Law:
Proskauer Names New Bankruptcy Partner - Maja Zerjal
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Campaign Donation Figures Confirm That Lawyers Really, Really Don’t Like Trump
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How do the states stack up? Lawyers make the most and least money in these areas
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Harvard Professor Who Defended Weinstein Loses Tax Fight
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Almost Half of Americans Went to Civil Court Last Year — and Not for Traffic Tickets
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Prince Andrew's reputation is crumbling after a catastrophic BBC interview about Jeffrey Epstein. Here are all the businesses cutting ties •Prince Andrew Considers Nuclear Option: Another TV Interview • Prince Andrew to step back from public duties 'for foreseeable future'
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A British socialite who stayed at Jeffrey Epstein's apartment says she felt like she 'was being watched' by 'hidden cameras' during her visit • Epstein's A-list guests 'secretly filmed in every bedroom and bathroom'
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Why Hasn't Giuliani Been Disbarred?
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#MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law
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How a New Associate Shattered the Peace of a Growing Solo Practice
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Group building border wall with funds ordered to stop • Texans to Fight Land Seizures for Border Wall
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AZ: Activist Who Gave Migrants Aid Acquitted
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Judges grapple with red flag laws authorizing removal of guns from people who are dangerous
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White officer fired after video shows him stopping 2 black shoppers for 'acting suspicious'
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Judge Pledges Fast Ruling on Trump’s Wall as New Construction Looms
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Nearly All Mass Shooters Since 1966 Have Had 4 Things in Common
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Pennsylvania Senate Passes Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Bill
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'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett sues Chicago for 'malicious prosecution' in hate crime case
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Teen arrested on suspicion of using remote-controlled car to smuggle drugs
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Michigan priest at a teen's funeral said his suicide was 'against God.' The mother is suing.
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Far-Right Terrorism Has Increased 320 Percent in Just 4 Years, Extremism Watchdog Warns
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Lawyer Laundered $400 Million in Crypto Scam, U.S. Says
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Woman Has Big Ol’ Smile After Allegedly Stabbing Husband to Death
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Judges:
No Excuses For Bad Judicial Behavior
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Majority of U.S. Appeals Courts Now Have GOP-Appointed Edge
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There’s No Scandal in the Supreme Court Being Sociable
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With Lagoa Confirmed to 11th Circuit, Trump Flips a Third Appeals Court to GOP Majority
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Wall Street:
US futures point to slightly lower open • U.S. stock futures softer amid volley of trade headlines
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Stocks slip on Wall Street over new trade war concerns • Stocks close lower on report trade deal may not be completed this year
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Layoffs:
As McKesson moves its HQ to Dallas, 329 employees to lose jobs
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A new study uses artificial intelligence to find that jobs done by highly skilled workers are the most likely to be affected by AI •What jobs are affected by AI? Better-paid, better-educated workers face the most exposure
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Andrew Yang’s Math on the Robot Takeover Doesn’t Check Out
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Court rules defunct mental health provider must pay employee health, annuity plans
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Deutsche Bank To Replace 18,000 Workers With Robots
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Politics:
5 takeaways from the fifth Democratic debate • Warren dominates Democrats' fifth 2020 debate: Issue-by-issue recap • Joe Biden Stumbles Again in Debate • Fact-checking the fifth Democratic presidential debate • Here are the top moments from the fifth Democratic debate • Trump campaign attacks Buttigieg during Democratic debate • Winners and losers from the November Democratic debate • A Feel-Good Night for Debating Democrats • Biden Seeks High Road as Impeachment Dominates Democratic Debate • Democrats spar at debate over health care, how to beat Trump • Joe Biden says he would let Justice Department decide whether to prosecute Trump
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AP-NORC/USAFacts Poll: Facts missing from American democracy
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Wall Street sends mixed signals about a possible Warren presidency
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The Danger of Elizabeth Warren
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Warren tries to escape shadow of Medicare for All as crucial debate looms
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What Warren Forgets About ‘Shameless’ Profiting in Housing
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Billionaire dodges when asked if "tribalism" tweet referred to Elizabeth Warren's heritage
