December 11, 2017

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Law:

Energy Bankruptcies Leave Some Law Firms Idling
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High-Powered Partner Reveals What It’s Like To Balance Her Job And Motherhood
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Check Out Rates, From $50 to $1,250 Per Hour
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The limited license legal technician is the way of the future of law
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UK: The Firms Most List
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David Boies’ business relationships with Harvey Weinstein began with a book venture
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4th Law School In New York City To Accept GRE For Admission
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Good Lord, And You Thought Your Law School’s Bar Exam Passage Rate Was Terrible
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What Are The Most Underrated Law Schools?
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Law School Finals Go On As Scheduled While City Burns
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George Washington Shrinks Incoming Class Size To Stop Rankings Slide
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SCOTUS for law students: Splitting the free speech community
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SmallLaw: Take The Extra Step To Help Your Clients
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Entitled Associates, Royal Nuptials, Cooley's Coolness + More
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How To Send A Perfectly Polite Email
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The 2 Keys To Managing Your Workflow
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The Trump Team Employment Plan: A Job For Every Lawyer
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As 2017 Comes To A Close, Does Your Law Firm Have Any Receipts For Diversity?
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House committee lawyers are split on Trump Jr.‘s privilege claim; what do experts say? • Manafort is back in trouble in Mueller's investigation • Manafort’s lawyers say an op-ed published in a Ukrainian newspaper didn’t violate a gag order • A reporter who met with the former spy behind the Trump-Russia dossier explains why it's not 'fake news' • Russian operatives reportedly sent introductory emails to Hope Hicks • Trump's Allies Urge Harder Line as Mueller Probe Heats Up • 'A weapon of desperation': Trump loyalists are doubling down on a familiar strategy as the Russia probe reaches a boiling point • Robert Mueller's 'pit bull' is coming under intense scrutiny over perceived anti-Trump bias • Mueller Investigation Is in Mortal Danger • Papadopoulos Wasn't Trump's Coffee Boy • Report: Mueller focusing on obstruction of justice around Flynn • Flynn Gets a New Judge• Schiff: There's "damning" evidence of Trump-Russia collusion • Every Shady Thing Michael Flynn Has Been Accused Of • CNN makes major correction on Trump-Russia bombshell after Washington Post threw timeline into question • The Media's Russia Probe Meltdown • Secret Talks With Russia on Election Meddling • The Trump-Russia Probe Is About to Get Uglier
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The FBI's credibility is taking another blow as the probe of Bernie Sanders' wife continues
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Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of harassment • Former clerks accuse Reagan-appointed appeals court judge of misconduct • Could law to bring down mob be used in Weinstein case? • Congressman reportedly offered a colleague $5 million to have his child, and now he's resigned • Congress reeling from harassment deluge • Roadkill on Capitol Hill • Al Franken Departs Without Grace • California assemblyman resigns • Disney music executive charged with abuse • Trump accused of forcibly attempting to kiss Fox host in 2005 elevator incident • A growing chorus of Democratic Senators are calling on Trump to resign over harassment allegations • Megyn Kelly will interview three women who accused Trump of harassment • Trump's #MeToo moment • Nikki Haley: Trump's accusers deserve to be heard • Roy Moore claims he never dated underage women • Woody Allen Victim Says #MeToo Movement 'Selective' • Bryan Singer Has a Slew of Accusers • Has Bryan Singer’s Empire Finally Crumbled? • Franken used assault victims in attack on arbitration one month before resigning • University Considers 'Whistling' Sex Harassment • Kids on 'SNL' ask Santa if Trump, Roy Moore, and Al Franken are on the naughty list • Dustin Hoffman's Newest Accuser • Could cascade of allegations send #MeToo movement off the rails? • Why the #MeToo Movement Should Be Ready for a Backlash
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When A Summer Associate Says She’s Escaped A R---, Who Do You Believe, A Drunk Law Student Or Powerful Partner?
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The biggest excuses narcissists spin to keep you hooked — and why this makes them dangerous
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Video: Daniel Shaver Begging Cop for His Life Before Being Gunned Down • Cop Found Not Guilty of Killing Daniel Shaver • Daniel Shaver: 5 Facts You Need to Know
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SCOTUS: Trump Can Withhold DACA Docs
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1960: Went to Confession, Priest Killed Her
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Taser use contributed to more than 20 inmate fatalities in US jails; UN official calls for probe
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Delaware Supreme Court Rules on Right to Bear Arms Outside One’s Home
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Blinded By Her Husband, Muslim Woman Aces Law School And Finds Success At DLA Piper
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En banc 7th Circuit reinstates Brendan Dassey’s conviction in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
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Judges:

Practice Makes Perfect: Judge Experience and Bankruptcy Outcomes
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SCOTUS: Sparks Fly Over Trump's Tweets
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A Look Inside the Elite World of Supreme Court Law Clerks
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SCOTUS Law Clerks Still Mostly White and Male
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Multiple women accuse 9th Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski of misconduct • Judge Kozinski Accused Of Misconduct
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Report: San Jose Appellate Judge Resigned Amid Harassment Probe • Court Staff, Judiciary Mum on Misconduct Claims Against San Jose Appellate Judge
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Legal groups want new rules on ICE arrests at NY courthouses; fearful clients decline legal remedies
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May judges search the internet for facts? ABA ethics opinion sees problems
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The Strange Fight Over Who Should Take John Conyers Spot Atop The Judiciary Committee
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Hon. Harry Pregerson 1923 – 2017 RIP
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Judge slams ‘chronic failure’ of security staff in written rant posted outside court
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Wall Street:

Dow, S&P 500 set for fresh records as traders gear up for Fed hike • US futures point to higher open as JOLTS data, bitcoin shake up sentiment
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European markets move higher ahead of Fed, ECB meetings; Steinhoff jumps 14%
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Dow, S&P 500 notch record closes after strong jobs report
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Layoffs:

You’ve Been Warned: California’s WARN Act Is Broader Than the Federal Warn Act
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Teva Considers 10,000 Job Cuts
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Alstom Signaling to cut 86 jobs
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San Diego's Dart NeuroScience closing, laying off 265
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Seagate announces more than 90 layoffs
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Sanmina to let go 161
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Avanir Pharmaceuticals cuts 11% (73 Jobs)
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San Francisco sours on rampant delivery robots
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Politics:

Sen. Shelby says Alabama "deserves better" than Roy Moore • Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would 'eliminate many problems' • Trump throws cold water on Roy Moore accuser's yearbook claim • Trump Boosts Roy Moore From Across State Lines • Trump’s Frankenmoore Nightmare • 8 head-scratching things Roy Moore has said about slavery, evolution, and more • Days before election, Roy Moore disappears from campaign trail • Roy Moore’s Alabama • Alabama, Despite History of Unruly Politics, Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’ • Black voters could defeat Roy Moore, if they show up on Tuesday • Election of Roy Moore could test boundaries of Senate ethics committee • Roy Moore Accuser Amends Part of Her Story • Mystery Money Floods Roy Moore's Coffers • AL: Most Republicans Will Vote for Roy Moore • Trump says US 'cannot afford' Roy Moore loss in Alabama • “I couldn’t vote for Roy Moore,” Sen. Richard Shelby (R AL) said on Sunday • How Steve Bannon Rescued Roy Moore’s Campaign Against All Odds
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Trump demands, gets apology from Washington Post reporter • Trump Thinks People Should Be Fired for Lying on Twitter????
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Is Trump Ending American Democracy?
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NYT: President watches up to eight hours of TV per day • Trump reportedly told aides to think of his presidency as a TV show where he 'vanquishes' rivals • Trump: View each day as TV episode
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Bess: Trump: Making off like Madoff
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O'Keefe's Big Money Donors Revealed
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Students wearing MAGA hats booted from 'safe space' coffee shop
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Trump attends civil rights museum opening; Black leaders stay away
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Trump Losing Popularity with White Voters • Trump walked out on meeting with Fox’s Judge Jeanine Pirro as she ranted about Hillary and Comey: report
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Twitter users are ripping into Iowa congressman Steve King for tweeting that 'diversity is not an American strength'
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Currency:

