June 1, 2020

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Law:

Sidley Austin Beats Hiring Challenge in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
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David Zylberberg Joins Simpson Thacher
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Another Biglaw Firm To Implement Salary Cuts Due To COVID-19
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Welcome This Law Firm To The Big Time
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Another T14 Law School Will Accept The GRE For Admissions (Probably)
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Bar Exam Applicants Forced To Sign COVID Waiver In Case In-Person Exam Ends Up Killing Them
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Searching For Silver Linings During COVID-19
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Newly released transcripts show Michael Flynn asking the Russian ambassador not to 'box us in' before Trump's inauguration • ‘This is Exactly What Collusion Looks Like’: Attorneys Say Declassified Flynn-Kislyak Docs Confirm Flynn’s Guilt • Ken Starr and Trey Gowdy Lead Coalition of Former Judges and Prosecutors Siding with DOJ in Michael Flynn Case
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FBI's top lawyer, Dana Boente, ousted amid Fox News criticism for role in Flynn investigation
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Pryor Cashman Associate Charged With Helping Molotov Cocktail Attack During Brooklyn Protests
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Protests rage across America for the 5th night • Police make nearly 1,400 arrests nationwide amid George Floyd protests • Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night • Protests Continue Coast to Coast as Cities Seek to Impose Order • Police turn more aggressive against protesters and bystanders • A Reporter’s Cry on Live TV: ‘I’m Getting Shot! I’m Getting Shot!’ • Protesters clashed with Secret Service outside the White House • Hundreds of Protesters Converge on White House for Second Straight Day • Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control • Security Officers Gunned Down At Oakland Federal Building; DHS Official Calls Gunman ‘An Assassin’ • Curfews ignored as US race protests rage • 5 thoughts on the tragedy of Minneapolis • US cities assess protest damage, await another day of unrest • Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities • Minnesota governor and mayors blame out-of-state agitators for violence and destruction • What we know about the nationwide protests • Police Crack Down on Minneapolis Unrest After Mayor Blames Cartels, White Supremacists • Jail Records Show Minneapolis Arrests Are Mostly In-State Residents, Despite Bipartisan Official Claims • As Minneapolis burns, mayor takes heat for the response • 19 powerful photos show the fury of US protests • What we’re missing when we condemn “violence” at protests • George Floyd's brother had a phone call with President Trump but said he 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' • Images of police using violence against peaceful protesters are going viral • “Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets • NYPD officer violently shoves woman during George Floyd protest, prompting city councilman to call for assault charge • Videos show NYPD cruisers ramming into protesters behind a barricade and sending bodies flying • Cuomo asks New York attorney general to review police conduct during protests • NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Blames Protesters After Police Vans Plow Through Crowd • Chevy Was 'Intentionally Driven' into Group of Police, Cops Say • I Don’t Blame Police for Driving Into Protesters • NYPD Cop Curses, Slams Woman to the Ground During George Floyd Protest • Video Shows Officer Kicking Woman Who Was Sitting on Ground and Covering Her Face • NYPD Officer Pepper Sprayed Black Protester Who Had His Hands Up • NYPD commissioner: "I'm extremely proud" of officers' response to protests • NYC: Hundreds Arrested After Peaceful George Floyd Protests Spiral Into Chaos • Rage and Reaction on the Streets of New York • FL: Man Charged with Driving Into Protesters • A Minneapolis Target store was destroyed by looting. Photos show the flooded remains • The owner of a Minneapolis restaurant damaged by fire during George Floyd protests said: 'Let my building burn, justice needs to be served' • Dallas rioters hurl rocks at 'business owner who tried to defend his store with a sword' • Protesters Clash with Dallas Police • Ferguson Police Take A Knee In Honor Of George Floyd • Some officers march and kneel with protesters, creating dissonant images on fraught weekend of uprisings • Santa Cruz police chief kneels with peaceful protesters • Police chiefs in Dallas and Atlanta walked their cities' streets and talked directly with demonstrators protesting against the killing of George Floyd • St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Says Police Violence That Led to George Floyd's Death Cannot Be 'Part of Our Culture Moving Forward' • 'Momma, I’m Through': Protests, Unrest Rage After George Floyd’s Killing at Hands of Police • Kansas City Police: At least 50 arrested as Plaza protests turn violent, destructive • Indianapolis riots leave 2 dead after 'multiple shootings' reported downtown, buildings damaged • John Cusack Says Police Came at Him With Batons During Chicago Protests • US Protests, Clashes with Police, Erupt in Dozens of Cities • Seattle under mandatory curfew after violent protests after George Floyd rally • George Floyd’s killing sparks Alabama protests: 20 arrested in Hoover; 2 buildings damaged • George Floyd killing: Curfews ignored as US race protests rage • ‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US • Minnesota AG: Don’t ‘rush’ investigation into George Floyd case • Minnesota AG Ellison says he has evidence of outsiders contributing to riots while calling out ‘endemic problem’ with Minneapolis police • George Floyd Protesters in Multiple Cities Target Confederate Monuments • George Floyd’s killing has opened the wounds of centuries of American racism • Photos: Uprisings across America • National Guard Deployed To L.A. Amid Protests, Looting; Governor Declares State Of Emergency In City & County • L.A. reels from looting and arrests not seen in decades • Two of L.A.’s hippest shopping streets — Melrose and Fairfax — become targets for looters • Here’s what the National Guard can and can’t do • 'Ignore the president's unlawful order': Democrats and military veterans are up in arms after Trump suggests National Guard troops may shoot looters • Pentagon orders US Army to prepare its military police for Minneapolis protest duty, according to report • Members of 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina on standby to deploy to Minnesota • Amnesty International: Quit Militarizing Response to Protesters • Trump Wants The Military Ready to Deploy to Minneapolis. Here's What The Law Says About Posse Comitatus. • The National Guard says 5,000 troops have been activated to respond to unrest in 15 states and DC with thousands more ready to go • Officer Suffers Broken Arm After Being Run Over While Trying To Stop Looters In Old City, Philadelphia Police Say • Massive Looting In Center City Drowning Out Message From Peaceful George Floyd Protesters • Philadelphia police say George Floyd unrest leaves more than a dozen officers injured • Tensions escalate but remain nonviolent after peaceful day of protests in Houston • Hundreds protest peacefully for hours in Baltimore as tensions grow after dark over the death of George Floyd • Heavy police presence Sunday night after violence and looting at San Antonio George Floyd protest • Man dragged by FedEx truck dies during night of George Floyd protests in St. Louis • Scenes from Saturday night’s protests across the country • Colin Kaepernick spoke out about protests over George Floyd's death: 'civility leads to death, revolting is the only logical reaction' • US cities fear protests could fuel a new wave of coronavirus outbreaks • San Francisco orders curfews, wants National Guard on standby after looting • Are They Police Departments or Armies? • YouTuber Jake Paul Criticized for Documenting Looting at an Arizona Mall • Scenes of ‘Urban Warfare’ Erupt from Miami to Seattle • Terrifying moment Utah man aims a hunting BOW at George Floyd protesters in Salt Lake City and yells 'All lives matter!' • Rioter: ‘We’re Gonna Start Coming to the Suburbs’
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Kneeling on Someone’s Neck for Nearly Nine Minutes Is an Act of Deep Inhumanity
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Derek Chauvin is on 'suicide watch' and being checked every 15 minutes in jail • 4 Main Takeaways from Criminal Complaint Against Cop Accused of Murdering George Floyd
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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin Were Once Co-Workers, Ex-Club Owner Tells TV Station
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Even Police Unions Trash the Actions of the Cop Who Killed George Floyd
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National security adviser: 'I don't think there's systemic racism' in US police forces
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Police Brutality in America: A Long History
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Floyd's death shows how police officers accused of serious misconduct often already have complaints on their records
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Trump says he is designating Antifa as a domestic terror organization following widespread protests. There are no legal consequences to that designation • Inside Trump's antifa tweet
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Atlanta Cop Shoves Black Woman With His Bicycle; White Woman Shoves Cop Onto the Ground
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George Floyd Attorney Calls for First-Degree Murder Charge Against Fired Officer
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The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the killing of George Floyd
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DOJ to treat antifa involvement in protests as domestic terrorism
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Seven shot at Louisville protest over fatal police shooting in March
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A 2007 lawsuit said the president of the Minneapolis police union wore a 'white power' patch on his motorcycle jacket and discriminated against officers of color
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Customs and Border Protection flew a Predator B drone over Minneapolis as protests rocked the city
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ICE keeps transferring detainees around the country, leading to COVID-19 outbreaks
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Average Workers Can’t Bear Any More Risk
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Jarring Video Shows Grandmother Intervening After Texas Cops Pulled Guns on Man Who Allegedly Ran Stop Sign
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Man Seeks Restitution For Daughter’s Loss Of Virginity… With Footnotes!
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Cliven Bundy Armed Standoff Case Going Back To Court Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
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Demand Letters Can’t Threaten Charges, Illinois Bar Says
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Judges:

