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Senators Cynthia Lummis (R, WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY) are proposing a tax exemption for up to a certain level of capital gains on cryptocurrencies, as part of new forthcoming legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies. “We came up with a number of $600 just start out with, but among the things that we’re doing is sharing our bill draft with a number of our constituents so we can get feedback,” Lummis said in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “Is $600 the right number? Should it be… Source link

Round 2 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Logan Hall, EDGE, Houston — Hall is a long, positionally diverse defender who will never be a huge sack producer, but he can contribute in multiple ways. He’s known as humble and hard-working, having added about a quarter of his body weight since going to college, and will help fill a void on Tampa’s d-line. Grade: C+ 2. Green Bay Packers: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State — Big move up from Green Bay, who wasn’t slated to pick until No. 53 and… Source link

The second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and third-seeded Golden State Warriors meet in the Western Conference semifinals. Memphis and Golden State beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets in the first round, respectively. More Yahoo Sports NBA conference semifinals previews: (1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks How they got here Memphis Grizzlies (56-26) The Grizzlies were a .500 team in ninth place on… Source link

The Tennessee Titans have their Ryan Tannehill succession plan. It’s a fun one. With the 86th overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft, the Titans selected Liberty quarterback Malik Willis, ending a Day 2 slide for the talented passer. Willis was emotional when his name was called, to say the least. In Willis, the Titans are getting a quarterback Yahoo Sports’ Eric Edholm described as a “nuclear-grade arm talent” and and an explosive athlete built like a power running back. Simply put, no quarterback… Source link

It’s a good time to be a receiver. There is a land rush to get receivers, which became very clear over the first two days of the NFL draft. Star receivers are being given enormous second contracts, causing some teams to make trades they don’t want to make. To get ahead of paying a receiver $25 million per year, plenty of teams are hoping to hit one in the draft. Or teams looked at the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals, who drafted Ja’Marr Chase fifth overall when they already had two good receivers, and… Source link

Jack Dorsey and Elon MuskMARCO BELLO/AFP/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Twitter cofounder and former CEO Jack Dorsey “whispered” in Elon Musk’s ear that the social-media platform ought to be a private company, and other billionaire contacts pushed Musk to pursue the takeover deal he ultimately made, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Dorsey, who stepped down as Twitter CEO in November, has publicly and heartily supported Musk’s purchase, saying that he is a “singular solution” to leading… Source link

Experts remain mixed on the outlook for the organizational health of Twitter (TWTR) and Tesla (TSLA) following the announcement of Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of the social media platform. The deal is expected to close around September to October and will take the company private. However, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE) Director Sinan Aral thinks Musk may have bitten off more than he can chew. “In this case, I think that Elon Musk is in over his head this time because… Source link

Former tennis star Boris Becker was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday after he illegally transferred large amounts of money after declaring that he was bankrupt, according to The Associated Press. Becker was convicted in London earlier this month on four charges under the country’s Insolvency Act, per the report. Officials said that the 54-year-old transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account to other accounts after he declared bankruptcy in… Source link

In the afterglow of the NFL draft, everyone thinks their team’s rookie class will work out great. If you have multiple first-round picks, the sky is the limit. Just wait until the optimistic draft grades for each of those teams that picked more than once in the first round on Thursday. It would be great if the NFL was that easy. The Las Vegas Raiders know it’s not. In 2019, the Raiders had just traded edge rusher Khalil Mack and receiver Amari Cooper, but they were awash in first-round picks…. Source link

The demise of CNN+ has led to further questions about the role of cable companies in the streaming era. The soon-to-vanish platform, once hailed as one of the most significant launches in the legacy media business, will shut down on April 30 — just one month after its launch. The news arrived shortly after David Zaslav’s takeover, with the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) making it abundantly clear that the venture’s reported four-year budget of $1 billion was not worth the cost. So… Source link