Law:
Associate Bonus Watch 2018: Bonus Season Is Here!
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72 Attorneys Have Left This Biglaw Firm In 2018, But Leadership Insists They Aren’t Worried
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Northwestern Law Is Paring Back Amid Budget Woes. Are Other Elite Schools Next?
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The Importance of an Origination Plan for Associates
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It's a Two Way Street From Big Law To the Big Four
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More Law Firms Jump on Name Shortening Bandwagon
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Biglaw Jobs Are Not Spread Out Equally Among Law Schools
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Turning The Law Department Into A Profit Center
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You Got It: Women Don't Always Support Women
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Long Road Ahead for Using Data to Drive Diversity at Law Firms
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LeClair Calls Arbiter's $1M Award for Ex-Partner 'Illogical'
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Afghan-born female lawyer kicked from case because client "wants a white male"
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Cravath Promotes All-Female Trio to Partner
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A Future Of J.D. Advantage Jobs?
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13 Marketing Tips For Successful Rainmaking (Part II)
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How One Law Firm Is Using Behavioral Science to Coax Lawyers to Innovate
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Half Of Being A Good Attorney Is Showing Up
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Giuliani’s Spending on Cigars Knocked in Court by Estranged Wife
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Trump's new acting attorney general has criticized the Mueller probe. Now he will oversee it • Who is Matthew Whitaker, the new acting attorney general? • Quotable Matt Whitaker: Nothing Sticks to Trump, 'Even Being a Misogynist' • Acting attorney general was board member of company accused of scam • Acting AG faced criticism for case against gay Iowa Democrat • Matthew Whitaker is a Crackpot • Trump’s Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional • Trump fired Sessions, and in response Utah’s Sen.-elect Mitt Romney defended Mueller’s investigation • Demonstrators around the country rally to protect Mueller investigation • • Whitaker Said Not to Plan Recusal from Leading the Mueller Probe • What Will Whitaker Do with Mueller Probe? • What Sessions' resignation means for the Mueller investigation • Sessions Restricts Use of Consent Decrees to Fight Police Abuses • Rudy Giuliani, Pam Bondi, Alex Azar among candidates to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general • Once Graham Backed Sessions. No More • After Sessions, Things Could Get Worse
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Mueller Starts Drafting His Final Report
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Mueller Lacks Authority, Roger Stone Aide Tells DC Circ.
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Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Will Not Face Charges Over Allegations Of Abuse
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White House issues new rule limiting asylum seekers • Trump administration will deny asylum to immigrants who cross the border outside ports of entry
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9th Circuit keeps DACA in place, says decision to end program is likely ‘arbitrary and capricious’ • After federal government filing, 9th Circuit rules in DACA dispute
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Lawyer for accuser in criminal case detained after refusing to answer judge’s question
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A Mass Shooting in One of the ‘Safest Cities in America’ • California Gunman: Marine Living with Mom • One Year After the Las Vegas Massacre, Some of the Same Country Music Fans Faced Another Mass Shooting in California • FBI hopes to learn what drove ex-Marine to kill 12 in California bar • The Victims of the Thousand Oaks Massacre • After another mass shooting, gun safety advocates look to midterm success to stop violence
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A look back: What’s the best ‘Perry Mason’ episode?
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Google Drops Forced Arbitration For Harassment Claims
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Attorney Left MoneyGram Files In Stolen Hummer, Co.'s Suit Says
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69-Year-Old Tries To Get His Age Legally Changed So He Can Score
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Captain on Fatal Duck Boat Ride Indicted
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Firm's lawyers ‘try harder’ in glorious attempt at rugby
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Hogan Lovells partner suspended after rival lawyer films him watching p---
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Judges:
BK MA: New Chief Judge
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Ex-Pa. Judge Apologizes For Affair With Defendant's Girlfriend
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Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized After Fall Breaks Three Ribs • Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, breaks ribs in fall • Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fall • Ginsburg hospitalized after fall that puts renewed focus on Trump’s ability to shape Supreme Court
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Kavanaugh Investiture Brings Together Trump and Matt Whitaker, His New Acting AG • A "view" from the courtroom: The investiture of Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, West Virginia and Alabama are ready to ban abortion
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Judge Takes Loeb & Loeb Atty To Task Over Evidence At Trial
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After election loss, judge releases nearly all juvenile defendants who promise not to kill anyone
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Impertinent or descriptive? Judge refuses to strike these phrases from suit
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Ladies First at Supreme Court Oral Arguments
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Texas: 19 Black Women Ran for Judge: All Won • Democrats Flip Appeals Court in 3 Tx. Cities
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Judges Help Judges When Courts Face Heavy Caseloads
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Wall Street:
Dow is set to slide triple digits after the Fed says it sees 'further gradual increases' in rates
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China, Hong Kong lead Asian markets lower with financials under pressure
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Stocks close mostly lower as the Fed stands pat on interest rates
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Layoffs:
Broadcom to lay off nearly 2,000 CA workers in U.S., company emails show
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Bombardier to Fire 5,000 Workers
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Toshiba slashes 7,000 jobs
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Student Debt:
A teacher defaulted on $55,000 in student debt—rehabilitation offered hope, but now he owes $130,000
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Aviation:
Fastjet says discussions with investors, creditors continuing • Fastjet stays airborne after trading boost but warns over its future survival
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Musical Instruments:
Is Gibson Ready for Its Encore?