BK NV: Bankruptcy Bugle Newsletter
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Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic • Roberts joins court's liberals to deny California church's lockdown challenge • Chief Justice Roberts Sides With Liberals and Mocks Conservatives in Ruling Against Evangelical Church
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How the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholds
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The New Normal: Face To Face With The Virtual Court Model
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Dems And GOP Postpone Regularly Scheduled Knife Fight To Demand SCOTUS Join The 21st Century ONLINE
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are flat to begin June as Wall Street aims for third straight monthly advance
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US stocks erase losses, finish higher after Trump refrains from China sanctions
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Bank of America: Funds are falling out of love with financial stocks at a blinding pace
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Markets expect bank dividends to plummet 40% by next year, Goldman Sachs says
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Why are Stocks Rising in a Depression?
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Layoffs:

Coronavirus layoffs have not been equal. Here are the workers that have been hit hardest by pandemic job losses.
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CBS News Hit Hard by Layoffs
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Big airlines initiate more job cuts
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New Jersey may have to cut 200K public workers if no federal help: report
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Politics:

Trump is ignoring top advisers urging him to dial down his divisive rhetoric as George Floyd protests sweep the US, report says • As cities burn, Trump stays silent - except to fuel the flames via Twitter • Atlanta mayor says Trump “making it worse” and should “just stop talking” • D.C. mayor: Trump's tweets "hearken to the segregationist past of our country" • Trump’s policies have enabled police violence against black Americans • Trump threatens protesters with “vicious dogs.” Some note they’ve seen that before • Trump claimed he didn't know about the racist origins of his 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' remarks in light of the escalating violence amid the George Floyd protests • Trump’s claim that DC police didn’t protect the White House from protesters is false • Trump says George Floyd's killing 'should never have happened,' vows to 'stop mob violence, and we'll stop it cold' • As protests erupt across the America — including in front of the White House — Trump took time to retweet an account implying Democrats are to blame • "Insanity outside the White House": After Trump stokes tensions, police and protesters clash • Trump was rushed into a White House bunker on Friday • Donald Trump gloats about riot at CNN's Atlanta HQ
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Biden condemns riots over George Floyd death, calls for end to 'needless destruction'
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Minneapolis’s Progressive Image Burns in Its Streets
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Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests
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Jail Records Show Minneapolis Arrests Are Mostly In-State Residents, Despite Bipartisan Official Claims
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Obama’s George Floyd statement calls for a “new normal” for black Americans
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Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL • In poll, Biden expands his lead over Trump to 10-point margin
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Warren as Biden's running mate makes no electoral sense • Elizabeth Warren seen as ‘obvious’ pick for Joe Biden’s vice president by veteran pollster
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Trump's Supporters Are More Excited to Vote, But Biden's Lead Is Growing
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Trump demands Republican convention ‘with no masks or social distancing’ despite coronavirus pandemic • North Carolina asks RNC if convention will honor Trump's wish for no masks or social distancing
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The cracks in Trump’s GOP shield • Mitch McConnell stresses need to wear face masks: ‘There should be no stigma’ • Republican Governor Larry Hogan Criticizes Trump's Remarks About Protesters • In Days of Discord, President Trump Fans the Flames • Trump privately scolded, warned by allies
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Iowa Rep. Steve King's many outrageous comments may finally catch up with him
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Donald Trump keeps taking pages from Joe McCarthy's playbook
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The face mask is a political symbol in America, and what it represents has changed drastically in the 100 years since the last major pandemic
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Trump reportedly 'furious' that Germany's Angela Merkel turned down his G7 Summit invitation over coronavirus concerns
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Turns Out RNC Chair Votes by Mail Too
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Kellyanne Conway Votes by Mail Too
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Purging 800,000 Voters in Pennsylvania
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The Conspiracy Theories That Fueled the Civil War
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Autos:

Hertz bankruptcy and a distressed rental car market means more pain for U.S. automakers
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing Homes Fought Regulations, Now They Want Immunity
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scout victims' choice: Sue rashly, or wait and risk loss
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Festivals:

No rodeo festival dashes Wyoming city's hopes amid COVID-19
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Economy:

US consumer spending plunged the most ever last month as savings spiked to a record high • Consumer spending drops 13.6% in April, incomes rise 10.5% • Incomes Up in April, but Not Spending • Consumer Spending Fell 13.6% in April
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 40% Annual Rate Decline
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In rescue effort, Fed has broad stake in corporate America's fortunes
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Powell: Fed to soon begin ‘challenging’ Main Street lending
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McConnell says 'fourth and final' stimulus bill will be considered by Senate Republicans in roughly one month
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Ted Cruz, Trump, and other Republicans are pushing a payroll-tax cut that would do little for families suffering financially due to coronavirus
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Record rise in unemployment casts a shadow over Trump’s re-election bid
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the coronavirus recession has been a 'great increaser of income inequality' — with low-paid workers and women bearing the brunt of the fallout
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Fed balance sheet increases to $7.1 trillion
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Powell Says Fed Policies ‘Absolutely’ Don’t Add to Inequality
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Fed Should Resist Market Pressure to Do More
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What Are Negative Interest Rates?
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US billionaires have increased their net worth by $485 billion during the last 10 weeks of the pandemic, report says
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Congress' response to the 2008 financial crisis sparked a decade of inequality and resentment. The US is now repeating that mistake.
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The Fed's relief programs will drive a 'tipping point' and end by 2021, KKR's macro expert says
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The Fed unveils top corporate-bond ETFs targeted in its $1.3 billion stimulus spree
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Why millions of Americans are getting coronavirus stimulus payments on scammy-looking debit cards
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The dangers — and benefits — of a post-pandemic work-from-home revolution
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In the new downtown future, devoid of office workers, every day could be Sunday
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Work from home is here to stay, but it may put younger workers at a disadvantage
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Advice for the future of work
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Despite widespread economic toll, most Americans still favor controlling outbreak over restarting economy, Post-ABC poll finds • NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York City is on track to begin reopening the week of June 8 • As Florida reopens, the deaths quietly keep piling up in nursing homes • Bars across Arkansas were allowed to reopen this week. 2 bar owners in the state told us why they're not doing it • Why people are flouting coronavirus social distancing precautions that we know save lives • Newsom says California can 'can keep a lid on the transmission of COVID-19' even as restaurants and hair salons in Los Angeles County reopen • Vaccine and coronavirus skeptics packed into a hotel for a conference over Memorial Day weekend, defying guidelines • A partygoer who attended the now-infamous Lake of the Ozarks pool party has tested positive for COVID-19, meaning hundreds could have been exposed • 8 charts and photos that show many Americans are over quarantines and lockdowns • 2 Tribal Casinos In Connecticut Roll The Dice And Reopen • Oregon Reopens as Jobless Claims Rise
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Corporate America is very, very bullish on the economic recovery from coronavirus
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Minneapolis riots site unlikely to see economic growth for decades, history shows
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Want A Repeat Of Bankrupt U.S. Trade Policy To Start Another Great Depression? Let Washington Withdraw America From The WTO
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US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high
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The ’Non-Essential’ Business Owners Who Went Underground
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Amazon, Target and Apple scale back business in cities hit hard by protests
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Who Dares To Rent A Dress Now? Coronavirus Upends The Sharing Economy
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A revival stalled: coronavirus in America’s rust-belt
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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:

How Bankruptcy Courts Are Hurting Landlords
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in April
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Tenants Stay Current on Rent, for Now
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When shelter is the storm
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Remote Work Could Spark Housing Boom in Suburbs, Smaller Cities
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Municipalities:

In Puerto Rico, an economic disaster looms amid fears of coronavirus
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The pandemic is making people reconsider city living, trading traffic for chickens
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Public Pensions, Public Protests, And Why It Matters
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Oil/Gas:

Oil surges 88% in May, posting its best month on record
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OPEC Compliance is Only 74%
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Clock ticking for Oxy
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IEA warns of investment chasm
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How Energy Co. Buyers Can Limit Environmental Liability Risk
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Education:

Scott Galloway: Top US colleges' insistence on keeping tuition costs high and offering fall classes in-person shows that they care only about money, not the public good
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Bicycles:

Oh great, now we’re running out of bikes
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Religion:

I will not reopen our church for Trump. I love our congregants too much to risk their lives.
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Supreme Court rejects a church's challenge to limits on how many can attend a service during the coronavirus pandemic
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Churches plan big Pentecost services despite orders: ‘It’s part of our faith to be together’
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Masks And No Ablution: Saudis Flock To Reopened Mosques
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The CDC removed its warning against church-choir singing, even though it's known to be a 'super spreader' activity
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral desecrated with protest graffiti
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Hindu priest beheads man in human sacrifice at Indian temple in a bid to end coronavirus
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Banking:

May 2020: Unofficial Problem Bank list Increased to 65 Institutions
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Tech:

Trump and Biden both want to revoke Section 230, but for different reasons • The irony is, if Section 230 were to die like Trump says he wants, Twitter and Facebook would probably have to bar him • Why Trump Attacked the Internet's First Amendment
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Twitter Had Been Drawing a Line for Months When Trump Crossed It
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As U.S. Cities Burn, Twitter Fact-Checks Messages That May Inflame Racial Tensions
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Student Debt:

Trump quietly vetoes measure that would have made it easier for defrauded students to obtain debt relief
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Cannabis:

Cannabis Companies Can’t File for Bankruptcy - So Now What?
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DOJ In Court Arguing Against extending bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies,
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‘Essential’ designation does not help cannabis companies’ bankruptcy cases
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The world's largest marijuana company craters 22% as recreational pot demand sinks amid coronavirus pandemic
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Gambling:

Online poker betting hits a record high during the pandemic
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Climate:

How cities along the US coast are preparing for a hurricane season like no other
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Sports:

Why Major Sports Might Risk Comebacks During the Pandemic
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Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge
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MLS players agree to economic concessions on road to summer return
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Nationals to decrease minor leaguers' pay to $300 per week in June
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Simone Biles casts doubt on training if Olympics postponed again: ‘I do not know what I would do’
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Glass:

Libbey Commences Chapter 11 Reorganization with $160 Million in Agreed Financing • Libbey Inc. files for bankruptcy • First Day Dec
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Fitness:

Report: 24 Hour Fitness seeking possible bankruptcy filing • 24 Hour Fitness Prepares for Bankruptcy While Gyms Start to Open
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Food/Beverage:

Chain restaurants have permanently closed over 500 locations so far in 2020. Here's the full list.
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Two-Thirds of Publicly Traded Restaurants Could Face Bankruptcy
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Franchisees of iconic American chains are 'hemorrhaging' sales, as operators of IHOP, Pizza Hut, and more file for bankruptcy
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Le Pain Quotidien freed from 59 leases in bankruptcy
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A Frito-Lay exec explains why your favorite Doritos and Lay's flavors might be missing from stores since the pandemic hit
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Why some restaurants are keeping their doors closed in states that have reopened, despite backlash
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Times Square billboards went dark for one minute to show support for struggling restaurants and hospitality businesses
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At least 44 meatpacking workers have died from coronavirus, union says
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Plastic bubbles for patrons on the menu at some reopening restaurants
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Telecoms:

Frontier Executives Get Huge Bonuses Despite Bankruptcy
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Frontier Communications: Chapter 11 Is No Protection
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Celebs:

Legendary New York Hair Salon John Barrett Files for Bankruptcy
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Tourism:

Las Vegas Visitor Authority: "No Convention Attendance, Hotel Occupancy 1.7%" in April
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Satellites:

Intelsat wants Court to modify BlackSky loan
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Intelsat asks bankruptcy court to clear roadblock for Spaceflight launch business sale
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (71 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Bankruptcies Pile Up As COVID-19 Pandemic Squeezes Cash
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Big chains filed for bankruptcy every week in May. Here are 6 of them
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Unpacking Elizabeth Warren’s Bankruptcy Reform
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Arbitration:

New York Appellate Court Finds Bankruptcy Trustee Not Bound by Arbitration Clause in Bankrupt Company’s Engagement Agreement With Accounting Firm
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Cross-Border:

Abu Dhabi's NMC Health Seeks Ch. 15 To Shield US Assets
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Finance:

Chapter 11 Debtors Gaining Momentum in Eligibility for PPP Loans
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Aviation:

Airlines prepare for takeoff as world aviation fights bankruptcy
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JetBlue CEO discusses COVID-19's impact on airlines
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LATAM’s Bankruptcy May Delay LATAM Brasil’s Bailout Until July
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Bankrupt LATAM Airlines Took a $1.7 Billion Q1 Impairment Due To the Pandemic
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SpaceX just launched 2 people into orbit for the first time, kicking off the rocket company's most important mission since its founding 18 years ago
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An American Airlines worker reveals why he's giving up his dream job — and his paycheck — to take a buyout
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Is flying safe right now? Experts break down the risks associated with boarding a flight during COVID-19.
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Emirates confirms staff layoffs as pandemic hits air travel demand
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THAI ticket refunds at risk under rehab
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Where do aircraft lessors stand after the insolvency of Virgin Australia Airlines?
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Retailing:

Pier 1 Imports gets approval from a judge to liquidate its remaining stores
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A bankruptcy filing doesn’t spell the end for retailers
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J.C. Penney store closing sales to begin within weeks: 242 permanent store closures planned in bankruptcy
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Nordstrom sales plunge nearly 40% on pandemic-led store closures
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Desperate retailers to ask Fed, Treasury for emergency help amid worries that economic turmoil could worsen
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Retailers are bracing themselves for a 'huge surge' of returns that could make their massive piles of unsold inventory even bigger
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Department Stores And Malls Will Have A More Difficult Time Bouncing Back From Coronavirus Closures
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Allen Questrom sizes up two big bankruptcies: Neiman Marcus and J.C. Penney
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Shoppers flooded dollar stores to stockpile cheap goods during the pandemic — here's why that's been a major boon to Dollar General
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Amazon-owned Whole Foods fired a worker who had been tracking COVID-19 cases across the grocery chain's stores
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Target Temporarily Closing or Shortening Hours at 200 Stores
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Little Progress Made In Trump's Plan For Private Retailers To Test For Coronavirus
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Healthcare:

Vision Group Holdings Announces Voluntary Reorganization In U.S. Under Chapter 11
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Lessons from the lockdown — and what comes next
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15 States Suddenly Made Masks Mandatory
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FDA approves an at-home coronavirus testing kit
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42% Of U.S. Deaths Are From 0.6% Of The Population
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The coronavirus has killed over 100,000 people in the US in just 4 months. This chart shows how that compares to other common causes of death.
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Protesters increase the risk of getting, spreading coronavirus: officials • New York Gov. Cuomo on George Floyd protesters not wearing face masks: 'You have a right to demonstrate. You don't have a right to infect other people.' • Two Crises Convulse a Nation: A Pandemic and Police Violence • Social distancing strictures fall away as crowds gather to party and protest
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Minnesota Reports More Than 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths
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How are Americans coping with the pandemic? Not well, says CDC data.
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CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in U.S.
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Trump announces he's 'terminating' the US's relationship with the World Health Organization • Gottlieb: "This is not the time to be pulling out of the WHO" • Ditching WHO Will Backfire on Trump
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Doctors may have found a new way to predict and treat severe coronavirus cases
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Scientists are raising questions about a new study suggesting hydroxychloroquine is deadly
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Asymptomatic coronavirus cases seem very common – but those people might only be contagious for half as long, new research suggests
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The anti-vax movement is using growing hesitation around the coronavirus vaccine to attract more people
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What we know about Covid-19’s impact on black Minnesotans
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One vaccine maker is thinking about intentionally exposing volunteers to the coronavirus
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Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus
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Coronavirus began spreading in the US in January — predating President Trump's travel restrictions and the detection of community transmission, CDC says
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Trump's pet theory about the fatal dangers of quarantine is very wrong
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New York City's average life expectancy may have dipped by 5 years due to the coronavirus. Here's how that compares to past epidemics.
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The founder of a contact tracing firm that's fielded 80,000 job applications in 5 weeks describes what he's looking for in an applicant
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Hospitals inundated with coronavirus patients pulled in cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and other workers to help in ICUs
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World virus cases top 6 mn as Brazil toll surges
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Sovereigns:

Examining the Prospect of 'Sovereign Default'
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Poor Countries Face a Debt Crisis ‘Unlike Anything We Have Seen’
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UK:

What the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill means for businesses
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UK banks warn 40%-50% of ‘bounce back’ borrowers will default
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Restructuring group expands in Scotland by acquiring personal insolvency cases
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Travel firms and hotels call for U.K. government to scrap 14-day quarantine plan
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World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London • 11 arrested at London Black Lives Matter protest after George Floyd demonstrators ‘assault police’ at US embassy
(DBN)

No-Deal Brexit Could Lead to Negative BOE Rates, Citigroup Says
(DBN)

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EU:

The European Union's $826 billion stimulus plan to battle the coronavirus is 'too small and too late,' analysts say
(DBN)

Pandemic could fuel 1 in 4 European bank branches to close in next three years
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Spain’s Sanchez Asks Lawmakers to Extend State of Emergency
(DBN)

Lifting travel restrictions creates rift among Italian state governors
(DBN)

Greece Will Welcome Tourists Back, But Not Americans
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

Parliament adopts Dutch ‘Chapter 11’ law: major step towards a business rescue regime in Europe
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Trump says he will revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status
(DBN)

Singapore's financial centre will emerge as big winner of a draconian Chinese law
(DBN)

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India:

India extends lockdown, but allows businesses outside hot spots to reopen
(DBN)

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Nicaragua:

Resisting Lockdown, Nicaragua Becomes a Place of Midnight Burials
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Hundreds of schools in South Korea reopened, only to close again as the country sought to avoid a spike in coronavirus cases
(DBN)

There's a demonstrated way to avoid lockdowns and still stop the coronavirus' spread. South Korea has been doing it for months.
(DBN)

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China:

China Factory Activity Slows As Global Slump Drags On Growth
(DBN)

US Imports From China Down 50%
(DBN)

China Is 'Prepared for the Worst,' as U.S. Threatens Further Sanctions That 'Will Not Bring China Down': State Media
(DBN)

Trump Suspends Entry and Limits Visas for Chinese Students and Researchers
(DBN)

Will China crumble under its own debt pile?
(DBN)

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Germany:

How Germany tackled the coronavirus: 9 people tell us they are thankful for good leadership and a robust health system
(DBN)

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France:

‘The soul of our city’: Paris restaurants, cafés to reopen for outdoor service only
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Sweden’s COVID Death Rate Now Ten Times Higher than Norway’s
(DBN)

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