Law:

Before The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Top 10 Law Schools For Landing Biglaw Jobs
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The COVID Crisis Law Firm Layoff Tracker: What’s Your Firm Doing To Survive?
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Shearman & Sterling offers lawyers huge holidays on 30% pay
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Am Law 200 Firm Laying Off Attorneys As Part Of COVID-19 Response
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After Slashing Partner Compensation, Biglaw Firm Moves To Stage 2 Of COVID-19 Austerity Measures: Attorney Layoffs (And More)
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Does the Am Law 100 Even Matter Right Now?
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Finding COVID-19 Impact 'More Prolonged' Than Expected, Husch Blackwell Adds Layoffs, Furloughs, Pay Cuts
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Adopting COVID-19 Cuts, Law Firms Balance Image and Economics
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Firms slash pay by 20% without cutting hours and targets
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McDermott Professional Staff Among Latest Hit by COVID-19 Cuts
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Thirteen Boies Schiller Partners Defect to King & Spalding • Boies Schiller law firm restructures during pandemic
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Lawyer In Trouble For Taking Off Pants In The Courthouse — I’m Sorry, I Thought This Was America
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'Handsy' partner pretends to work after being fired
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The Truth About Law School, Diversity, And Debt
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Constitution May Block Progressives on Wealth Tax
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'Constitutionalist sheriffs' won't enforce coronavirus restrictions
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Do anti-mask laws make us all criminals? Lawyer who challenged this law sees issues
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After Weeks of Court Battles, Texas Abandons Abortion Ban Litigation
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Federal Judge Tosses Jussie Smollett's Claims of Malicious Prosecution, Cites Recent Indictment
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New report reveals the 10 states with the highest — and lowest — levels of household gun ownership
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Serial Spitter? Woman Sought in Two Separate Spitting Incidents in Philadelphia, Police Say
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Man kills teen stepson during quarantine spat: cops
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Miami Has Recorded No Homicides in 6 Weeks Despite Deliberate Decline in Police Enforcement
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National Guardsman allegedly impersonating cop pulled over off-duty officer
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After Stunning Testimony, Kori Muhammad Found Guilty in Racist Shootings of White Men
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Pandemic Lawyer of the Week: Dress for viral success
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Coronavirus concerns keep man locked in prison after double-murder conviction is overturned
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Judges:

US Bankruptcy Courts Offer Extraordinary Relief Amid Covid-19
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5 Tips To Prepare For A Remote Court Hearing
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Federal judge sues Allstate, claims insurer is wrongly trying to evict him during pandemic
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Kavanaugh and Roberts Side with Liberals to Hand Environmentalists Huge Win; Alito Is Not Amused
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Justice Alito’s jurisprudence of white racial innocence
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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's view on key aspect of Clean Water Act
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Attorney Wins Bid to Reverse Sanction for Failing to Appear
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Everyone is Mad at Elena Kagan
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Wall Street:

Dow futures perk up as investors await results from Verizon and AmEx
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US stocks close mixed as virus drug report offsets oil-market surge
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SocGen Traders Lost as Much as 200 Million Euros in Virus Rout
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All That Matters to Investors Now Is How Fast Economies Reopen
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Layoffs:

Nestle Guarantees Employee Pay for 12 Weeks In Case of Stoppages
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Western US coal miners laid off amid drop in electricity use
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Healthcare:

Verity continues hospital divestiture spree with $40M deal
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Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S.
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'I am no hero. I am not ready to die': A New York nurse reveals the anguish, fear, and heartbreak of fighting the coronavirus pandemic
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Making the best of it: What a family of 6 learned when Mom got the coronavirus
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Family ravaged by coronavirus begged for tests, hospital care, but was repeatedly denied
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How your body will try to save you from Covid-19
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Doctors have found a horrible new coronavirus complication
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Nearly All Patients Hospitalized With Covid-19 Had Chronic Health Issues, Study Finds • In sickest COVID-19 patients, underlying conditions are common, large study finds
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A healthy woman suddenly died. She was the first known coronavirus fatality in the U.S.
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Hydroxychloroquine sparks renewed controversy but clinical trials are pushing ahead
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Nearly 90 Percent of COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators in New York Died
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Scientists probing whether blood-pressure drugs accelerate coronavirus
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WTO report says 80 countries limiting exports of face masks, other goods
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Photos show how shortages are forcing doctors and nurses to improvise coronavirus PPE from snorkel masks, pool noodles, and trash bags
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Coronavirus Spreads Easily in U.S. Homeless Shelters, CDC Says
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Hidden Outbreaks Spread Through U.S. Cities Far Earlier Than Americans Knew, Estimates Say
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California sees another record day of coronavirus deaths
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New York City’s most suburban area, sees second-highest rate of COVID-19—but why?
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See when the coronavirus outbreak will peak in every state, according to projections
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Doctors urge caution when using ventilators for coronavirus patients
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Mind-boggling study says smoking might prevent coronavirus infections
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Dentistry at ‘Virtual Standstill’ and 2021 Isn’t Safe Either
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'COVID toes': The latest unusual symptom in coronavirus patients
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WHO mistakenly posted study results that appeared to show that a leading potential coronavirus treatment failed to help patients
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There are already 72 drugs in human trials for coronavirus in the US. With hundreds more on the way, a top drug regulator warns we could run out of researchers to test them all.
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Trump Didn't See It Coming: Coronavirus Deaths Increased Tenfold This Month
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A coronavirus patient thought he was recovering. Then doctors found blood clots in his lungs — a new and potentially deadly complication of the virus.
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Controversial idea to speed coronavirus vaccine gains ground
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Gilead Plunges After Report That Chinese Trial Was Unsuccessful
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New Jersey on Brink of Exceeding 100,000 Coronavirus Cases
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New York Finds Virus Marker in 13.9%, Suggesting Wide Spread • A statewide antibody study estimates that 21% of New York City residents have had the coronavirus, Cuomo says
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A woman who recovered from the coronavirus tried to donate her plasma, but she barely had any antibodies. It highlights lingering questions about immunity.
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First responders say years of low pay and chronic turnover have put coronavirus patients' lives at additional risk during the pandemic: 'We're screaming for help'
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Distressed Investing:

Blackstone’s GSO Distressed-Debt Bets Post 30% Quarterly Loss
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Blackstone Joins Debt Frenzy in Seeking $7 Billion for New Fund
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Religion:

NYC to Serve 500,000 Free Halal Meals to Muslims During Ramadan
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Church donations have plunged because of the coronavirus. Some churches won't survive.
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Politics:

House Opens for Vote on Virus Bill Amid Health Precautions
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Trump Owes Tens of Millions to Bank of China
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AP-NORC poll: Few Americans trust Trump’s info on pandemic
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White House promotes new lab results suggesting heat and sunlight slow coronavirus • Trump Suggests Injecting Coronavirus Patients With Light Or Disinfectants, Contradicting Experts • Doctors are lining up to attack Trump for suggesting that injecting disinfectant might help fight the coronavirus • Disinfectant maker: Don't inject yourselves with our products
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“Really Want to Flood NY and NJ”: Internal Documents Reveal Team Trump’s Chloroquine Master Plan
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The Koch network, avatar of the tea party, rejects shutdown protests
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Fox Tries to Rein in Stars Over Protests
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Biden Has 30 Percent Advantage Over Trump Among Young Voters, Poll Shows
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Biden's strength with older voters could threaten Trump's electoral path in 2020
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Anti-lockdown protester wields vile ‘sacrifice the weak’ poster at ReOpen Tennessee rally
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Layoffs wreck the states that lifted Trump to the White House
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Hard times in America renew the call for mandatory national service
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House Republicans anger Democrats by refusing to wear protective masks
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Study: Elderly Trump voters dying of coronavirus could cost him in November
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Misunderstanding the math, Trump embraced a coronavirus death toll we’ll soon surpass
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Democrats press General Services Administration over Trump hotel payments
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How Trump backed into the coronavirus success he talks about most often
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Lawyers for ousted U.S. health official say he will file whistleblower complaint
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The Wisconsin GOP's treasurer asked people attending an anti-lockdown rally to 'please leave Confederate flags' and guns at home to 'try to control the optics'
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Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies from the novel coronavirus
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U.S. House creates panel to probe federal coronavirus response
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Partisan Rancor Has Never Been So Dangerous
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Larry Summers Advising Biden Campaign on Economic Recovery
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Family of man who criticized lockdown before getting covid-19 cancels funeral live stream amid criticism
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Marine Corps Bans Public Display of Confederate Flag
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North Dakota sets all-mail June primary due to virus fears
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GOP Hates Voting By Mail. Except For Seniors. And Rural Folks. And Military. And …
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Satellites:

SpeedCast Files Bankruptcy With Cruise and Oil Customers Reeling
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Investors face wipeout as Speedcast files for bankruptcy protection
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Australian co. brings hundreds of millions in debt to Houston bankruptcy court
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Sports:

NFL Draft Becomes Lifeline for Sports Betting and Broadcasters
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MLB Should Do Right By Its Fans And Give Refunds For Purchased Tickets
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Fox Sports asks top-paid talent to take pay cuts during pandemic
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Economy:

US weekly jobless claims hit 4.4 million, bringing the 5-week total to more than 26 million • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 4,427,000 • Here's what 5 economists are saying about unemployment after 26 million Americans filed jobless claims in just 5 weeks • U.S. unemployment waves keep hitting with millions more claims • More American Workers Have Filed for Unemployment than Live in The 10 Largest Cities in The U.S. • Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression • Almost 20% Of Americans Are Unemployed
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Flu-conomics: The next pandemic could trigger global recession
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American billionaires have gotten $280 billion richer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Fed to name participants in taxpayer-backed emergency loan programs
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Most foresee a country forever changed after coronavirus - CBS News poll
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'Ferocity not previously seen in recent history': US economic output plunged the most since 2009 in April as the coronavirus lockdown spread
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The Coronavirus Economy Will Bring Inflation
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U.S. Suffers Record Drop in Business Activity, IHS Markit Says
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This postcrash recovery isn’t at all like 2009 and 1987. Why that’s a worry for investors.
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These 14 charts from Goldman Sachs show how much damage the coronavirus has inflicted on the global economy
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'Capitalism as we know it will likely be changed forever,' says billionaire investor Leon Cooperman
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Debt, wealth destruction and lower pay will be coronavirus’ legacy
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More than 80 million Americans received stimulus checks last week. But top Democratic economists say the government should be doing even more to fight coronavirus.
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The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is bigger than any stimulus now in the works
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Credit Cards Start Offering Lower Limits Amid U.S. Outbreak
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Millions of Americans are still waiting for their first unemployment check
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Elizabeth Warren And Sherrod Brown Unveil Sweeping 6-Prong Consumer Protection Proposal
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Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid
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Congress Braced for a Bruising Fight Over Next Virus Relief Bill • House Passes $484 Billion Relief Package, But Lawmakers Are Already Arguing About What’s Next • McConnell, GOP Lawmakers, Worried About Price Tag, Pump The Brakes On A Fourth Stimulus Bill • GOP Debt Hypocrisy
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Americans’ Pessimism About Economy’s Prospects Hits 11-Year High
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A ban on mergers during the coronavirus pandemic should be added to the next relief package, says House antitrust chairman
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“I did not sign up for the military. I signed up for Walmart.”
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More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union
