April 23, 2020

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Law:

Straight to the Top: The Super Rich Drove Nearly All the Am Law 100's Profits Growth
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Am Law 50 Firm Lays Off Associates, Staff During Pandemic
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Gross revenue jumped 5% for top US law firms last year; which firm surpassed $4B?
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State Of The Industry After A Month Of Coronavirus
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For Big Law, Diversified Practices One Antidote to Virus Fallout
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Laid-Off Lawyers Flock to Texas State Bar For Health Insurance
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Average multistate bar exam score drops to new low, raising concerns about bar pass rates Bad News For Law Schools: Multistate Bar Exam Scores Hit An All-Time Low
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Utah is first state to grant diploma privilege during novel coronavirus pandemic
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Why Attorney Supervision Could Undermine The ‘Diploma Privilege Plus’ Movement
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The Plight Of Current Law Students Is Worse Than During The Great Recession
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Top 50 Law School To Slash Faculty And Staff Salaries, Conduct Furloughs
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University of Arizona sets furloughs, pay cuts lasting months amid pandemic
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Lawyer can’t be reinstated to law practice unless he shows wife has no access to accounts
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As Law Firms Change Their Pension Plans, Will Retiring Partners Shoulder the Risk?
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Houston Law Firm Sues Its Bank Over Small Business Loan Process
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Jodi Arias’s Former Attorney Describes Representing Her as 'Involuntary Servitude'
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Major International Law Firm’s Instagram Account Taken Over By Dancing Kid
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How Associates Can Remain Valuable and Visible During the COVID-19 Crisis
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ABA Legal Fact Check: State Authority Clashes with Personal Rights Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Trump’s Personnel Director Questioned Constitutionality of Law Requiring Gov’t Employees to Be Picked Based on Merit
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Republican-Led Senate Committee: Steele Dossier ‘Did Not in Any Way Inform’ Assessment of Russian Interference
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Attorney Who Oversaw Hearings of Corrupt Chicago Cops Was Murdered Alongside His Lawyer Wife
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The Excuses People Are Using to Hang Up on Videochat
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Former Mueller Prosecutor Who Quit Roger Stone Case Gets New Job, Bio Politely Trashes DOJ
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A Harvard Law Professor’s Assault on Homeschooling — and Parenthood
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Roger Stone: Praying for a Pardon With 'Full Faith in Jesus'
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Futuristic AI cameras that spot people not social distancing built to fight Covid-19
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Trump’s ‘Deportation Machine’ Keeps Growing Despite Pandemic ICE declines to release asylum-seekers as coronavirus spreads through jails
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U.S. Virus Death Toll Could Double in Prisons, ACLU Says Why US jails and prisons became coronavirus epicenters
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’37 Minutes Later’: Inmates Released From Jail Due To Coronavirus Fears Keep Getting Arrested Again
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Senators are demanding a solution to police stopping black men for wearing — and not wearing — masks
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Cops bust mom after Colorado boy fatally shoots 3-year-old sister
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Lawyer is accused of recruiting clients into prostitution ring he ran from his home
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Lawyer Who Texted Undercover Officer Posing as Teen Suspended
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Man Allegedly Burned Down ‘She Shed’ Because He Was Angry He Didn’t Get Stimulus Check
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Michigan woman fired for asking to work from home amid coronavirus: suit
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Texas Lets Abortions Resume After Clinics Swear Off Masks, Gowns
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Federal Court Denies Immunity to Prosecutors Who Used 'Fraudulent' Subpoenas to Jail Witnesses
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Judges:

COVID-19 Related Updates to Bankruptcy Courtroom Policies and Procedures
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McConnell: Senate will confirm more judges as soon as it returns to session Mitch McConnell Declares 2020 the Year of ‘Leave No’ Judicial ‘Vacancy Behind’
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Remote Court Arguments Pose Challenges, New Routines for Lawyers
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No Court Until June? Texas Judicial Agency Urges Ban of In-Person Proceedings
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In the Pandemic, State and Federal Judges Lean on Technology
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Federal Judge Sues Insurer, Claiming He Faces Illegal Eviction From Temporary Abode Amid Pandemic
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Wall Street:

US stock futures are flat as investors digest oil turbulence, await jobless claims
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US stocks close higher as oil prices face pressure
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Layoffs:

Tlaib asks private equity firm to cover insurance for Art Van workers
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Massive layoffs are likely coming to state and local governments as federal aid goes elsewhere
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Half of all travel-related jobs in the US could be eliminated by the end of April, according to a new report
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Heiress Abigail Disney slams company for furloughing workers but protecting shareholder payouts and executive bonuses Disney Heiress Reams Execs for Hoarding Bonuses While Furloughing Workers Amid COVID-19 Disney Furloughs 100,000 Workers While Top Executives Will Still Get Big Bonuses
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Magic Leap Cuts Half of Jobs In Major Restructuring
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Cuyahoga County Public Library cuts 300
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Whitmer begins 2,900 temporary layoffs
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Henry Ford Health to furlough 2,800
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Hibbing Taconite To Lay Off 650
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Healthcare:

Coronavirus remains ‘extremely dangerous’ and ‘will be with us for a long time’
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Administration offers plan to cover COVID care for uninsured
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Most kids with coronavirus recover within two weeks, JAMA study finds
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FactCheck: “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.”
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In New York's largest hospital system, 88 percent of coronavirus patients on ventilators didn't make it
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Covid-19 causes sudden strokes in young adults, doctors say
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San Francisco is closing streets to help with social distancing
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How people without symptoms can still spread the coronavirus
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He traveled to a hospital to set up its new computer system. Three weeks later, he died there.
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'Where are the strokes and the heart attacks?' Doctors worry as patients avoid ERs
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Houston hospitals to start phasing back more non-COVID-19 care
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'It's disturbing': Coronavirus kills black residents at dramatic rates across Louisiana
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WHO says it knows the origin of the novel coronavirus
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The Chinese lab at the center of the coronavirus controversy
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An ER Doctor’s Diary Of Three Brutal Weeks Fighting COVID-19
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Flu season could make the second coronavirus wave even more devastating, CDC says
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New York scraps do-not-resuscitate order during coronavirus pandemic
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Nurse sues hospital for firing her after speaking out on poor conditions
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These people plan to shelter in place for more than a year to avoid Covid-19
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Recovered coronavirus patients in China test positive weeks later
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A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients
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A coronavirus vaccine probably won't be ready before the end of 2021, according to a Swiss pharmaceutical giant Covid-19 Vaccine Expectations May Be Getting Ahead of Science Pfizer, BioNTech Covid Vaccine Cleared for Human Tests The US is spending hundreds of millions to make experimental coronavirus vaccines Is a COVID-19 vaccine possible? ‘Some viruses are very, very difficult,’ expert says
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Mike Bloomberg will help New York develop coronavirus test and trace program
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New York's density made it a breeding ground for the coronavirus
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The Body Collectors of the Coronavirus Pandemic
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The Real Reason to Wear a Mask
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Connecticut town tests 'pandemic drone' to find fevers. Experts question if it would work.
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Can dogs detect COVID-19? Canines in training to sniff out virus
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Two cats test positive for coronavirus in New York – the first pets to be infected in the US
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I’m A Doctor In A COVID-19 Unit. Here’s One Vital Step I Wish Everyone Would Take
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Eight States Where COVID-19 Cases Dropped Over 50 Percent From Their Peaks
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Autos:

Battered automakers lure buyers with steep incentives
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Car Sales Start to Bounce Back
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Germophobes Shunning Public Transit Give Carmakers a Bit of Hope
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Renault Says Sales Drop 19%
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Consumer Finance:

Goldman Sachs sees higher loan deferral opt-ins than competitors
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Food/Beverage:

Tyson Foods idles its largest pork plant after Iowa outbreak Tyson to Close Iowa Plant in Third Major U.S. Pork Shutdown
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Chipotle Isn’t as Hard Off as Other Chains in the Outbreak Era
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McDonald's Fans Queue for Hours After Drive-Thrus Open in France
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The meat we eat is a pandemic risk, too
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Here’s What Eating Out Might Look Like When Restaurants Reopen
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Diary of a New York Cafe: Getting Coronavirus Relief Is Tough
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Banking:

Evercore CEO Expects Banker Pay to Decline Across the Industry
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Credit Suisse sets aside nearly $600 million for loan losses
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Movies:

Cinemas might stay closed even if given green light to reopen
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Funds Suffer Largest Quarterly Withdrawals Since 2009
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Utilities:

PG&E CEO Bill Johnson to step down from bankrupt utility
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With bankruptcy exit in sight, PG&E's Mr. Fix-It plans to retire
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Entertainment:

