August 21, 2019

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Law:

Jones Day’s Social Media Attacks Prove No Delay Is Needed, Ex-Associates Say
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Kirkland Seeks $3.2 Million for Work in Z Gallerie Bankruptcy
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Join Your Law School’s Supreme Court Clinic If You Want An Elite Job After Graduation Law School Supreme Court Clinics Catapult Students to Top Jobs
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Welcome To Law School, First-Generation Students
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First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Bar Application Lies: 7th Cir.
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Lawyer complains that opposing counsel received ‘small slap on the wrist’ for alleged assault GC Wants Justice After Lawyer Who Allegedly Groped Her In Court Gets Plea Deal
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The US won’t vaccinate migrant children against the flu at border detention camps 3 States Sue to Block Public Charge Rule DOJ: President Trump Has the Authority to Unilaterally End Obama's DACA Policy Customs and Border Protection press secretary is out, two months after taking job
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Epstein's will highlights key role of his longtime attorney Jeffrey Epstein was sent three 12-year-old French girls as ‘birthday gift’ Mysterious French modeling agent, accused Epstein 'procurer' whereabouts unknown as probe continues Feds move to dismiss Jeffrey Epstein's indictment The Artist Who Painted Jeffrey Epstein’s Portrait of Bill Clinton in a Dress Tells Us Why She Made It, and What It Means Jeffrey Epstein coerced ‘sex slave’ into marrying one of his recruiters: suit Another Miami Herald Bombshell Spotlights Epstein’s Extreme Privileges in Florida Lockup 3 More Women Sue Epstein's Estate Jeffrey Epstein’s Jail Bed Will Epstein Screws His Victims One More Time Epstein Had Sex with Teen on Work Release Why Charging Maxwell Will be Difficult There's another allegation that ties a member of the royal family to a woman who says she was victimized by Jeffrey Epstein
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Trump stops calling for background checks after NRA meeting NRA Claims Results with 1 Trump Phone Call Trump’s Phone Calls With Wayne LaPierre Reveal NRA’s Influence Trump Already Backtracks on Gun Laws White House Pushes Back on NRA Claim NASCAR team owner Richard Childress resigns from NRA, the sixth board member to exit since May When Mayors Try to Pass Gun Laws Why Obama Didn't Pass Gun Control Either Suburban women want Congress to act on gun control, Republican poll finds 'Customers no longer feel as safe': Walmart employee emails petition protesting gun sales to CEO Doug McMillon Dick’s Sporting Goods Testing Whether It Should Stop Gun Sales
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A top House Democrat favors an impeachment inquiry More than half of House Democrats now support opening an impeachment inquiry against Trump
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House Ways and Means and Trump Tax Audit
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FBI: Trucker Threatened Mass Shooting
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Police Have Thwarted Six Mass Shootings Since El Paso
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Maryland man accused of threatening woman, saying he would 'exterminate' Hispanics
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Kellyanne's BigLaw Husband: George Conway: President Trump 'Committed the Crime of Obstructing Justice—Multiple Times'
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'These Arguments Are Fabricated': House's Doug Letter Rips DOJ Brief Backing Trump
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Lawyer Told Clients It Was Legal In Their State To Grow Pot… It, Um, Wasn’t
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Uber Wins Sanctions Against Attorney for ‘Baseless’ Lawsuit
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Georgia AG: Abortion Does Not Constitute ‘Medical Care’ or ‘Health Care’
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Two French tourists face up to six years in jail for taking sand from a beach
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Police: 88-Year-Old Man Tried to Shoot Nephew at Work Due to Damaged Cuckoo Clock
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Judges:

Texas Judge's Hot Temper, Stern Tongue Revealed in Court Records
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6th Circuit revives claim that judge created hostile work environment
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No More Corporate Lawyers on the Federal Bench
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Wall Street:

Dow futures rise more than 100 points after strong retail earnings
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Dow snaps three-day winning streak
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Layoffs:

PES layoffs accelerate as Philadelphia refinery closes
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Reports Say Gamestop and Gameinformer Have Laid Off “Many” Writers and Staff
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Healthcare:

Creditors spar over proposed budget for Philadelphia hospital sale
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As Hahnemann bankruptcy proceedings continue, creditors fight to get paid for closure-related services
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The plight of America's rural health care
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Planned Parenthood Makes a Huge Bet
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FactCheck: "The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal.
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate America's changed mission isn't without its critics
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Don't trust CEOs who say they don't care about shareholder value anymore
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181 Big Companies Just Ditched Shareholder Value. Don't Short Their Shares.
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Celebs:

