January 24, 2019

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Law:

How Rude! Does the Legal Profession Have a Civility Problem?
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Firms' Crawl To Gender Diversity Shows Long Road Ahead • Legal Field Has 'Enthusiasm Gap' For Gender Equity Initiatives
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Women Lawyers Deploy Tactical Maneuvers to Handle Child Care
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Skadden, Proskauer Get Creative to Recruit Women and Minority Law Students
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Another big law firm plants flag in Philadelphia, poaching 5 Montgomery McCracken bankruptcy lawyers
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Arent Fox Sues Ex-Partner Over Lateral Move to Kasowitz
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Raising the bar: Law schools may face tougher sanctions if too many graduates fail bar exam
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KS: Prosecutors charge disbarred attorney with embezzlement from bankruptcy estate
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Bear Stearns Funds Slap Reed Smith With $500M Malpractice Claim
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Barnes & Thornburg Boosts Parental Leave for Attorneys and Staff
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Five ways to expand your professional network in 2019
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Embrace the Chaos, Counselor
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Ex-Weil Partner Sues MetLife For Disability Benefits
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Women GCs Face Sexism, Stereotypes From Firm Lawyers - And It Impacts Who They Hire
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Is Crowdfunding Legal Services Ethically Permissible?
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Skadden Deal Unfair, Russian Co. Says In Troll Farm Case
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Here's how a grand jury works and why the government shutdown is affecting the grand juries in the Mueller investigation • Michael Cohen postpones congressional testimony because of threats to family from Trump and Giuliani • Michael Cohen’s claim that President Trump is threatening his family, explained • ‘Very Much Illegal and Not Cool’: Legal Twitter Erupts as Cohen Suddenly Cancels Testimony Due to ‘Threats’ • Cohen Blames Postponement of Testimony on Trump ‘Threats,’ As if We Don’t Know the Real Reason • Buried in a Footnote, Manafort’s Attorneys Suggest He Was Victimized by ‘Unusual’ Tactic • Judge Allows Manafort to Respond to Lying Allegations Under Seal, Told to Redact Public Version • Fmr Fed Prosecutor: Manafort’s Legal Strategy Boils Down to ‘Be Difficult for Mueller,’ Get Pardoned • Michael Flynn’s Ex-Business Partner Wants to Push Trial Back Until September, Blames Shutdown
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Trump reportedly considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews after his dizzying array of misstatements • Rudy Giuliani's 'Collusion' Tweet Typo Leads to the Most Ridiculous Trademark Claim Ever
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Legal Dream Team Files New Lawsuit Against Trump Over Business Interest ‘Conflicts’
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Avenatti Faces Skeptical Judge In Trump Hush Money Suit
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California man harassed Parkland families via Instagram, FBI says
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Supersizing the Second Amendment
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Bryan Singer faces new allegations • ‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’
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Harvey Weinstein Assembles High-Profile, Non-NY Lawyers for New Defense Team
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R. Kelly’s Victim’s Parents Have Faced Years of Financial Hardship Since Singer’s Acquittal
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Chuck Grassley reminds U.S. Olympic Committee about requirements for its tax exemption • Grassley Seeks Details on U.S. Olympic Committee’s Response Following Nassar Scandal
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More than 10,000 Central Americans bound for US request Mexican visas
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'No Trouble' OKing Atty's $50K Sanction, 7th Circ. Says
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A white supremacist pleaded guilty to killing a 66-year-old black man with a sword in New York City
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The worst states in America to get a speeding ticket, ranked
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ICE Detained US Marine with Passport on Him
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Trump: we need a wall to reduce crime. Also Trump: crime rates are low.
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The alleged plot to bomb the Muslim community of Islamberg
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A black security guard caught a shooting suspect — only to be shot by police minutes later
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Police Arrest Male Nurse After Incapacitated Woman in Health Care Facility Gives Birth
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El Chapo's Mistress Tells All
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Police ID 21-Year-Old Gunman Accused of 'Senselessly Murdering' at Least 5 at Florida Bank
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Beverly Hills Atty Accused Of Peddling Pills On Craigslist
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Judges:

