January 30, 2026

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Law:

Boies Schiller Flexner Adds to Growing Bankruptcy Litigation Practice
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Tom Goldstein Called Government’s Bluff And Now Jeffrey Toobin Has To Litigate It
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AI Legal ‘Brains’ Pitched as Stand-In When Top Attorneys Are Out
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Is It Still Too Early To Declare The Billable Hour Dead?
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Revenue, billing rates and demand all up at law firms in 2025, survey shows
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US law firms set new highs for hourly rates, with 1 firm billing $4K per hour
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Big Law Banks Revenue Gains on Rising Billing Rates for Clients
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2025 Was A ‘Very Good Year’ For Biglaw, And ‘If The Economy Holds Up,’ 2026 Could Be Too
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Steptoe Grows Revenue 10%
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How Covington’s Dargan Led $18 Billion in Bristol Myers Deals
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Jurors are as attentive, engaged during online proceedings as those in courtroom, study finds
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Attorney Infamous For Texting ‘I HATE BLACK PEOPLE’ Lands At Stephen Miller–Linked Law Shop, Because Of Course She Did
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Trump admin barred from arresting legal refugees in Minnesota under new DHS policy Some Americans are carrying their passports in Minnesota: "The reality of Minneapolis right now"Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the USTrump calls Alex Pretti an 'agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist'“I Erase Your Voice”: ICE Agents Threaten People After Alex PrettiHere's the Company That Sold DHS ICE's Notorious Face Recognition AppThe powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protestersLeaked Memo Exposes How DHS Is Building a Database on ProtestersCivilians Are Using A.I. to Unmask ICE Agents. Is it Working?Alex Pretti had a confrontation with ICE officers and suffered a broken rib a week before his deadly shooting: reportICE officer charged with misdemeanor after altercation with activist in IllinoisSen. Collins says Homeland Security ended enhanced ICE operation in MaineMajor update on ICE plans for Super Bowl matchup between Seahawks & Patriots after menacing warning from Kristi NoemIs a Texas Amazon warehouse getting ready to hold ICE detainees?DHS buys huge Surprise, AZ warehouse. Will it be an ICE detention center?Homan: ICE and CBP crafting ‘drawdown plan’ in Minnesota, admits ‘improvements’ neededDespite border czar Homan's vows of ICE drawdown, Minneapolis mayor says he'll believe it when he sees itIn fatal Minneapolis shootings, viral video plays the central role
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Prosecutors in Minneapolis warn more could resign over handling of fatal shooting cases, sources say
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Bondi Hands St. Louis Prosecutor Nationwide Election Fraud Remit
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Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion, accusing agencies of letting his tax returns leak
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True-crime doc exposes generations of family secrets
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A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
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Florida Bar won’t discipline former Rep. Gaetz for alleged sexual misconduct
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Man posed as FBI agent to get Luigi Mangione out of jail: Court filingManhattan DA pushes for Mangione trial in July, before DOJ case
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Doctor who had prenup with husband revoked is found dead in house fire
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Teen threatens to kill infant with AR-15, tells parent 'imagine your son leaking': Cops
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Man drove over sidewalk, onto grass to run down 2 women after he 'saw them kissing'
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Thieves took cancer patient's remains from daughter's home, nothing else in break-in: Cops
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Husband killed wife on Valentine's Day, sent photo to her boyfriend captioned 'your fault'
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White couple sues fertility clinic after mom gives birth to 'non-Caucasian child'
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Man stabbed pregnant mom 70 times out of 'frustration' with truck she was selling: Police
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Judges:

Judge blocks ICE from deporting or transferring 5-year-old and his father
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When will we get the tariffs ruling?
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Donald Trump Floats Name for New Supreme Court Justice
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California’s ‘Judicial Hellhole’ Poses Challenge to Businesses
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Trump’s Cook Case Looks Cooked
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Judge rips Trump admin for ICE having 'violated' nearly 100 court orders since Jan. 1
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Judicial AI Consortium Aims to Set the Record Straight on AI in Courts
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ICE Dodges Courtroom Showdown, But Federal Judge Isn’t Backing Down
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Trump accuses Minneapolis mayor of "very serious violation of the law" because the mayor is obeying a Supreme Court precedent written by well-known leftist . . . Antonin Scalia
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Alito Clerk Practicing In Front Of Alito Wants You To Know Alito Is The Greatest!
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are lower, but paring decline as Trump selects Warsh for Fed chair
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Layoffs:

 

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Celebs:

Bankruptcy Ruling Reached in Deion Sanders’ Son Shilo’s $11M Case: “Appropriate”
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Gift Cards:

Synergy cardholders rush to spend their gift card balances after the company declared bankruptcy
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Trucking:

Filing Alert: MK Trucking
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Opera:

Leipzig Opera Is on The Brink of Bankruptcy
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Packaging:

Filing Alert: Multi-Color Corporation
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Filing Alert: Pretium Packaging
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Awards:

European restructuring & LME law firm league tables 2025
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Put Something Back receives Bankruptcy Foundation grant
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Movie Theaters:

Theater company AMC expects another loss, strikes deal with creditors
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Food/Beverage:

FAT Brands to Be Delisted from Nasdaq Following Bankruptcy Filing
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Education:

Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000
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Economy:

Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell
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Fed’s Powell says he attended Supreme Court arguments over Cook due to case’s importance to Fed
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Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, data shows
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Distressed companies brace for tougher talks as investors harden bargaining posture – US restructuring outlook
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Trade deficit soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts
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Senate reaches deal ahead of shutdown deadline to fund government, continue ICE talks Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight Democrats and Trump strike a deal to avoid a prolonged government shutdown Funding bill fails to clear key Senate procedural vote before shutdown deadlineWhy 7 Republican senators voted against bill to keep govt openDemocrats Block Spending Package as D.H.S. Talks Continue
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Democratic fault lines emerge over California's billionaire tax proposal
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The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Population Decline
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Delinquency Rate Increased in December
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Foreclosure auction inventory rises to near 6-year high
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Filing Alert: Palm Greens Recreation Association
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Apartment rents just dropped to the lowest level in 4 years
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The Housing Market Is Slumping—but Sales Over $10 Million Are Skyrocketing
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Leland House residents fight for belongings as Detroit building faces potential auction
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Municipalities:

Vallejo’s efforts to finance new police HQ, road repairs hampered by bankruptcy debt
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Oil/Gas:

Defunct U.S. Energy Firm Moves to Block $9.2M Arbitration Enforcement Against Indian Oil, Citing Improper Service and Corporate Dissolution
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New Fortress in restructuring talks to give creditors equity
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Retailing:

Majority of Saks OFF 5TH stores to close amid bankruptcySaks Global to shutter certain off-price retail locations amid bankruptcy proceedingsLiquidation sales start Saturday
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The Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Filing and the Case of the Missing or Incomplete Consignment Agreement
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Eddie Bauer said to be preparing bankruptcy filing
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Can Department Stores Ever Be Fun Again?
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Allbirds becomes latest retailer to close brick-and-mortar stores in shift to online focus
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Politics:

America at a Boiling Point: Deaths, Threats, Protests and a Town Hall Attack
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Trump PAC Threatens To Have ICE 'Track Down' MAGA Donors Who Don't Answer Survey
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What MAGA Sees in the Minnesota Mirror
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Top 5 Most Fawning Moments From Trump Cabinet MeetingPete Hegseth shamelessly ranks Trump's Venezuela coup over D-Day
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Trump says Alex Pretti, man shot in Minnesota, should not have carried gun
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Megyn Kelly Says She Doesn’t ‘Feel Sorry’ for Alex Pretti Because He Was ‘Resisting Arrest’ Like George Floyd
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Joe Biden condemns Minneapolis ICE shootings
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Stephen Miller ordered Kristi Noem to say Alex Pretti wanted to 'massacre' ICE: reportKristi Noem Blames Stephen Miller for Alex Pretti Smear CampaignStephen Miller's Hardline Immigration Tactics Are Backfiring
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Battles are raging inside the Department of Homeland Security
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It’s Clear Punch Drunk Trump Is On the Ropes
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Tim Walz fears a Fort Sumter moment in Minneapolis
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Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin
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National Guard Deployments To US Cities Cost Almost Half A Billion Dollars, Says CBO
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Stunning Epstein twist as Maxwell claims 29 friends cut 'secret deals' with DOJ
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Tulsi Gabbard under scrutiny for showing up at FBI raid of Georgia election hub
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Trump gets a boost as Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s canal contract
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Transit:

Thousands of commuters left stranded as US city suspends major transit service with rivers frozen ahead of bomb cyclone
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Healthcare:

Judge grants extension for sale of Roger Williams, Fatima hospitalsRI may back $18M guarantee for Roger Williams, Fatima sale; rival bids soughtR.I. leaders prepare to put up taxpayer money to keep Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals open
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Another creditor lays claim to foundering addiction treatment provider’s $8 million loan
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Schools move to remote learning after 'high volume' of students contract new 'super' virus and Covid
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WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India
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Genetics play a larger part in lifespan than previously thought
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Culture:

The rise of FAFO parenting: is this the end of gentle child rearing?
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Autos:

First Brands founder indicted for fraud after bankruptcy that hit lenders, Ford, GM
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Elon Musk’s $20 billion spending plan signals ‘Tesla of yesterday is gone’
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Ford & General Motors Get FDIC Approval To Be Banks
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New cars are increasingly becoming a luxury amid K-shaped economy concerns
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Theatres:

Denver: South Broadway theater owner goes bankrupt to avoid foreclosure
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Sports:

Grand Slam Track files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing $40m in debts
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (15 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Estoppel:

At U.S. Supreme Court: Judicial Estoppel For Failure To Disclose A Claim—But What About Interests Of Creditors? (Keathley v. Buddy Ayers), Part 1
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Mass Torts:

Oakland Diocese’s Bankruptcy Fee Deferral Faces Opposition from Creditors and Abuse Claimants
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US Judge Tosses Lawsuit Accusing J&J of Fraud Over Talc Bankruptcy Strategy
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J&J, Talc Affiliates Win Dismissal of Cancer Patients’ Bankruptcy Fraud Suit Over Lack of Standing
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Charging Orders:

Charging Order Non-Compliance And Liens In Bankruptcy Examined In Radiance Capital
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Case Law Review:

Fifth Circuit Decisions Level the Playing Field for Creditors
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Aviation:

Idiot protesters besieged Los Angeles restaurant after mistaking airport security workers for ICE
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Trump says U.S. decertifying Bombardier Global Express until Canada certifies Gulfstream
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Tech:

Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges
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Apple sales surge 16% on ‘staggering’ iPhone demand
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Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020Microsoft tumbled 10% in a day and isn’t recovering premarket. Here’s why
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Ride Hailing:

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
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Fraud:

First Brands founder Patrick James charged with defrauding Wall Street of billions
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Assisted Living:

Judge rejects attempt to bump Genesis from its own bankruptcy case over alleged conflicts of interest
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Filing Alert: Varenita of Westlake Affiliate
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Climate:

New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
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Theme Parks:

Dolphins’ Fate Decided: Bankruptcy Judge Approves Transfer of Duck Key Animals to Seaworld
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Sovereigns:

Ethiopia says official creditors reject Eurobond restructuring terms
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UK:

Trafford Council is facing bankruptcy, and the blame game has begun
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Thousands forced to borrow from illegal loan sharks to pay for funeral costs
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Canada:

Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in U.S., expanding trade war
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White House meets with Canadian secessionists as friction mounts between Trump and Carney
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Leading Michigan Democrat proposes state secession to Canada
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MENA:

Iran plans live-fire drills in Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with US
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Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
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Oil prices rise more than 2% as Trump weighs strikes on Iran
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Trump strike on Iran would ‘trigger volcano’ of violence Hezbollah warns as Revolutionary Guard placed on EU terror list
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Iranian protesters speak of hope and defiance as crackdown sweeps the country
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Iran elite 'transfer $1.5bn to Dubai' as they 'abandon ship' amid US strike fears
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EU lists Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization over protest crackdown
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Venezuela:

Venezuelan lawmakers vote to ease state grip on oil, abandoning self-proclaimed socialist tenetVenezuela's acting president signs law that opens oil sector to privatization
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Spain:

Spain Announces Amnesty for Nearly 500,000 Undocumented Immigrants
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Cuba:

Trump threatens tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba
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Russia:

Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation
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China:

World leaders flock to Beijing, hedging against U.S. disruptions
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‘Very dangerous’: Trump warns UK of doing business with China as Starmer seeks a reset
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Scenic trains, cruises and concerts: China’s new plan to get consumers spending again
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How Trump’s tariffs, and forced labor, led China to $1 trillion trade surplus
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India:

Need to recalibrate the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
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Netherlands:

Million-dollar debt for bankrupt Carpetright: tax authorities head list and demand €8 million
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