October 9, 2019

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Law:

Arizona Takes Step to Scrap Rule That Keeps Big Four Out
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Penn Law Announces New Future of Legal Profession Initiative
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Dentons announces two ‘dual-partnership’ mergers in bid to become first truly national law firm
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EY, Big Four Top Brand Rankings for Alternative Legal Services
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Defense Takes Over in Law Professor Murder Trial
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Amid Failed Merger Talks, O’Melveny Grew London Profits Over 400%
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Major Changes Coming To The LSAT With Removal Of Logic Games Section
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Venture capital firm sues its former general counsel, once a child actress on ‘The Wonder Years’
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Rolling with the Punches: How to Use Tough Criticism as a Young Lawyer
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The Taylorism Of Legal Academia
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Supreme Court clashes over meaning of ‘sex’ in LGBT discrimination • How one word in a 55-year-old law could dramatically change LGBT rights • Argument analysis: Justices divided on federal protections for LGBT employees • Supreme Court Hears Trans Civil Rights Case for First Timecases • Protesters and Lawyers Gather at Supreme Court for LGBTQ Hearing • Supreme Court appears divided over LGBTQ job discrimination • Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court • The Supreme Court is Hearing the Perfect Transgender Employment Rights Case • Why Neil Gorsuch could be Supreme Court swing vote in LGBTQ job rights case • Justice Gorsuch emerges as an unlikely swing vote in the LGBTQ discrimination cases • Where Gorsuch Sees Ambiguity, Kagan Sees Clarity in LGBT Rights Case
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Napolitano: SCOTUS Abortion Case Bombshell • Abortion Laws Should be Science Based
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Dick's destroyed $5 million of assault weapons after storewide ban • A CEO Who Made the Tough Choices on Guns • U.S. Gun Deaths Surge, Except for Two States With Restrictive Gun Laws
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Jeffrey Epstein accuser names four women in his web of enablers
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Judge Balks at Avenatti’s Claim of Bogus Prosecution by Trump
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‘Wow’: DC Judge Questions DOJ’s ‘Extraordinary’ Stance on Mueller Grand Jury Info • DOJ asks judge to block House from Mueller grand jury material, says Watergate decision was wrong • Judge balks at bid to deny House access to Mueller grand-jury material
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Trump Tax Return Ruling Could Open a Door to Indictment • What we might learn from Trump’s tax returns — if they’re released
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Trey Gowdy agrees to serve as outside counsel for Trump
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Nearly 1 million migrants apprehended on southern border in FY 2019 • Louisiana becomes new hub in immigrant detention under Trump
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Elon Musk privately called himself a 'f------ idiot' for calling a cave diver a 'child r-----' without evidence • Musk’s top advisers urged Twitter break after cave diver attack
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Homeowner finds naked man singing in kitchen
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Molly the Dog Shoots Her Owner
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9 Year Old Charged with 5 Counts of Murder
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Texas man allegedly robs bank on eve of his wedding
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Judges:

After religious freedom group files ethics complaint, judge explains why she gave ex-cop a hug and a Bible
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Judge who jailed missing juror for 10 days rescinds contempt finding and sentence after backlash
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Pa. Judge Reprimanded For Bullying Opponent's Supporters
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Is Federal Clerkship the Practice of Law? Kentucky Attorney General Candidate Argues Yes
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Wall Street:

Dow futures jump 200 points on a report China is open to a partial US trade deal
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Asian stocks slip as tensions flare before US-China talks
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Stocks finish lower ahead of trade talks
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Wall Street slumps as visa restrictions stoke U.S.-China worries • Dow slides for second day as trade worries resurface
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Layoffs:

UAW’s strike against GM sidelines 12,000 auto supplier workers, says trade group
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Bonobos lays off staff amid Walmart's e-commerce reset
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Coal layoffs: More than 340 employees will be out of work before Christmas
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Tipton manufacturer to lay off 80% of its workforce
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Healthcare:

Kansas City Company Makes Bid To Acquire Rural Kansas Hospital Out Of Bankruptcy
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Legacy Hilo Rehab and Nursing Center files for bankruptcy • Legacy Hilo files for bankruptcy; Nursing facility also being sold
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Hidalgo County EMS files for bankruptcy, says ambulance service will not be affected
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Conditions on sale of 4 California hospitals endanger deal
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"Unsupported" drug price hikes cost Americans billions
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Majority of pregnant women in U.S. aren't vaccinated for flu and whooping cough
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Suicide is fast becoming an epidemic in black communities
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The Worst Part About Getting Sick Isn’t Medical Bills
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Emergency room visits create financial disruptions for patients
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More doctors treating patients by text message
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Not Brain Dead: Patient Trapped in Vegetative State by Unethical Doctors
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Utilities:

