July 13, 2020

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Law:

Am Law 200 Firm Lays Off Attorneys Due To COVID-19
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Shrinking Biglaw Firms Still Need To Get Smaller
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Growing Biglaw Firms Have To Reverse Course During The Pandemic
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Biglaw Firms That Used PPP Loans Were Trying Some Pandemic ‘Innovation’
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Dorsey & Whitney Cleared of Defaming Class Action Lawyer in Blog
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Bryan Cave’s Wesley O. Fields Works It Out
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Occupancy Limit? NO PROBLEM! Bar Exam Just Gets A Waiver For July Test Amid Infection Spike, State Supreme Court Doubles Down On July In-Person Exam
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NYU Law School Students On Strike After Botched Write-On Competition Process
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Fake Emergencies Are A Real Problem
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The Dormroom Hacker Who Dropped A Bomb On The Legal Industry
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Police raid house of gun-toting St. Louis lawyer couple and confiscate the AR-15 brandished during confrontation with Black Lives Matter protesters 'They Took My AR': St. Louis Lawyer 'Surprised' After Authorities Seized Rifle He Pointed at Protesters St. Louis Couple's History of Suing Neighbors
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President Donald Trump commutes ally Roger Stone’s prison sentence Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon Robert Mueller Responds to Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone Sentence: Stone Was No Victim Attorney General Barr told Trump he shouldn’t grant Roger Stone clemency Trump Commutes Sentence of Convicted Felon Who 'Lied' Because the 'Truth Looked Bad' for the President What Could Be More Impeachable Than Clemency for Roger Stone? Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington Trump’s Clemency Came After Displays of Loyalty by Stone In commuting Roger Stone's sentence, Trump goes where Nixon wouldn't Romney, Toomey Rare GOP Critics of Trump’s Move on Stone Romney calls Stone commutation "historic corruption" Mitt Romney Slammed and Corrected After Falsely Claiming Roger Stone Commutation Was 'Unprecedented' Pelosi plans bill to limit pardons in wake of Stone commutation Stone Walks Free in One of the Greatest Scandals in American History Debunking 12 lies and falsehoods from the White House statement on Roger Stone's commutation Trump Adds Roger Stone to His List of Pardons and Commutations
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Trump Uses Pardon Powers Differently
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Michael Cohen rushed back to upstate New York prison after refusing to sign Trump book gag order Ex-Trump lawyer behind bars again after dispute over gag order Michael Cohen Is Back In The Pokey
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D.C. Circuit Slams the Brakes on Order That Directed Michael Flynn Judge to Dismiss the Case Flynn Says New FBI Notes Show Misconduct Led to Criminal Charge
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‘Wasting No Time,' Judge in Trump Tax Return Case Orders Parties to Submit Argument Summaries Next Week
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E. Jean Carroll's Lawyer Is Already Using Supreme Court's Trump v. Vance Decision Against Trump's 'Immunity' Arguments
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While Everyone Was Watching SCOTUS, Trump Got a Win on the Emoluments Front
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2 Texas police officers killed in ambush attack; suspect dead, authorities say
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NYPD cop placed in headlock while trying to break up Bronx crowd, video shows
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More than 200 march in support of police
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Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows
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Woman calls police on black couple building patio at their own home
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BigLaw firms and legal clinics join ACLU in initiative to stop racism in policing
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Police Wrestle With Surge in Crime in U.S. Cities Amid Defunding Efforts
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Seattle Police Department Says They'll Fire Most of Their Non-White Officers If the City Cuts Police Budget
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Utah governor declares state of emergency due to 'civil unrest'
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The growing fight over police use of facial recognition
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Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell ‘filmed powerful people having sex with underage girls’ Ghislaine Maxwell moved house 36 times in a year before FBI arrested her – and Covid face mask helped her stay hidden Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's Alleged Accomplice, Came Up with 8 Reasons She Should Get Bail Maxwell Seeks Jail Release and Proposes $5 Million Bail
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Harvey Weinstein's Ex-Wives Froze Almost $6 Million of His Assets, Complicating His Defense: Report
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Caught On Camera: Passenger Punches, Spits At Lyft Driver After Being Asked To Wear Face Covering
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States Starting to Crack Down on Coronavirus Rule Breakers
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Louisiana governor issues face mask mandate
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Trust Us, States Really Can Make You Wear Masks
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California Will Release Up To 8,000 Prisoners Due To Coronavirus
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Top Florida court suspends lawyer over communication with condo association treasurer
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Disabled Players Sue NFL Blaming ‘Switcheroo’ for Benefits Cut
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The federal government is due to execute its first inmate in 17 years after a court said it didn't need to pause due to COVID-19
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Police Sergeant Allegedly Kidnapped Patio Contractor in Order to Extort a Refund
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Judges:

Courthouses in this state grapple with rise in judges and staff testing positive for COVID-19
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Chief Justice Roberts, in full control, steers the Supreme Court to a surprising term
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With wave of major rulings, Roberts and Supreme Court emerge as powerful counterweight to Trump, Congress
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Trump’s Justices Give Him a Boost But High Court’s Balance Holds
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A Powerful Chief And Unexpected Splits: 6 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Term
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Prosecutorial immunity protects 3 defendants in former judge’s retaliation lawsuit, 5th Circuit says
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Justice Clarence Thomas's Wife Slams Black Lives Matter Banner
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Wall Street:

Dow futures rise more than 100 points as investors shake off a continued spike in coronavirus cases
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Global stocks surge as investors ignore record new COVID-19 infections, and pin their hopes on the start of earnings season
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Dow climbs 250 points on gains for Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase stocks
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Behind the Relentless Stock Rally, Waves of Anxiety Are Building
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Layoffs:

Credit Suisse May Cut ‘Hundreds’ of Jobs: Report
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Mercedes Maker May Need to Cut More Jobs Than Announced
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One in Five U.S. Small Firms Plan Layoffs After Using PPP Loan
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Pols call on Brooks Brothers to give workers severance in wake of its bankruptcy
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Tax:

IRS Budget Boost Would More Than Pay for Itself, CBO Says
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Theme Parks:

‘We’ve got a responsibility’ — Disney parks chief discusses reopening Disney World during pandemic Disney World reopens Saturday–what that will look like and what the experts say Walt Disney World, Prize Asset, Juggles Highly Anticipated Opening With Capacity Constraints, Caution Masks And Mouse Ears: Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Climb In Florida Disney Parks Boss ‘Pretty Pleased’ With Demand on Reopening Day Disney’s parks diverge with Florida going easier than California
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Climate:

Record heat possible from California to Florida on Sunday
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Heat wave drives people inside in COVID’s hottest hot spots
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Watching for La Niña
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Sports:

How much money NBA players will lose if they don’t play in Disney World
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Buccaneers' Donovan Smith raises concerns about playing 2020 season: 'I’m not a lab rat or a guinea pig to test theories on'
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Buster Posey Becomes Latest Baseball Star to Sit Out Season
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Add JR Smith, Joel Embiid to the NBA players complaining about quarantine food
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Lakers’ Rajon Rondo rips adequate NBA bubble hotel room: ‘Motel 6’
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Major League Soccer to join other leagues in allowing private equity financing
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Charge of "money grab" by college football
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The Racial Justice Reckoning Over Sports Team Names Is Spreading
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Masked Fans Return to Stadiums as Baseball Inches Back in Japan
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Russia Sets First Formula One Race With Spectators for September
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The Washington Redskins are No More
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Education:

At fraternities, an alarming spike in cases UC Berkeley COVID-19 Cases Jump; Series Of Fraternity, Sorority Parties Blamed
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Bringing Students Back to College Poses Ultimate Test for Many
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The Debate Over Reopening Schools
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10 Million Kids May Never Return to School
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‘I would be forfeiting my education’: International students share how new ICE rules impact them
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Harvard Hearing on Fight Over Student Visas Is Set for July 14
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She just started her doctorate in physics. Now she’s worried she could be deported
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Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
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Trump undercuts health experts — again — in schools debate
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U.S. Education Chief DeVos Downplays Risk of Opening Schools
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The Greatest Teaching Techniques Don't Compute Over Zoom
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Trump Threatens Radical Left Universities
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Transit:

