July 29, 2019

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Law:

After a string of departures, LeClairRyan considers the next steps Name Partner Bolts From Struggling Biglaw Firm
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LeClairRyan, ULX Partners Sued for Gender Pay Bias
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A Guide for New Attorneys to Decipher Obvious, Vague Advice
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American Lawyer Wonders Why More Men Don’t Take Paternity Leave Days After Advising Lawyers Not To Take Parental Leave
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Bar Exam Leak! Massive Screwup Just Days Before The California Bar Exam California Bar 'Inadvertently' Reveals Essay Topics Days Before Exam California's leak of bar exam topics should have little if any impact on likelihood of passing
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US firm in merger talks with Allen & Overy denies authorizing bid to get evidence of its Trump support erased from Wikipedia
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Rapid Approval Of Western State College Of Law Sale Is Sought
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Major Change For Yale Law School Admissions
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Why My Kids Don’t Want To Be Lawyers
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Law firm leaders look for these 4 traits in partners
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Private equity and the rapid pace of change in legal technology
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Lawyer suspended for disclosing client info in ‘vindictive’ bid to collect fees
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‘Can We Effectively Advance Diversity And Inclusion Efforts In Today’s Political Climate?’
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Firm Sues Former Marketing Director, Alleging She Kept Client Contact Info
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Famed Conservative Lawyer Facing Ethics Charges In Absolutely Bonkers Fact Pattern
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A red state is plastering 'In God We Trust' on the walls of public schools. It's mandatory.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Alleged Stalker Sentenced to Jail
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Prosecutors in Roger Stone Case Submit Motion to Play ‘Godfather Part II’ Clip During Trial
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FactCheck: Twisting Mueller's Words Mueller Supporter Says It's Fine Special Counsel Didn't Know Every Detail of Investigation Alan Dershowitz: ‘Exoneration Is For God and Historians,’ Not Robert Mueller Mueller's team told Congress his acuity was not an issue. Some lawmakers privately worry it was The Media Tires of Russiagate Democrats seek Mueller's grand jury material, sidestepping impeachment debate How Robert Mueller shielded Trump's budget deal Mueller got more social media buzz than "Game of Thrones"
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Giuliani Accused of Hiding Finances Through Work With Trump
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Report: Jeffrey Epstein Saved by Ex-Cop Cellmate Charged with Quadruple Murder David Boies Is Not Finished with Jeffrey Epstein The Talented Mr. Epstein Arden: Jeffrey Epstein Assaulted Me Judge OKs Keeping Epstein Docs Secret Prosecutors Take Major Step to Corroborate Jeffrey Epstein Victims’ Accounts of ‘Lolita Express’ ‘Little Girl, You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into’: State Sen Reportedly Threatened Over Epstein Investigation Others Investigated in Jeffrey Epstein Case How Victoria’s Secret head Les Wexner went from small-town Ohio shopkeeper to facing scrutiny for his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Used Victoria’s Secret Billionaire for Access to Women Investigators are reportedly probing close Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's mysterious ocean non-profit When Epstein Was Cosmo’s Bachelor of the Month Jeffrey Epstein and the doomed dome The Jeffrey Epstein guide to cutting your tax bill by 90pc
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Aaron Hernandez’s Estate Reaches Settlement with Families of 2012 Double Homicide Victims
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Congressman: Gays are Worthy of Death
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A tiny Texas town finds itself on the front lines of the abortion wars
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Trump administration signs agreement with Guatemala to restrict asylum cases A controversial deal between US and Guatemala could reshape the asylum process Guatemala's migrant pact with the US threatens to unleash a political crisis In a victory for Trump, the Supreme Court frees up $2.5 billion for the border wall Supreme Court Clears Trump to Build 100 Miles of Border Fencing The quiet doctrinal shift (likely) behind the border-wall stay Justices allow government to go ahead with funding for border wall Supreme Court lets Trump proceed on wall plans but legal fight continues Legal Expert: SCOTUS Wall Decision Signals Justices May Side With Trump on Merits Senator intervenes at border to help Mexican family apply for asylum Some Migrants Appear to be Giving Up Lawmaker blasted for saying US might look like South America Private Equity Should Stop Profiting From Immigration Detention Centers And Private Prisons
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U.S. judge sets July 29 hearing in Trump lawsuit over tax returns
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A Bronx father is facing manslaughter charges after forgetting his twin infants in a hot car
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Brad Pitt compared the Harvey Weinstein scandal to the Manson family murders and said both events forced Hollywood to get 'recalibrated'
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The right to a free and fair vote in America might rest on this landmark court case
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A cruise ship passenger in a clown suit reportedly sparked a violent fight where families used furnitures and plates as weapons against each other
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2 US Teens Arrested for Killing Italian Police 18-year-old American suspect in Italian officer’s killing was ‘illegally blindfolded,’ police admit
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TV cameras roll as deputies pull over lawyer for failure to use turn signal and find drugs in his car
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Hampton University fires 9 police officers for offensive comments on social media
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Study: Guns in Home Make You Less Safe
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Cops: Father Set Home on Fire and Killed Daughter, Was Mad She Wanted to Move Out
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Texas lawyer takes down her marijuana-leaf sign after visit from city inspector
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District Attorneys Have Figured Out How To Turn Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Into Revenue Streams
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Judge dismisses $250 million lawsuit about news coverage of teen wearing Trump hat 1st Amendment 1, Nicholas Sandmann 0
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4 dead, including a suspect, in shooting at California garlic festival The shooter who killed 3 people at a California garlic festival was a tall, thin man in camouflage who cut through a security fence before opening fire, police and witnesses say Four dead, including suspect, and at least 15 hurt after shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy Garlic Festival deadly shooting: What we know so far
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Virginia police seized $53,000 car over $200 drug delivery
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“Natural Causes” Determination Called Into Question by Stab Wounds, Blood Everywhere
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Judges:

