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Trump to Lay Out Line on China Trade
In response to President Trump's threatened tariffs, Beijing has teed up tariffs of five to 25 percent on $60 billion of United States goods including pig hides, cocoa butter and condoms. The White House had no immediate comment on Monday. "The president has suggested tariffs on a couple $100 billion" in Chinese goods, Kudlow told CNBC's Becky Quick on Monday at the Economic Club of NY. [Full Article...]
Musk says Tesla now in 'delivery logistics hell'
Vernon Unsworth , a 63-year-old British diver who helped rescue a Thai youth soccer team, filed a suit seeking $75,000 in damages against Musk on Monday in the Central District Court of California. But on August 28, Musk tweeted about Unsworth once again, writing: "You don't think it's odd he hasn't sued me?" A representative for Musk didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. [Full Article...]
Elon Musk Sued by Diver in Thailand Cave Rescue
Last August, Musk tweeted that Unsworth was a "pedo guy." Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Musk and the company. The case is Unsworth v. But the complaint said that in the August 30 email, Musk urged a BuzzFeed reporter to "stop defending child rapists ", and then said Unsworth spent decades in Thailand until moving to Chiang Rai, "reknowned for child sex-traff... [Full Article...]
Watch an Xbox Controller run Elon Musk’s giant tunnel digger
The tweet includes the caption, " Best video game ever ", though avid gamers may have a word or two to say about that. An image from a video published by The Boring Company appearing to show an Xbox One controller being used to power the company's machinery. [Full Article...]
Coca-Cola in talks with Aurora to develop cannabis drinks
The company reportedly is in talks with Canada's Aurora Cannabis to develop the drinks. Aurora Cannabis shares traded for $9.62, up almost 13 per cent, by 10 a.m. What are the rules surrounding cannabis around the world? . Unlike recent moves by Molson and other beer makers, however, Coca-Cola says it is is not looking to add a buzz to its beverages. [Full Article...]
Amazon looking into claims that employees delete bad reviews for cash
Employees have been allegedly handing over confidential information like search optimisation data to independent sellers, mostly via middlemen, to give them a leg up in the $ 1 trillion dollar company's marketplace, reads the report. Get internal sales volume and buyer habit statistics? Brokers for Amazon employees in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen offered internal sales metrics and revi... [Full Article...]
Hurricane Florence: Death Toll Mounts to 14
More than 900 people were rescued from rising floodwaters and 15,000 remained in shelters in the state, Cooper said. Hurricane Florence weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday morning, but the storm brought significant damage to affected areas and a death toll of at least 14, the New York Times reported . [Full Article...]
Police investigating after 'metal object' found in banana
A force spokesperson said: "Whilst three brands - " Berry Obsession ", " Berry Licious ", and " Donnybrook Berries " - have been recalled nationwide, it is now believed the contamination may also affect - " Love Berry ", " Delightful Strawberries ", and " Oasis " brands of strawberries". [Full Article...]