September 24, 2026

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Law:

Weil’s Revolving Door Now Spins In Both Directions
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Accidental email results in sharing Social Security numbers of Seyfarth Shaw clients, opposing parties
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Fourth Circuit Denies Bail for Prominent Lawyer Tom Goldstein Amid Appeal Process
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AI Boom, Politics, Inflation Stoke Anxiety Across Big Law
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ABA Fights for Its Future as Trump Attacks, Financial Woes Grow
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Women Lawyers Exhausted By Juggling Caregiving and Careers
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How besieged billionaires are turning the tables on litigious shareholders
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Corporate Litigation Budgets Surge as Legal Risks and Regulatory Challenges Intensify
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Law Grad Employment – Class of 2025
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Big Law’s New Paradigm: How Hiring Practices Have Transformed Since the 2008 Downturn
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Law Schools Can’t Decide Whether To Teach AI Or Pretend It Doesn’t Exist
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Judge Questions Faulty Citations, Lawyer AI Use in Job Bias Case
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Texas lawyer badgered by judge over sleeveless dress reveals outrageous responses from other female attorneys • Judge Puts Lawyer’s Sleeveless Dress On Trial
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Attorney Well-Being Wanes as Legal Industry Navigates Upheaval
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18-year-old law school grad enrolls at Northwestern Law
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Why ‘We Only Use AI For Marketing’ Is Still A Bar Complaint Waiting To Happen
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Over 150 Supreme Court Arguments, A Senate Seat, And A Jury Of The Damned
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DOJ defends Trump ban of 3 news outlets, says White House access is a ‘privilege — not a right’ • The White House Has A Whole Lot Of Talking Points And Not A Lot Of Case Law • Remaining Reporters Should Self-Deport From The White House, Avoid Spreading More Trump Lies • The White House cited anonymous quotes in Politico ban. It was the source. • The Source Behind The Ban • Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Lawyer and Accountant Now Faced With DOJ Probe • Federal prosecutors probe Jeffrey Epstein estate executors
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Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
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ICE leaves US citizen injured on ground in mistaken identity incident • Immigrants Fighting for Release on Their Own Face Daunting Odds • Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported
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Hacked FBI data has sensitive info of employees' intelligence roles
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Attorney General Todd Blanche's explosive screaming match with Trump ally sparks DOJ crisis
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The overlooked argument that could doom Trump’s media ban 
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Alabama ‘wife killer’ set to be freed over ‘junk science’ after 40 years in prison
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Sensational Tylenol Murders breakthrough
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexual Assault of TV Assistant
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Fire chief, wife starved 13-year-old until he resembled 'concentration camp survivor': Doc
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Mom left 1-year-old alone in car for about 3 hours so she could get her hair done: Cops
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Hospital made parents carry 'blue' baby out of ER lobby and drive 4 hours home: Lawsuit
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Woman guns down her husband 1 month after their 40th wedding anniversary: Authorities
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Man upset over text messages blows away friend eating McNuggets: Police
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Teen upset over a football game shot 4 people, killed 2 young brothers: Police
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Judges:

Ninth Circuit Reappoints Chief Bankruptcy Judge Gary A. Spraker in the District of Alaska
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Notice of Vacancy, Judicial Law Clerk (Term or Career – Baltimore), The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
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Justice Kagan rules against surrogate mother who refused to get abortion • U.S. Supreme Court rules against surrogate in Dallas custody case
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5th Circuit tells lawyers to verify citations—and cites wrong rule in doing so
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Judiciary Cites Progress on Case Management, Property Authority, and AI
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Dispute Over Missouri’s Congressional Map Again Returns to Supreme Court • Battle over Missouri's congressional map reaches US Supreme Court for third time • Fusillade of motions implores Kavanaugh to decide fate of GOP gerrymander in Missouri
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Federal judge convicted of drunk driving takes year of leave for counseling • Judge With Infamous ‘A, B, C, D, F, U’ Sobriety Test Gets Another Year Off The Bench
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Judicial Conduct Reform in Focus as Judge Newman’s Case Highlights Need for Improved Oversight
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Judges’ Casual Writing Embraces Slang — and Not Everyone’s a Fan
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Top PI Lawyers Gathered for Supreme Court Hearing on RICO Claim Against Case Runners
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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Iowa newspaper
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Protecting Judges from Rising Threats
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Wall Street:

Stock futures fall as Treasury yields continue to push to multiyear highs
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Global shares mostly lower as oil rises and markets await Trump-Xi talks
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Stocks fall as yields shoot higher, Nasdaq retreats from record
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Fewer stocks carrying market than at any time since dot-com bust
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Layoffs:

Leaders not spared from health system layoffs in 2026
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Catholic Health to cut 40 positions 
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North Star Health Alliance cuts nearly 600 jobs, job center reports few seeking help
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Pharmaceutical giant to lay off 265 N.J. workers
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Britain's L&G to cut about 1,000 jobs
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Climate:

Hottest El Niño on record could kill up to 451,000 people in six months, scientists claim
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Fraud:

States threaten action against company earning millions off disabled vets
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Turkey arrests founder of brokerage at center of $18bn alleged Ponzi scheme
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Woman Drains 401(k) in $600K LinkedIn Scam — Then Faces $225K Tax Bill on Money She Lost
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Fireworks:

A.M. Pyrotechnics hid $300,000 in prepaid shows from bankruptcy court, U.S. Trustee says
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Banking:

The SVB postmortem continues
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Ride Hailing:

What to do when your Waymo holds up a Secret Service motorcade
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Economy:

10-year Treasury yield leaps to fresh 19-year high after hot economic readings • 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2004
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Global government bond yields on brink of 4%
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New York Fed’s Williams says it’s ‘reasonable’ to expect another rate hike by year-end
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Global debt tops $365 trillion as economists sound alarm over ‘vicious cycle’
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‘Winter is coming’: IMF head issues ‘warning’ over inflation and central bank tightening
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Market sees next Fed hike in October, following Barr comments and hot inflation reading
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CFO optimism holds steady overall, weakens at small firms
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Business growth surges at fastest pace in five years: S&P Global
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U.S. Card Issuers Delinquencies & NCOs Rise Sequentially in August
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How Trump’s tariff war is clobbering the Hanks of America
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Record diesel prices look set to spoil Thanksgiving
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72% of Americans would slow financial progress to enjoy life now, SoFi survey finds
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Barclays WFH backlash resurfaces banks’ return-to-office challenge
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

US fixed 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.12%, MBA says
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Mortgage rates face several hurdles before they can return to 6%
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High Frequency Data: Purchase Applications Weak, Single Family Inventory Increases
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“Architecture firm billings continued to decline in August”
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Court sinks 28-year foreclosure over undisclosed bankruptcy asset
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Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%
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Filing Alert: House Canary New Jersey Chapter 11
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Municipalities:

Muni Yields Spike to Highest Since 2011
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices rise sharply as investors seek progress on U.S.-Iran talks
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Trump Prepping Diesel Export Ban, Which Energy Sec Warned Could Backfire • Trump’s Push for a Diesel Export Ban Threatens to Squeeze Key US Allies • Trump’s diesel ban would hurt America and help China • US oil industry pushes back against proposed diesel export ban • White House says it’s not preparing to ban diesel exports
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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues • Trump’s ‘Stunning’ Collapse with Independent Voters • Trump Viewed As Doing More Damage to the Economy Than Biden at His Peak
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'National security' is Trump's catchall excuse as he tries to turn DC into a fortress • Trump’s Familiar National Security Argument for Arch Has Limits • Trump DOJ targets 1st Amendment precedent in effort to keep media out of White House • 'I guess the light bulb went off': CNN lawyer mocks Trump DOJ's 'post hoc' use of 'magic words' to get whatever the president wants
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How We Uncovered That Umar Kremlev Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
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Krugman: It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
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MAGA podcasters are tuning out Trump. We tracked what they are talking about now.
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Trump's sons poured cash into defense startups that generated $6 billion in government business and contracts
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'I am the code': Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections
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The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
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Republicans step up Trump criticism ahead of midterms • ‘It’s not popular’: Republicans break with Trump on Iran and more • Republican jitters grow as unpopular Trump fuels midterm ‘bloodbath’ fears
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GOP appears deeply worried about Senate race in NC., a once reliable state
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Decision Desk HQ Moves Florida Governor’s Race to Toss Up
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New Poll Has Democrats Winning Senate AND Governor’s Race
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Republicans may have gerrymandered their way into a Texas-sized Latino problem
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Senate races shift toward Democrats in Kansas, South Carolina: Cook Political Report
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Trump faces Xi as strains with allies complicate U.S. pressure on China • Trump’s on defense against a more powerful Xi Jinping • The behind-the-scenes push to get Xi a red carpet welcome in America • Trump skirts last Iran lever ahead of Xi visit • Trump gives China’s Xi a warm welcome. But criticism is loud on Capitol Hill • Both leaders head into Washington summit thinking time is on their side • China confirms first AI talks with U.S. have taken place, hints at trade truce extension • U.S.-China trade truce extended for two months, Bessent says, as Xi begins state visit
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Peter Navarro calls on Cabinet secretaries, officials to boycott Fox
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Texas turning blue may hinge on Democrats harnessing data center opposition
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Mitch McConnell makes major demand of Trump admin after shocking return from hospital
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AI political ads warp reality ahead of US midterms
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State error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nears
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Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be ... Greenland
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Prediction Markets:

