November 26, 2018

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Law:

No, Simpson Thacher Didn’t Forget About Associate Bonuses This Thanksgiving Another Global Firm Matches The Scale Right Before Thanksgiving
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Biglaw Holiday Decision Tree: Do You Have To Work The Friday After Thanksgiving?
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Partners at These Am Law 200 Firms Make Less Than Cravath Associates
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O’Melveny Could Set Trend With Law Student Cognitive Testing
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Amid Law Student Boycott, Kirkland & Ellis Drops Mandatory Arbitration for Associates Under Student Pressure, Kirkland Drops Arbitration for Associates
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Biglaw Attorneys Are Thankful For Marijuana
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New York state judge rejects Trump claim that he can't be sued because he's president
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A Different Kind of Big Law Bonus? Seyfarth Doles Out for Passion Projects
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Orrick Chair Mitch Zuklie on Law Firm Skunkworks, Talent Wars and What’s Ahead
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How to Negotiate the Offer You Want
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Data Snapshot: A Rising Tide of Competition in Florida's Legal Market
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Legal Brand Contest Crowns Baker McKenzie in Europe
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KPMG Aims to Double Size of its Legal Services Arm
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Dentons Turns Its Eye for Expansion Toward America
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Here are the 2 topics Mueller drilled down on in his questions to Trump Mueller is Nearing Trump Endgame Mueller got some answers, but he's not done with president Protecting Mueller From Trump? Unconstitutional Associate of Roger Stone in plea talks with Mueller One of President’s biggest foes is taking steps to chase the Trump-Russia money trail Whitaker Goes from Humdrum Iowa Cases to Trump Attorney General A brief guide to the legal challenges against acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker The strongest case for — and against — Matthew Whitaker’s appointment Matthew Whitaker Applied To Be A Judge With A Ridiculous Collection Of Nonsense And Football George Papadopoulos tweets offer at Comey: Testify publicly and I’ll withdraw my request for immunity George Papadopoulos ordered to report to prison Trump claims Mueller investigation helps him politically Democrats Tie Support for Spending Bill to Mueller Probe Dershowitz: Mueller Report Will Devastate
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Manhattan Justice Rejects Motion to Dismiss Trump Foundation Lawsuit
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Mueller and a Blue House Could Bring Down Trump
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White House allows troops to use force to protect border agents 'All will stay in Mexico': Trump says the US will bar asylum-seekers from entering the country until judges approve their claims Why Asylum Law Can't Be Undercut by Presidential Fiat Mexico rules out report of a caravan asylum deal amid 'very delicate' talks with the US Contradicting Trump, Incoming Mexico Gov’t Denies Making Deal To Host Asylum Seekers Trump's new barrier for migrants attempting to reach U.S. Kids are stranded in Mexico because officials won’t let them seek asylum in the US Asylum Seekers Have to Wait in Mexico Fiery West Wing meeting led to more power for military at U.S.-Mexico border Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Record number of immigrant children in U.S. shelters Young immigrant centers are plagued by safety threats Migrants defy Trump at Mexico border as US forces flex muscle Small group breaks from caravan to press within 500 feet of U.S. border in Tijuana Family separations at border started months earlier than announced Trump slams '60 Minutes' over report on family separations Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help In South Texas, Border Residents Struggle to Cope With the Latest Military Surge San Diego Border Crossing Closed on Migrants US shuts down portion of Mexico border as groups of migrants clashed with authorities and reportedly stormed port of entry Caravan Tensions Boil Over at U.S.-Mexico Border
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Man tries to bribe ICE agent to deport his wife
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Manhattan DA won’t be filing financial charges against Harvey Weinstein
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LA prosecutor declines to charge Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti with felony abuse
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Court Rejects DOH Delay on Census Case
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A Stanford psychologist on the art of avoiding a-------
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What Were These Lawyers Thinking?!
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George Will: Lucrative law enforcement will become lawless
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Police fatally shot a man after gunfire broke out at an Alabama mall on Thanksgiving — then conceded he 'likely did not fire' the shots
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Trump pushes McConnell to pass bipartisan criminal justice reform bill that's stalled in the Senate
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Phoenix restaurant customer on video: I want “the whole freaking nation to be white”
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Suspension Proposed For Fla. Attorney's Omissions In Bankruptcy
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Judges:

