Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know The Biden administration unveiled a $50 billion investment in semiconductors. The spending increase aims to develop the industry in the US, countering dependence on China. OPEC+ announced a small cut in oil supply to the global economy. The move is meant to halt the decline …
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, read by full cast Bones washed up on the banks of the Thames, a dead husband in the cellar of a home in France, and the hunt for a ghost of the past—so begins The Family Remains. As the characters—narrated by a full cast—search for answers with increasing desperation, …
New books by and about Wisconsin elders share wisdom, pugnacity and life experience in distinctly personal combinations. “David Couper Beyond the Badge: Reflections of an Ex-Cop,” by Rob Zaleski. Little Creek Press. Marine veteran David Couper spent two stormy decades (1972-’93) as Madison’s chief of police, hiring Black and female officers and promoting community policing …
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Synamedia today unveiled its line-up of demonstrations at IBC 2022 on stand A69 in hall 5, emphasizing its leadership in SaaS video streaming technologies. With the broadest set of offerings in the industry, Synamedia’s portfolio meets the needs of customers across all video services from content providers and streamers to broadcast giants. At IBC, Synamedia …
Reading can reduce stress and promote mental well-being. The world within a book is a place where children can go to escape real life for a while, relax and think about other things Why is reading important for children? Reading can reduce stress and promote mental well-being. The world within a book is a place …
Life-changing Books To Read That Will Change Your Thinking: Valuable information are disseminated via various means and one of them is through books. A book is a printed piece of document which could also be in copies or series of pages containing written characters of pictorial representations bound or glued together with a cover. Books …
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While adaptations are very rarely better than the books they were inspired by, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” is, in fact, an exception. The Amazon Prime series was released on June 17, inspired by the book series of the same name, written by “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” author Jenny Han. The series …
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Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know Liz Truss is in, Priti Patel is out. Truss, the next UK prime minister, is expected to announce her new cabinet today. Patel resigned yesterday as home secretary. Russia vowed to halt gas supplies to Europe until sanctions are removed. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline …
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This edition of All Booked was originally emailed to subscribers on August 30, 2022. To receive our literary newsletter in your inbox, sign up at independent.com/newsletters. Hello, book lovelies! Last week, I was chosen to serve on a jury in federal court. This is my first experience serving on a jury, and for it to …
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May 6, 1926-August 22, 2022 Lee Dah Peng, a long time resident of Middletown, New York, and Fairfax, Virginia, died on August 22 of heart failure at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. He was 96. Lee was born in Wuyang County, Henan Province, China, on May 6, 1926, to Changgeng Peng and Qiao Wang. …
