Law:

Biglaw Associate Is First Confirmed Fatality Of The Paris Attacks • Hogan Lovells pays tribute to Paris associate Valentin Ribet • Hogan Lovells in mourning after young lawyer murdered in Paris attacks
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Which Biglaw Firm Is Entering The Contract Attorney Market?
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Observations from the Echo Chamber of Client Development Conferences
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Can You Be Fired For Revealing Your Pay?
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Ex-Simpson Thacher managing clerk admits to stealing data
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Lawyers Wrestle with Diversity Issue in Big Law (The S.F. Edition)
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Least Sexy Part of a Big Law Merger: Formalizing It
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Six partners take lead in race for top jobs at Allen & Overy
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Vicious divorce battle between young corporate lawyer couple, aged 30 and 32, embarrasses megafirms
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The Plague of Work-Induced Anxiety
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Trying On Jobs, Trying on Shoes
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Women, Drinking, and Overachieving
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L.A. Times: Deans Of Some California Law Schools Say Low LSAT Scores Do Not Predict Bar Exam Failure
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Apple's 13-inch iPad Pro Up Close
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The Biggest Time-Saving Apps You Probably Aren’t Using
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4 Ways the PDF Can Supercharge Legal Productivity
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The Four Secrets To Sustaining High Job Performance
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Congressional Showdown Over Law Student Loans Is Inevitable, With Law Schools The Likely Losers • Is Washington Finally Tired of Welfare for Law Schools?
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What Tools Can You Use To Start Your Own Law Firm?
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FBI Has 1,000 Active Probes on ISIS in US
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Suit says man feared murder charge after cop staged his own suicide as homicide
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BigLaw lawyer who fell to his death is remembered for his kindness and humor
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A man died in custody after the police tased him multiple times
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Suit claims birth-control pill packaging errors led to 113 pregnancies
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Lawyer dad is banned from posting son’s bail over police-shooting death of 6-year-old
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'Zombie' arrested for passing out in stranger's home... Threatened to kill owner after being roused
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Man Who Blew $718,000 on Manhattan Psychics Comes Forward To Tell His Grim Tale
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Two Teenagers Stab Woman At Car Wash And Then Take Joy Ride With Dead Victim In Her Car
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Denny's Customer Arrested After Alleged Pancake-Addled Rampage
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Judges:

Federal Judge Says His Overworked Colleagues Bench Close to Burnout
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Judge backpedals on controversial order removing foster child from married same-sex couple
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Nativity Scene on Courthouse Lawn Declared Unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years
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How Do Supreme Court Traditions Get Started?
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Watch It: Jamie Lee Curtis Kicks Justice Scalia’s A--
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Lawyer who criticized judge’s ‘stubbornly injudicious attitude’ is suspended
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Hillary Clinton, if president, could appoint 4 Supreme Court justices
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Life on the Bench
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Wall Street:

The weekend is over, and stocks are in the red • Volatile day shapes up after Paris attacks
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Paris attacks won't cause a correction: Wilbur Ross • Investors scramble into safe havens after Paris attacks
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Layoffs:

Harvey Weinstein Company Planning Layoffs
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Unwilling Part Time, Unemployed Alike in Financial Well-Being by Dan Witters
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Gambling:

Under Attack, DraftKings Said to Ask Partners to Pull Back • DraftKings, FanDuel Punch Back With Lawsuits Against Schneiderman • Daily Fantasy Sports in New York Court: A Legal Explainer • Why Fantasy-Sports Sites Can Ignore Schneiderman for Now • DraftKings, FanDuel Go on Offense Against New York Top Cop • New Yorkers Can't Play Daily Fantasy Sports on FanDuel Anymore • At Awkwardly Timed Conference, Daily Fantasy Players Ask: Is This the End? • The NY Attorney General Is Trying To Ruin Sundays
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Caesars Bid To Schedule Reorg Plan Hearing Draws Flak From Creditor Panels
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Ex-Revel casino is new owner's biggest trouble _ and joy
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Retailing:

Unitranche debt complicates retailer RadioShack's bankruptcy case
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Online shopping is killing impulse buys
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J.C. Penney Falls After Signaling Slower Holiday Sales Gains
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Nordstrom Has Analysts Worried on Economy
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Americans are developing a new shopping habit
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Autos:

VW Deliveries Decline in October Amid Emissions Scandal • Volkswagen Pauses Bond Issuance Amid Emissions Cheating Scandal • VW Said to Seek as Much as 20 Billion Euros in Bridge Funds • VW Tags 430,000 New Cars With Implausible Carbon Dioxide Ratings
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Caparo chairman dead, company on brink of bankruptcy
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Wall Street Underestimates Tesla's Cash Burn
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The Biggest Auto Recall in the U.S. Is Also a Really Big Mess
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Car loans hit $1 trillion for first time
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Coal:

Clinton's Coal Reparations - First put miners out of work. Then put them on the taxpayer dime. • The Tricky Politics of Hillary Clinton's Plan to Modernize Coal Country
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How Arch Coal Inched Closer to Bankruptcy after October 27, 2015
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In Coal Country, No Cash In Hand For Billions In Cleanup
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What's being done to help those impacted by Walter Energy layoffs
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Clean Power Plan blocks view of real trouble dogging coal companies
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Coal Burners Don't Totally Hate Obama's Plan
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Obama climate plan puts squeeze on coal state governor
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Education:

Students Left in Crushing Debt as For-Profit College Empire Collapses
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NYMA bankruptcy lawyers seek $200K in fees
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Religion:

Lawyers for Gallup Diocese say deal in bankruptcy case near
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Newspapers:

New loan offers emerge in Freedom bankruptcy
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Freedom Communications' Pension Plan Is Underfunded by $155 Million
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Fraud:

Ernst & Young Loses Trial for Not Vetting Madoff -Tied Audits
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First checks leave Durham victims underwhelmed
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TelexFree case spawns counterclaims 'like high-stakes poker'
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Celebs:

`Bankrupt` 50 Cent spends 3K every month to stay fit
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Bill Cosby Scores Victory Against Insurance Company
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Telecoms:

LightSquared Moves Closer to Transferring Airwaves to New Owners
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Orchestras:

Salem Chamber Orchestra In Bankruptcy
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Toll Roads:

Canadian Pension Funds Buys Chicago Toll Road
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Shipping:

Daewoo Shipbuilding Declines on Concern of Further Losses
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Economy:

Dollar Falls for Second Day as Fed Officials Stress Gradual Path
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Deutsche Bank: A Bloated Fed Balance Sheet Threatens to Speed Up Rate Hikes • The big problem with low interest rates
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Fourth Quarter GDP could see slow down as retail and auto sales remain low
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Preliminary November Consumer Sentiment increases to 93.1
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Wholesale Prices in U.S. Unexpectedly Fall for Second Month
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Businesses Are Stocking More Than They’re Selling. What Does It Mean?
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Americans Plan on Spending a Lot More This Christmas
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Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Were Unchanged Last Week
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Job Openings in U.S. Increased in September to 5.53 Million
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Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Americans Save Gas Money
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Americans Are More Willing to Dip Into Their Savings
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Global shares, euro fall, oil and gold up after Paris attacks
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'We know that more attacks are being prepared, not just against France'
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US states to turn away Syrian refugees
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Debt Market Distortions Go Global as Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
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Luxury-Jet Market Shrinking for First Time Since Lehman
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What Job-Hopping Employees Are Looking For
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LA area Port Traffic declined in October
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Hotels: RevPAR up 35% over the last 6 years
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Housing Market Faces Slower Growth in 2016, Realtors Say
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Here’s why millennials should stick to renting and ignore advice to buy a home
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Someone is stealing For Sale signs in Phoenix and no one knows why
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Hovnanian dogged by debt to fund past acquisitions
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Housebuilders aren't worried about an interest rate rise because people can afford it
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Blackstone is now 'the largest owner of real estate in the world'
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Pittsburgh Mills mall faces foreclosure
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Municipalities:

NYC Pension Urges Hedge Funds to Ease Puerto Rico Crisis
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Little-known hedgie plays hardball with Puerto Rico’s debt
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Puerto Rico Faces a Grim Future
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Puerto Rico Governor Says He ll Put People Before Bondholders
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Bond Insurers Tumble Most Since July on Puerto Rico Concerns • Bounce for bond insurers, but Puerto Rico default looms
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$195M pension payment might derail Detroit's recovery
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The Art of Bankruptcy and What Role the DIA Played in the Case
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The Detroit Bankruptcy and the Regional Water Authority
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For Detroit Retirees, Bankruptcy Still Part of Daily Life
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Judging the Bankruptcy , One Year Later
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Stockton: Lone holdout creditor's appeal to be heard Thursday
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Atlantic City’s Financial Future Uncertain After Christie’s Veto Of Rescue Bills
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Food/Beverage:

Albertsons wins 12 local Haggen stores in bankruptcy auction
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Bankruptcy court OKs sale of 36 stores to Gelson's, Smart & Final
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A&P granted extension to file bankruptcy plan
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A&P to shutter remaining stores soon, have more time to close deals
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Deerfield files bankruptcy reorganization plan
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Oil/Gas:

Oil futures rise on supply disruption worries
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IEA Says Record 3 Billion-Barrel Oil Stocks May Deepen Rout • IEA Offers No Hope For An Oil-Price Recovery • Oil Storage Levels Point To Longer Downturn
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Record Oil Stockpiles Knock Futures Down Closer to $40 a Barrel
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U.S. oil rig count ticks up after 10 weeks of declines
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Goldman: Decline in Oil Prices boosted GDP by 0.2% in 2015
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Noble Energy makes job cuts in Marcellus Shale, company-wide
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Is SandRidge Energy close to crumbling?
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Dana Gas sees 'financially challenged' fourth quarter after loss
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North Dakota drops - 1.1 million barrels of oil daily in September
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Oil Theft Soars as Downturn Casts U.S. Roughnecks Out of Work
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Alaska politicians eye sacred oil checks amid budget deficit
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Hercules Emerges Quickly From Oil-Bust Bankruptcy
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Chesapeake Lenders Flee Debt as Oil Rout Pummels Reserves Value
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Energy’s “day of reckoning” may come in 2016
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Lenders Tighten Screws on Oil Sands Producers
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Saudis Go for War of Attrition in EU w/ Russia
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Primera Energy's Brian Alfaro wins one in court as lawyers prep for trial
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Oil Dealmakers Find Slim Pickings Among Premium-Priced Explorers
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The Paris attacks will put pressure on oil prices
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Healthcare:

Meritus seeks outside funding to stave off insolvency
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'Hold' on payment of Health Republic creates confusion, fear
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Obamacare Signs Up 543,000 in Week One, Outpacing Last Year
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Fading Obamacare Gains Put Drag on 16% Hospital Muni-Bond Rally
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Two Georgia hospitals sought by California firm
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50 layoffs announced at recently sold N.J. hospital
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We Pay 130% More for Health Care From 2005
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Americans Tilt More Negative Toward Affordable Care Act
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Takeover fever spreads in healthcare industry
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Politics:

Echoing Trump, Cruz Releases Sweeping Plan to Crack Down on Immigration • Did Ted Cruz Actually Support Legal Status for Undocumented Immigrants?
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The GOP primary is now a total 'free for all' — and Republicans are getting nervous
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Fact-checking the Iowa Democratic presidential debate
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Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama: It's Complicated • Sanders fact Check: Says income tax rates under Eisenhower were as high as 90 percent.
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Clinton and Sanders Clash Over Banks, Donations • Clinton Says Islamic State Must Be Defeated, Not Contained • Hillary Clinton Invokes 9/11 in Defending Wall Street Ties • Clinton Vows Not to Raise Taxes on Families Earning Less Than $250,000 • FactCheck: Hillary Getting Tough on Wall St.?
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Poll: Trump Surges To 42% • Trump Targets Carson for ‘Pathological Temper’ in CNN Interview, "Child Molester"? • Trump on Paris Attacks: What Parisians Need Are Guns • 10 Moments from Trump's Iowa Speech • Obama ripped Trump's mass deportation plan • Paul Ryan Favors Legal Status for Immigrants Trump Wants to Send Home
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Ben Carson Says ‘Boots On The Ground’ Needed in Terrorism Fight After Paris Attacks • Ben Carson: Dollar Bill Has Star of David On It • Surgery That Made Carson Didn't End Well
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Rubio: Paris Attacks Wake-Up Call to ‘Clash of Civilizations’ • Marco Rubio on Paris Attacks: ‘We Should Invoke Article 5′ • Rubio's Plan to Defund Highways
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5 Takeaways From the Paris Attacks and the Long War Against Terrorism
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GOP Candidates Wants a War with Russia
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Democrats Compete for Our Attention in Debate, and Fail
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Only 1 Californian got custom oil map: Brown
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Accounting:

Jury Holds Ernst & Young Liable For Madoff Losses
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Personal Finance:

Fast food hacks that will change the way you order
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Costs you should always negotiate
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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 (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Miscellaneous:

The Week Ahead
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Exemptions:

Creditors Can Reach Inherited IRA Under Kansas Law
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Bad Faith:

‘Litigation Gymnastics' Causes Ch. 7 Case Dismissal
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Prepacks:

Leveraged, Prepackaged and Dangerous
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed Investor Finds Covenant-Lite Loan Offers Little Protection – Quadrant Structured Products v. Vertin
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Modifying Mortgage Discrimination in Consumer Bankruptcy
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Serial Bankruptcy:

Repeat Studies of Repeat Filers: How We Should Learn About Law
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PACER:

CM/ECF Signatures
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Recent Pleadings:

After Centrix Principal Settles With Liquidating Trust, Trustee Wants Another Look
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TBTF:

End of ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banking Era Endorsed by World Leaders
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Agriculture:

Turner trustee, broker hit partial deal
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Steel:

U.S. Steel Yield Surges as Metal Rout Imperils Turnaround
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Directories:

Dex Media -4% as it closes in on third bankruptcy in seven years
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Mining:

Miners Worldwide Are Money Pits
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Insurance:

Zenefits CEO responds to the rumors that his company is in trouble
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Student Debt:

One easy step to fix the student debt crisis
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Debt Collection:

Reports of ‘Phantom Debt Collection Scams’ Continue
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Delaware joins national crackdown on illegal debt collection
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Credit Card Companies Beware, California Appellate Court Finds That Their Evidence of Debt May Not Be Admissible
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UK:

Committee calls for views on Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill
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Commodity trader Cargill restructures , cuts jobs
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Hogan Lovells joins magic circle trio in £13bn Northern Rock asset sale
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Economic Crime Probes by London Police Plunge Amid Budget Cuts
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Insolvency hits seven people every day in Northern Ireland
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EU:

Euro-Area Growth Misses Estimates as ECB Ponders More Stimulus
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European markets are slumping after the attacks on Paris
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'We are not terrorists' — Europe's 'open door' refugee policy is already coming under assault
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Europe's Youths Yearn to Move as Prosperity Proves Elusive
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PIIGS:

Portugal's Third-Quarter GDP Stagnates, Missing Estimates • Portugal Keeps Investment-Grade Rating Allowing QE Eligibility
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State recoups €1 million from David Drumm’s bankruptcy estate
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Ex-Anglo Irish bank chief pleads for release to fight legal quagmire
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Greek Banks Ask Investors to Take Uncertain Leap of Faith
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Canada:

Canada Stocks Cap Worst Slide in Decade on Global Growth Fears
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‘Feeding frenzy’ as Cash Store Financial set to leave bankruptcy protection
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Canadian Oil & Gas Companies Struggle in Q3 2015
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France:

Defiant Paris Becomes a City at War • France Vows to Destroy ISIS
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France pounds ISIS stronghold in Syria
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Turkey: 'This is not a time to play the blame game,' but we notified France twice about one of the Paris attackers • Iraq says it shared information that France, U.S., Iran were targets
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Here's one woman's horrific first-hand account of the Paris attacks inside the Bataclan theatre
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French police arrest dozens in anti-terror raids
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Paris attacks put dagger through heart of liberal Europe
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France Widens Crackdown at Home as Bombs Rain on Islamic State
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Brazil:

Petrobras Seeks Funding Alternatives to Counter Junk Debt Yields
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China:

China's Steel Output Heading for a Fall, Noble Group Warns
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These indicators suggest China's economy is not growing anywhere near 7%
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Bonds Show Higher Risks Than Peers Post-Restructuring
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Russia:

Half of Russia's Richest People Are Planning to Cash Out
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Japan:

Japan's economy is back in recession...again
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Cayman:

What directors should do in the zone of insolvency
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MENA:

Oil Slump May Prompt U.A.E. Spending Cuts, Central Bank Says
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India:

Modi government goes high on reforms; new bankruptcy law on anvil
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