Kalshi reportedly gave Donald Trump Jr. a $300K stake when it was worth under $2B. Now at $22B, it wants to allow borrowed-money bets
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Bicycles:

Dozens of bidders target Accell relaunch following bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Meghan Markle’s As Ever Faces Renewed ‘Bankrupt by Year’s End’ Claim Over Reported $5M Inventory Risk
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Corporate Governance:

Directors flag gaps in board expertise: PwC
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Autos:

Chinese automakers could be a Pandora’s box for the U.S. auto industry
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How Chinese cars are taking over Britain’s roads
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Visual Media:

Getty Images Preparing Chapter 11 Filing
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (15 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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Aviation:

New TSA scanners force some passengers to check their bags
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Countries cancel Iran flights after US threatens to ‘shut down’ airlines
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Food/Beverage:

Gundlach Bundschu Winery, one of California's oldest, files for bankruptcy • One of California's oldest wineries, founded in 1858, files for bankruptcy • California’s oldest continuously family-owned winery announces Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 168-year run
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Filing Alert: Vineburg Chapter 11
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Wendy’s Tried to Terminate a Franchisee’s Right to Operate 314 Restaurants. It Filed for Bankruptcy a Day Later • Future of 13 Massachusetts Wendy’s restaurants uncertain after franchisee files bankruptcy • Memphis area could lose nearly all Wendy's locations after bankruptcy filing • Meritage-Wendy's Bankruptcy: The Big Question Remains Unanswered
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68-year-old breakfast chain operator files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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While other BBQ chains go bankrupt, this Southern restaurant is taking a very different path forward
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McDonald’s CEO expects high inflation, fewer diner visits are here to stay • McDonald’s stock falls as it unveils plan to spend big on restaurant upgrades • McDonald’s bets on chicken to win back diners as beef prices soar
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Private Credit:

Private credit’s “soft” defaults
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Apollo caps private credit fund redemptions for third straight quarter • Apollo Global at risk as private credit redemptions continue • How private credit fund redemption gates work, and why Apollo investors still wait
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KBRA private credit monitor shows mounting pressure in middle market lending
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EU supervisors flag private credit risks
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Media:

New York Times sued by shareholders over biased Israel coverage
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Healthcare:

New York system down 173 FTEs since bankruptcy filing
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Trinity Health layoffs expose the danger of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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Fourteen Health Care Organizations Seeking or Exiting Bankruptcy in 2026 Include a Los Angeles Safety-Net Hospital
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Hospital-insurer network threats cluster in a 'Goldilocks zone': Study 
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Colorado Sends Warning To Medical Debt Collectors After Attorney General Settlement
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Most Americans Say ‘Mental Load’ Regularly Reaches Maximum Capacity
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Manufacturing:

Filing Alert: UPG Enterprises Chapter 11
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Tech:

Adults worldwide feel more positive on AI, poll finds
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The clock’s ticking on the AI boom
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Feds Target AI Critics As “Foreign Agents”
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ChatGPT gave student tips on how to get away with college vandalism spree
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Australian PM says OpenAI hacked govt health website • OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so
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As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market
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For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created, tech leaders tell UN
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Can finance’s guardrails keep up with AI agents?
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Rail:

Florida's Brightline 'close' to filing for bankruptcy, report claims • Florida Brightline bankruptcy imminent • Won't Affect Train Operations
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Sovereigns:

Emerging markets shrug off Iran war in record foreign borrowing spree
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UK:

Greenberg Traurig Adds Of Counsel Hayley Çapani to London Contentious Restructuring Team
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Thames Water creditors ready revised rescue plan
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Scottish insolvency expert urges business owners to consider under-used lifeline for struggling firms
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Reform UK says it would halve size of civil service in radical overhaul
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EU:

Trump’s US no longer a reliable ally, warns Belgium in leaked document
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UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China
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Canada:

Telesat faces showdown with American creditors over debt
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MENA:

Iran’s president blames U.S., Israel for global instability in defiant UN speech • US Delegate Stomps Out of Iranian President’s United Nations Speech • Iran says Trump’s threats a sign of ‘strategic desperation,’ floats conditions for Hormuz reopening
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8 Navy sailors tried to commit suicide on USS Abraham Lincoln
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Russia:

EU presses Ukraine on democratic reform
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Trump extends invite to Putin to attend Miami G20
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defends attacks on Russian refineries: 'Our lives are more important than the price of energy'
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Drones, Sensors, and Satellite Imagery: The Baltics Prepare for War with Russia
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The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions
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Venezuela:

Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez discuss debt overhaul, Rubio says
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Brazil:

Record number of Brazilian companies seek bankruptcy protection
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Australia:

David Jones insolvency prep enters early stages as lenders line up advisers
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Nigeria:

Reforming Nigeria's Insolvency Framework For The Realities Of Modern Business
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South Africa:

Over 1,000 Businesses In South Africa Go Under
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