Law:

Biglaw Firm Moves To Phase 2 Of COVID-19 Austerity Measures
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More Good News From Biglaw Firms Not Cutting Back
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Without Layoffs Or Salary Cuts, Some Biglaw Firms May Not Survive COVID-19
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Many law firms that applied for paycheck protection loans are still waiting; Texas lawyer sues
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How Can Law Firms Safely Reopen? New York Bar Group to Make Recommendations
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Katten Pairs Pay Cuts, Furloughs With Assistance Fund for Idled Employees
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Job Hunting In A Terrible Job Market
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Milbank Associate Under Investigation For ‘Opportunistic’ COVID-19 Scheme
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Global Insolvency Report: Impact of Covid-19 on Insolvency Laws
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ABA Says Lawyers Have to Ask Clients If They Think There’s Fraud
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COVID-19 Could Catalyze The Legal Industry Renaissance
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Please Don’t Go To Law School Because Of COVID-19
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N.Y., Pennsylvania Grant Graduates Provisional Law Licenses
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Law Firms Want to Improve Mental Health, But They're 'Failing to Take Preventative Action'
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McConnell says COVID-19 aid bill must include liability shield for businesses and hospitals • McConnell’s Reopening Plan Would Have Workers Incur Risks with Little to No Legal Recourse
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Three prominent lawyers say president's name shouldn't be on stimulus checks
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Coronavirus kills its first female federal inmate weeks after her emergency C-section
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Over 70% of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19
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GOP County Pretends It’s Going to Defy Democratic Governor’s Orders: ‘Staying at Home Is Not a Solution’
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Justice Alito Demands Arguments on Lawmaker's Lawsuit to Force Pennsylvania to Reopen
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Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order
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Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof
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Flynn’s FBI Interview Was a Snare For Lies, Unsealed Notes Show • Documents may help Flynn raise questions about FBI
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Top 5 Revelations from Massive Roger Stone Warrant Dumps
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FBI Docs: Did Israel Help Trump Win in 2016
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Lawyer indefinitely suspended for stealing from mentally ill client, charging legal rate for lawn mowing
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10th Circuit: Repayment on loan still valid, despite bank losing documentation
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Homicide detectives investigate death of man who drank chloroquine
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Judges:

Ohio's First Post-COVID Jury Trial Was Set to Begin. Then the Defendant Nearly Collapsed
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COVID-19, Courts and Recovery Through Alternatives to Bankruptcy
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The birth control wars return to the Supreme Court. And this time, conservatives have the votes.
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Judge Rejects Uncontested Continuance Request From Attorney With COVID-19
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Kirkland & Ellis Ripped In Blistering Benchslap • Federal Judge Rips William Barr’s Former Law Firm for Stonewalling: ‘K&E Should Be Embarrassed’
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Trump Picks Two for Florida, Calif. Courts as Senate to Return
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‘No Relief in Sight’: Court Delays Cause Money Woes for Families of NYC Deceased
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Wall Street:

US stock futures are flat as major averages head for their best month in decades
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Layoffs:

Lyft to lay off 17% of staff, furlough hundreds more, amid coronavirus
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Boeing to cut 10% of work force as 1Q revenue, profit slide • Boeing to Slash 15,000 Jobs
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Juul is reportedly planning to cut one-third of its staff
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Enterprise Holdings lays off more than 2,000 employees
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Thousands Of Oil And Gas Workers Have Been Laid Off In Houston. What’s Next?
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Louisiana oil and gas companies report 600 layoffs amid virus
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SoftBank-Backed Grab Asks Staff to Take No-Pay Leave to Cut Costs
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City & State Layoffs Threaten All of Us
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Politics:

Trump Administration Signals Support for Allies’ Fight Against Virus Orders
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Trump presented with grim internal polling showing him losing to Biden
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Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide
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Trump Says China’s Virus Response Tied to Wish for Him to Lose
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Trump’s Political Fate May Hang on Virus Bet • Trump Makes Crucial 2020 Bet on States Reopening With His Advice
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Poll shows Trump, Biden in tight race in Texas
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Trump owed tens of millions to Bank of China
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New York reportedly paid $69 million for ventilators to an engineer with no background in medical supplies at the recommendation of the White House coronavirus task force
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GOP senator gives activists grim 2020 assessment amid fears over holding Senate
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Criticism grows over Gov. Newsom’s management of coronavirus crisis
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GOP faces pressure to get tougher with Trump
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Just How Many Warnings Did Trump Need?
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WHO Becomes Battleground as Trump Chooses Pandemic Confrontation Over Cooperation
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Republicans Are Still Behind Trump
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Trump mocks Justin Amash’s Libertarian presidential campaign • Is Justin Amash a Threat to Biden or to Trump?
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His name on stimulus checks, Trump sends a gushing letter to 90 million people
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Union for Mayo Clinic workers says Pence's lack of a mask is insulting
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Watchdog turns to states for documents on Trump's coronavirus response
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Democratic Frustration Mounts as Biden Remains Silent on Sexual Assault Allegation • Joe Biden’s campaign tells Democrats to deny Tara Reade allegations • At women’s event, Biden navigates around lingering sexual assault allegation
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Pelosi taps 7 lawmakers to select coronavirus committee
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52 who worked or voted in Wisconsin election have COVID-19
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Sports:

MLB Planning for June Opening Day With Realigned League • Baseball could be back by the 4th of July
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Cancellation looms if there's no vaccine
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Could Mitch McConnell Help Speed Up The Return Of Live Sports?
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Water Rights:

Water Dedications in Bankruptcy May Be Less Secure than You Think
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Autos:

Car-rental giant Hertz is reportedly preparing for a potential bankruptcy after it missed lease payments • Hertz tanks 29% on reports it could file for bankruptcy as coronavirus pummels travel industry • Hertz Talks With Banks and Treasury in Push to Avoid Bankruptcy • Hertz in talks with creditors to avoid debt default, faces May 4 deadline
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Elon Musk protests coronavirus lockdowns on Twitter • Musk presses for U.S. to reopen ahead of Tesla earnings report • The return of erratic Elon Musk: During coronavirus, Tesla CEO spreads misinformation and over-promises on ventilators
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Tesla posts slight profit as the coronavirus puts a damper on expectations
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Retailing:

Saks Fifth Avenue Preparing for Bankruptcy Filing
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Retail Bankruptcies Leave Consumers Paying Thousands for Nothing
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Over 50% of department stores in malls predicted to close by 2021, real estate services firm says
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Costco will require all shoppers to wear masks and will return to regular store hours starting on May 4
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Despite Colorado Law, Many Essential Employees At Stores In Arapahoe County Still Not Wearing Masks
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Best Buy will open 200 stores to customers who make an appointment. Here's how it'll work.
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Trump trade office adds Amazon to 'notorious markets' list
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Retail stocks on track for best month ever as consumers stockpile goods due to coronavirus pandemic
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Coach owner Tapestry sales plunge nearly 20% as coronavirus shuts nearly all stores
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Theatre:

Survey suggests fewer theater ticket holders post pandemic
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Corporate Reform:

Trump Appointees Manipulated Agency’s Payday Lending Research, Ex-Staffer Claims
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Turning the CFPB Against Consumers
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Transit:

CDC's draft guidelines have advice for reopening transit
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Disturbing video shows extent of NYC’s subway homeless crisis
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Trucking:

'We're not going to work for free': Truck drivers protesting plummeting pay rates are 'slow-rolling' and stopping traffic across the US
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The Trump administration has quietly agreed to give 800,000 masks to truck drivers after months of ignoring requests
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Fitness:

Gyms in some states are starting to reopen. Is it actually safe to go?
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Museums:

