Law:
Law firm’s managing partner denies report of firm’s demise and calls it ‘total fake news’
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Associates At This Biglaw Firm Are Taking A 20 Percent Pay Cut
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Am Law 200 Firm Cuts Salaries To ‘Weather A Downturn’
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Am Law 100 Firm Furloughs U.S. Lawyers & Staff, Cuts Pay For All
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Should Incoming First-Year Biglaw Associates Be Deferred?
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Cravath Delays Start of Summer Program, Guarantees Offers
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Seyfarth Shaw Cuts Partner Draws, Furloughs 10% U.S. Workers
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Firm Bucking The COVID-19 Trend And Expanding During A Pandemic
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Kim Kardashian Cares About Law School Hypos AND Tiger King, Just Like You
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The New ‘In-House Counsel’: Conference Calls With Kids, Pets, And A Rooster
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Cooley, Fenwick Ask SEC to End Manual Paper Signing Due to Virus
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There’s Some World-Class, Law School Buck Passing Going On Down In Georgia
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Pitbull Got His Article Published In A T14 Law School Journal Before You Did
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The State Of Biglaw: 3 Thoughts From David Lat
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Split Pa. Supreme Court rejects latest challenge to Gov. Wolf’s coronavirus business shutdown order
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Golf? Guns? It's all essential somewhere
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Of course Trump's authority isn't 'total.' Here are 3 myths about how federalism works.
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Like a ‘Throwing a Match on a Powder Keg’: Trump Tweetstorm Calls for ‘Liberation’ of States, Mentions 2nd Amendment
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Roger Stone’s Motion For New Trial Based On GOOGLE HOW DOES IT GO Is Denied • Judge Says Roger Stone’s ‘Tower of Indignation’ Was Built on Sand, Rejects Motion for Trial Do-Over
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Bill Cosby Can’t Leave Prison During COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Prison Spokesperson
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Guess Who's Writing a Kiss and Tell Book?
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As Philly courts continue with emergency coronavirus hearings, the Defender Association bypasses one judge
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New York Lawyer Suspended for a Year Over Emails
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Woman Who Says She Killed Her Rapist to Save Her Brother Loses Court Appeal, Faces Possible Trial
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Judge Blocks Tennessee Order on Abortions
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2 San Marcos Police Officers Killed in Ambush
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New York Will Allow Clerks to Marry Couples Via Videoconference Due to COVID-19
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Judges:
State supreme court bars judge from having in-person hearings in most cases because of coronavirus
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Courts and government meetings have fallen into chaos after moving hearings to Zoom and getting swarmed with nudity and offensive remarks
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Judge is sanctioned for rainbow flag and congratulatory Facebook posts
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McConnell's Sway on the Federal Courts
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Wall Street:
Dow futures drop more than 400 points to start the week as oil prices decline
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Dow jumps 700 points, lifting US stocks to second week of gains on hopeful coronavirus signs
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Why are stocks soaring as the economy melts down? Thank the Fed.
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Man who warned of the coronavirus crisis months ago says ‘gut’ tells him ‘a 50% or deeper decline,’ in stock market from the February top likely
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Coronavirus creates a market of ‘haves and have-nots,’ with the Dow posting its best 2-week run in 82 years amid 22 million job losses
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Layoffs:
10 American cities where jobs are going extinct, ranked
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Furloughs hit Mar-a-Lago
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After one month of coronavirus lockdown, more than 50% of Los Angeles is now unemployed
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A new Senate plan would guarantee paychecks for workers who are furloughed or laid off
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Hospitality and tourism job postings have tumbled 60%, more than any other sector — and it highlights the outsized damage of the coronavirus on the travel industry
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Disney Stops Paying 100,000 Employees
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Movie Theaters:
Trump wants movie theaters to open soon. That's more complicated than you'd think • New Federal Coronavirus Guidelines Specify When Movie Theaters Could Reopen • Trump Wants Movie Theaters Reopened, But Blockbusters Will Be Slow to Return
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American Movie Theaters Expect to Reopen Slowly
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AMC offers early details about reopening plan amid coronavirus pandemic • AMC says it has enough cash through July as movie theaters aim to re-open • AMC Is $4.9 Billion in Debt. Is Bankruptcy Next?
