September 12, 2017

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Law:

Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
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When Will Disruption Hit the Legal Industry?
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Women Lawyers: How To Interrupt Interruptions
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Manhattan DA wants ex-Dewey CFO behind bars for 4 years
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Hey GCs, What Keeps You Awake at Night?
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The 5 firms GCs are afraid to see across the table
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Only one of Trump’s US Attorney nominees is a woman
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What You Need To Know About Law Firm Cybersecurity
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The Best Law Schools For Prestigious Government Jobs
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Florida Bar raises income cap for Free Legal Answers website to help Hurricane Irma victims After Hurricane Irma, Florida Legal Community Is In It For The Long Haul
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Florida's 12 Law Schools Closed Until Wednesday, At Least
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The 5 biggest questions clients have after Harvey
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Judge Slams Lawyer, Equating Fee Request to 'Attempted Bank Robbery'
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University Of North Carolina Bans Civil Rights Center From Protecting Civil Rights
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A 9/11 Story
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The environmental impact of hurricanes, from Sandy to Irma
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Law Students Seek To Ban Professor From Teaching 1Ls
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More and more firms are choosing to renounce a home base. Here's a look at their risks and rewards
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A Tale of Two Law Firm IPOs
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Attorney charged with forging state court judgment
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Client Portals: Now More Important than Ever
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Everything we know about the 'iPhone X' coming today New Apple iPhone’s key feature is its price tag How your iPhone could save your life The Future of the IPhone Is Boring
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Travel ban fight returning to Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Trump’s Refugee Travel Ban Trump administration returns to the Supreme Court, gets temporary stay on travel ban refugee ruling Kennedy Reverses Reversal of Travel Ban
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California sues Trump administration over plan to end DACA Pope tells Trump to keep DACA in place if he's a true 'pro-lifer' ‘Sanctuary businesses’? Tough-talking states give businesses a pass on illegal immigration John Kelly: Congress did "nothing" to help Dreamers How Universities Are Protecting Their DREAMers
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Disbarment for Lawyer Involved in Drug-Planting Plot
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NFL seeks to reinstate suspension for Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott
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What Hurricane Irma And The Equifax Hack Have In Common… And What To Learn From It
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If Pakistan’s Largest Bank Wants To Launder Money, It’ll Have To Do So In The Bahamas Or Delaware
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Not Everything John Grisham Touches Turns To Gold
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Judges:

BK MD FL: Closed On 9/12 For Hurricane
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BK NH: Court to Begin Operations in Concord in November
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BK WD PA: Public Notice For Reappointment Of A Bankruptcy Judge
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BK PR: Deadlines Extended
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An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur Richard Posner On Battling Colleagues And Voting For His Cat
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Alabama GOP senate candidate, ex-judge, keeps appearing on radio with death-to-gays pastor
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Posner: Most judges regard pro se litigants as ‘kind of trash not worth the time’
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Menendez Trial Judge to Lawyers: That's Junk
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Feinstein's Anti-Catholic Questions Are an Outrage
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Wall Street:

S&P primed to build on all-time high, as clock ticks down to Apple event
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World stocks hit record highs as Irma weakens
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Stocks soar to a new record
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Wall Street is facing a gloomy reality
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Layoffs:

2 Austin-area tech companies to lay off nearly 200 employees

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Weather:

Insurance stocks are rising as Hurricane Irma damage is likely to be less than expected Six Million Without Power in Florida Fury at the Keys as residents denied access Irma at landfall comes in 7th behind 1935 Labor Day storm Neighboring states feel Irma's lash as storm leaves Florida plagued by floods, massive power outages In Bonita Springs, waist-deep polluted water flows through houses hit by Hurricane Irma Florida and the Caribbean dig out of Hurricane Irma's devastation and begin a slow and costly recovery Florida begins recovery from Irma as millions still without power When Irma turned west 'you could hear a sigh of relief,' Florida insurer says Dramatic photos show the trail of destruction Hurricane Irma carved through Florida Hurricane Irma set some staggering records Restoring power to Florida will take 'weeks, not days' in some areas Miami-Dade Schools Closed Indefinitely A $150 Billion Misfire: How Forecasters Got Irma Damage So Wrong Why a Hurricane Like Irma Poses a Particular Challenge to Florida
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Harvey likely to be second-costliest U.S. natural disaster ‘Unconscionable’: Texas Republican says GOP colleagues violated ‘moral obligation’ to help hurricane victims Fewer countries offer aid after Harvey than after Katrina Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos
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Lenders, investors breathe easier as hurricane waters recede
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'Our entire inventory is no longer available for sale': Hurricane Harvey leaves a wake of damaged cars and trucks
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Mexico Rescinds Offer of Aid to US
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Pizza Hut to Workers: Don't Flee Hurricane
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Get Ready for More Hurricanes
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Retailing:

With bankruptcy likely over, teen apparel retailer rue21 ready to move forward
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Gymboree Gets Court Approval to Exit Bankruptcy , Close 330 Stores
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Rue21 Wins Confirmation of Chapter 11 Turnaround Plan
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Owner of Elder-Beerman explores possible bankruptcy filing
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There Will Be More Retail Stores Opening Than Closing In 2017
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As Gap Inc. Refocuses Its Business, There Is A Retail Industry Ripple Effect
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A Radically Different RadioShack Could Emerge From Bankruptcy
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Retail investors haven’t been THIS bullish since (gulp) you know when
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Vitamin World files for chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware - court filing Stricter Supplement Scrutiny Leads Vitamin World to File Chapter 11 First Day Dec
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Economy:

The US government just passed $20 trillion in debt for the first time ever
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Rogoff: Trump 3% Growth Plan Only for the 1%
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Full Employment Is Still a Long Way Off
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Janet Yellen and Ivanka Trump had breakfast together in July
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Hurricane trash pile, removal costs could reach staggering levels
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This chart shows what a war with North Korea could do to the global economy UN Security Council unanimously votes to step up sanctions against North Korea China urges North Korea to 'take seriously' bid to halt nuclear program
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South Korea's Lessons for Trump
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Can Republicans Create a Simple Tax System? History Says Probably Not Trump Wants Speedy Tax Reform. Here Are 5 Reasons It Won't Happen
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Here are the countries whose wealthy stash their riches in offshore havens
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These are the happiest and unhappiest states in the U.S.
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Hurricane price gouging is despicable, right? Not to some economists
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EU Worries Grow Over US Economic Chaos
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You Won’t Like Mexico When It’s Angry
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Owner of stalled Pacific Palisades development files for bankruptcy
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No Surrender: Massachusetts Appeals Court Preserves Foreclosure Challenges for Bankruptcy Petitioner
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate "Slips" in August
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Black Knight Mortgage Monitor: "Purchase Lending Hits Highest Level Since 2007"
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Hurricane Irma won't affect Florida real estate prices, says billionaire developer
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10 Worst Housing Markets for Price Recovery
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Shocker: U.S. sues former Deutsche Bank head subprime mortgage bond trader for crisis-era fraud
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Municipalities:

Hartford Council Leaders Say They Oppose Bankruptcy President says Hartford council opposes bankruptcy
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State says Flint's water fund will be bankrupt without permanent GLWA deal
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Puerto Rico ready to rebuild, 'still has the wherewithal to be a tourist destination': Gov. Rossello
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Keeping our PROMESA: What the U.S. can do about Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis
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Hurricane Irma further imperils Puerto Rico's economy.
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US Virgin Islands: Like a Bomb Went Off Hungry Residents in 'Survival Mode' on US Virgin Islands
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Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too
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Caribbean island debt ‘should be suspended until they have recovered’
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Las Vegas: On Pace for Record Convention Attendance in 2017
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Oil/Gas:

Largest US Refinery Restarts TX: Oil Refineries Still Hurting from Harvey
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Seadrill Will Emerge Like Venus From The Sea Seadrill Set To File Seadrill Expected to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Today
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Oil gains as Irma impact less than feared
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Harvey, Irma could boost oil glut by 43 million barrels Oil prices slip on demand concerns following U.S. hurricanes
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Saudi Arabia Says It's Open to Another OPEC Cuts Extension
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How OPEC Was Hurt By The Hurricanes
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Hotels:

Hotel Northland owner will not contest creditor's push for receivership
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Credit Reporting:

Equifax is getting crushed — and traders are betting it's going to get so much worse Lawsuits Against Equifax Piling Up Senate Finance Committee wants to know who knew what and when at Equifax FactCheck: 6 Equifax Hack Rumors How to Fix ID Issues Caused by Equifax Hack Equifax stock tumbles as questions pile up over massive data breach Equifax hack: What’s the worst that can happen?
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Maritime:

Investors in bankrupt OW Bunker bring legal action against IPO banks
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Newspapers:

Alaska's largest newspaper avoids closure as bankruptcy judge approves $1M deal Judge approves sale of Alaska's largest newspaper Judge says OK: Binkley Company buys Alaska Dispatch News ADN sold after no other bidder surfaced
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Student Debt:

Don’t be fooled by this list of schools where students have the lowest debt loads
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65-plus crowd facing growing burden from student loan debt
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Electricity:

Wind power just became cheaper than nuclear power for the first time
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Festivals:

Billy McFarland propped up another company with his Fyre credit card, says Vice
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Photography:

Charlotte portrait studio company files for bankruptcy, closes dozens of locations
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Healthcare:

Management Changes at Financially Troubled Care New England Hospitals
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Republicans are about to roll out their last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare Two GOP senators have a new plan to repeal Obamacare, but face a ticking clock
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Warner: Maybe We Screwed Up on Obamacare
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Scripps and proton center part ways
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Weil sponsors the TMA Network of Women panel at the TMA Annual Conference 2017
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

August Commercial Chapter 11 Filings, 2007-17August Commercial Chapter 11 Filings, 2007-17
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Ch. 13:

BK NH: Public Comment Period for Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms
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Structured Dismissal:

Through Jevic’s Mirror: Orders, Fees, and Settlements
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Post-Jevic, Expansive Interpretation by Bankruptcy Courts Possible
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Avoidance Actions:

Seventh Circuit Denies Trustee a Second Bite at the Avoidance Apple
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Insurance:

The Interminable ‘Insured vs. Insured’ Battle
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Politics:

Trump election commissioner believes voter turnout is 'far higher' with 'poll taxes and literacy tests'
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Trump Keeps Doing Business w/ Foreign Firms
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Members of Trump's legal team reportedly wanted Jared Kushner to step down over his Russia ties Some of Trump's lawyers wanted Kushner ousted in June: report Top Republican's attempt to steer the Trump-Russia probe toward 'unmasking' may be about to backfire spectacularly Hillary Clinton is ‘convinced’ Trump’s team colluded with Russia Hillary Clinton accuses Trump associates of helping Russia influence the 2016 election Clinton Blames Herself, and Many Others
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Miss Texas fired back at Trump's Charlottesville comments in a cool 15-second response
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Study: Trump Fans and White Privilege
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GOP: Hurricane Relief Bill Generational Theft
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Michigan Rep. Dave Trott won't run for reelection GOP loses another key incumbent as third lawmaker in a week announces retirement
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White House reacts to Bannon's 60 Minutes interview Bannon: Russia Probe a Waste of Time Bannon interview is a wake-up call for the GOP Steve Bannon is Preparing for War Christie on Bannon: Last 15 Minutes of Fame
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Trump's cooperation with Democrats is throwing off political calculations on Capitol Hill Want to Make a Deal, Mr. Trump?
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Meet the iron worker attempting to knock Paul Ryan out of Congress
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Voter Fraud Panel a Distorted One Sided Affair Kobach's Bogus Proof of Voter Fraud
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Ted Cruz: You Can't Fool Around w/ Yourself
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UK:

British people have suddenly stopped buying cars
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Brexit: Chaos Warning
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Theresa May pleads with Donald Trump to protect thousands of jobs in Britain
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Inflation jumps to its highest level since Brexit
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Canada:

Vancouver bankruptcies are soaring
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India:

Apex court revives insolvency proceedings against Jaypee Infra SC restores IRP's role in Jaypee case Supreme Court order on Jaypee insolvency revives hope among Noida homebuyers Jaypee case: SC ruling protects both homebuyers and bankruptcy law Insolvency and Bankruptcy Proceedings: Little recourse for homebuyers Supreme Court bars Jaypee directors from leaving country
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Will bankruptcy apply to minnows alone or powerful businesses too?
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Little victory heralds big changes in Indian bankruptcy Tiny Victory, Big Shift for India
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IBBI needs a framework to resolve cross-border insolvency -study
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Ukraine:

The Ukrainian Deposit Guarantee Fund this week plans to sell assets of 68 insolvent banks
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Australia:

KordaMentha issues fresh Ten report ahead of court hearing
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Germany:

Bankrupt Air Berlin suffers fresh blow as pilots call in sick en masse Insolvent Air Berlin scraps flights over 'ill' pilots Air Berlin says Tuesday's flight cancellations threaten its existence
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Macau:

A 'Futurist Woman,' a Defunct Casino, and a Fight for Macau's Soul
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China:

China’s Latest Bond Default Is a Cautionary Tale for Investors
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Venezuela:

Do Sanctions Prevent Venezuela From Restructuring CAC Bonds?
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Venezuela Bond Bull Says Sanctions May Keep Maduro Paying Debt
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Belgium:

New insolvency law has landed
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