Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases by Paul Holes My rating: 3 of 5 stars I listed to this book on the Libby App. It is the first time using the app, so it was interesting. It was not what I tried to get, but there are waiting lists. First off, the author isContinue reading “Book Review Tuesday: Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases”
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Opioid Crisis Fridays: Judge rules CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart owe $650M in opioids suit
by Associated Press Aug 17, 2022 CLEVELAND — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance. U.S.Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Judge rules CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart owe $650M in opioids suit”
Book Review Tuesdays: Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America by Beth Macy.
Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America by Beth Macy My rating: 4 of 5 stars I recently have gone through a situation that has touched my life regarding this subject. I have read the authors Dopesick book and watched the series on Hulu. However, I didn’t know much about thisContinue reading “Book Review Tuesdays: Finding Tess: A Mother’s Search for Answers in a Dopesick America by Beth Macy.”
9 Ugly Truths About Life Most People Don’t Want to Accept
by Sinem Gunel If we had to choose between an uncomfortable truth and a pleasant lie, most of us would happily take the lie. We often say we want to know the truth but make comfortable decisions that sugarcoat reality. In reality, we seek comfort instead of truth because we’re afraid of dealing with challenges. Yet, weContinue reading “9 Ugly Truths About Life Most People Don’t Want to Accept”
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.”
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”
TSA hiring more security screening officers at Spokane International Airport
by Peter Choi If you live in the Spokane area, this might be helpful to you. SPOKANE, Wash.– Summer in the Inland Northwest is the busiest time of year, especially at the Spokane International Airport. As more air travelers are coming in and out of Spokane International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is activelyContinue reading “TSA hiring more security screening officers at Spokane International Airport”
Starbucks is closing 16 stores across Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other cities due to a high frequency of ‘challenging incidents’ — see the list
by Mary Meisenzahl Starbucks is permanently closing 16 locations around the US by the end of July, The Wall Street Journal first reported. “After careful consideration, we are closing some stores in locations that have experienced a high volume of challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate, to open new locations with saferContinue reading “Starbucks is closing 16 stores across Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other cities due to a high frequency of ‘challenging incidents’ — see the list”
Dispatcher who didn’t send ambulance charged in 2020 death
by Mark Scolforo Associate Press A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from the woman’s daughter that without medical help “she’s going to die.” A Greene CountyContinue reading “Dispatcher who didn’t send ambulance charged in 2020 death”