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Nippon Steel sues Japan business partner Toyota over patent
TOKYO (AP) — Nippon Steel Corp. is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over a patent for a technology used in electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling between Japan’s top steelmaker and top automaker over intellectual property. Tokyo-based Nippon Steel filed the...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
Tampa Bay Times. October 13, 2021. Editorial: The Tampa Bay Rays loss hurts. Losing the Rays would hurt a lot more The Rays are looking for a new stadium. Will the Tampa Bay area deliver? That hurt. Losing a playoff series always...
Applicants sought for electric vehicle charging equipment
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is seeking qualified applicants to install electric vehicle charging equipment that will be covered by a trust fund in a settlement reached with Volkswagen over emissions control software. ...
Arizona murder case against US Air Force airman goes to jury
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — No one saw Sasha Krause being taken from a Mennonite community in northwestern New Mexico where she worked in the publishing ministry, dominated in card games and ping pong, and where her poetry became song. No one saw the woman with a quiet and...
California extends tax on phones to fund high-speed internet
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians could have higher cellphone bills after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws on Friday aimed at giving the state more money to build high-speed internet connections in unserved areas. California is one of 41 states that collect a tax...
Lawsuit settled after police seize man's cellphone
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal lawsuit that challenged a decision by police to seize a man's cellphone after he recorded officers responding to a fight at a Manchester convenience store has been settled, with the city agreeing to pay him $20,000, according to court documents. ...
Nevada tech company asks to withdraw 'Innovation Zones' plan
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A company that asked Nevada to let it form its own local government on its vast land holdings in the desert no longer plans to build the experimental smart city that they said could transform Nevada into a global hub for emerging technology. ...
High court rejects lawsuit over canceled Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not get involved in a lawsuit over a disputed Pentagon cloud computing contract, a decision that follows the contract's cancellation earlier this year. The case was one of hundreds the high court said it...
Seattle City Light settles lawsuit over incorrect bills
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has reached a $3.5 million settlement in a lawsuit against Seattle City Light filed by peole who received incorrect and excessive utility bills. The Seattle Times reports the settlement addresses issues raised in August 2019 lawsuit...
Volkswagen to pay NH $1.15M in emissions-related settlement
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Volkswagen Group of America and related companies are going to pay the state of New Hampshire $1.15 million in a settlement for the use of devices on some diesel vehicles that resulted in excess emissions of nitrogen oxides, the state attorney general's office said. ...