Bitcoin is doomed. Long live the blockchain
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Feds start to crack down on fraud as Bitcoin soars
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Even Coinbase thinks you should maybe chill on Bitcoin
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Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever? • The case that bitcoin is a bubble • One chart explains why investors have nothing to fear from a bitcoin bubble • Bitcoin vs history's biggest bubbles: They never end well • A quarter trillion dollars is at risk when bitcoin crashes — and that’s just for starters
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Bitcoin futures soar past $18,000 in debut, with the leap setting off trading halts • Brokers say bitcoin futures contracts ignore risks
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After bitcoin's wild week, traders brace for futures launch
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Now there is a way for contagion from a bitcoin price collapse to flow into the rest of the markets
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Bitcoin wallet provider Blockchain had half a million new sign-ups in a week
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As the Winklevoss Twins Hit a Billion, Bitcoin's Weaknesses Become Even More Evident • Winklevoss twin predicts multitrillion-dollar value for bitcoin
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Economy:

November Employment Report: 228,000 Jobs Added, 4.1% Unemployment Rate
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The Jobs Report is Overhyped
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump
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Manufacturing Unemployment at Record Low
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Solid Seasonal Retail Hiring in November
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Credit Card Balances Cause Increase in Overall U.S. Consumer Credit • Americans are drowning in debt. Here’s where they have it the worst.
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Cohn: We're Still Not Growing Wages • The economy's biggest mystery — paychecks just aren't growing
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Only one thing matters at the upcoming Fed meeting
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Goldman: FOMC Preview
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Investors Told to Brace for Steep Rate Hike
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Fed chair Janet Yellen: Unlikely 'rock star' pop culture phenomenon and feminist hero
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America's 25 Dying Industries
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Dollar's Days as the World's Reserve Currency Are Numbered
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The Taxman Cometh: Senate Bill's Marginal Rates Could Top 100% for Some • Here's what Trump's tax plan means for people making between $300,000 and $10 million a year • How the GOP tax plan's focus shifted from the middle class • 8.8 million Americans face a major tax hike if the GOP eliminates the medical deduction • GOP’s Taxing Question: Will Middle-Class Folks Notice Their Cut? • Why these researchers think most Americans could end up losing under the GOP tax plan • Tax Cuts the GOP Will One Day Regret • Bank lobbyists in fresh push on US tax bill 'repo' provision: sources • Tax-law experts figure out how individuals can take advantage of GOP tax-reform plan, offer examples • Could Susan Collins Flip Her Vote on the Tax Cut? • New research shows that cutting the corporate tax rate will boost the economy • Middle Class May Get Hurt with New Tax Plan • 34 Pages of Loopholes in the New Tax Bill • A $300 Billion Mistake on the Corporate AMT? • Precision sacrificed for speed as GOP rushes ahead on taxes • Here are the corporate winners — and losers — in the US tax bill as it stands now • GOP wrestles with keeping prized 20 percent corporate rate • What will CEOs do with their tax savings? (Hint: share buybacks spike) • How states that carried Trump to victory avoid one sticky part of the tax bill • Home Depot Shows Who Gains from Tax Cuts • Does the 2017 Tax Plan Eliminate Deduction for Losses from Wildfires, Other Natural Disasters? • 2 questions loom over House-Senate talks on GOP tax bill • Republicans are bringing ‘welfare queen’ politics to the tax cut fight • GOP tax bill does not live up to early promises • Rich homeowners in blue states are among the biggest losers in the GOP tax plan • Trump Backs Keeping State Income Tax Break With Cap, Cohn Says • Gary Cohn says GOP is working toward fixing one of the tax bill's biggest issues • Perspective: Is the GOP tax plan an unprecedented windfall for the wealthy? We look at 50 years of data to find out. • How the Tax Plan Can Send Jobs Overseas • How many people pay the estate tax in each state
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The culmination of Republicans’ tax plan could signal the beginning of a recession similar to 2008
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Americans Give Trump Higher Grades on Economy Than Overall
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5 things that could trip up the spending bill • It Won't Be So Easy Next Time Congress Must Fund the Government
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'Bitcoin crash' among 2018 worries for financial markets
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The Fed's massive balance sheet is actually shrinking
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Jobs may be plentiful, but if you’re over 55 good luck actually getting one
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U.S. Sets January Push for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Revamp • Virginia's $40 Toll Road Better Be the Future of Driving
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Trump Lifts Refugee Ban, Entry Still Down
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BlackRock's $1.7 trillion bond chief tells us his biggest market fear
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GDP per capita of largest world economies (2050)
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RAND: US Could Lose a Future War to Russia or China
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The Ages We're the Happiest: Looks and Money
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WI: Walker Wants Drug Test for Food Stamps
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Hotel Occupancy Rate Increased Year-over-Year, On Pace for Record Year
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AAR: Rail Carloads decreased, Intermodal Solid in November
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U.N. Official Shocked at Poverty In Rural Alabama
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

