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New York Attorney General Letitia James said she is leading a multistate coalition in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s repeal of a key climate finding. The petition, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, targets the rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding. That finding…
Rapper and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has filed an appeal in federal court after a judge blocked his effort to secure more than $1 million in damages from his former partner in a dispute over the rights to her life story. In the underlying case, Jackson’s publishing imprint, G‑Unit Books, sued Shaniqua Tompkins in…
Media personality Peter Rosenberg is expanding his career into television, taking on a creator and executive producer role for a new comedy in development at Hulu, according to a report from Deadline. The half-hour series, titled Double or Nothing, centers on a washed-up yacht-rock musician who finds an unexpected path back to relevance. He partners…
Urban Magazine has released its Women’s Issue, highlighting women working across film, media, fitness, fashion, and business, led by actor and director Yolonda Ross. Ross discusses directing work on the final season of the television drama “The Chi” and outlines plans for future projects. Known for her acting role on the series, Ross has expanded…
Former New York State Police Trooper Christopher Baldner was convicted Thursday of second-degree manslaughter in the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods after ramming a vehicle during a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway in 2020. Letitia James, the Office of the New York State Attorney General, said a jury in Ulster County Court…
PR strategist and industry veteran Anje Pearson has released a new book that argues the public relations business model many agencies rely on is breaking down. The book, PR Is Dead (And Other Lies You Tell Yourself), is now available through Amazon in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover formats via Rogers Pearson Publishing. Pearson, known in…
Grounded in the Transformative Power of the Outside, the Platform Launches With A Global Brand Film and Merrell Outside: Futures Project, Investing in the Future of Outdoor Creativity and Design To commemorate its 45th anniversary, Merrell has introduced “It Starts Outside,” an innovative global brand platform. This initiative is rooted in the idea that “even…
Shoes That Fit and Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC Detroit), Michigan’s only HBCU and the nation’s only design-focused HBCU, created a special custom footwear experience for 13-year-old Addisyn Lumpkin of Jonesboro, Arkansas, who stands 6 feet 5 inches tall and wears a men’s size 22 shoe. The event took place recently at…