June 24, 2020

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Law:

Top law firms fared surprisingly well during COVID-19 pandemic, survey says
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Many Law Firms Spared Worst of Covid-19 Crisis: Wells Fargo
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The 500 Largest Law Firms In America (2020)
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Some Big Law Firms Are Waiting to Reopen Their New York Offices
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Holland & Hart Cuts Attorney, Staff Salaries Due to Virus Impact
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'Subpar In Every Aspect': Harvard Law Student Sues Over Online Classes
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Faculty Want A Say In Whether They Teach Face To Face. The Conversation Is Not Going Well.
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Indiana Law School’s Innovative Fall 1L Program During COVID-19
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The Washington State bar exam experiment of 2020 will be one to watch
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COVID-19 Salary Cuts Are Still A Thing In Biglaw
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Clifford Chance Cuts London NQ Salaries Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%
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New York State Bar Launches Task Force On Attorney Well-Being
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Stanford Grad Who Created The World’s First ‘Robot Lawyer’ Raises $12 Million In Series A
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Covid-19 Forces Bar Exam Prep Companies to Alter Courses
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The Legal Profession Isn’t Doing Right By Women Of Color 'My Daughter Should NOT Have to Deal With the Same Crap That I Have': Why Diverse Female Lawyers Stay in Big Law
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As Firms Reopen, They Should Recognize That FaceTime Is the New Face Time
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North Carolina Aims to Shield Companies From Lawsuits Over Covid
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How to avoid 10 common ethics pitfalls
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How to ethically respond to negative reviews from clients
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Alan Dershowitz Is Trending On Twitter… *Sigh* So Let’s See What This Is About Mystery Filing: Don’t Give Alan Dershowitz Access to Secret Jeffrey Epstein Files Judge Repeatedly Loses Patience with Alan Dershowitz's Lawyer During Hearing on Jeffrey Epstein Files
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Prosecutor Says Improper Pressure Applied for Trump Ally Stone Top 5 Takeaways from Former Mueller Prosecutor's 'Damning' Statement on DOJ Interference in Roger Stone Case
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DOJ Whistleblower: Bill Barr Improperly Targeted Marijuana Companies with Investigations Because He ‘Did Not Like’ Their Business
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Effort To Strip Bill Barr Of Honorary Degree Gains Momentum
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Law School Faculty to Barr: Honor Your Oath
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'Barr Must Go’: Former Federal Prosecutors Appalled by Details in Whistleblower's Bombshell Testimony
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Trump Family Seeks Restraining Order Against Publication of Tell-All Book by President’s Niece
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Colorado to strip its police force of qualified immunity: Countless officers discussing resigning Colorado Requires Law Enforcement To Take Personal Responsibility
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Seattle mayor says authorities will shut down the cop-free autonomous zone after outbursts of violence and 2 shootings
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This California city defunded its police force. Killings by officers soared.
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What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?
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Government spending on police - State and local expenditures data
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Report: ‘Highly sensitive’ police department data hacked for a WikiLeaks-style website
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Global protests reveal that white supremacy is a problem everywhere
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Text Message Urges Chicago Police Officers To Call In Sick, Limit Arrests In A ‘Blue Flu’
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How Dangerous Is Police Work?
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Baltimore restaurant apologizes after Black woman, son denied service
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Do Americans support defunding police? It depends how you ask the question.
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Senate Democrats say the Republican police reform bill is “not salvageable” Senate Heading for a Stalemate in Debate Over Policing Practices
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U of Cincinnati removing Marge Schott's name from stadium
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Richmond Turned into War Zone Last Night
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Black Lives Matter Derision Costs a Polaris Dealer His Store
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'I Will F--- You Up': Off-Duty Cop in ‘Trump 2020’ Hat Caught on Video Threatening a Civilian, Placed on Leave
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President Trump tweets protesters will be met with 'serious force' if they establish autonomous zone
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Bill Cosby Granted Appeal In Pennsylvania Sex Assault Case State Supreme Court Will Take Up Bill Cosby's Appeal of Sexual Assault Conviction — What to Know
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Accused Murderer Robert Durst Won’t Get Mistrial for Covid Delay Judge Puts Robert Durst Murder Trial Back on Track for July Despite Coronavirus Fears
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New York City’s backlog in criminal cases rises to 39,200 after trials postponed
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Protest Arrests Led To Surge Of Bail Fund Donations: Impact Could Be Long Lasting
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Trump visits border wall to drive immigration message amid coronavirus and civil unrest Really, Not Much of Trump's Wall is Built
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Lawyer disbarred for secretly referring his law firm’s clients to outside lawyers
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Record-Low 54% in U.S. Say Death Penalty Morally Acceptable
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Prosecutor vows to file whistleblower complaint against public defender for bias blog posts
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The Growing White Supremacist Menace
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Judges:

Lawyer deaths and series of tornadoes don’t excuse late filing, federal judge rules
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All eyes on Roberts ahead of Supreme Court's abortion ruling
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A Wild Week At The Supreme Court
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Judiciary Employees Find Ways to Help During Pandemic
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6 major questions the Supreme Court still needs to resolve this term
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Ex-Judge Kozinski Wins IP Ruling After Scandal-Marred Retirement
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N.Y. Judge Kicked Off Bench for Vulgar Sexist Remarks to Clients
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What Happened After Nixon Failed to Appoint a Woman to the Supreme Court
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No Black Judges Among Trump’s Appeals Court Confirmations
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Wall Street:

Stock futures fall after Nasdaq Composite notches new record
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Dow, S&P extend gains to second straight session, Nasdaq books fresh record close
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Some investors are making the biggest bet against the stock market in nine years
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Only a Trickle of Wall Street Workers Return for NYC's Reopening
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Layoffs:

14% of businesses expect layoffs after using their PPP loan funds U.S. Small Businesses Mull Job Cuts After Stimulus Aid Runs Out
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7% of Intuit Workforce Fired
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Textron Aviation announces 250 layoffs
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Healthcare:

Appeals court rules bankrupt hospitals not eligible for small business loans
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Hospitals Lose Pricing Lawsuit
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U.S. 7-day average of coronavirus cases surges 30% from week ago
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Hospitals Are Counting Beds Again With Rise in Virus Cases
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Texas Residents Urged to Stay Inside California Cases Hit New High AZ Pops 77% in Week
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Reopenings in Disarray
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Public Health Officials Targeted, Live and on Facebook
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Washington State Requires Masks in Public
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Trump administration has considered ending coronavirus emergency, even as cases surge
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Trump blames rise in coronavirus cases on testing, despite signs of more spread
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Krugman: A Plague of Willful Ignorance
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Europe may issue a travel ban to Americans due to US's rapid spread of the coronavirus
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Can you spread the coronavirus if you don't know you have it? 5 things to know about asymptomatic COVID-19
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“Years of potential life lost” is the most sobering and sad Covid-19 statistic I’ve seen
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Fauci warns of ‘more and more’ coronavirus complications in young people Younger adults increasingly bear brunt of COVID-19 cases Fauci Says ‘Too Early’ to Link Young Virus Cases to Death Rate
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Is there a big risk of getting coronavirus from food? The CDC has an answer
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The coronavirus death rate in the US is almost 50 times higher than that of the flu. See how they compare by age bracket.
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Which country has the world’s best health care system?
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"I Don't Kid": Trump Says He Wasn't Joking About Telling Officials to Slow Down Covid-19 Testing Lincoln Project hits Trump on testing 'confession' Fauci says Trump has never told coronavirus task force to slow down testing Trump’s catastrophic failure on testing is no joke 'MORE testing, not LESS' Dr. Birx Contradicts Trump, Privately Tells Govs To Increase COVID Testing Fauci says U.S. plans to step up testing as virus cases rise
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Dr. Fauci tells Congress parts of U.S. are seeing a ‘disturbing surge’ of coronavirus infections Fauci Says This Is What's Most "Disturbing" About Recent COVID-19 Numbers Anthony Fauci doesn’t see COVID summer lull as Sun Belt cases swell Fauci says he's "concerned" about "disturbing surge" of infections in Texas, Florida and Arizona
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How Hawaii Became a Rare Covid Success Story
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Countries scramble to contain coronavirus flare-ups as U.S. states remain open
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Are U.S. States Flattening the Curve?
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Visualizing the Growth of COVID-19 in the U.S., Organized by State Peak Date
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COVID-19 Deaths Per 100,000 Inhabitants: A Comparison
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‘Clearly, This Is Real,’ Florida Governor Says Of Coronavirus Spread, But Claims It’s Not Cause For Concern
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Fauci says racism is fueling the coronavirus 'double whammy' killing Black Americans at high rates
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Texas A&M Study: Face Masks Critical In Preventing Spread Of COVID-19
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Texas Governor Urges Residents To Cover Faces But Doesn’t Mandate Masks Despite ‘Unacceptable’ Surge; Arizona Rules Spark Rage
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Arizona Mega-Church Set to Host Trump Rally Falsely Claims Its Air Filter Zaps COVID-19 Can air filtration stop coronavirus at a Trump rally in Phoenix? Experts doubt it
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Fauci says ‘it will be when not if’ for a COVID-19 vaccine
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Florida’s Reopening Party Season Is Already a COVID-19 Fiasco
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‘Today is day 93’: People report experiencing COVID-19 symptoms that last for months
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High levels of stress hormone could be killing COVID-19 patients, study suggests
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Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism White House considers shakeup at CDC over botched Covid-19 response, report says
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The pandemic isn't slowing down protests in NYC, Lebanon, and Hong Kong — here's how people are balancing protests with coronavirus safety
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Fraud:

Forensic accountant breaks down Wirecard scandal SoftBank executives set to lose hundreds of millions on complex Wirecard trade inspired by Warren Buffett
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Event Facilities:

Muni Bonds Face Reckoning After Convention Business Collapses
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Distressed Investing:

Wall Street Is Planning a Wave of Divestitures After Pandemic
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Water:

US Water Bills Up 80% in Past Decade
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Mass Torts:

Four years later, how the Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics scandals continue
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Economy:

The Fed's unprecedented relief measures could form the greatest financial bubble in history, Ed Yardeni says
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Buy, Borrow, Steal: How Debt Became The 'Sugar-Rush' Solution To Our Economic Woes
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Fink Cautions Virus Impact on Small Businesses Still Unknown
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Record number of US companies seek relief on loan terms
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Finance is, Done. Everybody Bought Everybody
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Stiglitz Urges Capitalism Rethink as Roubini Invokes Stagflation
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What Economists Fear More in Recovery
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Here's one more economic problem the government's response to the virus has unleashed: zombie firms
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How Coronavirus Upended a Trillion-Dollar Corporate Borrowing Binge and Kicked Off a Wave of Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcy is extra burden for some job seekers
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Global economy to shrink 'disastrous' 4.7% in 2020 amid post-pandemic scarring, Bloomberg economists forecast
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Junk Bonds Topple Monthly Sales Record in ‘Party Like No Other’
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U.S. Business Gauge Surged in June, Still Signals Contraction
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TransUnion: More than 100 million consumer-credit accounts in relief programs
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Decline in Global Factory Activity Eases
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Virus Surges Across U.S., Throwing Reopenings Into Disarray
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Abbott: State is Open but You Stay Home
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When Will Life Return to Normal?
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The Second Great Depression
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Mnuchin Says U.S. May Emerge From Recession by End of Year
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Global Economic Output Won’t Hit Pre-Crisis Level Until Mid-2021
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Pimco’s Roman sees U.S. inflation remaining low for years
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Carlyle Co-CEO Lee Predicts Tougher Recovery for U.S. Than China
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The decline of the U.S. dollar could happen at ‘warp speed’ in the era of coronavirus, warns prominent economist Stephen Roach
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Key Support for the Economy May Be About to Buckle
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Trump reportedly supports sending another wave of $1,200 stimulus checks Here’s What’s Really Going On With That Second Stimulus Check: Trump Is On Board, But Republicans May Not Be President Trump: Next Stimulus Bill Will Be ‘Very Generous’ And Announced In A ‘Couple Of Weeks’
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Americans Will Soon Need Extra Money They Saved in Lockdown
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Mnuchin says stimulus may pass Congress in July to boost economy
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A new GOP bill would give each taxpayer $4,000 to take a vacation anywhere in the US through the end of 2021
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Texas temporarily suspended alcohol permits for 12 bars after an undercover sting operation found they violated coronavirus restrictions
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Trump's trade adviser embarrassingly retracted a claim that a US deal with China was 'over' Can Someone Explain Why Anyone Still Listens To Peter Navarro? WSJ reporters publish insider's view of U.S.-China trade relationship
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US business activity jumps to a 4-month high in June, showing that the shock of the coronavirus pandemic is easing
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Trump's visa ban is terrible for America Trump's new restrictions on foreign workers, explained Trump's latest immigration restriction exposes a key contradiction in policy Where High-Skilled Immigrants Are Most Urgently Needed
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Generous — and inclusive — sick leave is a must for any business that wants to reopen safely
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The social safety net: The gaps that COVID-19 spotlights
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Americans putting off traditional goals like marriage, having kids for financial security
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Is This The End Of Retirement?
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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:

Jenner & Block Hits Back at Chicago Landlord, Says It's Owed $840,000 in Rent Credit
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey Purchase apps fall for the first time in 10 weeks
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Rent is dropping across the country
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US new-home sales jumped nearly 17% in May, more than economists expected, as buyers rushed back to the market Homebuilders see strongest May sales in over a decade, but they have a big problem New Home Sales increased to 676,000 Annual Rate in May A few Comments on May New Home Sales
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Coronavirus Produces “New Deal” For Commercial Tenants–But It Might Not Be Enough
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UBS Probably Not Renewing A Whole Bunch Of Leases
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Municipalities:

Cities warn of infrastructure spending cuts as coronavirus depletes budgets More than 700 cash-strapped cities halt plans to repair roads, water systems or make other key investments
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U.S. Recovery at Risk Without Federal Aid for Cities, Group Says
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Murphy Announces Furloughs, Other Savings to New Jersey Workforce
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N.J.’s Waning Virus Crisis Casts $10.1 Billion Gap as New Menace
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UCLA Law Professors Play Key Role in Landmark Puerto Rico Debt Deal
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Muni Lowdown: American Airlines anomaly
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Oversight board certifies Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.’s fiscal plan
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Oil/Gas:

30% of shale oil companies could go belly up if crude stays this cheap
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Conflicting reports on U.S. shale industry's projected collapse, growth
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U.S. Shale Has Lost $300 Billion In 15 Years
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2020 Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Trends: Midyear Report
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Left out of rescue bills, smaller oil firm bankruptcies surge
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With contracts canceled and debts mounting, offshore oil drillers face another shakeout
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Oil & gas industry feels financing squeeze
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Cornyn moves to reduce taxes, royalties on oil sector
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Unemployment claims, bankruptcies are troubling signs for Louisiana's oil and gas industry
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Philadelphia’s oil refinery is dead, but the fight for accountability continues
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U.S. LNG Exports Crash By More Than 50%
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Politics:

‘Sturdy’ Donald Trump statues should replace torn-down monuments, Trump Jr. says Charleston expected to remove statue of slavery advocate Trump says he "authorized" government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys a monument or statue
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Financial advisory firm predicts Democrats will flip the Senate as Biden surges
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24-year-old beats Trump's pick in North Carolina primary runoff
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6 states brace for voting on Tuesday
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Trump’s Re-Election Prospects Are Threatened by Economic Misery
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Former British spy: Russia had 'hold' over Trump
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Trump strategically stretches truth to manipulate media, former adviser says
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Trump is holding a rally in one of the country’s worst Covid-19 hot spots
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Donald Trump has lost $1 billion during the pandemic. Here's how he spends his $2.1 billion fortune, from a fleet of private aircraft to real estate in NYC, Palm Beach, and St. Martin.
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Trump criticizes the 'Fake News' for refusing to put a positive spin on the US coronavirus response, which has left over 120,000 dead
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Trump’s Polls Are Plunging But It’s Too Early to Count Him Out
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Trump increasingly preoccupied with defending his physical and mental health
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Republican former U.S. national security officials to back Biden
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How Joe Biden Is Catching Up to the Trump Money ‘Juggernaut’
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Race to face McConnell hurtles toward unpredictable finish
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Barring a landslide, what's probably not coming on Nov. 3? A result in the race for the White House.
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GOP Won't Back Trump's Obama Treason Claim
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Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP
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McConnell Wins Kentucky Primary
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Toppled, Beheaded, Daubed: Controversial Statues
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Bolton: Four More Years and America Ends
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Newspapers:

Creditors seek to bring claims against McClatchy leadership in bankruptcy case
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Retailing:

In-store shopping in U.S., Canada at almost half of 2019 levels
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Ascena to pay out millions to execs amid reports of possible bankruptcy
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Caught On Cam: Amazon Delivery Driver Allegedly Throws Packages Into Maryland Sewer
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JCPenney is closing another 13 stores
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JC Penney is in Bankruptcy. Will Amazon Snatch It Up?
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GNC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection GNC Files Bankruptcy to Manage Debt With Plan to Sell Itself
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Retail After COVID-19
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20 Retailers to Watch for a Bankruptcy Filing in the Second Half of 2020
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Tech:

What’s Facebook’s Deal With Donald Trump?
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Twitter Hides Trump Tweet for Threatening Potential Protesters
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Food/Beverage:

Warren, Booker probe Tyson, other pork companies over coronavirus, China exports
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U.S. Meat Plants Are Deadly as Ever, With No Incentive to Change
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Virus-Hit Meat Plants from U.K. to Brazil Stop Shipping to China
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Climate:

Most Americans believe the government should do more to combat climate change, poll finds
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Storm Season Has Third-Fastest Start in More Than a Century
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Why the Arctic is Warming So Fast The First 100 Degree Day in the Arctic
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Theme Parks:

Disney Workers: Please Don’t Reopen U.S. Theme Parks
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SeaWorld's largest shareholder may be pushing the company into bankruptcy
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Dietary Supplements:

GNC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reorganize or sell the business
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Fitness:

Town Sports International Considering Bankruptcy
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Debt Collection:

Seven Things to Know About New York City’s New Debt Collection Rules
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Religion:

Rural Missouri pastor: Virus ‘just started to sprout up’
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Plan Confirmation:

Giving Secured Creditor Substitute Collateral in a Chapter 11 Cramdown
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Force Majeure:

Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Court Holds that Executive Order Barring Restaurant Operations On-Premises in Light of Covid-19 Is a Force Majeure Event that Partially Excuses Debtor Restaurant’s Payment Under the Lease
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Insurance:

Lawsuits Mounting: Attorneys, Landlord Sue Insurance Company for Business Losses Amid COVID-19
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Privilege:

Privilege Protects Lawyer’s Deposition-Break Discussion with Corporate Employee, Court Rules
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

These companies gave their CEOs millions — just before bankruptcy
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US Trustee Says Exide's Ch. 11 Bonus Targets Too Easy
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Litigation Finance:

Litigation Funding In Bankruptcy And Distressed Situations
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3 Questions For A Litigator Turned Litigation Funding Executive
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DIP Finance:

Bankrupt Companies Dealt Judicial Blow in Bid for Virus Aid
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Dual-Tracking Expedited Bankruptcy: Skillsoft Enters Chapter 11 with Options
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Aviation:

'At some point, owners of a business deserve a return, too': Delta CEO defends stock buybacks despite $5 billion bailout
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U.S. Lacked Outbreak Plan for Air Travel Recommended by Watchdog
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Discount Airline Group Presses for Extension of U.S. Assistance
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Virgin Australia's administrators have one week left to pick its savior. Meet the final two bidders and their plans for Virgin 2.0.
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Emirates to Resume Flying A380 Superjumbos to London, Paris
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Lufthansa Closes German Charter Carrier With Loss of 1,200 Jobs
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Lufthansa: The billionaire and the bailout drama
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Govt calls on creditors, other stakeholders to vote for SAA’s rescue plan
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Travel:

Is entirely contactless travel possible? I planned a trip to find out
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Autos:

The Great Compression: The coronavirus pandemic could drive a long-overdue consolidation of the global auto industry
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Auto defaults drop for sixth consecutive month
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California bill stalls that would have banned repossessions for 2 years
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Gambling:

Some Las Vegas casinos gave away $20 to gamblers wearing a mask
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Education:

All of a sudden, 65% of US colleges are preparing for in-person classes this fall
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Returning to school this fall may be 'extremely difficult' with covid-19 still raging, South Carolina says
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School Children Don’t Spread Coronavirus, French Study Shows
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Events:

Kennedy Center cancels most of schedule through 2020
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Cruise Lines:

Royal Caribbean joins the rest of the cruise industry in canceling most cruise voyages through September
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Pullmantur Cruises files for bankruptcy
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Suing a cruise line? There are a boatload of challenges unique to the industry
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Coronavirus on board: Lawyer's parents were trapped on a contaminated cruise ship
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Movie Theaters:

Some Alamo Drafthouse Cinema employees in Texas say they face a hard choice as movie theaters reopen: return to work in fear or lose their paychecks
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Student Debt:

Judge OKs settlement with Navient after lawyers say they're losing millions on deal
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DeVos Intentionally Thwarted Loan Program
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Sports:

With Coronavirus Cases And Questions Increasing, Can Sports Really Return In 2020?
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The Only Thing That Would Stop Sports Now
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MLBPA, owners clear final hurdles; players set to report to camps July 1
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In following Bubba Wallace, NASCAR rightly walked away from a despicable history Bubba Wallace's mother says noose incident wasn't his first brush with racism in NASCAR
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McLaren financial problems: F1 team facing insolvency by 17 July 2020 McLaren in legal race to avoid insolvency? McLaren facing insolvency by ’17 July 2020′ McLaren launches legal proceedings to stave off insolvency
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Phoenix Suns Players Reportedly Get Covid-19 in New NBA Flare-Up
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Autos:

Hertz Stock Buyers May Not Be Clueless After All, Fridson Says
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Solar:

Most Advanced Solar Plants are Failing
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UK:

Eight out of 10 English councils at risk of bankruptcy, says study
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Covid-19: Insolvency Across the Three Jurisdictions of England and Wales, Hong Kong, and Singapore
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British Accounting Firms Face New Setback as FRC Opens Probe
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U.K. Mall Landlords Owed $3.1 Billion Rent Expect the Worst
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Banks to Cut Office Space in London
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UK Steers Towards a No-Deal Brexit
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U.K. Leader Lifts Wide Variety of Coronavirus Restrictions Johnson Re-Opens England’s Pubs But Scientists Warn of Long Haul
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Supreme Court upholds adjudication for insolvent companies
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Boris Johnson says pubs, restaurants, cinemas in England reopen in July
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U.K. car industry at risk of losing one in six jobs unless government extends support, trade body warns
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Two thirds of business owners over 55 plan to ‘never stop’ working
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Shoe Zone closes stores and cuts head office jobs
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Intu warns shopping centres may close as funding talks continue
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White household incomes 63% higher than black households, official figures show
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Two-metre rule reduced as pubs and restaurants in England given green light to reopen from 4 July
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EU:

The EU is discussing reopening its borders and US citizens could remain barred EU May Ban US Travelers Indefinitely
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Canada:

Cirque du Soleil gets Quebec help in mopping up debt load
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Alberta Legislature introduces bill to limit landlord remedies during COVID-19 pandemic
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Germany:

Germany Orders First Local Lockdown Since Easing German Finance Minister Slams Wirecard Oversight, Demands Change
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Russia:

Vladimir Putin announces tax hike on Russia's top earners in latest presidential address
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Brazil:

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro ordered to wear mask in public
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Argentina:

In Perennial Economic Crisis, Argentina Faces Its Worst Year Yet
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Myanmar:

New Insolvency Law 2020 – Part 1: Corporate Rescue And Rehabilitation
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China:

Small Chinese property developers betting on ‘revenge spending’ could go bankrupt instead
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Practical issues of lawsuits confirming bankruptcy claims
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China’s Growing Dollar Bond Defaults Reveal Depth of Stress
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India:

Formulating an Effective Cross-Border Insolvency Framework under the Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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New U.S. immigration restrictions hit India hard
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Filmmakers Return to New Zealand as Virus Haven Economy Emerges
(DBN)

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Japan:

70% Want to Continue Telecommuting
(DBN)

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