January 20, 2021

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Eliminates Billable-Hour Requirements For Big Associate Bonuses
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Former In-House Lawyer Coughing Up $3.5 Million For ‘Systemic’ Scam
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'My Career Is Basically Over': Working Parents Offer Pleas for Empathy From Law Firms
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A Shocking Number Of Recent Grads Of This Top Law School Haven’t Started Their Careers Yet
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Anonymous donor gifts $40 million for 50 future civil rights lawyers
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Bar Examiners LITERALLY Doubling Down On Bad Ideas For February Bar Exam
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Big Firms Bulk Up Teams to Evaluate Profitability
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Kyle Bass Barred From Making Stuff Up About Lawyers For REIT He Accuses Of Making Stuff Up
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Lawyer is arrested in Capitol assault after Facebook bragging Georgia Lawyer Who Allegedly Bragged About Being One of the First to Kick in Pelosi's Office Door Is Hit with Serious Charges
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After Being Fired Over Capitol Insurrection, Lawyer Finds Legal Work Suing… Pretty Much Every Politician And Mark Zuckerberg
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Texas Lawyer Who Was Fired After Filming Himself at Capitol Files Lawsuit Declaring Trump's Impeachment 'Null and Void'
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Should the Federalist Society reckon with members who aided Trump’s false election claims?
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New Organization Taking Tangible Steps To Increase Number Of Black Lawyers
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U.S. files conspiracy charge against Oath Keeper leader in alleged plot against the Capitol 2 Guardsmen with ties to right-wing militias axed from inauguration mission Retired Firefighter Surrenders in Capitol Riot Case; Ex-NYC Student Out on $250K Bond Self-described militia members jailed on riot charges TX Realtor Goes To Riot Seeking Boyfriend, Finds FBI Instead Rioters Had a Sense of Entitlement Digital fingerprints are identifying Capitol rioters Judge Blocks Release of White Supremacist Army Reservist in Capitol Insurrection Case Retired NYC firefighter surrenders in US Capitol riot sweep Beverly Hills Beautician with Bullhorn Said ‘George Soros, You Can Go to Hell’ and ‘This Is 1776’ as Capitol Rioters Attacked Police, Feds Say Feds Charge QAnon Adherent Decked Out in MAGA Gear Who Allegedly Claimed He Didn't Mean to Enter Capitol 'They Were Planning a Civil War': Feds Charge Men with Bringing Weapons into U.S. Capitol During Siege A man sent his girlfriend's brother a selfie while storming the Capitol, officials say. The brother is a federal agent. Texas Cop Charged After He Allegedly 'Penetrated' U.S. Capitol, Lied to Federal Agents and Unsuccessfully Tried to Delete Evidence Charter Boat Captain Who Banned Democrats from Fishing Vessels Was Charged in Capitol Riots Thanks to His Own Social Media Posts 'Me Before Forcing Entry into the Capitol': Three Oath Keepers Charged in Connection with Capitol Hill Siege Thanks to Facebook, Parler and Ronan Farrow Article Court: Georgia lawyer boasted about storming Pelosi's office I took part in a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol and now I have to face consequences? That’s tyranny! 12 Guard members removed from Biden inauguration Capitol riot investigators narrow in on extremist groups and military-style coordination FBI releases photos of men who allegedly attacked cop during Capitol riot Maryland man arrested after GPS ankle monitor places him at Capitol riot I Embedded With Trump-Supporting ‘Stop The Steal’ Protesters. Here’s What I Learned GOP Lawmaker Madison Cawthorn Claimed 'Democratic Machine' Paid Capitol Rioters to Make Trump Look Bad Emanuel Jackson, Capitol Rioter Who Beat Police With Baseball Bat, Turns Himself In Man arrested in New York after threatening to kill Pelosi, AOC, Schumer, disrupt inauguration Pelosi: Trump could be "accessory" to murder over deadly insurrection
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Biden's defense secretary pick pledges 'rid our ranks of racists and extremists'
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Dozens arrested in NYC as cops, BLM protesters clash outside City Hall Park 28 arrests, 11 officers hurt in MLK Day protest in Brooklyn, Manhattan NYPD commissioner defends police response at MLK march
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Two law enforcement officers killed in line of duty on Monday
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Police investigating nooses found at Illinois school over MLK Jr. weekend as possible hate crime
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Structural racism is killing us—now what? Here are some policy recommendations
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Donald Trump Jr. has reportedly told associates he doesn't think he'll need a presidential pardon from his father
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Rudy Giuliani Has Some Thoughts On Whether Donald Trump Can Do A Self-Pardon Before Leaving Office
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Trump Investigators Have Tax Records Even Before Court Ruling Trump Ends Where He Began, Fighting Release of His Tax Returns
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Trump talked out of pardoning kids and Republican lawmakers Trump grants flurry of last-minute pardons The 73 People Pardoned by Donald Trump on His Last Day As President Donald Trump Can Issue Secret Pardons, but They're Risky
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Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Donald Trump's life extremely difficult
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Guatemala turns more migrants back to Honduras, thinning U.S.-bound caravan
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Biden to Reverse Trump Travel Ban, Halt Wall Construction
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Judges:

BK PR Seeks Judge
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Sonia Sotomayor Will Swear In Kamala Harris On Inauguration Day
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Feds: NY Court Worker Called for ‘Public Executions' of Top Dems in Online Posts
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Transformation of judiciary is Trump’s ‘most consequential accomplishment,’ says nonprofit founder
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In High-Stakes Climate Change Lawsuit, Kavanaugh Warns That 'It’s Never Good to Be on the Wrong Side of a Justice Ginsburg Opinion'
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise ahead of Biden’s inauguration, Netflix shares pop
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Wall Street closes higher as Yellen backs more stimulus
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Goldman Sachs, With Big Earnings Jump, Is Having A Profitable Pandemic Goldman hints at cost cuts to hit targets as trading gains look ready to slow
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Layoffs:

FedEx Express unveils plan to lay off up to 6,300 employees in Europe
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How do we Determine Where Remote Employees “Work” for WARN Act Purposes?
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3M laying off 2,900 employees globally
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Recent Federal District Court Ruling Provides Insight Into How WARN Act May Apply to COVID-Related Workforce Cuts
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Fitness:

How COVID-19 has permanently changed fitness industry
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Student Debt:

6th Cir. Holds Non-Compliance With IRS Regs on ‘Qualified Education Loans’ Not Relevant to Dischargeability
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Biden will ask the Department of Education to extend student loan relief
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Politics:

McConnell: Trump "provoked" Capitol mob McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob 'fed lies'
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Trump gives farewell address: "We did what we came here to do"
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The Secret Service Is Bracing for Dangerous Times
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Biden, GOP leaders will attend church before inauguration GOP leaders skip Trump sendoff in favor of church with Biden Pence to skip sendoff
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In farewell address, Trump urges prayers for next administration without mentioning Biden
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Democrats race to push Biden's agenda after transition delays, GOP infighting
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Soon to take majority, Senate Democrats introduce voting reform bill
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Biden arriving in Washington with big plans, big problems Biden's first 100 days will be no honeymoon. Here's what they might look like NBC News poll: Biden takes the helm of a polarized, pessimistic and pained nation
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Biden Transition Approval Remains High at 68%
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The ‘deep state’ of loyalists Trump is leaving behind for Biden
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Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors
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Virginia GOP delegates stripped of committees for claiming election fraud demand to be reinstated
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Poll: Republican support for convicting Trump in Senate growing 5 things to watch at Trump’s second impeachment trial Democrats, weighing witnesses, plan to launch impeachment trial by end of week, sources say Democrats torn on impeachment trial timing McConnell keeps GOP guessing on Trump impeachment
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Schumer and McConnell try to cut a deal on a 50-50 Senate McConnell, Schumer fail to cut power-sharing deal amid filibuster snag
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'Cinderella story for a dog': Bidens' shelter pet gives adoption trend a boost
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Says Bed Bath And Beyond, Kohl’s To Drop His Products; Dominion Voting Systems Threatens To Sue Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies
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Businesses have turned against Trump and his allies, but is it too little too late? These Businesses and Institutions Are Cutting Ties With Trump
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Melania leaving office as least popular first lady ever
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As Trump Plans to Skip Biden's Swearing In, Here Are 3 Other U.S. Presidents Who Dodged Their Successors' Inauguration
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In the lowest moment of Trump's presidency, tens of millions stick by him
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White Evangelical pastors turn their back on Trump after capitol riots
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Trump fraud claims open Republican rift in red states
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Trump's legacy - A more divided America, a more unsettled world
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Trump laid out a vision for America in his inaugural address 4 years ago. He has come nowhere near realizing it Trump's exit: President leaves office with legacy of chaos
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Walmart CEO: Election Fraud Lies Divide Us
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Gallup: Americans Expect History to Judge Trump Harshly
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The Financial Minefield Awaiting an Ex-President Trump
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Gov. Kristi Noem Sneers at a Handout—Except for the Family Ranch
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Owner of Online Payday Loan Company Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
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Retailing:

December Retail Sales Deflate As Consumers Minimize Holiday Spending—But There’s Still Hope For A Retail Bounce-Back
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January retail market: Sales drop an 'absolute disaster'; 5 new bankruptcies
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What 6 charts say about the pandemic's impact on retail
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Tuesday Morning on the hunt for a new CEO; names chairperson
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Apple Temporarily Closes Stores in Three More States Amid Covid-19 Spikes
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Cannabis:

A Colorado bankruptcy court reminds everyone to slow your roll, marijuana is still illegal under the Federal Controlled Substances Act
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Transit:

N.Y.C. Transit Postpones 4% Fare Hike, Hoping for Federal Rescue
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Economy:

The Biden rescue plan could boost 2021 GDP growth to 11.4%, JPMorgan global chief strategist says
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AP-NORC poll: Virus, economy swamp other priorities for US
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10 Challenges Biden Faces in Righting the Economy
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Then and Now
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Janet Yellen faces critical choice for global economy, poor nations rocked by coronavirus
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Janet Yellen tells lawmakers it's 'critically important to act now' on economic relief plan Yellen pushes GOP senators on $1.9 trillion relief package "Act big" now to save economy, worry about debt later, Yellen says in Treasury testimony Yellen Runs Into GOP Resistance to ‘Act Big’ Call for Stimulus Yellen says Biden's focus now is providing relief, not raising taxes Democrat Wyden wants Thursday vote on Yellen as U.S. Treasury secretary Yellen knows 'going small' on economic relief would be big mistake: Wyden Janet Yellen plays down debt, tax hike concerns in confirmation hearing Yellen Opens Debate on Giant Spending Saying ‘World Has Changed’
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Stimulus Check Won’t Last a Month for Majority of Recipients: Poll
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Third Stimulus Check Likely With Manchin Wanting to 'Get More Money Out'
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Biden's Big Plans for Small Business in His First 100 Days
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Yellen says U.S. can afford higher corporate tax rate if it coordinates globally
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WEF risk report panelist: A ‘perfect storm’ is brewing in the response to Covid
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Here’s What’s Keeping Jamie Dimon Up At Night
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A Positive Note from Merrill: "A light at the end of the COVID cave"
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30 mayors across the U.S. are pushing for guaranteed income—here’s why
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Beleaguered small businesses in D.C. are 'paying the price' for Capitol rioting
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Trump's Easy Trade War Wasn't
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Krugman: Who’s Radical Now? The Case of Minimum Wages
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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:

Recent Case Law and the Newly Enacted Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code May Enable Your Commercial Client to Get Much Needed Rent Relief
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Biden looks to give a big boost to homebuyers and builders
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Could California’s Shopping Centers Be a Housing Fix?
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Quarters, the “WeWork of co-living,” files for bankruptcy
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Austin Expected to be Nation's Hottest Housing Market in 2021, Leading a Sunbelt Surge
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Early Read on Existing Home Sales in December
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Will the Biden administration be able to stop evictions of tenants hurt by Covid? Biden will ask CDC to "immediately" extend eviction restrictions
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Municipalities:

Cuomo Offers Doomsday Proposal to Attack a Possible $15 Billion Deficit
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Struggling Local Governments May Get Help From the Private Sector
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Puerto Rico Gov't Entities Owe Prepa $245 Million
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Washington DC: A US City Now Under Occupation
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Oil/Gas:

Superior Energy Announces Bankruptcy Court Confirmation of Its Plan of Reorganization; $1.3 Billion in Debt to Be Converted Into Equity
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Shale Driller Stuns Creditors as Argentina’s Dollars Dwindle
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Why Oil Companies Can’t Replace Oil Profits With Renewable Profits
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Biden will temporarily halt oil and gas leasing in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Trump Administration Gives 11th Hour Biofuel Waivers to Refiners
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Tech:

Rather Than Confront Difficult Social Issues Many Take The Easy Path Of Blaming ‘Big Tech’
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Parler's partial return is supported by a Russian tech firm with links to racist and conspiracy-theory sites
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“If They Won’t Hear Us, They Will Fear Us”: How The Capitol Assault Was Planned On Facebook
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Parler was rejected by at least 6 large providers to host it after Amazon took it offline
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Biden takes over POTUS Twitter account, inheriting a blank slate from Trump
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Climate:

High winds buffet California, raising wildfire danger and cutting power
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Climate change will be sudden and cataclysmic. We need to act fast
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On Day One, Biden will move to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement Biden Unveils Sweeping Climate Plan, Moves to Rejoin Paris Pact
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Biden to overturn Trump's climate legacy on dozens of fronts
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History:

'A hack job,' 'outright lies': Trump commission's '1776 Report' outrages historians
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Education:

College of New Rochelle officials sued over financial mismanagement
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SAT drops subject tests, essay section to 'reduce demands on students'
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Trump commission's '1776 Report' outrages historians
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Climate:

COVID-19 has shown what happens when we destroy nature - 2021 must be the year we change course
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US Supreme Court justices hear arguments in climate case with broad implications
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Court Strikes Down Trump Climate Rollback
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Nursing Homes:

Many nursing home workers in New York State have declined to be vaccinated.
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Departing CEO paid $5.2 million 'retention' bonus by chain where 2,800 residents died
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Sports:

A college football coach's season at war with the coronavirus - and his own school
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New York Mets fire GM for reportedly sending female journalist explicit texts
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Hotels:

Hotel Filings Rise Amid Virus Spike
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Eagle Hospitality Trust entities file for bankruptcy protection in the US EHT announces Chapter 11 filing; to start marketing process to sell some hotels
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Airport Hotels Contend With Drop in Passengers
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Hotels drive majority of continuing unemployment claims
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Non-Profits:

The NRA says it’s moving to Texas. Bankruptcy experts say it may be more of a legal move than a physical one NRA Trying To Change Venue With Bankruptcy Filing Escape from New York? – NRA files for Chapter 11
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Corporate Reform:

Biden’s Wall Street backers face new threat from Warren
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New Head of the SEC Has Tough Reputation
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Food/Beverage:

Friendly’s saved from bankruptcy, preserving 130 locations Done Deal: Friendly’s Restaurants Acquired
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Judge reinforces ruling that legal proceedings can continue against ant-mask restaurant Crack’d Egg
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Telecoms:

Concerns remain after PSC approves Frontier bankruptcy agreement
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Crypto:

Trustee of Collapsed Exchange Moves to Resolve Crypto vs. Fiat Creditor Claims Tussle
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Cruise Lines:

Norwegian Cruise Lines Prolongs Suspension of Voyages to End April
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Autos:

Auto defaults remain unchanged in December
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Media:

'I don't know how some people sleep at night': Former Fox News host Shepard Smith unloads on the network, calling out those who 'propagated the lies'
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Utilities:

Judge OKs postponement of legal fees hearing in FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Justice Department drops insider trading inquiry against Sen. Richard Burr
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding 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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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Despite pandemic, far fewer are going bankrupt
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Bankruptcy Reform:

New COVID-19 Bill Provides Additional Bankruptcy Relief
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Amendments To Bankruptcy Code Included In New Stimulus Package
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December 2020 Appropriations Act Amends Several Provisions of the Bankruptcy Code
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Corporate Governance:

Towards an Optimal Model of Directors’ Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: An Economic and Comparative Approach
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Mediation:

Mediation: Persisting Despite Early Failures (Kellogg v. Progressive)
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Automatic Stay:

Supreme Court to Secured Creditors: "Hold on Loosely, But Don't Let Go."
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Automatic Stay Does Not Mean Debtors Get Their Cars Back Automatically
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Supreme Court Holds Mere Retention of Property Does Not Violate Automatic Stay Under §362(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code
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Property of the Estate:

Are Funds Received as the Beneficiary of an IRA Property of the Estate in Bankruptcy?
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Trustees:

BK SC Seeks Ch. 13 Trustee
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Aviation:

Flight attendants play ‘babysitter for adults’ as bad behavior onboard spikes
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Airfares fell to their lowest level in two decades last summer as air travel plummeted.
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Two Spirit Airlines gate agents injured in caught-on-video attack
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Eyeing a recovery, American Airlines' regional carrier to resume pilot hiring
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European airlines face a grim summer without a faster vaccine rollout
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Singapore Air Trials Pre-Departure Covid Tests to Revive Travel
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Richard Branson hopes Covid vaccine passports will allow for easier air travel
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Healthcare:

Community Health Taps Into Junk-Bond Frenzy to Tame Debt
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California hits 3 million coronavirus cases; roughly 1 out 13 in state have been infected
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America’s Covid-19 death toll has surpassed 400,000
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Outgoing FDA chief: The agency fought 'substantial' pressure under Trump
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Plunged into virus ‘dark winter,’ Biden must lead US out
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Fauci: U.S. could achieve herd immunity by fall if vaccine rollout goes to plan
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Wealthy residents got disproportionate share of vaccines in this Texas county
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A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with cases
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Open these 2 car windows to help prevent Covid transmission, study finds
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Doubling Up Masks Creates ‘Obstacle Course’ For COVID, Colorado Doctor Encourages You To Consider It
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We aren’t using all of our tools to treat Covid-19
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Lockdowns may not slow COVID more than other voluntary measures: study
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Dr. Gottlieb says only 120 million people in U.S. really want Covid vaccine
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Pfizer, BioNTech Shot Likely to Defeat Mutant, New Study Shows
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Researchers warn of another Covid spike if people mix after vaccine
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On the eve of inauguration, Biden and Harris to honor lives lost to Covid at Lincoln Memorial
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U.S. teen jailed in Cayman Islands for breaking Covid protocols returns home
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Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic Pandemic lays bare WHO's powerlessness: experts Pandemic could be WHO's Chernobyl moment for reform -review panel U.S. backs WHO reforms lead by member states Day One: Biden will order U.S. to rejoin World Health Organization
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Why the US may not see the next dangerous coronavirus variant coming
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Alabama’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts ranked last in US: CDC
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Supermarket chain Aldi to pay U.S. workers who get COVID-19 vaccination
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Movie Theaters:

AMC shares soar more than 30%
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Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases, Weekly Gross Movie Ticket Sales Remain Low
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UK:

The Netherlands vs England and Wales: who will win the battle for SME restructurings in a post-Brexit world?
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Covid-related deaths in care homes in England jump by 46%
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Burberry Sales Drop as New Lockdowns Keep Shoppers Home
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Short-term forecasts downgraded due to third lockdown
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KPMG forecasts show Brexit blow to UK recovery after Covid
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EU:

Brussels targets vaccinating at least 70% of EU adults by summer
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European stocks slip as lockdown worries resurface
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PIIGS:

Spain's COVID-19 incidence hits new high as third wave of infection rages
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Canada:

Commercial Tenant Cannot Rely on Force Majeure Clause to Excuse Non-Payment of Rent during Pandemic
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Consumer Bankruptcy in the Wake of COVID-19: The Calm Before the Storm
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Horrifying report reveals child marriages persist and are increasingly hidden in Canada
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China:

U.S. declares China's actions against Uighurs "genocide" United States Becomes First Country in World to Declare China’s Uighur Treatment Genocide
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Biden intelligence pick favors 'aggressive' stance on China threat
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China defends early actions on COVID-19 after panel report
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MENA:

Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
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Israel Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Until End of January
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Thailand:

Thailand sold itself as a paradise Covid retreat, but no one came
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Germany:

Record German debt due to pandemic, but less than expected
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Germany extends lockdown to Feb. 14 on fears of COVID-19 variants
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Germany's Merkel says more people should work from home
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State support stops pandemic sinking one in ten German firms
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Germany’s vaccine rollout is not going to plan, frustrating officials and experts
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Germany Posts Highest Daily Death Toll as Infection Gauge Eases
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India:

SC upholds laws protecting new owners of bankrupt firms
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Supreme Court upholds validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2020
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Brazil:

Brazil vaccinations start as country faces vaccine ingredient shortfall
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Japan:

Desperate Restaurants Defy Japan’s Virus Curbs to Stay Open Late
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Australia:

Bankruptcy review targets possible changes to insolvency system
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Submission: Bankruptcy Regulations 2021
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