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Nuclear:
More nuclear problems for Toshiba
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Food/Beverage:
Bankruptcy court OKs plans for Tops restructuring • Bankruptcy court approves reorganization plan for Tops • Tops Markets' plan to emerge from bankruptcy approved by court • Tops readies for Chapter 11 exit
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Owners of San Angelo Taco Bueno unaware the company was going to declare bankruptcy
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Papa Gino’s & D’Angelo Enter Bankruptcy
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Economy:
US weekly jobless claims fall slightly to a 45-year low • Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 214,000
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Wall Street Titans Warn of Debt Driven Crisis
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When No One Retires
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US consumer borrowing up solid $10.9 billion in September
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Fed is set to keep rates on hold before a hike later in the year • Fed leaves rates unchanged, notes slowing in business investment • Fed holds interest rates steady and stays on course for more gradual hikes • Federal Reserve elects not to raise rates in November • Fed unwavering in message that interest rates will keep going higher • FOMC Statement: No Change to Policy
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Trump’s tax cuts will help the Walton family more than Walmart workers
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Taxpayers say 'no' to tax changes in midterm elections
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An economist’s policy wish list for House Democrats: Government debt, Social Security, health care
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AAR: October Rail Carloads Up 1.0% YoY, Intermodal Up 4.2% YoY
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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:
Mortgage rates surge to a near 8-year high as house-hunters race the clock
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Homebuilder D.R. Horton: Housing Market "Choppy", "momentum is slipping"
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Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Declines in October
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MBA: Mortgage Delinquency Rate Increased Slightly in Q3 • Percent of Mortgage Loan Delinquencies Increased Slightly in Q3 2018
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Justice Department sues UBS over mortgage bonds before the recession
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Boca Raton board approves modern redevelopment for defunct shopping area despite traffic concerns
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Manafort was in default on Trump Tower condo when he forfeited it in plea — now bank wants a piece
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Luxury Developer Cops To Raising $58M, Fleecing Backers •Developer pleads guilty to $58M fraud
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico House passes Cofina restructuring bill • Cofina law passes legislative muster despite criticism
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Puerto Rico Seeks Lawyer Tax as Bankruptcy Fees Hit $228 Million
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‘Bottom-feeding’ hedge funds are big winners on Puerto Rico bonds
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After a suburban secession movement is defeated in Georgia, a community takes stock
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Oil/Gas:
US crude falls into bear market as growing oil output points to oversupply • Cramer predicts oil prices as low as $40 a barrel as US crude falls into bear market • The oil rout just became a bear market for U.S. crude • Oil prices fall into bear market on rising supply, economic concerns
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Lafayette-based PetroQuest Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Federal judge blocks long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline permit for environmental review • US judge halts construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline
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Feds arrest Uresti co-defendant Cain
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Healthcare:
MI: University Physician Group files for bankruptcy reorganization • Physician group with 873 employees files for bankruptcy • Wayne State University Physician Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization • University Physician Group seeks bankruptcy protection
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Promise Healthcare Files For Bankruptcy, Promises Improved Financial Health
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Houston co. acquires 6 Neighbors Emergency Centers out of bankruptcy court
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Midterms put the brakes on Republicans’ health-care agenda — so what’s next?
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Retailing:
This holiday season could seal Barnes & Noble's fate as the bookseller considers selling itself • WHSmith reportedly tried to buy Barnes & Noble. Why?
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The Next Eight Retailers Right Behind Sears
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Sears, in bankruptcy, is set to close 40 more stores • Sears creditors suggest Chairman Eddie Lampert structured deals to enrich himself • Will Sears honor your appliance warranty during its bankruptcy?
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Brick And Mortar Retail: A Case Study In Disruption Or A Self-Inflicted Wound?