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Movie Theaters are Reeling. It’s Only Going to Get Worse.
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Movie Theaters May Return, But Theatrical Cinema Might Not Survive
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Movie theaters are desperately trying to reopen. When it happens, you won't be sitting near anyone for a while.
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In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theaters
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Florida drive-in is the only U.S. theater showing new movies
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Politics:
Fact check: Trump's Saturday coronavirus briefing was littered with false claims, old and new
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Trump Escalates Culture War as Virus Response Hurts His Campaign
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Trump is trying to rewrite the narrative of his coronavirus response by only showing flattering news coverage of him at the White House press conference
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Trump Blames Governors for Virus Tests
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Trump: China May Have Done This on Purpose • Wuhan Virus Lab Denies Any Link to First Coronavirus Outbreak
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US Virus Crisis Takes a Sharp Political Turn • Covid-19 Will Push Partisan Polarization to the Brink
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An anti-lockdown protest in Austin, Texas, drew anti-vaxxers and Trump supporters chanting 'Fire Fauci' • Rallies against stay-at-home orders grow as Trump sides with protesters • 'Liberate': Trump tweets support of protests against stay-at-home orders • Trump’s dangerous “LIBERATE” tweets represent the views of a small minority • What the anti-stay-at-home protests are really about • Protestors Turn Out In Austin For The "Catch Covid At The Capital" Rally • Protest to reopen Maryland draws caravan of vehicles to downtown Annapolis • Trump foments resistance to Democratic-imposed shutdowns, but some Republican governors are also wary of moving too fast • Trump Sides With Coronavirus in Endorsement of COVID-19 Truther Protests • Woman Charged for Organizing Protest Against COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders • Protests against stay-at-home orders are spreading despite most Americans’ fear of reopening • Watch Trump Advisor Call Anti-Stay-at-Home Protesters 'Modern Day Rosa Parks' • Trump Advisor Moore: Reopen US Now • Fox News host defended anti-lockdown protesters carrying Confederate flags and falsely accused Michigan's governor of calling them Nazis
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Powerful photos show healthcare workers quietly standing up to anti-lockdown protesters in Denver
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Most voters back government taking bigger economic role during coronavirus: Poll
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Trump Chief of Staff Often Cries at Work
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Americans at World Health Organization transmitted real-time information about coronavirus to Trump administration
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Trump's false claim that the WHO said the coronavirus was 'not communicable'
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An infamous WHO tweet saying there was 'no clear evidence' COVID-19 could spread between humans was posted for 'balance' to reflect findings from China
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How to fix the WHO, according to an expert
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Cuomo unloads on Trump: 'Read your own report next time before you criticize me'
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Trump and Fox News went all-in on a coronavirus silver bullet - but maybe the wrong one
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Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz aren't coronavirus experts. So why are they talking about it on TV news? • Caught in video mashup, Pinsky apologizes for virus comments • After Fauci urges caution in reopening the economy, Fox News turns to Dr. Phil for a second opinion
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No, voting by mail does not give either party an advantage.
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TX: Dems Win Injunction for Mail in Ballots
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How the coronavirus might upend the November US election
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White House advisers reportedly said Trump's re-election campaign is skirting FEC rules to 'secretly' pay his sons' significant others $180,000 a year
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Retailing:
Nobody’s buying clothes right now. So stores are filing for bankruptcy.
