Law:
Post-COVID Law Firms Now Include… Tents?
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Which law firms laid off lawyers and cut pay this past week? The announcements slow to a trickle
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How Much Is An Attorney Worth To Biglaw?
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How Law Firms Can Give In-House Counsel What They Need on COVID-19
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What General Counsel Need to Think About as Companies Reopen
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Osborne Clarke cuts pay by 7% while Slaughter and May reduces NQ salaries
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Neighbors report top law firm partner for breaching lockdown rules
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Law school still out of compliance with ABA admissions standard and dealing with fraud allegations
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These law firms were named as top family- and female-friendly workplaces by Yale Law Women
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Covington & Burling Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
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Firm which blamed COVID-19 for layoffs accused of misleading staff
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The Time Is Now To Support Real Innovation In Legal Education
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Harvard Law School Magnanimously Offers To Remind Incoming Law Students That They Didn’t Get Into Harvard
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Law Professor Wins Defamation Case Against Woman Who Accused Him Of Rape
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Jonathan Turley Wanted For Vicious Murder Of Nonsensical Straw Arguments Of His Own Making
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New Jersey Department of Health shuts down Atilis Gym • Gym Owners Who Defied NJ Shutdown Orders Say Toilets Were 'Mysteriously' Clogged with Paper Towels
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Michigan protesters launch 'Operation Haircut' over lockdown
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Man accused of shooting Waffle House cook after face mask dispute
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Avoid irritating your coworkers and ditch these 10 annoying work email clichés
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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen released from prison over coronavirus fear
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Flynn's name was never 'masked' in FBI report on phone call with Russian • Michael Flynn’s lawyer joins call for release of Kislyak transcripts
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Appeals court orders Flynn judge to respond to demand to dismiss case
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NFL player files lawsuit against United Airlines over alleged sexual assault on cross-country flight
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Chamber of Commerce calls for coronavirus liability protections in next relief bill
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Are businesses in danger of coronavirus lawsuits as they reopen?
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South Dakota Governor Demands White House, DOJ, Interior, And Congress Crack Down On Reservation’s COVID Roadblocks
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Women can’t lead prayers at council meetings, and Bible backs me up, Texas mayor says
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School board member resigns after making death threats against people not wearing masks who come near her or her family
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Lawyer is thankful for second chances after suspension for erratic behavior, client neglect
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Stand-Your-Ground Laws Are Lethal
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Man Who Recorded Ahmaud Arbery's Death Has Been Arrested for Felony Murder
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Federal Criminal Referrals Saw Major Drop in March Amid COVID-19
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'This Was Not DOJ's Finest Hour': Judge Sanctions DOJ for Failing to Produce More Than 900 Relevant Docs in Census Question Case
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Bar regulator slammed for 'ridiculous' remote exam rules
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Judges:
FOIA Documents Show Trump Administration Stacked The Immigration Courts With Political Hires
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Fox News Meets Feisty Judge in Case Over Virus ‘Hoax’
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Denied: No Compassionate Release for Ex-Texas Judge Found Guilty of Judicial Bribery
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'It Will Look Different': SDNY's Phased Reopening to Include 'Physical Changes,' Continued Remote Hearings
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Texas Supreme Court Justice Tests Positive for Coronavirus • Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann, husband test positive for coronavirus
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Supreme Court prepares for major decisions on Trump taxes, LGBTQ rights, immigration and abortion
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Wall Street:
Stock futures fall slightly as Wall Street wraps up wild week, U.S.-China tensions rise
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Wall Street’s New Watchdog Is Ex-Fannie Lawyer With Mnuchin Ties
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Goldman Says Buy World’s Worst Stock Market Because Rebound Is Coming
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Many Americans used part of their coronavirus stimulus check to trade stocks
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Layoffs:
The Atlantic lays off almost 20% of staff
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Shell plans voluntary job losses to mitigate impact of oil slump
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Tesla offers anxious plant workers unpaid leave until May 31
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Trump Golf Resort Cuts Jobs on Unexpected Duration of Shutdown
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Advertising Slumps Hits Media Jobs
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Nissan May Fire 20,000 in EU, Third World
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Healthcare:
Coronavirus hot spots erupt across the country; experts warn of second wave in South • Coronavirus cases are on the rise across the South
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More evidence emerges on why covid-19 is so much worse than the flu
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CDC: Virus Doesn't Spread Easily from Surfaces
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Employees Say Hundreds Of Tyson Foods Workers In Texas Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 • One in Four Tyson Foods Staff at North Carolina Plant Get COVID-19 • Immigrant workers have born the brunt of covid-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants
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The U.S. Shouldn't 'Draw the Wrong Lessons' as COVID-19 Slows: Dr. Leana Wen and Dr. Scott Gottlieb
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Pelosi Asks Trump to Order Flags Flown at Half-Staff When U.S. Reaches 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths
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Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots
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Virus cases spike in California county on Mexican border
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More than 5 million Americans will be infected with coronavirus and 290,000 will die by the end of July if social distancing isn't adhered to, according to COVID-19 model
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Latin America surpasses U.S. and Europe in new daily coronavirus cases
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The health of 7.8 billion people is stuck in a dangerous place between China and Trump
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CDC chief: States' coronavirus data "regularly" incomplete or delayed
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Workers at chains like Kroger, Costco, and Waffle House are on the front lines of an increasingly violent war between mask supporters and opponents
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Isolating coronavirus patients isn’t as easy as it sounds
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Why don't hospitals have enough masks? Because coronavirus broke the market.
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8 ways to go out and stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic
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U.K. Begins Trial to See If Hydroxychloroquine Prevents Covid-19 • Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine • Wisconsin woman took hydroxychloroquine for 19 years, still got coronavirus
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Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
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Flights From Countries Hard Hit By Coronavirus Still Coming, So Are Precautions In Place?
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Trump’s Vaccine Czar Has Vast Ties to Drug Industry, Posing Possible Conflicts
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Florida knew a COVID-19 pandemic was likely; state leaders didn't warn the public
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Temperature-check kiosks are coming. Here’s what it’s like to use one
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An aircraft carrier heads back to sea without guarantees that the virus is gone
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Tanzania’s President Shun Masks to Pursue Herd Immunity
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Education:
College students don't want to return in the fall, and it could cause many universities to collapse
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Elite Colleges Join Bond-Market Boom by Seizing on Low Rates
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N.Y. Reexamines Schools, Camps Amid Rise in Child Illnesses
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Pharma:
Once valued at $4B, an embattled Akorn — nursing a market cap of roughly $37M — files for bankruptcy
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ISPs:
Major internet service providers' pandemic relief efforts are alienating consumers with opaque terms of service and unforeseen fees
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Sports:
This year’s baseball season hinges on a battle between owners and players
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Rockets star Harden not ready for NBA’s return until pandemic has ‘calmed down’
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For many fans, the absence of sports feels like a loss. Psychologists say that's normal.
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Golf returns to England and Wales - for those who don't mind golfing alone
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Man United Hit by $18 Million Broadcasting Rebate Due to Virus
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Fraud:
Lori Loughlin and husband agree to plead guilty in college bribery scandal • Lori Loughlin always insisted she was innocent in admissions scandal. Why change now? • Lori Loughlin Should Test Whether Barr's DOJ Will Give Her the Same Treatment as Michael Flynn
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New York Man Charged With $20 Million PPP and SBA Loan Fraud
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Climate:
NOAA predicts Atlantic hurricane season will be unusually active • The US is in for a brutal—and expensive—hurricane season • Prepare For A Potentially Extreme Atlantic Hurricane Season, Federal Forecasters Say
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More dams will collapse as aging infrastructure can’t keep up with climate change
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Photos show devastating impact of Michigan floods
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Religion:
More than 1,200 pastors say they'll defy California's state order and resume in-person services
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Why Catholics and Lutherans in Minnesota plan to buck their state's governor and reopen churches May 26
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The loneliest Ramadan
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In reversal, White House tells CDC to post church guidance
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Student Debt:
Student loan borrowers are seeing their credit scores drop
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Museums:
New Study Shows 13% of Museums Worldwide May Close Permanently Due to COVID-19
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Utilities:
Officials: Email Delays Key Vote on PG&E's Bankruptcy Plan
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Festivals:
Kendall Jenner says $90k Fyre Festival settlement was ‘small price’ for ‘fiasco’ as her team ‘did the right thing’
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Batteries:
Exide Technologies Announces Court Approval of First Day Motions Allowing Business Operations to Proceed in Ordinary Course
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Satellites:
Earth's Magnetic Field Weakens as Satellites Malfunction
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Economy:
US weekly jobless claims hit 2.4 million, bringing the 9-week total to nearly 39 million • US stocks edge higher as new data shows millions more jobs lost • Jobless claims total 2.4 million, still elevated levels but a declining pace from previous weeks • Data-entry error mars U.S. jobless-claims report for second week • Americans again file by the millions for unemployment benefits • 40 Million Americans Are Now Unemployed—We Desperately Need A Plan Before It’s Too Late • 24% Unemployed, but Will It Get Worse?