Disney dividend under scrutiny after theme-park, movie shutdowns
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Dave & Buster’s ‘Going Concern’ Warning Signals Wave to Come
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Fraud:

Shkreli seeks early prison release to help with COVID-19 'cure'
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Coronavirus cyber-scams are being shut down by the hundreds
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‘Pure Hell for Victims’ as Stimulus Programs Draw a Flood of Scammers
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Religion:

Louisville mayor reverses drive-in service ban after church was vandalized
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North Macedonia’s Orthodox Church Could Become a Coronavirus Super-Spreader
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California now will allow drive-in church services amid coronavirus shelter-in-place order, reversing course after lawsuit
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Nursing Homes:

Tulare County demands action after coronavirus outbreak kills 15 at one nursing home
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History:

When Denver backed off social distancing in the 1918 pandemic, the results were deadly
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Student Debt:

GOP Rep. Stefanik introduces coronavirus student loan relief bill
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Trucking:

Volvo scraps guidance as truck orders plunge
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Finance:

Wall Street Seizes on Corporate Loan Binge to Dictate New Terms
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Corporate Governance:

If Top Exec Has Covid-19, Does the Company Have to Disclose It?
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Economy:

How Bad Might It Get? Think the Great Depression Will the worst downturn since the Great Depression last as long?
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Recession depth will be much worse than 2007-2009, economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan warns
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Unemployed workers applying for jobless benefits seen topping 25 million Another 4.3 million workers are expected to have filed unemployment claims
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60% Say Stimulus Checks Aren't Enough
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Credit Cards Start Cutting Limits for People Facing Tough Times
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Confidence in Fed Chair Hits Highest Point Since Greenspan Era
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How The Coronavirus Crisis Pushed The Fed Into Truly Uncharted Territory
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Leading Economic Indicators Not Looking Good
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The future of successful coronavirus response: Mass testing at work and in church and self-administered tests
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A ‘Wave of Defaults’ Is Coming for Retail and Hotels, NYC Developer Says
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Mark Cuban: It's Going to be Brutal
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Banks warn additional $310 billion allocated for small businesses likely already used up
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She got a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan. Her employees hate her for it.
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Small Firms in Survival Mode Try to Outlast Virus Lockdowns
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Opening up the economy won’t save the economy
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Industrial Production Worst Levels in 70 Years
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‘Unprecedented’ Has Become Corporate America’s Go-To Descriptor
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Economy may recover somewhat before another major crash
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A ‘U,’ a ‘V’ or maybe a Nike swoosh? Economists try to predict what a recovery will look like
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S&P 500 companies spent $7 trillion on buybacks and dividends and have ‘been rewarded’ by coronavirus bailouts, says Social Capital CEO
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Apple expected to add up to $100 billion to buyback program while many companies halt repurchases
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Gulf Widens Between States Over When to End Virus Lockdown Large majorities of Americans support keeping stay-at-home policies for now NYC can’t ease restrictions until it can run massive daily tests, de Blasio says De Blasio’s NYC Goal for Virus Tests Outpaces Cuomo’s N.Y. Building Virus ‘Tracing Army’ in Preparation for Reopening Trump Is Failing on Coronavirus Testing Trump heralds states ‘safely coming back,’ but local concerns mount Mnuchin says he expects most of economy opening by late summer Some states are opening their economies back up less than a month after shutting them down. Here's a look inside the states preparing to open beaches, businesses, and bowling alleys even as the coronavirus continues to claim lives Georgia tests boundaries of life post-pandemic with 'risky' reopening Georgia Governor Kemp Defends Reopening of State Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Announces Reopening Of Socially Distant Tattoo Parlors Southern states largely go it alone in reopening decisions Coalition of Six Southern States Coordinating Reopening Economies Many wary of virus reopenings as partisan divide grows in US Cuomo: “You want to work? Go take a job as an essential worker Governors release new plan for reopening — and suggest few states are ready Orange County debates closing beaches as hot weather sparks fears of out-of-town crowds Newsom says California shutdown must continue, but surge in testing will help Las Vegas mayor: Reopen casinos, let the ones with the most infections then close Mayor called reckless for urging Vegas to test reopening Oklahoma governor announces plans to start reopening state economy Big unknowns about virus complicate getting back to normal
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Another Problem With the U.S. Coronavirus Response, in a Chart
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Here are Congress’ next steps in response to the coronavirus pandemic Mitch McConnell just threw cold water on the immediate prospect of further coronavirus aid, citing 'extraordinary' national debt Survey: 84% Of Americans Want Another Stimulus Check
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Fight looming over fifth virus relief bill
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GOP sounds alarm bell over coronavirus-fueled debt There Is No Looming U.S. Debt Crisis
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Chuck Grassley Is 'Concerned' That Trump Effectively Eliminated Oversight of Pandemic Recovery
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Trump moves show it could be ‘politically life-threatening’ to provide coronavirus oversight, says former TARP watchdog
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One chart from Deutsche Bank shows the staggering scale of government bailouts in 2020 compared to every financial crisis in the last 50 years
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Kudlow Says U.S. Will Create Liability ‘Guardrail’ Over Virus Kudlow: Businesses shouldn't be held liable for employees and customers getting coronavirus
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SBA official: The most common mistake businesses make when applying for loans
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Harvard says it won't return an $8 million stimulus check As Trump Fumes, U.S. Data Show Why Harvard Is Getting Nearly $9 Million Harvard reverses course, rejects nearly $9 million in stimulus money after backlash from Trump, critics
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Private Equity to Get Squeezed Out of Another Stimulus Program
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Small Business Rescue Cash Isn’t for Lobbyists, Judge Rules
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Restaurant Chain Fogo De Chão, Supported by Private Equity Funds, to Receive $20 Million in Small Business Loans
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Your Professional Relationships Could Determine Whether You Will Get A Paycheck Protection Program Loan
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They got millions, we got nothing: Struggling small business owners demand new bailout funding does NOT go to corporate giants
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Many small businesses say loans won’t get them to rehire
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How to apply for unemployment benefits if you’re a freelancer or self-employed
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Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees
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SBA Loans Now Making Their Way Through The Economy
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At least 32 companies with CEOs making over $1 million reportedly received small business funds
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Treasury Secretary warns there will be 'severe consequences' for large companies that took bailout loans intended for small businesses
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Saving Small Businesses One Mail-Order Cheesesteak at a Time
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Star fund manager closes short Treasurys bet after losing billions in assets
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'The world will look different': Billionaire investor Ray Dalio predicts the pandemic will ultimately boost savings and drive self-sufficiency
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World Bank Sees Record 20% Drop in Remittances Due to Pandemic Remittance flows expected to plunge by more than $100bn
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Virus Throws Uncertainty on Social Security, Medicare Forecasts Social Security and Medicare funds at risk even before virus
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How much should it cost to contain a pandemic?
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Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Criticizes Trump's Immigration Executive Order
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In quarantine, social media has become a battleground between the wealthy and everyone else
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Top economist: US coronavirus response is like 'third world' country
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Poor Countries Don’t Have What It Takes To Face This Economic Crisis
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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:

NMHC: "April Apartment Market Conditions Showed Weakness Amid COVID-19 Outbreak"

Fannie, Freddie to buy mortgages in bailout program, in a bid to loosen lending
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FHFA: House Prices up 5.7% YoY in February
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index Decreased Sharply in March
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications down 31% YoY
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Municipalities:

Mitch McConnell says cash-strapped states hit by coronavirus should go bankrupt, rather than receive emergency federal aid McConnell Says States Should Consider Bankruptcy, Rebuffing Calls for Aid McConnell thinks bankruptcy, not more federal money, might be best for state and local governments McConnell says he favors state bankruptcy over more federal aid Mitch McConnell prefers to see states go bankrupt rather than send federal aid McConnell Says He Favors Allowing States to Declare Bankruptcy GOP Rep. Pete King Shreds ‘Marie Antoinette’ Mitch McConnell’s Bankruptcy Plan GOP lawmaker calls McConnell remarks on state bankruptcy 'shameful and indefensible' De Blasio slams McConnell over state bankruptcy comments N.J. Governor Calls McConnell Bankruptcy Comment ‘Irresponsible’
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State Bankruptcy
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Bid to Let States Go Bankrupt Met Rapid Demise a Decade Ago
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U.S. State Bankruptcy Was a Farce Then and Now
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Seven Years After Bankruptcy, City of Detroit Faces a New Crisis
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Puerto Rico Judge postpones challenge to plan of adjustment
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Bankruptcy Or Bailout? McConnell And Pritzker Give Their Answers For Illinois’ Pensions Pritzker rejects bankruptcy idea to get out of pension debt
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Budget desperation deepens for local governments
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Fed’s Muni Facility a Hurdle for U.S. States as Pressure Mounts
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Pelosi Says Next Relief Bill to Have ‘Major’ State Aid Package
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Cuomo says Trump agreed to push for state funding in next coronavirus bill
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The case for a massive federal aid package for states and cities
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Illinois Governor Says ‘Everything’ Is on Table for Budget
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Oil/Gas:

Bankruptcy looms over U.S. energy industry, from oil fields to pipelines
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Oil Lenders Hit Pause on Bankruptcy to Avoid Owning the Dead
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About 150-years of oil-price history in one chart illustrates crude’s spectacular plunge below $0 a barrel
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The oil ‘futures market worked to perfection,’ says head of world’s largest exchange of crude’s historic plunge to $0
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Elon Musk Says Oil Bailouts Wouldn’t Be ‘Greatest Use’ of Money
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OK: Oil Producers Can Shut Wells, Keep Leases
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US oil production plunges as the industry retrenches, more cuts are expected
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China stockpiles crude as prices collapse
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The uncertain global attempt to save oil
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Rebound in oil is just a ‘breather’ and crude prices will likely turn negative again, analysts say
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‘Muppets v Sharks’ as retail investors feel pain of negative oil
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Real oil prices plunge globally with space to store running out
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Can Brent crude oil follow WTI into negative territory? You bet
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Trump's top economic adviser Larry Kudlow says oil prices should rebound as the economy opens
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Oil could hit -$100 per barrel next month, according to one analyst
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Oil Back Below Zero? There’s an Option for That Now
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Oil’s Durable Dividends May Not Withstand Covid-19 and Climate
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How ETFs, New Whales of the Oil Market, Are Roiling Crude Prices
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A Leveraged Oil Product Shutters In Wake of Historic Crash
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Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Doom North Sea Oil?
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Gambling:

Hard Rock expects its casinos, hotels, restaurants to take a year to recover
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Retailing:

Private equity firm Sycamore is trying to get out of Victoria’s Secret deal Victoria's Secret parent L Brands plummets 27% after Sycamore tries to back out of acquiring majority stake Victoria’s Secret Sale at Risk as Buyer Blames Virus Response
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Neiman Marcus bankruptcy could spell doom for Hudson Yards
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Modell’s Seeks Bankruptcy Proceedings Pause, Citing Temporary Store Closures
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Target says same-store sales rose more than 7% so far in first quarter as digital sales double
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What it’s really like to work in an Amazon fulfillment center during Covid-19
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Desperate retailers are running unprecedented sales in a sign of trouble to come for clothing brands
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Cannabis:

United Cannabis Bankruptcy Halts Historic CBD Patent Fight
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Agribusiness:

Coronavirus has hit American farmers from all sides
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Egg demand shifted, and 61,000 Minnesota chickens were euthanized
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Mid-Atlantic family-owned farms and wineries are struggling to adapt during shutdown
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Sports:

NFL braces for 'Virtual Draft' amid virus lockdown
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Virus shutdowns will likely make NFL draft most bet on ever
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Media:

Axios qualifies for small-business loan amid pandemic
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CNN Boss Tells Staff They Will Not Return to Offices Until at Least September
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Tribune Publishing furloughs employees in second round of cuts this month
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Satellites:

Speedcast International Ltd To Recapitalize Through Chapter 11
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Credit Reporting:

Creditors Walk a Fine Line When Communicating With a Debtor During and After Bankruptcy
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Maritime:

Sembcorp subsidiary terminates deal with troubled oil trader Hin Leong
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Hotels:

Miami Beach’s iconic Fontainebleau tops list of U.S. hotels facing debt woes during pandemic
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Airbnb hosts say they’re getting nothing or comically small payments from $250 million relief fund
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Insurance:

Hard-hit restaurants, gyms and other businesses are battling insurers over coronavirus, sparking a new Washington lobbying war
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Coronavirus Will be Largest Event in Insurance History, Says Chubb CEO
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Insurance company’s suit says it has no duty to cover Geragos firm’s COVID-19 business losses
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Bankruptcy Reform:

CARES Act Increases The Limits For Small Business Bankruptcy Cases, But How Does A Small Business Bankruptcy Case Work?
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Credit Bids:

Empire Generating: Majority Lender Is Poised To Control Outcome Using Credit Bid
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Credit Bidding Part I: An Important Tool for Lenders
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Strategies to Improve Treatment of Claims Before Any Bankruptcy Filing
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The Covid-19 Economic Fallout: Think Outside the Box for Tools and Remedies
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Litigation:

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, a Slump in Federal Commercial Litigation
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Valuation:

First Circuit Issues Important Ruling on Valuing Secured Claims in Settled Causes of Action
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D&O:

The Dangers of COVID-19 Exclusions in D&O Policies
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed Acquisitions – Key Considerations
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Aviation:

Delta CEO: Business will take ‘two to three years’ to recover from coronavirus
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Delta reports its first loss in five years as coronavirus ravages airlines
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Delta warns of choppy coronavirus recovery, working to halve cash burn
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Delta Air Targets 50% Cut in Daily Cash Burn by End of June
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What Virgin Australia’s bankruptcy move means
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Denied a Bailout, Virgin Australia a Warning for Other Airlines
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Virgin Atlantic’s Co-Owner Raises Specter of Its Own Administration
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Finding a Buyer for Virgin Australia Is a Job Worth $127,000
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Coronavirus demolished air travel around the globe. These 14 charts show how empty the skies are right now.
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Coach-Class Dreaded Middle Seat Is Gone, for Now
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Two SpiceJet lessors in talks to reclaim planes over missed payments
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Airline stocks face bearish ‘pennant’ patterns, warning of potential new lows ahead
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NY, NJ airports have highest number of TSA employees testing positive for coronavirus
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Ryanair boss says airline won't fly with 'idiotic' social distancing rules
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India’s Biggest Airline Reverses Pay Cuts Despite Virus Pressure
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Malaysian carriers need to secure funds fast to avoid Covid-19 pandemic impact
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Airlines received $25B in coronavirus aid — and are asking for more. But most of them are refusing to refund $10B in ticket purchases to customers, senators say.
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China's Airline Passengers Are Returning Quickly to the Skies
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Politics:

Trump reverses course, says it's 'too soon' for Georgia Gov. Kemp to reopen state
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Trump Organization, Written Out of U.S. Bailout, Taps Europe Aid
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Trump Golf Course May Get Bailout
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Poll signals strengthening support for Biden over Trump in three Midwest battleground states
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Under Trump, coronavirus scientists can speak - as long as they toe the line
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Dallas Ex-Dog Breeder Chosen to Run Coronavirus Task Force
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Top vaccine doctor says his concern about Trump’s coronavirus treatment theory led to ouster from federal agency
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Fox News hosts go mum on covid-19 drug they spent weeks promoting
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Cuomo Slams Back To Work Protesters: ‘Get a Job as an Essential Worker’
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There is no anti-lockdown protest movement
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Incredible moment nurse faces off with Arizona lockdown protesters after saving lives of coronavirus patients
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US anti-lockdown protests: ‘If you are paranoid about getting sick, just don’t go out’
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CHP bans protests at California Capitol after rally against Newsom’s stay-at-home order
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Georgia a test case for political ramifications of coronavirus
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Trump’s Crisis Handling Has Spiked Number of Undecideds in 2020
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A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity’s show helped spread the coronavirus Fox News blasts methodology of study that claims that Sean Hannity's viewers are more likely to die of coronavirus
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Fox's Murdoch cuts his own pay to help cope with virus news division downplayed
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Gov. Whitmer: Trump's 'Inconsistent Messages' Increase 'Danger' to Public
(DBN)

House Puts Off Vote to Allow Proxy Voting During Emergency Pelosi shelves plan for House proxy voting amid coronavirus
(DBN)

Masked Lawmakers to Vote in Person to Pass $484 Billion Stimulus
(DBN)

Trump vs. Pelosi: What happened in Chinatown
(DBN)

Calls for increased access to vote-by-mail gain traction amid coronavirus pandemic
(DBN)

New Poll Shows Joe Biden Beating Donald Trump in General Election
(DBN)

Joe Biden says he will name selection committee for running mate by May 1
(DBN)

Jimmy Kimmel Feasts On Donald Trump’s ‘I Cannot Tell A Lie’ Remark
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Necessity in the Time of COVID-19
(DBN)

UN to Call for New Global Body to Help With Debt Relief
(DBN)

