January 16, 2026

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Law:

Top 25 Biglaw Firm Announces Nonequity Partnership Track, Plus ‘Enhanced’ Bonuses For Associates
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Former Senator Turned Biglaw Lawyer Sued For Breaking Up Bodyguard’s Marriage
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Writing Like A Lawyer Without Sounding Like A Lawyer
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Saks Global taps Willkie and Haynes Boone in US bankruptcy filing
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Florida Opens Bar Exam to Non-ABA Accredited Law Schools
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BigLaw’s $4.6 Trillion Year Sees Kirkland & Top Firms Dominate
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Lawyer Of The Year Speaking Truth To Power After Running Into Immigration Shock Troop Commander At Gas Station
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California targets attorney use of artificial intelligence through new legislation
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Is It Time To Require Lawyers To Be Competent With GenAI?
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BigLaw firms’ public policy, lobbying arms see uptick in client inquiries related to Venezuela
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Law School Arms Students With Anti-ICE Hotline To Protect The Community
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Does ICE agent in Renee Good's shooting have "absolute immunity" from state charges? Here's what the law says. Renee Good's family is united, their attorney says, as they pursue separate investigation ICE agent Jonathan Ross who killed Renee Nicole Good now a millionaire thanks to online fundraisers Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense ProtestsICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby, who stopped breathing Protests flare for another night after Trump threatens to invoke a rarely used law to quell the unrestTrump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in MinneapolisWhat to know about the Insurrection Act The Last Thing Minneapolis Needs Is the Insurrection Act Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests Republicans split on Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds What 3,000 federal agents are doing in MinnesotaProposals targeting immigration flood in following ICE shooting of Renee Good in MinneapolisICE Reportedly Stole a 10th Grader’s Phone, Then Seemingly Sold It for CashNative Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes sayGOP candidate for governor Chris Madel providing legal counsel to Minneapolis ICE agent ICE and activists clash over doxing and privacy, in court and streetsSecret ICE Programs Revealed'Unconstitutional': Legal expert aghast after Noem says feds 'asking for papers' is lawfulUnder Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICEVance’s former friend responds to the vice president’s ICE ‘absolute immunity’ claim: ‘I don’t know if JD knows the law’ You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release new ICE policy memo, lawsuit saysFBI: 1 arrested after protesters smash into unmarked federal vehicles allegedly containing federal documentsMinneapolis is becoming a critical testing ground for Trump’s strongman projectWhen ICE agents can legally use force on protestersTrump's immigration erosion worries his team Trump-administration officials describe an elementary-school drop-off Sen. Gallego: We're going to have to fire and prosecute a lot of ICE agents to make sure this doesn't happen again
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Georgia Pushes Back as Trump Camp Seeks Millions After Election Case Collapse
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DOJ: Ban on mailing concealable firearms unconstitutional, can’t be enforced
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Who left Minnesota US attorney’s office, and what does it mean for agency’s work?Military, Fraud Lawyers Replacing Minnesota Prosecutors Who Quit
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Senate Backs Trump US Attorney Pick Lacking Court Experience
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Federal officer charged with murder after 'naked chokehold' left man dead, police say
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A Painful Case: Prosecuting an Officer Who Was Part of the Slow Response in Uvalde
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New Jersey governor OKs jury service for thousands with criminal convictions
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Teen gunned down his neighbor then lived in his house for 2 weeks: Police
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Man allegedly kills innocent driver he mistakenly thought kidnapped his daughter
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Man killed 'defenseless' Uber driver he wrongly believed was scammer, claimed self-defense
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'Is Karen in that hole?': Woman shoots sister in the chest, buries body in their backyard
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Mom left 7-month-old in a tub of water, closed the door, and walked away: Police
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Drug ring's "monkey" technique used young swimmers to stash cocaine on ships at sea
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Stepmom starved 11-year-old to death while other family members ate 'full meals': Cops
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Judges:

BK WD PA: Career Opportunity - Judicial Law Clerk - Term, Pittsburgh, PA
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Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
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The Supreme Court’s Favorite Time To Drop Bombshells Is Friday Afternoons
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Abrego Garcia: DOJ is playing 'fast and loose' with judge ahead of key evidentiary hearing
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Appeals panel dissects whether Tina Peters trial was hijacked by election conspiracies
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Woman who killed her husband in life insurance plot needs Justice Gorsuch to save her
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US judge dismisses Justice Department lawsuit seeking California voter details
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'Unconstitutional conspiracy': Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as Wall Street tries to end week on a strong note
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Goldman Sachs sees M&A accelerating, as companies believe the 'art of the deal' is now possibleGoldman's profit beats on record stock trading, sees robust M&A activity in 2026
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Layoffs:

Wall Street Eliminated 10,600 Jobs Last Year, Most Since 2016
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Jobless claims - aka layoffs - fall below 200,000. Labor market shows signs of bottoming out.
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Hundreds of layoffs set to begin as Valero idles Bay Area refinery
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BofA joins Citi, Wells in projecting lower headcounts this year
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Citi CEO Warns Of More Job Cuts, Calls Time On 'Old, Bad Habits'
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4J board approves up to 127 layoffs as part of cuts for next school year
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The Gates Foundation Announces Major Job Cuts, but for a Good Reason
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Ericsson layoffs: Telecom equipment giant to cut 1,600 jobs
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Media:

Jeff Bezos Criticized by Countless Washington Post Readers Amid Silence on FBI Raid: ‘You Hastened the Death of Democracy’
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Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid
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Entertainment:

Judge rejects Paramount's request to expedite case against Warner Bros.
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Food/Beverage:

Del Monte Foods to sell core businessesDel Monte Foods Reaches Deal to Sell Businesses to Three Buyers in Bankruptcy Auction
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A big Popeyes franchisee files for bankruptcy Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyHuge chicken chain franchisee suddenly files for bankruptcyFiling Alert: Sailormen Chapter 11
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Stoli Group Moves Its Two U.S. Entities Into Chapter 7 As Geopolitical and Market Shocks Converge
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Kentucky Owl bankruptcy could turn to liquidation of 'lousy' bourbon collateral
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Is Beyond Meat a Long-Term Buy or a Fad That's Fading??
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These 13 restaurant chains are expected to go dark in 2026
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Fat Brands' debt negotiations could take a whileFAT Brands Faces Nasdaq Delisting, Bankruptcy With Massive Debt and Low Stock Price
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Why is Sweetgreen's business wilting?
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Banking:

Bank CEOs Say $134 Billion Trading Record Is Just the Start
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Economy:

Fed's Schmid Says Inflation Warrants Keeping Interest Rates Unchanged
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Mixed signals and suspicions fueled clash between Fed and prosecutors
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Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
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Chief Economists' Outlook: January 2026
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Global Corporate Bond Yield Premiums Fall to Lowest Since 2007
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The wait for a tariff ruling could signal a Trump win — or a refund headache
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Money makes money: Children of parents with expensive mega mansions get offered the best jobs—and new research has revealed why
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PNC mandates 5-day RTO starting May 4
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Trump’s affordability pledge strikes directly at the heart of Wall Street’s profit engine
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Congress on track to avoid shutdown and soften Trump spending cuts ICE reshapes the fight to avoid another government shutdown
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-January 2026
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Pending Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level on Record Aside From Start of Pandemic
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Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in over 3 years as home-buying activity picks up
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Banks seize 367,000 homes as housing pain spreads across US... and it is about to get much worse
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U.S. Home Resales Climb To Strongest Pace Since 2023
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Foreclosure rise in 2025 signals ‘market recalibration’US foreclosure filings rise 14% in 2025Florida had the most foreclosures in the US in 2025, reports claim
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Young men see their finances getting worse - but are convinced they'll be homeowners. What gives?
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Nate Paul Keeps Tight Grip On Downtown Austin IHOP As Land Brawl Drags OnControversial real estate investors fight for control of downtown Austin's IHOP
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Trustee sues Rockland real estate venture for $1.4M
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Municipalities:

Sacramento City Unified must move faster to avoid insolvency, board members charge
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Oil/Gas:

Permian Basin Economy Slows Under the Shadow of Cheap Venezuelan Oil
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Banking:

Cracks Begin to Appear at the Nation’s Biggest Banks
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Politics:

What Americans think about Trump’s first year back in office, according to AP-NORC polling
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CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities
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Trump underwater on issues that got him elected, polling shows
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Krugman: The Minneapolis Crucible
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For Trump, everything is an existential threat
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Suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump gets $800K in donations
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Cook Political Report shifts 18 House races toward Democrats
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Trump on 2026 midterms: 'We shouldn’t even have an election'
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Proposed California legislation aims to ensure President Trump is excluded from 2028 ballot
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Medical expert claims Trump had a stroke — and Air Force One stairs video tells the story
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In his own words: Stephen Miller’s arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad
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Republican Senator Goes Public With His Trump Complaints
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What’s next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administrationTrump’s Greenland push stirs concern in America’s Little DenmarkGOP rebels scramble to fight Trump’s Greenland power grabThe Geopolitics of Greenland and NATONATO giant warns ‘it’s the end of the world’ if alliance crumbles over Trump Greenland threat – as troops land on islandUS Faces Skepticism Over Deterring China as Trump Eyes GreenlandU.S. threats of a Greenland takeover spark talk of trade warsRepublicans are scrambling to counter Trump on GreenlandMcConnell: Trump’s seizure of Greenland would ‘incinerate’ NATO alliances
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Latin American rebels could form super guerrilla army to take on Trump
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The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico to Allow U.S. Forces to Fight Cartels
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‘MAGA furries’ take over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dressed as dogs
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MAGA’s Jewish intellectuals helped create their own predicament
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Man trains crows to attack MAGA hats
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Trump gets Nobel Peace Prize in saddest way possible
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Logistics:

STG Logistics, certain sponsors and lenders agree to recapitalization plan that requires a bankruptcy court win on LME litigation
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Illinois-based carrier files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Decades-old trucking company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Private Credit:

Rate of senior loan writedowns by private credit funds triples since 2022, MSCI says
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Crypto:

FTX Confirms Timeline for Next Creditor Payouts
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Convenience Stores:

Brothers Food Mart, Magnolia Express Parent Files for Bankruptcy
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Big-name convenience store player files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
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Fraud:

3 ways Daryl Heller may try to defend himself during upcoming criminal fraud trial [analysis]
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Watches:

Zodiac Watches ‘Dive’ in Price Amid Bankruptcy Filing
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Hydrogen Energy:

Hynion Reschedules Crucial Board Meeting on Restructuring or Bankruptcy
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Credit Cards:

Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation Capping Credit Card Late Fees
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Labels:

CD&R’s Multi-Color Poised to Miss Debt Payment Amid Lender Talks
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

2025 Bankruptcy Roundup: Rising Filings and Evolving Dynamics
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U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Soared in 2025
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More Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Here's what's behind the surge.
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Jurisdiction:

Bankruptcy Court Authority And “Personal Injury Tort” Claims? (Arrieta v. Smith)
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Trustees:

Sixth Circuit Clears Comerica Bank in Long-Running Bankruptcy Dispute
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Sports:

“Too Much, Too fast” — Gabby Thomas Speaks Out about Grand Slam Track League’s Multi-Million Dollar BankruptcyGrand Slam Track Faces Bankruptcy Showdown Amid Athlete Outcry
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15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games
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Healthcare:

Trump Releases Health Plan but It’s Short on SpecificsTrump pitches direct payments to consumers for health care. What policy experts say about the planTrump unveils his 'Great Healthcare Plan.' Analysts don't expect much of an impactThere's one thing that could make Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan' perfectTrump’s health plan puts the blame on industry for high costs
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HHS quickly reverses $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse cuts after pushback
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Senators say bipartisan compromise on ACA tax credits has stalled
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Tech:

BlackRock's new AI warning
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Trump to Direct Key US Grid Operator to Hold Emergency Auction
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AI artist boasts 2,800,000 monthly listeners
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on AI chips, citing national security
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Consumer Protection:

CFPB Funding Saga Continues With Vought’s Fed Funding Request
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Krugman Suggests Reviving CFPB To Strengthen Trump’s Affordability Efforts
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Assisted Living:

Genesis Healthcare Taps New Winner for Nursing Home Assets
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Retailing:

Amazon threatens 'drastic' action after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless Amazon is not happy with Saks Amazon Loses First Attempt to Block Saks Bankruptcy FundingAmazon launches legal battle against bankrupt Saks Global over ‘wasted’ investment
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Court Authorizes Saks Global Interim DIP Financing, Enabling Debtors to Maintain Going-Concern Operations Over Creditors’ Objections
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Saks’ New CEO Brings Bankruptcy Know-How, Luxury Ties to Struggling RetailerNew Saks CEO addresses all shoppers just hours after collapsing into bankruptcy
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Why Saks collapsed while the rest of luxury retail is growing
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The Bricks and Mortar Ruling the Saks Global Bankruptcy
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The ripple effects of the Saks Global bankruptcy
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Saks gets $400 million lifeline amid bankruptcy – but brand may still be ‘dead in the water’
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To survive, Saks must court the slightly-less-wealthy
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Despite Saks Fifth Avenue’s bankruptcy filing, your local store isn’t closing — yet
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Saks’ Bankruptcy Rings Alarm Bells For Luxury Retail
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With Saks’ bankruptcy, Macy’s has some wind at its sails
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Women's specialty chain Francesca's closing its doors
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GameStop shutters stores across California
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Pharma:

How RFK Jr. plans to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers
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Education:

The number of foreign students enrolling in US universities has dropped for the first time in 3 years
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UK:

English High Court supports creditors' choice in payment institution collapse
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Britain’s Top Barristers by Pay – The KCs Who Turn Courtroom Skill into Seven Figures
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EU:

Europe’s Only Hope Is to Stand Up to Trump
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Canada:

BMO-Led Lenders Push for Ssense Liquidation Over Founder Buyout
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Canada’s leader patches things up with China as rift with Trump upends old certaintiesCarney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs
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China:

China on course to personal debt relief in corporate bankruptcies
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Xi Welcomes Stream of Leaders Shaken by Trump's New World Order
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China’s slowdown is set to deepen as pivot to consumption stalls
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Venezuela:

US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
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Hamm Says Oil Producers Need Guarantees to Work in VEN
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Venezuela oil fetching 30% higher price, U.S. energy chief says, after first sale worth $500 million
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Nobel Peace Prize medallion presented to Trump by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina MachadoVenezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
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Finland:

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 30-year high
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India:

Homebuyers' society, RWAs can't intervene in insolvency proceedings against developer: Supreme Court
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Hong Kong:

HK 2025 Bankruptcy Petitions 10,000+, Up 9% YoY, Reaching New High Since 2014
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Russia:

Russian Oil and Gas Revenue Falls to Lowest in 5 Years
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