October 6, 2015

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Law:

Dewey & LeBoeuf Jury Starting to Feel the Pain After 2 1/2 Weeks
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The Capitulation Of Merely ‘Rich’ Firms (And How To Bring In $3 Million In Profits Per Partner)
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US law firms put pressure on Magic Circle by upping staff numbers and pay
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Law firm offices are dead
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Law Firm Mergers Reach Highest Point in Nearly a Decade
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Which practice areas are going to be the most lucrative in the future?
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A Banner Year for M&A Bodes Well for Deal Firms
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Delaware M&A Quarterly
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Ex-Big Law IT Engineer Convicted of Hacking
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DLA sets target to double size of Philadelphia team
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Lawyers slow to adopt email encryption and other forms of secure communications, ABA survey finds
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Bankruptcy Lawyer: Why You Shouldn’t Wrestle With Pigs
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Law Student Says Something Insensitive On Facebook, Starts Firestorm
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Law Student Gets Reprieve From Exam Due To Cubs – Pirates Game
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Northwestern Admits Defeat, Will Discontinue Its Accelerated J.D. Program
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Sexytime For Testimony? Seems Like A Good Deal
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The perils of poor posture: it starts with sitting
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Mass shootings prompt gun sale surge
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Woman sits dead at McDonald's -- for 24 hours
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California becomes 5th state to legalize assisted suicide
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Judge tosses defamation suit by Yankees fan caught napping on camera
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Lawyer attempts citizen’s arrest in court; his attorney client calls murder charge ‘stupid’
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1965: Plan to Keep America White Backfired Tx. School History: Slaves = Economic Migrants
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I tried the service that delivers IVs to people with hangovers
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The best smartphones in the world
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iPhone 6S users are complaining that the home button can get 'burning hot'
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Movie Rage Results In Man's Battery Arrest
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The Untold Story of DA Susan Hawks Dallas DA Urged to Resign Dallas County DA Apologizes
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Oregon shooter’s mother was an avid gun enthusiast who stockpiled weapons for fear of confiscation Mother Wrote of Troubled Son & Gun Rights
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Do the states with the most gun laws have the fewest gun deaths? It depends on what is counted
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Fact Check: "90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
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11 Year Old Bully Kills 8 Year Old Girl
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Kim Davis Law Firm Labeled Hate Group
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DOJ Will Count Killings by US Police
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Most Interesting Man in the World Sued
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Judges:

Supreme Court Kicks Off New Term With Collegiality
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Businesses See Chance to Derail Lawsuits as High Court Returns
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Alabama judges turn to Jim Crow-era law to combat same-sex marriages
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Revenge Of The Roberts Court
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Time Spent On SCOTUS Bench Makes Justices Lean Left
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Disbarred Judge Won’t Resign
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Judges Alex Kozinski and Richard Kopf Talk Legal Writing
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures slip
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Wall Street rises as investors eye rate hike delay, oil up Stocks Climb on Bets That Fed Won't Act Soon Rally on! Dow soars 300; Nasdaq ends in the green for 2015
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Why stocks rallied after Friday’s bad jobs report
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B. of A. cuts S&P 500 year-end target again
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Gross, Seeing Stocks Plunging Another 10%, Urges Flight to Cash
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Oregon: The Myth of the Good Guy With the Gun
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Layoffs:

Tribune Publishing announces staff reduction
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SunEdison to Fire 15% of Workers
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Irving-based nursery company to cut 250 jobs after Home Depot cancels contract
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Air France Meeting Over Thousands Of Job Cuts Abandoned After Workers, Executives Clash These photos show Air France executives having their clothes ripped off as they escape angry employees France's PM has called for 'severe' punishment
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Trinity Marine Products to close Madisonville yard, cut 336 jobs
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Fraud:

Supreme Court has bad news for Madoff victims
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Supreme Court refuses to review insider trading decision deemed a ‘roadmap for unscrupulous’
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Did the Supreme Court Just Rewrite Preet Bharara's Legacy on Wall Street Crime?
(DBN)

Top Prosecutor Fears Insider Leak `Bonanza' as Ruling Stands
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September 2015 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Supreme Court Won’t Review Insider-Trading Ruling
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Hollywood:

