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Fox News
6 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
‘Democrat monopoly': Cincinnati resident sounds off on city leadership after viral street fight
Fox News Digital spoke to Cincinnati entrepreneur Adam Koehler about the downtown street brawl that has captured nationwide media coverage.
Skift
06-08-2025
- Business
- Skift
OYO Reports 20% Rise in India Summer Bookings
Thailand's Tourism and Sports Minister reported that in the short time frame of the Thai-Cambodian border clash, the Kingdom lost 3 billion baht in tourism revenue as over 5,000 hotel bookings for the month were canceled across border provinces. The majority of the cancellations were said to be concentrated in the seven provinces along the Thai-Cambodian border. Several hotels there closed temporarily but are now reopened, with group tours canceling all their bookings. About 70% of the rooms have been filled by donors and media personnel assisting local communities. Koh Samui's property market is evolving with a surge in condominiums and villa rentals, reshaping pricing and investment dynamics across key submarkets like Bophut, Mae Nam, and Maret. The newly released 2025 Samui Property Market Update by C9 Hotelworks said the island's property market is valued at THB30.3 billion and is transitioning from its traditional villa-centric model towards higher-de
The Independent
26-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Trump ducks Maxwell pardon question as Democrats seek ‘birthday book' from Epstein estate: Live
Trump ducks question on Maxwell pardon, says media 'focused on conspiracy theories' After Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, President Donald Trump said when asked about a possible pardon for the disgraced socialite: 'I don't know anything about the conversation.' 'A lot of people are asking me about pardons. Obviously, this is no time to be talking about pardons,' Trump continued. Those comments came after the president landed in Scotland for a golf vacation and trade talks. That followed him saying earlier Friday that he 'hasn't thought about' pardoning Maxwell, currently serving 20 years in jail for her role in Epstein's sex trafficking of minors. 'You're making a very big thing over something that's not a big thing,' Trump told reporters on the tarmac at Glasgow's Prestwick Airport. He said the media should be focused on other people with alleged links to Epstein, specifically singling out former President Bill Clinton, and adding: 'Don't talk about Trump.' The president also said he 'was never involved' in Republican House leadership adjourning for a lengthy vacation amid clamor for a vote to release documents in the Epstein case. 'I'm not focused on conspiracy theories that you are,' Trump said. Maxwell was 'asked about 100 different people' during her interview with the Department of Justice on Friday, her lawyer David Oscar Markus said Friday, outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida. Ariana Baio has a full report here: Ghislaine Maxwell talked about '100 different people' during DOJ's Epstein interview Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking at a federal prison in Florida, faced a second day of questioning from Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general
Forbes
21-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
New Astronomer CEO Addresses ‘Surreal' Reality After Coldplay Kiss Cam Concert Scandal
Pete DeJoy, interim CEO of tech startup Astronomer, acknowledged the 'unusual and surreal' media attention the startup has received, in his first comments since taking over for former CEO Andy Byron, who resigned amid a viral scandal in which he was caught on a 'kiss cam' hugging an Astronomer employee, who is not his wife, at a Coldplay concert. Former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught on a "kiss cam" at a Coldplay concert with a company ... More employee who is not his wife. (Photo by) Getty Images DeJoy, who was installed as interim CEO over the weekend, in a LinkedIn post Monday afternoon made his first public comments since the scandal sparked a social media frenzy. DeJoy said Astronomer had received 'a level of media attention that few companies—let alone startups in our small corner of the data and AI world—ever encounter' in recent days, though he did not refer to Byron by name, nor did he specifically reference the Coldplay concert incident. DeJoy said Astronomer is 'now a household name,' but he said he 'would never have wished for it to happen like this,' calling the heightened attention 'unusual and surreal for our team.' In his post, DeJoy said Astronomer has 'never shied away from challenges' and said he would approach the role with a 'wholehearted commitment to taking care of our people and delivering for our customers,' thanking his team for its 'resilience.' Before taking the interim CEO position, DeJoy, a co-founder of the company, served as its chief product officer. Astronomer announced Saturday that Byron would step down from his role as CEO, stating the company's 'leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.' Byron resigned three days after he was caught on a 'kiss cam' at a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, hugging Kristin Cabot, Astronomer's chief people officer, who is not his wife. Cabot is still listed as chief people officer on the company's leadership page, which now also reflects DeJoy's status as interim CEO. Once the camera cut to Byron and Cabot, Cabot broke free from his arms and covered her face as Byron moved out of frame. 'Either they're having an affair, or they're just very shy. I'm not quite sure what to do,' Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin said. The incident—viewed as a scandal that may have revealed an extramarital affair—quickly went viral on social media, sparking plenty of memes and parodies, as well as discussions about privacy. Byron has not yet commented following the incident, despite the spread of a fake statement in which he appeared to apologize and quote Coldplay lyrics. Astronomer confirmed in its statement announcing Byron's resignation he had not made a statement himself. Tangent In the days since last week's Coldplay concert, several high-profile artists have poked fun at the incident at their own shows. Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher said at a concert in England on Sunday: 'Don't worry, we ain't got any of that Coldplay, snidey fucking camera sh—. It doesn't matter to us who you're f—ing mingling with.' Country star Morgan Wallen joked at an Arizona concert Friday that anyone who is 'here with their side chick or whatever' is 'safe.' During a concert in South Carolina on Thursday, Luke Bryan joked: 'We're gonna shine our cameras on anybody.' Coldplay acknowledged the scandal at a concert in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday. 'We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd. How we're gonna do that is we're gonna use our cameras and put some of you on the big screen,' Martin said, to laughs from the crowd. Astronomer CEO Steps Down After Being Seen Embracing HR Chief On Coldplay Kiss Cam (Forbes)
South China Morning Post
15-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Beijing slams foreign news outlets for ‘smearing' Hong Kong national security law
China's foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong has slammed foreign media outlets for 'smearing' the Beijing-imposed national security law with their coverage of the fifth anniversary of its implementation. Advertisement The Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong issued a statement of strong condemnation on Tuesday, slamming BBC News Chinese and the Japanese newspaper the Nikkei for 'distorted reports, comments or editorials'. '[These pieces] were rooted in ideological bias … [and] deliberately smear the national security law and discredit the successful practice of 'one country, two systems' in Hong Kong,' a spokesman said. The office urged the media outlets involved to stop publishing 'erroneous remarks' about Hong Kong. The office did not specify which articles it was referring to. Advertisement On June 30, BBC News Chinese launched a special series that reviewed the law's impact on local society, and included interviews with teachers, students and other members of the public.