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DC, Maryland, Virginia Leaders Ask U.S. to Keep Workers at Home • These States Are Reopening Amid Coronavirus Pandemic • Oklahoma plans to start reopening economy on Friday, even with low testing and recent COVID-19 spike • TX to reopen businesses county by county • Governors blindside front-line staff with abrupt reopening plans • D.C. mayor forms advisory group on reopening, as cases keep climbing • Anderson Cooper stunned by Las Vegas mayor in CNN interview • The 20 most bizarre lines from Anderson Cooper's absolutely wild interview with the mayor of Las Vegas • What happens if we open too early? Let's look at 1918... • How soon can businesses reopen during pandemic? A Texas suburb takes the plunge • Photos show how Texas's stay-home orders have emptied out Austin, a city known for its eclectic music scene, nightlife, and outdoor recreation • CT could start to reopen 'sometime in June' • 'Health comes before politics': Georgia residents told us how they feel about orders to reopen the state this week • States rushing to reopen are probably making a deadly error, experts warn • A Trump economic advisor jokingly suggested putting people in 'space outfits' to reopen the economy • A staggered, 4-part plan to reopen the US could start in May. Only 20% of the workforce would be back in offices by August • Illinois governor to extend stay-at-home order • In an era of political polarization, Americans are united behind coronavirus stay-at-home orders, polling shows • Black Americans are disproportionately losing their jobs but overwhelmingly support social distancing policies, according to a new poll • Kansas governor: "Way too early to call" whether schools will be open in fall • Why Many Georgia Businesses Are Staying Closed • Trump approved of Georgia’s plan to reopen before bashing it • Georgia restaurants get the okay to reopen, but for many it's just too soon • “I’m being forced to choose between my health and my job”: Georgia’s controversial reopening plan, explained • Trump's plan to reopen national parks sparks worry about coronavirus spread • Trump sows confusion about how to reopen the country • White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country • It’s actually very reasonable for Florida to open its beaches
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How 'Broad, Ubiquitous Testing' Can Help Restart the U.S. Economy • Fauci 'Not Overly Confident' in Testing Capacity
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Trump FactCheck: “Hundreds and hundreds of labs are ready, willing, and able.”
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France bans firms registered in offshore tax havens from its government coronavirus bailout, following similar moves in Denmark and Poland
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Ray Dalio: Coronavirus Is Just The Thing Humanity Needed To Build A Bright And Exciting Future
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Yale Joins Harvard in Saying It Won’t Accept Stimulus Money • Sushi Chain Returning $6 Million Small-Business Loan to U.S. • Trendy salad chain Sweetgreen returns $10 million loan meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic • At least 32 companies with CEOs making over $1 million reportedly received small business funds • The stimulus money was supposed to help small businesses. But big banks reportedly let their wealthiest clients get money first • Gov't puts pressure on public companies to return loans • New SBA guidelines say big companies that got coronavirus loans should return the money • US Bars Larger Firms From SBA Loans After Uproar • A luxury hotel company that owns multiple Ritz-Carltons received millions in small-business aid thanks to a loophole in the coronavirus bailout program • Publicly traded companies have 2 weeks to give back loans intended for small businesses or face 'severe consequences,' Treasury Department says
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Trump Donor Hired Trump-Tied Lobbyists, Then Raked in Coronavirus Relief Cash
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How to improve the Paycheck Protection Program
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What the new stimulus money means for small business loan programs
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Small Businesses Fear Fresh Loan Funding Won’t Be Nearly Enough
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Face it, no one in Washington wants to fix the small business loan program
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U.S. Says Firms Must Assess Need Before Seeking Virus Relief
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World Bank Sees Lasting Commodities Shock From Coronavirus
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Pandemic Is Giving New Life to Some Marginal Ideas
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Job Stagnation Is Toxic, Too. Just Ask Millennials.
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The wealthiest of Silicon Valley have become super doomsday preppers by buying remote New Zealand properties, getting eye surgeries, and stockpiling ammo and food
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America's billionaires have become even richer since Donald Trump became president, and it says a lot about the country's record-high wealth gap
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Three Hours Longer, the Pandemic Workday Has Obliterated Work-Life Balance
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Hitting The Reset Button To Avoid A New Great Depression
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11 Things That May Soon Disappear Forever (The Pandemic Edition)
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Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
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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:

