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2023: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Jackson Tells Students ‘Survivor’ Offers Helpful Lessons
WASHINGTON — The U.S. On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declared herself a “Survivor superfan” and taught a group of graduating law students about the reality TV show.
The show has been running for 23 years and is on its 44th season. Jackson claims to have seen every show episode from its second season.
“I still watch it with my husband and daughters, which is difficult given the demands of my day job.” People, it would help if you made priorities. “And that is exactly the first lesson I have for you today,” she told the law school’s graduating class at American University in Washington.
Jackson is nearing the end of her first term as the court’s first Black female justice. The justices have finished hearing arguments for the term and are anticipated to issue all their remaining decisions before going on summer vacation by the end of June. Affirmative action decisions and President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan have yet to be made.
In her speech, Jackson hailed “Survivor,” in which participants are placed in a remote tropical locale and must complete challenges to win $1 million, as “great fun to watch.” However, she said it has “a number of broader lessons that are helpful for becoming a good lawyer.”
One lesson, she added, is to “make the most of the resources that you have,” comparing it to her time as a federal public defender, when prosecutors always seemed to have more. Jackson stated that she understands “what it is like to commit to moving forward even when the deck is stacked against you,” she also mentioned a Survivor player who had a prosthetic leg but still won a difficult challenge involving a balance beam.
Jackson is nearing the end of her first term as the court’s first Black female justice.
“My advice to you is to do your best to shut out distractions, use your time wisely, and figure out how to make the most of what you have,” Jackson added.
Other takeaways from the episode include “knowing your strengths” and “playing the long game,” she said.
That latter piece of advice could be useful for the liberal justice on the Supreme Court since her colleagues include six conservatives and two other liberals, making it doubtful that her views will triumph in some of the term’s most difficult issues when they are announced in the coming weeks.
“From season to season, the players who appear to come in with the understanding that this game is about existing both in community and conflict,” she remarked of “Survivor.”
Players who go far, according to Jackson, “choose optimism, lifting the spirits of the other tribe members, no matter what happens.”
“They try to stay as even-keeled as possible, not getting too carried away by dramatic wins or heartbreaking losses,” she explained.
Jackson’s graduating speech was her first since becoming a justice. Roger Fairfax, the law school’s dean, is someone she met in college at Harvard University. His wife, Lisa Fairfax, is one of Jackson’s closest friends and former roommates, and she introduced her to the Senate at her confirmation hearing.
Jackson will also deliver the graduating address at Boston University’s law school on Sunday.
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NEW YORK — Tesla reduced the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which cannot drive itself and requires drivers to remain attentive and ready to intervene — by nearly a third to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website.
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Tesla Cuts The Price Of Its “Full Self Driving” System By A Third To $8,000
Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk stated in 2019 that there would be a fleet of robotaxis on the road by 2020, but that promise has yet to be fulfilled, and the system must still be supervised by humans.
The cutbacks, which took effect on Saturday, follow Tesla’s decision to trim $2,000 off the pricing of three of its five models in the United States late Friday. That is the most recent example of the difficulties that the electric vehicle manufacturer is facing.
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Tesla Cuts The Price Of Its “Full Self Driving” System By A Third To $8,000
Tesla dropped the costs of its most popular model, the Model Y, a small SUV that is the best-selling electric vehicle in the United States, as well as the Models X and S, which are older and more expensive. Prices for the Model 3 car and Cybertruck remained unchanged.
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Tesla Cuts The Price Of Its “Full Self Driving” System By A Third To $8,000
The price cut comes a day after Tesla’s stock fell below $150 a share, wiping out all gains recorded in the previous year. The Austin, Texas-based company’s stock price has fallen almost 40% this year due to declining sales and growing competition. Discounted sticker prices are intended to entice more car purchasers.
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TOKYO — Japan’s antitrust authority stated Monday that Google, the US search giant, must rectify its advertising search restrictions that impact Yahoo in Japan.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission said in a statement that a recent investigation into Google’s activities revealed that it was hurting fair competition in the advertising sector.
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Japan’s Anti-Monopoly Body Orders Google To Fix Ad Search Limits Affecting Yahoo
Yahoo Japan Corp., which later merged with the Japanese social media platform Line, began offering keyword-targeted search advertising services utilizing Google’s technology after the two businesses forged a partnership in 2010.
The FTC claims that Google imposed limits in its search advertising deal with Yahoo Japan for more than seven years, limiting its ability to compete in focused search ads.
An FTC investigation into whether this violated the Anti-Monopoly Law prompted Google to lift the limitations.
Google said in an emailed statement that it has fully cooperated with the commission’s investigation and that the agency has not determined that it has breached antitrust laws. It committed to follow the commission’s orders and provide “valuable” search services to Japanese consumers and marketers.
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Japan’s Anti-Monopoly Body Orders Google To Fix Ad Search Limits Affecting Yahoo
Line Yahoo declined to comment.
Google will be subject to a three-year review to ensure that necessary improvements are implemented, according to the commission. It did not impose any fines or other penalties on Google, which remains popular in Japan.
The commission’s decision comes after another setback for Google in Japan. Japanese doctors launched a civil case against the corporation last week, seeking damages for what they call baseless, insulting, and frequently inaccurate statements.
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Japan’s Anti-Monopoly Body Orders Google To Fix Ad Search Limits Affecting Yahoo
The Tokyo District Court lawsuit seeks 1.4 million yen ($9,400) in damages for 63 medical professionals who posted ratings on Google Maps.
Google responded by saying it is working “24 hours a day” to remove misleading or incorrect content on its platform, using human and technology resources “to delete fraudulent reviews.”
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Tesla reduced the pricing of three of its five models in the United States by $2,000 late Friday, highlighting the issues facing the electric vehicle firm run by billionaire Elon Musk.
The business reduced the costs of the Model Y, a small SUV that is Tesla’s most popular model and the best-selling electric vehicle in the United States, as well as the versions X and S, which are older and more expensive versions. Prices for the Model 3 car and Cybertruck remained unchanged.
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Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
The reductions dropped the starting price for a Model Y to $42,990, $72,990 for a Model S, and $77,990 for a Model X.
The decision comes a day after Tesla’s shares fell below $150 per share, wiping out all gains earned over the previous year. The Austin, Texas-based company’s stock price has fallen almost 40% this year due to declining sales and growing competition. Discounted sticker prices are intended to entice more car purchasers.
Musk announced early Saturday on X, the social media site that was previously known as Twitter, that the cost of an entry-level Tesla could be as low as $29,490 after accounting for a federal tax credit and gas savings.
Industry observers have been waiting for Tesla to unveil the Model 2, a tiny electric vehicle for approximately $25,000. This month’s media rumors that Musk intended to cancel the project added to uncertainty about the company’s direction, but Musk denied the reports.
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Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
The price drops marked the end of a long workweek for Tesla, which said on Monday that it would be laying off 10% of its global workforce, or approximately 14,000 employees. The company also announced the recall of roughly 4,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after discovering that the accelerator pedal could become stuck, enabling the vehicle to accelerate accidentally and increasing the danger of a crash.
Musk stated on Saturday that he has postponed a planned weekend travel to India to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to “very heavy Tesla obligations.” He expressed on X that he was looking forward to rescheduling the visit for later this year.
Tesla is slated to report first-quarter profits on Tuesday.
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Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
The business stated earlier this month that its global sales declined substantially from January to March as competition grew, electric car sales growth stagnated, and previous price cuts failed to attract additional buyers.
Tesla’s quarterly sales fell year on year for the first time in nearly four years.
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