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Buttigieg in Rivals’ Sights at Debate After Taking Lead in Iowa • Is America ready for a gay president? Buttigieg surge poses question • Are Your Neighbors Ready for Mayor Pete? • Markets May Welcome Capitalism-Friendly Buttigieg Presidency, Cowen Says
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases CPS Estimates of Same-Sex Households
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Democrats Thinking Strategically About 2020 Nominee Choice
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Gordon Sondland throws Trump, Pompeo, and Bolton under the bus: 'We followed the president's orders' • Sondland embraces his role in impeachment history with nonchalance • Trump before Sondland’s testimony: “He’s a great American.” Trump after: “This is not a man I know well.” • Republicans are grasping at straws after EU ambassador Gordon Sondland blew up one of their last defenses of Trump
• Impeachment Testimony Bombshell ‘Systematically Eliminated the Republican Defenses of Trump’ • Sondland says Ukraine quid pro quo "reflected Trump's desires and requirements" • 'We Did Not Want to Work With Mr. Giuliani': Gordon Sondland Knocks Trump’s Personal Lawyer • Sondland Says Giuliani’s ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Was Ordered by Trump • Trump's shifting story on his relationship with Gordon Sondland • 'Everyone was in the loop. It was was no secret' • Sondland says he told Pence that Ukraine military aid appeared conditioned on political investigations • Envoy Undercuts GOP’s Defense of Trump as Hands-Off Over Ukraine • America needs to hear — under oath — from Pompeo, Perry, Pence, and Bolton • 5 Key Things We Learned From Gordon Sondland • Testimony ensnares Pompeo in Ukraine scandal as he mulls political future • Legal Analysts: Gordon Sondland Testimony Described 'Obstruction of Justice by Pompeo' • The GOP warned Ambassador Sondland he'd be 'smeared' by Democrats in the impeachment hearing. Then they turned around and smeared him themselves. • Sondland reportedly kept Pompeo in the loop about the Ukraine pressure campaign • Sondland’s testimony shows Mike Pompeo was far more central on Ukraine than we knew • 'Pence Knew' • Sondland refuses to say whether he believed Trump denial of Ukraine aid quid pro quo • Takeaways from Gordon Sondland's opening statement • Sondland says he likely told Trump that Zelensky "loves your ass" • Sondland testimony targets Trump, Pompeo and confirms deal with Ukraine • Witnesses called by GOP to defend Trump offer more bad facts for the president • The impeachment hearing room burst into applause when a Democratic congresswoman shot back at her Republican colleague that Trump 'has 5 Pinocchios on a daily basis'
• Ken Starr: GOP Senators Might Consider Having to ‘Make a Trip’ to the White House After Sondland’s Testimony • Watergate Congresswoman Says It's 'Too Soon' for Republicans to Abandon Trump Over Impeachment, Deserting Nixon Took 'Many Months' •What Lindsey Graham said about a quid pro quo in October • Fox News anchor Bret Baier says the latest impeachment witness testimony is 'very damaging' to the GOP • Gordon Sondland’s opening testimony is the ballgame • Trump didn’t want an investigation into Biden. He wanted a political show •Democratic congressman wins applause for getting Gordon Sondland to say an investigation into the Bidens would benefit Trump • Republicans defend Trump as concerned with Ukrainian corruption, but aides tell a different story • Defense Official Says Ukraine Was Aware of Aid Hold in July • Gordon Sondland's most dazzling accessory: Resting happy face • Trump quoting his own denials of quid pro quo
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Trump Approval Holds Steady in Face of Impeachment Probe
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Read Trump’s very large, very strange Sharpie notes on impeachment
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No, Devin Nunes, Trump in 2019 is not like George Washington in 1794
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Giuliani Associate’s Creditor Seeks Cash From Pro-Trump PAC
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Giuliani Rips GOP Impeachment Lawyer Castor Over His Questions
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"Rudy was the guy," Sondland testifies
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Vindman lawyer calls on Fox News to retract segment alleging "espionage"
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Fact check: Schiff's claim that the whistleblower has a 'statutory right' to anonymity • FBI seeks interview with CIA whistleblower • Here's Why the FBI Might Want to Interview the Ukraine Whistleblower • Reddit warns Trump supporters against 'systematic harassment' of potential whistleblower
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Once Mulvaney's chief of staff, payday lobbyist enjoys frequent access to his old boss
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Daily presidential tracking poll
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State Department asked to probe top diplomats' use of personal cellphones
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In rare move, N. Carolina county removes Confederate statue
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Stephen Miller's Beliefs are Appalling
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Advertising:
Adtech company IgnitionOne further cuts head count as 2 more clients report unpaid bills
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Economy:
Fed officials see little need for further rate cuts, minutes say • FOMC Minutes: "Most participants judged that the stance of policy, after a 25 basis point reduction at this meeting, would be well calibrated"
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The Fed’s Torn Over Options to Control Its Benchmark Policy Rate
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The deficit hasn't smothered growth. So why can't we keep partying on credit?
