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Apple's best-paid female employee earns nearly twice as much as CEO Tim Cook (AAPL)

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores, is once again Apple's best-paid employee. That's almost twice as much as CEO Tim Cook, who earned $12.8 million (£9 million). However, the filing does not include a share award that Cook received in 2011, which equates to about £66.4 million. ADVERTISEMENT The filings show that Ahrendts — who oversees strategy, real estate and development, and operations of Apple’s physical stores, online store, and contact centres — received a salary of $1 million (£740,000).

Avatar 3 Gets Official Title: Fire and Ash

“Avatar” director James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington revealed first official title for the third “Avatar” film on Friday during the D23 expo: “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” While Cameron didn’t preview any footage, he did showcase some concept art from the film, including Neytiri (Saldaña) riding a banshee, what appeared to be giant airships, and a first look at the fearsome Ash People of the Na’vi, covered in ghost-like soot and otherworldly masks as they dance around a giant fire pit.

Beth Daniel (LPGA Golfer) - On This Day

Profession: LPGA Golfer Biography: Became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Born: October 14, 1956 Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, USA Age: 67 years old Generation: Baby Boomer Chinese Zodiac: Monkey Star Sign: Libra Playing Career 1981-07-26 US Open Women's Golf, La Grange CC: Pat Bradley shoots final round 66 (−6) to finish 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Beth Daniel; second of Bradley's 6 major titles 1982-07-04 Canadian Open Women's Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), St George's CC: Sandra Haynie wins by 1 shot from Beth Daniel 1982-07-25 US Open Women's Golf, Del Paso CC: Janet Anderson shoots final round 68 (−4) to claim her only LPGA Tour win, 6 strokes ahead of Beth Daniel, Donna White, JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie 1983-04-03 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: In strong winds, Amy Alcott wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kathy Whitworth and Beth Daniel; first year tournament regarded as a major title 1984-06-03 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Defending champion Patty Sheehan finishes 10 strokes ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Beth Daniel 1988-10-30 Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship 1990-07-29 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Beth Daniel wins her only major title by 1 stroke from fellow American Rosie Jones 2002-06-09 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Se Ri Pak of South Korea wins second of 3 titles in this event; finishes 3 strokes ahead of Beth Daniel 2004-07-11 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Legends on the Niagara GC: Meg Mallon wins by 4 strokes from Beth Daniel Famous GolfersncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sLrToaCsnJGue6S7zGinnqegobJwrsStn2ackaO2prg%3D

Betta Edu leaves villa after she was denied access to President Tinubu

When her suspension over ₦585 million palliative scandal was announced, Edu was reportedly within the president’s office complex, hoping to see the president, but she was denied access. According to video footage by TVC, the embattled minister was ferried out of the villa in a black Toyota Hilux after security aides denied her access to the president. ADVERTISEMENT According to ThePunch, her access card to the presidential villa was withdrawn.

Black Panther Founder Did Not Endorse Trump, Grandson Says

The grandson of a founding member of the Black Panther Party said his grandfather does not support former President Donald Trump, asserting that a viral video interview of the activist supposedly endorsing Trump was misleading. On Tuesday, Eric Jones responded to the viral video that was posted on Sunday, sharing on X that he was working to get it removed because it misrepresented his grandfather, David Hilliard, the former chief of staff of the Black Panther Party.

Books: Lardner, U.S.A. | TIME

ROUND UP—Ring W. Lardner—Scribner’s ($2.50). This volume includes Ring Lardner’s stories, old and new, testifies to his long-standing importance as a reporter of the American scene. His dramatic personae, ranging from prize-fighter to debutante, cop to jazz-writer, “just folks” to “the best people,” offers more complete a panorama than Sinclair Lewis. His argot, quite as accurate as Ernest Hemingway’s, is never mannerism. Of the old stories, Champion is most powerful, most brutal and ironic.

Corona Recalls Beer After Finding Shards of Glass in Bottles

March 9, 2016 3:12 PM EST Beer maker Corona issued arecall on some of its products after finding something other than limes in the bottle. Routine quality assurance inspections revealed that there were small shards of glass in some 12-pack and 18-pack bottles, with deposit labels in the U.S. and Guam, according to Corona’s U.S. owner Constellation Brands. Corona did not disclose the number of bottles affected but said it was a relatively small proportion.

DEI Is Not the Monster Here

Ours is a time of monsters and bogeymen as the world cracks wide open. It reminds me of the last lines in the first stanza of Yeats’s Second Coming, The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. The debate about the terrible war in Gaza has taken on an odd face: an attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It requires a tricky magic to transform DEI into the latest bogeyman and the reason for the rise of antisemitism on college campuses.

Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition PS Vita Remote Play: Don't Bother

Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition exemplifies everything I don’t like about knocking through certain games on Sony’s PlayStation Vita using Remote Play. That’s supposed to be the thing you buy a Vita for these days: its wireless PS4 screen-sharing feature, since the handheld’s future as a place to go for new content is gradually closing up, board by board. Instead, the Vita is now the PS4’s $200 second screen, Sony’s unplanned answer to Nintendo’s Wii U GamePad.

Dwayne Johnson Secures Ownership Rights to 25 Names and Catchphrases, Including Rock Nation

Dwayne Johnson now officially owns title to the sobriquet “The most electrifying man in sports and entertainment.” The actor and entertainment mogul, who broke out as a WWE star two decades ago, has gained rights to a number of nicknames, insults and catchphrases from his time in the ring in the 90s and early 2000s — including “Candy Ass,” “Jabroni,” and “If you smell what The Rock is cooking.