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Fed Chair Warns This Is a ‘Downturn Without Modern Precedent’
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The System Failed the Test
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A Wave of Small Business Closures Is on the Way. Can Washington Stop It?
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U.S. leveraged loan defaults at six-year high as coronavirus hits businesses
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U.S. Business Activity Stabilizes in May, IHS Markit Data Show
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In the boom years before the pandemic, the Fed encouraged S&P 500 titans to binge on trillions in debt, now the central bank is propping them up to avoid an economic catastrophe
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Market Sees Inflation Well Below Fed Target Until at Least 2050
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Specter of Negative Rates Is Putting Wall Street Bankers on Edge
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NY Fed: Negative Interest Rates ‘Not The Right Tool’ For Recovery
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You can’t turn the economy back on like a light switch • NYC has made ‘remarkable progress’ to begin reopening in June, mayor says • NJ hopes to reopen gyms, barbers in a ‘matter of weeks,’ Gov. Murphy • Job market remains grim even as U.S. tentatively reopens • Ford is the poster child for America's grand reopening • Fed’s Williams Says Relaxing Lockdowns Will Clarify Economic Hit • Lockdowns Haven’t Proved They’re Worth the Havoc • Michigan Announces Guidelines for Reopening After Weeks of Protests, Controversy Over Lockdowns • U.S. Jobless Claims Near 40 Million as All 50 States Start Reopening • Georgia reopening has been ‘a mixed bag,’ Atlanta Fed President Bostic says • Lives vs livelihoods: countries lift lockdowns • Disneyland Lays Groundwork For Reopening But Offers No Timetable • Tyler Perry details strict guidelines for cast and crew returning to work at his Atlanta studio • TX gov ends COVID-19 air travel restrictions • Trump seizes on new rallying cry to reopen the country, but Democrats see caution as an advantage
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The Financial Part of the Covid Crisis Isn’t Over
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Trump says he won’t close the country if second wave of coronavirus hits
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GOP May Cut Aid to Force Workers Back to Jobs
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Clarida Says Economy May Need More Fiscal, Monetary Support
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Mnuchin Says ‘Strong Likelihood’ U.S. Will Need More Stimulus
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Covid-19: The Unintended Long-Term Consequences Of The Policy Response
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Senators to Press Forward With Small-Business Loan Extension
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Most Small Firms That Got Covid-19 Aid Struggle With Loan Rules
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SBA Approving Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs): What You Need To Know
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Congress acted to save the airlines. One senator asks: What about child care centers?
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Stimulus checks are great, but a new idea would give everyone $10,000 in credit card debt relief • Stimulus Proposal: $10,000 In Credit Card Interest Relief During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Pandemic Is Last Nail in Globalization’s Coffin, Says Carmen Reinhart
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This Was a Big Week in Coronavirus Immunity
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Why a coronavirus vaccine might be ready early next year — and what could go wrong
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Reuters/Ipsos Poll: A Quarter of Americans Are Hesitant about Coronavirus Vaccine
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Kind bar CEO’s advice for small business owners: ‘The rules have changed’
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A Nobel Prize-winning economist says the coronavirus recession is 'a textbook example of showing that markets don't work'
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Corporate debt issuance has already topped $1 trillion in 2020
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Senate seeks to quickly pass change to PPP to give businesses more time to use money
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Mitch McConnell pledges to scrap a newly enacted $600 boost in weekly unemployment benefits, calling it a 'crazy policy' allowing people to earn more while they aren't working
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SBA under spotlight as frustrations with aid programs grow
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Partisan divides over federal aid play out in battleground states
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Jerome Powell is perhaps the most important man in the US economic response to coronavirus. Here are 10 key quotes about the crisis from the Fed chief.