PG&E Starts Cutting Power to Millions in Unprecedented Blackout • California utilities may cut power to 700,000 customers due to fire risk
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As dangerous fire conditions target California, Weather Service reviews adequacy of its warning system
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In Paradise, wildfire victims rush to meet deadline for claims against PG&E
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'No one is happy with this’: California faces historic power outage trying to avert wildfires
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Agribusiness:

Union Head Says Trump Is Not Helping Farmers With Subsidies, Trade Wars
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Student Debt:

Betsy DeVos Could Face Jail After Judge Rules She Violated 2018 Order on Student Loans • Judge Threatens Betsy DeVos With Jail In Student Loan Case • Federal Judge Fully Prepared To Rip Betsy DeVos A New One For Disobeying Order On Student Loans
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College debt loads in U.S. leveling off for many students
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Allow bankruptcy courts to adjust student loans
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Fraud:

The billion-dollar high-speed internet scam
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Student's parents both sentenced to month in prison in college admission scam • Couple in Turmoil Face Judge Over ACT Bribe in College Scandal
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Lori Loughlin should get tough sentence in admissions scandal, prosecutor says
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Ex-CEO, controllers at defunct energy firm accused of defrauding Fulton Bank
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Religion:

In the U.S. and Western Europe, people say they accept Muslims, but opinions are divided on Islam
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Utilities:

Millions of Californians May Go Dark in Biggest Fire Shutoff Yet • How to survive PG&E’s planned power shutoff • Quarter Million Bay Area Residents Face Power Outage Threat
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Victims’ voices should matter the most in PG&E bankruptcy case
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Pensions:

Michigan Pension Fund Seeks Benefits Reduction
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Crypto:

Quadriga Founder’s Finances Add to Mystery of Missing Millions
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Pharma:

Arizona objects to pausing lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and Sacklers • Cracks in Purdue's proposed opioid settlement as Arizona backs out
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Purdue Agrees To Put Off Consideration Of Ch. 11 Bonuses
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Purdue’s Sacklers Must Face Massachusetts Opioid-Marketing Suit
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The challenge of following Purdue Pharma money
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Insys Seeks Extension Of Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Period
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Hollywood:

Turbulence in Media Localization as Deluxe Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Coal:

Ex-UK trustee's bankrupt coal empire owes more than $1M
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Bankrupt Kentucky coal producer under investigation for fraud
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Purchase of PRB Coal Mines Puts the Navajo Nation at Risk
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Analysis: A breakdown of the Blackjewel, ESM deal
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Blackhawk Mining closes West Virginia facilities
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Cemeteries:

Eternal Hills Cemetery nears bankruptcy settlement
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Mass Torts:

Jury says J&J must pay $8 billion in case over male breast growth linked to Risperdal
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Economy:

Average, Median, Top 1%, and all United States Household Income Percentiles in 2019
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Fed Chair Powell: "Data-Dependent Monetary Policy in an Evolving Economy" • Powell says economic expansion can last, but there are risks
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Powell Sees Fed Resuming Balance-Sheet Growth, But It's Not QE
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New Kind Of Recession Threat Presents Problem For Powell And Fed
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FTI: 2019 Midyear Economic & Real Estate Report
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UBS Warns of Weakness for U.S. Consumers Who Propel Economy
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Central banks say negative interest rates have been 'effective'
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Fed's odd dilemma: Low unemployment but pressure to do more
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The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies
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Federal Deficit Highest in 7 Years • Donald Trump Promised to Eliminate the Deficit in 8 Years. So Far, He Has Increased it by 68%
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US producer prices post the biggest decline in eight months in September • Weak U.S. producer inflation bolsters case for Fed rate cut
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Poll: Young Americans Are More Likely to Resent the Rich
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A “Red-Bull fueled” U.S. economy might just power through recession fears
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Small Business Optimism Index Decreased in September
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The father of the yield curve indicator says now is the time to prepare for a recession
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New IMF chief claims the world economy is in a “synchronized slowdown”
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Trump's China Trade War Could Cost 'Around $700 Billion' by Next Year, IMF Chief Warns • The cost of Trump's tariffs • Trump’s Tariffs Were Supposed to Ding China, But the U.S. Economy Is Getting Hit 2.5x Harder • Trade War, Year One: China Gives Up Nothing • Only Donald Trump Can Save the Global Economy • China ready to discuss a partial trade deal with the US, reports say • Pimco’s CEO Says Trade War May Push U.S. Into Recession • New IMF Head: Recession Could Be On The Way • Trump’s Trade War Could Put Swiss-Size Dent in Global Economy, I.M.F. Warns • IMF warns trade war may affect economy during a generation • ‘Everyone loses in a trade war’: IMF chief • The U.S.-China Relationship Is Worsening Rapidly Before Talks • The US blacklisted some of China's most valuable AI startups over human rights issues in a dramatic trade war escalation • No Mistaking Cause of Stock Rout as China-Linked Shares Pounded • Trump’s latest blacklist of Chinese companies hits several huge companies — here’s what they do • China ‘strongly urges’ US to remove sanctions and stop accusing it of human rights violations • U.S. Bans Travel by Chinese Officials Tied to Muslim Abuses • Trade tensions escalate as the US and China barrel toward tariff hikes • Stocks tumble as trade tensions flare days before high-level talks • Stocks cut losses after Powell says Fed will expand balance sheet soon • SocGen says this is the ‘worst-case scenario’ of clampdown on capital flows to China • Trade war could cost global economy $700 billion by 2020, new IMF chief says • US businesses are trying to please America and China. That's proving difficult • How the trade war could sideline plans for Super Bowl Sunday • With US-China tensions running high, hopes for end to trade war dim • China Swipes Trump’s ‘Stay Tuned’ Tactic When Talking Trade • Chinese tariffs hit U.S. car sales, jobs in trade-heavy counties • ‘You don’t do these things prior to negotiations,’ ex-diplomat says of US actions against China
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Which Goods are Most Traded Between U.S. & China?
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Trump’s Tariffs To Make Spaghetti & Meatballs More Expensive. Sort Of. • California wine industry fears trade war after U.S. hits European imports with tariffs • Italy 5th hardest hit in EU by US tariffs • US tariffs to cost dairy sector €41m as row escalates
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Auto Dealer Group Pushes for NAFTA 2.0
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Caterpillar sags as global gloom weighs on bellwether industrial
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Eroding profit margins will push U.S. into recession in 2020, leading forecaster says
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US Dealmaking Falters In Q3 Amid Recession Concerns
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Millennials are actually really good at saving — but it might be slowing down the US economy
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The Countries Facing The Greatest Skill Shortages
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Key facts about refugees to the U.S.
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Why "side hustles" are on the rise
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America's greedy and unpatriotic millionaires and billionaires • U.S. billionaires paid lower tax rate than working class last year, researchers say
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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:

Bidding wars are taking a strange turn in the fall housing market
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Las Vegas Real Estate in September: Sales up 14% YoY, Inventory up 22% YoY
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Recession coming? Don't blame housing
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Why WeWork Won't Work -- Hello Neumann!
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US CMBS Delinquency Rate Continues Downward Trend in September
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Municipalities:

Warning Signs Flash For Muni Bondbuyers Chasing Riskiest Debt
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Oil/Gas:

The Oil And Gas Situation: Is The Industry Dying? Not Hardly.
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Why it’s only a matter of time before oil runs out of gas and electric vehicles power ahead
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‘Huge fears’ about demand are weighing on oil markets, RBC Capital’s Helima Croft says
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EIA Sharply Cuts Oil Price Forecast
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Oil Production Falls the Most in 17 Years
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California gas prices soar above $4, reaching the highest price in five years
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Citgo Petroleum bolsters legal defenses with ex-BP lawyer
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Politics:

A new front-runner? Warren tops Biden in 3 out of 4 latest polls • Economists Sound Off on Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Reform Labor Laws • Elizabeth Warren is now leading the 2020 polls • The Elizabeth Warren pregnancy firing controversy, explained
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Turkey rejects Trump's threats amid conflicting U.S. signals over Syria offensive • Trump’s Confounding Syria Moves Again Spur Policy Confusion • 'POTUS went rogue': Trump's Syria move blindsides national security leaders • Caught Between Trump, Turkey and Kurds, Pentagon Struggles to Piece Together Syria Strategy • Trump’s Shameful Abandonment of the Kurds • U.S. will not secure ISIS prisons if Kurds exit • Kurds mobilize in Syria as Turkey poised for imminent attack • Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal
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White House says Trump administration will not comply with impeachment inquiry • ‘Full halt’: White House says it will not cooperate with Trump impeachment inquiry • 'Constitutionally Defective': Trump White House Refuses to Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry • WH: Impeachment Violates the Constitution??? • Democrats see an upside to Trump stonewalling their impeachment inquiry • Donald Trump's Failure to Comply With Congressional Subpoenas Was Once Described by Lindsey Graham as Impeachment-worthy • House Democrats to subpoena EU ambassador blocked from Ukraine testimony • Sondland called Trump before texting 'no quid pro quo' to top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine • Trump defends blocking witness before 'kangaroo court' • How the House could impeach Trump for obstructing its probe • Trump bars envoy’s testimony, escalating impeachment fight • Showdown Looms as White House Blocks Testimony of Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry • Trump administration puts up information roadblocks amid impeachment inquiry • GOP Congressman Disagrees With Trump Decision to Block Sondland Testimony • Most Americans, including an increasing number of Republicans, approve of Trump impeachment inquiry, polls show • Former George W. Bush chief of staff endorses Trump impeachment inquiry • Inside the White House's effort to contain Ukraine call fallout • A White House official who listened in on Trump's Ukraine call described it as 'crazy' and 'frightening' • The Trump campaign's massive Facebook impeachment ad buy • Trump's burn-down-the-House plan • Ukraine whistleblower previously worked with unnamed 2020 candidate • CIA Whistleblower 'Professionally Tied' To 2020 Candidate; 2nd 'Whistleblower' Was First One's Source
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Trump wants to vastly expand presidential powers. Will congressional Republicans let him?
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Trump claims a photo shows the Bidens playing golf with a Ukrainian company ‘boss.’ But it doesn’t • Hunter Biden’s web of interests • China to Trump: We Won't Investigate Biden
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Trump’s tall tale about the military being out of ammunition shows how his lies evolve
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NBA Defends 'Freedom Of Speech' For Employees As China Moves To Block Games • NBA chief Adam Silver says profit can't come before the league's principles
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Senate Democrats want Rudy Giuliani to testify about Ukraine
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Lindsey Graham invites Giuliani to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee • Rudy Giuliani says he will not testify before House Intel
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Defending Trump is getting more difficult for Republicans
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Donald Trump and the shredding of American diplomacy
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Another theory on why stocks are under pressure lately: The ‘Warren correction’
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Inside Trump's obsession with polygraphs
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Trump goes to war with Minneapolis over $500,000 security bill • Trump campaign accuses Minneapolis arena of extortion, threatens to sue • The Massive Unpaid Bills from Trump Rallies
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Sanders Heart Attack Likely Known Days Before Campaign Disclosed • Bernie Sanders: "I was dumb" about symptoms prior to heart attack • Recuperating Sanders says he may slow down campaigning pace
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Russian Operative Said ‘We Made America Great’ After Trump’s Win • Bipartisan Senate report calls for effort to prevent Russian interference in 2020 election • Senate Intel Report: Russia Favored Trump in 2016
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UN Warns It May Default on Salaries by November in a Cash Crisis
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Retailing:

Judge signals Sears bankruptcy near conclusion with ruling on debt • Judge Rules in Favor of Sears Liquidation Plan, Despite Creditor Pushback
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Leaked documents reveal details on Target's 'modernization' plan that store workers say has backfired spectacularly
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Target will be the power behind the Toys 'R' Us relaunch
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Could shoppers' money troubles spoil the holidays?
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PwC: 54% of consumers to shop online for the holidays
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Toys”R”Us returns after bankruptcy
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Forever 21 Bankruptcy Should Worry Investors About Old Navy IPO
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Teens Are Shopping Differently, And That Could Spell Promise, Or Trouble, For These Brands
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Pensions:

GE froze pension benefits for thousands of employees. Here are 5 large companies that have done the same in the past.
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Celebs:

Leo DiCaprio's Model Ex-Girlfriend Erin Heatherton Accused Of Hiding Assets in Bankruptcy
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Climate:

How climate change could trigger recession
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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:

September Commercial Chapter 11 Filings 2009-19 • September Commercial Bankruptcy Filings 2009-19 • September Total Bankruptcy Filings 2009-19
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Bankruptcy Reform:

New bankruptcy laws expand relief for small companies, farmers and veterans
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Attorney ‘Tiger Team’ Helps Win Bankruptcy Fix For Disabled Vets
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Bankruptcy Forms:

Bankruptcy Form Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2019
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Subordination:

Payments Which "Look A Lot" Like Dividends Subordinated
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D&O:

News Flash: Insurer That Paid Full Policy Limits Did not Breach the Policy or Act in Bad Faith
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Mediation:

Nothing is Permanent: Mediation of International Commercial Disputes
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Autos:

General Motors falls to its lowest since June after reportedly making a second offer to striking workers
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GM strike affects about 150,000 auto industry workers: consulting firm
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GM and striking workers are losing millions of dollars a day. Here’s why the strike isn’t over.
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Ex-GM executive Bob Lutz hits union on strike over same issue that got him a ‘D’ at UC Berkeley
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Corporate Governance:

63% of directors say investors pay too much attention to corporate board gender diversity • Men Agree That Gender Diversity on Boards Is Important—But They’re Sick of Hearing About It
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Agribusiness:

Donald Trump's Boast That He Is Helping Farmers by Giving Them Subsidies Is 'B.S.,' Says Head of Wisconsin Farmers Union: 'We Don't Want Government Handouts'
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China’s farm tariffs are having real effects in rural America
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U.S. Farm Struggle Not So Bad Unless You Have Cows, Analyst Says
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Aviation:

Boeing deliveries are down 70% from this time last year
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Southwest pilots' suit says Boeing lied about 737 Max
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Boeing 737 MAX timetable uncertain as regulators continue safety review
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Boeing gets first 737 MAX order since crash; deliveries halve
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Travel:

The end of ‘resort fees’ could be at hand
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Trump Expected to Leave 'Open Skies' Treaty
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Education:

This is America’s No. 1 college major for salary and job availability
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Autos:

GM strike "threatens to put everything in a spiral"
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E-Cigarettes:

20 dead from vaping-related lung illness
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Food/Beverage:

A South Carolina Burger King franchisee files for bankruptcy
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Newspapers:

What’s Lost When a Local Newspaper Withers
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Magazines:

Tiger Oak Media, publisher of Seattle Magazine, files for bankruptcy
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UK:

Third of British businesses concerned about Brexit supply chain impact, R3 research finds
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Boris Johnson will choose to delay Brexit rather than resign as prime minister
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Losses deepen at Trump's Scotland properties, new financial reports show
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Trump firm 'refusing to pay' legal bill for windfarm case
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Britain says 88% of imports to face no tariffs in event of no-deal Brexit
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UK productivity suffers worst drop in five years • Brexit blamed as productivity falls at fastest pace for five years
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Recruitment firms warn Brexit and China trade war will hit profits
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Farmers 'betrayed' by no-deal Brexit tariff plan
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No-Deal Brexit Tariffs Will 'Destroy' British Firms And 'Betray' Farmers, Say Industry Leaders
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No-Deal Brexit Could Hit Fruit and Vegetable Supply, U.K. Warns
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What happens next with Brexit could make or break the UK economy
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Brexit deal 'essentially impossible' after PM-Angela Merkel call, says Downing Street
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No-deal Brexit would push UK debt to 50-year high, says think tank
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EU Braces for the Effects of Brexit
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Life for Brits Abroad After Brexit
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Clothes could cost more under no-deal Brexit
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Banks Warned Over Failure to Move Employees in Time for Brexit
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Begbies Traynor strengthens team to meet demand
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Katie Price goes for 'crisis talks' at ITV... days before bankruptcy hearing • Katie Price 'hiding' distinctive pink Range Rover from creditors ahead of fresh bankruptcy case
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Pizza Express reportedly in crisis talks after amounting millions of debt per restaurant • PizzaExpress Is About to Be Sliced Up
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Hays to buy Thomas Cook British stores in reprieve for up to 2,500 staff
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EU:

As Nationalism Rises, Europe Dies
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PIIGS:

Seán Dunne has 'created the illusion' he is poor, bankruptcy trustee tells court
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Venezuela:

Venezuelans turn to alternative medicine amid shortages
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong leader Lam does not rule out Beijing help, as economy suffers
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Hong Kong Protesters Carry Last Wills And Testaments As They Protest Economic Conditions
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India:

Bankruptcy watchdog seeks views on regulating business of valuation
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Time-bound e-bidding to speed up IBC resolution
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Realtors in bankruptcy court double in past year
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Govt to soon invite bids for Air India sale: Report
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Barbados:

Sutherland says Bankruptcy and Insolvency reform crucial to country
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Austria:

Supreme Court finds insolvency related avoidance claims assignable
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Germany:

Rescue talks for Thomas Cook Germany are going well - liquidator
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Malaysia:

Storied Malaysian newspaper abruptly shuts after 80 years
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