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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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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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
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House Puts Off Vote to Allow Proxy Voting During Emergency • Pelosi shelves plan for House proxy voting amid coronavirus
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Masked Lawmakers to Vote in Person to Pass $484 Billion Stimulus
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Trump vs. Pelosi: What happened in Chinatown
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Calls for increased access to vote-by-mail gain traction amid coronavirus pandemic
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New Poll Shows Joe Biden Beating Donald Trump in General Election
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Joe Biden says he will name selection committee for running mate by May 1
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Jimmy Kimmel Feasts On Donald Trump’s ‘I Cannot Tell A Lie’ Remark
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Sovereigns:
Necessity in the Time of COVID-19
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UN to Call for New Global Body to Help With Debt Relief
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UK:
"Something's going wrong" - UK virus response under fire
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What the UK needs to do before leaving lockdown
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U.K. Plans Large-Scale Virus Tracing in Weeks to Tackle Outbreak
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U.K. Reports Daily Coronavirus Deaths Lower Than Day Before
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Applications for UK’s job retention scheme slow
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Universities’ plea for £2bn bailout falls on deaf ears in Treasury • Universities need to be saved from bankruptcy during this crisis
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U.K. Labor Market Outlook Is ‘Horrendous,’ Economists Warn
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U.K. Economy Shrinks Most on Record Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
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EU:
Europe Confronts Reality That Many Companies Won’t Survive Virus
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The ECB Prepares the Way for Buying Junk Bonds
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EU Business Activity at Shocking Lows
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EU Commission Eyes $2.2 Trillion Plan For Coronavirus Recovery
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The ECB is sounding the alarm about Europe’s fiscal impotence. Here’s why
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Europe could opt for ‘helicopter money’ as coronavirus destroys economic growth, experts predict
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PIIGS:
Spain plans to loosen coronavirus lockdown restrictions by end of May
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Spain Reports Most New Virus Cases, Deaths in Almost a Week
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Italy's daily coronavirus death toll falls, but new cases climb
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Italians call for justice for relatives killed by coronavirus
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Italy Will Let Manufacturing, Automotive Sectors Restart First
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Canada:
Inflation in Canada Slows to Lowest since 2015 on Oil Glut
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'All bets are off' as Dominion Diamond Mines faces severe cash crunch
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Germany:
German shoppers not rushing back as stores reopen
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Virus Forces Half of German Firms to Rely on State Aid, Ifo Says
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Virus Lockdown Pushes German Economy Into Record Slump
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Germany’s New Virus Cases Increase for Second Time in Five Days
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Merkel’s Coalition at Odds Over Next Stage of Crisis Response
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South Korea:
The world should look at South Korea as an ‘exit strategy’ to recover from pandemic, economist says
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Belarus:
Belarus denies danger of coronavirus outbreak as football matches continue and classrooms are open
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India:
India plans wristband patient surveillance as lockdown eases
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For Indian Diaspora, Panic and Anger Over Trump’s Immigration Plans
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Impact of COVID-19 on bankruptcy code
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Indonesia:
Indonesia paying the price for ‘sluggish’ government response to coronavirus
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China:
More Americans have negative views of China than ever before: poll
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China, a Large American Creditor, Won't Be Funding Your Stimulus Check
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China’s Uneven Reopening Shows Fear Might Hold Back Economies
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China Says Missouri Coronavirus Lawsuit Is 'Nothing Short of Absurdity'
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China ramps up coronavirus propaganda in US to heighten fears
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New coronavirus outbreak in northern China puts city of 11 million on lockdown
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China’s cash-strapped poor seek more debt as coronavirus hits job prospects
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Japan:
Japan Cuts View of Economy Again, Says It’s Worsening ‘Rapidly’
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Australia:
Australia to Keep Borders Shut For At Least Three Months
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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
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Chile:
With Immunity Cards and Rolling Lockdowns, Chile Forges Own Path
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France:
France Reports 3,201 New Coronavirus Cases, Most in Four Days
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French Economy Fares Worse Than Even Most Pessimistic Estimate
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French Business Confidence Sinks to Record Low
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South Africa:
Business Rescue, a Viable Option for South African Companies
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How South Africa May Gauge Easing Its Lockdown to Fight Virus
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Sweden:
Sweden resisted a lockdown, and its capital Stockholm is expected to reach ‘herd immunity’ in weeks
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Sweden Confidence Plunges to Record Low Amid Recession Fears
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MENA:
Lebanon Debt Swaps Set to Pay Traders $210 Million After Default
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