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Office work will never be the same
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Morgan Stanley CEO Sees Only Half His Employees Back by Year-End
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Facebook to push remote hiring, tells employees they can move
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Zoom Video chart suggests rally is showing signs of distress, strategist says
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A huge boost in infrastructure spending is very popular — if rich people pay for it
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Will Smith and Kevin Hart bet virus will accelerate shift toward virtual events
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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:
Goldman Sachs Forecloses on 10,000 Homes for ‘Consumer Relief’
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Biggest U.S. Mall Is Two Months Delinquent on $1.4 Billion Loan
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Home mortgage delinquencies spiked by a record amount in April
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New Threat to New York City: Commercial Rent Payments Plummet
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Virus Impact on One Landlord: 80% of Its Retail Tenants Missed Rent
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April home sales drop 18%, as inventory decline pushes prices to record high • Sales of previously owned U.S. homes decline by most since 2010
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Mortgage rates plunge to near-record lows
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New Yorkers Fleeing City Hunt for Million-Dollar Suburban Homes
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Coronavirus Leads to Worst Home Sales in a Decade-What This Means for Buyers, Sellers
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Work-from-home won’t replace offices, argues CEO whose tenants include Google • Will Remote Working Spell the Demise of the Office Sector?
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Zuckerberg: 50% of Facebook employees could be working remotely in 5 to 10 years
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Can We Just Work From Home Forever?
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Municipalities:
Murphy to Beg, Borrow With Pledge of Billions for N.J. Pensions
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Chamber Backs Some State Aid as Republicans Urge Wait-and-See
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Alabama city’s woes predated coronavirus and Chapter 9
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Oil/Gas:
The Future Of Oilfield Services, Part Deux
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Not All Electric Vehicles Are Cars, You Know
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Five Key issues for Oil & Gas Private Equity Right Now
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California Resources: Likely To File For Bankruptcy Within Six Weeks
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Politics:
Mark Cuban rips Trump during interview with Sean Hannity: 'He always plays the victim card'
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AP-NORC poll: State and U.S. government virus approval dips
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Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners chairman asks President Trump to cancel visit • In swing through Michigan, Trump to find records — unemployment, floods and 5,000 COVID deaths • Trump’s Visit to a Ford Factory Will Be Fraught With Tension • Trump doesn’t wear coronavirus mask to Ford plant, after being told he should
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Trump Told to Stay Home by Baltimore Mayor Ahead of Visit
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Cowboys for Trump founder, Couy Griffin: 'The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat'
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Trump: 'Garbage' people at Fox News damaging GOP election prospects • Trump Again Attacks Fox News
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Anti-lockdown protests aren’t just an American thing. They’re a global phenomenon.
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Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts
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Trump Warns Farmers That Gun Control Will Leave Their Potatoes Defenseless • Without Guns US Potatoes Will be Mashed
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Why are liberals more afraid of the coronavirus than conservatives?
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Inspectors general, explained by a former inspector general
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Democrats demand reinstatement of State Department inspector general fired by Trump • House Democrats’ Focus on Ouster of One Inspector General Could Impact Mitch McConnell’s Reelection Campaign • Paul Singer Providing Crucial Diplomatic Guidance To State Department • Pentagon punts on questions about Saudi arms deals at center of Pompeo scandal
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Warren appears to pivot on 'Medicare-for-all' as Biden searches for a running mate
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G.O.P. Officials Quietly Consider Paring Back Convention
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Trump Job Approval Holds Steady - 40%
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The Pandemic Hasn’t Changed Voters’ Minds About Trump
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Trump in Private: I Wish I Could Run Against Hillary Again
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Trump's obsession with Obama turns two-way race into a three-way tangle • What if Obama were running against Trump? One poll found a blowout
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Biden Holds 11 Point Lead As Trump Approval On Coronavirus Dips,
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Is QAnon the newest American religion?
