March 11, 2026

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Law:

DOJ’s Defense Of Trump’s Biglaw Executive Orders: Look How Many Firms We Scared Into Compliance!
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Trump’s U-Turn in Big Law Fight Shows White House Fury for Firms
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Biglaw Chairman Says U.S. Lawyers Just ‘Work Harder’ — And Firms Are Paying Big Money To Keep Them
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DLA Piper Accuser Denied Pseudonym for Sexual Battery Claims
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Insiders Say This Top 10 Biglaw Firm’s Partner Hiring Blitz Has Big Kirkland Energy
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Ballard Spahr Boosted Top Line by Over 27% in First Year After Lane Powell Merger
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Anthropic Lawyers Up With A Firm That Knows How To Fight
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DOJ Lawyer Quits Before Judicial Scolding for AI Brief Error
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Musk’s Go-To Attorney Has Testimony Limited in Twitter Trial
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This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’
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More than half of legal professionals expect AI to drive more work to ALSPs, new report says
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University of Tulsa picks Arizona State University law dean as next president
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Former Minority Student Dean Sues Rutgers Law Over Firing
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Multimillion-Dollar Donation Will Let Law School Offer More Students Full Rides
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A ‘Seat At The Table’ For Law Departments Isn’t Enough Anymore
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Successful Business Development Is All About Authenticity
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The Law Schools That Are Working The Hardest To Expand The Pipeline To The Legal Profession
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DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin hit with ethics charges over Georgetown funding threatDOJ’s Ed Martin Faces Lawyer Disciplinary Proceedings in DCTrump pardon attorney pestered judges for 'face-to-face' time amid bar probe: Petition
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The Justice Department Is Lowering Its Ethical Guardrails
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Ex-Military Lawyers Denounce Assignments to US Attorney Offices
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MAGA firebrand Alina Habba secretly divorces millionaire husband and moves near Mar-a-Lago
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White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportationsJournalists push back against parent companies’ ICE contracts
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Juries Provide Critical Check on Trump’s Brand of Justice
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Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s clashes with inmates after ‘cozying up to prison diva, skipping food lines, & not showering’
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US encourages companies to report criminal misconduct in new nationwide policy
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Shots fired near Baltimore synagogue leave at least two officers wounded
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Girl, 12, dies after savage fight with fellow student at school bus stop
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FBI increases reward for 'Top 10 Most Wanted' fugitive to $1M
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Details seep out in case against San Diego bishop who frequented Tijuana mega-brothel
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Harvey Weinstein: The Rikers Interview Harvey Weinstein gives detailed account of hellhole prison — including inmate attackHarvey Weinstein uses same victim-blaming excuse, claims accusers ‘wanted to be part of the club’
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Judge blocks Fani Willis from returning to Trump case in battle over legal fees
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Senators call for investigation into release, redaction of Epstein files
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Shocking moment gang storms luxury LA apartment and brawls with doormen
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Parents shut their sons in closet as kids clawed the drywall until bloody to escape: Cops
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Mom who walked away as home burned, leaving 4 young kids inside, killing 1 reaches deal
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Son let mother rot to death, blamed her for being 'stubborn': Police
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Parents lied about teen's cancer to raise money they used for 'personal purchases': Cops
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Cops find nonverbal 4-year-old locked in a bedroom while responding to DV call: Police
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Mom, her boyfriend forced boy, 11, to repeatedly write 'you're not a loved child': Cops
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Wyoming 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban signed
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Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, kids were home when woman fired shots
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Judges:

Federal appeals court orders end to SAVE plan used by millions of student loan borrowers
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Judge sternly 'warned' AG Bondi to get her act together or indictments 'will' be dismissed
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US Courts Speed Up Plans for New Case System After Cyber Attacks
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SCOTUS Justices Air Internal Debate Over Shadow Docket At Public Event
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Miss America Corporate Filings Were Fabricated, Judge Rules
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Ballot selfies not protected by First Amendment, federal judge rules
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Trio named to replace Alina Habba as US attorney is also serving illegally, judge says
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Just 2 Federal Law Clerks Filed Complaints Against Judges Last Year
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Birthright citizenship: legal takeaways of mice and men and elephants and dogs
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 futures are little changed as traders monitor oil prices, await inflation data
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Layoffs:

Block, Amazon drive tech layoff surge, intensifying AI debate
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Volkswagen to cut 50,000 jobs as profits drop
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Retailing:

Eddie Bauer to close 174 stores as bankruptcy process moves forward
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Bankrupt retail chain is peddling its SC leases and dozen of others
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Kohl's profits jump, but traffic troubles persist
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Sports:

'F---you all' 18-year-old tennis star loses it in wild meltdown after failing to defend title
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Movie Theaters:

AMC’s Deutsche Bank Debt Deal Rewards Market Return Within Year
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Agribusiness:

Contracted growers say paltry judgment against bankrupt poultry processor 'too little, too late'
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Veteran fruit producer Hronis files for Chapter 11
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Farm bankruptcies in Arkansas top the nation in 2025
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Arkansas Farm Bureau sees more farms filing for bankruptcy
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Autos:

First Brands to Sell Unit Making Harley Parts for $50 MillionActive Dynamics buys First Brands' Walbro business for $50 millionJefferies’ Series of Bad Bets Has Firm Facing Lawsuits, Judgment Questions
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Where the auto supply chain is most threatened by the Iran war
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Building Materials:

Bankruptcy Trends and Credit Risk Signals LBM Dealers Should Watch
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Jewelry:

Popular 31-year-old jewelry brand plunges into bankruptcy and blames lab diamond craze
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Economy:

Warsh faces an economic ‘perfect storm’ as he waits to take over as Fed chair
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Tillis maintains blockade on Fed pick Kevin Warsh over Powell probe
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Small business optimism dips below forecast as sales expectations slump
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Immigration Crackdown Fails to Deliver Jobs for US-Born Workers
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Looks Like the Economy Is Hitting a “Nightmare Scenario”
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Central banks have an oil price problem
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As Iran war disrupts oil prices, consumers could be ‘hammered,’ economist says
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The return-to-the-office trend backfires
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Number of billionaires explode as world's richest figures named
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The Great Wealth Transfer Is Giving Americans Another Reason To Argue
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

February home sales see small rebound, but supply growth is ‘sluggish’
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Existing-Home Sales Increase As Affordability Improves
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NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.09 million SAAR in February
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Weekly mortgage demand from homebuyers increased despite big interest rate volatility
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VA: With developer imprisoned, Model Tobacco building headed to foreclosure auction
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Jon Venetos’ Lurin Capital files for bankruptcy protection on two Florida apartment buildings
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Detroit: Leland House moveout still weeks away
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Municipalities:

Lebanon considering possible sale of water/ sewer system to avoid possible bankruptcy
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Pueblo West's general fund could be insolvent by 2033. Here's why
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Not Miami. Not Austin. The Happiest City In America Is Fremont, California.
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Oil/Gas:

War Creating Most Severe Energy Disruption Since 1970s
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IEA proposes largest ever oil release from strategic reserves
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Oil hovers around $90 as traders shrug off prospect of historic reserve release
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Soaring fuel prices expected to cast long shadow across US economy
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G7 energy ministers to meet Tuesday morning to discuss release of oil reserves, sources say
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Trump says U.S. will build first refinery in 50 years with investment from India’s Reliance Industries
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Trump administration starts to panic over rapidly rising oil costs
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Trump dismisses soaring gas prices as 'a little glitch' of Iran war
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Gas price spikes are slamming Senate battleground statesAs War Sends Gas Prices Soaring, Americans Wince: ‘Harder to Exist.’
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Why oil price spikes (probably) won't lead to lasting shift
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Oil prices fall after Energy Secretary claims U.S. Navy escort of tanker in since-deleted tweet
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Petroleum refinery based in Ohio sends doomsday letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Food/Beverage:

Iconic brewpub chain, BrewDog, shutters 39 locations amid bankruptcy wave
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues
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Kelly says Trump administration has no exit strategy in IranJoe Rogan Nukes Trump’s ‘Insane’ Iran War: ‘People Feel Betrayed’ You Know Exactly How The War In Iran Will End Trump's Iran war messaging is all over the map Democratic senator is 'dissatisfied and angry' after a classified briefing on Iran war‘Forever war’: Democrats rebut Trump’s assertion that Iran war nearing end About half of Americans worry about US safety as the Iran war continues, polls showPro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein
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Read leaked Iran terror report details that Trump didn't want you to see
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Why Congress keeps handing Trump its power
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Third senator backs Platner in Maine race
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For Democrats, control of the Senate now in play
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Thune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: ‘The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster’GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster
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Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Talks Trump and the GOP — Over a Plate of Ribs
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Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board
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CNN deletes tweet, attaches editors note to criticized story on NYC bombing plot
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Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states
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Trump-Endorsed Congressman Ditches Republican Party
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Race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene a test of Trump's endorsement powerGeorgia Democrat Leads Vote in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s District
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Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims
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Arizona Is Now at the Center of Election Investigations
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
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Hotels:

Company behind Hilton, Best Western in downtown Chicago files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Climate:

We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts
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Horse Racing:

Hawthorne thoroughbred meet inches closer to reality, but bankruptcy judge denies immediate payments to harness horsemenHawthorne Clears Another Hurdle in BankruptcyBankruptcy judge allows Hawthorne horsemen access to purse accounts
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Healthcare:

Pennsylvania hospital CFO on life after bankruptcy: ‘You’ve got to hold the line’
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NYU Stern report calls for private equity reforms to safeguard quality of care
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Assisted Living:

Concorde Investment Services emerges as one of the sellers of bankrupt Inspired Healthcare deals
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Celebs:

She Made Millions off Other People’s Drama. Now Tasha K Wants the Internet To Pay Her $3.5 Million Cardi B Judgment
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Fraud:

Accused fraudster Daniel Chu offloads two Highland Park homes
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Pace man sentenced in federal COVID-19 relief fraud case
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Michael Johnson accused of fraud in Grand Slam Track’s collapse
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Sky Auto Mall customer concerned about warranties and free services amid $12M fraud lawsuit
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
(12 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Expert says ‘it’s clear why’ bankruptcies jumped in February
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Bankruptcies in Puerto Rico fall 5.9% in early 2026 filings
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Mass Torts:

Talc Multidistrict Litigation Tests Judges’ Gatekeeping Role
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El Paso Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy, citing costs of sexual abuse lawsuits
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Private Credit:

JPMorgan Marks Down Private Credit PortfoliosJPMorgan Restricts Private Credit Lending After Loan Markdowns
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Boaz Weinstein warns of private credit ‘financial alchemy,’ says problems are multiplying
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Private Creditors Are Taking The Keys to More Failing Companies
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Pimco Blames Sloppy Underwriting for Private Credit ‘Reckoning’
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Corporate Governance:

Exxon Planned Texas Move Shows Delaware No Longer Corporate King
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Plan Confirmation:

Houston, We Have (Another) Problem
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Bankruptcy Alternatives:

Some ABC History (For Nebraska & For Illinois), And A New Nebraska ABC Law—Part 1
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Aviation:

Spirit Airlines recalls furloughed pilots as it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy
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TSA security lines stretch for hours amid partial government shutdown
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Boeing tumbles after wiring flaw found on 737 Max planes
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DHS shutdown forces airports to tell travelers to arrive 4 hours early amid massive delays
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Radio:

Parent company of hundreds of radio stations files for bankruptcySecond largest radio station operator in US files for bankruptcy
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Ticketing:

DOJ settles antitrust lawsuit with Live Nation and Ticketmaster; 25 states vow to continue fightMid-trial, DOJ settles antitrust suit with Live Nation, Ticketmaster
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Education:

LAUSD Supt. Carvalho breaks silence on FBI raid of his home, office South Florida ties to AllHere and ex-Miami schools chief revealed, as feds continue probe
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Florida censors 'racism' references out of college textbook
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Tech:

Bonnie and Claude: The Court Ruling That Could Expose Fraudster’s AI Conversations
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Jensen Huang: AI's biggest buildout is still ahead
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More CEOs envision hiring than firing due to AI, CEO survey finds
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GenAI: A Slippery Slope Of Too Much Kool-Aid?
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Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administrationAnthropic takes the fight to court, but Trump may be planning a new order
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How social media stars are praising ruler 'who protects us' in bizarre identical TikToks
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Former top NFL draft pick asked ChatGPT what to do after girlfriend’s murder
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Mark Zuckerberg buys social network for AI bots
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Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity’s AI shopping agent
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Elon Musk’s xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns
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Travelers are turning to AI to plan trips — but hallucinations and trust gaps remain
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AI-Related Risks Rising for Software, Media, and Services Corporates
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Tax:

Sen. Booker Introduces Bill To Make First $75,000 Of Income Tax-Free
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UK:

MFS creditors facing £1.3 billion shortfall allege improper loans
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Great Britain raising military age to 65
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Consumer confidence falls amid inflation fears
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EU:

Parliament will approve standardized insolvency rules for EU companies
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Canada:

This major Ontario lender announces financial hit as borrowers miss payments, bad loans mount
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MENA:

U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into IranFirst 2 days of Iran war cost the US $5 billion in munitions alone 150 US Troops Wounded so Far Video of missile launches shown on state media as Iran renews attacks Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War Iran issues very sinister and incredibly personal warning to TrumpIran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say Mines in Strait of Hormuz would "significantly" impact world economy, military expert saysAmerican dedicated minesweepers in Persian Gulf were decommissioned by US Navy in 2025 U.S. destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz Captain describes challenges of sailing through Strait of Hormuz in normal timesCargo ship on fire in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuating, UKMTO saysThree cargo ships hit in Strait of Hormuz 5 scenarios for how the Iran war could end A world at war: Iran conflict goes globalPro-government volunteer force is out in force to crush dissent, Iranian lawyer saysIranians fleeing cities under attack seek refuge in the countrysideWHO documents dozens of attacks on medical care in Iran and LebanonU.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last yearIran's threats on US soil: sleeper cells, lone wolves, cyberattacks and eerie numbers codeHegseth says Tuesday ‘will be our most intense day of strikes’Iran war: Israeli president calls ‘cost’ for business price of Middle East peaceIncredible moment fighter jet over Dubai chases and blows up Iranian Shahed drone as stunned beachgoers watch-on belowUAE, an oasis for business and partying, faces war'The streets are emptier than ever': Iranians describe life as US escalates warTrump 'willing to live with' US report on missile strike near Iranian girls' schoolU.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy facilities
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Member of Iranian soccer team granted asylum changes her mind
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Russia:

Witkoff says Russians told Trump on Monday that they were not sharing intelligence with Iran
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Putin offers Mojtaba Khamenei ‘unwavering support’
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India:

Cabinet clears amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code after select panel reviewGovt clears final IBC amendments, bill to be tabled this session
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IBBI pushes transparency as CoC decisions in bankruptcy cases draw scrutiny
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Australia:

Bankruptcy and SMSF trusteeship
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South Korea:

Seoul’s aging poor driven toward bankruptcy by living costs
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South Korean Courts Consider Writing Off Crypto Investment Debts in Personal Bankruptcy Cases
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