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UBS CEO Ermotti Warns Pain From Negative Rates May Spread
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Total U.S. Household Debt Balance by Age
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Dalio: We Are Headed Towards a New World Order
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Markets more fearful about trade war, but still see chance for phase one deal and tariff rollback • China’s Top Negotiator ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Reaching Trade Deal • Trump says China isn't 'stepping up,' and trade talks show signs of languishing • China invited US negotiators to Beijing for another round of trade talks, report says • The US and China may not sign 'phase-one' trade deal until 2020 • Reuters Poll: Trade War Escalation Pushes US Closer to Recession • Trump’s 2020 Campaign Collides With Trade War at Apple Plant • Trump Says ‘Looking’ at Exemption for Apple on China Tariffs • No President Trump, It's Not a New Factory • Trade War Threatens Tech Sectors in China and Silicon Valley • Trade Tariffs Take Center Stage as Trump and Tim Cook Meet at an Apple Factory • Morgan Stanley: ‘Phase one’ US-China trade deal might be ‘as good as it gets’ • Kissinger Says U.S. and China in ‘Foothills of a Cold War’
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The Doomsday for World Trade is Here
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Trump’s Tax Cuts Were Working Until He Started His Trade War
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Societe Generale Sticks With Forecast for U.S. Recession in 2020
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Making America Mediocre
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The Fed is looking at a ‘standing repo’ operation to handle overnight funding issues
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Dow Crashes as Moody’s Reveals 16 Fatal Recession Triggers
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NAFTA rewrite runs into trouble as Mexican reform comes up short
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ADP Employment Report - October 2019
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World’s Rich Are Rattled and Seeking Old-Fashioned Security
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Bay Area dominates list of richest zip codes
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House sends Senate stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
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The economic debate over the minimum wage, explained
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Wall Street Has Seen The Future, And It's Here
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Soak-the-Rich Taxes Are Unethical and Unwise
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U.S. taxpayers have spent $6.4 trillion on post-9/11 conflicts
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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:
U.S. housing market experiences largest inventory decline since 2018
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CAR on California October Housing: Sales up 1.9% YoY, Inventory down 18%
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
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AIA: "Architecture Billings Index Rebounds After Two Down Months"
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Woodbridge Ch. 11 Trustee OK'd For Shapiro Prison Interview
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico governor seeks to cancel $300M Whitefish contract
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Oil/Gas:
EP Energy anticipates emerging from bankruptcy in several months
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As Oil Prices Drop And Money Dries Up, Is The U.S. Shale Boom Going Bust?
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California Governor Cracks Down On Fracking, Requires Audits And Scientific Review
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Billionaire Fredriksen Steps Down as Chairman of Seadrill • Seadrill in talks with banks to restructure debt -CEO
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Is There Really Any Hope for Chesapeake Energy Stock Now?
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Approach Resources Files Chapter 11; JPMorgan Chase Agents DIP Financing
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Private Equity:
House hearing on private equity lands with a whimper
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Agribusiness:
Farm bankruptcies increase nationwide, report says
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Climate:
2020 candidates back bill to test whether big banks can withstand climate risk
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Years after freezing new projects, China is back to building coal power plants
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New studies paint sobering climate picture
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Aramco Faces Serious Risks From Climate Change, Report Says
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E-Cigarettes:
AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping products
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Aviation:
NTSB calls for redesign of key component of Boeing 737 NG after deadly Southwest incident
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How Boeing Lost Its Bearings
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Fraud:
U.S. Colleges Step Up Admissions Spot Checks After Scandal
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The Next Decade Will Be Just as Bad
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Healthcare:
Physicians balk at $225K/year price of Pfizer's heart drug that they helped to develop
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It's time for Congress to protect patients from surprise medical bills
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Utilities:
California’s Governor Wants State-Appointed PG&E Board Members
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PG&E cuts power to 50,000 California homes and businesses during wildfire risk
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Here’s how the fight to control the utility involved in California wildfires could play out
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PG&E faces potential showdown over its bankruptcy plan
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Mass Torts:
J&J Found Negligent by Australian Court in Vaginal-Mesh Lawsuit • Johnson & Johnson loses vaginal mesh class action
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Education:
Court: More Globe University, Minnesota School of Business students can apply for refunds • Minnesota School of Business Files Ch.11 In BK MN - Petition
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Coal:
After the Murray Energy Bankruptcy, What’s the Future of Coal?
