June 23, 2020

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Law:

Biglaw Pregnancy Discrimination Suit: Plaintiff Says She Was Told To ‘Keep Her Legs Closed’ To Prevent Pregnancy
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If Cash Is King, Do Law Firms Need to Change Their Business Model to Keep Up?
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A Tribute to James H.M. Sprayregen Presentation of Award to James H.M. Sprayregen Acceptance Remarks: James H.M. Sprayregen Lifetime Achievement Award
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Lawyer Complains That ‘White Race’ Attorneys Shouldn’t Have To Hear About ‘White Privilege’
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On Race And The Bar Exam
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Shockingly, Law School Named For Affirmative Action Opponent Bad At Race And Diversity
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Black Davis Polk Attorney’s Lawyer Seeks Exit Over Pay, Strategy
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No Duty to Represent Clients From Former Firm, N.Y. Bar Says
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Majority of minority female lawyers consider leaving law; ABA study explains why
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Biglaw Firm Gets In On the Fight For LGBTQ Rights
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Biglaw Firm Related To Royalty
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With Remote Working, Legal Departments May Be Addressing Cybersecurity on Multiple Fronts
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'Something Stinks': What Lawyers Are Saying About Barr's Move to Oust Berman Top Senate Democrat Calls for Two Investigations of SDNY U.S. Attorney's 'Corrupt Firing' SDNY U.S. Attorney Got Fired Because He Didn’t Sign Letter Questioning George Floyd Protests Amid Pandemic: Report Fired US Attorney handed over a slate of Trump cases to tackle to his deputy Three Plausible—and Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out Democrats push for investigation, testimony from ousted U.S. Attorney for New York Meet the acting replacement for a US attorney who was unaware he had resigned Deputy U.S. attorney expected to make seamless transition toward leading New York office 'Berman Will Be Fine': Some Think Spat Might Help Ex-US Attorney's Career Prospects Fired US attorney refused to sign letter critical of NYC
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Prosecutor who quit Stone case joins firm after laying 'road map' for D.C. public corruption unit
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Bill Barr’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend
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Is SCOTUS Getting Tired of Bill Barr?
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House to Subpoena Bill Barr
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The menswear guide to dressing for Zoom this summer: We asked top style experts to pick the 12 perfect shirts, pants, and style accessories for those hot summer months
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Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number
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People are slamming Chick-fil-A's CEO for shining a Black man's shoes onstage in a bizarre display of repentance and shame
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2 Lawyers Of Color Face 45-Year Sentences — For Vandalism
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U.S. Senate, House steer toward first votes on competing police reform bills
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Defund the Police Shaking Up US Cities
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A New Jersey city disbanded its police force. Here's what happened next.
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Democrats should steer clear of 'defunding the police'
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NYPD suspends officer after video apparently shows 'disturbing' chokehold on black man
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Cop Accused in Rayshard Brooks Killing Tries to Get Out of Jail Due to Prosecutor's Dubious 'Facts': Documents
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Recent hanging deaths of black men across US prompt investigations Police say deaths of black people by hanging are suicides. Many black people aren't so sure.
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Georgia gets one step closer to abolishing county police departments with passage of House bill
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Report: Nonwhite jail officers were not allowed to guard George Floyd’s killer
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How the Supreme Court’s DACA Decision Harms the Constitution, the Presidency, Congress, and the Country
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‘Fed up’ 88-year-old woman who owns liquor store shoots alleged shoplifter in back: ‘I’m not taking it anymore’
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U.S. Soldier Charged for Conspiring with Nazi-Satanists to Murder Fellow Troops — Here Are the 10 Craziest Details
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DACA Recipients Can Breathe A Sigh Of Relief But Maybe Not For Long
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Most LGBTQ Workers in U.S. Face Bias That’s Now Illegal
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Judges:

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit invites applications from qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of New York at Syracuse
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Clarence Thomas's Latest Two Dissents Were the Legal Equivalent of Shouting 'Long Live the Queen!'
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The Revolt of the Judges
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Behind Trump's tweet about his forthcoming SCOTUS list
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Wall Street:

Dow futures rise 300 points after Peter Navarro clarifies that U.S.-China trade deal is not over
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Global stocks bounce after Trump reassures investors that the US-China trade deal is still on
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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.59%
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Coronavirus cases surge around the world, but markets don’t seem worried
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Layoffs:

Nokia to cut more than 1,200 jobs in France
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Bed Bath & Beyond lays off hundreds of employees
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Cruise Lines:

Royal Caribbean Owned Cruise Line Files for Reorganization
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Politics:

Angry Trump yelled at aides over empty seats at Tulsa rally: NYT Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are reportedly 'pissed' at Trump's campaign manager for hyping up the crowd size at the Tulsa rally Even ‘Fox & Friends’ Isn’t Buying Kayleigh McEnany’s Spin on Tulsa Rally Crowd Trump ‘getting madder by the day’ at campaign manager Brad Parscale for botched Tulsa rally: report A harsh lesson for Trump in Tulsa: He can't beat the virus, and even his followers know it Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle Donald Trump, After Tulsa, Hat in Hand Analysis: What empty seats in Tulsa tell us about Trump 2020 2 Trump campaign staffers who were at the president's Tulsa rally tested positive for COVID-19 Trump's anger over Tulsa rally underscores growing problems within his campaign
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TikTok-gate is a bad sign for Trump
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Trump Accuses Obama of Committing a Crime Punishable by Death Trump, without evidence, accuses Obama of 'treason'
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Trump leans on racial grievance as he reaches for a campaign reset
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Trump tweets videos of black men attacking white people, asks 'Where are the protesters?'
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Trump Looks Like a Loser
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White House scales back coronavirus temperature checks for visitors
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Kudlow: "There is no second wave coming"
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Trump campaign admits TikTokers helped tank rally
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Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes president for flipping on his debate stance
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Lincoln Project is needling Trump the way he needled Hillary over her emails
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For Native Americans, voting rights were hard-won. Mail-in voting could undo the gains.
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New Democratic ad ties voter suppression to white supremacy in America
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Pence and his wife voted by mail in Indiana GOP primary using old address
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Trump Attacks Vote-by-Mail After Weekend of Campaign Setbacks Trump Baselessly Claims 2020 Election Is ‘RIGGED’ Months Before Any Votes Are Cast Trump claims 2020 election will be 'rigged' by foreign countries
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Bolton: Jared Kushner is most powerful Trump aide John Bolton says Trump is a danger to national security Trump Fact Check: President George W. Bush fired John Bolton John Bolton says Trump is a danger to national security John Bolton just revealed Donald Trump's dirty little secret History will remember Trump as 'an aberration,' John Bolton says Why John Bolton didn't testify in the impeachment inquiry in the first place Remember When Fox Hosts Loved John Bolton?
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Trump says niece Mary is violating nondisclosure agreement with tell-all book
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Secret Service Orders Press Out of White House
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DC is closer to becoming a state now than it has ever been
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Indiana councilman resigns after rant about how ‘uneducated’ protesters ‘unfortunately breed’
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How to Decide Which Statues to Pull Down Statue of Roosevelt flanked by African, Native American to be removed from N.Y. museum entrance Teddy Roosevelt's Dark History
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Protesters try to pull down Andrew Jackson statue in DC
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The Confederacy Was an Antidemocratic, Centralized State
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College students want Warren as Biden's VP pick
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Retailing:

Retailers survived the COVID-19 closures on borrowed money. Can they pay it back?
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Valentino sues NYC landlord to exit 15-year Fifth Avenue store lease, alleging that the once prestigious shopping area is no longer 'workable' as a luxury shopping destination
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Neiman Marcus responds to reports that it may skip out of its lease at Hudson Yards
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Amid Reports It’s Exploring Bankruptcy, Ann Taylor Parent Restores Exec Salaries & Will Pay Out Cash Bonuses
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Denim of Virtue Brand Shutters
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J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy Wasn’t Due To The Covid Outbreak Alone
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RTW Retailwinds preparing to close all stores in bankruptcy filing
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Amazon workers in Chicago are reportedly outraged after they were provided chicken and waffles to celebrate Juneteenth
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Retailers are hiring people to take temperatures and enforce social distancing as the pandemic fundamentally changes what it's like to work in a store
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Walmart upgraded on revenue growth from new shoppers gained during coronavirus pandemic
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True Religion Gets Go-Ahead To Pay Brass Ch. 11 Bonuses
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Some shoppers are shunning foreign goods due to virus risk, research claims
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Retail Calamity: Chains That Have Gone Bankrupt, More That Could
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American Eagle launched a new store that's nearly the opposite of everything it's known for
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Student Debt:

Biden Reaffirms Plan To Cancel Student Debt, Reduce Racial Inequality
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Festivals:

Fyre Festival ticket-holder lawsuit seeks default judgment and $7.5 million in damages
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Coal:

Transition in Coal Country: Rural communities on the brink
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Sports:

A Football Career on the Cusp of Glory, Dashed by the Pandemic
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The longest professional sports drought since 1918
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The return of sports anytime soon seems somewhere between unlikely and irresponsible
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NASCAR investigating noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall Why NASCAR’s Only Top Black Driver Finally Took On the Confederate Flag Noose in Bubba Wallace's garage stall is a defining moment for NASCAR Plane flies Confederate flag over NASCAR race at Talladega
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Flying a Confederate Flag Over NASCAR Event
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NASCAR shows what it wants to be and finds out how far it has to go
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No Sports: Still on Hook for the Stadiums
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P.G.A. Championship Will Proceed Without Fans
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Fauci Pushes Back at Critics Over His Pessimism About NFL Season
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College football faces tougher road to coronavirus recovery than NFL, former FDA chief says
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MLB players union rejects 60-game plan as league moves to install mandatory season
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NWSL tournament is about to start, but league isn't planning on a regular season
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Economy:

Chicago Fed National Activity "Suggests Economic Growth Increased Substantially in May"
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Six High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
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Survey: Most Americans Are Feeling Anxious About Their Money
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What the Next Stimulus Should Look Like
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Trump tells aides he supports second round of stimulus checks, but White House divisions remain
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Larry Kudlow fights statistics on black-white wealth gap
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Boston Fed's Rosengren: Second half of 2020 will be 'more difficult' than anticipated
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Coronavirus and personal debt: the Americans living on a ‘knife edge’
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US poverty fell in April and May due to federal relief programs, even as COVID-19 ravaged the economy, new study suggests
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The coronavirus recovery may be W-shaped
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Trump Administration Flips on PPP Disclosures After Backlash
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Schwarzman Sees ‘Big V’ Economic Rebound Over Next Few Months
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New Yorkers Can Now Go Back to Offices, but Many Won’t 'The biggest step forward': NYC enters Phase 2 of reopening with outdoor dining, barbershops From Shops To Dining Out, New York City Gears Up For Next Reopening Phase Spike in coronavirus comes with economic reopening in California
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Going back to the office? What public health experts say about using the elevator.
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Why coronavirus hot spots shouldn’t wreck the economic and market recovery
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Bay Area economy reshaped by 100 days of shelter in place
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States don't need new lockdowns to cut COVID spread
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Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough.
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Are We In The Mother Of All Bubbles?
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Americans increase deposits as banks cut back on lending
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Minority small business owners harder hit by pandemic closures
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Remote workers around the world are renting hotel rooms from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to try and regain a sense of work-life balance
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Trump wants jobs coming back to the U.S. from China — but companies and consumers might disagree
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s 25% Steel Tariffs
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Top Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett to leave White House post A top Trump economic adviser leaving the White House had ominous parting words
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U.S.-China trade deal will hold for now, former Trump trade negotiator says
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World scrambles to fight massive plague of locusts that could leave millions hungry
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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:

Court Rule Force Majeure Clause Reduces Tenant's Rent by 75% Due to COVID-19
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Existing home sales plunge in May, but Realtors think it was the bottom NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.91 million in May, Rebound Expected in Coming Months Existing home sales tumble 9.7% to a 9-year low in May
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Share of loans in forbearance falls for the first time since March
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Mortgage lending will surge to a 14-year high this year, MBA says
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Coronavirus could push more Americans to the suburbs
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Lease Issues In The COVID-19 Environment [Part 1] Part 2
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Protesters take to New York City streets over evictions
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the housing market 5 months into the pandemic
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National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased Sharply in May, Highest Rate since 2011 US home-mortgage delinquencies surge to the highest level in 9 years
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Facing Mounting Legal Issues, Affiliate Of Notorious Kansas City Landlord Files For Bankruptcy
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Credit Issues Stalk Malls And Anchor Tenants
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AR: Opening arguments heard in developer's disputed bankruptcy
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A Roadmap for Industrial Real Estate to Survive Post-COVID-19
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Municipalities:

Cities offer cash as they compete for new residents amid remote work boom
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California lawmakers bridge chasm to reach a budget agreement
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Puerto Rico Oversight Board certifies COFINA fiscal plan
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Puerto Rico Power Company Gives T&D Reins To Private Firms
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Oil/Gas:

Houston-based frac sand, tech co. gets court approval for bankruptcy plan
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Shale's uncertain future amid coronavirus pandemic
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U.S. shale industry poised for bankruptcies, consolidation: Report
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Culture of Inflating Oil Reserves Helped Stoke U.S. Shale Boom
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Junk-Rated Energy Companies Face Cash Crunch as Borrowing Cut
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Third of U.S. Shale Near Technical Insolvency, Deloitte Says
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Shale industry will be rocked by $300 billion in losses, Deloitte says Deloitte: COVID-19 Demands That U.S. Shale Completely Transform Its Operations
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Oil Shock Upends State That Had Become Shale’s Newest Powerhouse
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation May Reach An Agreement With Lenders Ahead Of Q2 2020
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Chesapeake Energy Allowed to Suspend Drilling on Over 100 Leases
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Several Louisiana oil and gas companies file for bankruptcy amid coronavirus, low crude oil prices
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The company buying the bankrupt Philly refinery wants a cheaper price
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History:

A Bankruptcy History of Manias and Panics (in 80 pages)
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Theme Parks:

Disneyland Paris to reopen July 15
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing homes ramping up patient evictions during coronavirus pandemic
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Food/Beverage:

Over 2 Million Restaurants Worldwide Teeter on Brink of Collapse
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Dallas: Burger chain co-founder says bankruptcy will ensure brand’s survival
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Religion:

In New Orleans church bankruptcy, creditors committee also covets clergy abuse documents
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Trump says he opted against punishing China for its internment of 1 million Muslims to avoid jeopardizing a trade deal he long sought
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Personal Finance:

6 reasons we get so tired when working from home
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Parents have been turning to caffeine and snacks to get through the coronavirus pandemic
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Theatre:

Covid-19 is an existential threat to Britain’s theatres
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Nursing Homes:

Life Care fired staffer who revealed nursing home nightmare to Reuters
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Utilities:

PG&E Rescue Fund Bond Sale Delayed by Drop in Power Demand
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PG&E Offering $5.23 Billion in Equity to Fund Bankruptcy Exit
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Events:

Rockefeller Center’s Christmas Tree to Return Without the Crowds
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Climate:

Your Climate Disaster Tax Bill Is Growing
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Arizona wildfires grow as flames flicker throughout Desert Southwest and California
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Australia's fires blew smoke 19 miles into the sky, similar to a predicted nuclear blast
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Movie Theaters:

As movie theaters reopen, they're tackling a role they never expected to play: psychologist
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Maritime:

MPC Container Ships Seeks Approval for Recapitalization Plan
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Event Facilities:

Coronavirus impact on events leads to Kentucky arena downgrade
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Autos:

Hertz bankruptcy underscores pressure on airport car rental bonds
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Hertz shares are likely going to $0, Morgan Stanley says
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Why Avis won't be the next Hertz
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JP Morgan: Nikola to Disrupt Transportation
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Tech:

Google, Amazon and Tesla slam Trump’s immigration crackdown Trump’s Work Visa Freeze Will Be Hit With Lawsuits
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Aviation:

Passenger at LAX removed from Frontier Airlines flight for not wearing mask
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American Airlines: Stop The Bankruptcy Talk
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Delta to resume flights between U.S. and China
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LAX is testing fever-detecting cameras as passengers depart and arrive
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American Air Kicks Off $2 Billion Junk-Debt Sale for Liquidity American Airlines Looks to Raise Another $3.5 Billion in Debt American Airlines is raising another $3.5 billion, validating Warren Buffett's decision to dump the 'big four' carriers
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Airlines Are Raising More Money — and Their Stocks Are Falling
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Passengers sue American Airlines alleging racial discrimination
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Lufthansa set for showdown with billionaire investor Thiele over $10 billion bailout Germany dares Lufthansa's billionaire top shareholder to scuttle bailout
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Emirates Sees More Passenger Traffic Across Its Network
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South Africa to oppose SA Airlink's bid to halt SAA creditors meeting
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South Africa receives unsolicited proposals for new national airline
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S.Africa's Comair gets cash offer, needs a week to secure funding, say administrators
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Aeromexico Looks to Avoid Chapter 11
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Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic will fly its first passengers since April as the airline struggles to avoid bankruptcy during the pandemic
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

How Many People Have Filed Bankruptcy?
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Government intervention staves off initial bankruptcy surge
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Study: Asia Braces for Insolvency Storm Amid COVID-19 Fallout
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D&O:

11 U.S.C. § 541 and D&O Insurance: An Analysis of the “Insured versus Insured” Exclusion in a Bankruptcy Context Following Indian Harbor
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Finance:

Confusion Mounts Regarding Bankruptcy Debtor Access to PPP
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Undocumented Residents:

Are Undocumented Workers Entitled to a Fresh Start? An Analysis of the Ellis Standard and Potential Criminal Consequences under 18 U.S.C. § 152
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed Assets Are Hitting the Market. How Can Investors Buy Wisely?
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Environmental:

EPA’s self-guidance for participation in bankruptcy proceedings
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Automatic Stay:

Is “Policing for Profit” Really a Police Power Exception? Civil Asset Forfeiture as an Excessive Fine and the Police Power Exception to the Automatic Stay
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Litigation Finance:

Litigation Funding In Bankruptcy And Distressed Situations
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Bulk Sales:

The Decline in Value Formulation: How Courts Should Approach State Bulk Sale Provisions in Bankruptcy
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Avoidance Actions:

Volatile Windfalls: Effects of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for S-Corp Shareholders Warrant Strong Arm Power Limitation in Bankruptcy
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Snall Business:

What Small Businesses Need Most Is A Little More Time
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Fraud:

Supreme Court Narrows Power of SEC to Recoup Illegal Gains Supreme Court affirms SEC's ability to recoup profits from fraud but places limits Supreme Court rules disgorgement, with limits, is allowed in SEC civil actions Justice Sotomayor Delivers a Rare Loss for Both Sides in Major Financial Crimes Case
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Federal Judge in SDNY Just Handed Fraud Guarantee Co-Founder Some Bad News
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Healthcare:

Emergency Rooms See Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes in Pandemic
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42 hospitals closed, filed for bankruptcy this year
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The pandemic isn't stopping hospitals from consolidating
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COVID Fallout Puts Addiction Center Chain Into Ch. 11
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Coronavirus hospitalizations grow in Arizona, Texas as cases continue to rise Florida surges past 100,000 coronavirus cases If trends persist, Houston 'would become the worst affected city in the US,' expert Peter Hotez says
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U.S. Preps for ‘Tremendous Burden’ of Flu, Covid Hitting at Once
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Nearly 26% of parents are hesitant about flu shots for their children, study finds
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America now finally meets the bare minimum for coronavirus testing
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Black Covid-19 Medicare Patients More Likely to Be Hospitalized
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Low-income seniors substantially more likely to test positive for virus, review finds
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Coronavirus Deaths Cross 120,000 in US
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Trump dodges question on whether he ordered slowdown of coronavirus testing Top Democrats say Trump is sitting on $14B for coronavirus testing, contact tracing Trump Hasn’t Ordered Slower Coronavirus Testing, McEnany Says
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No, more testing doesn't explain the rise of covid-19 cases in the U.S.
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Public health officials, facing threats and political pushback, are leaving their posts nationwide
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This is a ‘pivotal week’ for states with coronavirus spikes, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says
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What they don’t tell you about surviving COVID-19
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WHO reports record 183,000 new virus cases Sunday Coronavirus cases climbing in U.S., Brazil and Germany after biggest global one-day rise
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WHO Director Warns World Leaders Not to 'Politicize' Coronavirus Pandemic
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Gilead to begin human trials for the inhaled version of coronavirus drug remdesivir
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I Get It. You Want To Restart Your Life. But Doing So Could Kill My Child.
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Funeral homes have been changed by the coronavirus. Here’s what it’s like to work in one.
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How coronavirus tore through Latin America's largest market
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Construction:

What To Do When Someone Goes Bankrupt On A Construction Jobsite
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Tech:

Patagonia joins growing list of companies boycotting Facebook ads
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Music:

Behind the scenes of a drive-in concert: 'I've never been more grateful to be honked at'
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Sovereigns:

Banks Warn Debt Forgiveness Will Hurt, Not Help, African Nations
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UK:

Some of the UK's biggest shopping centres are at the risk of shutting down as malls giant Intu struggles with funding
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Britain nearly went bust in March, says Bank of England
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Data points to 'vastly improved' picture for UK economy
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Scotland May Take Company Stakes to Save Them From Collapsing
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UK factory output plunges at fastest pace on record, says CBI
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Sunak Faces a $161 Billion Gamble: a Tax Cut That Might Not Work
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Britain's beloved pubs wonder if they can survive pandemic
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EU:

Fearing second COVID-19 wave, Europe aims to train 'army' of medics
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Euro zone downturn slows significantly in June, spurring hopes of recovery
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Credit defaults are soon to sweep across Europe, like the US
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PIIGS:

Portugal Steps Up Measures to Contain Virus in Lisbon Suburbs
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Rome is ready for visitors again, but its restaurants and cafes look a little different
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Canada:

Next Wave of Toronto Businesses Allowed to Reopen Wednesday
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Big jump in Canadian confidence bodes well for recovery
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Managing Oil & Gas Environmental Risks in Insolvency Scenarios: Background and Checklist for Working Interest Partners
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India:

India Has Bungled Its Coronavirus Crisis
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Bankruptcy admissions double to 3,774 in FY20; manufacturing, construction worst-hit sectors
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Operating without a code: Suspension of IBC okay, but there’s scope for further fine-tuning
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Germany:

Can Wirecard Be Saved? And Should It Be? Bank of China is said to weigh ending Wirecard's credit line Former Wirecard CEO arrested in Germany, after the company reported that $2.2 billion was missing No clear path to salvation seen for stricken Wirecard For EY, Wirecard Scandal Is Another Reputational Headache
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Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate soars after massive outbreak at meat plant
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France:

Cinemas reopen across France after three-month Covid-19 closure
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Rising French Corporate Debt Straining Balance Sheets: Central Bank
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Africa:

With over 250,000 cases, misinformation is compromising Africa’s Covid-19 response
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Majority of Edcon creditors approve rescue plan
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Singapore:

Singapore heads for general election in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic
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New Zealand:

New Zealand masterfully contained the coronavirus. Here’s what the U.S. can learn from the country’s response
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China:

Private survey of Chinese businesses predicts economy could contract this year
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EU Leaders Talk Tough to China Over Unmet Promises
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Japan:

Japan expected to compile next economic stimulus in fall, says PM Abe's ally
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South Korea:

South Korea Says It Is Fighting Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections
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MENA:

Coronavirus ‘Devastated’ Israel’s Defense Exports
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Saudi Arabia announces drastic curbs to numbers for annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
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