Every Asylum Seeker Rejected by Judge
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Work aims for 'mold-free' US courthouse in north Mississippi
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Justice Ginsburg reflects on longevity, Court collegiality, and dysfunction in confirmation process during annual Duke Law conversation RBG's voice on the Supreme Court is more emphatic than ever. Here's why
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Wall Street:

Dow futures slightly lower as investors prepare for a Fed rate cut
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish week at record high
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Layoffs:

Study Highlights The High Cost Of Private Equity Firms’ Retail Buyouts: 1.3 Million Jobs
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Sun Valley Manufacturer to Lay Off More Than 100
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Spreetail cuts more than 100 positions
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren's campaign receives 1 million donations
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Elizabeth Warren's plan for private equity has good aims but misses the mark Elizabeth Warren is right to worry about private equity looting Wall Street is already voting with its wallet - against Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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In 2018, two-thirds of Democratic women hoped to see a woman president in their lifetime
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From private insurance to tariffs, here are the business issues to watch Democratic debate
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Fox News poll shows Trump down by 10 points to Biden
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Democrats Have Uphill Climb to Woo State Trump Took From Them
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Trump: Sweden “Let Our African American Community Down”???
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Democrats prepare for debate brawl with Joe Biden
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GOP Anti-"Socialists": "Keep your government hands off my Medicare!"
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In this Pennsylvania swing county, ‘socialism’ is a hot topic
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Democrats are suggesting people flip the script in response to Trump's racially-charged tweets — unfollow
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Trump: Baltimore is a Disgusting, Rat Infested Mess Jared Kushner's troubled Baltimore housing projects could be the 'disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess' Trump tweeted about CNN anchor from Baltimore slams Trump's attack on his hometown in a tearful monologue: 'It's about black and brown people' Mulvaney defends Trump's use of "infested" to attack Elijah Cummings Warren: Trump's tweets on Baltimore and Cummings are ugly and racist David Axelrod slams Trump attack on Cummings: If he 'loses in 2020, this will be why' Baltimore Sun blasts Trump for attacks on city: 'Better to have a few rats than to be one' What Elijah Cummings Once Told Trump in Private Baltimore Sun editorial shreds Trump’s ‘Pavlovian’ response to Fox News
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Bernie Blasted Baltimore Too
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Trump plants racial explosives in the urban-rural divide Trump’s Racism Infests the Republican Party
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A day after touting Fox News polling, Trump rips network for less favorable finding
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Trump Administration: President's Racist Tweets Have 'Zero to Do With Race' Chris Wallace Confronts WH Chief of Staff on Trump’s Racist Baltimore Tweets: There’s a ‘Clear Pattern Here’ Trump launches another racist attack on a lawmaker of color After Trump's second racially charged outburst, Barack Obama shared an op-ed condemning 'go back' rhetoric
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Obama shares ex-staffers' op-ed accusing Trump of poisoning democracy
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'Everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people,' Mulvaney says
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Top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee says Trump 'richly deserves impeachment' Nadler: "We have impeachment resolutions before the committee" New polling finds Mueller’s testimony didn’t change Americans’ minds on impeachment Legal Expert: House Democrats Verified They’re Considering a ‘Startlingly Weak’ Impeachment Process The Democratic divide over impeaching Trump, explained The impeachment whip count Three Reasons Trump Impeachment Proceedings Look Unlikely Fox News Poll: 47 Percent of Americans Back Trump Impeachment
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Trump Admin Approves $26 Billion Dollar Deal for Trump International Hotel’s $195,000 Spender
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It seems like a no-lose idea: free college. But nobody can agree on the details.
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AP Fact Check: 2020 Democrats and their grasp of the facts