Smithsonian cuts top executives' pay in move to avoid furloughs
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Non-Profits:

U.S. nonprofits scramble for loans as need jumps, funds disappear
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Nursing Homes:

One in six nursing homes across nation report an outbreak
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Private Clubs:

Private Membership Clubs Still Collect Dues, Despite Closures
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Satellites:

OneWeb Gets OK For $300M Financing And July Sale
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Mass Torts:

3 men sue Montana Council of Boy Scouts, claim sexual abuse
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Mining:

Glencore Joins in Mining Industry’s Rush to Cut Spending
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Distressed Investing:

The devil's in the detail for junk debt investors facing coronavirus defaults
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Entertainment:

Embattled AMC Entertainment to Delay Financial Reports Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
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Theater Owners Chief on Plans to Reopen Cinemas After Coronavirus Crisis
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Travel:

Road Trips Canceled as Virus Shuts  States
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Tech:

Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Wave Computing Inc.
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Economy:

US GDP falls 4.8% in first quarter due to COVID-19 • BEA: Real GDP decreased at 4.8% Annualized Rate in Q1 • Q1 GDP: Investment
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Jobless claims tally could top 30 million if new filers are close to last week’s level
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Infographic: US Economy Sees Sharp Downturn Amid COVID-19 Crisis
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Economists expect another week of declining unemployment claims as coronavirus layoffs begin to slow
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Fed's Powell Says More Spending Will Be Needed From Congress • Fed Chair to Congress: Do Whatever It Takes to Keep the Economy From Collapse
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Aggressive Fed Actions Called Model for Future Climate Response
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Welcome to the worst economy ever
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Fed signals it will likely hold rates near zero for months
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Senators publicly feuding over next coronavirus response bill
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Kushner predicts much of the country will be 'back to normal' in June
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GOP Wants to Use Pandemic Response to Kill Social Security
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Fed's Powell Says Now Is Not the Time to Worry About Federal Debt
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U.S. CEOs Say ‘Stir Crazy’ Consumers Are Ready to Spend Again
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Mastercard sees spending stabilizing after lockdown plunge
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What we know about the next coronavirus funding package
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Nearly half of global workforce risk losing livelihoods in pandemic - ILO
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Be Skeptical of Post Pandemic Predictions
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More than 1bn informal workers face poverty as job losses soar
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States tell workers they'll lose unemployment benefits if they refuse to return to jobs • Iowa tells workers to return to their jobs or lose unemployment benefits, despite warnings that reopening could lead to a second wave of infections • Push to reopen economy runs up against workers and consumers worried about risk • Polls: Americans don’t want to end social distancing policies despite financial devastation • Gov. Whitmer to take Regional Approach to Reopening State Economy • Scientists say the US will probably need to shelter-in-place until summer • Texas salon owners left in 'dark place' despite state reopening other nonessential businesses • As businesses prepare to reopen, workers weigh COVID-19 risk against the need for a paycheck • Gavin Newsom to issue order closing all California beaches • Musk calls stay-at-home orders "fascist" in expletive-laden earnings call
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Top HHS official: "Absolutely no way" U.S. will run 5 million tests a day
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L.A. to Be First Major U.S. City to Offer Wide-Scale Covid-19 Tests
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Business owners should be skeptical of post-pandemic predictions — and need to be open to adapting
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Texas to partially reopen Friday despite concerns over COVID-19 testing • “Doctors and Data” Suggest Gov. Greg Abbott May Be Reopening Texas Too Early • Georgia’s Experiment in Human Sacrifice • Despite widespread economic hardship, most Americans not ready to reopen, poll says • As ‘quarantine fatigue’ spreads, Fauci says second wave of coronavirus is ‘inevitable’ • Trump Says He Won’t Extend Social Distancing Guidelines
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Just Spit and Wait: New Coronavirus Test Offers Advantages
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Two Bakersfield ER Docs Vs. Health Officials: Who's Right About COVID?
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Barclays CEO: 'The notion of putting 7,000 people in the building may be a thing of the past.'
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Stymied In Effort To Steer Small-Business Loans To Favored Clients (Or Anyone Else), Bankers Get Huffy
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US officials should bargain like Warren Buffett when they strike bailout deals, investor Bill Ackman says
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5 people on what it’s like to be unemployed right now
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Warren Buffett: Billionaires don't have 'some diabolical plot' to hoard the country's wealth — but we still need to raise taxes on the 1% to avoid a class war
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Most people want billionaires to pitch in to aid poverty and inequality
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The Coronavirus Stimulus Package Is a Mess
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The Coronavirus Stimulus Is A Raw Deal For Single Parents
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Smallest Lenders Get Their Own Time Slot to Seek Relief Loans • SBA limits business loans to small lenders
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GOP senators warn banks over rejecting small business loans for guns, coal, and other industries targeted by liberals
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Enough Already: Return the Stimulus Money - More than 200 public companies have taken money meant for small businesses. It's time for them to do the right thing.
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The Treasury Wants Its PPP Money Back by May 7. Will We Level the Playing Field for Small Businesses?
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12 business moguls on how to ensure your business survives the coronavirus crisis
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Pandemic flattens the sharing economy
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The future of free money
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Cities face 100 million 'new poor' in post-pandemic world - experts
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Marriage rates in the US plunge to the lowest on record with only 6.5 unions formed for every 1,000 people
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Pandemic toll on Alaska economy drags on with continued high unemployment and oil industry layoffs
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Nearly $1 billion of GE earnings was wiped out by coronavirus
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Wealthy Shielded Billions With Trump Tax Break Before Pandemic
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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:

NAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 20.8% in March
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Homeowner Vacancy Rate Since 1956
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Weekly applications to buy a home jump 12%, showing signs of consumer confidence
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SoftBank sees wider loss of $8.4 billion on WeWork writedown
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Municipalities:

Why the US shouldn’t let states go bankrupt
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Senate Leader McConnell Now Says He's 'Open' to State Funds in Next Relief Package
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Trump is threatening to withhold coronavirus aid from states unless they change their sanctuary-city policies
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Republicans are staunchly against 'bailing out' state governments — but they risk amplifying the economic pain if states are left to fend for themselves
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New Mexico finance secretary resigns as budget crisis builds
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Near total authority of emergency managers impacted Flint water crisis, UM study says
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These 10 U.S. States Are Best Prepared For A Deep Recession
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‘No one’ in Puerto Rico has received their $1,200 stimulus check: San Juan mayor
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Oil/Gas:

Trump Poised to Offer Bridge Loans to Ailing Oil Companies
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These are the key PPP hurdles for oil and gas companies
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Permian Bankruptcies Could Fuel A Buying Spree For Big Oil
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The Outlook for US Oil and Gas Production
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Chesapeake Energy preparing bankruptcy filing • Crude Oil Price Jumps As Chesapeake Prepares Bankruptcy Filings • Coronavirus-embattled Chesapeake Energy preparing bankruptcy filing: Sources
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Why Are We Still Pumping So Much Oil?
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Oil and gas companies set to lose $1 trillion in revenues this year
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Shell Hands Out a Dose of Oil-Price Reality
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Shell Sees Lasting Change in Consumer Behavior Beyond Pandemic
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Royal Dutch Shell cuts dividend for first time since World War II
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Oil price jumps 25% after reports that storage demand has dropped, and progress on a coronavirus treatment boosts markets • US oil jumps 30% as ‘desperate’ traders see green shoots
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Stranded Assets Are Now Everywhere
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Oil producers scramble to find ‘creative’ storage options after historic price crash
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Energy demand, hit by coronavirus, is set to see record drop this year, IEA says
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US readies lending program for oil companies
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This Oil ETF Is Running Wild
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Six US oil firms are expected to shut 300,000 barrels per day of production in May and June
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Oil Fields Face Disorderly Shutdown Despite OPEC+ Cuts, IEA Says
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Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand
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Healthcare:

Izard County Medical Center may be looking for new owner
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Waiting for aid, upstate hospitals are losing over $250,000 a day
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How coronavirus broke America’s healthcare system
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Hospital Liquidity in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact and Mitigation Strategies
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How accurate is the US coronavirus death count? Some experts say it's off by 'tens of thousands'
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What Deaths Do And Don't Tell Us About Virus
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US Records 2,502 Coronavirus Deaths In Past 24
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Florida medical examiners were releasing coronavirus death data. The state made them stop.
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A Third of U.K. Covid-19 Hospital Patients Die, Study Suggests
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Children Don’t Pass Covid-19 to Adults, Report Indicates
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Inflammation Emerging As New Coronavirus Symptom
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Dead Coronavirus Particles Muddy the Outcome of Test Results
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Dozens of bodies found in U-Haul trucks outside NYC funeral home
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FactCheck: Did Nobel Laureate Tasuku Honjo Say COVID-19 Was ‘Man-Made’?
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Trump’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ Aims to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine
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UK researchers should know by July if coronavirus vaccine is effective
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At Least 89 Coronavirus Vaccines Are Being Developed. It May Not Matter.
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Remdesivir Shows Promise as Coronavirus Treatment, Fauci Says
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Stress on health care workers is creating 'second victims' in the coronavirus pandemic
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Inside a N.Y.C. Covid Unit: ‘Patients Have Panic in Their Eyes’
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'Second-week crash' is time of peril for some covid-19 patients
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The coronavirus death toll just surpassed Vietnam. Here's why that comparison is fraught.
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Our strategies for handling a pandemic haven't changed much in centuries
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Coronavirus 'will become a seasonal virus' and could blight world for a decade
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Even where the coronavirus is past its peak, it’s often on a plateau
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The Pentagon orders 100,000 body bags for FEMA amid dire prediction of 200,000 dead after coronavirus death toll jumps 1,000 in one day
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All but one coronavirus death in Virginia's capital have been black Americans. The county's health director isn't surprised • 80% of covid-19 patients in Georgia are black, study finds • Reopening May Be Especially Dangerous for Georgia’s Black Community
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Why summer likely won’t save us from the coronavirus
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'Quarantine fatigue' continues for second week, showing a worrisome trend, researchers say
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Bridge Was Their Passion. Then People Started to Die.
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State Activates Michigan Mortuary Response Team for First Time
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Gilead: Positive data on coronavirus treatment incoming
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Does Remdesivir Deserve the Hype? • Remdesivir Trials Prove Little Worth for Drug • Why Gilead's coronavirus drug is not a "silver bullet"
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FDA may approve anti-viral drug on emergency basis to treat COVID-19
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Brooklyn teacher dies from coronavirus after ER refusals
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I Thought I Could Handle Anything. Then My Husband Got Sick
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Dogs are being trained to sniff out coronavirus cases
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Australians toss aside privacy concerns in rush to sign up for virus tracking phone app
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Most Americans are not willing or able to use an app tracking coronavirus infections
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A Kansas man consumed cleaning products last weekend after Trump mused that injecting disinfectants might help fight the coronavirus
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How the Navy plans to treat sailors and disinfect the ship after a 2nd coronavirus outbreak at sea • Navy to widen carrier probe, delaying decision on commander
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A Delaware county is taking an underground approach to the spread of coronavirus — by examining the county's sewers
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Newspapers:

As economy sinks, McClatchy’s plan for quick sale hits roadblock in bankruptcy court
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With Little Hesitation, Struggling News Outlets Accept Federal Aid
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New York Post Publisher Tells Staff That Business Is ‘Drastically Disrupted’ by Coronavirus, Announces Layoffs
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Motorcycles:

Harley in Talks for $1.3 Billion to Survive
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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 (36 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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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Privacy:

Post-COVID-19: What Role Will Privacy Play in Bankruptcy Proceedings?
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Advice for Financially-Distressed Businesses and Their Creditors
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Rights Offerings and Private Placements in Chapter 11: How Creditors Can Strike a Windfall Within the Boundaries of the Bankruptcy Code
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Bankruptcy Reform:

COVID-19 Emergency Bankruptcy Reform – A Call For Action!
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Finance:

Can Chapter 11 Debtors Receive PPP Loans?
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SBA: No, Bankrupt Companies Are Not Eligible to Receive PPP Loans
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RSAs:

Badges of Opportunism: Principles for Policing Restructuring Support Agreements
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Insurance:

Simon Wiesenthal Center sues insurance giant Chubb in latest fallout over coronavirus claims
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CFTC:

CFTC Proposes First Comprehensive Rewrite of Bankruptcy Rules Since 1983
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Fraud:

'Delusional': Feds slam 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's attempt to leave prison to find COVID-19 cure
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Cyberscammers: Pay Up or We’ll Infect Your Family With Coronavirus
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Aviation:

More airports, airlines require passengers to wear masks
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Coronavirus has created the 'gravest crisis the aerospace industry has ever known,' Airbus' CEO warns as the plane maker's revenues plunge
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Boeing's stock is rising 6% despite posting dismal earnings and cutting 10% of its workforce
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Ireland and 11 member states call on EU to allow airlines issue vouchers instead of cash refunds
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Airbus, a Jewel of the European Economy, Signals Distress
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Japan Airlines Posts Loss, Pulls Dividend as Virus Hits Travel
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As DFW aviation firm files for bankruptcy, what happens to millions in unused customer deposits?
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Comair Warns on Finances With South African Flights Months Away
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Virgin Australia has three months to find a buyer says Deloitte • Virgin creditors meet as would-be buyers circle • Virgin Australia Attracts 20 Suitors in Race for a Sale by June • Virgin Australia launches US legal action to protect aircraft from being seized
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Lufthansa to get financial support from Switzerland and Austria
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Philippine Carriers Ask For Help as Losses Hit 19 Billion Pesos
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Mexico's Interjet suspended from IATA body over payment arrears
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Fraud:

The SEC is reportedly investigating Luckin Coffee after discovery that employees fabricated $310 million in sales
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Food/Beverage:

South Florida-based TooJay's files for bankruptcy
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Virus cases at Virginia poultry plants raise concerns
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Boneless chicken is first to go scarce as coronavirus hits U.S. meat supply
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Trump’s Meatpacking Executive Order: Where’s The Beef?
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Meat plant workers to Trump: Employees aren't going to show up
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The Coronavirus Won’t Bring the End of Big Meat
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Trump's meat processing mandate leaves worker safety unclear
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Jackpot for liability lawyers
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McDonald’s earnings fall 17% as coronavirus leads to restaurant closures
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Hundreds of Americans line up for drive-thru food bank handouts in Los Angeles and Pennsylvania as a rise in unemployment leaves Americans struggling to feed their families
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Chefs push Congress to support neighborhood restaurants
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How Starbucks plans to reopen 90% of stores by June and what the new normal for its coffee shops will look like
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Waffle House says the economic impact of shutdowns is as dangerous as coronavirus infections, as the chain reopens dining rooms in Georgia • Why Waffle House is opening dining rooms and Chick-fil-A is staying closed as Georgia loosens state shutdown • Waffle House Signals U.S. Reopening, But It Won’t Be Simple
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Democrats want to let millions more Americans use their food stamps at restaurants
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Hotels:

What hotels are doing to sanitize rooms during the pandemic
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Education:

85 Percent of Americans Don’t Think Schools Should Reopen Without More Coronavirus Testing, Poll Says
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Students are filing lawsuits and organizing strikes against universities
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Can university campuses return to life in the fall?
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Elite Prep Schools, Set Back by Virus, Face a Quandary on Federal Aid
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Religion:

Mass protests: Lockdown tests priests’ patience
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De Blasio breaks up a rabbi's crowded funeral, gets slammed by critics for singling out Jews • Mayor de Blasio apologizes for comments directed at "the Jewish community" for Hasidic funeral in Brooklyn
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Anger at plans to ban hymns as churches set to reopen in Germany
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Coal:

UMWA furious over Consol’s motion to dissolve Murray Energy
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Coal Demand Set for Biggest Annual Drop Since World War II
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World-Beating Transition Sees Australia Plan for Life After Coal
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Celebs:

Joe Giudice’s deportation appeal denied
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UK:

Two-Thirds of U.K. Firms Apply for Government Wage Subsidy
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Behind London's shopfronts, coronavirus lockdown forces tough calculations

Blueprint prepared for UK’s ‘safe’ return to work
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UK Business Extremes of Covid-19
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Liverpool on verge of declaring bankruptcy because of coronavirus
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Homebuilders Cancel Land Purchases as U.K. Economy Shrinks
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U.K. Regulators to Probe Widespread Refused Refunds
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EU:

More and more countries across Europe have started lifting their lockdowns. Here's how they're working out.
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Europe on a mission to save the summer from coronavirus
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Europe's employment aid keeps jobs from vanishing -- for now
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European economy suffers record drop amid pandemic
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Euro zone GDP contracts by a record 3.8% in the first quarter
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ECB set for policy decision as coronavirus sends the economy into a tailspin
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PIIGS:

Italy Fell Into Deep Contraction Even Before Full Lockdown Hit
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Conte to Further Ease Italy Lockdown by Mid-May If Cases Stable
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Spain Records Fewest Virus Deaths in Six Weeks, Cases Drop
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Spain’s Economy Slumps 5.2% as Coronavirus Measures Shut Businesses
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Austria:

Austrian Unemployment Peaked Mid-April Before Easing Started
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Germany:

Germany faces having to bring back strict coronavirus lockdowns as cases surge just days after easing them
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Germany Poised to Prolong Most Curbs, Waiting on More Data
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Germany’s New Coronavirus Cases Increase the Most in Four Days
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Germany faces huge economic slump due to coronavirus pandemic
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France:

France in recession as virus-hit economy shrinks 5.8%
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France Has 101 Ways to Exit Lockdown
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Japan:

Japan to Extend Virus Emergency Into June, Reports Say
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Cambodia:

Coronavirus brings trouble to Cambodia's garment industry
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Sweden:

No lockdown, but Sweden’s economy is expected to suffer badly just the same
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Is Sweden Doing It Right? • Has Sweden found the best response to the coronavirus? Its death rate suggests it hasn’t.
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WHO lauds Sweden as a ‘model’ in coronavirus fight for resisting lockdown
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Swedish minister defends coronavirus approach, shrugs off far-right embrace
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Taiwan:

Taiwan Dodges the Worst Economic Impacts of Coronavirus
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Russia:

Russian Manufacturing Gauge Slumps to Lowest Since Records Began
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Ecuador:

Torment in Ecuador: virus dead piled up in bathrooms
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Africa:

Locusts, Pandemics, Floods: East Africa Can’t Catch a Break • The other crisis: Locusts imperil millions in Africa
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Indonesia:

Indonesia’s Virus Cases Top 10,000 Amid Calls to Ramp Up Testing
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India:

Lockdown Isn’t Flattening India Virus Curve as in Italy or Spain
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India’s Oil Revenue Loss in Lockdown Seen Exceeding $5 Billion
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Brazil:

'So what?': Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll
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South Africa:

South African retailer Edcon to file for bankruptcy protection
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