Swindling $20 million out of popular romance novelist Jude Devereaux was one of the highlights of Rose Marks’ decade-long career as a con artist. Before she was caught, Marks fancied herself a psychic who held the answers to her client’s problems — no matter the nature — but at a steep cost, and often with mal-intent. Marks is just one of Telfer’s amusing, albeit sobering, accounts of female “Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters”. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here