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Biden wants to up the capital gains tax. Here’s what that could mean for businesses

August 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposal to target high-income investors could limit investment in new businesses and asset selloffs. Currently, the long-term capital gains tax rate for incomes above $400,000 is 20% (specifically, that’s $496,600 for married filing jointly, $441,550 […]

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

August 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his running mate. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked [Kamala Harris] — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as […]

Israel set to send natural gas to Europe

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Israel and Europe will proceed with a natural gas pipeline that will carry Israeli gas to European customers, after the Israeli government ratified the agreement. Partner countries Greece and Cyprus have already approved the project. The Eastern Mediterranean, or EastMed, […]

From nursery rhymes to a multi-million-dollar enterprise

August 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Encantos Media Studios, a children’s education company and a multicultural trove of free resources, interactive books and educational activities inspired by Latino nursery rhymes, was recognized as one of 19 media start-ups that top venture capitalists expect to succeed during […]

Russian woman dies after shedding 443 pounds and overdosing on antidepressants

August 10, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A former school cafeteria cook in Russia has died after losing 443 pounds to escape the stigma of her obesity. Mother of three Lyubov Nurdinova, had appeared with her children and doctor on the Russian TV show “On Air Live,” […]

VPN use expected to rise after Donald Trump threatens TikTok and WeChat

August 10, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The use of virtual private networks is projected to grow in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order effectively banning the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat. The federal government is reacting to reports that the apps harvest vast amounts of […]

Ford to install racing enthusiast as new CEO

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Jim Farley spends his free time behind the wheel of a 1965 Ford GT40, the car that snatched three consecutive victories at Le Mans from team Ferrari in the early 1960s. And after years of declining sales and slumping stock […]

An incumbent goes down in Missouri as anti-establishment candidates make their mark

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Liberal challenger Cori Bush defeated Rep. Lacy Clay, a longtime pillar of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Tuesday, underscoring the threat the activist wing of the Democratic Party poses to establishment members. Clay is one of seven House incumbents who […]

Love can blossom in the bleakest of places

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Engagement photos typically take place in such serene settings as a park or pedestrian plaza. But for a Palestinian couple, the perfect setting for their pre-wedding pix turned out to be the refugee camp where the bride-to-be grew up. The […]

Dutch company claims its ‘flying car’ will be the 1st to hit the road

August 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A Dutch company’s effort to build what it calls the world’s first commercially marketed production model of a “flying car” could obtain permission to use it on roads in the Netherlands in August. The car, named the PAL-V Liberty, is […]

Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19

August 6, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The novel coronavirus has ravaged most of the globe, but in the U.S., African Americans and other communities of color have disproportionately born the lethal impact of the pandemic. Darnisha Harrison, a […]

Famed painting had tech help

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A small painting hidden away in England for more than a century that was thought to be a copy of Spanish artist Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” masterpiece was not only painted by him but also used a pictographic negative to […]

Autos drive US manufacturing in June

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The U.S. Department of Commerce delivered some good news as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy. Factory orders for U.S.-made goods increased 6.2 percent in June, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday, suggesting the manufacturing sector is […]

Google ad revenues decrease for first time in company history

August 6, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Google notched an 8% decline in its second quarterly report amid global economic instability fueled by the ongoing pandemic. The quarterly revenues published by Google’s parent company Alphabet shows a $2.6 billion drop, the first decrease in advertising income since […]

American Psychological Association Called on Facebook to Prohibit Hate Speech

August 5, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association has called on Mark Zuckerberg to ban hate speech on Facebook, citing decades of scientific research demonstrating that such speech can cause significant psychological harm to the target audience, observers and society as a […]

An Interview with Sherman C. Urquhart

August 5, 2020 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks Sherman C. Urquhart is an educator, author, certified fitness trainer and certified life coach. He is a Virginia native, and he has served in the education field for over a decade. After battling the storms of addiction, […]