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Pelosi quips that Trump has 'doggy doo on his shoes' in ongoing spat
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Trump administration to withdraw from Open Skies treaty in a further erosion of arms-control pacts with Russia
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Trump's bogus attacks on mail-in voting could hurt his supporters, too
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As Trump Rails Against Voting by Mail, States Open the Door for It
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Why Trump Wants to Stop Vote by Mail
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Postal Service’s financial stress might hurt its ability to handle large volume of mail-in ballots
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Mail voting debate gets more confounding
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FactCheck: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election
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Biden Leaked Ukraine Calls Were Released by Russia: Ex-President
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Philadelphia Election Judge Admits to Stuffing Ballot Boxes for Democrats in Three Separate Elections
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Retailing:
Gerald Storch Expects a Lot More Retail Bankruptcies Amid Pandemic
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Retail Restructurings Related to COVID-19 Shutdowns
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The coronavirus is crushing bankrupt retailers’ hopes for a rebound – and threatening even more jobs
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Macy’s CEO: $10 billion in sales are up for grabs because of retail bankruptcies
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Macy's forecasts $1 billion quarterly loss due to lockdowns • Macy’s Warns of $1B 1Q Loss, But Says Financing Is ‘On Track’
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Macy’s in Talks With New York City to Reopen Flagship for Pickup
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Fashion’s Cash Crunch Lingers
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Brooks Brothers Obtains $20 Million Loan From Gordon Brothers
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Victoria’s Secret parent company set to close 250 stores, with more to come
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Some stores including Lululemon and Nordstrom won't take cash as they reopen, putting them further out of reach for millions of Americans
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As Reports Swirl, What Could Amazon Want From JCPenney?
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Shoppers stormed TJ Maxx stores when they reopened, driving sales higher than last year
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Furor Over Mask Requirements Mirrors Retail’s Open-Carry Rules
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The pandemic is changing every aspect of shopping: From store layouts to how jeans are folded
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America’s Online Shopping Revolution Will Outlast the Lockdown
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What Did Consumers Buy From Walmart During The Coronavirus Pandemic? It May Surprise You
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Pandemic highlights big box stores' ability to pivot
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Transit:
NY’s Transit Authority Wants To Use Fed’s New Loan Initiative
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Law firms prepare for a deluge of bankruptcies, insolvent businesses
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Bankruptcy Strategy:
Bankruptcy's 'Deep Freeze' May Be Struggling Cos.' Best Hope
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Distressed Investing:
Strategic Acquisitions of Distressed Companies in the COVID-19 Environment
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IP:
Mission Products Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology: One Year Later
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Insurance:
The Coming COVID-19 Coverage Fight: Insured Versus Insured Exclusions and Collusion
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurants prepare for "distance eating"
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D.C.-area tapas chain files for bankruptcy amid coronavirus pandemic
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What Famed Boston Eatery Petit Robert’s Owner Sees As Restaurants’ Future
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NYC restaurants turning to high tech solutions to reopen
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Meat Companies Get Pressure from Investors to Improve Working Conditions
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Aviation:
Embattled airlines unveil coronavirus safety guidelines in effort to reassure passengers
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Though far from the norm, nearly 500 US flights per day depart more than 70% full
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After Failed Bond Issue, United Airlines Will Be Forced To Avail The Full $4.5 Billion CARES Act Loan
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Democrats Press Delta, JetBlue to Reverse Cuts After Bailout
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Southwest CEO: Boeing 737 Max could fly again by late 2020
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Gov't Calls Ravn Air's Ch. 11 Plan Unconfirmable
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As the US airlines grab bailouts, they dig the final holes in their 'level playing field'
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Denied boarding after a temperature check? Here are your rights
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Hold onto your boarding pass. TSA is changing airport screening because of virus
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American Airlines just updated its status challenge policy due to coronavirus
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Is the Latest Airline Traffic Uptick a Harbinger of Better Times?