NYC Boom: Upper East Side Townhouse in Contract for Record $80 Million
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One luxury NYC building's pitch to residents: Exclusive access to BMWs, or a $550K parking space
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How Racism on Airbnb Threatened My 20-Year Friendship
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Huge US mall operator rejects a deal that would have made a retail property giant
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Worst Landlord Of The Year Has Been Announced
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Municipalities:

Aurelius v. The Control Board: What is Going On? (Part II)
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The Costs of (sub)Sovereign Default Risk: Evidence from Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Still Waits for $4.9 Billion From U.S. Treasury
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GOP tax plan exacerbates Puerto Rico's economic turmoil
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Million plus in Puerto Rico still left without electricity
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Puerto Rico death toll after Hurricane Maria is likely far higher than previously known: report • Official Toll in Puerto Rico : 64. Actual Deaths May Be 1052.
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Puerto Rico December Update
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Wall Street’s war on Puerto Rico
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State-created Municipal Review Board to hold 1st meeting • Hartford hoping for $45 million from new oversight board
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Oil/Gas:

Drilling rig count rises to kick off December
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Is Oil About To Collapse?
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Sales of Arctic Oil Leases Go Bust
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Why big oil is slowly turning green
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Energy Sector Balanced on a Knife Edge
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Weather:

California wildfires could mean over $27 billion in damages to homes • Wildfires Now Threatening Santa Barbara • California governor blames devastating wildfires on climate change and says deadly winter infernos will be 'the new normal' • California's Wildfires Still Growing • California's massive Thomas wildfire now 15% contained as 4,000 firefighters battle on • Santa Barbara County coastal towns under siege as Thomas fire grows • LA Wildfires Now 230,000 Acres
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Houston fights to insure low-income residents aren’t forgotten in hurricane recovery efforts
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Student Debt:

Two student loan studies everyone missed
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Goldman Sachs: There's an attractive way to profit from the $1.3 trillion student-loan bubble
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Rising student loan defaults troubling
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Tech:

Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance
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Healthcare:

Hospital Distress to Grow If Congress Closes Door to Muni Market
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Over 1 million children and pregnant women are on the brink of losing health insurance
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Millions gained coverage since Obamacare, but many are worse off as premiums soar : $40,000/year, 54% increase
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Undoing Obamacare: Some experts say losing the individual mandate might not be that bad
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When Buying Prescription Drugs, Some Pay More With Insurance Than Without It
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Gallup: Americans Still Hold Dim View of U.S. Healthcare System
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Topeka businessman acquitted in bankruptcy fraud case
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Travel:

Woman angry over champagne refusal ejected from plane
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Aviation:

Island Air bankruptcy is 'a catastrophe,' judge says
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Trump Ends Disclosure for Airline Baggage Fee
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Religion:

Bronx interfaith hub may lose its space due to a bankruptcy
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Nuclear:

Customers hope commission will cut charges for failed SCE&G nuclear project
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Radio:

Despite Chapter 11, Nielsen Signs Cumulus
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Amusement Parks:

Red Flags For Six Flags
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK CA CD: Filing Stats for November 2017
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UST:

BK MD NC: Reappointment Of Incumbent Bankruptcy Administrator
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Professional Compensation:

More on Sundquist: Are Fees Based on Contingency Fee Agreement here Reasonable?
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IP:

Algeco Scotsman: Another Page in the Issuer-Bondholder Playbook
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Attorneys Fees:

District Court Affirms Disallowance of Unsecured Lender’s Legal Fee Claim
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Newspapers:

Boston Herald files for bankruptcy, will be sold • Boston Herald Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection • Herald files for bankruptcy, plans sale to GateHouse • Boston Herald files for bankruptcy protection to pursue sale • New Delaware Chapter 11 – Boston Herald
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Billionaire David Rubenstein and his wife, Alice Rogoff, divorce
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Retailing:

Landlords are pushing back vs. retail closures, and the biggest losers are Starbucks, Whole Foods
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Amazon drivers forced to deliver 200 parcels a day -- with no toilet breaks
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How Dollar General became one of America’s most profitable retailers
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A revived The Limited returns to plus sizes
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Global Banks Have Billions at Risk as Steinhoff Scandal Deepens • Steinhoff deputy quits Alex Forbes role • Steinhoff's Christo Wiese in talks for standstill on loan • Steinhoff to meet banks, creditors
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Personal Finance:

What do you do when thrown a curveball question during an interview
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What interviewers really want to hear when they ask 'Why do you want to work here?'
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Holiday tipping guide — what nannies and doormen say you should give them
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Coal:

New U.S. energy agency head gets time to decide on coal, nuclear rule
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Trump Bailout of Coal Plant in Gas Country Has Locals Shrugging • Trump bailout set for coal plant with politically allied fan
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An American energy plan straight from coal country
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Waste:

Recycling Chaos In U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste'
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Celebs:

What the insane circumstances under which Dickens wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’ reveal about money, debt, and success
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John Elway and Other Athletes’ Worst Investment Decisions
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Johnny Depp and Other Stars With Serious Debt Problems
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David Cassidy’s estate hit with lawsuit over unpaid legal bills
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Corporate Reform:

How the CFPB Fight Is a Sign of the Next Financial Crisis
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Mick Mulvaney Taking a Closer Look at CFPB Investigations
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Trump Takes Credit for Killing Hundreds of Regulations That Were Already Dead
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Agriculture:

Why are America's farmers killing themselves in record numbers?
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Banking:

Wells Fargo sanctions are on ice under Trump CFPB official • Trump Vows to Punish Wells Fargo • President Trump Not Clear On What Regulations Is, Or What They Does
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Sovereigns:

The 11 countries with the lowest levels of public debt
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UK:

Theresa May 'turning a blind eye' to the surge in food bank use
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Toys R Us UK boss' pay packet tripled in 2 years despite losses • Toys R US trebled pay of UK boss before collapse
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Scottish fund Kiltearn halves stake in troubled Carillion
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PIIGS:

Catalans Can't Agree on What Independence Means
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After a decade of economic crisis, people in Greece 'don't dream anymore'
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Greece has to Implement 82 Prerequisites for Successful Bailout Review
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Greece Is On The Mend - But There is More Still To Do
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MENA:

Fourteen of 15 Security Council Members Denounce U.S. Stance on Jerusalem • Trump vs. United Nations on Israel • Trump is Right on Jerusalem • Airstrikes, Gaza rockets amid tensions over Jerusalem • Violence flares at protest near U.S. Embassy in Lebanon • Erdogan steps up attacks on 'state of occupation' • Firebombs Hurled at Synagogue in Sweden • Trump Did Not Bring Jerusalem Crashing Down • Richard Haass on Trump and Jerusalem • State Department issues “worldwide caution” travel alert after Trump’s Jerusalem decision • Arab states urge US to abandon Jerusalem move
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Suicidal Canadian binary options victim pleads for Israeli help to get his money
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Venezuela:

For Older Venezuelans, Fleeing Crisis Means 'Starting From Zero' -- Even at 90
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Opposition Parties Now Banned
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India:

Insolvency law: IBBI notifies norms for complaint handling • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board allows filing of Grievances but at a fee of Rs.2500
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The Evolutionary Landscape of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in India – Analysis and Key Observations
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Majority of NPA cases may land up in insolvency courts • NPAs – crack the whip on defaulters
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Insolvency Board may soon allow banks to attach guarantors' assets
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Supreme Court to hear Unitech plea against NCLT order tomorrow • Unitech case: A lesson for other stranded residential projects? • Are housing companies such as Unitech too big to fail?
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FRDI Bill: Depositors stand at fifth position in a bank liquidation
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Bankers speed up insolvency process as resolution deadline looms
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Take a look at some of the macro mess-ups that drove companies to bankruptcy
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Videocon loan default 5 times bigger than Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher; 28 firms have 2 days to pay up
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Modi's Wake-Up Call
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Brazil:

Billionaire Sawiris Says He's Now Open Again to Investing in Oi
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Australia:

Oroton tells creditors it needs more time
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Germany:

Phoenix Solar to file for insolvency next week
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China:

China's Top Leaders Throw Weight Behind Push to Control Debt
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