November 17, 2023

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Law:

Firm’s Dead Lead Plaintiff Litigated as if He Were Alive
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Savills U.S. Law Firm Activity Report Q3 2023
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Generative AI, Having Already Passed the Bar Exam, Now Passes The Legal Ethics Exam
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California Bar Passes Disclosure and Billing Guidelines for AI
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Alex Murdaugh secures another victory in bid for new trial
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Grand Jury Indicts Donna Adelson In Dan Markel's Murder, Two Days After Miami Airport Arrest
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Columbia Law Prof Banned From Depositions After Allegations Of Verbal Abuse, Intimidating Presence
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Slaughter and May and MoFo associates subjected to antisemitic abuse
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‘Are you a Jew?’ Husband and wife lawyers subjected to ‘antisemitic attack’ on bus
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Junior lawyers: let us refuse work on ethical grounds
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Law Firm Says Family/Medical Leave No Excuse For Not Logging On To Do Some Work Every Day!
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Ex-Trump Fundraiser Loses Sanctions Push Targeting Gibson Dunn
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Law School Admissions Really Does Come Down To Your LSAT Score
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Wombles save VJ Museum
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Lawyer who failed to show up for hearings said he had ‘other stuff to worry about,’ reprimand order says
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Lawyer reprimanded for feeding deposition answers to vulnerable client who had to be hospitalized afterward
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Indiana Supreme Court releases proposal allowing grads of nonaccredited law schools to take the bar
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When it comes to deregulation of the legal industry, divisions run deep
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How To Leave Biglaw, Switch Practice Areas, And Come Back Stronger For The Win
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Trump claims New York fraud trial imploded with Cohen’s testimony New York AG seeks December deadline to respond to Trump’s mistrial motion Judge temporarily lifts gag order in Trump’s civil fraud trial An appeals court lifted Trump's gag order, clearing the way for him to insult the judge's staff again Donald Trump Rages at Judge Immediately After Gag Order Lifted Trump Moves For Mistrial In NY Because Above The Law Was Mean To Him
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Trump’s Citizen's Arrest 'Fantasy' Is a Dangerous Game
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Trump's expert accountant couldn't even ballpark it when asked what he's charging for his testimony
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Donald Trump's Interactions With Secret Service on Jan. 6 Revealed in Audio
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Trump demands judge in Jan. 6 case erase 'inflammatory allegations' he caused Jan. 6
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Black Voices for Trump activist jailed for days after surrender in Georgia RICO case should be thrown back behind bars for ‘flagrant violations’ on social media, DA urges
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Christie predicts Trump will be a ‘felon’ by the spring
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GOP Reveals Its Latest Conspiracy: The 'Ghost Bus'
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Manhattan DA urges judge to reject Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money indictment Manhattan DA Bragg Says Trump Seeks Special Treatment
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Payback Scheme: Trump Tries to Get Michael Cohen’s Phone
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Saying he wants to ‘go to sleep well tonight,’ lawyer for Trump co-defendant admits leaking proffer videos
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Man who filmed Ashli Babbitt's shooting and claimed he was a journalist convicted over Jan. 6 Ohio man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacks on police during Capitol riot
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Joe Biden's Lack of Charges Over Classified Documents Sparks MAGA Fury
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Suspect arrested in death of Jewish protester who fell after clash at dueling rallies in California
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Public gayness banned in rural US town - up to five years of punishment for offenders
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Dexter Wade, buried without his family’s knowledge, had ID on him with his home address, lawyer says
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David DePape found guilty in Paul Pelosi hammer attack case
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FBI urges companies to come forward after cyberattacks amid MGM hack investigation
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FBI director fires back after GOP lawmaker’s wild conspiratorial rant
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Hamas could be planning terror attacks on American soil - FBI
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What Eric Adams left out of his campaign donor disclosures F.B.I. Also Raided Homes of Adams Aide and Ex-Turkish Airline Executive Eric Adams attended nearly 80 events celebrating Turkey
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Man Exonerated in Malcolm X’s Murder Sues U.S. Over His Conviction
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Mistrial declared in trial of ex-officer in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
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‘Hold my hand’: Texas man drags injured officer to safety after fleeing teenager opens fire at police
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AI helps defense attorneys sift through police body cam videos
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History Lecturer Allegedly Sent Both Male and Female Lovers to Murder Ex-Husband
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New York Will Give a ‘Clean Slate’ to Formerly Incarcerated People
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Jury decides State Farm owes New Mexico family $36M for deceptive business practices
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Fugitive living for decades under assumed name pleads guilty to murdering woman
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Chicago judge finds ban on guns for felon unconstitutional in controversial ruling
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What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.
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‘Profits over people’: Volkswagen refused to provide GPS data on stolen vehicle with toddler inside until family paid $150 to renew subscription service, lawsuit alleges
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Texas governor expected to sign border bill that would create new state crime for entering state illegally
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More Americans See U.S. Crime Problem as Serious Personal Safety Fears at Three-Decade High in U.S.
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Judges:

BK MN: Short-term Judicial Law Clerk Opening to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William J. Fisher
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BK NV: The Bankruptcy Bugle Newsletter (November 2023)
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BK WD NC: Judge George R. Hodges is recalled into service as a United States Bankruptcy Judge
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A Father's Concern Is A Judge's Misconduct
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Can the Supreme Court rely on an ‘honor system’ for ethics? These 3 proposals go further What the Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code Lacks Why the Supreme Court says ethics controversies are just a ‘misunderstanding’
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Senate Democrats poised to punt subpoena vote in SCOTUS ethics probe
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Why Even Bother Trying To Argue Before The Supreme Court These Days?
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Aileen Cannon's Removal Being Weighed by Jack Smith—Attorney
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6th Circuit refuses to toss special master for ‘mild criticism’ in his mistaken ‘reply all’ email 6th Circuit Decides To Not Throw Out Special Master After His ‘Reply All’ Goof
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Judge empathizes with victim and father who locked his adopted son in a cage-like room
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Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Florida’s anti-drag show law
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed as investors hope to extend November gains
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US stocks end mixed as November rally stumbles amid fresh economic data US stocks trade lower as latest jobless claims data points to cooling labor market
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The stock market is edging toward extremes of Great Depression and dot-com eras
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Prepare for stocks to plummet 30% - and a recession to strike any day now, legendary market prophet says
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Layoffs:

Schonfeld Cuts 15% of Staff After Bolting From Millennium Talks
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The ax falls at Citi and Wells
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Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch
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Displaced Live Well employees seeking $1.1M in lost wages get pending approval
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Politics:

Biden stokes Newsom presidential buzz at APEC event alongside California governor
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How RFK Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall
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In a New York court, Democrats seek a redo after their bungled gerrymander
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Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins a second term as president
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The Economist names Trump "biggest danger" for 2024
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Donald Trump Declares War on Jimmy Kimmel
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Meet the spoilers: 5 candidates weighing third-party White House bids
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Trumpworld Is Already at War Over Staffing a New Trump White House
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Trump holds comfortable lead in CNN New Hampshire poll, but Haley is gaining Haley vows to defund the UN ‘as much as possible’ if elected Shock Poll: Nikki Haley Tops Biden by 10 Points Haley cites viral bin Laden letter in call for social media reform The Implosion of Nikki Haley’s Social Media Crusade Why Nikki Haley is ready for this ugly media moment Wall Street megadonors warm to Nikki Haley as their anti-Donald Trump Republican Haley Is on the Brink of Croaking DeSantis
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Tensions over Israel-Hamas war threaten to engulf CA Democratic convention
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First Jewish Member of Congress Backs Gaza Ceasefire
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Poll: Sympathy for Palestinians grows among U.S. voters
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Protests and threats over Israel-Hamas war rattle Congress
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Democratic leaders under heightened pressure to back Israel cease-fire
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Rep. George Santos says he won’t seek reelection Ethics reports finds substantial evidence of criminal wrongdoing Scathing House Ethics report George Santos Allegedly Spent Campaign Funds on OnlyFans, Botox Republicans who kept Rep. Santos in Congress line up to oust him after scathing ethics report New York Republicans, facing reelection, press for ‘fraudster’ Santos’ expulsion The 5 members who have been expelled from the House 5 takeaways on the sprawling, scathing Santos ethics report Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’
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Democratic lawmakers press Biden on Israeli violence in the West Bank
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Pro-Palestinian protesters block bridges in Boston, San Francisco during rush hour
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Omar unveils resolution to block weapons sale to Israel
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Sympathy for Israel plunges among younger voters: Poll
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The generational divide over Israel and Palestine is widening
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Bin Laden's Letter to US Stuns Young Americans: 'He Was Right' TikTok Is Removing Viral Videos Promoting Osama Bin Laden’s Letter
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House GOP plagued by internal funding disputes despite shutdown dodge
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Manchin on near-fight in Senate: ‘It looked like a Third World country’
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GOP senators clash with Tuberville over military nominees late into night Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds
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The QAnon Queen’s Compound Is Now a Ghost Town
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Economy:

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 231,000 U.S. applications for jobless claims rise as labor market begins to show some signs of cooling US applications for jobless claims rise in a labor market that remains very healthy
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US Continuing Jobless Claims Rise to Highest in Almost Two Years
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Nearly 6 in 10 women live paycheck to paycheck
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Fed’s Mester wants ‘much more evidence’ that inflation has been defeated
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ECB’s Lagarde: Increasing signs that the global economy is fragmenting into competing blocs
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Biden Signs Bill Averting Shutdown, Teeing Up 2024 Budget Battle
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Bond markets could see 'mini boom-bust cycles' as global government debt to soar by $5 trillion a year
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Industrial Production Decreased 0.6% in October US Factory Production Falls as Strikes Drive 10% Plunge in Autos
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Here's when market experts think inflation will get back to normal
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U.S. consumer inflation eased in October as cheaper gas slowed overall price increases
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Fed’s Cook Says She’s Attuned to Risk of Sharp Drop for Economy
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Rent Hikes of 2021 and 2022 to Boost CPI Into 2026
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4 key things that will keep getting more expensive even as inflation cools
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'It's all clear' on inflation, and the Fed could cut rates as soon as March, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says
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Inflation measure dips to multiyear low, boosting rate-cut odds for next spring
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Post-pandemic price surge appears finally behind us
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Bidenomics Has a Mortal Enemy, and It Isn’t Trump
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If the economy is so good, why are Americans so pessimistic?
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I'm 42 and have worked a 9-to-5 job for 20 years. Gen Z has a point — this schedule still shocks me.
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Tip requests seem here to stay. They're also widely ignored.
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The U.S. undocumented population is growing more diverse, less Mexican
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These Are the Fights That Many House Republicans Really Want
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Sentiment of private equity's Big 4 sinks to 5-quarter low
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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:

Mortgage rates are slipping after a rapid rise US Mortgage Rates Fall for Third Week, Dropping to 7.44%
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New-home mortgage applications surged nearly 40% annually in October: MBA
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Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory UP YoY
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Spiking mortgage rates are pricing poorer Americans out of the housing market – with a third of all homes bought in cash, Redfin says
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NAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased in November Homebuilder Sentiment Fell Again In November, But Recent Inflation Data Fans Optimism
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MV Realty files for bankruptcy protection, accused in lawsuit of ‘swindling’ homeowners across the country
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US REIT capital offering activity drops over 67% MOM in October
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Southern California home values near record despite the high cost of borrowing
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After WeWork's bankruptcy, what is the future of coworking?
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Where Are the Country’s Hottest Rental Markets?
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Oklahoma County will issue $80 million in bonds to help struggling retirement center
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Investor bankruptcy staves off auction of Beverly Hills mansion
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico board says tax reform bill is too expensive
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NYC Plans Fewer New Cops, Trash Pickups in ‘Painful’ Budget Cuts
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Oil/Gas:

Oil and gas firms face virtually no extra borrowing costs, S&P finds
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Oil Sinks Into Bear Market as Robust Supply Pressures OPEC+
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Treasury Department’s hunt for Russian oil sanction violators on the seas is intensifying Tankers newly sanctioned by US supplied Russian oil to India
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China’s transition to EVs is so fast that Volkswagen is on track for its worst local sales in years
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Has the Energy Transition Hit a Wall?
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
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Labor:

GM union workers ratify UAW deal following contentious vote
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UAW’s Two Weeks Paid Parental Leave Is a Starting Point for Labor
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Starbucks workers file more labor complaints with NYC as union goes on largest-ever strike
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Tech:

Racist Premium X Users Exploiting Israel-Hamas War to Push Antisemitism, Islamophobia: Study
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IBM suspends advertising on X after report says ads ran next to antisemitic content IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’
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Hate groups are weaponizing AI to stoke antisemitism in the wake of Hamas attacks
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X can't shirk FTC privacy settlement, or block Elon Musk's deposition
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Elon Musk isn’t helping his CEO Linda Yaccarino’s claims that X is safe for companies
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Applied Materials Declines After Report of US Criminal Probe
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Altman Says ‘Heavy Regulation’ on AI Not Needed Yet, But Will Be
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Celebs:

A Private Island, Downloads From God, and the 'Couples Ruse': Inside the Dangerous World of Tim Ballard's Operation Underground Railroad
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The Far Right Is Loving Elon Musk's Comments About Jewish Groups Corrupting 'the West' Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet, claims ADL and other groups push ‘anti-white’ messaging With antisemitic tweet, Elon Musk reveals his ‘actual truth’
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Celebrities Are Getting Canceled Over Their Israel-Hamas Statements
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Retailing:

Amazon aggregator Thrasio prepares for bankruptcy
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Walmart Q3 tops estimates on strong U.S. sales; strikes cautious note
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Retailers Wary of Squeeze on Shoppers Ahead of Key Holiday Season
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Alex and Ani Went From the Trend of the 2010s to a Bankrupt Company Facing Lawsuits
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Deflation could be coming this holiday season, Walmart CEO says
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It's time for retailers to stop blaming theft for so many of their problems
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Student Debt:

More student loan borrowers are walking away from their debt in bankruptcy, Biden administration says Student Borrowers Tap a New Path to Loan Forgiveness: Bankruptcy
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Justice Department and Department of Education Announce Successful First Year of New Student-Loan Bankruptcy Discharge Process
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Class-action settlement: Navient student loan servicer users have four days to file claim for $16 million settlement
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Watchdog dings Biden admin over fraud risks in student debt relief program
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U.S. Student Loan ABS Performance Remains Weak
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Pageants:

Miss Universe owner JKN's bankruptcy filing dims crowning moment Miss Universe judge reveals bankruptcy likely due to 'outrage' over transgender organizer Inside troubled Miss Universe pageant, which will feature two trans competitors
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Sports:

Bankruptcy Forces 960 Days Old Company to “Shut Down” After One Last Dance With NBA
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The Wild Legal Theory to Save Jim Harbaugh - WSJ
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Banking:

Embattled FDIC Chair Gruenberg faces GOP pressure to resign Republican FDIC members call for chairman's recusal in misconduct probe FDIC to conduct third-party audit following report of ‘sexualized’ culture
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Big Banks to Be Saddled With Tab for SVB, Signature Depositors
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival Cruise Line issues lifetime ban to Texas mom who brought CBD ‘sleep tight’ gummies on ship
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Rail:

Amtrak Train Derails in Michigan After Striking Vehicle on Tracks Chicago Commuter Train Hits Snow Equipment
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Transit:

Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen by Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says
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Utilities:

California Regulators Approve PG&E Rate Increase to Fund Power Line Burial for Wildfire Prevention
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Festivals:

Festival organizer facing bankruptcy cancels more events, ticket holders scrambling for refunds
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Awards:

American College of Bankruptcy Elects Ian Peck as Fellow
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Defaults:

Default, Transition, and Recovery: Higher Rates For Even Longer Could Push The U.S. Speculative-Grade Corporate Default Rate To 5% By September 2024
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Coal:

Coal use needs to be slashed seven times faster to meet emissions target, analysis finds
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Involuntary Bankruptcy Filing By Debtor’s Owner/Creditor Is In Good Faith (In re Global Energies—Cert. Denied)
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Bankruptcy Research:

Should Suppliers Cooperate with Companies Entering Bankruptcy?
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Ch. 13:

BK ND FL Raises Chapter 13 Presumptively Reasonable Debtor's Attorney Fee
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Mass Torts:

Bankrupt Rite Aid sues US Justice Dept to stop opioid lawsuit
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Education:

Teacher, assistant principal charged in paddling of elementary school student
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I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.
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UPenn chairman Scott Bok, mired in antisemitism flap, will have Israeli boss
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More than 100 Harvard professors slam university president for bowing to donor ‘pressure’ and condemning antisemitism
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Universities Are Failing at Inclusion
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Top Israeli official has a warning for US universities
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Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry
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Colleges banned groups over antisemitism. Then new ones formed.
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‘Doxxing truck’ blasts names and faces of Yale’s ‘leading antisemites’ near Ivy League campus
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Pro-Palestine student group, ACLU sues University of Florida system, DeSantis Pro-Palestinian student group in Florida sues DeSantis
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High school football coach fired for holding baptism service for 20 of his players after a practice: ‘Religious coercion’
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Crypto:

For investors, SBF is the biggest loser
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How Do Crypto Bankruptcies Make $770 Million Winners?
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FTX Gets $1.8 Billion Boost From Soaring Solana And Bitcoin, Easing Path To Full Customer Payouts
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Climate:

Many corporations promote ‘net zero’ while lobbying for weaker climate action: Report
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2 degrees, 40 feet: Scientists who study Earth’s ice say we could be committed to disastrous sea level rise
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Climate change is already costing the U.S. billions
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Biden administration proposes limiting environmental reviews to speed up renewables
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Climate change worries are changing consumer habits: EY survey
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Healthcare:

Child and teen cancer deaths fell 24% in the last 2 decades, CDC says
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Your Ambulance Is on the Way. ETA: 65 Minutes - WSJ
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Measles Cases Climb Across the Globe
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Nearly 450 patients at a Massachusetts hospital potentially exposed to hepatitis and HIV in past 2 years
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Fraud:

Disgraced Nikola founder's argument for why he should avoid jail: He's no Elizabeth Holmes
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Yet another former Silicon Valley darling is convicted of investor fraud
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Newspapers:

One-third of U.S. newspapers as of 2005 will be gone by 2024
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Autos:

Your high-interest rate auto loan is making someone a ton of money (even if you default)
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Car dealership stocks tank after Amazon says it's launching online vehicle sales in 2024
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Volvo shares tumble 14% to record low as Chinese owner Geely sells off stock
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Tesla Business Grinds to a Halt Where Unions Still Hold Sway
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Food/Beverage:

Beyond Meat Faces Bankruptcy
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Wendy’s, Burger King franchise empires are going bankrupt. Is the fast-food model broken?
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Radio:

Bankruptcy Court Approves Rocking M Media Plan To Auction Remaining Properties
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He Bet Big on Radio’s Future. It Crushed His Family’s Fortune
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Sovereigns:

Ethiopia's new debt-service suspension to mirror China deal - finance ministry
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Sri Lanka opposition fires warning against value recovery instrument for private creditors Sri Lanka Gives Details of China Deal, Keeping IMF Loan on Track
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UK:

UK to Toughen Welfare Rules in Bid to Encourage Return to Work
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Struggling Derbyshire County Council denies 'bankruptcy situation'
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Thames Water: Debt-laden firm announces more redundancies before Christmas
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Seven arrested in Axiom Ince dawn raids
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Retail sales hit lowest level since 2021 lockdowns UK Retail Sales Post Surprise Fall as Shoppers Feel the Pinch
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Britain’s Working Class Work Six Weeks For Free Every Year
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EU:

ECB’s Villeroy Says Slowing Inflation Justifies Halting Hikes
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Canada:

Monarch Mining under creditor protection in last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy
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Toy orders, parka sales illustrate why Canada’s economy is stalling
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Nearly one-third of Newfoundland and Labrador seniors can’t afford basic necessities
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MENA:

With mapping robots and blast gel, Israel wages war on Hamas tunnels Israel 'not successful' in bid to minimize Gaza civilian casualties, Netanyahu says UN Human Rights chief calls for independent investigation into Al-Shifa hospital claims Israeli military's raid of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital continues for second day Netanyahu: Closer to hostage release than before ground operation Israel Wanted Ground Offensive Before Hostage Deal: Sources ‘We were exhausted, hungry and scared’ – escape from a Gaza hospital Biden Backs Army Raid on Gaza’s Largest Hospital ‘Not just killed, cruelly mutilated’: Witness describes assault of women US and EU Back UN Force in Postwar Gaza, Adding Pressure on Israel As Israel-Hamas War Rages, There's No Escape from Fighting for Civilians ‘Where will I leave these children, on the street?’ The struggle for survival faced by disabled Palestinians in Gaza Gaza Facing Starvation Israel finds second hostage body as UN says it cannot take aid into Gaza
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Survey finds majority in the West Bank support the Oct 7 massacre
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How International Law Views Military Action at a Hospital Have war crimes been committed in Israel and Gaza and what laws govern the conflict?
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Israel Blocks Some Palestinian Americans From Entering From West Bank
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Erdogan to Face “Harsh Criticism” From Scholz Over Israel Stance
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China:

China 'strongly opposes' Biden's dictator remark The grimace that says it all about Joe Biden’s diplomatic prowess Biden admits it's 'not all kumbaya' with Xi after calling him a 'dictator' Biden, Xi reset relationship but without a ‘breakthrough’ China is helping the US deal with its massive fentanyl problem — sort of Biden to Lift Curbs on Chinese Forensic Lab in Fentanyl Deal What China Gained from Biden Meeting
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Xi Is ‘Desperate’ for US Capital Amid a Slowdown, Rahm Emanuel Says
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China’s Still Finding it Tough to Bring In Foreign Investment
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Xi’s Warm Words Jar With Reality for Foreign Companies in China
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Argentina:

Trump and Bolsonaro Claimed Fraud. Now an Argentine Candidate Is, Too.
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Russia:

Finland Will Close 4 Border Crossings With Russia to Stem Migrants
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Ukraine War Maps Show Kyiv's Gains in Four Key Locations
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Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech
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US Sanctions UAE Shippers Over Russian Oil Cap Violations
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Russian Figures Suggest Western Oil Sanctions Not Working
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Russia is relocating Ukrainian children to Belarus where they are subjected to military training and reeducation, report finds
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US at ‘key decision point’ in its support of Ukraine as top general says war with Russia at ‘stalemate’ Zelensky’s No. 2 visits DC as US warns Ukraine funds running dry
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Ukraine Aid From US Won’t Be Approved for a Month, Maybe Longer
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Brazil:

Americanas Releases Delayed Earnings in Step Toward Debt Deal
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Brazil's economy enters negative territory in Q3, shows central bank data
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Netherlands:

Dutch Retail Industry Struggles Amid Declining Sales and Rising Bankruptcies
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South Korea:

Paper straw makers are on verge of bankruptcy due to gov't U-turn on plastic
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India:

Liquidation remains most common path of closure for cases under insolvency resolution process
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