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☆ How 50 Cent used 'one of the unwritten laws of power' to make $10 million a movie: 'I paid myself to learn'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Over the course of his decades-long career, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has learned a thing or two about success. He's a Grammy-winning rapper, successful businessman and a prolific actor who stars and produces in both TV and film. "One of the unwritten laws of power is to appear not to need anything," Jackson said. Jackson met movie producer Avi Lerner when he was already a millionaire from his rap career. Jackson has since produced dozens of TV shows and films — like "Power" and "Power Book II: Ghost" — with plenty more on the way.

Persons: Curtis, Jackson, He's, Vulture, Avi Lerner, Lerner, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, DON'T, Warren Buffett Organizations: Hollywood, Cheetah Vision Locations: showbusiness

☆ Ron Klain credits Rep. Jim Clyburn for pushing Biden to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron Klain gave credit to Rep. Jim Clyburn for the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Clyburn urged Biden in 2020 to promise voters he would put the first Black woman justice on the court. That promise was important to Clyburn, whose endorsement played a big role in Biden becoming president. But he defended Jackson during confirmation battles, urged "strong bipartisan support" for her, and said she "will make an extraordinary Supreme Court Justice" when she was sworn in. She was a finalist when President Barack Obama selected now-Attorney General Merrick Garland for a Supreme Court nomination, he said.

☆ A Chick-fil-A in North Carolina is accused of writing a racial slur on an order slip. The chain called it a 'misspelling' of the customer's name.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Chick-fil-A customer in North Carolina said her daughter's order slip contained a racial slur. A Facebook post regarding the incident has gone viral, with more than 660 comments. The meal, she said, was returned with a racial slur on the order slip attached to the cup and the takeout bag. Some supported Jackson and her daughter and accused Chick-fil-A of supporting a culture of bigotry. In 2018, Taco Bell reportedly fired a cashier who was accused of writing a racial slur on a customer's receipt in Pennsylvania.

☆ Brett Kavanaugh praises newcomer Ketanji Brown Jackson as a 'thoroughly prepared' justice who's 'off to a great start'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Justice Brett Kavanaugh praised fellow Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. "She's off to a great start," Kavanaugh said of the newest member of the Supreme Court. "She's off to a great start," Kavanaugh continued, adding that Jackson "hit the ground running" and fits in well with the group. Jackson, who's seated next to Kavanaugh on the bench, has received widespread attention in the legal world less than four months into her tenure at the Supreme Court. I'm optimistic about the court, I'm optimistic about the country, I'm optimistic about my colleagues."

☆ Mississippi agency denies NAACP’s water discrimination claim
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Mississippi environmental regulator has denied claims that the state agency he leads discriminated against the capital city of Jackson in its distribution of federal funds for wastewater treatment. Most of Jackson lost running water for several days, and people had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets. The EPA announced on Oct. 20 that it was investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements to the water system. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has visited Jackson multiple times and has said “longstanding discrimination” has contributed to the decline of the city’s water system. The federal agency could withhold money from Mississippi if it finds wrongdoing — potentially millions of dollars.

☆ The 2022 Baseball Trivia Extravaganza
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In baseball, the Holliday season started in July, when the Baltimore Orioles took a high school infielder named Jackson Holliday with the first pick in the amateur draft. He played like a happy Holliday, reaching base in nearly half of his 90 plate appearances in the minor leagues. He also played for Tony La Russa, who once managed a fellow named Steve Christmas. Matt Holliday played his last game in 2018, the same year Gift Ngoepe — the first major league player from Africa — played his. And here is our annual gift to you: a baseball quiz put together with care, in hopes that your answers soon will be there.

☆ Widespread search for woman who allegedly stole car with infant twins inside in Ohio
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A widespread search is underway for a woman is now charged with kidnapping after allegedly stealing a vehicle with twin infants inside in Ohio, one of whom has since been found, according to police. When she returned, she found her vehicle was gone, according to the Columbus Division of Police. The search for Jackson, and baby Kason, has only intensified with the FBI and the Ohio State Highway Patrol joining the investigation. On Wednesday police shared photos of the stolen vehicle. We want to focus on finding Nalah Jackson.”The public is asked to send in tips on Jackson’s whereabouts and report if they see the stolen vehicle.

