Physicist wins $1 million links science theology
Australian physicist Paul Davies won the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, earning 1 million dollars for work showing purpose and design in human existence and the illumination of theological issues by scientific advances. Davies, a University of Adelaide professor, wrote The Mind of God and The Last Three Minutes, arguing science offers a path to God and that religion must acknowledge scientific progress.
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NYC budget gap may exceed mayor’s projection by 300 million
New York City comptroller Alan Hevesi warned the deficit could grow beyond the 27 billion shortfall Mayor Rudolph Giuliani cited. He noted optimistic tax revenue forecasts and rising costs for overtime pensions and health benefits. Hevesi urged contingency plans and questioned the certainty of the mayor’s savings from state actions and municipal unions.
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NYPD Fires Nude Photo Policewoman in Playboy
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton fired Carol Shaya, 25, after she posed in a Playboy pictorial last August. Shaya earned about $100,000 from modeling in and out of uniform, a move Bratton called misconduct directly contrary to department values.
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NYC Plans Yearlong Ban on Armed Students in Schools
New York City proposes removing students found with weapons from home schools for a year and creating four disciplinary academies for grades six through 12. The plan also mandates one year suspensions for younger children and reestablishes separate alternative schools for violent youths.
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