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Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy
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Navajo company confident about Wyoming, Montana coal bonding
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Appalachia’s Strip-Mined Mountains Face a Growing Climate Risk: Flooding
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Bill addresses pensions, health care for miners, retirees
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Religion:
US Catholic Church boards reviewing sex abuse fail victims
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How the Catholic Church hid assets from victims.
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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 (15 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (31 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
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Retailing:
Macy’s shares fall on sales miss, retailer slashes outlook
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Carl Icahn Old Enough To Remember When Malls Weren’t A Thing, Is Ready For That Time Again
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7 major store closure announcements from 2019 and why they matter
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3 retail turnaround success stories, and 3 turnarounds to watch
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L Brands CEO Les Wexner’s future may be at stake as Epstein ties, falling stock haunt company
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Tiffany taps former Barneys CEO as top marketer
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New Chapter 11 Filing - Anna Holdings Inc. (a/k/a Acosta Inc.)
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Tax:
Former U.S. Treasury chief Lawrence Summers to IRS: Audit the rich
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Banking:
Regulators approve biggest bank marriage since the 2008 financial crisis
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Autos:
GM sues Fiat Chrysler alleging bribery scheme in union negotiations • GM's bombshell lawsuit against FCA alleges years of corruption and includes claims about a failed 2015 merger • General Motors Declares Corporate War on Chrysler
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UAW president resigns amid corruption probe
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Personal Finance:
How Does Your Personality Type Affect Your Income?
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Men's stress jumps if their wives earn more than 40% of household income
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Student Debt:
Sen. Patty Murray urges DeVos to halt changes to a popular student loan repayment plan
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Taxis:
Ride-Hailing Startup Juno Battered by Regulation, Lawsuits
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Lawsuits, Wage Laws Drive Juno Ride-hailing Firm To Bankruptcy
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Cannabis:
U.S. Lawmakers To Vote On MORE Act To End Federal Cannabis Prohibition • House committee approves landmark bill legalizing marijuana at the federal level
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Taxi:
Uber plans to start audio-recording rides in the U.S. for safety
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Skiing:
Bankrupt West Virginia ski resort sold at auction
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Food/Beverage:
Bumble Bee Is in Talks With FCF Fishery for Bankruptcy Sale • Bumble Bee is in talks to file for bankruptcy and sell itself • Taiwan’s FCF is Bumble Bee ‘stalking horse’ with bankruptcy filing imminent
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Suit alleges former directors of Central Grocers drove the grocery co-op into the ground • Trustee seeks $80 million in damages in grocery bankruptcy case
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Farm Bureau not concerned for local dairies in Dean Foods bankruptcy
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Newspapers:
A Hedge Fund Comes for Another Newsroom
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UK:
British PM and Labour leader spar over Brexit in first election debate
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Boris Johnson Is Getting a Free Pass on Brexit
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Corbyn Unveils Manifesto to Rile U.K.’s Bankers and Billionaires
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Jeremy Corbyn's plans for a windfall tax on oil slammed by industry chiefs
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Boris Johnson Blurts Out Election Tax Cut in Chaotic Pledge
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Royal Mail Says U.K. Arm Could Swing to Loss on Letter Decline
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EU:
BlackRock Searches for Hidden Gems in Europe’s Unloved Junk Bonds
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PIIGS:
The Rescue of Italy’s Bankrupt Airline Faces Yet Another Delay • Alitalia Faces Potential Nationalization as Bidders Pull Back
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Italy’s Playing a Dangerous Game
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Canada:
Toronto area resident charged with criminal offences related to bankruptcy Français
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The province where businesses are failing the most
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Mexico:
Inside the bloody cartel war for Mexico’s multibillion-dollar avocado industry
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IMF Says Mexico Credit Line May Be Cut From Current $74 Billion
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Hong Kong:
“Outmoded” Parallel Schemes Of Arrangement And A Red Flag On Restructuring Costs In Hong Kong.
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McConnell Says Trump Must ‘Uphold Obligations’ to Back Hong Kong
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Congress passes Hong Kong rights bill as Trump tries to strike China trade deal
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Hong Kong moves to center stage of U.S.-China showdown
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India:
Haircuts for Indian Finance — Bald or Bold?
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Stalled residential projects worth $66 billion face bankruptcy proceedings
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India cenbank to begin bankruptcy proceedings against shadow lender DHFL • India’s central bank takes over troubled lender
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The Road To Resolution Of Financial Service Providers: A Firm First Step.
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Germany:
Thyssenkrupp reports wider loss and sets new guidance
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France:
Why French Jews are Fleeing the Country
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