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on December 6, 2016 in World News

‘I’m Going to Die’: Loved Ones Texted from Inside Oakland Fire

by Adelle Nazarian Several victims of Friday’s devastating Oakland fire texted goodbye messages to their families from inside the deadly inferno that has so far claimed 36 lives. On Monday, Sergeant Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, said some of the victims texted, “I’m going to die,” followed by, “I love you,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “We have found people that have died in each other’s arms, protecting each other, holding each other,” Kelly said. The structure’s deficiencies were well-known, and included questionable electrical hookups, artists using butane torches, and exposed wood throughout. The entire warehouse… View Article

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on December 6, 2016 in World News

Supreme Court throws out Apple’s $399M win in Samsung patent fight

In a unanimous decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s $399 million judgment against Samsung for violating patents involving Apple’s iPhone. The decision overturns a victory that Apple had won in the Washington, D.C. based U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. The case will now go back to that court for any further proceedings, including determining what, if any, lower penalties Samsung may have to pay Apple. Tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Hewlett Packard Enterprise had urged the Supreme Court to take up Samsung’s appeal of its patent loss to Apple, warning that the… View Article

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