New York City’s Transit System Faces Unprecedented Financial Reckoning
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Personal Finance:

Negotiating Tuition, Cars and Real Estate in a Pandemic
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Remind yourself of ‘what makes you happy’: Blogger shares her advice about battling debt and depression
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The value of my US$150,000 MBA is now in question
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 30.2% Year-over-year
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Gambling:

Penn National Gaming has reopened 90% of its casino, racing properties after 2 more reopened this week
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Religion:

School sale gives glimpse into value, breadth of Buffalo Diocese property
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'The whole truth': Bankruptcy judge urged to unseal records of alleged abusive New Orleans priest
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Maritime:

Shipbuilding in dire straits: global ordering hit hard in H1 of 2020
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Satellites:

US court approves UK/Bharti purchase of OneWeb
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Britain Gambles on a Bankrupt Satellite Operator, OneWeb
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Insurance:

Insurers “Are Already Preparing to Pay Some Fraction” of Pandemic-Related Claims, Lawyers Say
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Economy:

America, we have a problem
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U.S. Producer Prices Unexpectedly Declined in June on Food Costs
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 36% Annual Rate Decline
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We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
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Creative Destruction: A High-Risk Idea That Nobody Wants to Test
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Global companies will take on as much as $1 trillion of new debt due to COVID-19, according to report
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Fed nibbles at corporate bonds with no takers for direct loans
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Deficit Soared to $863 Billion in June, Nearly Matching 2019 Total: CBO
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Middle class jobs for non-college grads have disappeared from big U.S. cities
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Soaring demand for federal jobless benefits points to fresh fissures in the U.S. economy
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Five Real-Time Charts Show Signs U.S. Economic Recovery Is Faltering
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Fed watchers rein in estimates of how big balance sheet will get
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The Federal Reserve's biggest success during the coronavirus crisis: keeping itself out of politics
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The next stimulus bill should focus on dealing with Covid-19
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3 reasons why the $600 weekly boost in unemployment benefits hasn't hurt the job market as Republicans claim
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US warned coronavirus will last 2 more years and force 'American way of life to change' U.S. coronavirus cases continue record surge as some states consider rolling back re-opening plans Doc warns US will suffer ‘tremendous deaths if lockdowns aren’t put back on’ as county sees another record spike Gov. Greg Abbott warns if spread of COVID-19 doesn’t slow, “the next step would have to be a lockdown” With record 10,000 in hospital, Abbott warns: ‘Things will get worse’ Dr. Anthony Fauci: Florida reopened too fast, jumping ‘over a couple of checkpoints' Las Vegas: Sisolak says restrictions on some bars will return Friday Coronavirus spike in the dog days of summer saps economy of momentum
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Houston leaders call for lockdown as county reports more than 27,600 active coronavirus cases
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Americans’ Aversion to Mask-Wearing Is Holding Back the Economy
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Fed’s Kaplan says mask use would spur growth, curb joblessness
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This city is giving residents $500 per month. Some hope it can become a national plan
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Texas Man Pockets More Than $1.5 Million From Payroll Protection Program Loan And Buys Himself A Brand New Tesla
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5G accelerating factory automation that could add trillions to global economy
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He lived in his car after delayed unemployment aid. Then came a cancer diagnosis
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Biden and Trump point fingers over "buy American" proposals
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Coalition of businesses urges Trump to keep DACA in place following SCOTUS ruling
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Trump sees no possibility of second trade deal with China
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No Big Gains from Phase One China Trade Deal
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‘We’re going to war:’ Doug Ford comes out swinging at Donald Trump over tariffs
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There Is Little Dignity in Trump’s Trade Policy
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U.S. Targets French Luxury, Beauty Giants in Tariff Retaliation
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DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 26% year-over-year in May
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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:

Post-Bankruptcy Issues for Commercial Landlords – The Automatic Stay in Chapter 11 Cases
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Fall by 435K
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Home buying and selling went virtual during the pandemic. Can it stay that way?
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Looming evictions may soon make 28 million homeless in U.S., expert says
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Is the office era over? 30 of the City's biggest firms are only planning to bring back up to 40% of staff despite PM's pleas but are warned keeping workers at home 'risks bankruptcies'
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Trump Wants to Stop Desegregation of Suburbs
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Municipalities:

Major Tax Increases Are About To Slam America As Cities & States Want You To Pay For COVID Fallout
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N.J. Lawmakers, Murphy Agree to Borrow up to $9.9 Billion
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Fed Should Act Like HEROES With Municipal Bonds
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States That Are Falling Apart
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Oil/Gas:

This Is What It Looks Like When a Texas Oil Boom Busts
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North American E&P Bankruptcies Rising as Second Wave of Covid-19 Threatens ‘Very Painful’ Rest of 2020
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Frac Sand Supplier Hi-Crush Files In BK SD TX - First Day Dec
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Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears
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Oil drops 3% as rising Covid-19 cases spur demand fears IEA slightly improves oil demand forecast for 2020, but says much hinges on Covid-19
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Biden features energy R&D in economic push
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Scrapped Pipeline Imperils Comeback for Biggest U.S. Gas Patch
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Politics:

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic Miami-Dade mayor demands masks in public. But not for Trump
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‘You get made fun of’: Trump campaign office shuns masks, social distancing
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Judge denies Texas Republican Party's request to force Houston to host party's in-person convention
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Broad disapproval for Trump's handling of coronavirus, race relations: Poll
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Trump retweet post says CDC lying about COVID-19 to influence election
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Trump falsely claims he golfs less than Obama as president
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Trump Says He ‘Aced’ Cognitive Test, but White House Won’t Release Details
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Adam Schiff: "Republicans won't stand up for the rule of law"
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Sessions hits back at Trump days ahead of Alabama Senate runoff
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The once-mocked 'Never Trump' movement becomes a sudden campaign force
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Election officials fear changes in voting will lead to confusion in November
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Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum ‘Horrendous’: Fox News Condemns Racist, Sexist Comments Made By Tucker Carlson’s Top Writer in Internal Memo
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What’s Trump endorsement worth? Texas House and Alabama Senate runoffs will tell
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Trump calls mail-in ballots 'dishonest' but says absentee ballots are 'fine.' They're the same thing.
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‘Not a Welcoming Name’: Calls to Drop ‘Plantation’ Gain Steam Nationwide
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Time to Take Mount Rushmore Down
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USC to remove John Wayne exhibit after student protests over racist comments the actor made decades ago
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Confederate Memorials Falling Faster Than Ever on U.S. Campuses
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Homeland Security Turns to Defending Statues Amid Questions Over Priorities
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Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump
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Fact checking the Republican claim that Biden plans to defund the police, and Biden’s claim that Trump put brake on coronavirus tests
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Nikki Haley positions herself to lead the post-Trump Republican party
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FactCheck: Trump Said He Disagreed with Privately Funded Border Wall
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Poll Shows Biden Winning in Texas
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Food/Beverage:

New York diners are being attacked by rats while eating on the sidewalk
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Danny Meyer Is Turning His Restaurants Into Commissary Kitchens
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PepsiCo revenue falls 3% as pandemic hits beverage sales
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Fraud:

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli Sell Bel-Air Mansion amid College Admissions Scandal: Source
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Couple Will Admit They Paid $250,000 to Get Daughter Into USC
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival says Italian cruises could be next in return to sailing
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Autos:

Automakers Approaching a Supply Crisis
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Elon Musk about to get another $1.8 billion payday from Tesla
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Alleged Schwyhart Bankruptcy Fraud Draws Scrutiny
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Reagor Dykes liquidation plan approved, bankruptcy case is (kind of) over
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GM CEO Declines White House Dinner
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Retailing:

Pandemic deals mightier blow to retail than Great Recession: First-quarter operating income down 58%
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Bankruptcies loom over the retail sector in the second half
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Brooks Brothers gets bankruptcy loan with zero interest rate Authentic, Simon Win Contest to Lend Money to Brooks Brothers
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Brooks Brothers Is the Latest Apparel Company to File for Bankruptcy -- Is Macy's Next?
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The Sad End of Brooks Brothers
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Things were difficult at Sur La Table before Covid: Why the Seattle kitchen retailer filed for bankruptcy
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Muji stores at risk as it files for bankruptcy protection
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The Outsized Role Simon Property Group May Play in the ‘Retail Reset’
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Authentic Brands Group is considering buying Brooks Brothers. Here are the other dead brands the company has bought up this year.
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Compensation:

Banker Pay Theory Upended by Harvard Expert Who Studied Sweden
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Movie Theaters:

AMC amends debt deal in move to buy more time and raise cash AMC Entertainment Bondholder Deal Will Keep Chain Going Into Spring, Even In Worst-Case Scenario
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Circuses:

Cirque du Soleil lenders plan formal bid to displace TPG offer
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Cirque du Soleil and secured creditors near rival bid for troupe
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Austin: Local bankruptcies up 65% in 2020
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Small Business:

Burger Chain Turns Pioneer for New Small-Business Bankruptcy Law
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SMBs Use New Bankruptcy Law To Save Businesses
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Miscellaneous:

Arnold & Porter Discusses Covid-19 and Antitrust, Bankruptcy, and Distressed Sales
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Aviation:

Airlines say air quality, cleanliness lower coronavirus risk
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American Airlines tells Boeing: No financing, no 737 Max deliveries
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Kenya Airways Ordered to Temporarily Halt Plan to Cut Jobs
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British Airways Faces Battle Over Landing Slots, Mail Reports
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Virgin Atlantic nears deal for US$500 rescue
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Business rescue process ‘only realistic pathway’ for SAA, says Gordhan
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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 and Aircraft Finance – Part 1
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Healthcare:

Tri-State Pain Institute settles MRSA lawsuits for $4.5 million
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Why Hospitals Keep Their Prices Secret
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U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000 Virus's daily death toll is on the rise again Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse Health expert Zeke Emanuel says 250,000 Americans could die of COVID by end of year Global case tally hits 12.5 million with U.S. accounting for a quarter as death toll starts to rise again
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Leaked White House task force data shows US virus cases spiking
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The White House stepped up its campaign against Dr. Fauci, circulating a list of 'mistakes' on COVID-19 in an attempt to discredit him
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If everyone wears a mask, 58% of Covid-19 deaths could be prevented by fall, study says
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Surgeon General Jerome Adams: US can turn around coronavirus in weeks
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America Is Being Way Too Calm About Covid-19
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July 11 COVID-19 Test Results; Highest Percent Positive Since Early May
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'All the hospitals are full': In Houston, overwhelmed ICUs leave COVID-19 patients waiting in ER
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Patients Swamp Sun Belt Hospitals With Covid-19 on a Rampage
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Phoenix Mayor: Maricopa County Medical Examiner at 96% capacity, adding refrigerated trucks
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Public health experts weigh in on herd immunity in Alabama; they are not optimistic.
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Miami is a new coronavirus hot spot, internal CDC document says Florida reports more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases, shattering record
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Texas Governor Indicates State May Reenter Lockdown, Says He's Disappointed Local Areas Refuse to Enforce Mask Order
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Why Isn't California Criticized Like Florida on Covid-19?
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How the Feds Failed Texas on Virus
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Georgia to reactivate makeshift hospital at Atlanta convention center
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Hot-Spot States’ Test Plans Highlight Continued Supply Problems
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More young people are getting — and spreading — the coronavirus
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WHO still skeptical SARS-CoV-2 lingers in air—despite what the NYT says
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Fauci is sidelined by the White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic Trump and Fauci not speaking as coronavirus pandemic worsens Fauci says he hasn't briefed Trump on COVID-19 in 2 months
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'I thought this was a hoax': Patient in 30s dies after attending 'COVID party' Pandemic parties rage on across South Florida despite growing coronavirus crisis
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Ohio man, 37, dies from coronavirus after claiming the pandemic which has killed more than 135,000 people was just 'hype'
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Here's what we'll lose if the U.S. cuts ties with the WHO
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A plasma shot could prevent coronavirus. But feds and makers won't act, scientists say
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Promising Covid Immunity Shot Stalled,  LA Times Reports
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Bill Gates warns against coronavirus vaccine going to highest bidder — ‘We’ll have a deadlier pandemic’
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Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage
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An ICU boss in the hardest-hit part of Italy says many patients who recover from COVID-19 still have 'chronic damage'
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As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More
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Dozens of US Marines in Japan’s Okinawa get coronavirus U.S. bases in Japan on lockdown amid new COVID-19 outbreak
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Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Mississippi Legislature
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'Everyone wants to get outside': boom in camping as Americans escape after months at home
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More viruses will jump from animals to people, San Diego Zoo says. Can we catch them?
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Elephant Die-Off May be Due to ‘Novel Disease,’ Botswana Says
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Mysterious pneumonia ‘more deadly’ than coronavirus sweeps across Asia
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Newspapers:

Hedge Funds Square Off for Swath of Ailing American Newspapers
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Chatham hedge fund plans to buy McClatchy newspaper chain Chatham wins auction to buy McClatchy, will seek final approval from bankruptcy court
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The Horrifying Decline of Our Local News
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Tech:

Silicon Valley is getting tougher on Trump and his supporters over hate speech and disinformation
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Facebook considering banning election ads
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Sovereigns:

Covid-19 is no excuse for sovereign creditors to move the goalposts on debt
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‘Extend & expand debt freeze for poorer countries’
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UK:

Face Masks Are ‘Good Manners’ for U.K. Shoppers, Gove Says U.K. Government Set to Tighten Rules on Wearing Facemasks Johnson Tells Britons to Wear Face Coverings and Go Back to Work
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U.K. to Spend $890 Million on Post-Brexit Border Preparations
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Ghost town Britain: We're on the brink of bankruptcy - and only a return to work can save us
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The UK's $39 billion tax gap has left a 'financial black hole' for its already-battered economy
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U.K. Says ‘Significant Differences’ Remain in Post-Brexit Talks
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Travelodge Hotels May Be Under Threat From Rival
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U.K. House Prices Drop Most Since Financial Crisis in Lockdown
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U.K. Job Vacancies Decline Even Amid Economy’s Reopening
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13 UK universities at risk of bankruptcy amid coronavirus pandemic, report reveals
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EU:

EU Expects GDP to Fall 8.7%
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PIIGS:

Greece: Bankruptcy bill to allow 240 tranches
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Canada:

Here's what it looks like when Canadian retailers seek creditor protection
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Canada Adds 953,000 Jobs, Blowing Past Monthly Estimates
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Germany:

Merkel faces a historic test of leadership that will shape Europe’s future after coronavirus
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Workers demand Germany's brothels reopen
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Wirecard May Have Laundered Money In Addition To Making It Up
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Sweden:

Swedish Covid Strategy Has Nordic Neighbors Worried About Travel
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China:

China’s stock market just jumped 6%. This is a good thing and Westerners should be glad. No, really.
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China’s Rebound Fuels Emerging Market Optimism
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Wuhan shows world how economies may recover after the virus
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China’s Banking Watchdog Warns of Sharp Rebound in Bad Loans
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Brazil:

Pill-Popping Bolsonaro Sows Covid Chaos at Brazil’s Hospitals
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Serbia:

Serbia police detain 71 after 4th night of virus protests
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India:

India Central Bank Chief Foresees More Pain for Embattled Banks
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Panama:

Panama Hospitals On Verge Of Collapse As Virus Cases Surge
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Reports 38 New Virus Cases as Local Spread Continues
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How China's law is already changing the face of Hong Kong
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Australia:

How does Australia’s corporate regulator combat illegal phoenix activity?
(DBN)

Financial Relief during COVID-19: Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Early Release Super
(DBN)

Masks Key to Reopening Australia’s Victoria State, Officials Say
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan Needs to be on High Alert as Virus Cases Rise: Minister
(DBN)

Japan Urges Urbanites to Tour Country, Sparks Virus Funnel Fear
(DBN)

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