October 11, 2017

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Law:

Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Avoids Jail Time Former Dewey CFO escapes jail time for misleading lenders before firm’s collapse No Jail Time For Convicted Dewey CFO Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf Executive Sanders Avoids Prison in Fraud Case In Unusual Sentence, Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Avoids Jail Time
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Citi: First-Half Results Largely Met Firm Leaders' Projections
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This Is The Most Dominant Biglaw Brand In The World (2018) Baker McKenzie Brand Twice as Strong as Any Other Law Firm's
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How To Avoid Becoming Irrelevant in a Fast-Changing Legal Market
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Should Business Managers Run Law Firms?
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Katten Hires Longtime Baker McKenzie, Perkins Coie Executive
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Desktop's Not Dead: Law Firms Continue to Use Desktops for Security, Upkeep Concern
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General Counsel Salary Is At A 1:3 Ratio To Their CEOs. Not Bad Work If You Can Get It! General Counsel See Pay Increases Amid Shifting Role
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Pa. Bar Passage Rates Improve After Historic Low
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How Law Firms Can Minimize Write-Downs
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Norton Rose Fulbright Gives Sixth Term to Current Leader
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What Could Equifax CLO John Kelley Have Done Differently?
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‘NYU Law’ Grad Hurls Racial Epithets On Subway… Earns Bowl Of Soup To The Face
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T14 Law Student Receives Brutal Beatdown Before Being Robbed
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Susskind on Legal Education: Reactions from Law School Leaders
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10 Things Law Students Do Wrong When Reading Cases For Class
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I’m A Lawyer, You’re A Non-Lawyer. What’s Wrong With Saying That?
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3% of Americans own half the guns In Texas you can legally own more guns than s-- toys
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Trump 'likely obstructed justice' in Comey firing, could be impeached, Brookings Institution says
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The DOJ’s new “religious liberty” memo pushes religious freedom to its limits
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Did President Trump obstruct justice?
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KKK threatens ‘black apes’ who ‘make eyes’ at white women
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3 women have now come forward and accused Harvey Weinstein of r--- Apple scraps Elvis Presley biopic produced by Harvey Weinstein following harassment allegations Weinstein reportedly tells pals he ‘feels betrayed’ by brother Bob Harvey Weinstein's wife is leaving him: 'My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain' Rose McGowan says Ben Affleck knew all about Harvey Weinstein's behavior: 'You lie' 'Everyone needs to stop': Lindsay Lohan waded in to defend Harvey Weinstein Obama "disgusted" by reports of sexual assault by Weinstein Jake Tapper: It's 'morally bankrupt' to be outraged over Harvey Weinstein but not Trump, and vice versa Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Others Say Weinstein Harassed Them Weinstein Company can't recover from scandal, says management professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Weinstein Company Joins Ranks of Firms With Bosses Who Misbehave
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Las Vegas sheriff shuts down reporter's conspiracy theory: ‘Stop asking your question’ How Las Vegas Shattered Country Music’s Consensus on Guns Lawsuit Over Las Vegas Shooting Tests Gun Industry’s Immunity Las Vegas Shooting Victims Sue Bump Stock Manufacturers Emotional distress suit is filed in Las Vegas shooting against makers of ‘bump stocks’ Is There a Meaningful Legislative Solution for Mass Shootings? Clinton Fact Check: "There have been more than 270 mass shootings in the United States in the last year alone. That’s where four or more are killed."
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Trump's Dreamer Deal-Breaker
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The formerly incarcerated are facing crippling prison debt when they get out
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Poll: Most Don't Want Dreamers Deported
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Jailed defendants await resumption of jury trials after Hurricane Harvey
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The UN has pleaded with the United States to end its 'barbaric' use of the death penalty
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Utah Cop Who Manhandled Nurse Fired
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NY DA Threw Out Slam Dunk Cases on Rich
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Cy Vance Is Manhattan’s Dumb Hamlet
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Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Head of Legal Who “Knows Everything,” Is Stepping Aside
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Alleged rapist of 12-year-old girl is awarded joint custody of child who was conceived
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Judges:

Wildfires: BK ND Santa Rosa To Remain Closed Through 10/12
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Neil Gorsuch Is Already Acting Like He’s Been on the Supreme Court for Years
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Traveling With A Supreme Court Justice
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Chief Justice Names New Conference Committee Chairs
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Supreme Court hears Wisconsin gerrymandering case
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Morning Coats and First Arguments: Female SCOTUS Lawyers on Breaking Barriers
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New true crime TV series should reopen debate over cameras in the courtroom
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Back In The Day, This Judge Was Considered ‘Too Pregnant’ To Argue Before SCOTUS
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Former CMU trustee, husband (bankruptcy judge) donate $1 million to benefit Park Library, leadership efforts
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Wall Street:

Dow’s grasp on record slackens, as traders brace for Fed minutes Futures point to a weak open as investors gear up for Fed minutes
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Stocks hit record highs after Wal-Mart announces $20 billion buyback
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Market just as dangerous as late 1990s, and bank stocks could 'come crashing down,' Dick Bove warns
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The winner of this year's Nobel Prize in economics says he's 'nervous' about stocks
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Shiller’s Ratio Flunks at Predicting Stock Performance
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Stocks are behaving in a way not seen since the tech bubble
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Stock record ride ‘has reached epic proportions,’ Morgan Stanley says
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Layoffs:

Nokia plans to cut up to 310 jobs
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Ensco cutting jobs, closing Atwood HQ in Houston
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Politics:

About that 'moron' comment: Trump suggests he'd top Tillerson in an IQ test 'I can tell you who is going to win': Trump says if Tillerson called him a 'moron,' they should take IQ tests and compare scores Trump Has the Highest IQ. He Says So Himself. 'People Who Boast About Their IQ Are Losers'
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Can Elizabeth Warren Deliver for Progressive America?
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Trump's approval ratings drop in every state Report: Mapping Trump's Approval in Every State West Virginia Voters Becoming More Critical of Trump; Support in Maryland Falls to 33% Amid a Widening Rift, John Kelly Has a Mar-a-Lago Strategy to Contain Trump
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The Art of Negotiation
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Trump bites back at Bob Corker, gets corrected by NYT reporter Only retiring Republicans will talk about Trump’s fitness for office Trump escalates feud with 'Liddle Bob Corker' After Sen. Corker criticizes Trump's 'not true' tweets, president tweets falsehood about Corker Corker Isn't the Only Worried Republican What Bob Corker Really Fears US flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options Report: Trump wanted tenfold increase in nuclear arsenal Are Trump's Feuds With Tillerson and Corker a Prelude to War?
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Mike Ditka on NFL anthem protests: 'There has been no oppression in the last 100 years'
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Trump calls for tax law changes for NFL over protests Tax Breaks on the Line and the NFL Rediscovers Patriotism NFL owners to consider rule change that would require players to stand for national anthem: Report Trump threatens to end NFL's 'massive tax breaks,' but his tax plan would be great for sports teams NFL 'quietly tweaks' its policy on players standing Joe Namath Defends NFL Protest to Fox & Friends: ‘Look Up the Word Oppression’ Goodell issues memo to teams on national anthem Fox: "Ingrates" The Sanitizing of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks Roger Goodell letter to teams and players says NFL has a plan to end anthem protests
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History: When 20,000 American Nazis Descended Upon New York City
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Zinke’s travels: Ski resort and Alaskan steakhouse
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How the Russians operated under our radar President Trump's Friends Are Telling Him to Fight Robert Mueller's Russia Probe Trying to Make the 2020 Election Unhackable Kaspersky antivirus software was reportedly used as a Google-like search tool for Russian hackers targeting the US Devin Nunes appears to be running a 'parallel' Russia probe without Democrats' consent US congressional panels spar over 'Trump dossier' on Russia contacts
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In Philadelphia, a statue is raised, not taken down
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Why the GOP establishment isn’t afraid of Steve Bannon Steve Bannon Privately Slammed Pence VP Pick Bannon Putting GOP Senate at Risk in 2018 Inside Bannon's plans for a GOP civil war
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Corporate Governance:

Nudging Companies to Look Beyond the C-Suite for Women Directors
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Education:

Why Colleges Are Borrowing Billions
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Coal:

Supreme Court won't take convicted ex-coal boss's case
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Billionaire Paul Singer's Favorite Coal Stock
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Trump's policies will harm coal-dependent communities instead of helping them
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Boating:

Bankruptcy for Composite Boat Builder
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Weddings:

Marriages are down and competition is up as bridal boutiques face an existential threat from big retailers and startups
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Student Debt:

More borrowers are losing Social Security benefits over old student loans
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Baby Boomers Are Drowning In Student Loan Debt
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Bad Advice Sparks Confusion Over Student Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
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Taxis:

Uber Pushed the Limits of the Law. Now Comes the Reckoning
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Economy:

The contest for next Fed chair is coming down to two pretty different choices
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My greatest fear for markets is a Fed mistake, says CEO of world's largest money manager
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Fed's Kaplan says he is keeping an open mind on US rate hikes
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Consumer Borrowing Slows on All Fronts in August
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Working-Class Americans Face Growing Debt Burdens, Moody’s Says
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Krugman: Warsh is Wrong About Everything
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American Households Spend Bigger Slice of Income on Debt Payments
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Trump teases mysterious 'economic-development bill' in interview Trump teases a new economic-development bill that 'nobody knows about'
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Trump Says He’ll Adjust His Tax Plan in the Next Few Weeks Republicans, It's Way Past Time for a Real Tax Plan Ivanka Trump could help Republicans actually cut taxes for the middle class The GOP’s tax reform Bermuda Triangle The IMF says Trump won't deliver tax reform The GOP says its business tax plan will help workers and small businesses. It won’t. Trump’s Tax Pitchmen Taking Heat Trump Allies Fear His Corker Feud Is Putting the GOP Tax Plan at Risk President Trump’s feud with GOP leaders threatens to sink tax reform US small-cap firms look to spend tax savings on tech, not jobs The ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of Tax Reform Not Just Tax Reform: Congress Has a Lot to Do — and It’s Running Out of Time IMF cuts forecast for U.S. economy amid doubts Trump can enact tax cuts Trump's false claim about tax rates prompts bizarre exchange between White House and press
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A new gilded age
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Duy: "On Track For a December Rate Hike"
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Trump working on bill to punish firms for sending jobs overseas
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NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index decreased in September
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Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Index Ticks Up, Now at +6
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IMF Raises Global Economic Outlook for This Year and 2018 IMF lifts global forecast but warns of risks World economic growth improving, even as US, UK potential slows: IMF The IMF is catching up to the prospect that Trump won’t deliver tax cuts
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IMF to Rich Nations: Do More for Climate
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America's split-screen economy
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Wealth manager warns on bond markets creating the 'biggest financial crisis of our lifetime'
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Mexico will only remain in NAFTA if good for national interest: foreign minister Auto Dealers Warn Trump's Nafta Proposal May Raise Car Prices US to seek strict rules of origin in NAFTA talks, sources say US trade deal with Canada, Mexico on 'thin ice' as new round of talks begin US Businesses Fear NAFTA is Doomed Trump to unveil NAFTA proposals that throw the deal into peril
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Trump's preferred way to judge international trade is deeply flawed
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What Trump Bump? Businesses Are Confident but They Aren't Borrowing from Banks
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Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler says this could be 'the riskiest moment of our lives'
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The Hidden Battle of the Sexes at Work
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Finally, More Women Are Asking for Raises. But There's a Catch
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Women are more educated than men, but gender inequality persists, says new study
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Germany has way more industrial robots than the US, but they haven’t caused job losses, although pay cuts are common
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Q3 Review: Ten Economic Questions for 2017
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Charts: How Americans Differ by Age
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Science Advances One Funeral at a Time. The Latest Nobel Proves It
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Is the American Ideal Doomed?
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Trump likes to take credit for new stock-market records — so we graded his claims
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BlackRock earnings easily beat Wall Street as assets jump to almost $6 trillion
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

For Some Struggling Malls, Churches Offer Second Life
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Latest data reveals hottest home buying regions
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Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Foreclosure inventory hits lowest point since July 2007
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House Prices up 6.9% Year-over-year in August
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Renters think the housing market is finally loosening up, fueling a sudden optimism among homebuyers
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Who is the new face of American homeownership?
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Zoning regulations are problematic for tiny-house buyers
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy Isn't for Everyone. Maybe It Should Be.
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Threat Of Bankruptcy Has Left Hartford Council In 'Holding Pattern' What bankruptcy means for cities to be discussed at Hartford forum
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Illinois is struggling to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis Billions in Illinois bills not sent for payment
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Puerto Rico is still in survival mode after Maria: private investor The big picture on Puerto Rico's recovery Emergency aid distribution stalled in Puerto Rico
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Let sun & wind power Puerto Rico's future
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White House asks Congress for $5 billion for Puerto Rico Why the White House Requested a $5 Billion Loan for Puerto Rico Congress Considers Low-Interest Loans for Puerto Rico
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How to rebuild Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico's Debt Burden Impedes Road to Recovery
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Paul Ryan Plans to Visit Puerto Rico
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These charts show who has the biggest exposure to Puerto Rico debt
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How Seth Klarman, One of Puerto Rico’s Biggest Debt Vultures, Was Exposed
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Zuckerberg apologizes after critics slam his video of Puerto Rico damage
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Detroit, Central Falls, R.I., Officials To Talk Bankruptcy In Hartford
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Flint’s River of Poison
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Oil/Gas:

Oil rises above $56 on Saudi export cut Oil rises above $50 on signs the market is rebalancing Oil rises on signs of tighter market, but 2018 looks more uncertain
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Seadrill's unsecured creditors say looking at pre- bankruptcy deals
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CGG Bankruptcy Plan Wins US Court Approval
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Breitburn mulls tweak to Ch. 11 plan amid row over Permian assets
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OPEC Urges Shale Producers to to Slow Down OPEC To Take Drastic Action Despite Shale Slowdown
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Gasoline prices plunge as refineries get back to normal
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Fraud:

Could Problems at MF Global Have Been Anticipated?
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcy stops demolition of Peoria Regional Medical Center
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Bankrupt Tulare Regional Medical Center seeks to break ties with management company Tulare Regional Medical Center files for bankruptcy
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Trump has a new plan to try to undercut Obamacare Trump says he's likely to sign healthcare order this week This Is What Trump Could Do to Obamacare With an Executive Order
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Fentanyl Leading Cause of Overdose Deaths
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Autos:

Tesla shares jump after Morgan Stanley raises price forecast Investors giving 'cash incineration engine' Tesla a lot of rope, but may soon lose patience
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Gambling:

Caesars Officially Emerges from Bankruptcy as Restructured Casino Giant, No Longer Broke
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South Dakota’s Bettor Racing Inc files for bankruptcy
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Former horse betting company leader asks judge to clear name
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Celebs:

Former stars explain why NFL players go broke, and what you can learn
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Weather:

Apocalyptic images from the deadly fires in Northern California The California wildfires, by the numbers Santa Rosa Neighborhoods Wiped Out by Wildfires California: Ten of Thousands Flee Wildfires Photos of California's Destructive Wildfires Before-and-after photos show how California's wineries have been devastated by fires Wildfires kill 17 in California wine country California Evacuees Return to a Wasteland
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House to Add $36.5 Billion for Hurricane Relief, Puerto Rico Aid
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Cybersecurity:

Equifax says 15.2 million UK records exposed in cyber breach The Equifax breach happened because today's executives know they've got nothing to fear
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Debt Collection:

The Saga Continues: Who, Exactly, is a Debt Collector?
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Consumer Finance:

NCBJ Report: The Wolf (of Wall Street?) at the Door
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Teacher: $200 loan pushed me to brink of bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Bill introduced to make pension expenses priority claims
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Automatic Stay:

Retroactive Lifting of Bankruptcy Stay After 7 Years Was Proper
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Third-Party Release:

Not so Stern: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Finds Authority To Approve Non-Consensual Third Party Releases; Stern Not Applicable
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Estoppel:

11th Circuit Applies Totality-of-the-Circumstance Analysis to Judicial Estoppel
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Intervention:

Does an Unsecured Creditors’ Committee Have an Absolute Right to Intervene in Adversary Proceedings? The First Circuit Says Yes
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Litigation:

Advocating Without Fear: 5 Key Attributes Of A Fearless Litigator
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LLCs:

NCBJ Report: What is a Limited Liability Company and Why Does It Matter in Bankruptcy?
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Miscellaneous:

NCBJ Report: Broken Bench TV
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Secured Debt:

Rights of Secured Creditors in Chapter 11: New Paper
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Mediation:

Thirty Experienced Mediators Reveal the Secrets of Their Success
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Personal Finance:

This is the one thing you should always be sure to say in a job interview
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Richard Branson took his kids to Las Vegas to teach this crucial money lesson
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Aviation:

Monarch and airberlin Make Life Miserable for Travelers
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Retailing:

Sears Canada to Liquidate With the Loss of 12,000 Jobs Sears: The Customer Is Always Right Sears Canada seeks court approval to liquidate all stores
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Sears to close iconic Midtown location
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Walmart is betting its future on walking into customers' houses when they aren't home Walmart Says Its Online Sales Will Explode Next Year Amid War With Amazon Wal-Mart Expects Online Sales to Surge 40% Stocks hit record highs after Wal-Mart announces $20 billion buyback
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Amazon is exploring ways to deliver items to your car trunk and the inside of your home
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Businesses everywhere are getting slammed by the Amazon effect — and Starbucks is bracing for the impact
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Character Group lowers guidance as it points to impact of Toys R Us bankruptcy City throws toys out of the pram as Character suffers on retailer's woes US bankruptcy protection toils yet to trouble Toys 'R' Us fanbase in the UK
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Mall owner opts to go dark on Thanksgiving, sticking with a new tradition
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Maritime:

Defunct Singapore ship fuel trader Universal Energy faces millions in claims
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Boxing:

AIBA Bankruptcy Fears Grow, Wu Has Been Suspended
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Soccer:

No World Cup for U.S. men after humiliating loss to Trinidad & Tobago The United States is out of the 2018 World Cup with embarrassing loss Fox paid $200 million to outbid ESPN for the 2018 World Cup TV rights and now it looks like a disaster A phantom goal that helped knock the United States out of the World Cup never should have counted
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UK:

Bankruptcy warning to Championship clubs chasing Premier League dream
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UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Regulations: Neymar, Mbappe and PSG’s transfer policy – “Financial Doping” or Market Forces?
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Dover Braces for 17-Mile Brexit Backup
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Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh declared bankrupt over four-figure sum bill from Scottish Water
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EU:

EU Commission to present bad loans roadmap, may slow ECB plan- draft
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Europe’s Hot New Bonds Obscure Junior Risks With Senior Tag
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PIIGS:

Catalan President Set to Address Issue of Independence A guide to the key players in Catalonia’s independence dispute with Spain The protests in Catalonia are continuing — and they're tearing the region apart Spain crisis nears breaking point as Catalan president gets set to speak IMF sees risks to economic outlook from Brexit and Catalonia tension Spain 'ready to arrest Catalan leader' Catalonia’s President Says Jail Beats Staying Spanish Catalan Vote Spurs Spanish Funds’ Worst Week in Two Years Catalans Retreat From Immediate Independence to Seek Dialogue Catalan Leaders Sign and Suspend Independence Declaration As Catalonia pulls back from the brink, here's what happens next
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Canada:

Sears Canada Approves Plan to Liquidate Most of Retail Chain's Assets Sears Canada Calls It a Day: It's Over Sears Canada set to close after failing to find buyer
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Retail Insolvencies in Canada Series, #2: Supplier Perspectives
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Venezuela:

Venezuela's path to a debt restructuring grows more treacherous
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IMF Says Venezuela's Inflation Rate May Rise Beyond 2,300% in 2018
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Buchheit and Gulati: The Coming Need for a Standstill in Venezuela Buchheit calls for post-Maduro Venezuelan debt standstill
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North Korea:

Americans are more terrified of student debt than North Korea's Kim Jong Un
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North Koreans think they can not only survive a nuclear war with U.S. but win it
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North Korea 'hackers steal US-South Korea war plans'
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North Korea targeted US electric power companies, experts say: NBC
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India:

Bankruptcy board invites public opinion on norms for individual insolvency process
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Scope of insolvency rules to be expanded to individual businesses
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Has Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code been a success? Haircut factor will decide
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Insolvency -hit buyers need more cover: Ministry
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NTPC May Look To Buy Stressed Power Assets
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India's bad loans hit record 9.5 lakh crore; here's why it is worrying
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Malaysia:

Was Malaysia Airlines ever declared bankrupt, asks union
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Mexico:

Carlos Slim to Donate $110 Million for Mexico's Quake Relief
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Germany:

Air Berlin's bankruptcy is driving loved ones apart
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Hong Kong:

Harneys bolsters its Hong Kong Restructuring practice
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Singapore:

Enhanced Singapore Scheme Of Arrangement
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Brazil:

Board of Brazil's Oi approves restructuring proposal -source
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China:

China Debt-for-Equity Swaps Turn Out More Like Debt-for-Debt
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