Until the investigation into the millions of documents that comprise the Pandora Papers, the two events appeared unconnected. But, as is often the case in such document dumps, a handful of documents uncovered a link between the Australian media scions and an Israeli arms dealer turned film producer.
... ... The buyer of the Murdoch apartment, it can now be revealed, was Arnon Milchan, a legend in Hollywood for the successes of his New Regency films, which won back-to-back Oscars for best picture for 12 Years A Slave (2014) and Birdman (2015).
THE SENATE’S $1.2 TRILLION bipartisan infrastructure bill proposes a national test program that would allow the government to collect drivers’ data in order to charge them per-mile travel fees. The new revenue would help finance the Highway Trust Fund, which currently depends mostly on fuel taxes to support roads and mass transit across the country.
... ... Under the proposal, the government would collect information about the miles that drivers travel from smartphone apps, another on-board device, automakers, insurance companies, gas stations, or other means. For now, the initiative would only be a test effort — the government would solicit volunteers who drive commercial and passenger vehicles — but the idea still raises concerns about the government tracking people’s private data.
If you think this is a bad idea, NOW would be a good time to let your Senators and representative know.
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