Federal courts say they'll be crippled by next week; bills in Congress to reopen the government look dead on arrival • Judiciary Has Funds to Operate Through Jan. 31 • Shutdown expected to hit federal judiciary on Feb. 1 as cash runs low • Shutdown Hits Federal Courts, Grows Immigration Backlog • CT federal courts brace for shutdown's impact
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South Florida Bankruptcy Court Surviving Government Shutdown
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BK MA: All Proceedings And Deadlines Where US Is A Party Stayed
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BK NV: Bankruptcy Bugle Newsletter
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Conservative Justices Don’t Seem Pleased with Scalia’s Decision Against Religious Drug Use
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Wall Street:

US futures point to a muted open, as major earnings loom
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Stocks close higher on positive earnings, though trade concerns linger
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How low will the S&P 500 go? Buffett and Shiller know
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Layoffs:

General Electric to cut close to 470 jobs in France: unions
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Ex-Tesla employees describe the abrupt way they were laid off and say questions linger
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Apple laid off 200 people from its self-driving car unit Project Titan
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BuzzFeed plans to lay off 15% of its workforce
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Gannett lays off journalists across the country
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Verizon Media Group is laying off 7% of its staff
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More than 1,000 media jobs lost in one day
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Healthcare:

When Should the Appointment of a Patient Care Ombudsman for a Health Care Business in Bankruptcy Be Excused?
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No one could explain why this college student saw the price of his life-saving diabetes medication jump 150%, and it reveals a key problem with the US healthcare system
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Insulin in US: $8,000 - Insulin in Mexico: $900
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People love Medicare for All until they're told it'll raise their taxes
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U.S. Uninsured Rate Rises to Four-Year High • Uninsured Americans Up 7M in Four Years
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Passport CEO: Bankruptcy is possible by summer without change to reimbursement rate • Passport could face bankruptcy this year because of cuts, CEO says • Passport Health Plan could be 'insolvent' by 'mid-year,' CEO tells lawmakers
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Emigrating From the U.S. May Be the Only Way To Afford Eldercare
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Festivals:

Here's everything we know about Billy McFarland, the 27-year-old who created the disastrous Fyre Festival and who's now serving a 6-year prison sentence
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Gambling:

After a casino boom, a Mississippi county deals with a reversal of fortune
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Television:

Comcast fees rise 900% in 5 years — for 'free' channels
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Travel:

TSA has found money to give employees transit and parking benefits during the government shutdown
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Aviation unions say level of air safety risk is "unprecedented"
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Radio:

iHeartMedia, Clear Channel Outdoor closer to severing ties through bankruptcy
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Electricity:

NextEra Fires a ‘Warning Shot’ at PG&E Over Power Contracts • PG&E, NextEra face off in bankruptcy-related FERC filings
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PG&E Bankruptcy Sparks Potential Fight With Lawyers for Wildfire Victims
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Potential PG&E Bankruptcy Puts Power Purchase Agreement Counterparties on Notice • PG&E Bankruptcy FAQs for PPA Holders
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Federal Judge Faults PG&E Equipment for Most Northern California Wildfires
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PG&E says judge’s wildfire safety plan would cost $75 billion, lead to huge rate hike • PG&E says judge’s plan to impose wildfire safeguards would cost $150 billion • PG&E Says Federal Judge's Safety Plan Is Not Feasible And Too Expensive
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PG&E, Prosecutors Urge Judge to Pause New Probation Terms
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PG&E objects to judge's proposals on fire risk
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FirstEnergy Solutions has tentative restructuring agreement, hopes to emerge from bankruptcy this fall • FirstEnergy Solutions reaches deal to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy • FirstEnergy Solutions scraps deal with Exelon
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PG&E Expects to Boost Spending While in Bankruptcy
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Did climate change bankrupt an electric company?
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Don’t penalize SDG&E for mistakes of PG&E, Edison
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Food/Beverage:

TX: Sam Kane Beef Processors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Corpus Christi-based Kane Beef files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Corpus Christi Kane Beef Processors Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to Implement Sale
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‘Miss You’: No Sweethearts candies for Valentine’s Day after NECCO bankruptcy
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Papa Gino’s sale gets bankruptcy court OK • Bankruptcy court approves sale of Papa Gino's, D'Angelo
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Economy:

Recession fears are spreading, but Goldman Sachs says don’t worry
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Richmond Fed: "Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Was Soft in January"
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Elizabeth Warren’s book, The Two-Income Trap, explained
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Jamie Dimon: US economy is like a ship that could hit a ‘slowdown or recession’
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CEOs sour on Trump policies, warn they hurt business, investment
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The Global Boom, Barely Begun, May Be Over
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Most Americans don’t have savings to cover a $1,000 emergency
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IMF's Lagarde Has Economic Advice for Trump
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World's 26 Wealthiest Own As Much As Poorest 50%
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Government debt hits record $66 trillion, 80% of global GDP, Fitch says
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The Government Shutdown Could Hurt America's Credit Rating if It's Not Resolved Soon • Trump's top economist admitted that the government shutdown could cause a major mess for the US economy • Chart of the Day: Shutdown Hits Like a Hurricane • Shutdown Day 34: The 3 glaring reasons Democrats are about to reject Trump's deal to reopen the government • John Kelly and 4 former DHS secretaries urge Trump to end shutdown • Trump’s Disapproval Hits Record High Amid Government Shutdown • The Pain of the Second Missed Paycheck • White House adviser plays down U.S. credit risk over shutdown • Key 2020 Voters Will Remember the Shutdown • Federal Workers Not Getting Paid During Shutdown Must Still Pay Off Work-Related Credit Card Debt • Looks Like Shutdown is Just Getting Started • Trump's Pet Projects Thrive During Shutdown While Others Falter • DC Standoff: Everyone Was to Blame • Dems May Offer Trump $5 Billion for Border, but No Wall • Senate proposals to end government shutdown are cracks in the ice • ‘The rent is not going to happen.’ TSA officers brace for second missed paycheck amid shutdown • House Dems float '21st Century' border security plan • Nasdaq says the shutdown is paralyzing the IPO market — and the huge bottleneck of firms waiting to go public is getting worse • Divisions Over Trump Complicate Unions’ Response to Government Shutdown • 'Uncertainty is not good for anyone': America's biggest companies are starting to reveal the impact of the government shutdown • House GOP postpones annual retreat over shutdown • From a wings chain to an aerospace company, businesses feeling the shutdown pinch • Furloughed Federal Workers Become Substitute Teachers • Trump's legislative affairs director is reportedly considering jumping ship over the shutdown • Federal workers protest ongoing shutdown; union leaders arrested • Trump rolls out new slogan for border wall on 33rd day of government shutdown • New polls indicate Trump’s shutdown position is unpopular and dragging his approval rating to new lows • Coast Guard families plead with lawmakers as the service is on the verge of missing another paycheck • 'We are so ashamed of you': Former Coast Guard chief compares Congress to children in scorching rebuke • The only military branch affected by the government shutdown is about to miss its 2nd paycheck, and its leaders are sounding off • Shutdown Poses Risk to Health Care • Are you affected by the government shutdown? Here's how to talk to your children about it • Government Shutdown Forces Airports to Rely on Backup Security Screeners • Shutdown putting federal workers into tough positions to cover lost income • “I want to make myself shutdown-proof”: federal workers turn to the gig economy • IRS Union Warns Absences May Delay Tax Refunds: ‘The Situation Is Dire’ • Uber’s CEO says ‘the most needy’ furloughed government workers are starting to drive for the company, but that this isn't how it wants to recruit • These companies are giving away free food and services to federal employees affected by the government shutdown • A GOP congressman was confronted on an airplane for flying first class during the government shutdown • Trump’s Elusive Terms on Border Deal Cloud Path to End Shutdown • Product recalls can't happen as usual during the government shutdown — and it could put consumers in a dangerous situation • Lara Trump: the shutdown is a “little bit of pain” for workers, but worth it  • The Shutdown Is Disproportionately Hurting Native Americans • Federal employee job searches spike up to 82% above normal levels • There are no NTSB investigators to look into plane crashes and highway accidents because they've been sent home during the government shutdown • Another woeful effect of the government shutdown: More spam calls
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White House chief economist: We could see ‘zero’ growth in first quarter because of shutdown
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Warner introduces legislation to end all future government shutdowns
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Ray Dalio: Capital could flee the US if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tax idea becomes reality • Ray Dalio warns Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% tax proposal could have ‘huge’ impact on economy and the market
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Business Leaders Slam Trump’s ‘Very Damaging’ Trade War • EU Threatens US If Trump Tariffs Cars • China urges US to seek ‘win-win’ relationship amid long-running trade war • Trump’s outside China advisor says there will not be a breakthrough in trade talks soon • At Davos, CEOs privately vented over Xi's economic policies • Canada’s ambassador to China says Huawei exec may avoid extradition to U.S. • Abe and Merkel warn against punitive trade measures against China • The trade war didn't kill U.S. companies with Chinese exposure
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IMF’s Lagarde says a China slowdown, if fast, would constitute a real risk
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China to pass US in retail sales this year: forecast
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Retirement? Boomers aren’t ready yet
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Chemical Activity Barometer Declines in January
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Dell CEO Joins Davos Debate on 70% Tax Rate: ‘Not Supportive’
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The Davos crowd seem determined in their pessimism • Davos divided: Titans of business are split over the chances of a global recession
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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:

Non-Judicial Foreclosure and the FDCPA: How the Supreme Court’s Looming Decision in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP Could Affect Law Firms and Collections Agencies Alike
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The mixed views on a housing market rebound
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Redfin: Home price growth reaches 6-year low
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Best Place to Buy a Home in the US
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Redfin: Middle class buyers are being priced out of housing market
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AIA: "Architecture billings slow, but close 2018 with growing demand"
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Black Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased Seasonally in December, Lowest Year-End this Century
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Forget home equity: Here’s how homeowners are paying for that new kitchen
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Mortgage market sees resurgence of unconventional loans
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Bankruptcy settlement might put Palm House in hands of former owner
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Homes are flooding the market in the Hamptons
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Billionaire Ken Griffin buys the most expensive home ever sold in the US for $238 million
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Millions of sensitive mortgage documents exposed in massive data breach
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Municipalities:

The Commonwealth and the GOs, part 1
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Puerto Rico’s Audacious Move: Can it Cut its Debt by $6 bn?
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Popular Democratic Party Senate delegation protest Cofina deal
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Puerto Rico pension cuts threaten judicial independence - judges' group
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Speaking in Puerto Rico, Warren Says, 'With Trump, Cruelty Not an Accident' But 'Part of the Plan' • Elizabeth Warren questions if Trump administration using shutdown to halt Puerto Rico aid
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Oil/Gas:

Houston-based upstream energy co. exits bankruptcy as private co.
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Oil major CEO names his top risk for oil markets — and it’s not what you think
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Oil Slides Below $53
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Politics:

The House just approved a bill to keep Trump from ditching NATO, but its future is uncertain
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Trump Tells Pelosi He Will Deliver State of the Union, and on Capitol Hill • Trump says he'll show up for the State of the Union even without Pelosi's invitation, and it could lead to a chaotic scene • Showdown: Pelosi says House will block Trump’s State of the Union until government is open • Trump plays State of the Union chicken with Nancy Pelosi • Trump doing 'alternative' event to House speech • What the hell is going on with the State of the Union, explained • Trump is right, he's the first president in US history to be disinvited from delivering the State of the Union • Trump concedes to Nancy Pelosi, agrees to postpone State of the Union speech until the shutdown ends
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Poll finds Trump's disapproval at all-time high amid shutdown
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Kentucky Catholic Student Says He Wishes 'We Could Have Walked Away' From Confrontation With Native American Veteran • Catholic School Highlighted in Controversial D.C. Video Reopens Under Extra Security Measures • This Is How the Left Destroys Itself • MAGA hat teen: "Can't say that I'm sorry" for confrontation • Kentucky town reels from fallout over viral National Mall faceoff • The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story
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Former Aide Depicts Chaotic Decision-Making Process in Trump White House
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McConnell's Popularity Falling
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Report: John Kelly said getting fired 'would be best day I've had'
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House Oversight to investigate White House security clearances
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Here's everyone who has officially announced they are running for president in 2020
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Key Voters Dump Trump As Government Shutdown Is The Final Straw
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Sheila Jackson Lee to resign from leadership roles amid lawsuit
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GOP Strategist Blasts Stephen Miller
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Cliff Sims dishes on Kellyanne Conway in "Team of Vipers"
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Campaign workers demand minimum wage, progressive culture from 2020 Dems
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Student Debt:

Retirees Face New Challenge: Mounting Student Debt
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Climate:

Winters are warming faster than summers. These US cities could lose weeks of freezing days by 2050
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Why cold weather doesn’t mean climate change is fake
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Maritime:

Closure on the horizon in OW Bunker cases?
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Coal:

Coal company in bankruptcy court asks to sell Wyoming mine
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Construction:

What can be gleaned from 2018's highest-profile construction bankruptcies?
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Cryptocurrency:

MtGox trustee says delayed claims may still be accepted
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Mass Torts:

Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Maremont Corporation
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Lehman:

Total Estimated Cost of Lehman's Chapter 11 Comes to $46-63 Billion
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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 (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Make-Whole:

The Fifth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Code Can Impair Claims and Make-Whole Provision May Not Be Enforceable
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To Make-Whole … or Not
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Appeals Court Reverses Order to Make Lenders Whole After Oil Company Bounces Back After Bankruptcy
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Assumption/Assignment:

Not Caring about (Profit) Sharing: Third Circuit Invalidates Profit-Sharing Clause on Anti-Assignment Grounds
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Cross-Border:

Opposing the National Bankruptcy Conference’s proposal to legislatively repeal Fairfield Sentry
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IP:

SG To Argue At Supreme Court In Bankrupt Brand's TM Case
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Estoppel:

Disclosing Assets: You Cannot Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
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D&O:

Maximizing Mandated Mediation in D&O Coverage Disputes
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Cross-Border:

Back-door Discovery? US Statute impacting Cayman Proceedings
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Ch. 13:

BK WD WA: Ch. 13 Presumptive Fee Increased to $4,000
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Advisers:

RSM and DSI Agree to Cross-Border Insolvency Strategic Alliance
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FTI Consulting : McKinsey & Co is again accused of misdeeds in bankruptcy case
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Personal Finance:

More parents are putting limits on college help
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Retailing:

Gold’s Gym is taking over vacated Sears locations
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AlixPartners Releases Top-10 Predictions for Retail Sector in 2019
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Paralegal for Sears bankruptcy case billed for $174K in one month • Sears' massive legal fees are adding up at a time it desperately needs cash
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Creditors Say Eddie Lampert Killed Sears in a 'Shakespearean Tragedy'
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Gift retailer Things Remembered prepares bankruptcy filing: sources
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It's Too Early to Call J.C. Penney the Next Sears • J.C. Penney is firing back on bankruptcy rumors
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A 'gosh-awful mess' — Head wants a 're-auction' of ASE assets
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Bankruptcy trustee sues Sun Capital for The Limited's demise
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Bob Bernstein now in lead position to buy back Beauty Brands stores and keep 875 jobs
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Two Americas, divided by how we shop
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Sovereigns:

Things to watch in 2019: Debt and emerging debt crises
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Autos:

Judge: Ford allowed to immediately repossess vehicles from RDAG lots
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Judge grants Reagor Dykes permission to borrow money
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Renault Readies the End of the Ghosn Era • Renault CEO and Chairman Ghosn resigns • Renault's board of directors to meet Thursday to replace Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn
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Ford misses profit estimates as pension and layoff costs erode earnings • Ford Workers Get $7,600 in Profit Sharing
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Is Tesla in Dire Financial Trouble?
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Education:

How Harvard Hurts Small Colleges
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Former EDMC Campuses Bought by Private Investors
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Massachusetts takes a swing at regulating small colleges at risk of shutting down in order to better protect students
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UK:

Companies are starting to flee the UK over Brexit fears • What is the Irish backstop, and why has it complicated Brexit? • Momentum gathers behind British lawmakers' bid to stop no-deal Brexit • British food and drink industry warns that Theresa May is ignoring their concerns about a 'catastrophic' no-deal Brexit • Where a no deal Brexit will have the biggest impact • Properties will be vacant for longer because of Brexit, warns expert • Burberry warns over cost hit from no-deal Brexit • Optimism in UK factories sours as Brexit, global economy take toll • Will the Queen step in to save Brexit from being stopped? • Former U.K. Chancellor predicts delay to EU exit • Barclays CEO: We’ll likely be uncertain about Brexit right down to the wire
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Final Ex-Tesco Exec Acquitted Of Fraud In Defeat For SFO • 'I should never have been charged' - former Tesco director • Third ex-Tesco director cleared over £250m profit scandal
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Etihad files lawsuit in Britain against Air Berlin administrators
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Patisserie Valerie faces legal action
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Santander plans to axe a fifth of its UK branch network • 800 Layoffs
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Debt-ridden mum charges men to date her
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Rise in number of Scots going bust, report indicates • Alarm as Scottish corporate failures rise 21.2 per cent to hit six year high
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EU:

All eyes on Mario Draghi as investors look for ECB to acknowledge risks to eurozone economy
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Eurozone PMI data show economy continues to slow
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Canada:

Privacy Breach Class Action Against Bankruptcy Trustee Fails
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South America: The savior for some Calgary oil and gas firms
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Venezuela:

Opponents of Venezuela's President Plan Nationwide Protest With Encouragement From the Trump Administration
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Trump Recognizes Venezuela Opposition Leader as President, Challenging Maduro • Trump's Dumping of Maduro Could Just Be the Start • Venezuelan President Maduro is severing diplomatic ties with the US • Russia warns U.S. moves in Venezuela may lead to bloodshed • Maduro isolated as Latin American nations back Venezuela opposition leader
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Trump’s support for a new regime in Venezuela, explained in under 600 words
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Venezuela's Guaido Says Opposition Seeks Financing, Debt Relief
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Venezuela's PDVSA, in default, says total debt fell in 2018
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Juan Guaidó, Venezuela's opposition leader, was just sworn in as the nation's interim president amid huge protests against Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuela enters uncertain new phase
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Turkey:

One of Turkey’s Largest Food Producers Seeks $2 Billion Restructuring
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Turkish Banks Face More Restructuring Woes as Bad Loans Soar
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Mozambique:

What we have learned from the US indictment on odious loans to Mozambique
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MENA:

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Not a Bankruptcy Sale
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China:

To understand why China's slowdown is looking so ugly, you've got to look at what happened to Chinese consumers
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India:

India is the place to be amid global gloom and doom: Ajay Singh, SpiceJet
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Indian banks planning to sell bad loans as cases drag on
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Australia:

Low income, no assets, large credit-card debt: why more older Australians are declaring bankruptcy
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