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Time for Grocery Stores to Ban Customers
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Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week: sources • Neiman Marcus Reportedly Working On Bankruptcy Plan
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JCPenney, Neiman Marcus skip debt payments this week amid talks of bankruptcy
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JCPenney is reportedly eyeing bankruptcy and experts say other department stores and mall brands may soon follow as coronavirus decimates the retail industry
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7 tactics experts say retailers will use to manage excess inventory and attempt to stay afloat during the coronavirus
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Macy’s reportedly looking to use real estate to come up with cash during coronavirus pandemic
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JCPenney is reportedly eyeing bankruptcy and experts say other department stores and mall brands may soon follow as coronavirus decimates the retail industry
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Costco, Walmart, and Target are barred from selling items like clothing and toys in some parts of the US. Here's what's considered 'nonessential' and where.
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Walmart is now requiring all US employees to wear face masks and will encourage customers to wear them while shopping
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How the coronavirus and retail closures are accelerating the rise of Amazon
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Game Store Owner Allegedly Defied Multiple Warnings, Refused to Close for COVID-19 Order
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The coronavirus pandemic will likely leave a lasting legacy on retail: Fewer department stores
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Life in quarantine: Online spending shifts from stockpiling to entertainment
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Education:
In glimpse of life after lockdown, some countries begin to reopen schools • Photos of Danish children returning to school while staying six feet apart highlight the country's cautious approach to lifting its lockdown measures
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Schools closures extended in Maryland and D.C.; leaders say region is not ready to reopen
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Emergency grant program for college students is off to a slow start
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The grading system upended, college students are pushing grad schools, employers to be flexible
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Students are pressing colleges to keep paying campus workers. Colleges are listening (for now).
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High school seniors should take next year off in light of the coronavirus, college professor says
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Hotels:
At least 15,000 US hotels have pitched in to help medical personnel amid the pandemic. Trump's properties are not among them.
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Fraud:
A second wave of robocalls trying to scam you out of your coronavirus relief check is coming
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Beauty Spa Doctor Faces Federal Fraud Charge After Allegedly Hyping Fake ‘100%’ Coronavirus Cure
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Judge calls alleged investigator misconduct in Lori Loughlin case 'serious and disturbing'
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler calls criticism of her stock trades 'a socialist attack' in Fox News interview
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Carson Block Says the Virus Crisis Is Making Fraud Harder to Hide
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Fitness:
24 Hour Fitness weighs bankruptcy as coronavirus pushes fitness industry to brink
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YogaWorks is permanently closing all New York City studios as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on the US fitness industry
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Planet Fitness CEO suggests unplugging 'every other piece of cardio' equipment at gyms as one way to enforce social distancing when lockdowns end
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Nursing Homes:
Report: Virus ravaging state facilities
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Hundreds of nursing homes with cases of coronavirus have violated infection control rules
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Virus Claims 7,000 Nursing Home Victims
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70 Died at Just One NJ Nursing Home
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'Heartbreaking' report shows virus ravaging NY nursing homes
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Virus continues to spread in Capital Region nursing homes, as counties balk at releasing data
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A veterans home misidentified two COVID-19 patients, telling one family their father was recovering when he had actually died
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Student Debt:
Some federal student loan borrowers, locked out of the bailout, consider a risky move for relief
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3 ways to pay down federal student loans that are in forbearance due to the coronavirus
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Now is not the time to refinance your federal student loans, says the CEO of a student-loan refinancing company
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Music:
Taylor Swift cancels all her 2020 shows
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Laminates:
API Americas Reaches Ch. 11 Creditor Deal
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Cannabis:
US cannabis CEOs say coronavirus crisis will speed up legalization: ‘We have been deemed essential’
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Tech:
Goldman Sachs says now is the time to sell Apple, forecasts 20% drop from current level • Apple's iPhone sales could drop by 36% through June as the economy suffers during the coronavirus pandemic, analyst says
