Law:

Another Biglaw Firm Shaves Associate Salaries In What Is An Increasingly Common Move
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Am Law 100 Firm Slashes Salaries For All, With Up To 50 Percent Cuts For Some
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Am Law 100 Firm Furloughs Some, Slashes Salaries For All
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Davis Wright Acts on Crisis With Pay Cuts, Staff Furloughs
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Akerman Implements Layoffs and Pay Cuts, Anticipating Difficult Second Half
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Littler to Cut Pay for Lawyers and Staff Amid 'Financial Uncertainty'
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Will the Pandemic and a Major Partner Exit Threaten Freshfields' U.S. Mission?
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The COVID Crisis Law Firm Layoff Tracker: What’s Your Firm Doing To Survive?
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When 'In-Office Culture' Meets Zoom: Helgi Walker's View from Gibson Dunn
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Privilege doesn’t protect law firm’s client information from IRS summons, 5th Circuit says
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Susman Godfrey Founder Seriously Injured
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Do Boies Schiller Departures Spell Trouble or Transition?
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Harvard Law School Students Come Together To Demand The School Stop Harassing Three Students
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Big Law Goes Virtual to Help ‘Dreamers’ Affected By Virus Crisis
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Court tosses $177K sanction against prominent lawyer accused of using poll to influence opinion
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Businesses Seek Sweeping Shield From Coronavirus Liability Before They Reopen • Trump says will sign order on virus-related liability problems • Pelosi, Schumer Reject Liability Limit for Companies That Reopen • Republicans Want To Shield Companies From Future Coronavirus Lawsuits
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Trump Subpoenas Are a ‘Joke’ Without the Courts, Democrats Argue • U.S. judges press Trump administration over subpoena fight
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Mnuchin says big companies could face "criminal liability" for keeping small business emergency loans
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These video-calling apps have the sketchiest security practices, according to researchers
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Amazon may have violated labor laws by firing worker involved in protest, New York attorney general says
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Pentagon pulls money from overseas projects to pay for border wall
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Your legal rights in a quarantine, explained
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California small businesses sue officials over coronavirus closures
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New Mexico mayor reopens town in defiance of state lockdown order, compares Democratic governor to Hitler
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Judge Rules Gov. Northam Didn’t Have Authority to Close Virginia Gun Ranges
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Sean Hannity Puts New York Times In Its Place With A … Very Sternly Worded Letter
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Illinois GOP lawmaker wins court ruling exempting him from governor's stay-at-home order
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Judges:

Courts Begin to Consider Guidelines for Reopening
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Supreme Court Alters Argument Protocol, Says Justices to Take Turns
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Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
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Female Advocates Kick Off Historic High Court Dial-In Session
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Kirkland & Ellis Draws Judge’s Ire for ‘Audacious’ Behavior
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Texas Judge Positions Himself Against Governor's Plan to Reopen
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3rd Circuit revives judge’s claims against court officials over seized tape recorder, harassment
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Unfortunately, Public Faith In Our Courts Deserves To Be This Low
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Senate Republicans eye confirmation hearing for McConnell protégé next week
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COVID-19 Is Taking A Serious Toll On The New York Judiciary
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Searching The Unknown Reaches Of The State Docket
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Senate Ignores Objections to Move on Judges
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New Judges a Giant Step Backwards for US
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Wall Street:

Dow futures point to a gain of 250 points ahead of Fed decision
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Here’s what happened to the stock market on Tuesday
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Goldman Sachs explains why stocks can keep rising even as a record-sized recession beckons
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A Gauge of U.S. Market Stress Is Behaving a Lot Like 2008
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Layoffs:

TripAdvisor slashes nearly a quarter of staff as the coronavirus stalls travel
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British Airways parent company plans to cut up to 12,000 jobs from the airline's workforce as travel demand tanks during the pandemic
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Ski resort lays off more than 300
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Restaurant group files layoff notice; nearly 1,000
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Palomar Health to lay off 317
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Coronavirus: Nurses at Utica hospital could face layoffs
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Anne Arundel Medical Center Furloughs An Estimated 1,000
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SSM Health furloughs 2,000
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Longtime Miami-area apparel maker Perry Ellis lays off 328
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Friendly’s lays off 197 in Massachusetts due to coronavirus; more restaurants close in other states
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Feld Entertainment layoffs near 1,500
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UD to lay off or furlough more than 500
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Healthcare:

2 bankrupt Maine hospitals warn they could close in June, sue to receive stimulus funds
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Reducing Hospital Regulatory Burdens Through Bankruptcy Sales
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Rural hospitals are facing financial ruin and furloughing staff during the coronavirus pandemic
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Quest Diagnostics is rolling out the first antibody test for the coronavirus that you can order online. Here's how you can get one.
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Merck Warns That Slowdown in Medical Care Will Hurt Its Sales
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States that snubbed Obamacare may regret it
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72% Of Locked-Down Americans Say They’ll Reach ‘Breaking Point’ By Mid-June
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Sirens, Deaths and Grief Fray the Mental Health of Virus Doctors
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U.S. coronavirus updates: Confirmed cases surge past 1 million • U.S. coronavirus cases top 1 million as projected death toll rises • U.S. coronavirus death toll exceeds that of Vietnam War
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Coronavirus deaths more than twice hospital toll, data indicate
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Medication Shortages Are the Next Crisis
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'There is no absolute truth': an infectious disease expert on Covid-19, misinformation and BS
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Fauci says coronavirus-like outbreak is 'what keeps me up at night'
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NYC Sees Drop in Virus Admissions, Percentage of Positive Tests
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New Jersey Reports 402 More Covid-19 Deaths, for Total of 6,442
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Florida coronavirus cases surpass 32,800 as death toll grows by 83, highest in single day
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US Health Officials Now Say There Are 9 Main COVID-19 Symptoms. Here's What They Are.
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Hundreds of Miles From Home, Nurses Fight Coronavirus on New York’s Front Lines
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Case fatality rates rise as coronavirus runs deadly course
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VP Pence tours Mayo Clinic without mask even though he was told to wear one
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Health Care Workers in 10 States File Complaints About PPE Shortages During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Where the coronavirus is hitting rural America hard
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The successful Asian coronavirus-fighting strategy America refuses to embrace
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How to kill coronavirus on surfaces, which most people get wrong
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We're repeating one of the worst mistakes of the Ebola outbreak in the hunt for a coronavirus cure
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There’s ‘reasonable confidence’ in heartburn drug trial to treat coronavirus
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Fauci warns US could ‘be in for a bad fall’ if coronavirus treatments don’t work
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff created a ragtag corporate alliance to source 50 million pieces of medical gear in 10 days
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Coronavirus could kill more than 3 million in vulnerable countries, aid group
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Doctor Who Pushed Vitamin Treatment For COVID-19 Charged With Fraud
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Jewish brothers turn yarmulkes into masks for homeless amid coronavirus
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IRS providing face masks to recalled employees
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Delivery:

UPS delivered a whopping 19% more packages last quarter to homebound Americans — but it's a curse in disguise
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Politics:

House cancels plan to return from recess next week
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Ohio’s G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity
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Approval for Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak Sinks to Record Low
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Trump: Very Good Experts Said Coronavirus Would Never Affect US
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Trump’s allies sound alarm over his attacks on independent watchdogs
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Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding
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Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake Says He Will Not Vote for Trump
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Amash Announces Run for the Presidency
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65 Percent of Americans Support Suspending Immigration During Outbreak
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Mike Pence slammed for not wearing a mask at the Mayo Clinic, even after he was informed of the policy
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Trump’s daily intelligence brief reportedly warned of the coronavirus as far back as January • The coronavirus enemy remained 'invisible' because the Trump administration didn't make the effort to see it • Trump Says Coronavirus Was Expected to ‘Blow Over’ in February • Trump's aversion to intelligence and details comes into full focus on coronavirus response
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Trump Blasts Fox News With Network Walking a Fine Line on Virus
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Who thinks Trump is ‘honest and trustworthy?’ Fox News fans, and very few others.
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Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff
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Here's everything we know about Monty Bennett, the Trump megadonor whose hotel conglomerate got the most in coronavirus bailout loans
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ReOpen NC protesters again take to the streets demanding rollback of COVID-19 safety measures
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Hillary Clinton to endorse Joe Biden
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Leading Democrats Back Biden After Sexual-Assault Allegation • Documents That Could Shed Light On Joe Biden Sexual Assault Allegation Remain Locked Up • Tara Reade calls for release of Biden's Senate records: 'Why are they under seal?' • Biden Should Release His Papers • Perez haunted by past call for officials who ‘engaged in sexual misconduct’ to ‘step aside,’ amid Biden claims • What are the Allegations Against Joe Biden
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Republicans Are Split Over Allowing Any Voter to Vote By Mail Despite Trump Opposition, Poll Shows • A very interesting number on GOP support for vote-by-mail
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Movie Theaters:

New documents break down CMX Cinemas' Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Despite green light, some movie theater chains wait to reopen
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‘Trolls’ Is a Horror for Closed Theaters Thanks to Home Rentals
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Personal Finance:

I used to write wedding vows for a living, but since COVID-19, I've pivoted my business to writing eulogies
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Food/Beverage:

America’s Mass Hog Cull Begins With Meat to Rot in Landfills
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Trump to Order U.S. Meat Plants to Stay Open Amid Pandemic • Trump to order meat processing plants to stay open during coronavirus pandemic
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U.S. Food-Worker Deaths Reach 20 as Thousands See Virus Impact
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Taco Bell owner’s same-store sales tumble 7% in first three months of year
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Meat processors warn of shortages. Here's why they're getting hit so hard
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Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector
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Battered U.S. Restaurants Prep for Pricier Beef, Supply Squeeze
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Should Grocery Stores Go ‘Dark’ During The Pandemic?
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An exclusive first look at the strange new normal of dining out in Georgia as BBQ chain Smokey Bones reopens dining rooms in the state
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Masks, temperature checks mark ‘new normal’ at restaurants
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Millions of gallons of expired beer could end up costing the booze industry $1 billion
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Food banks are closing and losing their workforce because of the coronavirus
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'Traumatized' McDonald's franchisees face coronavirus sales slump, as some slam the company over 'anemic' response
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Starbucks same-store sales fell 10% in first three months of year as virus closed cafes
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Sports:

The battle over the future of women's professional hockey
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Tourism:

Hawaii is paying for tourists to fly home to places like Guam and Denver, showing the deepening rift between locals and visitors in popular vacation spots during the coronavirus lockdown
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Mass Torts:

Bayer’s Roundup Defense Is Costing It Half a Billion Dollars
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Utilities:

California’s Virus War Collides With Its Other Crisis: Wildfires
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Theater:

Face Masks and Fewer Seats: One Theater Tries Saving Summer
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Fitness:

Lockdowns have changed the fitness industry — what to expect post-pandemic
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Economy:

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans worry economy will collapse due to pandemic: poll
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The Pandemic Will Reduce Inequality—or Make It Worse • The next pandemic: Rising inequality • Job or Health? Restarting the Economy Threatens to Worsen Economic Inequality
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Federal Reserve likely to pledge support for ailing economy
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The Fed’s massive response to the coronavirus crisis in one chart
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Who’s Profiting From the Coronavirus Crisis?
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U.S. GDP in the first quarter is going to be bad — and the damage is far from done
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Companies are set to issue record debt for a 2nd straight month — and Bank of America says it's because the Fed 'solved' a looming credit crisis
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'Unlike anything we’ve ever seen': New report looks at economic impacts of coronavirus pandemic
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Richmond Fed: "Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Declined Sharply in April", Lowest Reading on Record
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The federal government's coronavirus response risks spiking inflation
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Fed’s Power to Buoy Corporate Debt Market Curbed by Bailout Law
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America's Credit Whale Is Already Bailing Out Levered Companies
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The Fed Will Soon Need to Stem Deflation
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Fed Wants States to Try Banks Before $500 Billion Credit Line
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Senate Panel Planning to Approve Stalled Fed Nominee Shelton
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U.S. Labor-Market Mystery: Applicants for Government Jobs Vanish
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The US will need to spend trillions more as economy takes until 2022 to fully recover, CNBC survey finds
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About That V-Shaped Recovery ...
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Don’t handcuff private capital in this crisis
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Crisis lays bare risks of financial leverage, again
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Greenspan Sees Rebound After ‘Pretty Awful’ U.S. Second Quarter
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U.S. Merchandise Trade Slumps to Lowest in Almost Three Years
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McConnell says he won't support infrastructure in coronavirus bill
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This is where all 50 states stand on reopening • Reopening Plans Across U.S. Are Creating Confusing Patchwork • Texas' stay-at-home order to expire Thursday, businesses to reopen in phases starting Friday • Texas and Other States Move to Reopen While Virus Surges • “Doctors and Data” Suggest Greg Abbott May Be Reopening Texas Too Early • South Carolina reopened nonessential businesses, including malls, movie theaters, and social clubs to the public on Monday. Here's what it's like • The US reopening is coming, but ‘normal’ is still a ways off • Pennsylvania preps reopening without mass testing capacity • Pinellas County commissioners vote to reopen beaches on Monday • NYC Reopening in May Would Be a ‘Miracle’; N.J. Several Weeks Away • New York City ER doc on frontline of COVID-19 battle explains why America should reopen immediately • Georgia’s coronavirus death toll nears 1,000 as restaurants, theaters allowed to reopen • Why I’m Reopening My Georgia Nail Salon Despite the Coronavirus • Reopening states too early will bring deadlier outcomes, coronavirus projection models show • Miami Beach announces which parks, facilities will be first to reopen • DeSantis to reveal reopening plan on Wednesday • Gov. Ivey reopening retail stores, beaches; restaurants still curbside only, hair salons closed • Teachers union: 'Scream bloody murder' if schools reopen against medical advice • Ohio, Michigan governors diverge on plans to reopen during pandemic • Trump and Florida Gov. DeSantis meet at White House as states start to reopen • How Washington state, a model for public health, plans to relax social distancing • Google employees won’t go back to work until June at earliest • N.Y. Building Sites Reopen, Carefully, in Sign of Life Gearing Back Up • Nevada joins Western states pact to fight coronavirus with science over politics • Global coronavirus restrictions loosening, allowing for some return to normalcy • California could begin new school year as early as July, Gov. Newsom says
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A positive antibody test doesn’t yet mean you’re immune to Covid-19 • Why the three main types of coronavirus tests can't be easily mass produced • America still needs more coronavirus testing. Trump’s new plan falls short • Pence wants you to believe the White House fulfilled its coronavirus testing promises. Not even close. • What is antigen testing? How a new test could help track the coronavirus outbreak • Trump guidance puts burden on states to reach Covid-19 testing targets
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Pushes Back on New Business Rules in Reopening
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On The Rebound: Industries To Watch (and Avoid) As Markets Move Higher
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Stressed-Out Employees Are More Worried About Money Than Health
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Millions can’t access unemployment benefits, survey shows • Exasperation Grows Over Delays Trying To Sign Up For Unemployment, ‘People Have No Food, People Are Talking About Suicide’ • How are unemployment benefits taxed? • How long does unemployment insurance last?
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Guidance Clarifies Eligibility for Gig-Worker Jobless Benefits
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Millions of low-income Americans are facing delays in their stimulus checks because they used tax prep services
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If you haven't already applied for federal small business relief, you're probably out of luck on this round — but you still have a few other options.
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Corporate profit forecasts hit their gloomiest level since 2009 and have more room to fall, Bank of America says
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US consumer confidence plunges the most since 1973 — but near-term expectations improve
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The Lakers Got Federal Aid and Your Corner Shop Didn’t • The Los Angeles Lakers' $4.6 million loan was 'outrageous,' Treasury Secretary says as team returns money meant for small businesses
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Some businesses won't return funds despite pressure from Trump administration
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Small business loans above $2 million will get full audit to make sure they’re valid, Mnuchin says
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Trump’s Rural Base Fared Better Than Coastal Cities in SBA Loans
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Republicans, Democrats warn of coming financial calamity as Trump puts partisan spin on aid
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After lobbying push, Casinos eligible for small business funds under new stimulus rules
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I Run a Bakery. The Paycheck Protection Program Isn’t Enough.
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Fed to give $500 billion to large companies, won't require them to preserve jobs or limit exec pay
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Oversight efforts stumble as White House continues changing rules on emergency spending measures
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The Small Business Administration will cap PPP loan dollar amounts per bank
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Bank of America Sends 184,000 Applications for Small-Business Loans to SBA
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Virus Loan Program Approves More than $52 Billion in Relief
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Cramer blames banks for some small business loans going to larger firms
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Corporate bailouts should come with strings
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Inside a Bay Area family's struggle to save their company during the coronavirus outbreak, as big businesses like Shake Shack beat them to government loans
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Omnicom outlines sectors hit hard by pandemic and which fare better so far
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Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Propose Temporary Ban on Corporate Mergers
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Around half of all US workers can earn better pay collecting unemployment than getting regular salaries from their current jobs • Are new unemployment benefits too generous? The debate, explained.
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Native Americans Face Rich-Poor Divide in Virus Aid Fight • Judge Sides With Native Tribes, Limits Distribution Of Coronavirus Relief
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Millennials Surpass Baby Boomers as Largest U.S. Generation, Ending 20-Year Run
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Another Way the 2020s Might Be Like the 1930s
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U.S. goods trade deficit rises as auto exports tumble
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How Some Companies Survive, Even Thrive, in Viral Crisis
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Americans are Moving Around More
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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:

Nearly 10% of FHA and VA borrowers are in forbearance
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Nearly 500,000 borrowers went into forbearance in the last week
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HVS: Q1 2020 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
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The Coming Fall in Housing Prices
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How Chapter 11 Solved One Multifamily Condo Regime’s Dual Challenges of Mounting Liabilities and Unpaid Dues
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Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.2% year-over-year in February
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How Fed Chairman Powell rescued the mortgage market
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A Mortgage Loan Documentation Pitfall
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications up 12% Week over Week • Weekly mortgage applications to buy a home make a strong recovery, as rates hit a new record low
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Mortgage Transfers Pose Risk for Borrowers Hit Hard by Pandemic
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Federal Reserve Buying Begets Strange Days for Mortgage Prices
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Mortgage Chaos Threatens to Worsen Once It’s Time for Repayments • Homeowners fear they may owe hefty lump-sum payment on mortgages
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Manhattan Homebuyers Rewriting the Rules on Deals in Virus Era
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D.R. Horton Sales Slide in April With Homebuyers Locked Down
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Municipalities:

Is the GOP right? Should states just declare bankruptcy?
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Can States Declare Bankruptcy? Mitch McConnell Floated the Option But Experts Say Current Law Doesn't Allow It
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Mnuchin Says No Bailout for States With Badly Managed Budgets
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Trump Ties Virus Aid for States to Action on ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
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Pension Bailout Or Bankruptcy? That’s Missing The Bigger Picture
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Bankrupt states, cities will prolong economic hardship
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States need revenue. These taxes you pay might go up
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Coronavirus bankruptcy suggestion sends states a much-needed message
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State bankruptcy is irrelevant to COVID-19 — and bailouts aren't the answer
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The $3.8 trillion municipal bond market looks for more help from Washington
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Muni Market Stages New Sell-Off on McConnell, Supply Wave
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Illinois Plans to Sell $2 Billion in Bonds Amid Pandemic Strain
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Federal Reserve Expands Coronavirus Aid Program To More Cities and Counties
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Oversight Board unveils plan to help municipalities pay retirement benefits
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Oil/Gas:

US crude surges nearly 15% as inventories reportedly rise less than expected
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Why Whiting Petroleum is optimistic about its course out of bankruptcy
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Goldman lists 5 reasons why traders should load up on energy stocks following oil's historic plunge
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How EnergyNet, The Ebay Of Oilfields, Is Gearing Up For A Wave Of Bankruptcies
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Traders Are Betting Big On An Oil Price Rebound
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Oil Storage Crisis Deepens As API Reports Very Large Crude Inventory Build
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Supertankers as Far as the Eye Can See
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Q&A: With rock-bottom prices, will the oil industry recover?
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U.S. Oil Fund ETF income falls as oil prices crumble
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Texas Oil Port Hit by One-Two Punch: Falling Demand and Overproduction
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Oil Traders Not Sure They Like Oil
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The Death Of U.S. Oil
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How Bad Are Big Oil’s Earnings?
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Earnings Season Will Be A Bloodbath For Oil Producers
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Oil Price Shock: The Implications
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Oil Prices Could Take Down Petrostates
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National Oilwell Varco Q1 Net Loss Widens
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What Fracker Earnings Really Need Are Fewer Frackers
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Harold Hamm’s Continental Sued Over Failed $200 Million Oil Deal
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Even at $10 a Barrel, Oil Traders Balk at Buying Nigeria’s Crude
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Solar and Wind Cheapest Sources of Power in Most of the World
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Entertainment:

Show Business Is Adapting To The Pandemic, But It Won’t Survive Unless Congress Steps Up
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Autos:

Ford to reopen European plants with increased coronavirus safety protocols
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Ford projects adjusted pretax loss of $5 billion in the second quarter
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Elon Musk guards Tesla board from legal fees after insurers shun risk
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Tesla is about to reveal how badly coronavirus hit its profit plans
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Education:

College Student’s Class Action Lawsuit Says Remote Education Is a Rip-Off: ‘Inherent Difference in Value’
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Coursera CEO: Students turning away from college is "tremendous concern"
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Common Sense Media CEO: Coronavirus puts education equity "at extreme risk"
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Connecticut governor says he wants state’s colleges ‘to open in the fall’
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When Schools Reopen, They Could Look Very Different
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Newspapers:

Two hedge funds have offered to buy McClatchy. A sale could follow in the next two months — but there are hurdles.
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Online news site Axios returning $4.8 mln U.S. payroll loan
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Gannett layoffs continue as photographers complain they lack coronavirus protection
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Nursing Homes:

Nearly 70 dead in ‘horrific’ outbreak at veterans home
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Cruise Lines:

Here’s How Much Cash Norwegian Cruise Is Burning a Month
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Festivals:

Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
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Religion:

As part of bankruptcy, Buffalo Diocese announces suspended priests will not be paid
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Greek Church Demands Government Ease Controls on Religious Services
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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 (6 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Antitrust:

Distressed Deals Ripe for ‘Failing Firm’ Antitrust Exemption
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Avoidable Transfers:

Claims Based on Avoidable Transfer Cannot be “Washed Clean” in the Secondary Market
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Individual Employs New Small Business Bankruptcy Law to Modify Mortgage
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10 Changes in Consumer Bankruptcy since COVID-19 and the CARES Act
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Tolling:

Don’t Just Do Something—Stand There! A Modest Proposal for a Model Standstill/Tolling Agreement
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Mediation:

Sanctionable v. Non-Sanctionable Misbehaviors in Mediation: Companion Cases from Eleventh Circuit
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Finance:

Cafe chain Cosi sues SBA for excluding bankrupt companies from emergency loans • Cosi Says Ch. 11 At Risk From 'Discriminatory' Virus Relief
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New Mexico diocese sues over limits on virus relief funds
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Texas Bankruptcy Judge Lifts PPP Bankruptcy Bar for Debtor on Front Line of COVID-19 Response
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Southern District of Texas Enters Temporary Restraining Order Extending PPP Loan Benefits to Debtor in Bankruptcy
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Discharge:

8th Cir. Affirms Denial of Discharge Due to Inadequate Records, Questionable Transactions
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Retailing:

