Monthly Archives: August 2022

New White House directive will require free access to studies funded by tax dollars

A new White House directive will require academic journals to provide immediate access to papers that are publicly funded. Announced Thursday, the policy, which will be phased in over the next several years, will end a rule that had allowed publishers to keep tax-financed publications behind a paywall for 12 months. Previously, only research funded…

A bitcoin IRA lets you profit from the cryptocurrency’s potential gains in a tax-advantaged way

You can invest in bitcoin via an IRA. But it has to be a certain type, called a self-directed IRA, which is held by special custodians and comes with extra responsibilities for investors. Velishchuk/Getty Images A bitcoin IRA is a self-directed individual retirement account allowed to hold cryptocurrencies.The pros of bitcoin IRAs include portfolio diversification…

Trump ex-Attorney General Bill Barr predicts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be elected president in 2024

Former Attorney General Bill Bar predicted that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida would be the next president. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images and Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ex-Attorney General Bill Barr predicted Gov. Ron DeSantis would be elected president in 2024. But he’s still open to voting for Donald Trump, he said. …

The affidavit that led to the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home specifically mentions an Obama-era executive order about classified national security information

Former President Donald Trump holds up papers during a press conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room on April 20, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP The Justice Department on Friday released the affidavit that led to the Mar-a-Lago raid. The heavily redacted affidavit mentions an Obama-era executive order about classified information. Executive Order 13526, issued in…

Amazon’s first season of its Lord of the Rings show ‘The Rings of Power’ will cost $715 million — or 5.1 million annual Prime subscriptions

“Lord of the Rings” fans at a presentation for “The Rings of Power” at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 22, 2022. Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series cost the company $715 million, making it the most expensive show ever. The total amounts to more than 5.1…