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Taxis:
Uber, Lyft Searching for Lifelines
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Economy:
These 5 jarring economic signals flashed red this past week — and they show just how quickly a recession is descending upon America
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Goldman Sachs says the biggest US companies will slash spending by a record 33% during 2020
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6 things the Federal Reserve can still do to fight the recession
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New York-area business activity fell to 'historic lows' in early April, the New York Fed says
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IMF Head: Deep Recession May be Optimistic
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IMF's Global Bailout Was Stopped by America
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Coronavirus could push Americans to lobby for a social safety net like Europe’s, experts say
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The Fed isn't worried about enabling risk-takers as its massive stimulus attempts to revive markets and the economy, Cleveland chief says
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Charlie Munger: This is the Worst Ever
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'Warren Buffett created the template': Mark Cuban said US officials should copy the investor's past bailout deals
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Economic Outlook: Reasons for Optimism and Pessimism
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CBO: Bailouts to Add $1.8 Trillion to Debt
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Are we overreacting to the coronavirus? Let’s do the math
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How the American Dream Became Unaffordable
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Los Angeles Mayor Says Virus’s Economic Fallout Worse Than 2008
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Record government and corporate debt risks 'tipping point' after pandemic passes
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Mnuchin, congressional leaders near deal on virus aid that includes major boost for small businesses • Mnuchin, Pelosi ‘very close’ to deal on second round of small business loans
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Watchdog panels slowly take shape over $2T in virus cash
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Democrat Picked to Oversee Coronavirus Bailout Has Financial Conflicts, Critics Say
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Americans warm to a long-despised Congress after it sends direct help to millions
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'I don't have weeks to wait': What delays in stimulus payments mean for Americans
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9 reasons your stimulus payment might be delayed, and what to do about it
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Questions persist after first week of coronavirus stimulus payments
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Meet the people who are giving away their $1,200 stimulus checks: ‘It’s not really my money, it’s our money’
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Private debt collectors can seize stimulus checks. Some states are trying to stop them • Some banks are taking stimulus checks for unpaid debt or fees. Here's what to do if it happens to you • Banks are split on whether to use consumers' stimulus funds to cover negative account balances or give temporary overdraft relief
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Battle rages over $8 billion in coronavirus relief set aside for ‘Indian country’
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Stimulus checks and other coronavirus relief hindered by 1960s technology and rocky government rollout
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Self-employed say loans, grants not available to them
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Glitches prevent $1,200 stimulus checks from reaching millions of Americans
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Straggling in a Good Economy, and Now Struggling in a Crisis
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'How do we overcome fear?': Americans need confidence before life can return to normal
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Wynn Calls for Reopening of Nevada Early May, Followed by Strip • Governors to Trump: Don't Reopen Yet • NM governor issues statement regarding ‘Opening Up America Again’ guidelines • Texas announces dates for relaxing some coronavirus-related restrictions • Last in testing, Texas governor tries to be 1st big state to reopen • Texas Businesses to Slowly Reopen • Texans: Trump Killing Us with His Rollbacks • TX governor’s ‘strike force’ is composed of some of the most powerful moguls in the Lone Star State • Timeline of Big Dates for Reopening Texas • University of Texas study says peak in COVID-19 deaths is still weeks away • FL: Breaches Reopen and are Packed • #FloridaMorons trends after people flock to reopened Florida beaches • Coronavirus cases skyrocket in South Dakota after governor dismisses quarantine measures • 7 Midwest states to work together on reopening their economies • The zombie-like fervor around reopening the economy—in one haunting image • MIT warns of coronavirus ‘explosion’ if lockdowns eased too soon – a day after Trump said some states can reopen • Moving the Goalposts — Four Reasons it is Safe to Open America • COVID-19 testing still too low to reopen economy • 'Open it up' bloc in GOP attacks restrictions as others in party urge caution • Governors who reject stay-at-home orders place 'small government' above lives • Clashing projections on when states could reopen underscore uncertainty • Amid the push to reopen, states and businesses plead for more federal testing help • Seattle parks to reopen this weekend, but you'll have to 'keep it moving' • Some governors are easing coronavirus restrictions. Experts say it’s too soon • Governors Shape Plans to Reopen States • Reopening the US economy is going to be difficult. Here's how we could actually make it work.
