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Lawsuit says Nintendo Switch controller violates patent

TOKYO/SIMI VALLEY Calif. (UPI) -- Video game giant Nintendo faces an infringement lawsuit that says the controllers for its new Switch console infringe on a proprietary design owned by another company. Gamevice, a California-based manufacturer of a detachable console used to turn tablet computers into portable gaming devices, said Nintendo's controllers violate a patent it holds. In a complaint Wednesday, Gamevice seeks damages and demands that Nintendo stop making and selling the Switch consoles. Nintendo has sold 4.7 million Switch units since March, […]

todayAugust 11, 2017 40

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Mike Fortner says ‘cycle ends,’ won’t seek re-election

WEST CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois State Representative Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago) will end his 12-year career in the House at the conclusion of his current term in January 2019, according to his website. “Life is lived in cycles," Fortner posted. "There are cycles due to changes in our personal lives and those of our families. Elected officials are not immune to these cycles. It has been my honor to serve the public at both the state and local level, […]

todayAugust 10, 2017 4

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Manufacturer of ride that killed teen at Ohio State Fair says corrosion the cause

COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- The manufacturer of a ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair and killed a teenager and injured several other people last month said the mishap was due to corrosion. KMG International, a Dutch-based company that rents out rides to fairs around the world, said in a statement released Sunday that an internal investigation found that "excessive corrosion on the interior of the gondola support beam dangerously reduced the beam's wall thickness over the years. This finally led to […]

todayAugust 7, 2017 18

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WSJ report: Charter says no thanks to Sprint mega-merger

STAMFORD, Conn./OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Charter Communications Inc. said it isn’t interested in buying Sprint Corp., rebuffing a gigantic merger offer and ending several weeks of deal talks between the media and communications companies. Sprint proposed a merger with Charter that would create a massive new entity controlled by SoftBank Group Corp., Sprint’s parent, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. On Sunday, Charter said it isn’t interested in the deal and indicated it would stick with an existing wireless […]

todayJuly 30, 2017 27

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Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says

  SPRINGFIELD/DES PLAINES (Heartland Newsfeed) -- House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and State Representative Martin Moylan (D-Des Plaines) must be ousted in next year's elections to ensure a better future for the state, according to a one-time campaign opponent of Moylan. "The only way to get the state back on track is ousting Speaker Madigan," said Mel Thillens, Moylan's former opponent who currently serves as park board commissioner in Park Ridge and president of Maine Township. "The only way to do […]

todayJuly 14, 2017 6

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Elections board will be ‘toast’ without new computers by 2018 elections, official says

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois’ ongoing budget problem has left the Illinois State Board of Elections in a financial hole so deep that agency officials claim they can’t afford the new computers they need to handle the number of candidates filing petitions to run in next year’s elections. Ken Menzel, general counsel for the board, said there are approximately 4,000 active campaign committees for 2018 and without at least $25,000 to replace obsolete equipment, the voting lines will be exceedingly long next […]

todayJune 20, 2017 9

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White House employee violated federal law with tweet, U.S. agency says

Doug G. Ware United Press International WASHINGTON D.C. (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's social media director violated federal law earlier this year when he advocated for the election defeat of a Republican congressman, a U.S. investigative agency has concluded. The independent Office of Special Counsel said the employee, Dan Scavino, Jr., the man who directs executive-level social media, violated the U.S. Hatch Act in April with a tweet that targeted Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. Scavino, 41, called on Trump supporters to […]

todayJune 9, 2017 15

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Madigan did disservice to all of Illinois by blocking budget, Jesiel says

House Speaker Michael Madigan rejected bipartisan efforts to reach a budget deal in the General Assembly by not even calling the bill for a vote, Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Heights) said after the spring legislative session ended on Wednesday. “The good faith and cooperation of these negotiations gave me hope that we could actually tackle this critical issue and use it as a catalyst to craft a balanced budget and begin the financial healing process our state so desperately needs,” […]

todayJune 5, 2017 12

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McConnaughay says Dems gave up on compromise, cost cutting

SPRINGFIELD -- Democrats passed on bipartisanship and pushed another tax-heavy budget before the spring legislative session ended with no agreement, Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) said in a statement recently. "To say I’m disappointed is an understatement," she said, according to the press release. "It’s devastating that, once again, the General Assembly is adjourning without passing a balanced budget with structural reforms. Even though Senate Republicans made many attempts to work in a bipartisan fashion across the aisle, we found […]

todayJune 4, 2017 15

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