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Black Friday is already here as retailers kick off holiday sales • Bankrupt Sears and Kmart are kicking off their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving and reminding customers that they are ‘open to serve them’
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Delaware judges grants and denies motions in Sprint, RadioShack suit
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Religion:
Bankruptcy may be the key to settling Guam church cases
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Biotech:
CRG's Exotic Loan Covenants Put Synergy On The Verge Of Bankruptcy
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Celebs:
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Autos:
Faraday Future says its main investor is ‘deliberately starving’ it into bankruptcy
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Musk Talks Ford Bankruptcy
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Former Tesla employee charged with embezzling $9.3 million from Elon Musk's company
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Personal Finance:
This is the problem with your frugal habits
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Don’t ever lend money to family and friends — it’s not worth it
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Fraud:
Lloyd Blankfein attended key meeting with 1MDB figures: report
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E-Cigs:
FDA to sharply curtail sales of flavored e-cigarettes in convenience stores
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Climate:
Fast-moving Northern California wildfire prompts more than 25,000 evacuations • 20,000 Acre Wildfire Destroys Paradise, CA. • Fleeing the California Wildfire on Foot
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Woolsey fire burns homes in Ventura County and grows to 8,000 acres; thousands are evacuated
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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 (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (20 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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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Reform:
“United States Bankruptcy Administration” — A 1970s Proposal With Scant Odds
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Executory Contracts:
Fifth Circuit Holds Asset Purchaser Unable To Acquire Rejected License Agreement
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Tech:
Yelp tanks more than 28% after announcing third quarter earnings
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Politics:
How Many Women Lawyers Were Elected in the Midterms? Quite a Few • How Did Big Law Veterans Fare in the Midterms? • Ballard Spahr Attorney Joins Wave of Women Headed to Congress
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Law Firms Predict Mixed Business Impacts From Election Outcome
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Trump's ominous loyalty demands
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and 12 others who made history in the midterm election
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House Probes Like ‘Nine-Alarm Fire,’ Law Firms Prep for Democrats
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“A wakeup call” for the Texas GOP’s hard right
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America's Suburbs are Moving Democratic
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Trump uses CNN's Jim Acosta to act on longtime fantasy against media • White House press secretary uses fake Infowars video to justify banning CNN reporter • Video of Acosta incident posted by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders contains extra frames • Fact-checking the misleading video Sarah Sanders tweeted
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Trump FactCheck: "In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents" •"This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962."
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Brian Kemp resigns as Georgia's secretary of state, AP reports
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Trump's Deutsche Bank ties just one of several issues for House, Rep. Waters says
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Bernie blames midterm losses in Florida and Georgia on white voters
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Chicago District: 26% Voted for the GOP Nazi
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Florida Readies for Massive Recount • Florida Governor's Race Recount Likely • Florida’s Rick Scott accuses ‘unethical liberals’ of trying to ‘steal this election’ • Fla. Gov. Accuses 2 Counties Of Meddling With Election Count
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AZ: Now Sinema Leads McSally for US Senate
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Gerrymandering: Republicans won 50.3 percent of NC’s votes for Congress. They took 10 of 13 seats.
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Democrats got millions more votes – so how did Republicans win the Senate?
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Democrat Governors Will Now Lead Most in US
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Partisan gerrymander in Maryland violates First Amendment right to political association, court says
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Former Congressman Steve Stockman Sent to Prison for 10 Years for Defrauding Charities
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UK:
Britain may soon have a bankrupt university
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Obesity could ‘bankrupt’ the NHS
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U.K. economy expands at fastest pace since 2016
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This Fund Is Waiting on the Sidelines for a Hard Brexit, Then a Slowdown
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Form v Function: Recharacterization of contracts in the UK and US
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PIIGS:
Proposals for Alitalia to be examined next week - source
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Italian Bonds Drop After Report EU Projects Breach of Debt Limit
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Monte dei Paschi posts 91 mln euro Q3 net profit, loses deposits
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Canada:
Supreme Court of Canada Allows Appeal in Canada v. Callidus Capital Corporation
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Port receivership just 'one of the steps' to concluding steel mill sale, mayor says • Lenders ask courts to force Port of Algoma into receivership
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Venezuela:
Venezuela's inflation rate just hit 830,000% — and it's going to keep rising
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Uganda:
URSB Calls for Tolerance in Insolvency Cases
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Turkey:
Overhauled Concordat Regime Opens A New Chapter for Turkish Bankruptcy Law
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Turkey among top 10 improvers in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking
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Philippines:
Philippine court orders arrest of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos for corruption
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China:
China consumer inflation ticked higher in October
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China's Xi tries to reassure the country's worried private companies
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These Chinese bondholders are being paid in ham instead of cash
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In China, response to pledged share meltdown stirs concern
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For China’s Bad Banks, the Future’s Worse
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China Banks Fall on Concern Loan Targets Are a Step Too Far
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China Has More Distressed Corporate Debt Than All of EM Combined
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Mozambique:
Mozambique wants to hold meeting of creditors of undeclared debts in 2019
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