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Trump’s plan to reopen America can’t work without a massive surge in testing • Trump and Cuomo are relying on coronavirus testing to reopen the economy. But 3 months into the US outbreak, we have nowhere near enough tests. • Trump’s Failure on Testing Makes Reopening Guesswork
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US markets haven’t priced in a ‘significant second wave’ of coronavirus, says Citi Private Bank
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WHO warning: No evidence that antibody tests can show coronavirus immunity
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Cuomo says New York will roll out antibody testing in ‘aggressive way’ this week
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Maryland Gov. says it’s ‘absolutely false’ states have enough testing to reopen
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America's Richest Zip Code All Got Antibody Tests
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How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America
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Women are the front-line soldiers in the battle against coronavirus — but we're still not paying them as much as men
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'I've been invisible this entire time and now we matter': A day in the life of a 22-year-old supermarket worker during the coronavirus outbreak
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Plummeting sales of gum, energy drinks, and makeup reveal what people ditch when they stop going into the office
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A New York facility for low-income seniors illustrates the many left behind during coronavirus
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Why does Trump want higher oil prices?
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The devastating consequences of coronavirus lockdowns in poor countries
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Is the American Empire in Decline?
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Fool me twice? For businesses and consumers, coronavirus is the financial crisis all over again
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Firms in tax havens axed from state bailout in Denmark, Poland
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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:
Chinese investors seek forced bankruptcy of North Texas developments
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Can't Afford Your Rent? Blame Herbert Hoover.
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Municipalities:
Baltimore, Boston and hundreds of other cities could struggle to tap $500 billion federal emergency program as local finances stretch thin
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Oil/Gas:
'Bears are out for blood': Oil plunges 21% to a 2-decade low as coronavirus shatters demand • US oil prices crash to their lowest level in over 21 years as storage runs out
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Oil futures contract expiring Tuesday dives more than 20%
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Supertankers drafted in to store glut of crude oil
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American Oil Is Cheap Enough for Climate Activists to Buy It
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Do U.S. Shale Drillers Deserve To Exist In Free Markets?
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Singapore Oil Giant Files For Bankruptcy Amid Price War And Coronavirus
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A discussion of Texas plugging and abandonment rules
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Trudeau announces $1.7B to clean up orphan wells in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan
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Personal Finance:
Goldman says the typical retirement portfolio is broken and more risky now
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Sallie Krawcheck: Give yourself an hour a day just to ‘freak’ amid coronavirus pandemic
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Watching my income dwindle has shown me the true difference between financial 'wants' and 'needs,' and how I should really be spending my money
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31 lenders that may help you with auto loan and lease payments in response to COVID-19
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Healthcare:
As virus surges in Maryland county, shuttered hospital will reopen
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The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead
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Bracing for coronavirus but losing money every day, this East Texas hospital had to cut employees • Sending Hospitals Into Bankruptcy
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What to know about the coronavirus outbreak in 25 charts and maps
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Dr. Fauci throws cold water on conspiracy theory that coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab
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As jobs dry up, so does insurance
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While some travel nurses receive lucrative paychecks to work with COVID-19 patients, those in other departments are out of work as contracts for canceled
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Virus's true fatality rate remains unknown
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Covid-19 is rapidly becoming America's leading cause of death
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Don't Bet on a Vaccine to Save Us Now
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New CDC data shows Covid-19 is affecting African Americans at exceptionally high rates • Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges
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New York coronavirus deaths top 13,000 but hospitalization continues to drop, Cuomo says
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L.A. County reports 81 new coronavirus deaths, highest one-day total by far
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The number of coronavirus infections in Santa Clara, California may be up to 85 times higher than testing shows, according to new research
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US health officials watching Mass. coronavirus outbreak closely, Birx says
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US Death Toll Could Hit 50,000 by End of April
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How the coronavirus death toll compares to other pandemics, including SARS, HIV, and the Black Death
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In February, the CDC outlined a chilling 'hypothetical' scenario about how the coronavirus could spread in the US. It was shockingly close to reality.
