Corning’s Gorilla Glass under EU antitrust investigation

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Corning to determine whether it has broken antitrust rules with its dominant Gorilla Glass product. Corning’s Alkali-aluminosilicate glass is used to protect most of the top phones and tablets, with both Samsung and Apple using it extensively across their range…

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Proposition 36 overwhelmingly passes in California, reversing some Soros-backed soft-on-crime policies

A ballot measure that will roll back some of California’s most controversial soft-on-crime policies has overwhelmingly passed in the deep blue state. Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes.  When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts…

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Voters in several states projected to approve constitutional amendments forbidding noncitizen voting

Voters in at least 7 states Tuesday are projected to approve constitutional amendments explicitly banning noncitizens from voting in elections. The measure, which was on the ballot in eight states, was approved by voters in Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.  Idaho, where voters have also appeared to approve the amendment,…

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