Jamie Oliver Turns On The Apologies To Relaunch His Brand 'There's no way to sugarcoat it, I thought I could fix it, but I couldn't'
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Tech:

‘A couple of dozen’ states are eyeing Big Tech probes: DOJ official
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Sports:

Bankruptcy court approves sale of AAF gambling app to MGM
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Education:

Why Conservatives Are Turning Against Higher Education
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College Of New Rochelle Selling 15-Acre Campus
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History:

The New York Times 1619 Project is reshaping the conversation on slavery America's Reckoning on Slavery Can't Come Soon Enough
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Private Equity:

Policy Makers Should Take a Look at Private Equity
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Religion:

Cardinal George Pell's appeal against sexual abuse convictions fails Court upholds convictions against highest-ranking Vatican official jailed on charges of child sex abuse
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Food/Beverage:

World’s Biggest Pizza Hut Operator Falls Further Into Distress
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Economy:

The President's Economic Anxiety
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Trump’s potential recession playbook: conspiracies, lies, and scapegoats
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Jeffrey Gundlach says Federal Reserve has lost control
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Recession not on horizon, Fed’s Daly says
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Minneapolis Fed’s Kashkari says central bank should use forward guidance at next meeting
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Economist: Gov't Should Print More Money An open letter to Jerome Powell: Start printing money
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A ‘recession dashboard’ from Credit Suisse indicates the economy is nowhere near a recession
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Trump vs. Obama economy
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FDIC approves tweak of Volcker Rule, easing trading regulations for Wall Street banks
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Kyle Bass says US interest rates will follow the rest of the world to zero — ‘This is insane’
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The White House says it's not worried about the economy. But its calls for tax cuts and lower interest rates suggest otherwise Trump confirms he's considering a payroll tax cut amid mounting economic concerns
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Governor touts Virginia economy but says downturn could be looming
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Commerce Expands Huawei Black List Beyond U.S. Shores
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Truckers voted for Trump in droves. Now they say his trade war is 'killing' their ability to make a living.
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The upside-down economy: Some banks want the rich to pay to deposit money
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Negative-yielding corporate debt poses risks for investors ‘unlike anything they’ve ever seen’ Investing in the strange negative yield world — ‘It’s very hard to wrap your arms around’
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Trump: Tax Their Cars and EU Will Give In
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FactCheck: U.S. tariffs on China are "not hurting anybody" in the United States Execs Worry About Tariff Effects on Consumers US Firms Tried Escaping Trump's Tariffs Huawei faces a ‘life or death crisis,’ CEO says as he lays out ‘battle’ strategy amid US pressure
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Unchecked capitalism is causing the collapse of NYC’s power grid, monopoly critic says
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"ATA Truck Tonnage Index Surged 6.6% in July"
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Here’s the No. 1 highest-paid, fastest-growing job in every U.S. state
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
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8 US cities where you need to earn more than $100,000 to buy a home
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The Mountain of Beverly Hills goes for a molehill
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Municipalities:

Could Puerto Rico’s moment be over? Leaders split on how to keep island in limelight
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Muni-Bond Buyers Are Desperate. Risky Borrowers Are Cashing In
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23 towns in Texas were hit by possibly the largest-ever ransomware attack, in what could be the first coordinated cyberattack of its kind Ransomeware attacks are expensive threats to city and state governments
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70 mayors warn Trump's planned food stamps cuts will harm economies
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Oil/Gas:

The Shale Boom and the Nation's GDP
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren on the issues, in under 500 words Elizabeth Warren confronts her handling of Native American ancestry claims How Elizabeth Warren Came Up with a Plan to Break Up Big Tech How Elizabeth Warren Built A $12 Million Fortune
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Trump Could Win Again
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Trump, the promise-maker
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Trump decides that Democratic-voting Jewish Americans are either ignorant or 'disloyal' Trump evoked anti-Semitic tropes against American Jews while trying to prove how pro-Israel he is Sanders fires back at Trump over Jewish "disloyalty" remarks
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Trump attacks on Google recycle baseless claims
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Biden keeps a big lead while Harris slides: Here are the latest 2020 Democratic primary polls The staying power of Joe Biden
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Why Bernie Sanders can't stand the media
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Donald Trump May Be Falling In Love With Greenland. Taxpayers, Beware. Trump Bails on Denmark Visit After PM Dishes Selling Greenland
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Warren/Sanders On Criminal Justice Reform Is The Antidote To Joe Biden’s Weaksauce
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Inside the Scary Moochy vs. Trump Joust
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Trump’s War on Evidence
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Event Facilities:

Arena owner warned by judge on bankruptcy filing
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Software:

Bankruptcy Tech Co. Owner Looks To Duck Antitrust Suit
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Pharma:

Opioid MDL Judge Considers Request to Certify Unprecedented Nationwide Class Of Government Entities To Negotiate Settlement
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Biofuels:

Largest Ethanol Maker Closes Indiana Plant
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Telecoms:

Judge OKs creditor participation in Windstream-Uniti mediation
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Retailing:

2019 Store Closures: Complete List Of Retailers Closing Locations
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Target shares surge 14% as second-quarter profit jumps and earnings outlook is hiked
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Lowe’s stock surges after the retailer beats second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

New trends in restructuring raise the stakes for reputation management
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BK MN: Updated Filing Statistics
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Jurisdiction:

The Turf War Between the Bankruptcy Courts and FERC Escalates
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Cross-Border:

Foreign Debtor’s COMI Shift Dooms Bid for Chapter 15 Recognition
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Make-Whole:

The Fifth Circuit Rules That a Make-Whole Premium Is Unmatured Interest Generally Disallowed in Bankruptcy
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Advisors:

Alix v. McKinsey Update
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Sales:

Seventh Circuit: Section 363(m) Does Not Moot but Instead Provides a Defense to an Appeal of an Unstayed Bankruptcy Asset Sale Order
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Mediation:

Getting Mediators Approved and Paid in Bankruptcy
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IP:

The U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Rejection of a Trademark License Agreement in Bankruptcy Does Not Strip the Licensee of Its Right to Use the Trademark
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Trademark Licensees May No Longer Need to Fear Rejection (in Bankruptcy)
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Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee
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Third Party Release:

Washington District Court Overturns Approval of Third-Party Releases in a Settlement Agreement and Related Free-and-Clear Sale
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Conglomerates:

General Electric Bankruptcy Fears Put Into Perspective
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Fraud:

Why Was DOJ So Easy on Bank Fraudsters?
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Former CEO of Atlantic Diving Supply settles fraud allegations for $20 million
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Businessman censured in Ireland after firm’s collapse is jailed in US for fraud
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Climate:

The East Coast is sinking under water—this photographer is documenting it as it disappears
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The Hypocrites of Climate Change
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The End of Cool Summer Evenings
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Wildfires are burning around the world. The most alarming is in the Amazon rainforest.
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Electricity:

A jury of our peers could now decide PG&E’s fate thanks to bankruptcy judge
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PG&E Faces Fresh Pain as Old Fire Claims Return to Haunt It
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PG&E makes its play, while President Trump goes after California
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Student Debt:

Trump Just Gave a Giant Middle Finger to Student Borrowers Everywhere
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Tech Taking The Bite Out of Student Loan Debt: One Employer Benefit Plan At A Time
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Navient Gave Me Bad Advice That Made My Student Loans Grow Really Big and I Don’t Know What to Do
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UK:

EU rejects Boris Johnson's new Brexit demands UK PM Digs in After EU Brexit Rebuttal
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What would a trade deal with Trump do to the NHS?
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Harland & Wolff administrators won't confirm ‘credible’ bids for Belfast shipyard
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PIIGS:

Italy’s prime minister just resigned. What the heck comes next? Italy's prime minister resigns amid coalition chaos Italy's Prime Minister Forced to Resign Uncertainty looms in Italy after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte submits resignation
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Canada:

Number of Manitobans filing for bankruptcy growing: insolvency firm
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Even as insolvencies rise, indebted Ontarians are borrowing big against their homes for vacations and cars
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Number of people who can't pay their bills growing fastest in N.L.
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Venezuela:

Trump, Maduro Confirm Secret Talks Over Venezuela Crisis
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India:

Indian Developers Slump on Bankruptcy and Tax Woes
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Brazil:

Shares in Brazil's Oi sink after reports shareholder seeks to change CEO
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Argentina:

Argentina's 5-year CDS climb 77 bps as new treasury minister sworn in
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IMF to send team to Argentina “soon”
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