body at the start of five-country Africa tour. "Africa should be a big stage for the international cooperation, not an arena for major countries competition," Qin said at a news conference with AU Commission chair Moussa Faki. A trusted aide of President Xi Jinping and former ambassador to the United States, Qin was appointed foreign minister last month. Paul Nantulya, a research associate at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, said the choice of countries reflected China's diversity of interests in Africa.

☆ BuzzFeed's $300M purchase of Complex promised to grow both brands, but insiders say strategies have clashed and Complex's culture is being 'completely gutted'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Complex insiders worry that the cuts threaten their brand's culture and future. Clashing video strategies as some fear Complex culture is being 'completely gutted'Kevin Hart appeared on Complex's "Hot Ones" series. Before joining with BuzzFeed, Complex's then-CEO Rich Antoniello had conversations with Vice Media and Vox Media. But Complex insiders felt especially aggrieved when, this fall, BuzzFeed announced a global expansion for ComplexCon. To Complex insiders, BuzzFeed's plan to take the event to Australia, Europe, and Asia simultaneously was unrealistic and under-resourced.

☆ Complex insiders say owner BuzzFeed has shed key talent, failed to invest in core content, and threatens to dilute the hip culture brand: 'The BuzzFeed ethos does not get it'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Clashing video strategies as some fear Complex culture is being 'completely gutted'Kevin Hart appeared on Complex's "Hot Ones" series. Before joining with BuzzFeed, Complex's then-CEO Rich Antoniello had conversations with Vice Media and Vox Media. Rubbing salt in the wound, Complex insiders said they felt their brand was scrappier and more culturally relevant than BuzzFeed, which many consider past its prime. But Complex insiders felt especially aggrieved when, this fall, BuzzFeed announced a global expansion for ComplexCon. To Complex insiders, BuzzFeed's plan to take the event to Australia, Europe, and Asia simultaneously was unrealistic and under-resourced.

☆ Real-estate bigwigs harshly punished for illegally discriminating against low-income renters could be a turning point in fair-housing law enforcement
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Washington, DC, real-estate firms who discriminated against low-income renters face a record fine. The historic settlement in DC could trigger harsher penalties for unfair landlords across the country, two housing experts said. The Section 8 program offers qualifying low-income households vouchers to subsidized rents in buildings not designated as affordable housing. Sedgwick Gardens is an apartment complex that DARO Management used to manage. The same study found that only 15% of DC landlords refused to accept vouchers.

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