☆ U.S. Sues Jackson, Miss., for Failing to Provide Safe Drinking Water
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Water was distributed in September at the state fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., after the the city’s water system collapsed. The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Jackson, Miss., for failing to provide safe drinking water and secured an interim agreement for the appointment of a third-party manager to maintain and oversee the system, after residents were left without reliable water earlier this year. City officials this summer were unable to deliver water to the roughly 160,000 residents in Jackson and the surrounding area. The city had previously issued a boil-water notice in July before floods devastated the city’s already-fragile water system.

☆ Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson brings young fan with heart condition to tears with kind gesture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In a post on Facebook from Landon’s dad Jason, Jackson spent some time with the youngster as the pair threw a ball together. The NFL fan was wearing a Ravens jersey with Jackson’s name inscribed on the back, which the quarterback duly signed. “It all started over a year ago when Landon said dad you know my favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens,” Jason wrote on Facebook. He said: ‘because Lamar Jackson is a beast.’“All he ever talked about is how much he would love to meet him. So I started thinking how can I make this happen?”Huge shout out to the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jacksonfor making Landon’s dream come true today.

☆ Mehmet Oz, Tim Michels, Don Bolduc offer quick concessions as some pro-Trump election deniers avoid stoking new fears about results
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This morning I called John Fetterman and congratulated him," Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a Wednesday statement announcing his concession. Oz was just one of the hundreds of pro-Trump candidates that raised doubts about the 2020 election. Legally speaking, concessions hold no weight, as elections are not over until results have been canvassed and certified which can take weeks. Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 presidential election reminded Americans that admitting defeat is not just a sign of basic grace and decency. It is worth noting that before Trump candidates from both parties readily conceded races.

The civil rights organization alleged that the state’s rollout of federal dollars has favored whiter communities, even as Jackson has struggled to comply with state and federal guidelines meant to protect drinking water quality. The NAACP’s federal complaint raises concerns about a loan program overseen by the state Department of Health that distributes federal funding to communities to improve their water systems. Problems with water billing and collections have also resulted in Jackson missing out on sorely needed revenue that could go toward repairs. The EPA’s inquiry comes just days after the launch of a congressional investigation concerning the city’s water crisis. Reps. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., have asked Reeves to answer a series of questions about how the state has spent or plans to spend federal funds that can upgrade water systems in the state.

☆ Lawmaker complaint forces Tennessee pride festival indoors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The drag show at a Tennessee pride festival will go on Saturday — but not in the way organizers had planned it. Darin Hollingsworth, a Jackson Pride Committee member, said organizers were “horribly disappointed,” because they know local LGBTQ youths would have felt supported at the drag performance. “But we will be in contempt if we even allow parents to bring in their child, so we won’t.”Hollingsworth said the pride event had been in the works for a year, and Jackson Pride had advertised it repeatedly. The event began to face backlash after a Sept. 17 Facebook post from Republican state Rep. Chris Todd. As a result, the Jackson Pride Committee decided to move the festival, including the drag show, into the Civic Center and to increase security measures by, among other things, having a metal detector.

☆ Meet the 2022 Supreme Court clerks: 38 lawyers who could be tomorrow's politicians, judges, and influential strategists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's ClerksSupreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In the interim, Murray has had several different jobs, most recently as an associate professor at Columbia University Law School, where he focused on "constitutional law, election law, and race and the law, among other topics." Michael F. QianQian is no stranger to a SCOTUS clerkship, having worked in the chambers of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 2019 to 2020. She previously worked at the law firm Hogan Lovells, where she was on a team that helped a Colorado prisoner with an appeal to the Supreme Court. Before clerking for Judge Jackson, Salmanowitz clerked for Judge Paul Watford on the Ninth Circuit.

☆ NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are civil rights issue
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Brad Vest / Getty Images fileThe U.S. Justice Department is working to improve Jackson’s water system. There were warnings the Jackson water system was struggling before it failed. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has blamed Jackson’s water problems on mismanagement by city leaders. Reeves declared an emergency for the water system in late August and brought in out-of-state crews to help make repairs. Before the city’s latest water crisis, though, Reeves expressed his own opposition to state funding for Jackson water improvements, saying he wants to hold down Mississippi’s overall debt level.

