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19 hours ago | 
bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Kayleen Devlin
A month into Gaza's new aid system -gunfire and chaos are routineMerlyn Thomas, Kevin Nguyen & Kayleen DevlinBBCA month after the start of a controversial US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution system in Gaza, BBC Verify analysis of dozens of videos shows repeated incidents of gunfire near people travelling to collect aid, as well as other moments of chaos and panic. In several of the videos analysed, gunfire can be heard and there are a number showing dead or injured Palestinians.
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1 week ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Kerry Crowley
Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”From the familiar crack of the bat to the eruption of the crowd every time a ball sailed into the stands, it appeared the soundtrack to a summer night at the Coliseum hadn’t missed a beat. But this wasn’t a rehash of baseball’s glory days in Oakland. Instead, it was the birth of something new.
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2 weeks ago | 
soccerbayarea.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
On a normal week leading up to a game, Benny Feilhaber said he prefers to spend about 70 percent of the time implementing his own ideas and 30 percent preparing for the opponent. But since he only started as head coach in Oakland on Tuesday, the Roots only talked about El Paso Locomotive for half a day. The rest of the time was spent getting to know everyone’s name.
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2 weeks ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
The first thing one notices when entering Notion’s new downtown San Francisco headquarters is the artwork. Not because it’s grandiose, but because it all rests on the floor, leaning against the walls. The C-suite wanted their offices to have a casual, residential feel, but the reason the art isn’t hung is so that any piece can easily be picked up and moved — similar to the interface of Notion’s collaboration platform, which has exploded in popularity since the pandemic.
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4 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Matt Murphy |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
How controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaosMatt Murphy & Kevin NguyenBBCThe masked and armed security contractor atop a dirt mound watches thousands of Palestinians who have been kettled into narrow lanes separated by fences below. He makes a heart shape with his hands and the crowd responds - the fence begins to bend as they push against it.
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4 weeks ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Local real estate and restaurant magnate Greg Flynn is acquiring Market Center, a 770,000-square-foot office property located at 555-575 Market St. The two skyscrapers, once known as the Standard Oil Buildings or Chevron Towers for their former occupants, will trade hands in what’s known as a “deed in lieu of foreclosure,” where Flynn will purchase what’s left of the existing $416 million loan on the property from lender ING.
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1 month ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Coinbase, the nation’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to lease 150,000 square feet of new office space in San Francisco. The long-term deal marks a homecoming of sorts for the public company, as it paid millions four years ago to shutter its San Francisco corporate headquarters at 430 California St. and pivoted to becoming a remote-first workplace with no headquarters.
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1 month ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Among the recognizable faces sitting courtside at Warriors games — E-40, team owner Joe Lacob, Apple’s Eddy Cue — there’s at least one guy you probably haven’t noticed. Glasses. Curly hair. Sometimes wearing an “Everybody but Buddy” sweater. He has a prime spot next to Draymond Green at the end of the bench. His name is Brandon Shorenstein, and the 39-year-old is chairman and CEO of one of the most powerful San Francisco real estate dynasties ever created: Shorenstein Properties.
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1 month ago | 
sfstandard.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Is a cure for downtown San Francisco’s persistent office vacancy problem the ability to record a podcast with a fancy cocktail in hand? The owners of 525 Market St. are spending more than $20 million to find out. The seventh floor of the office tower is the newest front in San Francisco’s office amenities arms race.
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1 month ago | 
soccerbayarea.com | Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn
Watching them lean back in their chairs postgame, it’s evident that a weight has been lifted off the shoulders of Caroline Conti and Penelope Hocking. The two players arrived at Bay FC last season looking to jumpstart their careers but found consistent playing time hard to come by in a team full of veterans. Within five minutes of each other on Saturday, they both found the back of the net against Angel City FC, helping their side snap a three game winless streak.
