One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and […]
Huw Thomas Business correspondent, BBC Wales Getty Images US tariffs on imported steel and aluminium have “spooked” customers of British steel, according to Tata Steel UK. Chief executive Rajesh Nair told MPs some American customers were seeking other suppliers to avoid “tariff warfare”. Tata Steel operates the UK’s largest steelworks in Port Talbot and exports […]
The NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally on their way back to Earth after nine months at the International Space Station. But they were not the first to stay unexpectedly in space (much) longer than planned. Here are some other notable examples: On May 18, 1991, Sergei Krikalev set off into space […]
The Justice Department on Tuesday charged Carl Erik Rinsch, whom Netflix hired to make a science-fiction series that was never completed, with an $11 million scheme to defraud the company. According to the indictment, which was announced by prosecutors for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Field […]
The newly appointed head of one of the nation’s top housing regulators tightened his grip on the agency with a major board shake-up on Monday at two government-controlled mortgage finance firms. William Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, ousted 14 board members at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and named himself chairman […]
Brian Wheeler Political reporter PA Media The government has announced plans for major changes to the benefits system aimed at cutting the growing amount the UK spends on welfare. Stricter tests for personal independence payments (Pips) Pip is paid to people in England and Wales who have difficulty completing everyday tasks or getting around as […]
As the chief executive of Golden Age Hospitality, Mr. Neidich, 43, runs a chic downtown empire that includes the Le Dive in Dimes Square and the Nines piano bar, where a caviar potato costs $99. That would seem to put him a long way from Lucy’s — but 18 years ago, when he was an […]
TAMPA, Fla. — In September 2021, Will Weatherford stood between green and gold balloons under a white canopy and made the proclamation that could change the trajectory of South Florida football. After playing their first 25 years across town at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stadium, the Bulls were ready for their own home. Weatherford vowed […]
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Yoga mats are in, while modern technology also gets a new representation Some may use yoga mats and virtual reality headsets to mentally escape the daily grind but now statisticians are using them to chart the rising cost of living. Both items have made their way into […]
By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen J. Nesbitt Every week, we ask a selected group of our baseball writers — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. It’s been 139 days since the New York Yankees fumbled Game 5 of the World Series and the […]