February 19, 2019

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Law:

Milbank Ok’d as Counsel for Bankrupt Gymboree Over U.S. Objection
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MoFo Faces Overbilling Lawsuit Alleging ‘A Billing Feeding Frenzy’
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Dechert Associate Dies, No Indication of Foul Play Found
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Ex-Winston Lawyer Can’t Be Forced to Arbitrate Job Claims
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This Biglaw Firm Has Always Been Big In The Newspapers
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Michael Avenatti agrees to place law firm in receivership after former partner claims he hid money • Michael Avenatti’s Ex Mareli Miniutti Got Money Allegedly Hidden From Bankruptcy Court
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Order To Force Opposing Counsel To Stop Taking Depositions In His Dining Room
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Working From Home
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Student Gets Accepted — Then Rejected — From Law School Because Of His DACA Status
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Law Jobs For Humans . . . But For Which Humans?
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5 Diversity Action Items For Law Firms
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Big Law Recruiting—Not Too Early to Start With Undergrads
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Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe reveals what he says prompted Rod Rosenstein to suggest wearing a wire to record Trump • McCabe claims Trump believed Putin over U.S. intelligence on North Korea • I Worked with Andrew McCabe • Trump's Relationship With Russia 'Bizarre and Sinister' • Donald Trump Told Andrew McCabe That '80 Percent of FBI Employees Voted for Him' • McCabe: 'I was fired because I opened a case against the president' • Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe vs. President Trump, explained • McCabe says ‘crime may have been committed’ by Trump • Roger Stone communicated with WikiLeaks about hacked Democratic emails, says Mueller investigation • Judge issues partial gag order in Roger Stone case • Mueller said Manafort's crimes warrant up to 24.5 years in prison in a new court filing after Manafort's plea deal was voided • Mueller May Have Handed Paul Manafort A Life Sentence • White House press secretary Sanders joins list of those interviewed by Mueller team • ‘Evidence in plain sight’ of Trump collusion with Russia, Schiff says • The Senate’s Russia Probe Is Facing a Reckoning • Mueller subpoenas 2nd former Cambridge Analytica employee • Judge fixates on Manafort's ties to suspected Russian intelligence operative • Graham promises hearing on McCabe’s 25th Amendment allegations
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Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein to step down in March, says official
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Trump declares national emergency to build his border wall • First lawsuit filed challenging Trump's national emergency • Stephen Miller: Trump will "protect" his national emergency declaration • 16 states are suing Trump for declaring a national emergency over his border wall: 'A constitutional crisis of his own making' • Can Trump legally use emergency powers to build a border wall? Experts weigh in • ICYMI: Trump’s National Emergency Option Is Not A Legal Thing • Democrats Ready to Challenge Trump’s Emergency Declaration • Trump's Border Wall Faces Texas-Size Backlash From Land Owners • Hurd Says 1,000 Texas Farmers Could Have Land Seized To Build Trump's Border Wall • Lawmakers Aim to Protect Private Landowners on U.S.-Mexico Border • The acting Pentagon chief has yet to say whether Trump’s border wall is militarily necessary • FactCheck: Have All U.S. Presidents Since 1976 Declared National Emergencies?
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FactCheck: Trump on Diversity Visas
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Alaska Offers National Guard for Border Duty
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Men To Approve All Abortions
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Colin Kaepernick's lawyers reportedly had evidence that would have been 'embarrassing' for the NFL
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Here's what we know about Gary Martin, suspected of killing 5 civilians and injuring 5 police officers in Aurora • Aurora Gunman's History of Violence • Aurora Gunman Never Should Have Had a Gun
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Trump asks how SNL can air "without retribution" • Trump again lashes out at ‘SNL,’ accuses NBC of ‘collusion’
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By the numbers: The frequency and length of tax evasion sentences
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Lawsuit challenges Trump’s remain-in-Mexico policy for asylum-seekers
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Anthony Weiner released from prison
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Chicago police seek another interview with Jussie Smollett, say investigation has ‘shifted’ • Empire star Jussie Smollett denies he paid two Nigerian brothers $3,500 to attack him • Smollett Staged Attacks After Racist Letter • Jussie Smollett, pals reportedly rehearsed alleged attack? • Brothers say Jussie Smollett paid them to participate in alleged attack, source says • Nancy Pelosi deleted a tweet supporting Jussie Smollett after reports that he may have staged his assault • Hate crime or hoax? The drama behind the Jussie Smollett case, explained • Brothers linked to alleged Jussie Smollett attack once filed for bankruptcy
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NYPD investigating precinct commander who allegedly told officers to shoot 50 Cent 'on sight'
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Trump FactCheck: "Violent crime is now going down for the first time in a long while."
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to citizenship question on census • Census Citizenship Case Pulls Supreme Court Into Political Fray
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ICE Set Up A Fake College To Bust Immigrants For Trying To Legally Stay In The Country While They Earned Degrees
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Going bankrupt won’t stop lawsuit against white nationalist, Modesto judge decides
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ISIS bride from Alabama who urged people to drive pick-up trucks into crowds on Veterans Day wants to come back to the US: 'Please forgive me'
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5 Year Old Took Loaded Gun to School
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Five bystanders shot during police shootout with armed suspect
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Convicted kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman is likely heading to the 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' — a US prison where no one has ever escaped
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Students Can't be Forced to Say the Pledge
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Judges:

BK WD MI: Clerk of Court Vacancy
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Retired bankruptcy judge suggested as mediator in Ohio State lawsuits
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Ginsburg set to return to Supreme Court bench this week • Justice Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court after absence for cancer surgery
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Former state justice gets 2-year prison sentence; he used government credit card to buy gas
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This Brett Kavanaugh Valentine’s Day Card Is So Wrong But So Funny
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Women Advocates See Bump for High Court February Arguments
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Tenth Circuit Judicial Council Issues Order on Complaints against Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh
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Roger Stone apologizes for Instagram post showing crosshairs near judge
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Wall Street:

Stock-index futures edge down ahead of latest U.S.-China trade talks
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Stocks Close Higher Friday With Spending Deal and National Emergency Declaration
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Layoffs:

140 More People to Lose Jobs In Wake of Shopko Bankruptcy
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Distribution warehouse closes and eliminates 300 Omaha jobs
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New Era is eliminating over 200 New York jobs
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Politics:

Trump's economy is leaving his right-wing base stranded in poverty - and it's getting worse
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Elizabeth Warren: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate • Warren Defends Use of 25th Amendment Against Trump • Presidential candidate Warren will propose a universal child-care program • Warren returns to Nevada, heart of 2008 economic crisis
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Kamala Harris Surges Ahead of Democratic Candidates
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Bernie Sanders announces he's running for president again in 2020
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Trump adds senior campaign staff for 2020 race as risk of a GOP primary challenger rises
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Howard Schultz: "I will not be a spoiler"
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Alabama News Editor Calls for Klan to Clean Out DC
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WSJ editorial slams Trump’s national emergency plan — and predicts it will cause him ‘no end of political grief’ • Conservative Groups Slam Trump's National Emergency • Not the world’s greatest dealmaker • Trump praises several conservative media pundits during emergency declaration speech in Rose Garden • Trump's national emergency declaration is a 'slap in the face to military families' • Trump's 2014 comments criticizing Obama for taking executive action 'because he is unable to negotiate w/ Congress' are coming back to haunt him • Fox News Grills Miller on National Emergency • Fox host calls Rush Limbaugh a hypocrite: ‘You were outraged’ over Obama’s executive actions • ‘Arrogant Jew!’ Fox News viewers launch assault on Chris Wallace for grilling Rush Limbaugh
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The Democrats Shift on Criminal Immigrants
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Beto O'Rourke says US has 'no clue' when visa holders leave through land ports. Is it true?
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Democrats are working to expose Trump's private conversations with Putin
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Emails reveal coordination between Chao, McConnell offices
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Trump quietly created a new national park when he signed a spending bill that partially funded a border wall
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Texas secretary of state apologized for inaccurate claim of 95,000 non-citizen voters that Trump tweeted as evidence of voter fraud
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Heather Nauert, President Trump's choice for UN ambassador job, withdraws in surprise move • Potential issue with nanny helps sink Heather Nauert’s bid to be ambassador to U.N.
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The end of shame
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Governing on the edge
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Trump's go-it-alone presidency
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Did Abe nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize? Japanese leader silent • Japan may have nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize — at America’s request
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Trump ready for first veto if Congress votes to disapprove of border-emergency order
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Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry • Speaking in Europe, Mike Pence is received with total silence — repeatedly • Why Trump and his team want to wipe out the EU
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The greatest US presidents, according to political scientists
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North Carolina’s election fraud scandal is heading toward a dramatic resolution • North Carolina investigators describe “unlawful” ballot tampering scheme in House election • North Carolina's elections director says there is evidence of significant voter fraud that helped a GOP candidate win
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Iowa Poll: Restore Felons Voting Rights
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Aviation:

Hundreds stranded as bankrupt British airline Flybmi collapses • Brexit Claims Its First Airline As Uncertainty Continues
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Next in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Saga of European and Asian Airlines
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Waypoint sale approved
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Avianca Brasil needs major restructuring effort to stay flying • Avianca Brasil Changes Leadership Amid Financial Crisis
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Trucking:

California trucking company files for bankruptcy
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Construction:

Milwaukee contractor files for bankruptcy
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Freight:

Ormond Beach firm declares bankruptcy; $100 million may be missing
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Stanley Black & Decker charge stems from IPS Worldwide bankruptcy
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Soccer:

Report: Bankrupt Italian soccer team that lost 20-0 has been kicked out of its league
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Healthcare:

Passport lawsuit claims state Medicaid cuts could push it to insolvency
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Washington County Commissioners vote to force hospital owner to file bankruptcy
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Who Else Might Like Medicare for All? Retired Coal Miners Who Just Had Their Health Benefits Ripped Away
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California attorney general wants oversight in hospital sale to Santa Clara County
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This year's flu shot is working well
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Racial disparities in cancer are shrinking
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How to fight the financial toxicity of cancer treatment
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Hit by a city bus — and hit with a $27,660 city hospital bill
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Economy:

The debt ceiling looms
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Industrial Production Decreased Slightly in January
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The U.S. government’s red ink that should worry you is way bigger than the $22 trillion national debt
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Conservatives Rail Against Trump’s Ballooning Budget Deficit
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Worry About Debt? Not So Fast, Some Economists Say
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The failing automobile industry is pushing us toward a global recession
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A Jekyll-and-Hyde economy? Nah. Long expansion unlikely to morph into recession • No recession but global growth will slow to a crawl this year, Janus Henderson says • Global debt is not yet at financial crisis levels — but could be set for an explosion with China leading the way
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A big change in accounting will put $3 trillion in liabilities on corporate balance sheets
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Trump and the GOP Tax Plan Screwed Middle Class Parents Out of a Refund • Trump's invisible tax cut • I owe how much? Americans are shocked by the impact of Trump’s tax law
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Trump seems worried about falling short on a US-China trade deal. He has good reason to be, according to experts • China-US Trade Talks Continue Today in DC • Trump wants to keep car tariffs in his back pocket • 'Enormous economic harm': Auto tariffs would add to pain of other trade measures, report says • Peter Morici: The fight with China is about our national security, not toasters • Commerce Dept. submits auto-tariff recommendation to Trump, but details not disclosed • Otherwise Rational People Still Betting Their Real Money On Steve Mnuchin Being Able To Reach A Trade Agreement With China • China’s flexibility limited by its racking up debt, former policymakers say • A China trade deal ‘fails’ if Washington can’t enforce it: US Chamber of Commerce
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The big divide among 2020 Democrats over trade — and why it matters
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Here’s how Trump wants to pay for the border wall after invoking a national emergency
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Government shutdown poisoned small-business sentiment across the U.S.
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The Canary In The Coal Mine: The Town Where Retirees Can’t Retire
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SoftBank's high leverage is another warning sign on the growing corporate debt crisis
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Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax on the richest Americans won't remove the incentive to work, no matter what billionaires say
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The abrupt end of Finland's universal basic income trial
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Wave of states look to pass $15 minimum wage laws in 2019
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Debt issuance can make some of the largest brands look insolvent
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The resurgent labor movement
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Stock buybacks will be a hot-button 2020 issue
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This bipartisan proposal aims to end age discrimination for a graying workforce
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Crumbling Infrastructure a Tax on All
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HSBC warns on China, UK slowdowns as 2018 profit disappoints
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The GOP grabs "socialism" as 2020 lifeline
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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:

The Housing Bubble, Mortgage Debt as Percent of GDP
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Mortgage Delinquencies Decreased in 4Q 2018
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Residents of Carmel senior community owed $52M in development's bankruptcy
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Why California’s new solar mandate could cost new homeowners up to an extra $10,000
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Dismissal of 417 Rentals’ bankruptcy case means Mt. Vernon can proceed with expected legal action
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Without Amazon HQ2, What Happens to Housing in Queens?
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Historic church-turned-condos in Portland now in bankruptcy
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El Paso: Sales of 3 more Abraham buildings final
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Municipalities:

US court faults Puerto Rico board appointments, keeps bankruptcy alive
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The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
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'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
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Probe into Puerto Rico board seeks transparency from vendors
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Puerto Rico Debt Recycled?
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"We know the game is rigged": NYC mayor slams Amazon HQ2 reversal • Berkshire’s Charlie Munger has a very blunt response to those ‘driving rich people away’ as Amazon scraps HQ2 • Liberal Activists Didn’t Kill the Amazon Deal. Robert Moses Did. • De Blasio says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t understand Amazon deal
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Connecticut Wants to Toll All Cars on Roads • Blowback on Tolling All Cars is Swift, Fiery
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More than a million Californians’ don’t have clean drinking water
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The American Dream Project, Museum Default In DC And Local Governments In Illinois
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Next Up: Oakland's Teachers Will Strike
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The Cities With the Most Singles
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Oil/Gas:

Oil CEO Sees Uncertainty Ahead
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Offshore Energy Deep Dive
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McKinsey: Is This The Tipping Point For Electric Vehicles? • As More Electric Cars Arrive, What's The Future For Gas-Powered Engines?
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Sale of Connacher Oil & Gas to East River abandoned after Feb. 15 deadline passes
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Retailing:

Payless ShoeSource files for bankruptcy as it closes its 2500 US stores • First Day Dec • Payless ShoeSource files for bankruptcy as expected • Payless will shutter all 2,100 U.S. stores • Payless will begin to shutter its US stores Sunday • Payless is closing all its US stores • Buffeted by Retail Upheaval, Payless to Liquidate All U.S. Stores, Closure Likely Will Be The Largest-Ever U.S. Retail Liquidation • Payless bankruptcy just latest in blow to Connecticut's retail market
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After Toys ‘R’ Us Demise, No Meltdown at Biggest U.S Toy Expo
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Amazon paid $0 in federal income tax in 2018, despite record profits • Amazon riled up the left for not paying federal taxes — and it’s in a position to offset future profits, too
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Were December retail sales as bad as they looked?
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Tenants emptying out Century III Mall after being given notice to vacate
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Walmart shares surge on earnings beat, e-commerce sales rise 43%
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Stamford mall grapples with retail changes
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Coal:

Westmoreland can scrap health care, contract to sell mine • Judge Rules Westmoreland Coal Can Cut Retiree Benefits, Union Contracts • Westmoreland bankruptcy strips retiree health care and union contract, introduces Virginia businessman to Wyoming coal
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Trump loses coal fight to Tennessee Valley Authority
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Autos:

Mediation ordered for Ford Credit, Texas group
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Delinquent car loans hit record highs
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Subprime Auto Loans Are Turning Car Ownership Into a Trap
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Education:

Even at Top Colleges, Graduation Gaps Persist for Poor Students
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US steps in to help Argosy students shorted $13 million in financial aid
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Media:

Univision Reveals Write-Down of Struggling Gizmodo Media Group Assets
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Pharma:

Aradigm Announces Plans for Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
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Telecoms:

Windstream in Peril After Losing Default Ruling to Aurelius • Aurelius Decision Could Trigger a Windstream Bankruptcy, With Implications for Uniti Too • Contentious legal ruling puts Windstream at risk of bankruptcy • Windstream Faces Uncertainty After Court Loss • Firm in peril after loss in court; Windstream split broke bond rules
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Electricity:

Tower firm Ambau files for insolvency
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Camp Fire victims seek class-action status within PG&E bankruptcy • 100 days after flames: Where we are now after the Camp Fire
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Cutting Through The PG&E Thicket
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Hedge funds were biggest bettors on PG&E in Q4
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How renewable energy providers can prepare for PG&E's bankruptcy
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Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - 1515 GEEnergy Holding Co. LLC • New Delaware Chapter 11 Filing – Great Eastern Energy
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Food/Beverage:

Bankrupt meat business Kane Beef sold to real estate developer • Kane Beef To Resume Operations Feb. 22
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Gambling:

Caesars bankruptcy main contributor of 2018 casinos' net loss
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Crypto:

Resolution of Mt Gox Exchange Bankruptcy Could Boost Value of Bitcoin and Digital Currencies
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'It's kinda devastating': An insider's view of the QuadrigaCX meltdown
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Servicers’ Frequent Mistakes Went Unpunished, Audit Finds
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U.S. Student Debt in ‘Serious Delinquency’ Tops $166 Billion
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Fraud:

A former West Virginia official who was ousted after calling Michelle Obama an 'ape in heels' admitted to defrauding FEMA out of $18,000
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Personal Finance:

Marrying a man with good prospects is still a woman’s primary route to the 1%
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Millions of Americans keep this dirty secret from their partner
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One surprising way to beat the SALT deduction cap: Move to a nearby town • No relief in sight for taxpayers denied deductions for state and local taxes
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College grads expect to earn $60,000 in their first job—here’s how much they actually make
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (66 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Unsecured Attorneys' Fees:

Important Fourth Circuit Decision on Allowance of Post-Petition Attorneys' Fees on Unsecured Claims
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Fourth Circuit Reverses Disallowance of Lender’s Post-Bankruptcy Legal Fees
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Bankruptcy Reform:

ABI Consumer Commission Report Is Nearly Finished
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Moving Up: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2019
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Cross-Border:

US court applies common law principles of comity and the English common law Gibbs rule to grant recognition of a Croatian company's settlement agreement which modified both New York and English law
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Advisers:

As McKinsey Sells Advice, Its Hedge Fund May Have a Stake in the Outcome
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Indenture Trustees:

The “Substantial Contribution” Test for Indenture Trustees
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Executory Contracts:

Weinstein Bankruptcy Decisions Find Talent Agreement NonExecutory, but Post-Closing Obligations Must be Honored
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Control Rights:

Taking Control Rights Seriously
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Discharge:

8th Cir. Holds State Court Judgment Did Not Preclude Bankruptcy Court from Enforcing Its Own Orders
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Arbitration:

Arbitration in Bankruptcy -- Discharge, the Easy Case
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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Jurisdiction:

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Holds That Bankruptcy Court Retains Jurisdiction Over Fraudulent Transfer Action Even If Defendant-Creditor Withdraws Proof of Claim
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Religion:

Pope defrocks former D.C. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over abuse
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Inside the world of abusive nuns
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Vatican Hopes Meeting on Child Abuse Will Be a Turning Point
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Why Does the Catholic Church Keep Failing on Abuse?
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The Pope and a Trusted U.S. Cardinal Clash Over Abuse Crisis
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Salacious new book on the Vatican • ‘It Is Not a Closet. It Is a Cage.’
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Vatican has secret rules for priests who father children
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Travel:

Southwest Airlines declares ‘operational emergency’ after number out-of-service aircraft doubles
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US is reportedly investigating Southwest over baggage weight discrepancies
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Pull out couches, travel style: Airports are helping travelers on the go get some nap time
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Climate:

What your city's climate will be in 2080
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Philosophy:

How do I know I’m real? :)
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Tech:

U.K. lawmakers scold Facebook, call for increased social-media regulation • Mark Zuckerberg humiliated by group of lawmakers, who accuse him of spectacular leadership failure • Facebook labeled 'digital gangsters' • Russia's RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials
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Celebs:

Paul McCartney’s wife Nancy Shevell’s family firm has declared bankruptcy after racking up millions in debt
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Opera:

City Opera Faces Its Biggest Challenge Since Bankruptcy
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UK:

Here's why Conservative MPs now believe Theresa May's Brexit deal will pass • Seven UK lawmakers resign from Labour party citing ‘Brexit,’ ‘bullying’ and ‘anti-Semitism’ • Brexit’s Irish border problem, explained • How Brexit Threatens Peace in Northern Ireland • Major U.K. parties warned more members could quit over botched Brexit
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Scottish Government publishes first Brexit orders
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U.K. jobs at record high despite Brexit worries
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For Wall Street Banks in London, It's Moving Time
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Honda to shut U.K. production plant amid Brexit uncertainty • Honda confirms it will close UK plant, but insists it has nothing to do with Brexit
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Jaguar Land Rover Is Headed for a Cash Crash • Jaguar Land Rover Needs Urgent Action To Repair Mistakes • Suffering a loss of $4 bn in Feb, Jaguar Land Rover is headed downhill
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When do directors’ duties at law switch to being owed to the company’s creditors?
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Brexit proof your holiday
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British regional airline Flybmi suddenly shuts, stranding passengers • Flybmi bankruptcy: Loganair takes routes, Ryanair after pilots • flybmi Files for Bankruptcy, Blames Brexit Uncertainty and Higher Fuel Costs
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US hedge fund reportedly dumps its entire stake in Barclays • Barclays considered £500m cash injection from Russia
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Bankruptcy warning for Anglesey council
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Regional firm merges with London insolvency outfit
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Labour joins tussle over ‘unfair’ tax avoidance charge
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Hotels' insolvency risk rises – R3
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EU:

Negative Yields Mount Along With Europe’s Problems
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PIIGS:

Italy’s far-right group set to be the second biggest political party in the EU
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Spain: Impact of the declaration of bankruptcy on enforcement and debt collection
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Canada:

The Bluberi CCAA proceedings: Litigation funding in insolvency
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Insolvency and Environmental Issues Before the Supreme Court of Canada
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Payless Files for Voluntary Chapter 11 Protection in the U.S. and Intends to File for CCAA Protection in Canada
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China:

China’s car sales in January fell 16 percent, marking seven months of decline
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China to crack down on abuses by local ‘bad loan’ banks
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Venezuela:

A “nuclear option” to resolve Venezuela's debt woes
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Trump Threatens Venezuelan Military • Trump warns military members supporting Venezuela’s Maduro that they will ‘lose everything’
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Venezuela Falling Apart from Within
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India:

Need to strengthen corporate insolvency resolution process: ICRA
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Classification of home buyers as financial creditors escalates default risk for developers with delayed projects • The unexamined aspects of treating homebuyers as financial creditors
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MENA:

Saad Group seeks debt resolution under Saudi bankruptcy law
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Saudi court rejects conglomerate AHAB's filing under bankruptcy law
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Assad and his creditors
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Australia:

Pharmacy bankruptcy on parliament's agenda
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Administrators allege Highrise Telecoms' former director hindered wind-up
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Insolvency practitioners’ remuneration slashed after inadequate reports to creditors
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South Africa:

Thousands protest against Eskom job losses in South Africa
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Africa's debt crises not the fault of creditors alone
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Luxembourg:

2018: 6 out of 10 bankrupt firms employed no staff
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Barbados:

Straughn sheds light on professional fees
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Nigeria:

Recognition And Enforcement Of Cross - Border Insolvency: Nigeria In Perspective
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