November 1, 2019

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Law:

2 Midwestern law firms will combine to form new nearly 400-lawyer firm
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DLA Piper accuser orchestrated ‘emotional flirtation’ to advance her career, law firm alleges
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Jason Watson Joins MMM Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Team
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There’s A Bird Loose Inside Harvard Law School… Time To Call Cat Lawyer!
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The Latest Entry in the Legal Tech Platform Race Is a Law Firm
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Boston firm embraces disruption
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Vampire, joker and clown top list of Halloween characters public most associate with lawyers
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General counsel in the discomfort zone
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Contemplating Law School? Grim Lesson from U.S. Trucking Industry
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There's (Not) An App for That: Solving the Legal Profession's Mental Health Problem
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LPOs Are Disrupting the Industry—and Young Lawyers Should Take Notice
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We can be smart, ambitious and accomplished members of the legal profession without being jerks
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The ethics argument for promoting equality in the profession
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Why have automated timekeeping programs failed to gain a foothold in the industry?
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Exit Strategies: Aging Partners Are Forcing Firms to Reconsider Retirement
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The Law Firm Disrupted: The WeWork of Law Firms?
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'Naughty' partners quietly depart
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I have accepted a written offer, but my current employer has come back again and offered me more enticing money. Would it be bad if I reneged on my acceptance and stayed?
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Lawyer Makes Gambit For Most Self-Important Of Them All With Obnoxious Email Signature
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The Toddler Tango: Managing Childcare With A High-Volume Practice
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For Lawyers, McKamey Manor’s Waiver Is Even More Frightening Than The Extreme Haunted House
(DBN)ATL’s 10th Annual Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest
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White House lawyer moved transcript of Trump call to classified server after Ukraine adviser raised alarms NSC Lawyer Who Placed Trump-Zelensky Call in Codeword-Protected Server Expected to Testify
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Court weighs Trump claim that ex-White House counsel McGahn, top aides are absolutely immune from congressional subpoena
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'Get the Job Done:' Judge Wants Impeachment Witness Suit Quickly Resolved
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Federal Judge Rejects DOJ's Argument Over Don McGahn Subpoena in Court Judge Critical of Trump’s Immunity Claim for White House Aides ‘What Does Checks and Balances Mean?’: Judge Frustrated by DOJ Arguments Against McGahn Testimony
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DOJ Insists It's Not 'Stonewalling' Congress in Filing Expressing Intent to Stonewall Congress
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Chemerinsky: The stakes are enormous for immigrants in upcoming DACA cases
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Johnny Depp Settles With Former Lawyer for ‘Eight Figures’
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Connecticut Supreme Court rules against husband in divorce case, says frozen embryos are marital property and can be destroyed
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The Seventh Circuit Just Told SCOTUS It Can Clean Up Its Own Mess on Abortion Issue
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The Worst Trump Cabinet Member?
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High school principal who didn't call the Holocaust a 'factual, historical event' is fired
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Texas lawyer found guilty of scamming more than $1 million from Colombian drug lords Lawyer known as ‘DWI Dude’ is convicted for shakedown of Colombian drug clients
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N.J. Lawyer Found to Have Charged $100,000 Too Much Disbarred
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Dog sworn into Illinois state's attorney's office
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Campaign to end child marriage runs into surprising opposition 3H AGO
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Fired white Starbucks manager sues claiming racial discrimination
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Navy upholds sentencing of Navy SEAL for posing with corpse
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Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume
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Genealogy sites give law enforcement a new DNA sleuthing tool, but the battle over privacy looms
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Lawyer-Comedian Hopes to Make Listeners Laugh with Live CLEs
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California’s Roadkill Bill Becomes Law
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Judges:

Availability of a Bankruptcy Judgeship Position in the Southern District of Florida at Fort Lauderdale
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BK SD FL: Reappointment of Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Isicoff
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Federal judge’s emails lead 7th Circuit to vacate prison sentence
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Divisive docket to test Supreme Court ahead of 2020
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La. prosecutors seek to remove judge who spoke out on racial bias from hundreds of cases
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Judge accused of ‘partisan glee’ after $8B verdict says high-five allegations were fabricated
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Another Trump Judicial Pick Rated Unqualified Advances
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Christine Blasey Ford reveals who inspired her to testify about Kavanaugh
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Bill Clinton Thought About Age When Vetting Ginsburg for SCOTUS
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Judge Leon Invites Impeachment Counsel To Trick Or Treat In His Office For A Spooky Halloween Status Conference
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Judicial Election Turns Ugly: Mailers Label Candidate as Pro-Drug Socialist
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Attorney balances his firm’s demands with duties as a judge
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ABA asks courthouses to reconsider cellphone bans
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Wall Street:

US futures point to a higher open
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Dow drops 250 points, S&P 500 falls from record despite better-than-expected earnings
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How the stock market ends the year is now up to President Trump, investors say
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Layoffs:

Lazard to Close Offices, Cut 200 Jobs in Business Realignment
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Corporate Governance:

Seminar: Risk: It’s a Board’s Game
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Conflicted Board Saddled Chemical Co. With Bad Debt: Suit
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E-Cigarettes:

37 reported dead from vaping-related lung illness Nearly 1,900 people report mysterious vaping illness
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Scientists Are Working Overtime to Debunk the Vaping Scare
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Politics:

Leon Cooperman rips Elizabeth Warren in new letter for treating him like ‘an ungrateful child’
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Bloomberg says he has "reservations" on current 2020 field OCT 28
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More People Think Donald Trump Will Win 2020 Election Over Democratic Nominee, Poll Shows
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The mystery of Trump's secret polling
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House passes resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry into Trump as GOP continues to slam process Pelosi Goes All-In on Impeachment But Now Must Win Over Public House Democrats just gave Republicans everything they wanted in the impeachment inquiry Napolitano: Impeachable Offenses Out in Open Democrats' strong support for impeachment inquiry vote spells trouble for Trump Defiant Trump blasts 'Impeachment Hoax' as House votes Nasty House floor fight sets baseline for Trump impeachment Trump’s Presidency on Treacherous New Ground After House Vote GOP Rep. Gohmert invokes "civil war" following impeachment vote Vote Opens Intense Public Phase of Inquiry Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment Trump slams impeachment as 'the greatest witch hunt in American history' after the House passed a resolution formalizing the inquiry Trump's top Russia official quit the day before his impeachment testimony, and is looking like the most damaging witness yet The 2 House Democrats who voted against the Trump impeachment resolution Former White House official confirms top Ukraine diplomat's testimony Ex-Trump aide confirms Biden probe sought, says not illegal Is Trump's base breaking over impeachment? Tale of congressman's defiance suggests not Bolton's former deputy asks judge to resolve conflicting demands for House impeachment testimony Trump Is Committing 'Felony Bribery' by Giving Fundraising Cash to GOP Senators Ahead of Impeachment Trial: Ex-Bush Ethics Lawyer Trump invites Republican senators for lunch and makes his case against impeachment Ivanka Trump Attempts to Defend Her Father Against Impeachment, Doesn’t Go Over Well The Best Trump Defense Dear GOP, Some Scary Advice on How to Survive Your Impeachment Nightmare Wall Street strategists dispute Trump’s claim that impeachment is impacting the stock market
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What is impeachment and how does it work? 10 facts to know.
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How Rudy Giuliani’s Pursuit of Money and Power May Cost Donald Trump Dearly Giuliani needed Apple genius help to unlock his iPhone after being named Trump cybersecurity adviser Former Chief of SDNY Criminal Division Floated as Possible Giuliani Attorney Hire Now We Know Why Indicted Giuliani Associate Named His Business 'Fraud Guarantee' State Dept. agrees to turn over Giuliani-related documents to watchdog group after lawsuit
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The Beltway's 'Whistleblower' Furor Obsesses Over One Name
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AP-NORC poll: 61% say Trump doesn’t respect democratic norms
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Trump's personal pastor will act as liaison with president’s base from White House Televangelist Paula White Joins White House
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Trump becomes Florida resident New Yorkers to Trump: Good Riddance
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Trump Campaign Holds ‘Witch Hunt’ Halloween Party in Pennsylvania
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In swing state Ohio, are workers still on Trump's side?
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For Trump, hints of trouble in ethanol country
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Trump has started to lose control of his own memes
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Rep. Katie Hill decries 'dirtiest gutter politics I've seen' in fiery farewell speech Katie Hill says she is resigning because of "double standard"
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Zuckerberg stands defiant on political ads, swinging ‘free expression’ at critics like a hammer Sheryl Sandberg says political ads are worth less than 1% of Facebook's revenue and the money is not worth the controversy
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ISIS says it has a new leader less than a week after US raid that left Baghdadi dead Most Americans credit Trump for Baghdadi death, but raid doesn't shake negative ratings of president's leadership, poll finds Syrian Kurdish leader says Turkish attacks continue, contradicting Trump administration claims
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Trump says after Rep. Steve Scalise got shot his wife 'cried her eyes out,' joking 'not many wives would react that way ... I know mine wouldn't'
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Trump's Medicare chief tweeted out a shirt featuring a popular healthcare reform plan, bashing it as the 'year's scariest costume'
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A vote for a Democrat is a vote for the bull market, according to this chart
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AOC faces challengers on the right and the further right who cite her 'socialism'
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The racial wealth gap among 2020 Democrats
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Economy:

Trump rails against Powell a day after the Fed cuts rates for a third time this year In latest attack, Trump says the Fed is a bigger 'problem' for the US than China Fed's decision to cut rates is a sign Trump's tax cuts have fallen short
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Powell’s take on banking rules should make Elizabeth Warren happy, but not Wall Street
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Pressure will be on the Fed to clean up Trump's trade war mess
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Citi predicts the greenback could weaken ‘substantially’ — to as low as 85 on the dollar index
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A growing debt burden on low- and middle-income Americans
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U.S. Consumer Comfort Declines by Most in More Than Eight Years
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FedGDPNow latest forecast: 1.5 percent
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What Economists Are Saying Ahead of the October U.S. Jobs Report
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The economy is not as supercharged as Trump promised. But it might not matter
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Personal Income increased 0.3% in September, Spending increased 0.2%
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Producer price index data for pumpkins and other treats
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The rise of debt consolidation
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 218,000
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Q3 2019 GDP Details on Residential and Commercial Real Estate
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Fed is likely to turn to some unconventional policies in next downturn, study says
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October Employment Preview: Take the Under
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The jobs numbers are out today, but there’s another report that could be much more important
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Tim Cook is optimistic about the US resolving its trade war with China Chinese officials reportedly cast doubt on any long-term trade deal with Trump — and his impulsive nature is part of the problem Trump says new location for signing of ‘phase one’ of US-China trade deal will be announced soon U.S. tech companies bemoan trade barriers Watchdog warns of 'improper influence' in US handling of tariffs As Tariffs Linger, Bruised Ports Eye China Nervously The Trade War Is Evoking Feelings of Economic Darwinism China's factory output slips to its lowest level in 8 months as Trump's trade-war malaise sets in Trump is the ‘least worst option’ for China, says professor Farm bankruptcies jump to highest level since 2011 as Trump's tariffs bite A private survey shows China’s manufacturing activity expanded in October
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The US slapped tariffs on the EU. But they've also started talking
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Trump Warns Johnson his Brexit Deal Makes U.S. Trade Deal Hard
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Pelosi: U.S. House close to approving trade deal with Mexico, Canada
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Corporate America is paying this much in taxes after Trump’s cuts The GOP Tax Cuts Didn’t Work Treasury Plans to Weaken Rules Meant to Stop Corporate Tax Avoidance
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Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan doesn't expect a recession to arrive anytime soon — and uses one stat to argue his position Greenspan Sees No Recession as Post-Crisis Deleveraging Endures
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11 mind-blowing facts about the US economy
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US stocks are at 'scary high levels' — and 10 other terrifying charts about the global economy
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In favor of the wealth tax: The tax code doesn't fully comprehend how the wealthiest Americans make their money, and it's hurting everyone else Although Wealth Taxes Have Failed In Europe, They Can Work In The U.S.
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Taxing High Incomes: A Comparison Of 41 Countries
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White House officials ramp up new tax cut talks, as Trump seeks sharp contrast with 2020 Democrats
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The US city preparing itself for the collapse of capitalism
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World record in negative rates has bankers testing no-man's land
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Swiss Would Be Worse Off Without Negative Rates, Central Bank Chief Says
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Mnuchin Pressed on ‘Alleged Rampant Corruption’ at Treasury Department
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As birthrates fall, countries will be forced to adapt or fall behind
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Mitt Romney has a new plan to fix Social Security. Critics say it isn’t a solution
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California Destroys $1 Trillion Gig Economy With New Law
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What Gen Z Wants At Work Will Blow Your Mind
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Two Takes on Republican Debt Hypocrisy
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Protests around the world aimed squarely at existing governments
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Political unrest, violence have forced millions to migrate and seek protection of the rule of law
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What $10 was worth the year you were born, and what you could buy with it today
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How America's aging economic expansion could stay alive for years
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13 mind-blowing facts about Florida's economy
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Scott Walker's Legacy of Getting Played by FoxConn Lives On
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Mortgage rates increase again — even though the Fed just cut interest rates
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate increased slightly in September
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Trick Or Treat, These Are Some Scary REITs
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Municipalities:

Does Congress hold power over Puerto Rico through racist, outdated rulings?
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Puerto Rico governor focused on federal funds, restructuring process
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Puerto Rico's credit hinges on federal aid, government reforms -Moody's
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Chicago schools reach tentative agreement to end strike Chicago mayor announces 11-day teacher strike has ended, classes to resume Friday
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There's a teacher shortage in Arizona — and teachers from overseas are filling the gap
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High paying jobs, great health, and free time galore: The 13 US cities where people enjoy the most balanced lifestyles
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Tumbles As Trade War Hopes Fade
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Slowed Energy M&A Is a Downer for Some Texas Law Firms
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The Oil Industry’s Next Big Challenge? How To Stay Investable
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'Canada' is becoming a dirty word in the oil patch
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US wind energy capacity is now more than 100 gigawatts, according to new report
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To meet climate goals, oil producers must slash production
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Years of Offshore Investments Could be Valueless
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Mass Torts:

Private Equity Wants To Buy Your Asbestos Liabilities
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No Bayer Roundup Settlement Anytime Soon, Says Lawyer Who Won in Court
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Pharma:

Purdue Pharma: Bankruptcy court proper venue for Arizona's claim against company
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Pelosi Calls Pharma’s Bluff on Drug Prices
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Retailing:

Bankruptcy judge approves Barneys' sale in a move that will likely close all of the luxury chain's remaining department stores Barneys Awarded to Authentic Brands as No Rival Bids Materialize Leaked memo from Barneys CEO says there's only a 'small chance' the company gets saved Barneys Bankruptcy Judge Signs Off on Deal to ABG, But Time Remains for Rival Offers
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See inside the abandoned Toys R Us store that was transformed into a spooky haunted house to bring the retail apocalypse to life
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Forever 21 could close 111 underperforming stores in the US. Here's the full list of locations at risk Forever 21 plans to close about 60 fewer stores after rent cuts
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Wayfair's net loss widens nearly 80%
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Rite Aid downgraded over weak market position
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Dressbarn sells IP, will relaunch online in 2020
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6 numbers that explain the fate of department stores
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant Performance Index edged lower in September
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Food Delivery Looks Like Another Gig-Economy Dead End
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Taxis:

Lyft revenue up 63% in Q3 amid more riders, but net loss widens
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Media:

How Deadspin Imploded
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Hotels:

FL: Bankruptcy court approves sale of shuttered hotel for $10M
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Taxis:

Uber and Lyft Fight a Law They Say Doesn't Apply to Them
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Fraud:

1MDB fugitive Jho Low vows to 'fight' after forfeiting $700 million of assets to the US — including 5 luxury homes and a private jet Chris Christie Among Lawyers Making $15 Million in 1MDB Pact
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Appeals Court Says Rothstein Can’t Make Feds Reduce His 50-Year Sentence For $1 Billion Ponzi Scheme
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Don Jr.: I wish I was Hunter Biden so I could cash in on my dad
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Rep. Katie Hill’s husband claimed computer was ‘hacked’ before her photos appeared online: report
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Personal Finance:

11 personality traits you probably didn't know are hurting your business
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Millennials might lag behind their parents when it comes to money, but there's something they do better: talk about it
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‘Ghosting’ Is Reaching Spooky Records At Work—Are You The Problem?
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Owe Lunch Money? Don’t Plan on Going to Prom
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (6 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Farm bankruptcies continue rising, new data show Farm Bankruptcy Filings Are 24% Over Year-Ago Levels
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Venue:

Forum Selection v. Forum Shopping: The Proposed “Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019”
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Automatic Stay:

Third Circuit Allows Repossessing Secured Lender to Hold Collateral Pending Bankruptcy Stay
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Avoidance Actions:

SDNY Judge Denies Bid by Madoff Trustee to Recover $343M From Citi in Clawback Suit
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DIP Finance:

Changing Outcomes Through a Reservation of Rights
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Aviation:

Bristow Group Successfully Emerges From Chapter 11
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Boeing's CEO was at a loss for words when he got hammered over attempts to move lawsuits from 737 Max victims' relatives to Indonesia Leaked email reveals a Boeing executive tried to convince a congressman to avoid discussing another troubled plane during the 737 Max hearing
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Amid 737 Max disasters, Boeing's board was busy elsewhere
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Dozens of Boeing 737NG jetliners grounded worldwide due to cracks
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Utilities:

2 new California fires burn homes, send residents fleeing Fires rage as southern California grapples with 'extreme red flag' weather conditions California Fire Map: Easy Fire, Getty Fire, Hill Fire, Fullerton Fire, Riverside Fire, Kincade Fire Update as State Battles 10 Active Blazes Southern California endures 2nd straight day of wind-driven wildfires Desert winds fuel twin wildfires around Los Angeles
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PG&E returns power to most California customers, but thousands remain in the dark
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Dark For Days, A Wealthy Bay Area Town Hits Climate Reality
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Anger Grows as PG&E Struggles to Communicate During Power Shutdown
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Disabled California seniors in complex left behind in outage
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PG&E workers, families fear public anger amid outages; it’s ‘nerve-racking’
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Latino farmworkers face serious health risks due to California's wildfires
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Why Los Angeles and San Francisco Are Safe From Mass Blackouts
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Northern California government agencies consider leaving PG&E
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Autos:

Proposed Ford-UAW deal includes plant closure, $9,000 ratification bonuses
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Religion:

Guam: No payouts soon: Archdiocese, clergy sex abuse claimants unable to reach settlement
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Biden's communion denial highlights conflict between religion and politics Catholic priest was correct to deny communion to Joe Biden — here's why
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More abuse claims against former Wyoming bishop ‘credible'
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Student Debt:

Students Suing Dept. Of Education Over Loan Relief Win Cert.
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Student Debt Total Reaches $1.5 trillion, Nearly Doubles U.S. Housing Market
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For many black millennials, student debt is biggest hurdle in homeownership
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Action Against Student Loan Debt Relief Operation
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What happens to your student loan debt when you die? Sometimes, it stays with you
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This Is Still Happening: Betsy DeVos
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Coal:

Coal jobs are about to take another hit
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Congress should take up Manchin’s SLAP Act
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'If These Miners Were Bankers, Congress Would Have Bailed Them Out Already,' Says Sanders as Bankrupt Murray Coal Threatens Pensions
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Education:

Trump administration moves to relax college-accreditation requirements
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Healthcare:

Survey of the Day: 60% of Americans Favor Dem Approaches to Health Care
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Federal Cases Offer Medicare-Enrolled Providers Possible Injunctive Relief from Recoupments While Awaiting Administrative Appeal
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Life expectancy for American men keeps dropping 1H AGO
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Sanders Insists He’ll Pay for ‘Every Nickel’ of Medicare for All — but Won’t Say How Right Now
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Number of Uninsured Children Increases by 400,000
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The patient lasted just minutes after being taken off life support - By then it was too late…
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The Trump administration wants to make people get jobs in exchange for Medicaid — but GOP-led states are starting to resist
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Climate:

Lawyers are unleashing a flurry of lawsuits to step up the fight against climate change
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Sorry, Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey: There's so much CO2 in the atmosphere that planting trees won't save us
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Tillerson: Climate Change is a Real Issue New York's climate change case against Exxon seems to be annoying the judge hearing it
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"This will only get worse": California fires linked to climate change
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One Wildfire is Spewing Enough Smoke to Rival 320,000 Cars
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Arctic Blast Breaking Winter Records in US
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UK:

UK company and personal insolvencies rise
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Boris Johnson accused of burying intelligence report on Russian influence over Brexit
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Trump makes big pro-Brexit intervention in U.K. election
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U.K. election: Boris Johnson's path to victory resembles Trump's in 2016
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Brexit limbo continues for businesses as deadline shifts again
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Britain’s Black Belt in EU Law Pulls No Punches in Brexit Attack
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As Brexit deadline moves once again, many left wondering what comes next: Analysis
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Lloyds profits nearly wiped out by £1.8bn PPI hit
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'Broken' business rates system unfair on struggling high street, say MPs
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UK police investigating crash that killed Harry Dunn interview US diplomat's wife
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Ponzi fraudster’s assets confiscated
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Canada:

Canada's economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in August
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Australia:

Marshalling the troops when debtors become insolvent: A refresher on the equitable doctrine of marshalling
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong enters its first recession in a decade after months of protests Hong Kong just entered a recession. Experts say economy will ‘remain weak’ amid protests, trade war Hong Kong's first recession in a decade could be even worse than feared
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Chinese leadership says it will ensure Hong Kong's stability, prosperity Hong Kong police fire tear gas to break up Halloween party protests
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MENA:

Iraqi prime minister to resign after weeks of deadly protests
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Lebanese banks reopen for first time in two weeks
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Romania:

Court rejects insolvency request of Romania's coal and power complex CE Hunedoara
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India:

India is running its telecom companies aground to fill a budget hole
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South Africa:

Fitch Says S. Africa’s Rating Reflects Eskom Debt Risk
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Venezuela:

Oil Production Paralyzed As Venezuela's Electricity Crisis Worsens
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