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UK:

"Something's going wrong" - UK virus response under fire
(DBN)

What the UK needs to do before leaving lockdown
(DBN)

U.K. Plans Large-Scale Virus Tracing in Weeks to Tackle Outbreak
(DBN)

U.K. Reports Daily Coronavirus Deaths Lower Than Day Before
(DBN)

Applications for UK’s job retention scheme slow
(DBN)

Universities’ plea for £2bn bailout falls on deaf ears in Treasury Universities need to be saved from bankruptcy during this crisis
(DBN)

U.K. Labor Market Outlook Is ‘Horrendous,’ Economists Warn
(DBN)

U.K. Economy Shrinks Most on Record Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
(DBN)

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EU:

Europe Confronts Reality That Many Companies Won’t Survive Virus
(DBN)

The ECB Prepares the Way for Buying Junk Bonds
(DBN)

EU Business Activity at Shocking Lows
(DBN)

EU Commission Eyes $2.2 Trillion Plan For Coronavirus Recovery
(DBN)

The ECB is sounding the alarm about Europe’s fiscal impotence. Here’s why
(DBN)

Europe could opt for ‘helicopter money’ as coronavirus destroys economic growth, experts predict
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Spain plans to loosen coronavirus lockdown restrictions by end of May
(DBN)

Spain Reports Most New Virus Cases, Deaths in Almost a Week
(DBN)

Italy's daily coronavirus death toll falls, but new cases climb
(DBN)

Italians call for justice for relatives killed by coronavirus
(DBN)

Italy Will Let Manufacturing, Automotive Sectors Restart First
(DBN)

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Canada:

Inflation in Canada Slows to Lowest since 2015 on Oil Glut
(DBN)

'All bets are off' as Dominion Diamond Mines faces severe cash crunch
(DBN)

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Germany:

German shoppers not rushing back as stores reopen
(DBN)

Virus Forces Half of German Firms to Rely on State Aid, Ifo Says
(DBN)

Virus Lockdown Pushes German Economy Into Record Slump
(DBN)

Germany’s New Virus Cases Increase for Second Time in Five Days
(DBN)

Merkel’s Coalition at Odds Over Next Stage of Crisis Response
(DBN)

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South Korea:

The world should look at South Korea as an ‘exit strategy’ to recover from pandemic, economist says
(DBN)

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Belarus:

Belarus denies danger of coronavirus outbreak as football matches continue and classrooms are open
(DBN)

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India:

India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
(DBN)

For Indian Diaspora, Panic and Anger Over Trump’s Immigration Plans
(DBN)

Impact of COVID-19 on bankruptcy code
(DBN)

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Indonesia:

Indonesia paying the price for ‘sluggish’ government response to coronavirus
(DBN)

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China:

More Americans have negative views of China than ever before: poll
(DBN)

China, a Large American Creditor, Won't Be Funding Your Stimulus Check
(DBN)

China’s Uneven Reopening Shows Fear Might Hold Back Economies
(DBN)

China Says Missouri Coronavirus Lawsuit Is 'Nothing Short of Absurdity'
(DBN)

China ramps up coronavirus propaganda in US to heighten fears
(DBN)

New coronavirus outbreak in northern China puts city of 11 million on lockdown
(DBN)

China’s cash-strapped poor seek more debt as coronavirus hits job prospects
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan Cuts View of Economy Again, Says It’s Worsening ‘Rapidly’
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australia to Keep Borders Shut For At Least Three Months
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina Faces Critical Decision With $500 Million Payment Due Argentina digs in for debt talks as it prepares to skip payment
(DBN)

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Chile:

With Immunity Cards and Rolling Lockdowns, Chile Forges Own Path
(DBN)

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France:

France Reports 3,201 New Coronavirus Cases, Most in Four Days
(DBN)

French Economy Fares Worse Than Even Most Pessimistic Estimate
(DBN)

French Business Confidence Sinks to Record Low
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Business Rescue, a Viable Option for South African Companies
(DBN)

How South Africa May Gauge Easing Its Lockdown to Fight Virus
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Sweden resisted a lockdown, and its capital Stockholm is expected to reach ‘herd immunity’ in weeks
(DBN)

Sweden Confidence Plunges to Record Low Amid Recession Fears
(DBN)

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MENA:

Lebanon Debt Swaps Set to Pay Traders $210 Million After Default
(DBN)

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