Law:

Crowell may pursue lawsuit for COVID-19 rent break, DC judge says
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The Biggest Of All Biglaw Firms In The United States (2023)
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The Biglaw Firm With The Best Associate Compensation
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Global M&A activity plummets in 2023
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DLA Piper raises London NQ pay to £100,000
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Lawyer's former colleagues send poison pen letter to stop him getting employed
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Professor who was one of first to write about the ‘law school scam’  brings Title VII claim
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Firm boss pens steamy novel
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Investigation of Trump Documents Case Continues After Former President’s Indictment
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Pro-Trump lawyers deserve sanctions for ‘whole raft’ of baseless election claims, 6th Circuit says
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Is Rudy Giuliani Trying To Cut A Deal With The Feds?
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Judge swats away Trump request for dismissal in E. Jean Carroll defamation case • Judge rejects Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ defense in second E. Jean Carroll case
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Trump Rearranges The Lawyers On His Litigation Titanic
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Man with ties to Jan. 6 riot arrested near Obamas’ DC home • Jan. 6 'fugitive from justice' allegedly arrested while running toward Obama's home
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Special Counsel Jack Smith Prepares For Hot Indictment Summer
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Hunter Biden Settles Child-Support Case • Hunter Biden's child will get some of his art as part of support settlement • House GOP committee chairs expand Hunter Biden tax probe
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Testimony reveals that the Hunter Biden investigation collapsed into bitter acrimony
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Astroworld tragedy: Grand jury declines to criminally charge Houston rapper Travis Scott, others
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Jury acquits Scot Peterson, ex-deputy accused of failing to protect students in Parkland school shooting • Former sheriff's deputy sobs as jury acquits him for not intervening in Parkland shooting • Father of Parkland shooting victim knocks ex-school officer for ‘celebrating’ not guilty verdict
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'Most Wanted' cocaine trafficker lived under fake name for decades, tricking family: Cops
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Texas Sets New Hate Crimes Record
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Judges:

Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional • Justice Jackson rips Supreme Court’s ‘ostrich-like’ logic on affirmative action • Here’s what the affirmative action ruling does and does not do • Ketanji Brown Jackson Dismantles SCOTUS Conservatives in Blistering Dissent • Sotomayor’s biting dissent: Ruling rolls back ‘decades of precedent and momentous progress’ • Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Clarence Thomas of having 'an obsession with race consciousness' and relying on 'many more straw men' than can be listed in his affirmative action opinion • Clarence Thomas: Affirmative Action Poster Child • This Moment Is the Culmination of a 50-Year Backlash Against Affirmative Action • Supreme Court’s Two Black Justices Spar Over Affirmative Action • Consummate Textualist Brett Kavanaugh Fails Basic Reading Comprehension In Affirmative Action Case • Thomas in rare occurrence reads affirmative action opinion from bench • Clarence Thomas says he's 'painfully aware the social and economic ravages which have befallen my race' as he rules against affirmative action • Biden on affirmative action decision: ‘This is not a normal court’ • Supreme Court upends affirmative action, excludes military academies • Black Caucus says Supreme Court has ‘thrown into question its own legitimacy’ with affirmative action ruling • Michelle Obama speaks about how affirmative action personally affected her college life • Obama says affirmative action ‘allowed generations of students’ to ‘prove we belonged’ • Harvard Defends Diversity, Difference After Supreme Court Defeat • Biden’s Health Chief Hits at Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling • Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling Continues Its Radical Revolution • The Supreme Court outlawed race-based admissions for colleges. Factoring in donors and legacy applications is still fine. • Affirmative Action’s End Will Crush the Diversity Talent Pipeline • The SCOTUS decision on affirmative action in colleges, explained • Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Follows Half-Baked Logic • Ending affirmative action is watershed moment for higher education • Trump, DeSantis praise Supreme Court affirmative action ruling • DeSantis team resurfaces clip of Trump saying he’s ‘fine’ with affirmative action • Med schools denounce affirmative action ruling • Dems train fire on Supreme Court over affirmative action ruling • Facing a future without affirmative action, students of color say the pressure is on them to fight for diversity: ‘To be going backwards in this sort of immense way is really scary’ • The monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision • Black leaders blast Supreme Court for overturning affirmative action • With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas top 10% plan • Biden urges ‘new path forward’ that factors in adversity after affirmative action ruling • Can college diversity survive the end of affirmative action? • Princeton professor: Affirmative action ruling will lead to ‘segregated’ higher ed • Tim Scott calls for end to legacy admissions in wake of affirmative action decision • Affirmative action is done. Here’s what else might change for school admissions. • Newsom predicts ‘significant decline’ in Black, Latino admissions following affirmative action decision • What Was Affirmative Action Really About? And What Happens Now? • Affirmative action ruling will reinforce systemic racism, civil rights leaders say • Five things to know about Supreme Court’s decision to curtail college affirmative action • How America Fell Out of Love With Affirmative Action • ‘Race Neutral’ Is the New ‘Separate but Equal’
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Supreme Court rules for Christian postal worker who refused to work Sundays • Supreme Court Strengthens Religious Rights in Postal Worker Case
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes her mark during first term on the Supreme Court
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Supreme Court injustice: ‘legal innocence’ is not enough
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Supreme Court to rule Friday on student loans, LGBTQ rights
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Benchslap Pricey Lesson for Lawyers in Volkswagen Opt-Out Case
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Biden: Expanding Supreme Court would ‘politicize it maybe forever’
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as S&P 500 closes out huge first half gain
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US stocks rise after fresh batch of positive economic data and bank stress tests
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Goldman Sachs Loses Top M&A Ranking for First Time in Five Years
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Layoffs:

Boston-based cruise company Vantage lays off all employees, consumer advocate says
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Master Lock’s Milwaukee plant to close after 100 years and send jobs abroad
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Aera cuts about 10% of its workforce
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Tacoma-based health giant announces layoffs amid continuing multi-million dollar losses
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Niantic lays off 230
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BMO Capital Markets cuts 100
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Healthcare:

Florida Malaria Cases Spark Bill Gates Conspiracy Theory
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Texas abortion ban led to almost 10,000 additional live births
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Food/Beverage:

Monster Close to Acquiring Rival Bang Energy For $362 Million
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Crypto:

Crypto Disputes: The Valuation Challenge
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Coinbase Seeks to Dismiss SEC Suit in Legal Response
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Prime Trust Is Having a Bad Month
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FTX Gives Customers Ultimatum To Submit Bankruptcy Claims Amid Talks Of Its Revival
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Utilities:

In Record Texas Heat Wave, ACs Keep Humming on Renewable Power
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PG&E applies for federal loan to bolster California’s electricity grid
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Banking:

SVB Financial nears approval to sell its investment banking business
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SVB Financial Faces Year-End Deadline for $2 Billion FDIC Fight
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Wall Street Banks Ace Fed Stress Test, Clearing Way for Payouts
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Credit Suisse AT1 Wipeout Is a Headache for Banks, Says Vontobel
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Hedge Funds:

Odey to Shutter Second Fund to Meet Client Redemption Demands
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Education:

It’s Time for Colleges to Guarantee Prices, Before Students Apply
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Tech:

People are more likely to believe AI-generated tweets than ones written by humans, study finds
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Google Will Remove Canadian News From Search Over New Law
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Economy:

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 239,000 • US Jobless Claims Drop by Most Since 2021 in Holiday Week
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Q1 GDP Growth Revised Up to 2.0% Annual Rate • US First-Quarter GDP Revised Up to 2% on Exports, Consumers
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Biden gets a boost as GDP growth exceeds forecasts
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Job interviews are getting longer — here’s why it could be a red flag
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The economy's latest upside surprise
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US economy defies recession fears
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The next revolution in monetary policy is underway
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The US is headed for a more serious recession than Powell has predicted, Evercore founder says
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The US economy is in a tough spot but may still escape a recession, ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein says
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Why Americans felt bad about a good economy — anemic wage growth
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Help wanted: Labor shortage hits hard in rural West Texas as US slams door on migrants
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Fed Swaps See at Least Two More Rate Hikes as Likelier Than Not
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Fed’s Bostic Says Powell Sees More Urgency to Hike Than He Does
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Brainard Sees Potential for Near-2% US Inflation by November 2024
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America may need to start caring about the deficit again
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Biden makes peace with "Bidenomics"
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In return to office messaging, there’s now more stick, less carrot
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More bullish on Dow, but not on a soft landing for economy: CNBC CFO survey
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A $100 Billion Wealth Migration Tilts US Economy’s Center of Gravity South
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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:

US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Climbs to 6.71%, Ending Three-Week Streak of Declines
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Forbearance Agreements: I Can’t Help You With Your Troubles If You Won’t Help With Mine
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Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Down Slightly YoY; New Listings Down 29% YoY
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NAR: Pending Home Sales Down 2.7% in May; Down 22.2% Year-over-year • US Pending-Home Sales Drop to Lowest This Year on Limited Supply
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New home sales surprisingly surged 20% last month. It shows the fight against inflation is working.
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The housing market is so unaffordable that a record share of homebuyers are looking to relocate to cheaper cities despite rising natural disaster risks
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House hunting is already tough. Guess what? It’s about to get harder
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Housing inventory is so tight in the US that prices are barely off of their all-time highs set last year
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The 10 worst places in the U.S. for renters
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Skid Row receiver resigns, prolonging formerly homeless tenants' turmoil
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Municipalities:

LA’s Homeless Population Soars 9% to a Record 75,518
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Oil/Gas:

Oil will continue to power the world for decades to come, industry players say
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Biden Seeks to Shield Taxpayers from Aging Offshore Oil Well Cleanup Costs
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Politics:

Anti-LGBTQ Backlash Puts a Chill on Corporate America’s Rhetoric
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GOP divided on first impeachment target
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Republicans bet big on "the education election"
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Koch Network Raises Over $70 Million for Push to Sink Trump
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Trump support dips among Republicans after federal indictment: poll
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Trump Talked About What Having Sex With Ivanka Might Be Like, Ex-Staffer Claims
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Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low
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Christie bashes DeSantis’s Jan. 6 remarks: ‘Did he have a TV?’
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DeSantis says he would eliminate four federal agencies if elected president
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DeSantis signs bill allowing new roads to be built with mining waste linked to cancer
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California Reparations Plan Calls for Apology and Education But Lacks Price Tag
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Media:

Two Months Later It’s Clear: Tucker Carlson Needed Fox News More Than Fox Needed Tucker
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Finance:

Libor Fades Into History After 50 Years of Benchmark Dominance
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Retailing:

Retailers Jump on Bankruptcy-Driven Vacancies
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'Retail apocalypse' forces Walgreens to axe 150 stores by summer 2024
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TV Shopping Network Owner iMedia Brands Files for Bankruptcy - WSJ
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Alex and Ani closes 20 stores
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Bed Bath & Beyond Picks Initial Buyer for BuyBuy Baby Assets • Little-known NJ baby retailer tentatively wins rights to Buy Buy Baby's IP
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Giant Food president says thieves are stealing 'everything' from shrimp to deodorant — and warns some grocery stores could close
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Celebs:

Kanye West's former business partner accuses him of antisemitic remarks, says the rapper told him: 'You're exactly like the other Jews'
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Autos:

Which Tesla Killer Will Be Next to Go Bankrupt?
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The EV Sector Has A Serious Overproduction Problem
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Fraud:

Spain approves extradition to US of Briton accused of 'co-working Ponzi scheme'
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Religion:

Inside the Mormon Church’s Globe-Spanning Real-Estate Empire - WSJ
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Student Debt:

Biden isn't extending the student-loan payment pause — but borrowers might not have to immediately start repayment in October
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Chemicals:

Recession Watch: It Feels Like 'Lehman II’ in This Crucial Industry
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Event Facilities:

US Trustee details mismanagement at Legacy Park in Mesa
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Labor:

Southwest Pilots Are Inching Closer to a Strike
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A major UPS strike is looming — here’s what that means for your packages
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Workers at Boeing 737 supplier approve labor deal, ending strike
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Sovereign Immunity:

Sovereign Immunity In Bankruptcy: Contrasting Opinions From U.S. Supreme Court (Puerto Rico & Lac Du Flabeau Tribe)
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Bad Faith:

What’s Insolvency Got to Do With it Anyway? Assessing “Bad Faith” Bankruptcy Filings Following In Re Aearo
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Corporate Governance:

Corporate Governance: Lessons for Directors From Recent Bank Failures
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Aviation:

Western Global Founder Buys Debt in Bid to Keep Airline Afloat
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Flight disruptions stretch into fifth day • This week’s delayed flights are just the beginning • Thousands of miserable passengers cram into security at New York City airports as hundreds of unclaimed bags pile up at LAX
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Get ready for a flightmare: What to expect if you're one of the 4 million Americans flying this Independence Day weekend
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A man claimed he witnessed a 'pre-boarding scam' after people requested wheelchairs to presumably board a plane first. Southwest Airlines said it's 'unable to question' customers needs because disabilities aren't always visible
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Ryanair Cancels Paris Schedule as Strike Shuts Down Airport
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Delta flight diverted due to ‘unruly passenger’
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A man who emerged from a bathroom foaming at the mouth on an Alaska Airlines flight had to be restrained before reaching the cockpit, affidavit says
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Go First extends cancellation of its scheduled flights till July 6
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Food/Beverage:

Cheaper Than Water? Retailers Try to Unload Bud Light.
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Movie Theaters:

AMC 'backstabbed' retail investors, settlement opponent tells court
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Climate:

Nearly 200 million under extreme weather alerts as heat and smoke pummel U.S. • D.C. issues Code Red air quality due to Canada wildfires • ‘Extreme threat’: Large swathe of southern US at dangerous ‘wet bulb temperature’
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While Texas Heats Up, Its Climate Denying Politicians Seek Federal Help
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America's surprising energy and climate views
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Canada wildfire season declared worst on record
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A shipping emissions showdown stands in the way of a landmark climate deal
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NY governor: ‘We are truly the first generation to feel the real effects of climate change’
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Funding to Cut Methane Emissions 'Woefully' Short of What's Needed
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Biden's push for electric cars alienates longtime union allies
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Study: California's holiday weekend heat wave has direct ties to climate change
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Coastal homeowners undercharged for wind insurance, flood coverage is a mess in storm season
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Cruise Lines:

Boston-based cruise company Vantage files for bankruptcy, agrees to sell to United Travel Pte. Ltd. • What does bankruptcy mean for Vantage cruise customers?
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Trucking:

Carriers owed millions after Mississippi brokerage files for Chapter 7
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Yellow is a zombie company — it’s time to let it go
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Sovereigns:

Venezuela’s Machado to Present Debt Refinancing Plan in New York
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Zambia’s Deal With China and Others Clears Way to Revamp Bonds
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Pakistan, IMF reach $3 billion staff-level agreement
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China's debt relief to poor countries slows amid continuing appeals for support • China slows down debt relief, shows support for multilateral approach
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Sri Lanka could exit bankruptcy by September, says president
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UK:

UK Water Bills Soar 350% Since Privatization to Double Inflation
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Fiscal Drag Pulls 4 Million More UK Workers Into Tax Since 2020
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Some Thames Water Bonds Have a Surprise Savior in Jeremy Corbyn • UK Water Stocks Slide as Worries Grow Over Thames Debt Crisis • Thames Water’s annual profit figures may come out after MPs grill industry executives • Thames Water crisis explained as utility giant serving 15m people faces collapse
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Major investigation launched as Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant chain collapses with £5.4 million debt
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EU:

Euro-Zone Inflation Expectations Gauge Slumps to Seven-Year Low
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Euro-Area Core Inflation Quickens Again in Setback for ECB
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Canada:

Immigration Surge Bypasses Quebec City, Leaving Firms Struggling
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Ireland:

Insolvencies up 54% in first half of 2023
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Russia:

Top Russian General Surovikin Quizzed Over Mutiny Challenging Putin’s Rule • Putin Seeks to Project Strong Image as Military Questions Linger • There's blood in the water after Prigozhin's revolt shattered the façade of Putin's invincibility • Russian General Sergey Surovikin was secret VIP member of Wagner, documents show • Wagner forces will no longer fight in Ukraine; Prigozhin deal terms may still be under discussion
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Pence meets with Zelensky in surprise visit to Ukraine
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U.S. actively considering giving cluster munitions to Ukraine
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Russia's 'high value' command aircraft have been staying out of Ukraine's reach to keep them safe — only to have Wagner shoot one down at home
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Russian ruble extends freefall as US weighs new weapon for Ukraine amid Putin regime's disarray
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Germany:

How German Landlord Adler Ended Up the Target of a Seven-Country Raid
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China:

Inventor of ‘Balance-Sheet Recession’ Says China Is Now in One
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China’s factory activity shrinks for a third month as recovery momentum stalls
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China’s previous monetary stimulus ‘just isn’t working,’ a private survey shows
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Xi’s Plan for China’s Economy Is Doomed to Fail
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Chinese Are Becoming More Pessimistic About Incomes and Housing
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China’s Property Market Enters Troubling New Phase - WSJ
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Chinese spy balloon did not transmit data: Pentagon
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France:

France’s Macron Holds Crisis Meeting As Clashes Spread Over Killing of Teen Near Paris • 667 Arrested in France's Third Night of Riots
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French Inflation Follows Italy, Spain Down to 14-Month Low
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