January 30, 2019

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Law:

Holland & Knight Adds Two Bankruptcy Partners in Chicago; Names New Office Head
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More Plaintiffs Added To Astonishing Pregnancy And Gender Discrimination Case Against MoFo Morrison & Foerster - Is Maternity Leave Career Suicide?
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Record Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Reached For Susman Godfrey Partner’s Traumatic Brain Injury
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The Partner Departures At This Biglaw Firm Are Really Piling Up
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Mental health chief calls on firms to 'stamp out' bullying and harassment
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Minority Women Are More Ambitious. Why Aren't They Getting Ahead?
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Survey: Alternative fee arrangements still on the rise
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Think There Are Too Many Lawyers In This Country? Blame This Biglaw Firm
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ABA Techshow to delve into ‘future proofing’ law practices
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Law Professors And The ‘Party’
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ABA Rejects Controversial Rule on Law Schools, Bar Passage
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Legal Industry Standards Group Sets Out to Tame Pricing Confusion
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Roger Stone's Florida Legal Team Didn't Exactly Get Off to a Great Start in DC
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Apple increased the price for its newest MacBook Air by $200 — but I still think it's worth the money
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Should Clients Do More to Force Law Firms to Innovate?
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Internet Thieves Are Attacking Law Firms; Here's Our Story
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Junior lawyer disbarred for fare dodging
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How not to get a training contract at Alan & Ovary, Freshfields Brickhouse Deringer and Shirley & Herman
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Roger Stone pleads not guilty to 7 counts of obstruction, false statements, and witness tampering Roger Stone Dared Robert Mueller To Arrest Him, Probably Didn’t Think It Would Actually Happen Michael Cohen gears up to testify to 3 congressional committees before reporting to prison Acting AG Confused About Mueller Probe Retired CIA Chief of Russia Operations: 'Focus on Manafort-Deripaska,' it’s 'Essentially a Trump-Putin Connection' Mueller Indictment's Movie Reference Shows That Roger Stone is No 'Godfather' Federal Judge Orders Roger Stone to Fulfill Several Obligations if He Wants to Avoid Paul Manafort’s Fate Roger Stone Created Legal Defense Fund the Day After Alleged False Statements to Congress Judge T.S. Ellis Cancels Expedited Manafort Sentencing Until Dispute Over ‘Lies’ to Mueller Is Resolved
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Bill Barr’s confirmation vote gets postponed by one week amid Democratic opposition
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'Empire' star Jussie Smollett attacked in possible hate crime Star Recovering from Homophobic Attack, Chemical Substance Used Noose Placed Around Neck
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ABA House passes resolutions opposing legal discrimination against the LGBT community
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ABA House urges legal employers not to require mandatory arbitration in an expanded variety of claims
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FBI unable to determine Vegas shooter's motive beyond death, infamy
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Illegal Migrant Crossings Surge in Remote New Mexico Desert The Pentagon is sending thousands more troops to the US-Mexico border, and it could cost taxpayers $550 million
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GOP congressman plans legislation to stop lawmakers accused of misconduct from misusing taxpayer funds
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Former prosecutor who stole colleague’s underpants gets indefinite suspension
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Fugitive firm partner sentenced for $1.9M real estate fraud scheme perpetrated under fake identity
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ABA urges Supreme Court to review constitutionality of fixed-bail system
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Infamous Covington High School Student Lawyers Up, Gets Ready To Pursue Defamation Claims
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All US Extremist Killings Tied to Right Wing
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Israel leader scorned for wooing Holocaust-distorting allies
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Smile, You’re On Candid Camera
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The prosecution in 'El Chapo' Guzman's trial took 11 weeks — the defense took 30 minutes
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Judge Tells Notorious Serial Killer He Would’ve Been A ‘Good Lawyer’
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Netflix Begs Users to Stop Calling Serial Killer Ted Bundy 'Hot'
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New York Woman Sues Hospital After Terminating Life Support on A Stranger
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Judges:

Judiciary Operations Continue After Funding Extension Is Enacted
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Are courts back to business as usual with temporary end to government shutdown?
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BK CD IL: Closed For Weather On 1/30
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BK ED MI: Open On 1/30
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BK WD MI: Notice of Closing Due to Inclement Weather
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BK WD NY (Buffalo) Closed For Weather
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BK ED WI: Closed For Weather
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BK WD WI (Eau Claire) Closed For Weather
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Cruising Down Memory Lane And Back To The Future With The Honorable H. Christopher Mott
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Profile of the Honorable Judge Eduardo V. Rodriguez, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
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Wall Street:

U.S. stocks point to gains following Apple’s results and as a Fed policy update looms Dow set to jump more than 250 points, boosted by Boeing and Apple earnings
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Stocks close mixed on earnings, trade concerns
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Apple's Big Stock Selloff Is a Sign of Things to Come
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Bond king Gundlach says Wall Street should heed this reading as ‘most recessionary signal at present’
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Layoffs:

Sam Kane's Corpus Christi beef plant to be auctioned off, employees furloughed
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Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh fired over wage strikes
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Houzz Lay Off 180
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Things Remembered could lay off workers at Ohio HQ
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Politics:

Howard Schultz blasts progressive proposals from Harris, Warren Checking Howard Schultz's claim that 40 percent of Americans don't have $400 in the bank Howard Schultz: America doesn’t want ideas like Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% marginal tax targeting the rich Howard Schultz’s presidential dream crushed by Paul Krugman in devastating ‘nobody wants him’ tweetstorm Democratic megadonor Haim Saban thinks fellow billionaire Howard Schultz would guarantee Trump a second term if he ran as an independent Livid liberals try to bully Schultz out of 2020 Former Starbucks CEO has spent months researching a presidential bid Should Howard Schultz Run? History's Lessons on Independent Candidates Howard Schultz's Venti-Sized Disaster
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Kamala Harris breaks record for most-watched single-candidate town hall
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Poll: Fifty-Six Percent of Voters Say They Will Definitely Not Vote For Trump
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U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Contradict Trump on North Korea and Iran Intelligence chiefs say ISIS is still active around the world The Threat That the US Can't Ignore: Itself
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Trump involved in every tweet on personal account and fires them off 'at all hours,' ex-White House aide says in new book Bannon was 'thrilled' with Trump's Charlottesville response as staff panicked, ex-Trump aide Cliff Sims says in new book
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Steve Bannon Hated His Time Working for Donald Trump
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Trump loves to give White House tours in which he incorrectly claims that Obama would spend the whole day watching basketball
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Cornyn Worried Trump May Lose Texas
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Trump is slammed by his biggest media supporters after reopening government without wall money
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Threats to US Up as Trump Pushes Allies Away
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Trump, Putin Met Again in Secret
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Former Republican senator Jeff Flake has decided he's not going to challenge Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020
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Trump country faces worst long-term climate change How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing
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GOP leader: Border deal may not include the word ‘wall’ Inside Kushner’s immigration plans
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Stacey Abrams to deliver Democratic response to State of the Union
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House Dems request documents on decision to ease sanctions for Russian oligarch
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Hillary Clinton is not running for president in 2020, former campaign chairman says
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Texas quietly informs counties that some of the 95,000 voters flagged for citizenship review don't belong on the list
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Trump's company to tighten screenings after report on undocumented workers
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Some GOP Lawmakers are Switching Parties
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Healthcare:

ME: Lincoln hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Penobscot Valley Hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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CA: Lawyers argue Northcraft's 'prejudice' toward Benzeevi led to hospital money woes
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Judge rejects attorney general’s attempt to block sale of O’Connor and St. Louise Hospitals
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Gilroy switches stance, supports sale of St. Louise
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Sale or foreclosure are possible for Bellevue nursing-care facilities
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ER doctors agree it’s time to tackle surprise emergency room bills
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Obamacare helps save low-income people from losing their homes, study shows
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Experts Sound Alert on Measles
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Michael Bloomberg: Medicare-for-all 'would bankrupt us for a very long time'
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Kamala Harris on Private Health Insurance Market: "Eliminate All Of That," "Let's Move On"
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'Health Care for All' collides with hospitals bleeding cash
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Democratic candidates face political risks when pressed on health care specifics
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Taken for a ride: Your medical emergency could end in bankruptcy
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Climate:

Climate change just claimed its first bankruptcy — PG&E succumbs
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‘It Is Getting Cold, Fast’: Thousands In Twin Cities Lost Power In Dangerous Cold Polar vortex preys upon the Midwest with coldest air in a generation Wind Chill: -75 F
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Trump used the polar vortex to mock global warming. This map shows how wrong he is Trump Again Wrongly Suggests That Cold Weather Disproves Climate Change
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Senate Democrats Seek Better Oversight of Financial Sector’s Climate Risks
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The Very High Costs of Climate Risk
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How long you can stay in extremely cold temperatures before getting frostbite
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Economy:

U.S. jobless claims dropped to lowest in 50 years
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Fed to stress patience and that means no interest-rate move until at least June Federal Reserve Likely to Hold Rates Steady Fed is likely to hold rates steady as it navigates data blind spots Jerome Powell's obsession with inflation and economic growth
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Plain-Spoken Fed Chairman Sometimes Leaves Markets Confused
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Federal Reserve Holdings by Asset Type Since 2008
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Household Debt Overhang and Unemployment
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Recession odds spike to their highest in three years: CNBC survey Bond King Jeffrey Gundlach says we just got ‘the most recessionary signal’ yet
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More cracks are appearing in the market for loans that helped cause the financial crisis
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Consumer confidence falls to 18-month low due to government shutdown
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2019 Deficit to Hit $897 Billion Deficit Rising, but Won’t Hit $1 Trillion Until 2022, CBO Projects Debtor Nation: Treasury Quietly Adds Another $1 Trillion In Debt
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Surge in ’BBB’ U.S. Corporate Debt May Not Yield More Fallen Angels - Fitch
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Trump says 'wall' must be part of lawmakers' border deal The government shutdown postponed the government's investigation of 22 major transportation accidents that killed 30 people The Cost of the Shutdown Here’s how the shutdown affected President Trump’s approval ratings McConnell Open to No Shutdown Legislation Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers are looking for ways to prevent future government shutdowns Shutdown Compounds Woes for Immigration System Southwest paid for FAA inspector during shutdown How the 2019 shutdown stacks up on unemployment claims
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Huawei is accused of attempting to copycat a T-Mobile robot, and the charges read like a comical spy movie The Huawei charges are tangled up with U.S.-China trade talks U.S. formally requests extradition of Huawei exec from Canada Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges Trump heads for incredibly awkward face-to-face trade war talks with China after it accused him of 'hysterically persecuting' Huawei Harley-Davidson says tariffs just took a big bite out of profitability Harley-Davidson was hurt more by recalls than tariffs Harley’s tariff woes are more sidecar than engine Phillips Shifts Production Due to Trade Wars Warnings on Global Trade Cycle As China Trade Talks Begin, Trump Faces Pressure to Make a Deal US and China face deep trade, IP differences in today’s high-level talks
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Millennials have been called the 'brokest' and the 'richest' generation, and experts say both of those are true
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Top 10 States for Millionaires Per Capita
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Now the GOP Wants to End Estate Taxes
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More On Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Billionaires don’t like Elizabeth Warren’s plan to raise taxes on billionaires Democrats are going after the wealthy and ‘I am fearful,’ says former Rep. Hensarling Soaking The Rich? It Could Backfire For Progressives
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Foxconn Conned Wisconsin
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U.S. Jumps Six Spots in Global Corruption Ranking UK slips in anti-corruption rankings
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Who Is The Richest Family In The World? Who Is The Richest Family In The World?
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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:

Home price growth skids to a 4-year low, Case-Shiller says Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 5.2% year-over-year in November Update: A few comments on the Seasonal Pattern for House Prices
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Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio in November
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Drop in mortgage applications proves just how rate-sensitive today’s borrowers are
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Cooling Housing Market Prompts Closer Scrutiny of Some Lenders
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CMBS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 2018
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Why echoes of the 2006 crisis are haunting the housing market
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Many NYC penthouses aren't selling, so real estate companies are chopping them up into multiple smaller apartments to get them off the market
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MO: Bankruptcy Case Dismissed for 417 Rentals;Tenants Facing Possible Eviction
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AZ: Bankruptcy court ruling opens land near Desert Ridge for development
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11-year battle over former PTL tower in Fort Mill nowhere near resolution, thwarting redevelopment plans
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How Schools are Fueling White Flight
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As Fannie-Freddie reform gets underway, here are the three big questions for the housing market Trump Won’t Act Alone to Get Fannie, Freddie Out of Government Control
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New York using $9 million from RBS settlement to fight zombie homes
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These are the best markets for first-time homebuyers
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Municipalities:

Judge will hear Paul Hastings motion to compel Puerto Rico to pay its legal fees
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How a cockfighting ban could affect Puerto Rico's struggling economy
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Puerto Rican Bonds Power Hedge Fund Whitebox Advisors’ 2018 Gains
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L.A. teachers contract criticized by county for increasing LAUSD's financial risks L.A. teachers' contract in jeopardy amid worries about LAUSD's deteriorating finances
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New York Post: NYC is the most financially distressed city in the nation
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Oil/Gas:

US Gasoline Consumption is Stalling
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Shale Gas Majors Succumb To Wall Street Pressure
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Travel:

Over 1,500 flights canceled as winter weather wreaks havoc on US's busiest airports 450 Flights at Chicago Canceled on Storm
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Robot Valet for Cars Coming to Airports
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7 super-comfortable, go-to 'travel uniforms' we swear by for planes and trains
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Corporate Reform:

Lobbyists are already mounting an opposition strategy to Democrats’ anti-corruption bill
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Celebs:

Tori Spelling Owes American Express More Than $88K
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Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid's modeling agencies can be subpoenaed over Fyre Festival
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Crypto:

Crime still plagues cryptocurrencies as $1.7 billion was stolen from investors last year
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Retailing:

Sears creditors want liquidation despite CEO’s bid: Decision coming Friday
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Lampert's bid for Sears 'strains credulity' and is a 'Hail Mary,' say creditors
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Sears Bankruptcy Update: Are Employee Pension Plans Safe?
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Sears Lost Millions Over the Holiday Season
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Landlords Relish—or Fear—J.C. Penney Store Closings
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GameStop says it’s no longer for sale, stock promptly plummets GameStop drops sale search amid struggles to find a buyer
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Freight:

IPS Worldwide Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Pharma:

Cummings, Grassley vow to combat rising drug prices in dueling hearings
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Congress shows its hand on drug prices
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Awards:

Weil Named 2018 Bankruptcy Practice Group of the Year
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

IL: Man pleads guilty to falsifying record in a bankruptcy proceeding
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Food/Beverage:

After Gigi's Cupcakes filed for Chapter 11, holding company filed for bankruptcy, too
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Fraud:

Ninth Circuit Allows Recovery Of Investor Referral Fees Paid In $120 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Autos:

Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Restructuring Risks Facing the Auto Industry in 2019
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Ghosn Blames ‘Plot and Treason’ for Charges Against Him Ghosn says arrest due to plot within Nissan
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Is Tesla Still Headed For Bankruptcy?
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Guns:

U.S. gun sales down 6.1 percent in 2018, extending 'Trump slump'
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Coal:

Colstrip owners worry that Westmoreland bankruptcy could accelerate coal plant closure
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Personal Finance:

Stop celebrating your tax refund — it’s a 0% loan to the government
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The big thing everyone should think about before retiring — but almost no one does
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Don’t miss out on these tax deductions from your business credit card
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Student Debt:

These 3 colleges have new ideas to help reduce student loans
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Festivals:

Dumpster Fyre of Advertising Issues
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Maritime:

Croatia’s troubled shipbuilder gets bids
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Marijuana:

Cannabis greenhouse developer files bankruptcy
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Baltimore will stop prosecuting marijuana possession cases
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The Stigma On Cannabis
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Tech:

Apple tops lowered expectations but warns sales will fall further
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

PG&E Ranks as the 6th Largest Corporate Bankruptcy Filing (by Assets)
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Bankruptcy Filings Fall 2 Percent
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BK SD MS: Updated Filing Statistics
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Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, District, and County
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Executory Contracts:

A Little Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing: The Texas Supreme Court's Examination of Executory Contracts and Disclosure in Noble
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Litigation:

In Latest Expansion, Bentham IMF Adds Ex-Kirkland, Sidley Partners in NY
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NERA Economic Consulting: Securities Suit Filings at Highest Level in Years
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Mediation:

Mediation Confidentiality: Defenses Raised and Rejected
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Make-Whole:

Fifth Circuit Suggests Claims for Make-Whole Amounts Should Be Disallowed
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Priorities:

In the Land of Structured Dismissals, the Code's Priority Scheme is Still King: The Supreme Court Resolves the Circuit Split in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.
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Discharge:

Navigating the Maze of Servicing Discharged Debt
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PACA:

Second Circuit Rejects Setoff Between PACA Merchants in Bankruptcy Cases
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Electricity:

Bankrupted by deadly wildfires, PG&E vows to keep the lights on PG&E files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Pacific Gas & Electric Bankruptcy — The Shoe Finally Falls Energy Provider PG&E Files for Bankruptcy, the Last Gasp of Its Incredible Fall
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PG&E Bankruptcy Is Deja Vu for Judge Who Handled 2001 Filing
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Bankruptcy Judge Schedules Thursday Hearing On 17 PG&E Motions
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Bankruptcy Judge May Throw Out Current Chapter 11 Filing
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PG&E Valuation: Doing The Math
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‘We have been shorted.’ Why wildfire survivors are furious about PG&E’s bankruptcy filing
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AlixPartners MD Tapped as Restructuring Chief in PG&E Bankruptcy
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PG&E Could Put Power Lines Underground, But It's Very Expensive
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Will Bankruptcy Stay Criminal Proceedings For PG&E?
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PG&E Bankruptcy Hits Green Energy Suppliers
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PG&E takes pre-emptive bankruptcy to a new level
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California power market not impacted by PG&E bankruptcy: grid operator
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Who Wins and Who Loses From PG&E's Bankruptcy
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Patterson On PG&E Bankruptcy: “Our Rates Are Going To Go Up”
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PG&E Had Rescue Options. Here's Why It Chose Bankruptcy Instead
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PG&E CEO: Bankruptcy filing 'bound to bring surprises' for company
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PG&E soars 17% despite bankruptcy filing, uncertainty about Camp Fire PG&E Filed For Bankruptcy. Here’s Why Its Stock Is Rising Shareholder Value Could Still Exist at PG&E PG&E's Management Seems To Think The Stock Is Worth $0.00
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Bankrupt PG&E Seeks to Pay Out $130 Million in 2018 Bonuses Utility seeks to pay $130 million in bonuses, void green energy contracts
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PG&E's Ch. 11 Brings Rift With FERC Over Power Deals FERC Issues Order Protecting Its Jurisdiction Over Wholesale Power Agreements of Bankrupt Utility
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Wildfires Drove PG&E to Bankruptcy, Where Utility Must Change to Survive
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PG&E files for bankruptcy. That likely means higher electricity prices
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PG&E Estimates More Than $50B In Liability, Says It Will Keep Operating
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PG&E's bankruptcy by the numbers
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California politicians frustrated by PG&E bankruptcy Fresno Assemblyman predicts PG&E's bankruptcy case could take 3 years Once Powerful PG&E Has Few Friends Left in California Capital
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PG&E's bankruptcy offers a chance to clean a very dirty house
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California’s Largest Utility Says It Is Bankrupt. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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Skepticism surrounds PG&E bankruptcy
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San Francisco Supe Calls For Public Power Amid PG&E Bankruptcy SF takeover of PG&E would make things worse
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There Are Tricky Utility Deals, and Then There's Bankrupt PG&E
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PG&E puts charitable giving program on hold amid bankruptcy
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What PG&E’s bankruptcy could mean for its 24,000 employees
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PG&E bankruptcy turns into double whammy for wildfire victims Ch. 11 Filing Gives PG&E Chance To Douse Future Fire Claims Wildfire Victim: PG&E Filing to Delay Lawsuit
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The big problem this bankruptcy won’t solve for PG&E
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Investors Ignored This Risk in PG&E
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Hedge funds have lost hundreds of millions on PG&E stock bets
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PG&E And The Lost Safety Of Utilities
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Carbajal requests information from NRC following PG&E bankruptcy announcement
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PG&E Bust: Here's What California's Elected Leaders Have To Say
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As PG&E Goes Bankrupt, Here Are the Tech Giants That Buy From It
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Federal judge should appoint a receiver to take over PG&E
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From downtown Chicago to the Mojave: A bankruptcy hits Exelon’s desert solar farm
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Obits:

Albert J. Dunlap, corporate turnaround specialist accused of fraud, dies at 81
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UK:

UK watchdog investigates defunct Premier FX in hunt for cash
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Brexit prompts thousands of British Jews to apply for German citizenship, which the Nazis stripped from their ancestors
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A lawyer’s guide to advising clients in the event of a no deal Brexit British pound drops after lawmakers vote on Brexit amendments Ireland ready to tap range of emergency aid in no-deal Brexit: PM Britain’s Theresa May Seeks to Renegotiate Brexit Deal May wins vote to tweak Brexit agreement, but EU rules out changes Brexit vote summary: 7 key moments on amendments night and what they mean EU: No  More Changes to Brexit Deal May Goes Back to Brussels, but They're Done Brexit: Firms speeding up no-deal plans, says CBI
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U.K. Lending Slows as Brexit Uncertainty Hangs Over Outlook
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Britain's banks face funding crunch as Brexit looms
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U.K. Consumer Confidence at Almost Six-Year Low
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College insolvency regime: 7 things we learned from DfE’s new guidance
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Personal insolvencies hit seven-year high as lenders tighten credit standards leading to people 'running out of road'
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The collapse of Carillion a year on: the verdict
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EU:

Oldest Casino in Europe Closes Its Doors ‘Europe’s Oldest Casino’ Closure Plunges Historic Italian Enclave into Dire Straits
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Canada:

Bankrupt energy companies await key Supreme Court ruling on old oil wells
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Resource Capital Gold Corp Announces Filing For Stay Of Proceedings On Creditors
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India:

India’s opposition leader just endorsed a basic income for poor people
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Debt-laden Jet Air may get respite as creditors set to get stake Debt laden Jet Airways grounds 3 Boeing planes due to lease rental non payment
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Venezuela:

On the Attachability of Blocked Venezuelan Assets
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The Woes of PDVSA Debt Holders PDVSA Bond Traders Ensnared as U.S. Trade Ban Threatens Default
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Krugman: The Venezuela Calumny
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Venezuelan regime moves to ban opposition leader from leaving country
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Investors say banks have halted PDVSA trading after U.S. sanctions
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The US-Russia battle for influence over Venezuela is reminding people of Syria
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US Yanks Bank Assets from Venezuela
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China:

The Great Chinese Bank Bailout
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2 startling stats on China's retreat from the West
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France:

French Economy Shows Wear From ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
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Australia:

Australia's retail industry is struggling but Canberra is offering a glimmer of hope
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Due diligence still a must despite Australian bankruptcy rate hitting 23-year low
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