Relativity Bankruptcy : Judge Not Ready to Approve Sale Relativity Bankruptcy: Court Says It Needs More Time To Weigh Deal Terms Relativity Sale Approval Delayed by Bankruptcy Court Judge Relativity Sale Garners Judge's Support
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Relativity Bankruptcy Plan Lets Kavanaugh Keep `Masterminds' Relativity Bankruptcy: Details of Ryan Kavanaugh's Deal Revealed
(DBN)

Relativity Studios' President Steps Down
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Relativity Tells Court It Will Have To Liquidate TV Unit If No On Sale
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Economy:

Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings
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Bernanke: Economy may not be ready for a 1% rate Bernanke defending Fed actions to battle recession Bernanke Blames Weak Recovery on Congress
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Ben Bernanke attacks Congress for failing to foster US rebound
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US Corporations Hold $2.1 Trillion Offshore
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U.S. Consumer Spending Remains Stable During Fall Season
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Fed’s Rosengren doesn’t see economy set to tank
(DBN)

A Fed decision could hinge on this: Expert
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NY Fed Researchers Say Credit Markets Are Evolving
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Why There's a 50% Chance of a U.S Government Shutdown
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Chart: New, Terrible Trends in Jobs
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It’s payback time for American’s workers
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The 18 countries with the lowest tax rates in the world
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

NJ Fed Court Reverses Bankr Court Ruling that Foreclosure Was Barred by NJ Six-Year Statute of Limitations
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Florida default servicing law firm laying off 150, shuttering title company
(DBN)

Another one bites the dust: MERS wins again
(DBN)

SEC charges Home Loan Servicing Solutions over relationship with Ocwen
(DBN)

Cash-out refis up 68% since 2Q 2014
(DBN)

New Easier Mortgage Rules Kick in Today
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Willingness to Pay Test Coming Sooner Than Expected
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Fallout From Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Continues
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Retailing:

American Apparel Officially Filed for Bankruptcy: What Went Wrong Largest retailer bankruptcies of last decade S--, betrayal, bond traders Don't cry for American Apparel. It never sold clothes. The 5 reasons American Apparel is bankrupt American Apparel goes out of fashion and into bankruptcy Why American Apparel's Bankruptcy Filing Won't Save the Company Will bankruptcy cost American Apparel its cool? American Apparel's Bankruptcy Buys It Time, but Not Much Else American Apparel is forced to refashion its business Clothing retailer files for Chapter 11 after reaching $300m debt Inside American Apparel's L.A. hub before the bankruptcy American Apparel founder Dov Charney loses everything in company's bankruptcy American Apparel Keeping 130 Stores Amid Bankruptcy Protection Filing The Slow Decline And Fall Of Dov Charney's American Apparel American Apparel: a trip from the height of cool to lows of bankruptcy
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City Sports files for bankruptcy Lists Nike and Under Armour as top creditors Says it will sell itself off or close down Plans to close or sell remaining stores
(DBN)

Retail chains that disappeared
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Mass Torts:

BP to pay $20.8 billion to settle civil suits The BP oil spill settlement: What they're saying BP Settlement Spreads Out Payments Over Years
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Aviation:

American Airlines flight lands safely after pilot dies
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Man caught smuggling himself through airport in suitcase
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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy court OKs sale of Z'Tejas restaurant chain
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Post- bankruptcy Sbarro is back in growth mode
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Haggen find buyers for 36 stores, offers up some local stores too Will Your Haggen Grocery Store Get Sold Under New Deal?
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Hedge Funds:

Global slump causes this hedge fund to shut down
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Golf:

West Richland sues golf course owner in bankruptcy court
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Fashion:

Houston fashion company files for bankruptcy
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Gambling:

Squabble Over Caesars Bankruptcy Day Not Priority for Judge
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Oil/Gas:

Haynes and Boone Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey: Fall 2015
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Forensic accountant dives into Primera Energy records; judge approves HQ sale
(DBN)

Oil prices fall on slowing global economic growth outlook
(DBN)

Shell's CEO says he sees the first signs of an oil price recovery
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HOVENSA bankruptcy faces objections
(DBN)