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Coronavirus More Widespread Than Thought
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Recovery from Virus Doesn't Mean Immunity
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US Navy Hospital Ship 90% Empty in NYC
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Nightmares, flashbacks, uncertainty: A 29-year-old recovers after coronavirus brought him near death
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'An insane situation': Inside the coronavirus chaos at one of the country's oldest and busiest hospitals
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10 nurses were suspended from a California hospital for refusing to treat coronavirus patients without N95 masks
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Illinois governor organized secret flights to bring masks and gloves from China out of fear Trump would seize them
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Photos of healthcare workers and essential workers at the front lines flood the lawn of the US Capitol as a plea to the government for PPE
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Dallas Scales Back Mask Order
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U.S. sent millions of face masks to China early this year, ignoring pandemic warning signs
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Ventilator Shortages Haven't Come to Pass
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Philips Ramping Up Ventilator Output for U.S., Global Demand
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Healthcare workers protest for vital protection equipment
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Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of coronavirus tests • Pence says faulty CDC coronavirus test kits were fixed in early February
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Factories are scrambling to make 20 times more face masks a day to keep up with demand amid coronavirus outbreak, but the masks are surprisingly difficult and expensive to make
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Millions of masks and coronavirus test kits are sitting in warehouses and can't reach the US because of new Chinese policies
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Navajo Nation makes wearing masks outside mandatory
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Canada is making face coverings compulsory on all flights — another sign that masks are becoming an unavoidable part of life
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Here's everything we know about how San Francisco is battling the coronavirus pandemic
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Group homes for disabled adults grapple with the spread of coronavirus
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Dozens of coronavirus antibody tests on the market were never vetted by the FDA, leading to accuracy concerns
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What we can learn from the “second wave” of coronavirus cases in Asia • South Korea has brought its spread of new coronavirus infections to single digits per day
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What the US can learn from other countries using phones to track Covid-19
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USS Roosevelt Incident No Isolated Event • Sweeping US Navy testing reveals most aircraft carrier sailors infected with coronavirus had no symptoms
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Rich urbanites are fleeing big cities and draining resources in smaller, more remote vacation spots. Here's where they're going — and how the locals feel about it.
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The coronavirus pandemic has created a hidden crisis for funeral directors who are rapidly running out of protective equipment and space for bodies
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Religion:
Two Baptist Churches, Pastors Sue Democratic Governor: ‘the Bible Teaches the Necessity of Gathering’
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A Catholic diocese in New Mexico plans to hold Mass despite the statewide lockdown
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Maritime:
Hin Leong Trading and Ocean Tankers file for bankruptcy protection
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Bulk Shipping Rates Start to Recover as China Emerges From Virus
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Utilities:
PG&E Fire Victims Again Seek Payout Guarantee Amid Virus Tumult
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Telecoms:
Intelsat’s Chapter 11 focus
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Transit:
Americans are turning to bikes instead of public transportation because of the coronavirus
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NYC subway ridership cratered 93% as all but essential workers stay home — and the transit system says it needs an additional $3.9 billion bailout to keep running
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Gambling:
Sportsbooks struggling, Vegas embraces esports betting despite match-fixing concerns
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Desperate sports bettors are turning to table tennis and presidential debates
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Bankruptcy Reform:
A New Small Business Bankruptcy Law Takes Effect, Just In Time
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We Need To Fast-Track Chapter 11
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Contracts:
Force Majeure Clause
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Litigation:
Cowardice In The Age Of Coronavirus: The Proper Attitude For Litigators In The Face Of Global Pandemics
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Sales:
363 Preparedness: Practical Buy-Side Tips
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Third Party Releases:
Third Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Courts May Constitutionally Confirm a Chapter 11 Plan Containing Nonconsensual Third Party Releases
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Professional Compensation:
UpRight Law Partners Entitled to Fees in Bankruptcy Case
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Unexpired Leases:
Bankruptcy Exposure and Lease Terminations During COVID-19
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Trade Secrets:
Bankruptcy is Not a “Get Out of Jail Free” Card: Enforcing Trade Secret Rights and Restrictive Covenants Against Financially Troubled Wrongdoers
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Food/Beverage:
Trump's restaurant recovery plan is built on fast food, as independent restaurants struggle to survive
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The US won’t run out of food during the coronavirus pandemic
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Restaurants in ‘Survival Mode’ Trim Down Their Menu Offerings
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Food pantries say they may have to 'ration' goods as millions file for unemployment and food prices soar
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Another Smithfield Plant Hit by Virus
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A Florida steakhouse saved its staff by turning into a butcher's shop for the coronavirus pandemic
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5 things restaurant owners want customers to know about ordering takeout and delivery during the pandemic
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Burger chain Shake Shack to return $10 million government loan • Shake Shack to Return Entire $10M U.S. PPP Loan After Uproar
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Agribusiness:
Trump’s new bailout program for farmers and ranchers, explained
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Tourism:
The coronavirus may cause the end of summer vacation as we know it
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Banking:
Jim Cramer: Banks ‘may need to say goodbye to their dividends’
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‘This is going to hurt’ — pain is on the way for the four big U.S. banks
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Aviation:
For airlines in freefall, the return route will be long and bumpy
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After the Coronavirus, Which Airlines Will Be Left Standing?
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Airlines Are Being Bailed Out Again, Here’s What Economists Think Will Happen Next
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Pick A Letter: The Shape Of Airline Demand Recovery
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US airlines get aid, ground older aircraft. What now?
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America’s ‘Big Three’ Airlines Prepare for a Very Painful Fall
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'Huge environmental waste' as US airlines fly near-empty planes
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Major Airlines Say US Routes Are Losing Viability
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Airlines are sitting on over $10 billion in vouchers as they refuse refunds for coronavirus cancellations, Democratic senators say • Airlines are issuing billions of dollars in vouchers — but can you still get a cash refund for coronavirus-related flight cancellations? • Delta Airlines sued over refunds for canceled flights
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Boeing to reopen factories in multiple states as governors mull stay-at-home orders • Boeing just lost 69 more orders for its troubled 737 Max airplane
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Warren Buffett's financial crisis bailouts inspired the US government's 'big 4' airline rescue deals, Sen. Jack Reed says
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United Airlines Sells 22 Aircraft To BOC Aviation For Leaseback
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Southwest Airlines Just Promised What United Won't. There's Reason To Worry
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Southwest Airlines wants contract concessions from workers after getting federal aid, unions say
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Why Discount Carriers Like Spirit and Frontier May Come Up Short in the U.S. Airline Bailout
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Korean Airlines Seeking Bailout As Airlines Cut Costs
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Norwegian Air’s Paradox: Strong COVID-19 Recovery, If It Avoids Bankruptcy
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Canadian Airlines Suspend International Flights And Reduce Domestic Travel Due To Coronavirus
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Indian Government States Airlines Must Refund Lockdown Tickets
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Embattled Virgin Australia Faces Imminent Prospect of Voluntary Bankruptcy
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Billionaire Branson Says Virgin’s Airlines Need State Aid to Survive
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Hawaiian Airlines Removes Crew Rest Module To Fly Masks From China
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More airlines banish the dreaded middle seat • This Is How Flights Will Change Post-Coronavirus • Airline passengers undergo Covid-19 blood tests before boarding
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In an age of coronavirus, airlines’ ‘Mr. Fix-It’ says the industry’s future depends on convincing travelers it’s safe to fly again
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Sports:
Sports leagues seek return to play but with no guarantees
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NFL teams will hold a mock draft to test technology ahead of unprecedented remote event
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Why Fauci Is Now A Leading Voice For The Return Of Live Sports
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Pro golf plans to be the first major sport to return during the coronavirus pandemic
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XFL for sale amid bankruptcy proceedings
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Autos:
GM Delivers Its First Ventilators
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Feds Recommend Auto Sales be Essential
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Sovereigns:
What Can One Do With 50% plus One?
