November 6, 2019

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Law:

Ex-Davis Polk Associate Alleges Discrimination, Says He Was Repeatedly Sidelined • Davis Polk Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit • Bias suit by former BigLaw associate claims retaliation caused ‘drastic drops’ in his billable hours • Davis Polk Hit With Bias, Retaliation Suit by Black Lawyer
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O'Melveny Fends Off Bankruptcy Trustee's $54M Malpractice Claim
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BigLaw firm gets UK approval for nonlawyer partners and outside investment
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Report: Cost Concerns Force Law Departments to Focus on Existing Internal Resources, Alternative Providers • In-House Lawyers Seek New Ways to Cut Legal Bills, Report Finds
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Baker Donelson Director Seeks Ch. 7 Cover From Ponzi Suit
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Ex-Locke Lord Partner Laundered Money in Crypto Scam, U.S. Says
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Norton Rose Fulbright Elects Dallas-Based U.S. Managing Partner
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Biglaw Partner Used To Think 2400 Hours Was The Bare Minimum — Now She’s Left The Practice Entirely
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Best Practices In Law Firm Business Development And Marketing: An Interview With Deborah Farone
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Technology Can Help Attorneys Find Meaning, Elevate Lives, Enhance Careers
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Nixon Peabody Adds Marketing Chief as More Big Law CMO Vacancies Linger
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Quinn Emanuel Says Clients Can Pay in Bitcoin
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What Nick Saban Taught Me in My Legal Ops Journey From Walmart to Asurion
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The Abusive Boss
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A Religious Bigot In Power Plays The Victim
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TWO Birds In The Harvard Law School Library — This Is Going Full Hitchcock
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The Biglaw Firm Responsible For The Most Prestigious Academic Scholarship Of Them All
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Biglaw Yelp Reviews Are Your Dose Of Surreal Comedy Today
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Department Of Justice Employee Alleges She Was Raped By Senior Official
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Roger Stone goes to trial over alleged efforts to exploit Russian-hacked Clinton emails for Trump’s political gain • Roger Stone's trial could hang on a comedian's drunken texts • Jury selection begins in trial of Trump crony Roger Stone • Dapper Roger Stone Gets First Look at Jurors Who May Decide Fate • Roger Stone Leaves Trial with Food Poisoning
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Alphabet's chief legal boss, accused of emotionally abusing a former Googler after a workplace affair, just cashed out $27 million in stock
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Leaked Recording From ABC News Reveals Network Killed Story Implicating Epstein • An ABC News anchor was caught on a hot mic saying that the network killed her Epstein exposé in 2015 and that she thinks the sex offender was '100%' murdered

Weinstein combative and in denial ahead of rape trial, inner circle says
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For Many #MeToo Accusers, Speaking Up Is Just The Beginning
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Matt Lauer’s Woman Problem
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Trump reverses Obama-era policy against faith-based adoption agencies
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Jeff Sessions escorted from Northwestern University amid protests
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64% of Americans Want Stricter Laws on Gun Sales
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The CEO of Dick's weighs in on why 'buycotts' didn't help out the sporting goods retailer when it was getting slammed by the NRA
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Trump's phone records help back up the story of a former 'Apprentice' contestant who accused Trump of sexual assault, her lawyers say
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Police confirm that a deadly stabbing at Popeyes was linked to the return of the chicken sandwich • Attacker still sought in Popeyes killing that may have stemmed from fight over popular chicken sandwich • Customers Complain That Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Has Already Sold Out
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Cubans, once privileged migrants to the United States, are now stuck at the border like everyone else
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Argument preview: Justices to review dispute over termination of DACA
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Scout leader convicted of branding 3 children in a ritual
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Secret Gerrymandering Files Can Now Be Made Public, Court Rules
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Disbarred partner said he stole over $2M to cover necessities; singer James Taylor is paying victims
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Law School Student ‘Lays Down Law’ During NYC Marathon
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Ohio Bar Applicant Unfit Due to History of Untruths, Court Says
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Judges:

BK WD WA Seeks Term Law Clerl (Seattle) • (Tacoma)
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Judicial Ratings Draw Ire of Left, Right After Tearful Hearing
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Wall Street:

Stocks pause amid record run
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Dow, Nasdaq close at new highs on trade deal optimism
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Founder of world’s biggest hedge fund warns of ‘big squeeze’ with investors ‘buying dreams rather than earnings’
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One Wall Street firm says a US earnings recession is looming — and warns it could spark a stock-market correction
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Layoffs:

KPMG denies that it plans to cut 10% of partners
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What can you do now to financially prepare for a layoff later?
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In the gig economy, men are most likely to turn to ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft after a job loss
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Laid Off Workers Can't Get Bayou Steel's Ch. 11 Moved To La.
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Norfolk Southern lays off 95
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Kentucky mining company announces 170 layoffs
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Highmark subsidiary lays off 107
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E-Cigarettes:

"Significant increase" in teens vaping menthol or mint flavored e-cigarettes
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Vapers Sweat as White House Scraps Meetings, Weighs Flavor Ban
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Coal:

Consol Energy CEO rejects liabilities that could arise from Murray Energy bankruptcy
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Bob Murray: The last coal baron?
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Here’s What a Big Coal Bankruptcy Has in Common With Teachers, GM Strikes
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The Never-Ending Curse of Coal
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Climate:

Muni Bonds Contain New Fine Print: Beware of Climate Change
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Wall Street increasingly weighs risk from climate change
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Trump Isn’t a Climate Denier. He’s Worse.
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The rising seas global warming has already locked in
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Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — Is Wrong
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Defying Trump, Governors Who Represent Over Half the U.S. Population Pledge to Uphold Paris Climate Agreement
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The Paris climate agreement is at risk of falling apart in the 2020s
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More than 11,000 scientists from around the world declare a 'climate emergency'
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Retailing:

Pier 1’s Choice Of CEO Is An Ominous Sign For A Retailer On Bankruptcy Watch
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David's Bridal cuts a deal for $55M in new capital • David’s Bridal Avoids Bankruptcy With Debt Deal
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Where does Barneys go now?
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Barneys was a fashion tastemaker — but its success came with a dark cost
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Barneys starts its closing sales
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A'Gaci hints at 'coming back' later this month, though questions remain
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Riley Rose is closing its stores and website
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More people are going to the mall to eat at the food court, not shop, UBS says
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UPS expects 1.9 million package returns in a single day — and it reveals a troubling reality for retailers about holiday shopping
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Cannabis:

California Seizes More Than $1.5 Billion In Illegal Marijuana
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Student Debt:

What's Wrong with PSLF and How to Fix It
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Could Canceling Student Loans Be a Tax Cut 2.0?
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Autos:

Tesla's $50 Billion Survival Threat
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Tech:

Softbank a Graveyard of Failed Tech Startups
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SoftBank reported an eye-watering $6.5 billion loss in the wake of WeWork's catastrophic failed IPO
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‘My investment judgment was poor,’ SoftBank’s Son says after Vision Fund’s $8.9 billion loss
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Fraud:

Bankruptcy trustee sues former Xceligent executives
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Agribusiness:

Scramble for propane marks Mother Nature's latest challenge for U.S. farmers
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Convicted ex-grain dealer to appeal
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Farmer: I won't vote for Trump again without an end to high tariffs, trade war with China
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Mass Torts:

At stressful time, Boy Scouts top boss goes on medical leave
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Economy:

US services companies growth rebounds in October • ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 54.7% in October • U.S. Services Growth Exceeds Expectations in Broad Advance
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Fed is 'effectively on pause for a while,' Kashkari says
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Fed's Barkin says recession is not imminent • Recession is not right around the corner, Fed official says
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Goldman CEO Says Recession Risk Is 'Not Significant'
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Interest rates suddenly entered a new phase and they are moving higher thanks to possible trade deal
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Early November Economic Reports Most Consistent With Slowdown, Not Recession
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Millennials earn 20% less than baby boomers did—despite being better educated
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A mix of rock-bottom interest rates and runaway government spending was a “heady brew” fueling an economic bubble that will eventually burst
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Is 1.9 percent growth 'the greatest' or 'deep trouble'? According to Trump, it's both.
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Dimon says problems like the repo lending crunch could happen ‘increasingly if we’re not careful’
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Jamie Dimon says Sen. Elizabeth Warren ‘vilifies successful people’
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Job openings hit lowest level in 18 months but are still well ahead of total vacancies • BLS: Job Openings "Edged down" to 7.0 Million in September • Job Openings in U.S. Fall to 18-Month Low as Hiring Holds Up
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October Hiring Data Shows Sharp Increase In Hiring Difficulty
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Trade Deficit decreased to $52.5 Billion in September • Trump tariffs cost China $35 billion, hurt both economies • China, U.S. Plan Opioid Bust That May Help Trump Sell Trade Deal • US-China ‘phase one’ trade deal won’t lead to ‘economic nirvana,’ Larry Summers says • Trade war with China and climate change on Iowa farmers' minds ahead of caucus season • UN Warns of Damage US-China Trade War Is Wreaking • Chinese exporters start to take trade war hit – but US consumers also hurting, UN study shows • Blackstone’s Schwarzman: I wouldn’t be surprised if trade war cools over time • Inside China Demands for Trade Deal • China Risks Overplaying Its Hand on Trade • France and China Sign Trade Deal
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China Has Replaced US as Locomotive of Global Economy
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Here's how Warren's plan would make it nearly impossible for U.S. businesses to stash profits overseas
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Paul Tudor Jones sees the S&P 500 plunging 25% if Warren elected, jumping another 15% on Trump
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Warren’s wealth tax is not the answer to society’s problems, says billionaire David Rubenstein
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Here's how long it would take for 6 of the richest Americans to lose their billionaire status under a 6% wealth tax
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NFCI Points to Looser Financial Conditions
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Congress may be headed toward another government shutdown
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Krugman: Why can’t financial tycoons handle criticism?
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The Richest Countries In The World Might Not Be What You Expected
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These industries have the biggest problem with drug abuse
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Midsize Companies Are Growing, But Struggling to Earn Profits
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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:

Major Store Closings Aren't Priced Into CMBS, Barclays Says
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CoreLogic: House Prices up 3.5% Year-over-year in September
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Jamie Dimon says WeWork will survive and that he’s learned some tough lessons from the debacle
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WeWork still on life support, rivals say it must cut costs fast
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Municipalities:

Bankrupt Puerto Rico eyes new debt policy, will pay holiday bonus
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Governor presents bill to rein in Puerto Rico debt issuances
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Number of Puerto Ricans Living Abroad Keeps Growing
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How to Rebuild Puerto Rico in Times of Crisis
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New York is leading the effort to modernize Puerto Rico’s power grid
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From Coast to Coast: How U.S. Muni Bonds Help Build the Nation
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New York City Voters Weigh ‘Rainy Day Fund’ to Gird for Next Recession
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Oil/Gas:

Epitome of America’s Shale Gas Boom Now Warns It May Go Bust • Chesapeake Slumps as Gas Producer Issues ‘Going Concern’ Warning • Chesapeake may be nearing bankruptcy • Chesapeake Energy raises doubt over its ability to survive
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Exchange warns Houston driller it's at risk of delisting
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OPEC Bracing for Oil Price Drop
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Cause of Philadelphia fire sounds alarm over aging U.S. refineries
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McDermott bankruptcy risk rising, Citi analyst says • McDermott chief financial officer resigns following $1.9 billion loss
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Politics:

Wall Street Fears Elizabeth Warren For The Wrong Reasons • Would the Stock Market Crash if Elizabeth Warren Becomes President? Here’s What History Says • Elizabeth Warren thinks big in battle to face Donald Trump
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The middle class should pay for Elizabeth Warren’s freebies
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Trump Trails Top Democrats in New National Poll
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Battleground States Trump Won in 2016 Face Economic Woes Ahead • Ahead of 2020, manufacturers are struggling in Rust Belt regions that helped Trump win last time
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What Economic Forecasts of Trump’s Re-Election Are Missing
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Florida officials deny public library's request for a New York Times subscription, calling the paper "fake news"
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The ex-US ambassador to Ukraine said she was told to 'go big or go home' and tweet lavish praise for Trump to keep her job • Kurt Volker's testimony shatters Trump's justification for urging Ukraine to investigate the Bidens • Most GOP on Impeachment Committees AWOL • Democrats release hundreds of pages of testimony from two top diplomats • Envoy changes impeachment story, says U.S. aid and Ukraine probes linked • Sondland Changes Testimony: It Was Extortion • Lindsey Graham Admits He Won't Read Evidence of Quid Pro Quo. He Previously Said It Wouldn't Be Proven. • More Democrats Want Trump Removed Than Wanted Nixon Out • Impeachment, explained • The desperate search for the Ukraine scandal's Peter Strzok • Do we need to worry about a government shutdown during impeachment? • House committees request Mulvaney interview in impeachment inquiry • Rand Paul's Call for Release of Whistleblower's Identity Is 'Terribly Wrong and Harmful to the Country,' Senator Warns • GOP Breaks w/ Paul, Trump on Whistleblower • Legal Experts Call Out Mollie Hemingway for Getting Constitution Wrong in Defense of Trump • What Trump and Giuliani's impeachment defense signals to the GOP (and America) • Democrats release transcripts of Sondland, Volker closed-door • More Expected to Skip Deposition testimony
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Rudy May Have Interfered with Ukraine Probe • Texts Show Giuliani Urging Kurt Volker to 'Tell the Truth' Days Before Ukraine Scandal Exploded
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'Let's Motor Through, Chairman': How Big Law's Robert Luskin Guided Gordon Sondland
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Poll: 62% of Trump supporters say nothing he could do would change opinion
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New Lawsuit Alleges Illegal 'Shadow' Ukraine Diplomacy at Trump's Direction • Lawsuit Claims the State Department Engaged in Illegal ‘Shadow Diplomacy’ in Ukraine
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Supreme Court Lawyer Says Trump Will Be Impeached, Won't Even Be on 2020 Ballot • Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Makes Bold Prediction About Trump’s 2020 Election Prospects
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The Ukrainian gas tycoon and the vice president's son
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Fox host Steve Hilton accused a fellow employee of 'covering up' corruption by Bidens
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2020 candidates are mostly focusing their advertising spending online
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The metapolitics of Medicare-for-all • Warren's plan to pay for Medicare-for-all: Does it add up? • 4 Big Questions About Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare-for-All Plan • The Debate Over Warren’s Tax on Investments and Medicare for All • Biden Warns Medicare for All Could Hurt Down-Ballot Democrats • The Medicare for All debate is distorted • Medicare for All's popularity may have peaked • What you need to know about Medicare for All
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Former Republican unleashes on the ‘rotten to the core’ politicians of the GOP
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Trump Jr claims JFK wouldn't fit in modern Democratic Party
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Celebrities Urge People to Get Out and Vote on Election Day: 'Vote Like Your Rights Depend on It'
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Donald Trump Jr. says "there are very few people" his dad can "fully trust"
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How Kamala Harris Went From ‘Female Obama’ to Fifth Place
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Julián Castro eliminates campaign staff in 2 states
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'You can't let that happen to me!': Trump's last-minute plea to voters in Kentucky election • Democrat Beshear is apparent winner in Kentucky governor race, a blow to Trump, NBC News projects • Matt Bevin's loss in Kentucky is a health care setback for Trump • Behind the scenes of Matt Bevin's loss in Kentucky's governor's race
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Woman who gave middle finger to Trump's motorcade wins Virginia election bid • Democrats take control of both houses of Virginia legislature
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Mississippi elected Republican Tate Reeves governor on Tuesday following a surprisingly competitive race
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WA: Tim Eyman takes on Trump-like presence with I-976 approval in early returns
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Taxis:

Uber tumbles as user growth comes up short • Uber shares plunge after Q3 reports show $1 billion net loss • Uber Sinks to Record Low as Food Orders Lag and Lockup End Looms
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Personal Finance:

9 signs you're lying to yourself about money
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Here's how to be a 'jackass whisperer' at work and stop the negativity for good
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

‘RHONJ’: Jacqueline Laurita Shares Who She Thinks Called the Feds on Teresa and Joe Giudice
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Celebs:

Dionne Warwick: Singer’s $7M IRS Bankruptcy Case Dismissed
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Boris Becker's bankruptcy extended by 12 years after hiding £4.5m worth of assets
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Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

October Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 25 Percent, Total Filings Up 11 Percent Over Last Month
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Bankruptcy Filings In Hawaii Reach Highest Level In 5 Years
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Mediation:

When Impasse on a Legal Issue Impedes Mediation: An Example of Effective Action
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Memorandum Regarding December 1, 2019 Rule Changes and Other Information
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Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Bankruptcy Procedure Take Effect December 1, 2019
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Ch. 13:

Remaining Vigilant Throughout Chapter 13 Case is Crucial to Preserving Lender’s Bargained-For Rights
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Class Actions:

Bankruptcy Preemption/Preclusion Defense Does Not Preclude Class Certification in FDCPA/FCCPA Case
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Automatic Stay:

Court Finds Consumer Has Standing to Pursue Post-Closing Federal District Court FDCPA Claim Based on Collection Letter Sent During Bankruptcy
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Consumer Finance:

NCBJ Panel Discusses New Consumer Loan Products
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Corporate Governance:

The Road Towards Good Bankruptcy Governance: A Comparative Law and Economics Perspective
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U.S. boards end era of impunity for 'skirt-chasers,' McDonald's firing shows
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CEO departures hit a new high in October, on pace for a record year
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Aviation:

Boeing’s CEO will forgo most of his pay for 2020, following sharp criticism from Congress over the company’s 737 Max scandal
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Boeing faces new whistleblower complaint as former engineer says faulty 787 Dreamliner systems could leave passengers without oxygen in emergencies
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Pharma:

Secrecy in National Opioid Trial Draws Scrutiny and Concern
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Healthcare:

Cedar Haven parent company seeks to sell the facility: bankruptcy filing
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19 hospital bankruptcies, state by state
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As UVA scales back lawsuits, pain for past patients persists
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Medical Costs Stress Even Those on Medicare
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America’s Largest Health Insurer Is Giving Apartments to Homeless People
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Non-white cancer survivors are less likely to get the type of doctors they need
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Hospitals Push Back on Price Transparency
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Study shows financial troubles can cause ‘mental and physical sickness’
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Pharma:

Sackler legacy is at stake in family's bid to reinvent Purdue Pharma as a public trust
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Trucking:

Jack Cooper Exits Bankruptcy
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Distressed Investing:

Crisis star RG Niederhoffer struggles in calm markets
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Utilities:

Official Creditors Committee of PG&E welcomes Gov. Newsom's efforts to secure a rapid resolution of PG&E's bankruptcy case, urges expediency
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California utility meets with governor amid bankruptcy case
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California Governor Presses PG&E CEO to Exit Bankruptcy Quickly
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PG&E stock price has 75% chance of going to zero: Citi analyst
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How should PG&E be overhauled?
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California Mayors Back Plan to Make PG&E a Cooperative • Bay Area Mayors Call For PG&E To Become Publicly Owned Utility • San Jose’s plan to turn PG&E into co-op gains backing from over 20 mayors
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PG&E Spent Millions on Lobbying Following Bankruptcy, Wining and Dining Lawmakers Who Sponsored Bailout
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Why SDG&E is so far ahead of PG&E on wildfire safety
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Have California’s renewable energy mandates hampered wildfire prevention efforts?
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Taxpayers Association warns PG&E bills in county could rise significantly amid bankruptcy proceedings
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California fire season could last until December
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California Water Utilities Seek Generators Amid Wildfires, Outages
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A possible solution for PG&E
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Solar:

Solar power interest is surging after California blackouts, CEO says
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UK:

Mothercare's UK operations collapse as High Street woes rage on • Mothercare appoints administrators to its British unit
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Mothercare looks to protect its UK pension schemes
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Extraterritorial effect of section 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 revisited
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The Insolvency Service annual plan 2019 to 2020
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Economy in 'stagnation' in run-up to Halloween Brexit deadline
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What That "Naughty" Question Reveals About Boris Johnson
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Fall-out from collapse of online agent continuing amid ‘unforeseen circumstances’
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Mexico:

Trump says US is ready to help Mexico ‘wage WAR’ on drug cartels after Americans killed in ambush • American 'Mormons' massacred in Mexico cartel attack • Sonora massacre – Babies ‘burned alive and kids shot in back’ as Mexican cartel murder nine US Mormons in ‘targeted’ hit • Death toll climbs in Mexican cartel shootout as more US citizens identified • Flat tire could have put Mormon family in the crossfire of Mexican drug cartels • The brutal ambush of 9 American Mormons in Mexico is part of a surge of violence that could propel a new crisis at the US border • Children who survived Mexican drug cartel ambush hid in brush, some walking miles with bullet wounds to get help • Mormon Group in Mexico's Sordid History
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MENA:

Lebanon Downgraded by Moody’s Amid Bond Meltdown
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Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown on unrest
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Australia:

Federal Court deems Halifax a “classic candidate” for cross border insolvency cooperation
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The RBA has kept the cash rate on hold, despite the Australian economy approaching recessionary levels
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Holiday season brings insolvency risk for SMEs
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China:

With the US-China trade war likely to drag on, are Beijing’s economic growth targets still valid? Maybe not
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China sends men to sleep with wives while husbands in reeducation camps
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New Zealand:

Insolvency Law Reform — Voidable Transactions, Reckless Trading Claims, and Preferential Claims
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Argentina:

Imagine Riding the Ceteris Pari-bus into the Sunset ... in Argentina
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Bondholders warn Argentina not to make debt ‘uninvestable’ - Too harsh a restructuring deal could scare off investors, says one creditor
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Cuba:

Cuba paying restructured Western debt despite crisis: official
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Germany:

Germany gloom as top economists slash growth forecasts - Brink of technical recession as trade wars, Brexit and car sector decline hit exports
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