This Month Could Make Or Break The Oil Markets
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BP Spells Out What’s Wrong With Big Oil In One Chart
(DBN)

Goldman Sachs, And 35 Other Companies, Target 100% Renewables
(DBN)

Shell's Halted Arctic Exploration Will Hit Alaskan Economy
(DBN)

Why This Is No Ordinary Oil Price Shock For Canada
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The 'Phenomenal' Buying Opportunity in Energy The time has come to buy energy stocks: Strategist
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Primera Energy garners attention of forensic accountant who is diving into company's records
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Alternative Energy:

Parts sold from biofuel plant that owes Mississippi $79M
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Banking:

Out-of-network ATM fees, overdraft charges hit record, survey says
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Personal Finance:

App makes it ‘less awkward’ to loan friends money
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Why your annual pay raise will disappoint you
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Average ATM Fee is Now $4.50
(DBN)

9 hard truths about money your successful friends won't tell you
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (17 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

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Eligibility:

Bankruptcy Filing Isn't Allowed for Marijuana Businesses
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Administrative Claims:

Hudson Energy Denied Administrative Priority for Electricity Sold Pre-Bankruptcy
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Default Interest:

Don’t Forfeit Your Right To Demand Default Rate Interest!
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Avoidance Actions:

The Interesting Relationship Between Veil Piercing and Fraudulent Transfer Law
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Ninth Circuit Permits Lien-Voidance in Chapter 20
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Autos:

High court won't hear dispute over Chrysler dealerships
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Volkswagen States 8 Million Vehicles Affected in the EU Is the VW Crisis a Risk to Germany’s Economy? Circling the Volkswagens Not Just Volkswagen Failing Emission Tests Volkswagen to place all investments under review amid scandal
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Forget VW. What About Ethanol Fraud?
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Autonomous vehicles are coming sooner than we think
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Weather:

South Carolina flood losses: $1 billion and rising 11 Died in South Carolina Floods
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Politics:

Trump declares war on Obamatrade Trump Sees 'Collapse' in Republican Campaign Without Him Trump's opinions on Syria are making Russian media love him
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In rural America, a startling prospect: Voters Obama lost look to Sanders
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Florida Senate Candidate Drank Goat Blood
Utah Congressman Chaffetz Jumps Into Speaker Race
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Hillary Clinton’s gun control plan includes both legislation and executive actions A visibly angry Hillary Clinton just went off on Republicans for their Benghazi investigation
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Kochs Go Carly? Fiorina Fact Check: Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates."
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Carson Fact Check: Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."
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Ousting Boehner Was Just the Start
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Religion:

The Shady Group That Played Pope Francis
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Healthcare:

Houlihan Lokey Hires Goldman's Fedora Baloiu for Health Deals
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Alternative Energy:

Columbus KiOR facility sold to Georgia company
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Defaults:

Leveraged loan default rates inches to 1.32% courtesy MMM Holdings
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Deutsche Bank Asks if the Corporate Default Cycle Has Started
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Sovereigns:

U.S. court rejects creditors' bid for Argentine funds held by BNY Mellon
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Kicillof: 'The Boden 2015 payment is being carried out normally'
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UK:

Bankrupt Beatles fan tries to hang onto his collection of memorabilia
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A shift in the balance……?
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EU:

Cerberus Leads Buyers as Europe Trims Bad Property-Debt Pile
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PIIGS:

Tsipras urges reform as part of strategy to exit crisis No Quarter for Greece on Bank Recap as Euro Area Plays Tough Greek creditors aiming for a mid-October payout
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Portugal's Election Gives Spanish Prime Minister Cause for Concern
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Canada:

Cerberus Bets on Holiday Inns in Oil-Dependent Canadian Towns
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Ukraine:

Ukraine Sees IMF Bailout Continuing Even With Russia Bond Unpaid
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France:

French airline workers attack execs over job cuts Shirts ripped from their backs Manager 'almost lynched'
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China:

How China Slowdown Is Dramatically Impacting the World
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Chinese market sees drop in international law firms for first time ever Chinese legal profession lives in fear, says ex-judge
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Germany:

Concerns over Germany as factories stutter
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Mexico:

Here's what Mexican federal agents were actually doing when they should've been monitoring El Chapo's prison cell
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