September 11, 2025

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Law:

Biglaw Partner Pay Isn’t Always Great
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Trump Deals Coincide With Attrition at Some—but Not All—Firms
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Midlevel Biglaw Associates *Really* Don’t Want To Go To The Office
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Clients Push Big Law Firms to Use Generative AI for Cost Savings
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MAGA Attorney Getting Slammed For Bonkers Social Media Post
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The Best Biglaw Firm In Chicago
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Law Firms Forced to Adapt as Trump Sinks Contractor Bias Office
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Connecticut Court Approves $4.4 Million Settlements in Miles Guo Bankruptcy Case
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Judge admonishes BigLaw partner because he ‘apparently felt entitled’ to make misleading statements about expert’s travel
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Blogging law professors consider their options after web host shutdown; at least one is calling it quitsGoodbye To A Blogging Pioneer: Reflecting On The TaxProf Blog’s Legacy In A Changing Internet Era And Its Influence On One Tax Attorney
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How lawyers can use generative AI to get a leg up in communicating with clients
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American Bar Association releases final report of the ABA Task Force for American Democracy
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National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presenceOver 40% of arrests in Trump’s DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds
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Drug smuggler granted clemency by Trump found guilty of multiple parole violations
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White House Exerts Enormous Influence Over F.B.I., Lawsuit SaysFormer top FBI officials sue Kash Patel, say he fired them to stay in Trump's good graces
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NYPD boosting presence at ‘critical’ locations ahead of 9/11 anniversary, UNGA, Jewish high holidays after receiving vague bomb threat
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CBO Slashes Immigration Estimates as a Result of Trump Policies Kilmar Abrego Garcia wants asylum. The US wants to deport him. What to knowHyundai Raid Offers Warning on Short-Term Visas for Global FirmsSouth Koreans detained in immigration raid are on their way home after delay Trump offered to let detained Korean workers stay in US, but almost all heading home Construction workers fleeing ICE raid climb fences around CIA headquarters
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Psycho Charlotte train suspect reveals motive for slaughtering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska —  as he offers chilling words from jailTrump calls for Ukrainian refugee’s suspected killer to receive the death penaltyPrevious charges, delayed mental health evaluation were missed opportunities in Charlotte stabbing
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Sean Combs gets acquittal request hearing
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Luigi Mangione ordered to appear in court in Pa.
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Pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman should be disbarred and 'judged harshly': California Bar
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Police say they seized 23 guns from the home of a 13-year-old who appeared to idolize mass shooters
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3 injured in shooting at Colorado high schoolTeen dead after shooting 2 others and himself at a Colorado high school, authorities say
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Police Investigate Mass Shooting After Six Wounded in Tampa, Florida
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Black student dragged from his car and beaten by Florida officers files federal lawsuit
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Mexican megachurch leader charged in US with sex trafficking
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Man shot relative, 2-year-old granddaughter over imagined affair with his wife: Police
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Mother who told relatives she sold her presumed-dead 6-year-old faces new felony charge
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Election official searched for information on 'deadly bullets' before killing her tenant
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Man shot romantic rival more than a dozen times over dating the same woman: Sheriff
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Man murdered woman after she forced him to bathe because he smelled bad, cops say
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Judges:

Federal Judges Got Over 500 Threats Since October, Marshals Say
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AI Has Predicted Supreme Court Justices’ Questions, Barrett Says
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Is Ketanji Brown Jackson the great dissenter of the Roberts court?
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Is the 5th Circuit too extreme for the Supreme Court yet?
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Cook Judge ‘Not Persuaded’ by Supreme Court on Trump Firings
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Justice Sotomayor Lets Stephen Colbert Say What She Can’t
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GOP lawmakers urge removal of judge who gave tragic Ukrainian woman’s suspected killer cashless bail
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Justices’ Emergency Orders for Trump Sow Cracks in Judiciary
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Confederate school name violates Virginia students’ First Amendment rights, judge rules
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District court judges watch each other struggle with the Trump administration—and adapt.
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Shocker: Cook County Chief Judge is voted out after 24 yearsCook County Circuit Court Poised for Change as Longtime Chief Judge Timothy Evans Steps Down After 24 Years
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Recusal of LA Judges Highlights Concerns Over Impartiality and Judicial Integrity in High-Profile Case
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First Democrat to Back Trump Judge Pick Angers Progressives
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Wall Street:

Stock futures gain ahead of inflation data that could clinch a Fed rate cutUS stock index futures muted ahead of key inflation data
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Wall St indexes hit records as Oracle soars on AI optimism
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Ray Dalio suggests gold as shield for US markets at risk of heart attack
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Retailing:

Bain: U.S. holiday sales to grow 4%
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Healthcare:

Prospect's 3 CT hospitals owe at least $200M. Here's who might buy them anyway
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Taylor Hospital has a buyer. Can Delaware County investors find a way to reopen it?
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Augusta Lawmakers Question Maine’s Contract with ModivCare After Bankruptcy Filing
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COVID no longer leading cause of death: CDC
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Democrats demand answers from Kennedy over delayed actions of 9/11 health program9/11 Health Program Cuts Could Hit Over 140K Americans—’Going to Get Worse’
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Tech:

Wolfspeed: The Math Still Doesn't Quite Work
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Generative artificial intelligence developers face lawsuits over user suicides
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RFK Jr. Mandates HHS to Start Using ChatGPT
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Apple Starts Getting Customers Used to the Idea of $2,000 iPhones
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Education:

Harvard Says US to Restore Some Research Funds After Freeze
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Tufts Offers Free Tuition for Families Making Under $150,000 a Year
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Economy:

Trump administration appeals ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. Cook
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Cooler US producer inflation hints at softening demand5 takeaways from the producer price inflation report with another key reading on tap
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What Alexander Hamilton Would Think of Today’s National Debt
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Black Unemployment is Surging Under Donald Trump
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Guitar Nerds and Surf Bros Didn’t Want to ‘Get Political.’ Then Came the Tariffs.EU is unlikely to hike tariffs on India, China at Trump's requestThai Builder Sees Plant Boom as Firms Flee Trump’s China DutiesIndia rupee sinks to record low, US tariffs keep outlook fragileIndia's IT sector nervous as US proposes outsourcing tax Trump’s pressure on Europe to slap 100% tariffs on India and China raises eyebrows
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Imports decline after summer surge; trade outlook for rest of year not ‘optimistic’
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Ellison Tops Musk as World’s Richest Man After $101 Billion Gain
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Tax The Rich, Levy Wealth, Pay Our Debt: Smash Elon Musk’s Ridiculous $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
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The RTO Debate Is ‘Finally’ Over, Says Office Giant Brookfield
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Cotality: House Prices Increased 1.4% YoY in July
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Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-September 2025
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August 2025 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report
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Oakland's Lamumba Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid $4.25 M Loan Default and Historic Venue Concerns
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MetLife lists Oak Brook retail center as tenant seeks bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

US court inclined to deny motion to disqualify Elliott bid for Citgo parent
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Big Oil Cuts Back as $60 Oil Bites
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California’s Biggest Inland Oil Pipe On Course to Shut, Imperiling Shipments to Bay Area Refiners
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Corporate Governance:

Big Law’s Influence: Shaping Delaware’s Corporate Legal Landscape and Governance Standards
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Food/Beverage:

Plant-based chain Planta emerges from bankruptcy
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Politics:

Americans uneasy at Trump's moves to expand presidential power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed ‘disparaging’ to US
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Schumer to force a vote in the Senate compelling DOJ to release Epstein filesMarjorie Taylor Greene threatens to reveal Epstein abusers. Here’s how she could do itPeter Mandelson Fired as US Ambassador After Jeffrey Epstein RevelationsA trove of emails reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s secrets.
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Map Shows Where Democrats Are Overperforming in Special Elections
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Kamala Harris opens up on the 'recklessness' of Biden's re-election bidKamala Harris turns on Joe Biden in new book
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Charlie Kirk shot while visiting Utah university; Trump says, 'We all must pray'Conservative activist Charlie Kirk in critical condition after being shot at Utah college eventTrump blames 'radical left' for Kirk's killing, before a suspect is identifiedCharlie Kirk shooting witnesses describe few security measures at eventManhunt for Charlie Kirk shooter expands after two people detained had no links to killing, FBI saysConservative Christians Mourn Kirk as a MartyrVideo of Charlie Kirk Assassination Appears To Show Shooter On RoofDonald Trump Jr Reacts To ‘Little Brother’ Charlie Kirk’s AssassinationHouse Floor Erupts as Lauren Boebert Calls for Prayer for Charlie KirkCharlie Kirk Energized Conservative Youth, Paving Way for Trump’s Rise'Threat To Democracy': World Reacts To Killing Of Trump Ally Kirk Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk AssassinationKamala Harris, Barack Obama, Top Democrats Condemn Charlie Kirk Shooting MSNBC Fires Matthew Dowd After Charlie Kirk Assassination CommentsTMZ Addresses ‘Tone Deaf Laughter’ Heard During Charlie Kirk Death Coverage Charlie Kirk Assassination ‘Had Professional Hallmarks’: Security ExpertsInside the White House as officials learned about a shooting some felt was 'personal'
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Trial begins for man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, spotlighting US political violence
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U.S. diplomats say they are reluctant to share inconvenient truths with the Trump admin
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Climate:

Study links more frequent and severe heat waves to pollution from major fossil fuel producers
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Student Debt:

American Federation Of Teachers Start Class Action Over Blocked Student Loan Forgiveness
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Autos:

Tricolor Files for Bankruptcy. The Auto Lender Was Once an ESG FavoriteTricolor Files for Bankruptcy Amid $200 Million Loan Fraud Probe Subprime Auto Lender Tricolor Files for BankruptcyOrigin Bancorp Director Resigns Amid Tricolor BankruptcyUS car retailer files for bankruptcy with all locations across 3 states shut down immediately
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Polestar rebuts bankruptcy headlines after ‘one-time’ $1.8 billion loss
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The Corporate Saga Behind Jeep’s Collapse
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Crypto:

Bitmain files an emergency motion in a U.S. bankruptcy court to reclaim 2,700 Antminer servers from Orb Energy
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Texas resident on the hook for $12.5 million in creditor claims after running a crypto 'Ponzi scheme'US Trustee Calls Out 'Dishonest Debtor' in $12.5M Crypto Bankruptcy Case
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Poll: Who owns cryptocurrency? More young people, more men and more Republicans
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London-listed crypto firm enters restructuring agreement
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Footwear:

Popular shoe retailer files unexpected Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Agribusiness:

Banker warns we could lose US farmers at alarming rate unless Trump puts ‘arms around them’ — here's what's hurting them
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Fintech:

FINRA charges former Synapse execs
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Buses:

Clean school bus transition faces setbacks in the U.S. amid manufacturer bankruptcy
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Media:

Freedom Of The Press At Its Lowest In 50 Years: Study
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Distressed Investing:

Deutsche Bank Distressed Desk Nets $100 Million on EchoStar Bets
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 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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Mass Torts:

Boy Scout Settlement Delays Extend ‘Nightmare’ for Abuse Victims
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Abuse victims share their scars with court, bishopVictims of alleged sex abuse testify against Catholic Church
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Alex Jones begs Supreme Court to hear his appeal so he doesn’t have to pay Sandy Hook families $1.4 billionAlex Jones takes $1.4 billion Sandy Hook appeal to Supreme Court
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Buffalo Diocese abuse settlement could include child protection rules, disclosure of priest files
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Bankruptcy Judge Rules Church Insurers Lack Standing to Contest Abuse Claims
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Litigation Funding:

Bankruptcy Ruling Challenges Validity of Unauthorized Litigation Funding Agreements
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Cannabis:

Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Is Untapped Option for Cannabis Industry
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Miscellaneous:

Court Opinion Review: Spirit Returns to Chapter 11, Gatekeeper Provisions Rejected in Avon and Calling the Debtors’ Bluff in Merit Street
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Aviation:

Boeing Reaches Tentative Deal With Striking Defense Workers
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E-Cigarettes:

Pam Bondi and RFK Jr. travel to the Chicago suburbs for a crackdown on illicit vape sales
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Utilities:

California Plans to Boost Utility Wildfire Fund by $18 Billion
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Mining:

US Magnesium files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Utah seeks to shutter operations
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Sports:

NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games at Fresno St, San Jose St
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UK:

Waldorf – Another UK Restructuring Plan is Declined Sanction on the Basis of Fairness and Judicial Discretion
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Leaders attempt to save council from bankruptcy
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Near-bankrupt Somerset Council dips into reserves to cover senior officer pay rises
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King Charles’ Monarchy Hits ‘Lowest’ Popularity Since ‘Records Began’
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EU:

'Why Not?' Europeans Warming Up To Chinese Electric Cars
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ECB to hold rates again but keep door ajar to further easing
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MENA:

Israel launches strikes in Yemen as EU chief seeks sanctions on Israel over war in Gaza
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Qatar says Israel 'killed any hope' of hostage release with strike on Hamas in DohaIsrael’s Qatar Attack Has Gulf Doubting US Security PledgeQatar Condemns Netanyahu’s ‘Reckless’ Threats of Military Action
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Senior Hamas officials likely survived Israeli strikes on Doha, Israeli sources say
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Hollywood stars join pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions 'implicated in genocide'
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Russia:

Russia considers a moratorium on the bankruptcy of metal giants with indebtedness
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Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S.Poland says UN Security Council will meet on drone incursionsRussia dismisses Polish statements on drones in its airspace as 'nothing new'Poland bans drone flights, limits small air traffic along eastern border
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Italy says new sanctions needed to push Putin into peace talks
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China:

Draft revision of bankruptcy law in review
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Evergrande liquidators get bids for unit from state-owned firms
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China considers helping local governments with $1 trillion of unpaid bills
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Cuba:

Cuba is entirely without power following electric grid collapse
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Brazil:

Brazilian judge votes to annul Bolsonaro case, breaking with peers
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Brazil’s Economy Threatened by Dire Population Trends
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France:

France’s finances are in turmoil. Here’s how it came to this
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Mexico:

Mexico to raise tariffs on cars from China to 50%
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India:

From Defaults To Discipline: How The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Transformed India's Insolvency Landscape
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Secured creditor shall be paid in priority over all other debts, rules Madras HC
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South Korea:

South Korea Issues Business Warning About Trump’s US
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Spain:

Spain's parliament kills shorter work week bill in blow to government
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Venezuela:

Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It
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Germany:

German business insolvencies up 12.2% in the first half of the year
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German exports expected to fall 2.5% this year, says BGA trade lobby
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