U.S. New-Home Sales Decline by Most Since July 2013
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CARES: Some renters eligible for eviction protections
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Larry Fink Sees More Remote Work Hampering Commercial Real Estate
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Hotel Developer Picks Up Bankrupt Chinatown Mixed-Use Building for $29M
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Mortgage rates show little change as the federal government addresses the industry's liquidity concerns
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Municipalities:

Washington governor calls Mitch McConnell's suggestion that states file for bankruptcy 'nuts' • "One of the really dumb ideas of all time": Cuomo blasts McConnell for suggesting states declare bankruptcy • New York's Cuomo to McConnell on state bankruptcy: Watch the market tank • McConnell takes flak after suggesting bankruptcy for states rather than bailouts • Hogan pans McConnell support for states to declare bankruptcy: 'I think he will regret it' • Mitch McConnell’s Crazy Idea: Let States Declare Bankruptcy • Cuomo lays into 'self-proclaimed grim reaper' McConnell over states going bankrupt • Whitmer: 'Incredibly irresponsible' for McConnell to let states declare bankruptcy • 'The Marie Antoinette of the Senate': GOP Rep. King slams McConnell for suggesting states go bankrupt • Schumer predicts McConnell will walk back 'out of mainstream' remarks on state bankruptcy • U.S. State Bankruptcy: Mitch McConnell’s Political Bond Math • States Should Not Receive Bankruptcy Protection • Nikki Haley endorses letting state governments go bankrupt — and it immediately blows up in her face • Fox's Steve Doocy suggests letting states go bankrupt to cut pensions and balance budgets • Steve Scalise on states facing bankruptcy: Let's make sure CARES Act money is 'spent properly' • Gary Cohn Challenges McConnell, Saying States Deserve Federal Aid • McConnell takes bipartisan flak after suggesting bankruptcy for states rather than bailouts • Could Sen. Mitch McConnell’s bankruptcy idea actually save Illinois and Chicago taxpayers? • McConnell suggests states declare bankruptcy during pandemic. Is that even possible?
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New Jersey decries limitations on federal aid to states as national anger over budget woes grows
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Schumer on more state aid: 'I believe we will get it'
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Kiss Your State Pension Goodbye
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The 18 US cities that could be hardest hit by the oil crash
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Murphy: Federal assurances on use of rescue funds 'apparently were empty'
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. oil futures attempt to post third straight gain but are staring down 30% weekly tumble
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The Coronavirus Oil Shock Is Just Getting Started
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Trump Developing Plans to Aid Oil Despite Democrats’ Opposition
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Oil bounces after Trump uses the 'oldest Middle East oil trick in the book' to kick-start prices
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The Oil Industry’s Glut Has a Bright Spot: Tanker Storage
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U.S. lawmakers urge Fed to keep energy industry out of lending program
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Anguish Grows in Russia Oil Industry Overwhelmed By Price Crash
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JPMorgan reveals 3 reasons the oil crash won't create systemic risk for markets
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Pemex’s Trading Arm Declares Force Majeure on U.S. Gasoline Imports
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Latin American oil-producing nations brace for record investor outflows on crude plunge
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Food/Beverage:

One Hundred USDA Meat Inspectors Have Contracted Covid-19
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Teamster Members Vote To Approve Agreements That Facilitate Purchase Of Bankrupt Dean Foods
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Tyson to shutter beef facility as workers undergo coronavirus testing
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Language barriers helped turn Smithfield Foods meat plant into COVID-19 hotspot
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Hershey's gum and mint sales have plunged 50%, because people apparently don't care if they've got bad breath when they're stuck at home
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Publix is buying milk and produce that farmers would've been forced to dump and donating it to food banks
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‘Over All a Bit of Numbness Right Now’: One Cafe’s Fight for Virus Relief
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Coronavirus in NY: Many Would Go Hungry Without These Drivers
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The Craft Distilling Industry May Be Felled by Social Distancing
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Retailing:

Gap Seeks $2 Billion From Junk Bond Sale to Shore up Liquidity • Gap Faces Dire Cash Shortage, Stops Paying Rent Amid Coronavirus • Gap Inc. Has Stopped Paying Rent And Will Likely Need To Find More Money Within The Next 12 Months To Stay Operational
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J.C. Penney seeking around $1 billion in bankruptcy funding: report • J.C. Penney Reportedly in Advanced Talks for Bankruptcy Funding • J.C. Penney Could File For Bankruptcy In Coming Weeks
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The rise and fall of Victoria's Secret, America's biggest lingerie retailer
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Sycamore seeks court’s approval to pull out of its Victoria’s Secret take over deal
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Target on pace for most growth since 2000 in online surge
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COVID-19 Accelerates Change Already Afoot In Retail
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Gambling:

TV anchors question Vegas mayor after she says casinos should reopen and 'we'll find out the facts afterward'
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Fraud:

Philly Lawyer Drops Delaware Ponzi Suit Against Ex-Best Friend
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Agribusiness:

The government's new plan: Get farmers' extra food to needy families. It's harder than it sounds.
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Movies:

L.A. Went From 1,091 Film Shoots in February to Zero in March
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Despite Georgia’s OK, Most Movie Theaters Don’t Expect To Reopen Anytime Soon
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Nursing Homes:

With More Than 10,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Nursing Homes Plead For More Testing
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The crisis inside America’s nursing homes
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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 (26 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:

More PPP funding not expected to stave off the bankruptcy wave
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15 Companies Facing Bankruptcy in the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Plan Confirmation:

Election Time: Bankruptcy Code 1111(B) in the Post-COVID World
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Credit Bidding:

Credit Bidding Part II: Important Mechanics
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Autos:

Automakers are preparing to restart production in early May
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Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
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Toyota to gradually resume North America production starting May 4
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No Government Bailout Dooms Rental-Car Bonds
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Hertz Taps Restructuring Advisers While Car Rentals Decline
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Aviation:

The CEO of Ryanair, one of the world's biggest airlines, says it won't fly if middle seats have to stay empty for 'idiotic' social-distancing rules
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Southwest CEO Urges Pay Cuts With Air Travel at ‘Virtually Zero’
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Airline passenger describes packed flight to NYC surrounded by people not wearing masks
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Lufthansa Warns of Cash Crunch With Bailout Talks Dragging On
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South African Airways Warns of Managed Job Losses or Liquidation
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Indonesia Bans Air Travel Through June 1 to Limit Virus’s Spread
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Lufthansa seeks government bailouts to stay aloft
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Failed airline Virgin Australia owes nearly $7b to thousands of creditors • Virgin Australia owes US$4.4b to creditors, to seek waiver on aircraft leases
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What Virgin Australia’s bankruptcy filing portends
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Military:

The coronavirus pandemic could leave 'a profound economic impact' on the Pentagon
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US Navy finishes testing every sailor on aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus, with over 800 testing positive
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Education:

Coronavirus sends American universities over a cliff
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Universities face looming financial crisis
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Coronavirus poses serious financial risks to US universities
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How the coronavirus pandemic will affect an entire generation of students
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Columbia, Pace Universities Sued by Students Over Virus Refunds
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Colleges Are So Desperate for Fall Enrollment, They're Offering Unprecedented Perks
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College students want answers about fall, but schools may not have them for months
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More than a million college students will be shut out of emergency grant program
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Coronavirus is changing some high school seniors’ college plans
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Sovereigns:

African Union May Ask Wealthy Nations for Commercial-Debt Relief
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$1 Trillion Debt Pardon Needed for Developing Economies, UN Says
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UK:

Britain's government will nullify commercial landlords' legal attempt to evict tenants • Retail landlords banned from aggressive rent collection
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UK to expand coronavirus testing to cover all key workers
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UK government set to avoid forcing people to wear cloth masks in public
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U.K. retail sales fall by largest percentage on record in March
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Life after Lockdown – what might this entail for UK businesses?
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Boris Johnson Faces Pressure to Set Out Path to Lifting Virus Lockdown
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U.K. Daily Coronavirus Deaths Drop to 616, Lower for Second Day
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Sturgeon Warns Scots May Face Virus Restrictions Into Next Year
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U.K. Coronavirus Prisoner Release Plan Stalls Amid Red Tape, Blunders
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UK business lobby wants easier terms for government-backed loans
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EU:

Merkel Said to Tell EU Leaders Virus Response Must Be Huge • Merkel backs huge stimulus plan after Lagarde warns of 15% slump
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A set of closely watched business surveys gave a terrifying glimpse into the scale of Europe's looming coronavirus recession
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Nursing homes linked to up to half of coronavirus deaths in Europe, WHO says
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Coronavirus ‘passed its peak’ in 20 countries, says EU health agency
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EU Hit Hard Too, but Jobs Didn't Disappear
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PIIGS:

Italy’s Daily Virus Recoveries Surpass New Cases for First Time
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Portugal shares a border with Spain but its death toll is 30 times lower. Here's how the country curbed the spread of the coronavirus.
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Italy and France See Slower Virus Spread With Reopening in View
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Italian Banks Really May Be Essentially Immune To COVID-19
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ie: Call for 'virtual' creditor meetings amid Covid-19
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Canada:

The landlord, the trustee in bankruptcy and the deposit: Who is entitled to the deposit when a tenant files for bankruptcy?
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Canada’s AAA on the Line as Oil Crash Hits Debt-Loaded Provinces
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Canada Boosts Coronavirus Vaccine Research, Saskatchewan Plans Gradual Reopening
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'We Are Failing Our Grandparents' Canada's Trudeau Says as COVID-19 Hammers Nursing Homes
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Creditor protection buys Dominion Diamond time, but an uncertain future lies ahead
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Germany:

Merkel warns Germany is on the 'thinnest ice' as Europe realizes social distancing is here to stay
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Germany's taxi drivers face 'catastrophic' situation
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Germany is leaving lockdown too soon, Merkel warns before EU coronavirus summit
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Turkey:

Turkey’s Total Coronavirus Cases Top 100,000; Death Toll 2,491
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Mexico:

Mexican Firms Defying Lockdown to Be Treated With Kid Gloves
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Pandemic hits Mexico's economy in its weakest spots
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Czech Republic:

Czech government lifts ban on travel abroad, health minister says
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Brazil:

Malls Reopen as Quarantine Rules Ease in Some Brazil States
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Brazilian city of Manaus fighting 'horror movie' pandemic conditions
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France:

France Plans to Lift Lockdown on Case-by-Case Basis, Elysee Says
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France Reports 516 Coronavirus Deaths, Lowest Toll in Four Days
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French Central Banker Says Lockdown May Threaten Corporate Solvency
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On the margins of Paris, the food bank queues grow longer
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Switzerland:

Swiss Economy Is on Course for Biggest Contraction in Decades
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Switzerland’s central bank suffers record loss in market rout
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India:

Govt to suspend insolvency provisions from IBC for up to 1 year: Report
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China:

Bill Gates says that half of Microsoft's employees in China have returned to work. Here's how it could be a model for reopening the rest of the world.
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Why these scientists still doubt the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab
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Countries criticize China for sending – and resending – faulty COVID-19 test kits, supplies
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Leading Republicans want to send China the bill for coronavirus pandemic's costs
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U.S., Australia call for global investigation of response
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Ecuador:

Ecuador’s Death Toll During Outbreak Is Among the Worst in the World
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MENA:

Dubai opens restaurants and cafes, resumes public transportation
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Sculptor, Farallon Among Hedge Funds Readying for NMC Debt Talks
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South Africa:

South Africa to Ease Virus Lockdown in Bid to Revive Economy
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Africa:

Warnings of worsening hunger, malaria emerge as coronavirus cases spike 40% in Africa
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Argentina:

IMF holding productive talks with Argentina; expects an accord with private creditors can be reached • Argentina wrestles with creditors over repayments as default looms
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Sweden:

Architect of Sweden's controversially lax coronavirus response says he thinks it's working
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Australia:

Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way
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