Claudia Bergnaum 
The BBC is facing a fresh gender pay row, with its plans to allow managers to sign off discretionary salary increases for staff. The Times reports that the Corporation is facing challenges over these plans from both unions and its well-established BBC Women employee network – amid concern that female employees could significantly lose out. … Read more
Regrets: Does Shaquille O’Neal have a few? On Tuesday’s Pivot Podcast, the basketball legend again blamed himself for his failed marriage to Shaunie Nelson. Better said: He blames himself for giving in to all the temptations in Miami. Yes: O’Neal’s divorce from Nelson was finalized in 2011, but their issues began in 2007, when Shaq … Read more
Draymond doesn’t believe all stars ‘made for playoffs’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green knows what it takes to not only play, but succeed in the NBA playoffs. The three-time NBA champion has proven to be just as impactful in the postseason as he is in the regular season. But not every star … Read more
(Bloomberg) — A week that began brimming with economic optimism ended up caving in on stock bulls, who find themselves increasingly helpless in the face of determined Federal Reserve inflation fighters. Most Read from Bloomberg It was a stretch that may be remembered as the time bond investors reestablished themselves as rulers of the asset-market … Read more
A well-known Wichita restaurant developer has just signed on to a new deal that will result in 25 new Chick N Max restaurants in Kansas over the next 10 years. And five to seven of those 25 restaurants are earmarked for the Wichita metro area. Rusty Rathbun, best known for bringing the Subway franchise to … Read more
Members of the Steelers and Ohio State football families were among the friends and loved ones to mourn Dwayne Haskins at a Friday memorial service in Pittsburgh. The ceremony commemorating the life of the former Buckeyes and NFL quarterback was the first of three slated to take place this weekend. Haskins’ widow Kalabrya Haskins also … Read more
Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler made its subject Shimon Hayut famous and infamous, detailing how he persuaded dozens of women to spend their money on his lavish lifestyle, feeding them outlandish yarns about his life story and how only the contents of their bank accounts could save him from imminent peril. Now he is in … Read more
The stock market’s Friday plunge will have market bulls looking for the Dow Jones Industrial Average to hold important support tied to the market’s gyrations all the way back to the 2007-09 financial crisis, technical analyst Chris Kimble said on Friday. In the chart below, the founder of Kimble Charting Solutions applied Fibonacci analysis to … Read more
A couple in Minnesota is angry after their son’s teacher cut his hair without her permission. The boy’s parents were shocked when he returned home, explaining the school did not notify them of the incident. The 12-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, told his parents that his teacher had cut his hair during … Read more
The 2022 NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 28 with the Jacksonville Jaguars set to make the first overall selection for the second straight year. Last year, the Jaguars used that top spot to select Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and kick off a quarterback-heavy first round that included Zach Wilson to the Jets, Trey Lance to the … Read more