Here’s why it takes so long for retailers to file for bankruptcy
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Beauty and the retailpocalypse: Are beauty sales buying time for department stores?
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Macy’s Suppliers Lose Backstop Insuring They Get Paid for Goods
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Hair Cuttery parent company to sell assets as part of bankruptcy reorganization plan
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Global spending on the retail industry is set to fall by a phenomenal $549 billion in 2020 as global debt swells
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Amazon, Walmart, Target, FedEx and Instacart workers to hold ‘unprecedented strike’ on Friday over virus risk
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Nine essential workers describe what their lives are like during coronavirus pandemic
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Adidas CEO doubles down on ecommerce as 70% of its global stores remain closed
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The biggest US mall owner prepares to reopen 49 properties. Here’s how that will work
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Burberry Closes Lone U.S. Warehouse After Workers Test Positive
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Aviation:

Ravn files plan to liquidate, as bankruptcy proceeds • Lack Of Government Aid Dooms Ravn Air's Ch. 11 Plans
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Dallas private aviation service JetSuite’s parent company files for bankruptcy • Private Jet Company Superior Air Files for Bankruptcy Protection • Despite Backing From JetBlue And Qatar Airways, JetSuite Files For Chapter 11 • First Day Dec
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Boeing posts quarterly loss of $641 million, burns through $4.3 billion in cash
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Airlines' first-quarter earnings reveal scope of coronavirus pain
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Beware Airlines Selling Tickets For Flights That Will Never Take Off
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Which airlines are requiring masks for flight attendants or passengers? • Masks on airplanes: Where things stand on personal protection and social distancing • JetBlue to require passenger masks. Should all airlines do the same? • JetBlue will require passengers to wear masks, other airlines will provide them for travelers • Airlines add new rules as call for masks on planes gets louder • American Airlines will give flyers protective gear to help slow coronavirus spread • From Subways To Airlines, All Passengers Should Wear Masks, Labor Union Says
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Trump says he's in touch with airlines about testing international travelers
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Masks, screening, vaccines: Airlines consider what a new normal might look like before people pack onto planes again
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Why Are Airlines Adding So Many Random Connecting Flights? Blame the U.S. Relief Package
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JetBlue, Delta seek U.S. OK to suspend flights to 25 U.S. airports
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Turkish Airlines suspends all flights until May 28
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Lufthansa considers filing for creditor protection as aid talks stall • Lufthansa may seek creditor protection alongside Berlin rescue talks
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Few airlines offering cash refunds despite getting billions from bailout deal • Class Action Complaint Filed Against Hawaiian Airlines • Scrap passengers’ right to ticket refunds, airline lobbyists tell Brussels
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COVID-19 cases surge among American Airlines ramp employees
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Flight Attendants Warn: Leisure Travel Needs To Stop Now
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Europe Starts Stumping Up Billions for Cash-Strapped Airlines
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Airlines and Hotels Reach Out to Their Top Spenders • Airlines Turn to Corp Travel Pitches After Securing Bailouts
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Airlines could look to subscription services as a core part of revenue going forward
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American Airlines will now end boarding even earlier
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Southwest CEO: Travel won't resume until places like Disney World reopen
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Boeing Faces Criminal, Civil Probes of Max Quality Control
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British Airways warns as many as 12,000 jobs to go
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As Cargo Capacity Crisis Mounts, More Airlines Take Out Seats To Make Room • Air Canada is ripping seats out of aircraft across its fleet to turn them into cargo planes. See inside the new Boeing 777 and Dash 8-400 temporary conversions • Unlike Passengers, Cargo Never Complains. But Can It Make Money For Airlines During Coronavirus Crisis?
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Hotels:

Hilton unveiled its plan to keep hotel rooms clean post-coronavirus, and it includes ditching paper and pens and sealing doors closed with a sticker
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Trucking:

Small truckers may be at risk of bankruptcy without aid amid coronavirus pandemic
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Museums:

Many Museums Won’t Survive the Virus. How Do You Close One Down?
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Consumer Finance:

Issuers must weigh the risk of missed payments during the pandemic
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Student Debt:

I was sued for $30,000 after I ignored my student loans. This is what I wish someone told me before I graduated from college.
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Sovereigns:

EU leaders to discuss debt relief for Africa
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China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
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UK:

Furloughed Employees and Insolvency: the Decision in Debenhams (UK)
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Bouncebackability – UK Government Unveils Latest Coronavirus Loan Scheme Variant For Smaller Businesses
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Barclays braced for surge in bad loans from coronavirus crisis
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Britain's largest supermarket has hired 'very interesting' new employees — including pilots, race car drivers, and actors — to cope with surging demand for groceries
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U.K. Reports 586 More Coronavirus Deaths, Up From 360 Yesterday
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U.K. to Include Surging Care Home Deaths in Daily Virus Data
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Bankers were left in dark on size of Sunak loan plan
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EU:

Coronavirus Widens Europe's North-South Economic Divide
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European Parliament to make wearing of face masks mandatory
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Europe Tiptoes Toward New Normal as Spain Keeps Schools Closed
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Belgians told to eat fries twice a week to save the potato industry
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PIIGS:

Italian Doctor Fears Potential ‘New Contagion’ As Country Set To Slowly Lift Lockdown
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Italy’s Coronavirus Cases Pass 200,000 Since Start of Outbreak
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Trouble in paradise: Spanish holiday island reels from coronavirus
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Spain Aims to Lift Virus Lockdown Within Next Eight Weeks • Spain to enter ‘new normal’ by end of June
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Spain’s Villages Wage a Lonely Fight Against the Coronavirus
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Mitsotakis Says Greece Ready to Start Lifting Lockdown Measures
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Greece Curbs Coronavirus, Defying Expectations
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Canada:

Give Us More Detail, Ontario Business Groups Say of Restart Plan
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Quebec Reopening Starts Next Week with Stores Outside Montreal
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Scotiabank tells staff not to expect 'old normal' after outbreak
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Canada misjudged virus deaths amid long-term care outbreaks
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France:

France to Reopen Shops May 11 in Cautious Easing of Virus Curbs • France to ease lockdown to avoid economic ‘collapse’
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France Coronavirus Deaths Fall Below 400, Hospitalizations Drop
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India:

Pre-packaged Insolvency in India: Lessons from USA and UK
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Sweden:

‘Life Has to Go On’: How Sweden Has Faced the Coronavirus Without a Lockdown
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Sweden says its coronavirus approach has worked. The numbers suggest a different story
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China:

How China is ruthlessly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic it helped cause
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Worried China bondholders call for protection as restructuring wave looms
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China Dairy Giant Sees Biggest Quarterly Profit Drop Since 2008
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Dr. Fauci Backed Controversial Wuhan Lab with Millions of U.S. Dollars • The Controversial Experiments and Wuhan Lab Suspected of Starting Pandemic
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China threatens to cut off imports from Australia if Australia continues to push for independent investigation into the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak
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China’s Factories Are Back. Its Consumers Aren’t.
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Brazil:

Bolsonaro’s latest crisis threatens Brazil’s virus response
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Madagascar:

Citizens Found Not Wearing Masks Forced to Clean Streets
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Russia:

Putin extends Russia coronavirus lockdown and warns worst to come
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Africa:

Africa Eyes Own ‘Brady Plan’ as Debt Relief Proposal Takes Shape
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IMF Approves $3.4 Billion in Emergency Funding for Nigeria
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World Bank Sees Kenya GDP Shrinking 1% If Virus Disruption Lasts
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Argentina:

Argentina and Creditors Are at Loggerheads on Take It or Leave It Offer
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Singapore:

Singapore Scaling Up Medical Facilities as Virus Cases Increase
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Singapore’s oil trading haven defaced by latest Hin Leong bankruptcy
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Australia:

Directors’ Duties – a Guide for Businesses in Australia
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MENA:

Dubai at Risk as Coronavirus Poses Shock to U.A.E. Economy, Says Moody’s
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Chilling video of mass coronavirus grave in Iran sparks higher death toll fears
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Over 700 in Iran dead from false belief that poison cures coronavirus
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As Virus Cases Rise, UAE Adjusts to A New Normal in Pandemic
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Mexico:

Mexico City Top Hospitals Reach Capacity, Reject Virus Patients
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Venezuela:

Bankrupt Venezuelan Oil Firm PDVSA Proposes Selling Oil Assets To Private Sector
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