Supreme Court's future rides on Ginsburg's health
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Former SCOTUS Clerks Dominate the Ranks of Trump's Judicial Nominees
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Trump's New Kavanaugh for the U.S. Court of Appeals
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Lack of Women Arguing Before Supreme Court Persists
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John Roberts pushes back on Trump's judiciary criticism AP Fact Check: Trump's Misinformation On Appeals Court Trump Resumes Spat with Roberts, 9th Circuit Roberts criticizes Trump for 'Obama judge' comment Chief Justice John Roberts defends federal judges against Trump's attacks in a rare public response President raps back Trump jabs back at Justice Roberts, calls overturned border case "unwise" The chief justice of the US is reminding Donald Trump of what makes America great
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George Conway Scorches Trump’s ‘Misleading’ Attack On 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals
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Trump Not First President to Fight w/ SCOTUS
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Lawsuit accuses new Ga. Appeals Court judge of conflict of interest as receiver
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Wall Street:

Dow set for a triple-digit rise at the open after Black Friday losses Global stocks, Dow futures regain ground as oil prices rebound Dow futures up over 200 points as crude prices rebound
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Dow falls more than 150 points, posts worst Thanksgiving week decline since 2011 The Dow drops more than 175 points and oil hits its lowest level in more than a year Stock indexes log worst Thanksgiving week since 2011 — all three fall at least 3.5%
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Nasdaq ends 0.9% higher, S&P 500 up 0.3% Dow industrials pare gain to end virtually flat U.S. stocks recoup some pre-Thanksgiving losses
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Bank of America sees market decline next year: 'There is now an alternative to stocks'
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Goldman Sachs gets downgraded on worries over fallout from 1MDB scandal Malaysia claim of Goldman cheating is a bit rich
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No Refuge for Investors as 2018 Rout Sends Stocks, Bonds, Oil Lower
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Where to put your money in 2019 — it's not US stocks, according to Morgan Stanley
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Layoffs:

Thousands of Toys R Us workers are getting severance, following months of protests
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Solar:

Did Elon Musk Forget About Buffalo?
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Personal Finance:

More millennials are moving back home - and it's making everyone depressed: 20-somethings AND their parents experience a blow to their mental health when they ‘boomerang’ back, studies find
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5 ways to avoid becoming a failed retiree
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Best States to Retire In: Worst to Best
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7 things not to buy on Cyber Monday
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8 ways to trim your holiday spending without looking like a cheapskate
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Politics:

"He must choose to lead": Democratic senator urges Trump to visit troops Trump politicizes Thanksgiving call with troops to attack migrants, judges Trump's Standing in Our Military is Slipping
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Trump’s Chances in 2020 Are Better Than You Think Warning signs mount for Trump reelection bid
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White House communications chief Bill Shine will reportedly receive $7 million from Fox while working for Trump
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A historic number of women were elected in 2018—these four are expected to run for president in 2020
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Dems to probe Trump money ties to Russia, Saudis
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Americans Not Optimistic About Trump, Democrats Cooperating
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How Politics in Trump’s America Divides Families
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George Washington Could Not Stop Telling Lies
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Cory Booker talks to Clinton and Obama strategists in Iowa as he considers 2020 run for president
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Democrat aims for an upset in a Mississippi Senate race roiled by racial controversy and trade war
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Pfizer asks GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for contribution refund, ex-Facebook President Sean Parker condemns hanging comment, does not request money back
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Trump’s Saudi Arabia decision is the perfect distillation of his worldview
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Ivanka Claims She Didn’t Know Private Email Use Was Bad
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The data is clear: nobody actually fights about politics at Thanksgiving dinner
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The NRA did away with free coffee for its employees, and we all know what that means
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Trump’s Odd Definition of ‘America First’
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Rhetorical bedlam erupts as Trump speaks to the world from Mar-a-Lago
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Trump Most Thankful for . . . Trump Trump Thanks Himself for Everything
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Fox News hosts apologize for guest who compared Hillary Clinton to 'h-----'
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Remember free college? Here's why you're hearing less about it
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Mississippi newspaper: Hyde-Smith attended segregation academy
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Auto Racing:

Famous EV racing school in bankruptcy with $3.5M in debt
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Corporate Governance:

The Economic Forces that Led to Trump
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Jamie Dimon quizzed by board over claiming he was ‘smarter’ than Trump
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Aviation:

Helicopters: Waypoint Leasing files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Dell, Soros-backed Waypoint Leasing files for bankruptcy Waypoint Leasing Files Voluntary Chapter 11 to Further Restructuring Process First Day Dec (1) First Day Dec (2)
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Piaggio Aerospace Declares Bankruptcy Government wants to protect Piaggio Aerospace jobs
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Food/Beverage:

Death's Door Spirits declares bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:

A Risk Arbitrage Pro Explains the Allure of “Event” Investing
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Furniture:

New Delaware Chapter 15 Filing – Alno AG
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Commodities:

Where does Noble probe leave US$3.5b restructuring?
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Corporate Reform:

SEC Whistleblower Program Has Record-Breaking Year
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Defaults:

With David’s Bridal Filing, US Leveraged Loan Default Rate Rises stands at 1.61%
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Pensions:

Struggling multiemployer plans see help ahead at expense of healthy funds
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Non-Profits:

Trump's tax cuts diminished deductibility for charitable donations
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Pharma:

Americans are still struggling with drug costs
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Student Debt:

A sensible way to fix the student-loan problem
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Economy:

Economists see the Trump economy slowing drastically next year before a possible recession in 2020
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Fannie Mae: Expect economic growth slowdown in 2019
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Goldman Sachs Sees Sharp Economic Slowdown Ahead
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The New York Fed Staff Nowcast for 2018:Q4 stands at 2.5% as of 11/23 Fed GDPNow Latest forecast: 2.5 percent — November 21, 2018
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The lowdown on loan delinquencies : Rates are lower than pre-recession levels...except for mortgages
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An aging America: Old people will outnumber children for the first time in the country's history
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'If he's so good, why is this happening': Trump reportedly fumes about his Treasury secretary and the Fed chairman Trump Expresses Dissatisfaction With Treasury Secretary Trump is reportedly dissatisfied with Mnuchin, blaming him for appointment of Fed chairman Powell Trump Denies He's Unhappy with Mnuchin
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The U.S. job market doesn’t feel so hot despite the low unemployment rate
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G20, forged in crisis, faces major test next week: Donald Trump
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Manufacturer optimism decelerates, flash PMI data show
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Is a Recession Coming?
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Report: Trump wants to cut deficit but still demands pricey spending
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Equity Contagion Spreads to Credit, Deepening Worries on Growth
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JP Morgan sees a slowdown coming, with economy growing at less than 2 percent in 2019
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U.S. economy still on growth path, leading indicators show, but expansion likely to moderate
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Trade tariffs, higher interest rates are slowing global growth, OECD says
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Turns Out There's No Boycott of Harley
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Consumer sentiment slides in November as Americans expect less future income
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Bove: The Fed is too tight and must reverse policy
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The crystal-clear message stock-market investors are sending Fed chief Powell Trump wants Fed to cut interest rates after stock-market wipeout, but history not on his side
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Recession fears rise as markets whipsaw — Here's what 13 experts are saying about the next economic downturn
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GOP lawmakers call for vote on Trump's trade deal with Mexico and Canada before Dems take the House
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'Playing with fire:' Economists warn the fallout of Trump's trade war is showing up and that things could get a lot worse Trump's trade war with China might be working Trump's Trade War Bailout Another Mess US Companies Method to Skirt Trade War US, China Rivalry Deepens Rifts Across Asia Tesla Cuts China Car Prices Over Tariffs Trump's China Pushback Goes Global Fallout from Trump Trade War to Worsen China Slams US Hypocrisy at WTO Meeting Lighthizer: China has not corrected actions that led to tariffs Trump's trade talks with China could snap markets out of their funk Trump's pushback against China is catching on globally as European negotiator declares an end to the region's 'naivety' China’s AI revolution: Intelligent robots to power factories - risking US fury US-China trade fight will still be a problem for markets after G-20 summit, economist says When Trump and Xi meet, trade is the only bilateral deal they can talk about
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WTO Sets Up Panels for US Complaints
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Hedge funds suffer worst month in nearly three years in October and are now down for the year
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The world's 10 best countries for attracting top talent don't include US or UK
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The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities
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Krugman: The New Economy and the Trump Rump
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How the baby boomers, not millennials, screwed America
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10,000 Americans Retiring Each Day
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Visualizing The Poverty Rate Of Each U.S. State
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Climate change will cost economy hundreds of billions of dollars, government says in sweeping report 12 Scary Takeaways from New Climate Study Here’s How Climate Change Is Already Impacting The US
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Winter is coming for the North American economy: Don Pittis
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Past Debts Come Due for U.S. Stocks as Credit Stress Swells Credit Stress Is Everywhere With Asia Junk Debt at 2011 Lows
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Americans aren’t moving to economic opportunity
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Gallup: Slight Majority Approve of Trump's Handling of Economy
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Here's exactly how much house you can afford on your salary  
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Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment
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Borrowers Are Tapping Their Homes for Cash, Even as Rates Rise
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Study: Minority homebuyers pay higher interest rates
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This government mortgage program healed the holes in this military family’s hearts
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Mortgage rates slide the fastest in four years, but it may be too late for the housing market
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Existing-home sales stage their first increase in six months as housing market clouds linger
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The Housing Bubble: Four Troubled Areas
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'Dead malls': Inside one man's mission to document the beauty of abandoned shopping centers
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CA: Eureka apartment complex fire leaves 47 residents without homes
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NAHB: Multifamily developers weighed down by affordability challenges
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The Amazon effect is already turning Long Island City's residential market into a 'madhouse'
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico's COFINA bond restructuring cleared for vote by creditors
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The Growing Inequality Between America’s Superstar Cities, and the Rest
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Oil/Gas:

As President Trump crows over low oil prices, one expert sees a bounce ahead
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Frackers Fret as Trump Tweets for Lower Oil Prices
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Oil prices slide ahead of crucial OPEC meeting
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Big Oil Has Lost $1 Trillion as Prices Fall U.S. oil tumbles 7.7% and logs worst loss in 3 years, as oversupply worries build Oil Prices Tank As Supply Glut Fears Return Oil tumbles more than 7% to $50.42, now down more than 30% in 7 weeks There is no relief for junk bond ETFs as oil tanks by nearly 8% 7 key reasons the ‘bottom is falling out’ of oil prices on Black Friday In Oil’s Huge Drop, All Signs Say Made in the U.S.A. Oil Gets Caught in a Perfect Storm
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OPEC reportedly plans quiet oil output cut to avoid Trump's ire
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Shale Boom Raises Specter of New Glut: Gulf Coast Oil Terminals
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Trump's quest to drive down oil prices turns the screws on American drillers
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Retailing:

Gap could close hundreds of stores in a retail rout Gap plans to shutter 'hundreds' of its flagship stores
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Black Friday for Sears a 'ghost town' as it tries to make it through to another holiday season I visited Target and Best Buy on Black Friday — and I couldn't believe how empty they were Bankrupt Sears hopes to sell over 500 stores List Of Sears Stores To Be Sold And Other Bankruptcy Developments Sears Bankruptcy Engineered to Benefit Executives and Stiff Workers It's a do-or-die Christmas for Sears and Kmart
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How Toys R Us Has 'Risen From the Grave' Toys ‘R’ Us Gears Up For Holiday Sales—in Asia Just in Time for Black Friday: $20M to Toys "R" Us Workers Toys R Us buyout firms offer crumbs for holidays With Toys R Us gone, Target pounces: Here’s how retailers are gaining from dying rivals
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Retail stocks just broke a historic losing streak — here's how experts are playing them now
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This Won't Be JC Penney's Last Black Friday
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Victoria's Secret's broken angel wings
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Amazon has revealed that just half of the positions at its HQ2 locations will be tech jobs
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The human costs of Black Friday, explained by a former Amazon warehouse manager ‘Electric shocks & broken bones'
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Stores like Walmart, Lowe's, and J.Crew have a new nightmare for Black Friday — and it signals a fundamental shift in how we shop
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Black Friday chaos around the world as frantic shoppers scramble for bargains
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Amazon expected to contribute more than half of Q4 earnings growth for S&P 500 retail Online retail sales on Thanksgiving day jump 28% from last year Go to the mall or buy from your phone? More shoppers this holiday season are going mobile Black Friday, Thanksgiving Day foot traffic dips as more shoppers flock to online deals Fistfights and Long Lines on Black Friday? Not as Much Anymore. Black Friday deals lure U.S. shoppers, biggest sales gains online Black Friday shopping pulled in a record $6.22 billion in online sales: Adobe Black Friday: Online Neck & Neck With Brick & Mortar
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The winners and losers of Black Friday 2018
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Cyber Monday 2018 is forecast to be the biggest online shopping day in US history
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The Great Black Friday Swindle
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Barnes & Noble Needs A Turnaround Expert
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Lawyer-turned-CEO helps save Steinhoff Steinhoff's US unit Mattress Firm exits bankruptcy, shuts 660 stores
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Healthcare:

Local hospital strives for sustainability in tough market
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Visualizing Where Obamacare Rates Are Exploding
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Staggering Insulin Shortage Could Get Worse
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Suicide is rising in U.S., falling around world
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First gene-edited babies claimed in China
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Fraud:

Abu Dhabi investor sues Goldman Sachs over scandal
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Publishing:

What Authors Should Do When Their Publisher Closes
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Celebs:

Aretha Franklin's Mansion Sells for $300,000
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Hedge Funds:

Bankruptcy Lawyer: Hedge Funds Have a Missed Opportunity That Could Be Hurting Results
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Video Games:

Death of Dreams: What Happens When Game Studios Shut Down
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Hotels:

AR: Hotel owner petitions court to dismiss bankruptcy case
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Education:

Betsy DeVos to the rescue: For-profit colleges see a savior in secretary
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Tech:

Big Tech Is in Big Trouble
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2000-2018: Silicon Valley Wages Fell 14%
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Facebook's Troubles Have Shed $31 Billion (And Counting) From Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Farm bankruptcies are on the rise, and bankers worry that far more are on the way
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Securitization:

Dismissal of Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Against Taberna CDO is Win for Securitization Industry
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Arbitration:

Arbitration Not Waived in Lawsuit Pending for Two Years
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Cross-Border:

Comity for Croatia: S.D.N.Y. Decision in Agrokor Reinforces Respect for Foreign Rulings in Chapter 15
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Autos:

US carmakers’ future on the line again, a decade after bailout
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New deadline in sale of Reagor Dykes dealerships
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Tesla is asking Gigafactory workers to volunteer to work through Thanksgiving as it pushes to make 7,000 Model 3s per week and keep the company profitable Elon Musk: Tesla had 'single-digit weeks' as it teetered on brink of collapse
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GM plans to shut auto factory in Oshawa, Canada
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Carlos Ghosn denies charges, hires U.S. law firm Renault-Nissan's Uneasy Relationship Renault and Nissan Lurch Toward War Ghosn Got Six Houses from Nissan Carlos Ghosn Felt Stars Deserved Big Pay. His Accusers Say He Took That Too Far Nissan Crisis Deepens. Faces Charges No one has the details of why Renault-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn was arrested — but here are the main theories Arrested Nissan Exec: Ghosn Paid Properly Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn denies allegations against him Possible Ghosn Defense: He Didn’t Think He Needed to Report Deferred Pay Carlos Ghosn: Can Greed Be Good? Nissan crisis sheds new light on Japan Inc’s awkward secrets Dazzled by Ghosn’s Star, investors ignored lessons of history Ghosn Set Up to Get Half of Pay Later Mitsubishi Motors ousts Ghosn as chairman, follows Nissan's footsteps
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Ghosn Gone: Can Nissan Survive? France, Japan Give Support for Renault Nissan
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Ethanol:

Government To Boost Ethanol Without Evidence It Saves Money Or Helps Environment
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Climate:

Climate Change Will Take a Bite From U.S. Economy, Report Finds Federal report sounds alarm on growing impact of climate change The Three Most Chilling Conclusions From the Climate Report
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Climate report paints grim picture for Midwest
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In California, Last Year’s Wildfire Victims Struggle to Recover
(DBN)California's Camp Fire is fully contained California's fire victims can't find housing California Wildfire Death Toll Now 84 Number of missing in deadly California wildfire revised down, more rain on the way

Co2 at Record Levels in Atmosphere
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More rain helps put out California fires, but raises landslide risk
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Television:

$530M Debt, Investor Pressure And Litigation Push EstrellaTV Parent Company LBI Media To Bankruptcy
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ESPN Loses 2 Million Cable Subscribers in a Year
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Aerospace:

Musk Taps Risky Loan Market for SpaceX
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Cryptocurrency:

Bitcoin Pioneer Files For Bankruptcy Washington company files for bankruptcy Giga Watt Drastically Revises Assets in Updated Bankruptcy Filing
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Battered Bitcoin Miners May Start Shutting Down
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Defunct Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox to Extend Deadline for Civil Rehabilitation Claims
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The Great Cryptocurrency Scam
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Bitcoin will fall 30% before bottoming at $3,000, crypto trader predicts
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Cryptocurrencies Have Now Lost $700 Billion Bitcoin’s slide blows digital stardust to winds Bitcoin's Deepening Crash Now Rivals Its Worst Bear Markets
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Travel:

Snowstorm grounds more than 1,000 flights, snarling post-Thanksgiving travel More than 1,600 flights canceled as major winter storm approaches Midwest Snowstorm with blizzard conditions to blast I-80 corridor of central US into Monday Snowstorm closes schools, grounds flights, triggers state of emergency
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Man who reportedly demanded 'all Jews raise their hands' on a Delta flight arrested upon landing
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The Best And Worst Airlines To Fly During The Holidays
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Marijuana:

The collapse of this once-soaring cannabis stock offers a valuable lesson
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Religion:

Diocese of Winona-Rochester bankruptcy case could take years to resolve Diocese of Winona-Rochester Official Statement: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Catholic nuns denounce 'culture of silence and secrecy' surrounding abuse in church
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America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches
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Poll: Most Americans say religion will live on
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Electricity:

SCANA agrees to $2 billion settlement with customers $2 billion in rate relief approved for customers after SCE&G settles lawsuit
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CA: No Bankruptcy for PG&E Over Wildfires
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FirstEnergy Generation Enters Into Stalking Horse Agreement To Sell Its West Lorain Facility And Related Assets To Starwood Energy
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Consumer Goods:

InvenTel showing interest in buying bankrupt Ronco
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UK:

Companies abusing insolvency pre-packs, independent panel says
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Theresa May signs Brexit deal with EU leaders as her Cabinet plots to rip up her agreement “Botched” Brexit deal will hurt Britain, says Corbyn Boris Warns Brexit Plan Akin to Titanic Heading Toward Doom Tony Blair says May's deal is hated by both Leavers and Remainers because it is 'painful and pointless' as he calls for a new referendum Brexit: Here's what happens now EU to UK: Lose-Lose Brexit Deal is All You Get Theresa May Bets the House on Campaign to Win Brexit Deal Vote Goldman Sachs: Feuding UK politicians aren't united enough to torpedo Theresa May's Brexit deal EU's Juncker calls Brexit deal "the only one possible" Theresa May is planning a televised Brexit debate with Jeremy Corbyn in last ditch bid to save her deal U.K., EU Approve Hard-Fought Brexit Divorce Deal. Now the Harder Work Begins Pro-Brexit Advisor: UK Would be Better Off Staying in the EU May’s Brexit deal is already doomed. Here’s how the Christmas meltdown could play out Boris Warns Brexit Plan Akin to Titanic Heading Toward Doom EU, U.K. to hold Brexit summit after Spain gets Gibraltar guarantees The many unpredictable outcomes of Brexit, explained Brexiteers Claim May's Draft Deal is Surrender FM: No Brexit Deal Will Cost UK Tens of Billions EU, Britain Agree Draft Deal on Relations UK-EU: Divorced, Still Living Together Brexit: Will Spain's Gibraltar concerns crash on The Rock? The Brexit debate is currently just the deluded fighting with those in denial. The U.K. is in trouble Britain's opposition Labour Party will oppose Brexit deal: Corbyn El-Erian: Brexit’s overlooked warnings to the rest of the world
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Brexit could cost the UK £100bn a year by 2030
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UK SME business confidence down almost 20% on 2017
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Grant Thornton's Patisserie Valerie audit investigated
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Interserve shares fall as growing debt sparks fears over its finances
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EU:

Hillary Clinton tells Europe to curb immigration and stop populism
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PIIGS:

Ex-IMF chief Rato in dock again in major Spanish bank trial
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Greek bad-loan rescue relies on government padding
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Canada:

GM Plans Closure of Canada Plant With 2200 Workers
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Venezuela:

Venezuela's former treasurer took $1 billion in bribes: U.S. prosecutors
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Venezuela Is Leaking Oil Everywhere
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Venezuela reaches $1.4 billion deal to avoid losing control of Citgo
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China:

China's Industrial Activity Just Tanked
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China: The Land That Failed to Fail
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One of China's biggest defaulters has a scary US$10 bil plan
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China economic growth seen slowing to 6.3 percent next year: economists
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The Scariest Economic Chart In The World Right Now May Come From China
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MENA:

Report: CIA Has Smoking Gun Tape on Murder Report claims CIA has ‘smoking gun phone call’ linking Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi killing; Trump still stands by Saudis Democrats want to know if Trump is lying about Khashoggi murder Trump: CIA Didn't Say Crown Prince Did It Trump's Saudi Embrace Causes GOP Rift Khashoggi's Problem is He Criticized Trump Turkey slams Trump for turning 'blind eye' to Khashoggi murder Congressmen who've seen classified intel dispute Trump on Khashoggi killing Defying Trump, key GOP senator to sharpen focus on Saudi prince
(DBN)

Pakistan’s ailing economy leaves it stuck between China and the IMF
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France:

Riots on Champs-Élysées as French protest fuel taxes, elitism French police fire tear gas at fuel price protesters Police bombarded with fireworks fight back with tear gas as mass riots turn Paris into warzone Why Drivers Are Leading a Protest Movement Across France
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India:

'Insolvency law helped resolve bad debts worth Rs 3 lakh cr in 2 yrs'
(DBN)

Top official lauds swift implementation of insolvency code
(DBN)

Bankrupt firms in India to get a new and quick rescue option
(DBN)

India misses wake-up call from shadow-bank bust
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Ukraine:

Russia seizes three Ukrainian naval ships in Black Sea What's Going on With Russia and Ukraine?
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Japan:

How does a country cope if more than half of new babies will be centenarians?
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