☆ A judge rebuked Republicans over warnings of violence if an investigation into Trump 'doesn't go his way'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal judge said patriotism is not standing up for a man "who knows full well that he lost." Judge Amy Berman Jackson noted the recent increase in threats to law enforcement officials. Her comments came as she sentenced a Capitol rioter to more than seven years in prison. For one federal judge, that rhetoric merited a message of deterrence on Tuesday. At the sentencing of a Capitol rioter, Judge Amy Berman Jackson rebuked Republican leaders for "cagily predicting or even outright calling for violence in the streets if one of the multiple investigations doesn't go his way."

A group of Jackson, Mississippi, residents filed a class action lawsuit on Friday over the water crisis that left over 150,000 people in the city without access to clean running water. As a result of water crisis, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege they weren't able to "readily go about normal daily activities like using the bathroom, brushing [their] teeth, and cooking." Late last month, Lumumba told reporters the city had been dealing with the water crisis "for the better part of two years." Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency late August, saying the water crisis in Jackson threatened “critical needs” after rain and flooding pushed the Pearl River to dangerous levels, according to officials. A team from the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general’s office is conducting a top-to-bottom review of what caused Jackson's water crisis.

☆ Ed Jackson: How a quadriplegic former rugby player conquered a Himalayan mountain
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-24 | by ( Issy Ronald Cnn Video Produced Amy Li | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

You become a little bit delirious at times.”That night on the mountain was not the first time Jackson had strayed perilously close to death. Five years ago, while still a professional rugby union player, he dived into a shallow pool on a hot day and broke his neck. Then, to mark the one-year anniversary of his accident, Jackson set himself the goal of climbing Mount Snowdon – the highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 meters – even though he was still using two crutches at that time. Confronted by unfavorable snow conditions, Jackson and his team had to navigate difficult routes across the glacier, setting up camps as they went. He established the charity Millimeters to Mountains (M2M) with his wife, Lois, and friend and fellow former rugby player, Olly Barkley.

☆ Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the Supreme Court, in a bipartisan vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-07 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson makes history as the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. The 51-year-old jurist currently serves on the second-most powerful court in the country, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, often considered a launchpad to the Supreme Court. Biden appointed her to that seat a year ago, which, at the time, sparked rumors that she would make the shortlist if a Supreme Court vacancy arose. In her opening statement, she pledged to "support and defend the Constitution" if confirmed to the Supreme Court.

☆ Black women in the legal world celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court nomination as a 'victory' for all Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-03 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The two were enrolled in the same classes, both members of the Black Law Students Association, and lived in the same dormitory building. Black women in the legal world celebrated Jackson's Supreme Court nomination, a milestone that they said marks significant progress for their representation in the legal field, but also for the country as a whole. Installing judges of diverse backgrounds can better ensure the legal system is working equitably for all Americans, Black women in the legal field told Insider. "Now when I tell her, 'You could be a Supreme Court justice,' she can look at the Supreme Court and think, 'Yes, I could, there's someone there who looks like me.'" MoveOnORG activists call for the immediate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court on February 25.

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☆ 3 steps to start tackling huge student loans before you make a single payment
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-24 | by ( Libkane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Personal finance professionals Tarra Jackson and Kelly Lannan joined Insider's Master your Money Virtual Event. They broke down the best ways to tackle debt repayment, including huge student loans. Make sure your emergency fund is on trackOne of the first steps in paying off a large debt balance seems counterintuitive: Start saving. Before you worry about paying off your debt, make sure you're saving an emergency fund. An emergency fund is generally defined as about six months' worth of living expenses saved somewhere easily accessible, like a savings account.

☆ Mary Gordon and Glenda Jackson Talk Poetry, Theater and the State of Feminism
▼ + stars: | 2018-03-21 | by ( Boris Kachka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Finally, and just as surprisingly, Jackson returned to acting. Just after turning 80 two years ago, she won raves in London as a gender-blind King Lear. One morning in January in Manhattan, Gordon finally met her idol for a long conversation, which covered poetry, film and theater, but most significantly the state of feminism today. GLENDA JACKSON: It doesn’t have that effect on me at all. We’d played it in London to totally silent audiences, but in New York, they applauded the songs; they shouted, “Encore!”MG: Yes, I remember it.

Persons: Mary Gordon, Glenda Jackson, ” Gordon, Jackson, “ Marat, Sade, ”, Gordon, John Schlesinger, Alex, Peter Finch, —, King Lear, Edward Albee’s, MARY GORDON, it’s, GLENDA JACKSON, We’d, Lear Organizations: Company, Women, New York, Broadway Locations: America, London, Manhattan, New York

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