The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides My rating: 4 of 5 stars Spoilers Ahead…. I was very surprised how this turned out. I listened to this on a whim through audible. This is in many of my local clubs currently. It was interesting hearing it in English accents, as the pronunciations of things are different.Continue reading “Book Review: The Silent Patient”
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Parade shooting suspect bought 5 weapons despite threats
By MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY, STEPHEN GROVES. Highland Park, IL. Written for Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despiteContinue reading “Parade shooting suspect bought 5 weapons despite threats”
Most Conservative States 2022
Most Conservative States 2022 What states are conservative in the United States? What are conservative politics? The Republican Party is the major conservative party in the United States. Conservative politics aims for a smaller, deregulated government and desires to preserve the political philosophy and regulations articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. There isContinue reading “Most Conservative States 2022”
Most Liberal States in 2022
Most Liberal States 2022 “Blue states” are states that have a more liberal population and culture, as opposed to the conservative “red states.” While there are many more red states than blue states, the blue states tend to have much higher populations, so they have higher numbers in indexes like the electoral college and the number ofContinue reading “Most Liberal States in 2022”
Book Review: They All Had A Secret: A Betrayal. A Deception. A Tragedy. A Murder
by Michelle Leathers. This is book 2 available on Kindle Unlimited They All Had A Secret: A betrayal. A deception. A tragedy. A murder. by Michele Leathers My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was the second book in her series. I found this slightly more intriguing. (Spoilers ahead). Bellamy leaves NC and moves toContinue reading “Book Review: They All Had A Secret: A Betrayal. A Deception. A Tragedy. A Murder”
Book Review: They All Had A Reason: A Rumor. A Secret. A Lie. A Murder.
by Michele Leathers They All Had A Reason: A rumor. A secret. A lie. A murder. by Michele Leathers My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is book 1, and is available on Kindle Unlimited. This book was okay for what it was. It is not my normal genre, but it was a series thatContinue reading “Book Review: They All Had A Reason: A Rumor. A Secret. A Lie. A Murder.”
This Day In History 1775 U.S. Postal System Established
On July 26, 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today’s mail system. During early colonial times in the 1600s, few American colonists needed to send mail to each other; it was moreContinue reading “This Day In History 1775 U.S. Postal System Established”
Amazon’s Ring has provided doorbell footage to police without owners’ consent 11 times so far this year
by Brian Fung, CNN Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners 11 times this year alone, according to a letter Amazon (AMZN) sent to Congress earlier this month. The disclosure highlights the degree of Amazon’s control over data generated by the doorbells’ camerasContinue reading “Amazon’s Ring has provided doorbell footage to police without owners’ consent 11 times so far this year”
Exclusive: Wordle is being turned into a board game
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN Business)Wordle is jumping from the P-H-O-N-E to the B-O-A-R-D. Hasbro is partnering with the New York Times, which owns the popular online word puzzle, to create “Wordle: The Party Game.” The new board game “delivers classic Wordle gameplay, but now in an all new way,” the companies said in a pressContinue reading “Exclusive: Wordle is being turned into a board game”
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