October 2, 2018

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Law:

Baker McKenzie Again Tops Global Brand Rankings
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Law Firm Mergers Continue at Record Pace Through Third Quarter
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Women Are Getting Hung Up on Housework and Leaving Law Firms
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Delta's GC Advocates for Project-Based Billing
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Dechert's US Staffers to Share in New Parental Leave Policy
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Producers Air NY Times Gripe: Just Because David Boies Lost $5 Million In Weinstein Scandal, Why Call ‘The Upside’ A Flop Three Months Before Its Release?
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Texas Law Schools Ranked by Affordability
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Atty Fees Slashed By $22M In Wells Fargo Rest Break Row
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Fifth Circuit Reverses Part of Lawyer's Sanction Because It Would Force His Return to Law School
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PwC, Fragomen Leaders Discuss Why They Joined Forces
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All-women bankruptcy law firm hopes to change communities by empowering clients
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Big Law Leaders Say Stress Is Main Cause of Addiction and Mental Health Problems
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Does Age Affect Susceptibility to Bar Violations?
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As Trump focuses on Kavanaugh, Mueller's noose tightens around Russia Manafort meets with Mueller prosecutors What If The Constitutional Challenge to Mueller's Power Prevails? Mueller defends authority, hearkens back to Garfield administration Mueller's office cites Watergate precedent in defending special counsel's authority The Mueller investigation: Where it stands at the midterms Protect Mueller and Rosenstein. It's a 'Profiles in Courage' moment in American history.
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President Trump in February directed a legal effort to silence Stormy Daniels
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Cosby Loses Bid in Supreme Court to Stop California Defamation Case
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Weinstein Not Covered For Sex Abuse Suits, Travelers Says Dems to refer Ellison abuse allegation to law enforcement Donald Trump Jr. says #MeToo makes him scared for his sons
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Scammer Get Your Gun: Court To Let Securities Felon Carry
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Across the country, ICE faces heated backlash
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No Visas for Same Sex Partners of Diplomats
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Dozens of doctors tasked by the US government with screening immigrants have histories of abuse or crime — one doctor even tried to have a patient killed
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Trump Child Detention Crisis Getting Worse
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How one $19-million lottery winner went from Bentleys to bank robberies
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Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to starting wildfire in gender reveal gone wrong
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FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair in fortified home
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The Supreme Court will weigh whether a man can be executed for a crime he can't remember
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Judges:

BK CO: New attorney fee to fund pro se clinic
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The Judge Trusts Me! She’s Sustaining All My Objections!
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From 'He Is Innocent' to 'She Was Authentic,' Kavanaugh Hearings Divide Attorneys Yale Law School Dean Wants Judge Brett Kavanaugh To Be Investigated Harvard Law School Rocked by Kavanaugh Turmoil Kavanaugh Won't Teach at Harvard, After Student Protest Text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser's claim before it became public Text messages between Brett Kavanaugh and his classmates seem to contradict his Senate testimony Senate Leader Plans A Kavanaugh Vote This Week The FBI's investigation into Kavanaugh is far more constrained than previously known, and experts say 'it would be comical if it wasn't so important' New questions emerge over FBI investigation of Kavanaugh Democrats Denounce Limits on F.B.I.’s Kavanaugh Inquiry as a ‘Farce’ The FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh, explained by a former FBI agent Comey blasts Kavanaugh probe deadline, says FBI shouldn't have 'shot clock' Jeff Flake Calls for Real Probe of Kavanaugh Jeff Flake says it does no good to have an FBI investigation ‘that just gives more cover’ on Kavanaugh allegations The FBI’s limited investigation into the Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations, explained Trump says FBI investigation should be "comprehensive" GOP leaders pledge to give FBI latitude White House directs FBI to interview anyone necessary in Kavanaugh probe Trump: 'It wouldn't bother me at all' if the FBI interviews all three public Kavanaugh accusers Sources on Kavanaugh Allegations Can't Get Through to the FBI Trump Passes Buck To Senate For Restrictions On Kavanaugh Probe Matt Damon Rages As Brett Kavanaugh On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Kavanaugh accuser Swetnick alleges he was 'aggressive,' but latest interview raises new questions NBC News Sits Down With Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick But Can't Verify Claims Yale classmate to tell FBI of Brett Kavanaugh's 'violent drunken' behavior Rachel Mitchell says “reasonable prosecutor” wouldn’t bring a case against Kavanaugh — but it’s not a trial Prosecutor’s memo scrutinizes ‘inconsistencies’ in Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony This chart shows Senate Republicans were uninterested in the facts of the Kavanaugh allegations Susan Collins, one of the most important swing votes on Kavanaugh, explained Americans are divided over Ford and Kavanaugh, but not as much as you may think Grassley taunts Bernie Sanders in salty response to Kavanaugh probe letter Allies push for an aggressive offense even as some concede that confirmation to the Supreme Court is an uphill battle Jeff Flake enabled by retirement Without evidence, Trump suggests Feinstein leaked Ford letter Watch: Kate McKinnon’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Gins-burns” Kavanaugh on SNL 'Can you imagine what a mess I'd be?': Trump ruminates on alcohol abuse while expressing surprise about Kavanaugh's drinking revelations ‘I Have a Very Open Mind’ Kavanaugh was involved in bar brawl at Yale Brett Kavanaugh’s questionable definitions of “boof” and “Devil’s Triangle,” explained 6 weird moments from Trump’s comments about Kavanaugh during the USMCA press conference Kavanaugh's Yale classmate: Brett once started a fight that ended with our friend in jail
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Is The Supreme Court Facing A Legitimacy Crisis?
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How Much Politics in a Supreme Court Justice?
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A Quiet Docket May Be Just the Right Medicine for the Supreme Court Supreme Court starts new term shorthanded Justices Thomas and Ginsburg Now Flank Roberts on 8-Justice Bench A "view" from the courtroom: Opening with an empty spot on the bench
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W. Virginia Supreme Court Judge Apologizes
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How Partisan are America's Judges?
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John Ninfo: Fifty cents here and there can add up
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Wall Street:

US stock futures drop ahead of the open following Monday's rally
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Stocks close mostly higher on new U.S.-Canada NAFTA deal
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The average stock is overvalued somewhere between tremendously and enormously
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This bull market run has echoes of the late 1920s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Shiller says
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More money-losing companies than ever are going public, even compared with the dot-com bubble
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Layoffs:

Toys R Us owners to set up employee fund
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Humanoid construction robot installs drywall by itself
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Healthcare:

As Hospitals Close, Medicaid Expansion Rises In Deep South
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Officials seek solutions after Seton bankruptcy
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Sonoma West Medical Center files for liquidation bankruptcy
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California hospital operator enters bankruptcy after Anthem sues
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SWMC, Inc. files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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The Trump Administration's Squeeze On Affordable Health Insurance For 50- To 64-Year-Olds
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A Surgeon So Bad It Was Criminal
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New Health Care Policies Have Coverage Gaps
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ACA competition dwindles under Trump
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Conglomerates:

A startling stat reveals just how dire things have become at GE
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Here's what major Wall Street analysts think of General Electric's sudden CEO change Why GE removed John Flannery as CEO after little more than a year Ousted CEO John Flannery pays the price for taking out GE’s trash
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The problems at GE's troubled power unit can't be fixed quickly
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Pensions:

Will this lawsuit cause Kentucky’s state pension fund to collapse?
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Auto Racing:

13 Indian banks lost out about 40 mn pounds in Force India sale: bidder
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Revealed: The F1 Teams Fueled With $150 Million Of Government Money
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Lehman:

Not Too Big To Fail: Why Lehman Had to Go Bankrupt
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Furniture:

Will HHG brands return to former glory under new owners?
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Fraud:

September 2018 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Student Debt:

Million public servants counting on broken PSLF program
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Colleges Where Pell Grant Recipients Do Best and Worst at Paying Down Their Student Loans
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U.S. Student Debt Just Reached This Ugly Milestone
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Climate:

Climate Change is Now Inevitable
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Death toll from Indonesia earthquake surpasses 1,200 ‘Buried in Mud’: Death Hangs Over Palu After Quake, Tsunami
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Autos:

Cost to insure Tesla debt spikes to record high Musk Twitter Gaffe Shows Need For Stronger Board Oversight A $20 million SEC fine for Elon Musk is basically like a speeding ticket for the average American Tesla Mystery: All of Those Parked Cars
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Tesla Built 80,000 EVs in Last Quarter
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Advisers:

AlixPartners to Acquire Zolfo Cooper, Bolstering Turnaround & Restructuring Capacity
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CIFC Expands Distressed Debt Capabilities, Picks up Four Execs from Logen Asset Management
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Corporate Governance:

Elon Musk’s other legacy: Ushering in the death of the celebrity CEO SEC Suit Over Elon Musk's Tweets Sets an Example for Execs Online
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Personal Finance:

Mark Cuban: 'If you use a credit card, you don't want to be rich'
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Education:

This is the top college for salary, and it's not MIT, Harvard or Stanford
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Economy:

US Factory Activity Slows
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Recession risk is 'below average' for the next three years, Goldman says
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In FY 2018: Debt Up $1,271,158,167,127; Feds Borrowed $8,172 Per Every American With a Job
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Tax Cuts Provide Limited Boost to Workers’ Wages
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Trump's new trade deal with Canada and Mexico is winning early praise The US, Canada, and Mexico's new trade pact looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are the key differences between them Trump lashes out at 'babies' complaining about tariffs, which he says led to the massive new trade deal with Canada and Mexico Trump says he'll sign new U.S., Canada, Mexico trade deal by end of November Trump takes a victory lap on his NAFTA replacement deal with Mexico and Canada Tough-talking Trump scores what could be 'a real legacy piece' with new trade deal Donald Trump's obsession with renaming things Steve Bannon lauds Trump's new trade deal – and unleashes on Gary Cohn Factbox: Details of the new North America free trade deal NAFTA 2.0 Could Warp Auto Supply Chains How NAFTA 2.0 Will Shake Up Business NAFTA 2.0 will 'definitely' become a pivotal presidential election issue What's New In NAFTA Canadian dairy farmers fume new US trade deal too costly to industry How Trump's son-in-law helped a $1.2 trillion trade zone stay intact NAFTA 2.0: No Improvement, Damage is Slight Inside the New NAFTA Deal New NAFTA Avoids Disaster, but Falls Short The new North American trade deal, explained
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Defense Secretary James Mattis cancels trip to China as trade tensions get worse Chinese warship in 'unsafe' encounter with US destroyer, amid rising US-China tensions
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New NAFTA Clause Aimed at China Druckenmiller on Trump and Trade Trump Is Winning on Trade Trump's trade victories mean the White House can now 'focus all its ire on China' There'll be 'blood on the streets' until China and the US reach trade deal, Mark Mobius says U.S. believes it has the upper hand in China trade negotiations with NAFTA deal done
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The demise of world order
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Trump gave a wild revisionist history about one of the biggest mistakes of Great Depression-era tariffs
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Trump May End US Financial Hegemony
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American Dream Hard to Find in America
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We’re ‘only a few ticks away’ from reaching ‘DotCon stupidity,’ warns trader
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Pew: World View of US Sinks for Second Year World Trusts Xi and Putin Slightly More Than Trump
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Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
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Howard Marks on market cycles, pot, and why 2018 is like 2006
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Two Americas: The geographical wage gap has stopped closing
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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:

Where Did All the Homes Go? A Historic Shortage, and Cities It's Hitting Hardest
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BK CA CA: Four Judges Added to Court’s Loan Modification Management Pilot Program
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Bank of America says existing home sales have peaked
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Joint Tenancy – Special California Exception
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Serious Delinquency Rate on Single Family Mortgages Declined in August
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Federal judge approves Whitefield dam sale Federal bankruptcy judge rules Maine dam can be sold to property owners
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This One Mistake Is Costing Business Owners Millions
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SCOTUS Won't Hear Billionaire's Beach Case
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The fault lines in retail real estate
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Shady Real Estate Deals Plunge on New Regs
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Manhattan real estate is now in a year-long correction
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown
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'Playing with fire': PR Gov Rosselló expected to double endorse Nelson, Gillum
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Average Puerto Rican Student Missed 78 Days of School After Maria, Study Finds Puerto Rico's special ed students still haven't recovered from Hurricane Maria 1 year after hurricanes, senators call for hearing on health, education in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands Puerto Rico’s beleaguered public schools face controversial reform after Hurricane Maria
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FactCheck: California "is hemorrhaging population."
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Fastest Growing Cities in America in 2018
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Oil/Gas:

Updated Energy Bankruptcy Reports
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PetroQuest Energy, Inc. Extends Forbearance Agreements Lafayette's PetroQuest Energy gets additional extension on overdue debt payment
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U.S. oil benchmark marks highest settlement since November 2014 Oil starts the month sharply higher, with U.S. and global crude both eyeing 4-year highs U.S. oil trades flat as global benchmark retreats from 4-year high ahead of inventory report
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OPEC 'powerless to prevent' oil prices jumping toward $100 a barrel this year Ignore The Hype – Oil Prices Aren't Going Back To $100
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SEC sues Uresti, Bates for securities fraud
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Too much oil ? Texas boom outpaces supply, transport networks
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Carmakers brace for shocks as electrified future looms
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Retailing:

The Retail Lesson Of The Last Decade: Disrupt Or Be Disrupted
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Apple devices could make this a lackluster holiday season for the jewelry sector
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Toys 'R' Us liquidation will have minimal impact on the holiday season: NPD
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Toys 'R' Us IP Auction Canceled: Will the Toy Industry Support a Revived TRU Run by Lenders who Liquidated the Original Company?
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Toys R Us owners set aside millions of dollars for laid-off workers after bankruptcy
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Sears Holdings: Thoughts For ESL And The Board
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Whole Food Workers Fear Amazon's Changes
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Dead Macy's, Sears, and JCPenney stores are giving way to a new trend in shopping - here's what's replacing them
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Travel:

Meet the travelers who never pay checked baggage fees
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FAA rules on airplane seat size may not create more leg room
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Aviation:

Dear Passengers Low-cost carrier Primera Air is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy — here's my experience with one of their canceled flights and my attempts to contact them about the $1,400 they owe me Primera Air to cease operation shortly after starting flights from Dulles European discount airline Primera Air shuts down Budget airline Primera Air to cease operations Low-cost airline Primera Air is filing for bankruptcy, and ticketholders have limited options Primera Air Will Stop Flying Passengers, File for Bankruptcy Primera Air: Thousands left stranded as another airline fails 'NO BLANKET, NO FOOD' Stranded Primera Air passengers sleeping on airport floors as airline goes bust Tourists blast 'pathetic' airline, as hundreds of holidaymakers left stranded around the world Primera Air: Essential advice for travelers after low-cost carrier goes bust Passengers slam lack of communication from collapsed Primera Air Press Release
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The biggest airline failures of all time, from Trump Shuttle to Laker Airways
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Movies:

MoviePass to former subscribers: “Opt out” of a new plan, or get charged
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Celebs:

Teresa Giudice is ‘never’ divorcing Joe, says lawyer
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Lindsay Lohan’s mom, Dina, files for bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Red Restaurant Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Sweetcatch Poke Files for Bankruptcy Protection After Facing Eviction
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US restaurant Taylor Gourmet files Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection
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Moxie owner files for bankruptcy
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Complaints filed against Spiech Farms, Sunrise for PACA debts
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The Many Reasons Breweries Have to Close
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Papa John Gets His Day in Court
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Chicago grocery chain Treasure Island Foods to shut down after 55 years
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Hotels:

Feds sue owner of twice-bankrupt Raleigh hotel
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Mayton Inn owners say bankruptcy not the end. ‘We’re not closed.’
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Retailing:

Brookstone to remain going concern under bankruptcy deal with N.Y. firm
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Electricity:

Consumer advocate fights FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy
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Politics:

Kavanaugh-Ford hearing spurred more division: poll Kavanaugh Battle Expands Historic Gender Gap Before Election
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Trump prophecy: A fast-growing Christian movement believes that his election was part of God’s plan, opponents "servants of Satan"
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Trump claims he saw an unidentified Democratic senator in 'somewhat compromising' situations
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The head-spinning health care dispute in the Missouri Senate race, explained
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Trump To Female Reporter: ‘I Know You’re Not Thinking, You Never Do’
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Can Beto O'Rourke awaken Texas' Latino vote? His bid to turn the state purple depends on it Texas governor calls Beto O'Rourke 'cult-like' figure
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North, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
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Nunes Farm Moved to Iowa, Hires Illegals
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The Trump way often works
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The blue wave is growing Cruz Forced Into Toss-Up by El Paso Liberal in Deep Red Texas Beto Has to Apologize for Sexist Comments Like Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke had a fiery, charismatic father. The similarities end there.
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D.C. restaurant hires guards after anti-Kavanaugh crowd harasses Ted Cruz and wife
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How Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Get Rich Off His Presidency
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge funds in the business of breaking up deals see big payoff, study finds
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Houston energy bankruptcy filings decrease in third quarter
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Bankruptcy Law Firms Q3 2018 Power Rankings Financial Advisers PR Firms Restructuring Advisers Claims Agents Canada Law Firms Canada Monitors
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Taking on the Ugliest Trend in Retirement
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Report: Mixed Bankruptcy Picture for Retail, Improvement for Energy
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BK ME: Updated Filing Statistics
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Discharge:

Beware of Broad Release Language in Confirmation Plan
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UST:

Lawmaker Questions Watchdog’s Ability to Monitor Bankruptcy Disclosures
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Arbitration:

Bankruptcy Court Finds Arbitration Clause in Consumer Loan Contract to be Sufficient Cause to Grant Relief from Automatic Stay
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Avoidance Actions:

Service of Process. Default Judgment. District court enters default judgment after Hong Kong-based defendants were served with papers personally
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Personal Bankruptcy:

Stigma Surrounding Personal Bankruptcy?
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Hearing On The Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017
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Sales:

Third Circuit Upholds Bankruptcy Court’s Reconsideration Order Described by Dissent as “Troubling – If Not Dangerous – Precedent”
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Native Americans:

Beyond the Bankruptcy Code: A New Statutory Bankruptcy Regime for Tribal Debtors
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Mass Torts:

Bestwall counters charge its asbestos-driven bankruptcy is a sham
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Executory Contracts:

A New Approach to Executory Contracts
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Transit:

The many, many controversies over grooming on the subway and the bus, explained
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Waste:

Waste management company Simple ESG files for bankruptcy
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Religion:

Church Abuse Film Sets Box Office Record
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Musical Instruments:

Guitar maker Gibson readies for hearing on plan to exit bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:

How Leveraged Loans Are (and Aren’t) Like Junk Bonds
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Forest Products:

Maine’s Mill Towns Search for New Life
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UK:

Interpreting the UK's new insolvency reforms with Freshfields
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CBL Insurance latest – deal between interim liquidators and creditor dismissed
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More construction firms are entering insolvency since Carillion's collapse Insolvencies in UK building firms rise 20% after Carillion collapse
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Move by Chancellor, that will see 168 councils receiving zero grant money, will send many "over the edge"
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Over 100 jobs at risk as Moray Council look to implement severe budget cuts
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HMRC 'breached human rights' in tax avoidance crackdown, campaigners claim
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PIIGS:

Fears of clash between EU and Italy renews selling in Italian government bonds
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Greece Unveils 2019 Draft Budget, Hoping to Avoid Pension Cuts
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Greece tests creditors and the markets with its 2019 budget Centeno says Greece must not alienate creditors, suggests budget cuts are strictly fiscal measures
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Canada:

Canada: Dairy Farmers Fear for the Worst
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China:

China's health care crisis: Lines before dawn, violence against doctors and 'no trust'
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Latin America:

LatAm Deep Dive
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India:

Ailing Air India likely to get four-point bailout package Air India crisis sale: 14 properties, 6 cities, debt-laden national airline seeks bids to raise Rs 250 crore
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IL&FS row: Jaitley desperate to cover up govt 'thievery', alleges Congress Arun Jaitley Coins New Insult For Congress, Blames It For IL&FS Crisis
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India’s Coal Glut Leaves Producers Teetering on Bankruptcy
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: What's all the noise about?
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Jaitley defends loan write-offs, says they don't lead to waiver
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India Dodges a Lehman Moment. That Was the Easy Part
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Pakistan:

Minister vows drastic steps to save ‘insolvent’ institutions
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Turkey:

Over 3000 Turkish companies apply for bankruptcy protection
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Singapore:

Transplanting Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code Into Singapore’s Restructuring and Insolvency Laws: Opportunities and Challenges
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The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill has passed into law
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Dennis Tan on Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill Patrick Tay on Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill Edwin Tong addresses issues raised on Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill Murali Pillai on Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill Christopher De Souza on Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill
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MENA:

UAE's GEM working with Perella Weinberg Partners on debt restructuring
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Czech Republic:

Chamber questions need for new debt relief proposals
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Sri Lanka:

Fitch Ratings maintains negative outlook for Sri Lanka banks
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New Zealand:

Court rejects proposed deal for CBL Insurance to pay its largest creditor nearly all its cash for it to write off its liabilities
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Mainzeal creditors could have been $40m better off, forensic accountant says
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Director named and shamed on billboards
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Japan:

Turnarounds In Japan
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Venezuela:

Venezuela's Crisis Imperils Citgo, Its American 'Cash Cow'
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Australia:

Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Act 2018
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South Arica:

South African Airways says 'we’re not bankrupt'
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Malaysia:

Malaysia’s priority to solve debt problem Mahathir
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