July 18, 2014

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Law:

Bingham McCutchen reportedly has approached 4 major firms seeking a merger partner
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Who Are America’s Best-Paid General Counsel? (2014 Rankings)
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Business of Law
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NJ: Midsized Firms Seizing on Post-Recession Opportunities
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New York Is A Great Place To Be Indicted
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ABA To Honor Law Dean Who Has Done The Most To Embarrass Legal Education
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Law school enrollments decline, starting salaries rise
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Which Firms Are Potable For Your Portable Business?
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Paralegal’s suit claims law firm should have paid for overtime
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Are These The Law Schools With The Largest Gains In Employment?
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Former Client Sues Firm, Lawyers for Legal Malpractice Alleging Payment of $400,
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GM's Top Lawyer Hit for Legal Department's Recall Failings
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Law School Debt Leads Some Grads to Consider Bankruptcy
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'Too Old' Miss Delaware Sues Miss America For Millions After Being Stripped Of Crown
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NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts
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10 Secret Features Hidden In Your Mac
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The Best Men's Dress Shoes For Less Than $200
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Suspect in lawyer’s slaying said messages in newspaper, music told him to do it, cop says
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San Diego strippers sue police over naked pictures during 'inspections'
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This Lucky Lawyer Gets To Marry Winnie From The Wonder Years
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George Clooney's Lawyer Bride Wigging Out
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Freelance Lawyers Working From the Beach. Really?
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Associates launch women’s pre-partnership network to promote talent retention
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Hailing cab in handcuffs points police to man who escaped custody en route to court hearing
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Atheists ready to deliver invocations after Supreme Court ruling
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Jailed Man Orders Pizza to Arresting Officer's Home
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Denver Airport Rental Car Agencies Inundated With Pot Left Behind In Cars By Travelers
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Drunk Man Posed As TSA Agent, Patted Down Women At Airport
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I Was Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering My Wife — Here's How I Adapted To Prison --- Millions Appropriate for Exonerated New Yorker
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This Drug Trafficking Case Says A Lot About What's Wrong With Undercover Cops In America
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State trooper admits to stealing bloody gold crucifix, cash from dying motorcyclist
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Judges:

The Mother Court: Tales Of Cases That Mattered In America’s Greatest Trial Court
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Wall Street:

US Index Futures Are Little Changed After S&P 500 Slump
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US stocks tumble on geopolitical turmoil; Dow drops 0.94%
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Bubble Paranoia Setting in as S&P 500 Surge Stirs Angst
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We’re in the third biggest stock bubble in U.S. history
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Layoffs:

Microsoft to lay off 18,000 --- How Microsoft Exec Told 12,500 Employees They Were Getting Laid Off --- Microsoft Shares Rise To New 14-Year High --- Microsoft Employees In Seattle Are 'Shell Shocked' At The Size Of The Layoffs
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More Than 1,400 Flour-B&W Workers To Receive Possible Layoff Notices
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Retailing:

An Obscure Hedge Fund Has Mapped Out A Recovery Plan For American Apparel
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How RadioShack Made Billions Disappear
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Toys:

Can Anyone Save Barbie? Mattel Sales Fall Again
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Autos:

GM Faces New Round of Tough Questions on Capitol Hill
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Quinn Emanuel to Conduct Review
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Lawyer confirms GM will use bankruptcy shield against recalled-vehicle claims
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US senators to GM: Why wasn't top lawyer fired?
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GM's GC Tells Skeptical Senators He's 'Deeply Sorry'
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Senators call on GM CEO to fire top lawyer
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At Hearing on G.M. Recall, Mary Barra Gives Little Ground
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GM CEO says will not fire general counsel Millikin
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GM to review, reorganize legal dept in response to recall
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GM General Counsel Millikin Says Company Will Not Waive Bankruptcy Shield For Those Who Pursue Legal Claims Outside The Feinberg Fund
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GM 'approved and wanted' faulty switch design, says Delphi CEO
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GM Warned by Their Own Lawyers on Ignitions
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Senate bill would punish executives who conceal product dangers
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AutoNation profit misses expectations, shares drop
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Fraud:

Trustee: TelexFREE was pyramid scheme
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Ponzi Man Is on the Lam, SEC Says
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NY Trustee: Madoff’s Sons Created Accounts to Buy Pricey Manhattan Real Estate
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Mastro jewels bring in $350K at auction
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SEC Looking at 44 Firms for Possible Insider-Trading Violations
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Economy:

Jobless Claims Beat Expectations
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Big jump in number of millennials living with parents reported
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Only 63% of Adults are in Labor Force
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Surprise: The Economy isn’t As Bad As You Think
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Think the Fed Should Raise Rates Quickly? Ask Sweden How That Worked Out
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

U.S. building permits tumble 4.2% in June, housing starts down 9.3%
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Horrific Housing Report Was All About One US Region
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US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.13 percent
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Channelside suitor accuses Vinik, port of collusion
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Colorado Whacks Foreclosure Attorneys, Hard
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Municipalities:

Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr Says He’ll Leave Detroit Once Bankruptcy Is Settled
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Conyers, U.S. House Dems push bill to protect workers in municipal bankruptcy
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What Happens When Detroit Shuts Off the Water of 100,000 People
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Detroit water shutoffs timeline
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The truth about Detroit's pension woes
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Schilling, Zaccagnino hearings on 38 Studios lobbying postponed to Aug. 4
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Puerto Rico bonds crash high-yield municipal debt party
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New creditor group backs Puerto Rico efforts to revamp debt
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Guam Governor Sells Trust to Puerto Rico Buyers
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Atlantic City Adrift as Casino Closings Sap Jobs Market
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Aviation:

Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down With 295 On Board' --- UK Stocks Fall as Passenger Jet Shot Down Over Ukraine --- Separatists Have Shot Down Multiple Aircraft Over The Past Month --- Pilots Continued Flying Over Ukrainian War Zone Because It Was The Fastest And Cheapest Route --- Now, Airplanes Getting The Heck Out Of Ukrainian Airspace --- Chilling Transcript Of Militants Realizing They Shot Down A Passenger Plane --- Graphic Photos Show Wreckage Of Malaysia Airlines Crash In Ukraine --- The Black Box Has Already Been Taken To Moscow --- Malaysia Airlines Confirms The Nationalities Of 298 Passengers Aboard MH17
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State support for Malaysian Airlines grows more urgent ---- Is this the end for Malaysia Airlines?
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Personal Finance:

37 Products With Crazy High Markups
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7 Money Lies Too Many Couples Tell
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How To Get Around New York In Case The LIRR Strike Actually Happens
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Why You Can't Rely On A Salary To Get Rich
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Currency:

New York Just Released Its Bitcoin License, And They're Going To Change The Face Of Digital Currencies In The US
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Banking:

Bank Liable for Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duties
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New Frontiers in Foreclosing on Banks
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Morgan Stanley Beats Earnings Expectations By A Hair
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Mass Torts:

Report: FBI quizzing people about meningitis that sickened 751 nationwide
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Electricity:

NextEra Sweetens Energy Future Loan in Oncor Takeover Bid
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Power company NextEra outbids itself in fight for Oncor
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Energy Future Holdings acquisition: NextEra, noteholder group up offer
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Chemicals:

Momentive’s Senior Lenders Sue Juniors Over Payment Plans
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Healthcare:

Jennie Stuart Medical Center to drop 70 jobs
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Hospital officials: Massena Memorial could be bankrupt by next year
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Theatre:

Local theater community rallies behind troubled Philadelphia Theater Company
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Tax:

Supersizing Warren Buffett's $2.8 Billion Tax Deduction
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Awards:

Chadbourne Named "First Tier" Municipal Bankruptcy Firm
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Top 250 Women in Litigation - winners announced
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Distressed Investing:

RBS winding down distressed debt unit, sources say
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Student Debt:

A Student Loan Is a Loan... Really?
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Furniture:

Furniture Brands creditors to receive 3.4% to 13.9%
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Batteries:

Exide creditor panel objects to new DIP, at issue is noteholders’ control
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Residents Don't Trust Exide to Live Up to Deal
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Weather:

CA Residents Urged to "Keep Lawns Green" While Saving Water
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (7 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (26 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Jurisdiction:

U.S. Supreme Court to Tackle Questions Left Unanswered by Stern and Executive Benefits
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Miscellaneous:

Win Rudy's Yankees Tickets!…
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Discharge:

The Fourth Circuit Provides a Useful Roadmap for Debtor’s Seeking Third-Party Releases
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Safe Harbors:

The Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbors for Settlement Payments and Securities Contracts: When Is Safe Too Safe?
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IP:

The Acquisition of IP Assets in Bankruptcy
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Pro Bono:

The ethics of pro bono bankruptcy clinics
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TBTF:

Republicans take issue with big bank living wills
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Warren, McCain: Rein in 'Big Banks'
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Religion:

Creditors' Lawyers Press Archdiocese of Milwaukee to Pay Up
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Missouri Catholic diocese fires lesbian church worker after her marriage appears in newspaper
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Infrastructure:

Jon Stewart tackles highway funding fight
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Hedge Funds:

Cohen pays $900M fine to federal government
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Sovereigns:

Harvard Professor Jeffrey Frankel: Sovereign Debt at Square One
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Argentina must make whole the retail bondholders whom it once targeted
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Argentina Hasn't Defaulted Until It Says It's Defaulted!
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Defiant CFK tells BRICS Argentina will not default debt
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Argentine creditors seek names to waive deal-killer clause
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Argentina Default Nears,Govt Says Funds Deposited for Payments
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Argentina Default Worries Renewed as Fernandez Defiant
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UK:

UK financial watchdog has prioritized most serious Libor cases
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Begbies issues red flag
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Planning to study law at university? Read this first
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PIIGS:

Final submissions filed in Drumm's US bankruptcy case --- Drumm blamed markets for Anglo problems --- Bank seeks to seize Sean Dunne's former home --- Rise in number of bankrupt Nama debtors
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Spanish court issues search warrant for missing Gowex auditor --- Spain looks for way to keep motorway firms' debt off its books
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Portugal prosecutors probe Espirito Santo group
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Canada:

Ontario judge OKs up to $122.66 million for creditors of Nortel's EMEA unit
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MMA railway buyer had train derailment in '09, similar to Lac-Megantic causes
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Wedding shop closes doors on brides and grooms-to-be
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Ontario's law society revokes Garth Drabinsky's license
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Ukraine:

IMF sees Ukraine's economy falling by 6.5 pct in 2014 --- IMF Says Ukraine Qualifies for Second Tranche of Loan --- Russia warns of grave financial consequences over 'evil' US sanctions --- Third Wave of Sanctions Slams Russian Stocks --- Ailing Russian loan market hit by fresh US sanctions --- BP Shares Sink --- Malaysian Passenger Jet Crashes in Ukraine, Officials Say --- Putin: US Sanctions Unprofessional
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Iceland:

The darker side of Iceland's showcase recovery
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Don't Be Fooled By Iceland's Recovery
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Russia:

UK court serves $2.0 bln asset freeze order on Russian tycoon --- Russian Stocks Tumble
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