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The Bill for America First is Coming Due
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Why Conservatives Allege Big Tech Is Muzzling Them
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House Democrats are keeping the pressure on Mitch McConnell over election security McConnell Under Fire Over Election Bills
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Russian Buys Maryland's Election Vendor
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One week of the not-normal presidency
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How conservative operatives steered millions in PAC donations to themselves
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North Korea may have built 12 nuclear bombs since the first Trump-Kim summit last year, according to recent reports from intelligence analysts
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Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving office after repeatedly clashing with Trump Trump's intelligence chief resigned after the White House repeatedly suppressed his warnings about Russian interference, New York Times reports Dan Coats Spoke Truth to Trump. Now He’s Out Ratcliffe to Replace Coats as Intel Head Read National Intelligence Director Dan Coats' resignation letter
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Every high-profile Trump administration departure
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Till Memorial to be Made Bullet Proof
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As Redress for Slavery, Americans Oppose Cash Reparations
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Debt Collection:

CFPB and the New York Attorney General Settle with Debt Collection Group for $60 million
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Solar:

Can Tesla Dodge The Residential Solar Death Spiral?
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Private Equity:

Private equity chiefs chafe over anti-‘looting’ bill
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Economy:

U.S. GDP growth slows to 2.1% in the 2nd quarter BEA: Real GDP increased at 2.1% Annualized Rate in Q2 Real GDP Annual and Quarterly Q2 GDP: Investment
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The Fed is about to cut rates for the first time since 2008 as trade war weighs on economic growth The Federal Reserve's plan to cut interest rates imperils the economy Get Ready for the World Economy’s Biggest Week of 2019
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The Home of Ultra-Low Rates Has a Warning for the World
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The New York Fed Staff Nowcast stands at 2.2% for 2019:Q3
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Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen says she’s in favor of an interest rate cut
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Some Wealthy Can't Cover $400 Expense
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Trump touts economy, but not everyone in Michigan feeling it
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President Trump shot down Navarro's recommendation to weaken the dollar as White House searches for ways to juice the economy
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Trump has so far missed one of his biggest goals for the economy Trump struggles to achieve 3 percent economic goal as growth slows
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The economy isn't saving Trump because he keeps getting in the way
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How A Corporate Debt-diet Is Saving Stocks
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Trump suggests he could take steps to weaken US dollar, contradicting top aide
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Women now make up the majority of the college-educated workforce, but men are still paid more
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President Trump denies Apple's tariff waiver request for Mac Pro Farmers Criticize Trump on Trade War China buys U.S. soybeans ahead of new trade talks US to WTO: Stop Lenient China Treatment Modest expectations as U.S., China set to resume trade talks US and China are hoping for a breakthrough as trade war talks set to resume 2020 Democrats punt on Trump's China tariffs US-China Trade Talks Collapse Was Not Normal Tariffs Hurt Everyone, and More Emerging Truths
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Elizabeth Warren's dire warning about the US economy is way too pessimistic Warren warns of economic trouble ahead. Is she right?
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A tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez convinced me I've been using the wrong word to describe waitresses. Here's why I'll never call them 'unskilled' again.
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The New Inequality?
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10 places that have tons of career opportunities
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The world can’t get enough $100 bills
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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:

Run-down and vacant homes in Detroit are being auctioned off for as little as $1,000. All homeowners have to do is get them into livable condition in 6 months.
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This is how a lack of housing affordability is impacting America's middle class
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CoreLogic: Mortgage fraud risk falls sharply in Q2
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Landlord Nation - GenRenters At Its Mercy
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America's youngsters want in on homeownership
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11 places in the US where home values just keep rising
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This city has the No. 1 most stable housing market in the country
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Jeffrey Epstein’s $56 million mansion could become a real-estate nightmare
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico’s population declined sharply after hurricanes Maria and Irma
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Next-in-line to be governor of Puerto Rico says she has 'no interest' in the position Puerto Rico’s Vazquez Defends Record Amid Investigation
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Here’s Why Puerto Rico’s Next Governor Will Inherit a Financial Mess
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Puerto Rico's new leadership crisis Power struggle ensues as Puerto Rico governor exits
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Puerto Ricans Aren’t Done Protesting. “La Junta” Is Why.
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What’s next for Puerto Rico?
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Puerto Rico protests: With governor gone, this is ‘just the beginning’ The faces and voices that toppled Puerto Rico's governor Understanding Why Puerto Rico’s Governor Resigned As Puerto Rico Governor Resigns, San Juan Parties the Night Away
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Gov. Rosselló is out, but much more is needed to better Puerto Ricans' lives
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The Many Roots of Puerto Rico’s Crisis
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FEMA reinstates manual drawdown process for Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico: Increased federal control is not the solution
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Gov. Rosselló is out, but much more is needed to better Puerto Ricans' lives
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Puerto Rico Still Suffers From Crushing Debt. It Should Be Canceled Now.
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Former Governor Ricardo Rossell? isn't the only weight on Puerto Rico
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A small news outlet's investigative reporting took down Puerto Rico's governor
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Want democratic accountability? Look to Ricky Martin, not Robert Mueller.
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Oil/Gas:

New US Oil Production Peak Seems Near
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Natural Gas Glut Is Crushing US Drillers
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The Permian Boom Is On Its Last Leg
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Retailing:

Retail Workers Will Soon Cater Mainly to the Rich
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Where does J.C. Penney's turnaround stand? It's testing new ideas in Texas
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5 toy stores that aren't around anymore
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The workers bearing the brunt of retail’s struggles? Primarily women and people of color.
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Healthcare:

St. Christopher’s sale: Bankruptcy court agrees to keep Philadelphia officials in the loop City, St. Christopher’s reach accord on bidding procedure for hospital sale
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Hahnemann Hospital discharges last patient; ER remains open
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CEO: Vermillion Place will pay employees
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Democrats differ over best way to provide health coverage for all Americans
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A small group patients account for a whole lot of spending
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Life Expectancy for Every Country
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Study: 9 out of 10 Americans have health coverage
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Sanders visits Canada with diabetes patients to buy cheaper insulin
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Autos:

10 years later: A look back on the automotive bankruptcy
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Bosch: Car Production to Fall 5% in 2019
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Tesla’s Autopilot System Could Be In Big Trouble
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Food/Beverage:

Kona Grill sold out of bankruptcy to Houston company
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Budweiser Empire Was Built on Debt
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28% of Food Deliverers Admit Eating Your Food
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Education:

Alaska Defunds Students' Scholarships
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Travel:

Facing multiple lawsuits, JG Worldwide files for bankruptcy
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Flight attendants discuss how they're trained to handle out-of-control violent incidents aboard flights
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Climate:

Some Republicans are finally talking about addressing climate change. First they need to stand up to the deniers in their own party.
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Brazil has lost 1,330 square miles of Amazon rainforest under Bolsonaro
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Frank Luntz Calls for Climate Action
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Personal Finance:

Dear Abby: Sisters puzzle over response to parents’ secret bankruptcy
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My boyfriend and I make $55,000 in one of the most expensive cities in the US — here's how we live and what we spend money on
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Here's how to know exactly how much money you need in your emergency fund
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6 people on how living in a tiny house has changed their finances, from going debt-free to saving six figures
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How to buy a house with no money down
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More people are working from home than ever before, but a hidden drawback can keep them from getting promoted
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Banking:

July 2019: Unofficial Problem Bank list decreased to 75 Institutions
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Deutsche Bank pegs its derivatives exposure at about $22 billion — and faces challenges in shedding those assets
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Agencies Complete Resolution Plan Evaluations and Extend Deadline for Certain Firms
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Women Pay 18% More in Banking Fees Than Men, Research Finds
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased Year-over-year
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Mass Torts:

J&J Would Rather Fight a Cancer-Warning Lawsuit Than Let It Drop
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Judge Who Reduced $2B Roundup Verdict Said Monsanto Manipulated the Science
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Music:

Music crowdfunding website PledgeMusic goes offline amidst bankruptcy proceedings
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Entertainment:

IPic Entertainment Facing Cash Crunch, Late Debt Payments and Potential Bankruptcy US cinema chain facing possible bankruptcy
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Crypto:

Co-Owner of Now-Defunct Crypto Exchange BitMarket Found Dead
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, District, and County Bankruptcy Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending Business and Nonbusiness Cases Filed, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code
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June 2019 Bankruptcy Filings Fall 0.3 Percent
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BK CD CA: Bankruptcy filings continue very close to last year
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Bankruptcy Reform:

House Passes Farmer Bankruptcy Bill
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House Harvests Increase in Farmer Eligibility for Bankruptcy – Senate Sows Seeds to Match
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Litigation:

Be Patient. Use Your Judgment
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UST:

UST Seeks AUST In San Jose
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UST Seeks Attorney In DE
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Miscellaneous:

Rochelle
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LBOs:

LBOs Make (More) Companies Go Bankrupt, Research Shows
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D&O:

Specific Litigation Exclusion Does Not Preclude Coverage for Subsequent Securities Suit
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Fraud:

How Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli's 'Common Defense' Tactic Could Backfire
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Here’s How Bernie Madoff Might Try to Convince Trump to Make His 150-Year Sentence Go Away
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Aviation:

Boeing reportedly kept the FAA in the dark about big changes it made to the 737 Max's flight-control software late in its development A former Boeing 737 Max engineer said he was 'incredibly pressurized' to keep costs down and downplay new features to avoid FAA scrutiny
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American Airlines Call On Boeing MAX Return Raises Doubts As Rough Summer Continues
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Boeing’s 737 Max grounding is going on so long it will disrupt holiday air travel
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Boeing's 737 Max woes have global repercussions
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Diamonds:

The elite club that rules the diamond world is beginning to crack
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Student Debt:

American Parents Increasingly Expect Kids to Help Pay for College
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How much you’ll really pay for that student loan: Breaking down the numbers
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Bernie Sanders has a plan to erase student debt by taxing Wall Street. But industry watchers tell us it will hurt Main Street more.
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Udall, Murphy Introduce Bill To Help Beginning Farmers Pay Student Loan Debt
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One argument for canceling student debt: Student-loan borrowers may be far poorer than most economists believe
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Student-loan borrowers demand justice from Betsy DeVos — ‘I don’t feel like I should pay for an education I never received’
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Cannabis:

Cannabis companies are having a horrible summer as scandals mount and stocks slide
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History:

You know who was into Karl Marx? No, not Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Abraham Lincoln.
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Pharma:

The Opioid Litigation: Settlements, Winners, and Losers
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Little-known makers of generic drugs played central role in opioid crisis, records show
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Johnson & Johnson et al: Rumored $100B Opioid Settlement Could Upend Pain Management Companies
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Religion:

Catholic charities tested by abuse scandals, border crisis
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40% Believe God Created Man 10,000 Yrs Ago
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Evangelical Megachurch Sued for Child Abuse Case
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Trump’s Apostle
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Clergy Abused an Entire Generation in This Village. With New Traumas, Justice Remains Elusive.
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Electricity:

Lawmakers wish lawsuit had been disclosed prior to votes on power plant bill
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Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century
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Celebs:

Uh-Oh: Towanda Braxton May Have ‘Braxton Family Values’ Checks Seized as Part of Her Bankruptcy Filing
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Telecoms:

Windstream, Uniti to appear in federal bankruptcy court amid stalled lease negotiations
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Consumer Finance:

Payday lender Think Finance settles Pennsylvania lawsuit, to void balances on illegal loans
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BlueHippo CEO Can't Escape $13.4M Debt In Bankruptcy
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Coal:

Judge Approves Contura Proposal to Bid for 3 Blackjewel Mines Possible sale of idle Blackjewel mines to former owner moves forward
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Is Blackjewel's fall just another bankruptcy or a sign of a serious decline in coal’s fortunes?
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Maritime:

Bourbon Files for Reorganization
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UK:

Primark demands rent cuts after rivals secure insolvency boost
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U.K. Consumer Credit Rises in June as Households Lift Spending
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Pound Hits Lowest Since March 2017 as No-Deal Risk Flares Again
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Boris Johnson Tells EU to Drop the Backstop
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Johnson's government to spend up to £10 million on TV ads and leaflets preparing Brits for a no-deal Brexit Boris Johnson forms "war cabinet" to prepare for no-deal Brexit Boris Johnson Steers UK into Conflict Zone
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Maybe Banks Really Aren’t Worried About Brexit
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Trump, Johnson Agree to Trade Talks
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EU:

The ECB likes inflation now
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong streets turn into tear-gas filled battleground for second day in a row Violence is escalating in Hong Kong. Here are three possible outcomes
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Hong Kong protests not yet causing ‘big movement of money’ to Singapore, says bank CEO
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MENA:

Boko Haram Kills 23 Mourners After Funeral
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Turkish Students' Textbooks Justify 9/11 Attacks
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How Saudi Arabia Disappears Dissidents
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France:

In an Industrial Corner of France, 18,000 Jobs Are On Offer. Why Aren’t People Taking Them?
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The New Trump-Macron Standoff
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China:

China Retreats Globally
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Why China Has Chickened Out of Another Bank Seizure
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South Africa:

Eskom to fight energy regulator in court for higher tariff - report
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Australia:

Clive Palmer paid $1 for Queensland Nickel, court told
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India:

IBBI sets one-year timeline for liquidation process of insolvent companies Govt’s new 330-day deadline may not ease resolution bottlenecks
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Setback in Jet Airways insolvency
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Creditors browbeat debtors with bankruptcy threat
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Venezuela:

An Update on the Venezuelan Debt Crisis: A Lack of Regime Change and Continued U.S. Sanctions Delay Prospects for a Near-Term Debt Restructuring
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‘Savage capitalism’ takes hold in crisis-hit Venezuela
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Top Defector Tells of Spying, Stealing and Mutiny in Venezuela
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Russia:

Bank demands over $120 mln from troubled Russian refinery
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