13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Muslim cleric and associate shot dead on New York street
Muslim cleric and associate shot dead on New York street
The motive was not immediately known and no evidence has been uncovered that the two men were targeted because of their faith, the police said.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Central Banks Are Choking Productivity
Central Banks Are Choking Productivity
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 81
Kenny Baker, the actor who played R2-D2 in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 81
Born to a music-loving family in Birmingham, U.K. in 1934, Baker started performing at 16 as part of a troupe called “Burton Lester’s Midgets.”
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Donald Trump threatens to revoke press credentials of The New York Times
Donald Trump threatens to revoke press credentials of The New York Times
Trump repeated his attack on President Barack Obama that he helped “found” IS and railed against media reports that his campaign is failing.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rethinking The Cold War.. And The New One
Rethinking The Cold War.. And The New One
Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,
The Cold War began during the Truman administration and lasted through the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations and was ended in Reagan’s second term when Reagan and Gorbachev came to an agreement that the conflict was dangerous, expensive, and pointless.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 5 Smart Things to Do With $100 Right Now
5 Smart Things to Do With $100 Right Now
Perhaps you received a modest tax refund or an unexpected gift. Or maybe you just happened to be walking down the street and saw a $100 bill flapping against the pavement, waiting to be claimed. (Hey, stranger things have happened.) Your first inclination might be to spend your newfound mini-fortune, rather than doing something responsible with that money — especially since $100 is hardly a life-changing amount.
But while $100 may not seem like a monumental sum, it can have a pretty significant long-term impact if you put it to good use. Here are five moves to consider.
13 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Study Finds That Cops Wearing Body Cameras Are Actually More Likely To Kill Civilians
Study Finds That Cops Wearing Body Cameras Are Actually More Likely To Kill Civilians
In July 2015, U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina introduced the Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015 which proposed to offer $100mm a year for 5 years to local police agencies to purchase body cameras for their officers. Scott became highly vocal in his support of body cameras after an unarmed, 50 year old black man from his district was killed by a white officer.