Wednesday, December 11

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been arrested by police, and he has been identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Due to a metal shortage during World War II, the Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.

Quote of the Day: The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

(Leonard Sweet)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Brogue (noun)- A brogue is a low shoe, usually made of leather, that is decorated with small holes along the sides at the toe, and that usually features a wing tip.

In a Sentence: Even though his brogues are scuffed and old, Dad prefers them to his new loafers.