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No one thought SpaceX would beat Boeing to get astronauts to the space station
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EasyJet’s Future on Line With Founder’s Bid to Oust Leadership
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India: Domestic airlines to resume flights at one-third capacity from Monday
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Trudeau says Ottawa needs to have ‘careful discussions with airlines’ over refund policies
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Skies open, but who wants to fly? Airlines grapple with low demand, high costs
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IATA says regulating airfares a 'step back'; airlines need to have freedom on commercial decisions
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Thai Airways to lay off 30pct of its staff • Ministry to cut THAI stake
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Etihad bondholders put airline on notice with debt revamp
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Personal Finance:
What it was like to tell my kids I lost my job: ‘Aren’t you important’ Mom?
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Exactly what to say if you can’t pay your rent, student loans or other bills
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Cruise Lines:
Royal Caribbean hopes to resume cruises as soon as August, but the CEO says only if it’s safe
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Religion:
Mississippi Church Suing on Virus Restrictions Burns Down
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Mail:
Mnuchin Says Postal Service May Not Need $10 Billion Virus Loan
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Autos:
Tesla returns to 'normal operations' at U.S. factories
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The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way we buy cars
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Volkswagen apologizes for racist ad showing black man being dragged away from new car
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Hertz runs into cash crunch after years of management tumult
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French FM: Renault Could Disappear
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Agribusiness:
Farmers Can Sign Up For Payments Beginning May 26
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Desert-Locusts Battle Gets $500 Million Boost From World Bank
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Coal:
The New Coal Miner Pitch: Don’t Mention Coal
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UK:
New UK Insolvency Laws offers support for businesses struggling with cash flow, but what else can lenders and others expect?
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UK Government Introduces Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020
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The Corporate Insolvency And Governance Bill – R3 Response
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Has your business assessed whether it can un-lock? The results from our UK on-line tool suggest many have not
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Prince Charles wants furloughed workers to pick berries. Farmers wonder if Brits are up to the task.
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Doctors to Sue U.K. Over Advice to Reuse Gowns Amid Virus Threat
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U.K. Home Sales Crater as Coronavirus Lockdown Freezes Market
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A no-deal Brexit amid the pandemic would be disgraceful
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British banks warn BoE against negative rates • Will the Bank of England impose negative rates?
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NHS groups 'nervous' about lockdown easing without contact tracing
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Coronavirus not under control in US, warn Imperial scientists
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PIIGS:
Italy’s New Virus Cases, Daily Fatalities Decline Further
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EU:
Europe's economy has 'likely bottomed out' and is starting to bounce back, according to a set of closely-watched business surveys
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Canada:
With many courthouses shut due to COVID-19, federal government looks to extend legal deadlines
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Bringing Rule of Law and Fairness to the Dysfunctional World of Sovereign Debt: A Role for Canada?
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Sweden:
Skeptical experts in Sweden say its decision to have no lockdown is a terrible mistake that no other nation should copy
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Sweden: Herd Immunity Ain't Happening
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Hong Kong:
China plans sweeping national security law for Hong Kong • China signals plan to take full control of Hong Kong • Trump Warns China of U.S. Response to Hong Kong Crackdown
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Singapore:
Singapore’s Covid-19 case fatality rate is remarkably low. Why?
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MENA:
70% of Dubai companies expect to go out of business within six months, survey finds
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Crisis is Killing Lebanon's Middle Class
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Khashoggi's sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution
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India:
Work From Home Tensions Run High in World’s Biggest Quarantine
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Banks let 124 companies slip into liquidation despite resolution plans
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Argentina:
Deadline arrives for Argentinian debt restructuring proposal
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Argentina creditor says 'very difficult' for country to avoid default ahead of deadline
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'Any kind of default could be cured in short order,’ says creditor group
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Argentina to Extend Debt Offer as Talks Continue Past Friday
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Argentina Default Won’t Be Followed by Litigation, Creditors Say
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Ecuador:
BlackRock, Ashmore Form Ecuador Creditor Group as Swaps Pay Out
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South Africa:
South Africa Cuts Key Rate Fourth Straight Time to Record Low
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Brazil:
Covid-19 Is Killing Nurses in Brazil More Than Anywhere Else
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Australia:
Australia's largest department store chain Target announces closure of 167 outlets in massive restructure
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Crimea:
Tourist trade in annexed Crimea on brink as coronavirus bites
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