December 20, 2017

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Law:

Major, Lindsey & Africa issues 2018 predictions for the legal marketplace
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Recent Trend of Law Firm Shut-Downs Predicted to Continue in 2018
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DLA Piper had planned for a cyberbreach before major malware attack in June
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Richard L. Wasserman Joins Offit Kurman in Baltimore
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2018 and Beyond: The Future of Legal Analytics
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Bankruptcy Attorney Michelle Larson Joins Carrington Coleman
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Dentons welcomes Tom Gusa as a partner in Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy group
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The 3 Technologies that Redefined Legal in 2017
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Access To Justice Through Technology For 2018
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Lawyerly Lairs: A Wachtell Lipton Partner’s $5.4 Million Prewar Palace
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Eight in 10 Americans Afflicted by Stress
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Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Heart
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The Best Women Lawyers In New York City (2018)
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Legal Malpractice – a Cautionary Carol
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The 2017 Law School Transfer Market
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More Section 509 Data: Biggest Enrollment Decreases (Arizona Summit 89%, Valparaiso 87%), Increases (Lincoln Memorial 194%, Mitchell|Hamline 91%)
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Some schools flagged by ABA this year have not raised admissions standards, latest data indicates
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The 20 Cheapest Law Schools in the 'U.S. News' Top 100
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The Mathematics Of Law School Merit Scholarships
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51% Of Iowa Law Students Receive Full (Or Greater) Tuition Scholarships
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The Things That Tell A Professor To Read Closer On Your Final
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BigLaw, et al. - Professional Life Must Be Priority
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The American Lawyer's Litigators of the Year
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Yes, Even Biglaw Partners Stare Into The Abyss Sometimes
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BYU Law Students Want To Give Utah Debtors A Fighting Chance
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Amid Backlash for Defending Trump, Dershowitz Reminds Everybody He Voted for Clinton Alan Dershowitz Blinks
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Law Warriors Needed
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Ex-Jones Day Partner Resigns From Top Chicago Prosecutor Role - Work Referred To His Former Firm At Higher-Than-Normal Billing Rates
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In defamation case, Trump offers new twist in Bill Clinton's Paula Jones defense
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Tim Kaine’s request for harassment data was rejected House discloses three more harassment settlements "Silicon Valley" actor T.J. Miller accused of assault ABA Legal Fact Check: Harassment Isn’t What You Think, Legally Speaking Pat Leahy regrets calling on Al Franken to resign Al Franken 'unresigning' would be political suicide for Democrats One-fifth of American adults have experienced harassment at work, CNBC survey says C-suite is corporate America’s big scandal Sinclair Broadcast Sued for Harassment 'These women deserve to be heard': Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan says Congress should investigate harassment allegations against Trump
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White House hopes meeting with Mueller's office will bring a swift end to the Russia probe Ex-US attorney says lawyers managing ‘toddler’ Trump’s tantrum with happy talk about exoneration Trump Might be Able to Fire Mueller, Without Actually Firing Mueller Firing Mueller and Shades of Nixon Donald Trump Is About to Get Some Very Bad News What We Know About the Trump Campaign’s Collusion With Russia Democracy Won't Die If Trump Fires Mueller Republican senator wants details on Mueller getting transition emails Paul Manafort Wants to Spend Christmas in the Hamptons Chris Christie defends Robert Mueller over escalating attacks against the Russia investigation Chris Christie On Jared Kushner: 'He deserves the scrutiny' he's getting in the Russia investigation 63% of U.S. Voters Believe President Trump Tried to Obstruct Probe Into Ties with Kremlin
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Chicago Police Settlements Cost City Nearly $100 Million in Two Months Alone
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YouTube Prankster Who Accidentally Killed Boyfriend To Serve 180 Days In Jail
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5-Year-Old Calls 911 to Report Grinch Stealing Christmas
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Suspect In Charlottesville Car Attack Indicted
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The 10 Weirdest Laws in the United States
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McConnell: Senate will table DACA fix until 2018
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Offshore law firm sues 2 UK-based news outlets for reporting on ‘Paradise Papers’
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Programmer-turned-lawyer uses his computer skills to help disadvantaged clients
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Former Pennsylvania bar president sues sheriff’s deputies for tackling him at courthouse
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Lawyer who once sought ‘trial by combat’ is accused of using blind client in scrap metal scheme
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Filming P--- In The Attorney Meeting Rooms Is Frowned Upon In This Penitentiary Lawyer Made P--- in Jail with Inmates, Sheriff Says
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University Student Cleared Of R--- After Police Admit To Withholding 40,000 Messages From His Accuser
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This Bestseller Has More Than A Trial Going For It
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Heroic Legislator Defends Right to Public Swearing
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The Greatest Joke About Abstention Doctrines You’ll Hear Today
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Judges:

Newly Amended Law Clerk Handbook Affirms Harassment Complaints Are Permitted Revision to federal law clerk handbook addresses sex harassment complaints Alex Kozinski Resigns Amidst Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Kozinski Fall Carries 'MeToo' Message For Judges, Clerks Alex Kozinski's retirement doesn't end the discussion about harassment in the judiciary With the retirement of Alex Kozinski, the Weinstein effect hits the federal courts
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Picking Judge Kozinski’s Replacement — The Perfect Nominee Right Under Our Noses
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Gorsuch Basically Wrote a Love Letter to President Trump After SCOTUS Nom Trump pushes back on report that he spoke about rescinding Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination
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Trump brands the Washington Post's Gorsuch report "FAKE NEWS"
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One Republican senator's lesson for the White House
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President Donald Trump Loses Third Judge Nominee Trump Seemed Chill About Nominee’s Embarrassing Hearing, Says Senator
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John Ninfo: The cost of trying to lose weight
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Wall Street:

Dow ready to power to fresh record as tax plan nears final approval
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Stocks snap 2-day winning streak, slip from records as Apple drags tech lower Stock market ends the day lower with Republican tax overhaul up for vote
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Jefferies bumper pay leaves shareholders wanting
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Wall Street expects bull market to make history in 2018
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Layoffs:

Small private women's college is cutting more than 10 percent of its faculty as it overhauls curriculum.
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Noble to cut dozens of local jobs
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Why are women losing retail jobs while men are gaining them?
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Laid-off employees suing Patriot National for severance pay, benefits
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Farming:

How To Avoid Bankruptcy In 2018
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Retailing:

Bankrupt Toys R Us Pulls Out All Stops For Christmas Target could be the biggest winner if Toys R Us closes more stores The retailer that could benefit most from Toys ‘R’ Us store closures is… Toys 'R' Us Sales Declined Ahead of September Bankruptcy Filing Toys 'R' Us Earnings Hurt by Baby, Learning Categories Toys R Us sales down by over 7 percent, net loss soars to $624 million
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Holiday spending on track to be highest in at least 12 years: CNBC survey
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Here are the 26 retailers and apparel companies most at risk in 2018
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More than 75 percent of US online consumers shop on Amazon most of the time
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Amazon places lobbyist in Georgia amid search for HQ2 home
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The Bon-Ton Delays Loan Interest Payment Bon-Ton asks for more time on loan payment
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Why the Mall Is Dying in the Most Middle-Class U.S. City
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Mall Owners Quarantine Weak Assets Inside New Companies
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The Great Retail Retrofit
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The Sports Zone Is Bankrupt — And Owes Nike $1.9 Million
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Steinhoff says lenders are withdrawing credit lines Credibility issue Scandal-hit Steinhoff's lenders start cutting credit, shares tumble Creditors abandon Steinhoff as accounting scandal worsens Steinhoff Slumps to New Lows After Investors Sue in Germany Why South Africa's Steinhoff Could Be Next Enron: QuickTake Q&A
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More than 8,000 store closures were announced in 2017 - here's the full list
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Mall Owners Take Different Tack
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Currency:

Bitcoin is falling Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia Bitcoin plunges $2,500, bounces back, as bitcoin cash surges on trading news Bitcoin drops 10% as top cryptocurrency marketplace starts supporting rival bitcoin cash
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Big Hedge Funds Want In on Bitcoin
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Infamous short-seller Andrew Left scrambling for ways to bet against bitcoin
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Bitcoin not a currency, investors risk losing all: MAS
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CEO: 'Absolutely' cause to think N. Korea is amassing bitcoin, likely for cyberattacks
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The Flawed Bull Case for Bitcoin
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Crypto mania rages with bankruptcy , stock suspension, ETF plan Yapian goes bankrupt following a hack Says users will get 75% of assets for now
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How the Winklevoss twins found vindication in a bitcoin fortune
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Real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ slams bitcoin again: It's a ‘huge danger’ and a 'bubble'
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Bitcoin’s anonymous creator has now cracked the top 50 richest list
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Tax avoidance is causing a surge in bitcoin loans
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Economy:

Fed's Kashkari says wait for inflation before raising rates
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Kashkari: Not Fed's Job to Protect Investors
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Fed Officials Doubt Tax Cuts Will Create Investment or Hiring Boom
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Interest rates rise in one of biggest 2-day moves of year as tax bill gets closer to becoming law
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Americans Remain Slightly Confident in the Economy
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Rising inflation could trigger a 'mini panic,' warns long-time bull Jim Paulsen
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How the tax code is about to change House Passes Final Tax Bill House needs to vote again on sweeping tax bill over procedural snag Senate tax vote planned for Tuesday evening, McConnell says Trump nears victory as Senate passes tax plan Senate passes tax cuts after midnight After US Republicans' tax elation, a hangover may loom Chaos Ahead: Tax Bill Rules That Take Effect Immediately The GOP tax plan has a nasty surprise for upper-middle-class parents with kids in college How the Tax Bill Will Affect Eight American Families 10 Amazing Numbers About the Republican Tax Bill GOP Tax Bill: When the Cuts Will Start How the tax bill adds to the debt headache 'Irresponsible, reckless, unjust, and just plain cruel': Democrats blast GOP tax bill after it passes GOP Tax Bill and the Middle Class Tax Bill’s Corporate Benefits Would Come Early, Then Fade, Study Says Corporations Will Pay Far Less Than 21% 8 Winners and 5 Losers in the GOP Tax Bill Only 24 percent of Americans think the GOP tax plan is a good idea, NBC/WSJ poll says How Trump Lost Manchin on Taxes Tax Bill May Not Help the Middle Class Industry by Industry, Who Wins and Who Loses Numerous House Republicans to vote ‘no’ on tax-overhaul bill over property- and state-income-tax deduction New York Times, Wall Street Journal On The GOP Tax Bill GOP racing to tax votes after Collins, Lee voice support What Marco Rubio got for his tax vote Here's what America's biggest companies plan to do with all that cash coming back to the US The Truth About Trump’s Tax Cuts and Exploding Deficits What the tax bill means for Millennials Republicans are set to close out their massive tax overhaul The one tax change that really bites businesses Some low-income kids only getting small boost under tax bill Tax bill's 'pass-through' rule will aid the wealthy, not workers, critics say The Trump tax calculator — will you pay more or less? Just $1 of every $10 in tax cuts under Republican bill goes to middle class: nonpartisan congressional monitor Middle Class to Get 23% of Tax Cuts for Individuals Under GOP Bill Where the Final Tax Reform Bill Landed on Executive Compensation Republicans have completely forgotten how to talk about tax cuts, and it's going to come back to bite them Final GOP plan would stick millions with bigger tax bills — here are your odds of getting hit Here are five breaks you’ll miss the most in the GOP tax bill DC hypocrites use deficits to bash tax reform Trump's 'America first' tax bill has incentive for companies to invest overseas There Is No Last Minute Real Estate Perk in Tax Reform Tax Bill Lets Trump and Republicans Feather Their Own Nests Pushing Back on the ‘Corker Kickback’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders admits Trump 'could' benefit from the massive GOP tax plan Paul Ryan: 'Results' will help GOP tax bill win over skeptical voters Tax Cuts to Test Republicans' Economic Pledges How will we know if the Republican tax cuts are working? The Workers Paradise GOP Tax Bill is Unworkable Private equity applauds tax bill A Weird Tax Trick That Could Shrink the Trade Deficit Dem reads ‘Grinch’ on Senate floor to rip GOPers for taking Christmas off without funding kids’ health care 4 Good Things in a Bad Tax Bill Americans have already made up their minds about the tax bill — and it looks brutal for the GOP
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Boeing CEO attacks Canadian rival claiming they destroyed the market for its planes
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Congress Dives Into Shutdown Drama Hours After GOP Win on Taxes
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Tax cuts could make it harder to change Medicare and Medicaid
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Trump asks Americans, ‘How’s your 401(k)?’ Here’s the answer
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Growth Is Gangbusters, but Some Economists Are Still Warning about ‘Secular Stagnation’
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Complete results of the fourth-quarter CNBC All-America Economic Survey
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Consumer Credit Default Indices Show Default Rates Steady In November 2017
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U.S. political doomsday will hurt economic growth
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Chemical Activity Barometer Increased in December
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We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America
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Americans are moving into these 10 states in droves
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Why Branson, Lagarde and other leaders see failure as an important lesson in life
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Most Americans think Democrats would do a better job handling economy, despite success under Trump
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American Consumption Greatly Varies by State. See Where the Biggest Spenders Live
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Housing starts grind higher, making November the second-highest pace of the recovery Housing Starts increased to 1.297 Million Annual Rate in November
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High-taxed New Yorkers won't bolt due to GOP bill, says Trump's longtime real estate friend
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Reliable Properties’ prez hit with $15.7M suit for allegedly shielding family homes
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Sacramento Housing in November: Sales down 3% YoY, Active Inventory up 8% YoY
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Why it’s so hard to forecast home prices for 2018 — and why that should worry you
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Municipalities:

More than 200,000 Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Their housing aid could soon run out
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Puerto Rico governor will campaign against supporters of GOP tax bill
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‘Maria part 2:’ Puerto Rico to take another hit from tax bill
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Governor of Puerto Rico reiterates call to Congressional leadership to fulfill their promise of economic development for the Island
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Puerto Rican exodus to central Florida begs question: Where’s the plan?
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Puerto Rico's Governor says Trump's tax plan puts the island's recovery at risk
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Recovery remains slow in hurricane-battered Puerto Rico
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Trump administration officials visiting Puerto Rico
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The policy experiment that might just save Puerto Rico
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Dem rips disaster package for failing to address Medicaid in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
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Navigating Recovery: Health Care Financing and Delivery Systems in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
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Revisiting Puerto Rico’s Political Status: The Puerto Rico v. Sánchez Valle Case and its Implication in Contemporary International Law
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Puerto Rico orders review of deaths after hurricane
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U.S. Handled Puerto Rico Hurricane Aftermath Badly, Says Refugee Group
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Emergency Manager Oversight in Michigan Is Being Challenged Once Again
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Oil/Gas:

Breitburn's good faith can be debated at Chap. 11 confirmation - judge
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Expro Holdings Files Ch. 11 Bankruptcy in Texas
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Oil Market On Edge Following Outages
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Wall Street Returns To U.S. Shale With A Bang
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Oil near $57 on expectations of lower crude stockpiles
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Oil Glut Makes Alaska Reserves Less Attractive to Drillers
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Paragon Files Lawsuit Against Noble Corp. Paragon Litigation Trust Sues Noble Over The 'Project Shark' Fiasco
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France to Ban Oil-Gas Production by 2040
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Politics:

Mike Allen explains Trump's "rerun presidency"
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What President Trump Has Accomplished
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Trump triumphant: a consequential, lasting end to 2017
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America: It's Not Trump, It's Us
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White House blames media for Trump's low approval ratings
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Trump's 401(K) talking point, by the numbers
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Poll: Trump Is A Hothead Who Should Resign
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Democrats are angrier than Republicans on Facebook
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Senate Panel Rejects White House Pick for Ex-Im Bank Republicans just sunk Trump's controversial pick to run a bank he wanted to kill Ex-Im revives just as it’s least useful
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Examining evangelicalism in the age of Trump
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Human Rights Campaign projects CDC's banned words on Trump's DC hotel
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A massive investigation accuses Obama of laying off a terror group for the Iran deal — and the reaction is split
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Hillary Clinton Favorable Rating at New Low Clinton Hits Record Low In Poll With 61 Percent Unpopularity
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Climate:

2017 will be among the warmest years on record
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Resorts:

Court rules against state in Blixseth involuntary bankruptcy dispute
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Paper:

Former Workers Of Bankrupt Mill Getting Payouts
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Maritime:

Pacific Andes lender wants to know how Ng family-linked loan was used
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Fraud:

Pastor and wife found guilty in defrauding of friends, flock of millions of dollars
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He Stole $100 Million From His Clients. Now He’s Living in Luxury on the Côte d’Azur
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Hedge Funds:

Hefty Hedge Fund Bonus Expectations
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Marijuana:

Jeff Sessions Isn’t Giving up on Weed. He’s Doubling Down.
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Aviation:

Hawaiian Airlines’ parent to buy bankrupt Island Air’s assets for $750,000 Bankruptcy court gives initial approval to sell assets to Hawaiian Airlines parent company
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Personal Finance:

How to handle family loans—without the drama
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Movies:

Box-Office Preview: Can Christmas Glut Rescue Ailing Ticket Sales?
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Wood Products:

Filing Alert: Rentech Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
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Healthcare:

The GOP finally killed the ACA's individual mandate Cornyn Says Tax Bill Mandate Repeal Makes Obamacare ‘Unworkable'
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Hotels:

Indiana Hotel Charges Guests $350 For Writing Bad Review
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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 (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

These 15 retailers could be the next to declare bankruptcy
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Avoidance Actions:

Warning to Creditors: The Clock Is Ticking
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Banking:

U.S. banks get the hang of dying in living wills Federal regulators approve 'living wills' for 8 big banks
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Mediation:

A Successful Consumer Mediation Program in Detroit’s Bankruptcy Court
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Professional Compensation:

Firm Sued by U.S. Trustee Over Billing Practices in Chapter 7s
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Venue:

Virginia is for Lovers … And Chapter 11?
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Construction:

The Bankruptcy and Construction Junction: Making Your Texas Mechanic’s Lien Function Better in Bankruptcy
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Appeals:

A Question of Time, Specifically, Time to File Notice of an Appeal
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Coal:

The Climate for Coal Just Got Even Chillier
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Nuclear:

After Atlanta Airport Blackout, Utility Faces Nuclear-Plant Vote
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Awards:

Bradley attorney James Blake Bailey to chair BBA'S Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section
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Jones Day - The Winner of the Litigation Department of the Year
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Radio:

Suppliers Are Affected by Cumulus Ch. 11 Plan
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Autos:

SEC Investigated Tesla Sales for One Year
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Bankruptcy Court Wrestles With Enforcing Unsigned GM Deal
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Honda reports 20th death from exploding Takata air bag
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Religion:

Victims: $70 million in assets from Montana Catholic parishes at stake in clergy-abuse settlement
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Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned in fallout from abuse scandal, dies at 86
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Energy Storage:

LightSail Energy Enters ‘Hibernation’ as Quest for Game-Changing Energy Storage Runs Out of Cash
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Travel:

Travelers play epic game of musical chairs as Atlanta airport recovers from blackout If you're surprised that Atlanta has the busiest airport on earth, you're not alone
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UK:

UK pensions lifeboat votes against Toys R Us UK rescue plan MPs demand explanation on Toys R Us pay amid mounting fears over retailer's future Fears for Toys R Us as stand-off emerges Toys R Us on the brink of collapse What happens if Toys R Us goes bust? The woes of Toys R Us – will the “magical place” have its Christmas dreams come true? Toys R Us proposes ten-year pension deal to stave off collapse
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Monarch's unsecured creditors face £700m deficit
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UK legal services needs a bespoke Brexit deal
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UK growth to lag behind global economy in 2018
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Brexit: UK businesses increasingly at risk of insolvency
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UK house price growth will grind to a halt in 2018, says RICS
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EU:

Europe's highest court just ruled Uber is a transport service — and it's a massive blow Uber Loses EU Court Fight as Judges Take Aim at Gig Economy
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PIIGS:

The Insolvency Review 5th Ed.: Ireland
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Greece and the Folly of Trying to Solve an Overspending Problem with Tax Increases
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Spain's political crisis could be about to return as Catalonia goes to the polls
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Canada:

Canadian Billionaire Was Driven, Generous...and Litigious
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India:

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: RBI asks banks, financial institutions to share info about assets of creditors with information utilities Are Creditors And Debtors Warming Up To The Idea Of Information Utilities? Information With Information Utilities Under IBC-How It Works
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Supreme Court overturns NCLAT's ruling on two distinct points on the Insolvency Code
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Objective of insolvency law: Resolution over liquidation?
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Why India needs a new legal framework to prevent bank failures
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Insolvency ordinance: SME promoters may get leeway
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Irrelevance of Liquidation Value in Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
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Sebi may ease compliance rules for insolvent firms, FPI norms
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MBL infrastructure promoter eligible to bid for company, says NCLT
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NCLT Refuses To Stay Insolvency Proceedings Against Reliance Naval
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Tycoons in $20 Billion Battle to Remake Indian Steel
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Reliance Communications bondholders organize after default
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FRDI Bill: An ICU to take care of critically ill patients
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BVI:

The Insolvency Review 5th Ed.: British Virgin Islands
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Cayman Islands:

The Insolvency Review 5th Ed.: Cayman Islands
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Germany:

Phoenix Solar’s newly appointed insolvency administrator in talks with potential investors
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China:

China is reportedly having second thoughts about cracking down on country's ballooning debt
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Debtors in China are placed on a blacklist that prohibits them from flying, buying train tickets, and staying at luxury hotels
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Singapore:

Noble faces deadline amid creditors ' talks
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Venezuela:

Venezuela default more likely on sovereign bonds than PDVSA's -bondholders
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Countries rarely default on their debts
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Venezuela Is Living a Hyperinflation Nightmare
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Venezuela's Bond Investors Are Wondering If They've Been Dumped
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Venezuela's Debt Crisis: Why Litigation Is More Advantageous than Arbitration for Bondholders
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Desperate Venezuelans peddle wares door-to-door in Colombia to survive
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Brazil:

Oi creditors debate largest-ever Latin American restructuring Major public creditors argue for consolidation of Oi recovery plan Oi creditors approve largest-ever Latin American restructuring
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Austria:

Niki hangs on to slots for now as potential bidders line up BA and Iberia parent IAG still showing an interest in Austrian carrier Niki - sources
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France:

French steel firm Ascometal attracts four bidders - unions
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Romania:

Romanian investor buys a part of insolvent chemical producer
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Australia:

The bankrupt, the trustee and the superannuation fund – which case won?
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MENA:

Saudi Arabia to Freeze More Bank Accounts in Crackdown
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Pakistan:

Can Pakistan avoid another IMF bailout?
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