Month: July 2018

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U.S. launches five WTO challenges to retaliatory tariffs

July 16, 2018 admin Comments Off on U.S. launches five WTO challenges to retaliatory tariffs

The United States launched five separate World Trade Organization dispute actions on Monday challenging retaliatory tariffs imposed by China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey following U.S. duties on steel and aluminium. The retaliatory tariffs on up to a combined $28.5 billion worth of U.S. exports are illegal under WTO rules, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement. …read more […]

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Chicago activist demands all footage from police shooting

July 16, 2018 admin Comments Off on Chicago activist demands all footage from police shooting

A community activist who has pushed for more police transparency said Monday that he’s asked Chicago police for the body camera footage from all the officers at the scene where one of them fatally shot a black man over the weekend. William Calloway said a brief video released by police showing the view from one officer’s body camera does not answer crucial questions, starting with the reasons the officers approached 37-year-old Harith Augustus on Saturday afternoon just before he was shot. Calloway also said that a police spokesman’s explanation that the Augustus was “exhibiting characteristics of an armed …read more […]

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Fortnite Frenzy Is Just the Start for Turtle Beach, Analyst Says

July 16, 2018 admin Comments Off on Fortnite Frenzy Is Just the Start for Turtle Beach, Analyst Says

Turtle Beach Corp. is no one-hit wonder. The video-game headset maker’s shares have soared almost 1,200 percent year-to-date thanks largely to the exploding popularity of Fortnite. Turtle Beach “is the dominant player in the global console headset market,” beating competitors with its comfort designs, shelf space in bricks-and-mortar stores and “super human hearing technology” in some headsets that allows gamers to detect rivals sneaking up on them, Forte said in a note, reiterating his buy rating — a stance first taken last week. …read more […]