March 18, 2019

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Law:

Avenatti Assets Probed in Heated Debtor Examination
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Willkie Maintains Silence on College Admissions Scandal
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Bankruptcy Billing Rates See Slight Uptick, and Attorneys Note Indicators of Recession
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Central Ohio's largest bankruptcy law practices
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Interview with Jon Henes
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The Biglaw Partner Who Started Yale Law School At 16
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Profits Per Partner Hit $5 Million at Paul Weiss, Redefining Richest Tier
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How a Securities Fraud Case Uncovered the College Admissions Scam
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How To Make Life At A Law Firm Work For Your Style
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Solo Practice As The Work-Life Balance Solution: How Motherhood Led Me To Law Firm Ownership
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Can You Get Away With Bribing Your Way Into Law School?
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At Yale, The Federalist Society Loses Friends And Alienates People
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Law Student Pays $8K For Lunch With Amal Clooney
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The Key To Consistency Is Caring, But Accuracy Still Reigns
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The Legacy of the GI Bill and The Almost 20,000 Lawyers Who Lost Jobs Around 2008
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Can Christian Conservatives Transform Law Through Legal Education?
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Trump says he told House GOP to ‘play along’ on Mueller report vote • Steele says he used unverified information to support details about web company in dossier • Top Mueller cooperator Rick Gates continues to cooperate with several investigations • Mueller Pushes Back Key Witness’ Sentencing for Two Months, With ‘Several Investigations’ Ongoing • Watch Cy Vance Screw Up The Manafort Case • Law Prof Who Supported State Charges Against Manafort Says Manhattan DA's Case Has a Big Problem • Judge Tosses Lawsuit that Accused Trump Campaign of Conspiring with Russia and WikiLeaks • Oleg Deripaska calls allegations over ties with Paul Manafort ‘very absurd’ • Jared Kushner’s Lawyer: ‘I Don’t Know of a Special Counsel Who’s Done it Better’ Than Mueller • Trump tweets that 'there should be no Mueller report' after the House passed a resolution calling for the report to be public
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Lawsuit With The Best Chance Of Putting Trump Under Oath, Continues
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Feds Raid Trump Fundraiser's Office Over Money Laundering
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Rudy Giuliani Denies Trump Banned Him From TV • Donald Trump Says Rudy Giuliani 'Has Been Wrong'
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NY AG: President Trump Must Personally Pay $8.4 Million to Settle Lawsuit Against Trump Foundation
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Christchurch: Death Toll Rises to 50 • Australian Senator Blames Attack on Muslims • Australian prime minister sides with ‘Egg Boy’ • Australia Bans Milo Over Massacre Comments • Gunman Sent Manifesto Before Massacre • How the Christchurch shooter used memes to spread hate • New Zealand PM: Gun Laws Will Change • Alleged gunman a white nationalist, according to manifesto • After massacre, Trump downplays white nationalism threat • Trump Denounces New Zealand Massacre • Mosque Attack: Chelsea Clinton Blamed? • Gunman Intended to Continue Rampage • The Shooter’s Manifesto Was Designed to Troll • New Zealand: What We Know About Gunman • New Zealand: What We Know About Victims • Little opposition seen to New Zealand gun restrictions in wake of mosque shootings • Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter • Facebook Removes 1.5 Million Videos of Christchurch Massacre
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Manhunt launched after shooting on Dutch tram wounds many
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Steep road ahead for Sandy Hook families in Remington case • Dissent in Sandy Hook decision says Conn. SC misread federal law, victims shouldn't be allowed to sue Remington
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Two U.S. cities among 25 most violent in the world, new report shows
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These environmentalists and outdoors lovers support a border wall with Mexico
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Mexican smugglers offering migrants quicker, easier ride to the border
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The misconduct allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson, explained
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Why do juries acquit police officers of brutality? Experts offer differing explanations
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Trump just used his first-ever veto to save his national emergency • Trump's border agency says he has built no new walls
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DNA Used on Jack the Ripper Case
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Caught On Video: White Woman's Racist Tirade Allegedly Ends With Her Spitting at Black Man
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Sarah Lawrence Students Demand Tenure Review Of Conservative Professor, No-Whites Scholarships, And Free Detergent
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T-Shirt Gun Used To Blast Drugs Into Prison
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How Hackers Pulled Off $20M Bank Heist
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Judges:

Deadline Extended - Notice Of Vacancy United States Bankruptcy Judge Houston, Texas
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Bankruptcy Judge Edward A. Godoy Appointed Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
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Upcoming Sandra Day O’Connor biography reveals her opinion on Alito, outreach to Thomas
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‘Plank Like RBG’: A Fun Way To Celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Birthday
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg turned 86 on Friday — here's the workout she uses to stay on top of her game
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Case study on the Ginsburg conspiracy theories in action
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Target Of Anti-Semitic Graffiti
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Kavanaugh Conduct Complaints Dismissed Again • Judicial Council Reaffirms Decision to Dismiss 83 Ethics Complaints Against Kavanaugh • New Dismissal of Kavanaugh Ethics Claims Divides 10th Circuit Panel
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A progressive group is trying to create a 2020 litmus test on judges
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'I’d Be Embarrassed:' 5th Circuit Chides Attorney in $18M Arbitration Appeal
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Wall Street:

Dow futures under pressure again as Boeing shares drop on FAA probe
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Stocks Close Up on Signs of Progress in US-China Trade Talks
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Goldman Sachs CEO reveals the valuable job skill he's finding 'less and less'
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Layoffs:

Electric Cars to Cost Auto Industry Millions of Jobs
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Goldman Sachs Doing Some Routine Spring Cleaning In Commodities
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Here’s what robots destroy when they compete with humans
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Trump lashes out at GM and Ohio union official, calling for ‘fast’ action to reopen plant
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Far-flung job offers pose tough choices for GM Ohio workers
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Religion:

Faced With an Ongoing Abuse Crisis, What Are Catholic Parents to Do?
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Catholic Priest Drugged Parishioner with Tea on Church Grounds, and Sexually Assaulted Her, Cops Say
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French cardinal convicted in abuse scandal to meet pope
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Politics:

Trump Still Lashing Out at John McCain • In a flurry of angry St Patrick’s Day tweets, Trump bashes GM, John McCain, and SNL • Trump lashed out at Fox News weekend hosts Leland Vittert and Arthel Neville after a critical segment on national emergency
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After Trump’s first veto, he seeks more ways to avoid working with Congress
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Trump seemingly threatens 'SNL' with federal investigation over critical sketch • There's No Way FEC and FCC Could Successfully Investigate SNL for Making Fun of Trump
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Founder of busted Florida massage parlor chain reportedly orchestrated donations to Trump campaign from spa employees
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Trump defends Fox News' Jeanine Pirro after Islamophobic comments • Mick Mulvaney: No one can say Trump is anti-Muslim
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Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is a threat — but data says otherwise • Fact-checking Trump's notion that white nationalism is not a rising threat
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Texas Counties Remove Just 14 Voters from Flagged List
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The U.S. and North Korea Are Back to Talking Tough
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Okinawa: Thousands Rally Against US Base
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The Republican Who Wants to Defeat ‘Malignant Narcissist’ Trump
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Kirsten Gillibrand officially launches her 2020 presidential bid
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Beto O'Rourke stumbles out of the gate with early gaffes • The Semigoguery of Beto O’Rourke • Beto O'Rourke says he will likely choose female running mate if nominated • Beto O'Rourke says he has enjoyed 'privileges' in his life as a white man • Beto O'Rourke apologizes for teen writings, rhetoric towards wife • GOP trolls the Irish and Beto O’Rourke in ‘vile’ St. Patrick’s Day tweet • Beto O'Rourke raises $6.1 million in first 24 hours of 2020 campaign
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Warren embraces underdog role as she faces 2020 challenges
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Ilhan Omar Says Donald Trump Is 'Really Not' Human
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The Democrats’ Civil War Is Over Before It Began
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Meet all the Democratic candidates in the crowded 2020 race
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Trump's 2020 map from hell • Wisconsin swing voters tire of Trump
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Washington Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns
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“Jexodus,” the fake departure of American Jews from the Democratic Party, explained
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Cruz Failed to Disclose Goldman, Citi Loans
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Climate:

Historic Flooding in Nebraska, Iowa
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Global students' strike targets climate change
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SC’s flood insurance rates could see massive change with new FEMA program
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Trump and Republicans are isolated on climate change
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Aviation:

PHI joins ranks of offshore helicopter companies in Ch. 11 bankruptcy • Lafayette helicopter firm PHI files for bankruptcy • Analysis: PHI files for Chapter 11 – what have we learnt?
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Pilots trained for Boeing’s 737 Max airplane with “an iPad lesson for an hour”
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Federal prosecutors investigating development of Boeing 737 Max • US Department of Transportation is investigating the FAA’s approval of Boeing 737 Max • FAA Was Told Boeing Controlled Too Much of Its Own Safety Vetting Years Before 737 Max Crashes
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The world turned on the US and FAA after two Boeing fatal air crashes
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Ethiopian Airlines, Lion Air crash linked by new evidence • Ethiopian Airlines data shows "clear similarities" to Lion Air crash
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What we've learned from the Boeing 737 MAX crashes
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Boeing is in crisis. Is it still a good investment?
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Boeing Pensioners And Shareholders Contemplate The Unthinkable
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Boeing: What next after the 737 Max disasters?
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The worst outcome for Boeing after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max 8 aircraft could lead airlines to lose trust in the company, an expert says
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Fares see steep rise as DGCA bans 737 Max 8 aircraft over India airspace
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These Airlines Rely Most Heavily on the Boeing 737 Max
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Personal Finance:

When your adult children keep asking for money, here’s what to do
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A 20-step guide to a horrible retirement
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Economy:

FOMC Preview
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Q1 GDP Forecasts: Slightly Positive • Fed Nowcast: 1.4% for 2019:Q1 and 1.5% for 2019:Q2
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Industrial Production Increased 0.1% in February • American manufacturing is in danger of entering a recession
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NY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity grew only slightly in New York State"
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BLS: Job Openings Increased to 7.6 Million in January
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Profit Pinch Worse Than It Looks With 40% Of S&P 500 In Decline
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Headwinds might turn into tailwinds soon for U.S. economy after shaky start to new year
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Younger Americans Struggle To Save
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Americans are getting more optimistic about the economy
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New study highlights just how bad Americans are with credit cards
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a point about the 'trifecta of inequality': El-Erian
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Companies loaded with debt face a reckoning as bond payments come due
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U.S. corporate leaders are getting worried about a recession
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Krugman: Don’t Blame Robots for Low Wages
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Gartner: U.S. Companies Prepare for Potential Recession
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As Fed’s QE Era Ends, a New Trillion-Dollar Bond Dilemma Emerges
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This man spends 8 hours every day commuting. He's not alone.
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NAFTA 2.0 Vote Will be Tough
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Trade Wars Cost US Economy $7.8Bn in 2018 • Proposed Trump-Xi summit to end trade war may be pushed back to June: report • Expert: 'We are worse off as a world' amid Trump's trade war
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LA area Port Traffic Down Year-over-year in February
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Why are millennials burned out? Capitalism.
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Retirement Crisis Update: Is It Really All 'Downhill From Here'?
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Baby Boomers More Prepared For Dying Than Living
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Elizabeth Warren Actually Wants to Fix Capitalism
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Before he was a Democratic Socialist, Bernie Sanders pushed for nationalizing major industries in the 1970s
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A Wall Street expert explains why the US is the 'worst place' for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's favorite economic theory — and breaks down the 'absolutely horrifying' impact it could have
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Millennials really are special, data show
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Trump's Huge Proposed Cuts to Public Investment
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: My Tax Rate Went Up
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247 People Kicked Out Of Billionaire's Club Over Past Year Billionaire News 247 People Kicked Out Of Billionaire's Club Over Past Year
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The Economies Adding the Most to Global Growth in 2019
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Newark's mayor exploring universal basic income program
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Why is everyone moving back to Iowa?
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Now We Know How Much the Financial Crisis Cost
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Use Social Security to Pay for Parental Leave? That’s a ‘Terrible Idea,’ Experts Say.
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New Tax Law Threatens Charities
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More Immigrant Countries See Diversity Positively
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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:

Rents are increasing at a faster rate, even as home value appreciation cools
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7th Cir. Holds Erroneously Recorded Satisfaction May Be Unilaterally Canceled and Withdrawn
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Older homeowners are driving the home improvement market
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100,000 Homes in San Francisco Metro Area Sit Empty
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These 10 cities could lose $34 billion-plus in housing to coastal floods by 2050
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown
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Fiscal board releases report detailing Puerto Rico’s bank balances
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Oversight board discusses fiscal plan, accreditation with University of Puerto Rico
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Insolvency 101: Sacramento teachers, you better add this to your lesson plan
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How much 25 major US cities pinch from your wallet in taxes
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Oil/Gas:

IEA Warns of Oil Market Deficit
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IEA: Venezuela's Oil Industry Nears Collapse
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Oil Demand Growth Not Near a Peak
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The US is set to become the world's biggest oil exporter thanks to the fracking revolution
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Fraud:

Ignorance Was Bliss for the Children of the College-Admissions Scandal • For alleged mastermind of vast college scam, fat fees weren't enough • Our Bankrupt Elite • A degree of corruption • College Scandal Involved Shadowy Charity With ‘Yellow Flags’ • This man can get any test score on demand — he’s the secret weapon in the college cheating scandal • How the college admissions scandal busts racist stereotypes about who gets into elite schools • Olivia Jade, the influencer at the center of the college admissions scandal, explained • What the college admissions scandal reveals about the psychology of wealth in America • The dark side of helicopter parenting • The most reprehensible part of the admissions scandal: faking disability accommodations • Rejected students sue for return of application fees at colleges embroiled in admissions scandal • Current Stanford Students File Class-Action Because Scammers ‘Devalued’ Their Degree • Admissions scandal reinforces stereotypes but elite colleges admitting more low-income students • College admissions scandal is news, but not new • Can We Now Address Legacy Admissions? Or Will We Keep Focusing On Affirmative Action In A Silo? • Of Course The College Bribery Scandal Came To Light Via A Bungled Pharma Pump And Dump Scheme…And Yale • Do Colleges Keep Kids Whose Parents Cheated? • USC confirms Lori Loughlin's daughters are still enrolled in school, despite reports that they dropped out over 'bullying' concerns • #UToo: University shortcuts for the rich • The 1590 SAT Score Blues: College Scam Betrays American Strivers • Parents in the college admissions scandal cheated their kids out of learning from failure • Are elite colleges really a ‘golden ticket’ to a successful life? • Want to Earn a Degree in Outrage? Study U.S. Colleges • In Texas, We Try to Indict Whoever Finds the College Admissions Cheating
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After Bankruptcy Dismissed, San Diego P--- Scheme Heads to Court
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2 new documentaries pinpoint the uniquely troubling grift of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos
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Why The New Generation of Corporate Leaders Should Remember These Men And Their Enron Legacy • Obit: William C. Powers Jr., 72; author of report outlining wrongdoing at Enron
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Ex-Steinhoff executives used €6.5bn in fake transactions, report says
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Coal:

Cloud Peak Energy Heads To Bankruptcy
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The coal miner who bet everything on U.S. power markets and lost
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Autos:

Trump Tweets for GM to Reopen Lordstown • Trump Blames UAW Boss for Lordstown • GM to Trump: We'll Make the Decisions
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If Texas lawmakers get their way, Tesla won’t be able to fix its own cars • Investors, Workers Lose Confidence in Musk • Tesla Continues To Surprise Investors With Electric Shocks • Wall Street is worried that Tesla's going broke yet again • Tesla’s introduction to the Model Y underwhelms and stock promptly falls
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CEO Gets Raise During Ford's Mediocre Year
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America's obsession with trucks and SUVs is helping push car loan payments to a 10-year high
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Trump Unsettles the Auto Sector
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Trump says he'd never get in a 'crazy' driverless car
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Healthcare:

Americans Are Going Bankrupt From Getting Sick • Medical Issues Are Still The #1 Contributor to Bankruptcy in the U.S.
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Hillsboro Community Hospital declares bankruptcy
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2 Kansas hospitals file for bankruptcy
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A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans
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Inside 'vaccine court,' where the US government pays millions to people who say they were harmed by vaccines • U.S. measles cases mount as anti-vaccine influence goes unchecked
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Hooper Holmes’ Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
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More doctors have non-compete clauses
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Telecoms:

Windstream Reports Quarterly Loss Amid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Investors wary of Frontier litigation risk
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Celebs:

Charges dropped against former MLB star Lenny Dykstra
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Pharma:

Purdue Pharma's local partnerships face growing scrutiny
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Banking:

PwC to pay $335 million over failed audits of Alabama's Colonial Bank: U.S. regulator
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Distressed Investing:

Junk debt investors win few breaks on ‘worst ever’ covenants
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Crypto:

Quadriga lawyer withdraws amid conflict of interest concerns • A $200 Million Twist: Quadriga’s Lawyer Quits Following CEO’s Widow Demand To Be Repaid Of Her Costs
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Accounting:

US watchdog finds fault with EY and RSM
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Corporate Governance:

The median wage for 132 top CEOs reached $1 million a month in 2018
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Debt Collection:

Third Circuit Again Refuses to Read Supreme Court’s Henson Decision to Exclude Debt Buyer From Qualifying as “Debt Collector” Under FDCPA
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She was called 1,800 times: When robots collect bills
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Entertainment:

Dallas PE firm behind Weinstein purchase starts new Spyglass media company
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (34 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK CD CA: Bankruptcy Filings Flat in Jan and Feb, 2019
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Dollar Amounts:

Table of the new (adjusted) dollar amounts in Bankruptcy Code effective April 1, 2019

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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Colorado doctor sentenced for bankruptcy fraud
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Mediation:

Co-Mediating - Giving It a Chance
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Avoidance Actions:

School Tuition Payments Made by Insolvent Parents May Be Fraudulent Transfers
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Harder to Hide From Creditors in Pennsylvania
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Credit Bids:

Partial Credit Bidding: The Potential for Subtracting a Portion of a Credit Bid to Unwind a Purchase Agreement
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Exemptions:

Paying the mortgage in advance as prepetition exemption planning
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

A New Deal for Debtors: Providing Procedural Justice in Consumer Bankruptcy
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Setoff:

Don’t Set Me Off: No Triangular Setoff Among Affiliated Entities and a Debtor Counterparty
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Retailing:

Pier 1 Is Said to Hire AlixPartners, Kirkland for Turnaround Bid
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Former Sears CEO says he tried to forge a deal with Best Buy in 1998
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How Sears Lost the American Shopper
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Dollar General is sounding the alarm on the economy and says its profits could suffer as its low-income customers start hurting
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Shopko creditors: $117 million in dividends paid to owners 'fraudulent,' 'illegal'
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Modell's, struggling, explores options including bankruptcy
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Is Amazon killing retail? Or is retail killing itself?
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Jeff Bezos predictions from 20 years ago that were right on the money
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Virginia county approves Amazon incentives despite protests
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Here's how a tiny toymaker dodged the Toys R Us disaster that whacked Hasbro and Mattel
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“Steinhoff was in effect just a giant Ponzi scheme"
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Bill would protect value of gift cards when businesses close
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Food/Beverage:

Company files for bankruptcy after $120M judgment in Palm restaurant licensing lawsuit
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Long John Silver's franchisee files bankruptcy, pursues sale
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Electricity:

San Francisco mayor to PG&E: We may make you an offer
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Hedge Funds Unite to Press Bankrupt PG&E for Management Overhaul
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PG&E close to reshaping leadership with investor backing
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PG&E ‘unsafe’ actions, ‘dismal’ prevention, caused wildfires: judge
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Student Debt:

How to finally address the US's out-of-control student-loan crisis, according to a finance professor
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Students grapple with fine print on student-debt forgiveness after their college closes
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Education:

Half of All Colleges Won't Exist in 10 Years
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Nation's Oldest Black College Has Plan to Address Money Woes
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Auctioneers:

J. Levine auction house files Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Metals:

Zinc producer Nyrstar wins temporary debt reprieve
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Waste:

More Cities Stop Recycling Over Costs
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Pensions:

Public pension benefit suits being watched nationwide
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UK:

EU Now War-Gaming for the Fall of May's Government • Brexit Supporters Protest Betrayal of Dream • May warns U.K. lawmakers: Vote for Brexit deal or face delay of ‘many months, if ever’ • Britain is Screwed No Matter What • U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May should quit, say finance bosses • Johnson: Not to Late to Change Brexit Deal
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Gloomy outlook prevails for UK economy
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EY appointed as Interserve administrators • Mitie Mulls Takeover Bid for Main Interserve Unit • Interserve to go in administration after rescue deal blocked • 65,000 jobs at risk as government outsourcing giant Interserve faces collapse • Jobs safe despite Interserve restructuring being voted down • Rival outsourcers could buy out Interserve services business as Mitie makes inquiries • British Outsourcer Interserve Taken Over by Its Creditors • Interserve subcontractors told it's business as usual
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Patisserie Valerie overstated total financial position by £94m • Ooops! Patisserie Valerie Looks To Have Been A Scam All Along • Patisserie Valerie accounts black hole now £94m, says KPMG
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Sports Direct lays out plan for struggling Debenhams
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Jobs and stores could be cut at Topshop as beleaguered Sir Philip Green sees sales fall • Philip Green's Arcadia turnaround plan could lead to job losses and store closures
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Dawnus Group goes into administration • Welsh construction giant Dawnus blames 'Brexit uncertainty' after going into administration
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Depression, bankruptcy and jail: Why we sued the Post Office
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Eric Trump dismisses ‘insane’ Turnberry debts rumor despite signing off on accounts showing £107m owed to creditors
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Bankrupt Glasgow businessman goes on hunger strike and starts sleeping in tent outside former Clydesdale Bank headquarters
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UK government must act to end tax change distress
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EU:

Down the Drain: Cities With Wastewater with the Most Cocaine
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Canada:

Connacher Oil and Gas Limited Announces Extension of CCAA Stay
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Canada's oilpatch needs to stop living in a bubble
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Millennials are the Fastest Growing Cohort Filing Insolvency
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France:

Yellow Vest Rally Turns Violent in Paris
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India:

How did it go this bad for Anil Ambani? The unmaking of a billionaire • A day left for Anil Ambani to pay $80M to avoid jail • Former Billionaire Races to Raise $80 Million and Avoid Jail
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Unable to repay debts, 4 of family end lives by consuming pesticide
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'India's bond market faces worst crisis since Lehman bankruptcy'
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Why no bankruptcy procedure for bleeding govt-owned enterprises?
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SpiceJet likely to operate grounded aircraft of debt-laden Jet Airways • Talks between Jet’s lenders and Etihad sour; Jet cancels Abu Dhabi flights • Debt laden Jet Airways grounds 4 more planes due to non-payment • Jet Airways delays interest payments, grounds more planes
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'Jet Air rejig plan may be finalized within a week'
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Swiss Ribbons And Its Implications - The Supreme Court On The Constitutionality And Key Provisions Of The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.
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Billionaire Battles: ArcelorMittal And Essar Steel Continue To Fight It Out • Banks weigh options to end Essar Steel insolvency proceedings
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Is the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code losing its effectiveness?
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Deutsche bank to set up bad loan buying unit in India
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South Africa:

Power cuts continue in South Africa as debt-laden Eskom struggles
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Venezuela:

Cuba Faces Oil Crisis As Venezuela Crumbles
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'Do not travel': The US government is warning Americans that if they fly to Venezuela they could be at risk of homicide or arbitrary arrest
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China:

China's banks have a hidden wave of bad debt
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MENA:

U.A.E. Plans to Ease Citizens' Debt Burden as Economy Slows
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Australia:

Last One Standing: Costs Consequences For Defendants In ‘mothership’ Preference Claims
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