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UK:
Boris Johnson 'skipped' five emergency meetings on the coronavirus as it spread rapidly across the world and ignored warnings from scientists, according to a report
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England's coronavirus death rate is nearly 3 times higher than Ireland's. Proactive social-distancing measures made the difference.
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Fearing a 35% drop in GDP, Bank of England governor pressures banks to speed up coronavirus loans
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20 London bus drivers died after catching the coronavirus so the city has made bus travel free and told passengers to only board by the middle doors
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UK unveils $1.6 billion rescue package for start-ups hit by coronavirus outbreak
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Britain’s Star Stock Pickers Nurse Record Losses From Virus
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Virus-Hit Brexit Talks Resume With Time for a Deal Running Out
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EU:
Over 100,000 Dead in Europe
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McKinsey: EU Jobless Numbers Will Double
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4 Times as Many Died in France as Germany
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Europe thinks it is past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic
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Scammers tricked European health authorities into spending millions on face masks that didn't exist, Interpol says
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Austria Says EU Should Suspend State Aid Regime During Crisis
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PIIGS:
How the coronavirus is ravaging Greek tourism • The coronavirus pandemic has hit the Greek tourism sector hard with 65% of hoteliers saying they could face bankruptcy
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Mafia loan sharks are preying on families desperate for food and cash under Italy's coronavirus lockdown
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No Bankruptcy for Greek Debtors Without Total Liquidation
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Spain’s Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Remain Stable on Monday
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Bank of Spain Sees Economy Shrinking By as Much as 12.4% in 2020
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Canada:
People entering Canada could face a $750,000 fine if they don't quarantine for 14 days — even if they don't show coronavirus symptoms
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17 Dead in Nova Scotia Massacre
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China:
China to expel reporters from Washington Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal
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Sweden:
Sweden: Elderly Angry Over Virus Strategy
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MQ Holding AB : files for bankruptcy
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Indonesia:
Indonesia Orders Widespread Virus Testing as Cases Quadruple
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Mexico:
Coronavirus outbreaks at Mexico's hospitals raise alarm, protests • Mexico City Hospitals at Near Full Capacity as Virus Spreads
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Moody's Downgrades Mexico and Pemex
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Australia:
How to flatten the coming bankruptcy curve
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Singapore:
Singapore’s Daily Virus Infections Top 1,000 For First Time
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Africa:
Africa's most vulnerable countries have few ventilators - or none at all
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Peru:
Peru took early, aggressive measures against the coronavirus. It's still suffering one of Latin America's largest outbreaks.
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Ukraine:
A monastery in Ukraine once scoffed at coronavirus measures. Now it is a hot spot.
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Hong Kong:
Lessons From Hong Kong on Coronavirus
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Hong Kong Unemployment Rises to Highest in Nearly Decade
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Argentina:
Argentina’s Economy Minister Backs Wealth Tax, Rejects Austerity
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Bondholders Pan Argentina Restructuring Offer, Gird for Battle
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France:
French President Emmanuel Macron says the coronavirus pandemic will remake capitalism
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Toyota to Reopen Yaris Car Factory in Test Case for France
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Denmark:
Danish Applications for Wage Aid More Than Double Estimates
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New Zealand:
New Zealand to Ease Lockdown Restrictions in a Week
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Germany:
Anger on Tepid German Reopening of Economy
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Germany is vastly outspending other countries with its coronavirus stimulus
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German Virus Cases Rise the Least Since March
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Merkel Warns of Virus-Relapse Risk as Germany Eases Curbs
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India:
Ex-Billionaire Mallya Loses Appeal in Indian Extradition Fight
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