August 4, 2020

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Accused Of Firing Recent Widow Because She Seemed Distracted
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Should Law Schools Be In Person Or Remote this Fall?
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Are Good Law Firms ‘Woke’?
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Parenting During COVID-19: Has Anyone Figured This One Out Yet?
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Texas Bankruptcy Law Firm Forshey Prostok L.L.P. Adds Additional Firepower
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Former OnRamp Fellow Susan Sieger-Grimm Elevated to Counsel At Brown Rudnick
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Rimon welcomes Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights attorney Jacquelyn Choi as Partner in its Los Angeles office.
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‘Absolutely Insane’ or Opportunity? Leaving Big Law for Miami Solo Bankruptcy Practice
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ABA to consider recommending in-person bar exams be postponed during COVID-19 pandemic
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Search for lost LSAT answers continues; LSAC says those affected will see exam fee refunded Oh Snap! A Bunch Of LSAT Scores Were Lost.
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Eversheds Sutherland posts strong results as CEO warns of tough times ahead
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Trump Financial Disclosure Values Rudy Giuliani’s Legal Services At… Zero
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Big Firms Seek Out Finance Laterals in 'Opportunistic' Hiring During Recession
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Wife of ‘third founder of Google’ accuses Morrison & Foerster of ‘betrayal’ in divorce
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Top London law firm reveals retention gap for Black, minority ethnic lawyers
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COVID-19 Threatens To Worsen US Legal Deserts
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Manhattan DA Cites ‘Extensive’ Criminal Conduct At Trump Organization In Court Filing Manhattan DA suggests Trump Organization under criminal investigation in pursuit of president's tax returns Manhattan DA probing Trump Organization for 'insurance and bank fraud' and 'pattern of financial misconduct' Vance, in Motion to Dismiss Trump's Objections to Subpoena, Says Request Is Routine to 'White-Collar Crime Investigations' NY prosecutors say Trump investigation extends beyond hush money payments Filing suggests Manhattan DA is investigating Trump for possible fraud Manhattan DA's 'White Collar' Investigation of Trump and His Family Business Runs Deeper Than Hush Payments Prosecutor calls Trump's new bid to shield tax returns an end-run around Supreme Court ruling Manhattan DA’s Revelation ‘Bad News’ for Trump, Suggests Investigation Is ‘Racing Towards the Finish Line’: Lawyers
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Trump again wishes Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell 'well' as she awaits trial on sex-trafficking charges
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DOJ, FBI Review of Surveillance Find Minor Errors
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DOJ Emails Show Interference in Stone Case
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Drug-Smuggling Cat Escapes High-Security Prison
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Indiana Makes Not Wearing Mask a Class B Misdemeanor, Punishable by 6 Months in Jail
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Houston police to begin enforcing mask order with citations, fines
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Judge bars Cowboys for Trump leader from son over posts
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Arizona bar owner charged with crime for violating COVID-19 executive order, says business may not survive
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Las Vegas gambler removed from famous 4 Queens casino in handcuffs after he went in without wearing a mask
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Maskless Man Charged in Police Shootout Was 'Just Not Handling the Pandemic Well,' Attorney Says
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Schiff announces probe into DHS intelligence activities in Portland
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Lawsuit allowed against officer accused of holding woman down with his knees
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Small-town Va. mayor under siege after racist, sexist comment on Facebook
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Texas bar president promises plan to address divisions created by his Black Lives Matter posts
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Two Black moms took their kids to the Mall. Secret Service confronted them with guns, they said.
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Police bodycam footage shows moment-by-moment arrest of George Floyd for the first time
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Trump Admin ‘Jumped the Rail’ by Adding Hurdles to COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave, Judge Rules
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Divided Supreme Court refuses to block border wall construction
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How Prince Andrew helped Ghislaine Maxwell into New York high society
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‘The Aryan nation will rule the world’: White supremacist goes berserk in Florida restaurant
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Fears of a crime wave in America are overblown Sorry, but Crime is Not Rising in America The murder spike in big US cities, explained
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Frail inmates could be sent home to prevent the spread of covid-19. Instead, some are dying in federal prisons.
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Court upholds conviction of ‘Making a Murderer’ lawyer for violating restraining order
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Woman Charged with Murder After State Trooper Died from Crash She Allegedly Caused
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Man Murdered New Burger King Employee After Woman Complained About Drive-Thru Wait Time: Deputies
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“I’m Going To Be Honest With You,” The Grandfather Told Police. “I Killed A Lot.”
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Brexit- And Chicken-Loving Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Sexual Assault
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Lawyer’s sexual harassment was ‘monstrous and inhuman,’ lawsuit alleges
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Judges:

Federal appeals court seeking applicants for Northern Indiana bankruptcy judge post
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Fixing the ‘PACER problem’ means more than a redesign
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Judge Whose Son Was Killed by Misogynistic Lawyer Speaks Out New Jersey federal judge: ‘Monster’ who killed my son had dossier on us; we need judicial privacy N.J. federal judge whose son was killed and husband shot speaks out, calls for better protections Judge Esther Salas Broke Her Silence On The Gunman Who Targeted Her Family And Killed Her Son Judge says her son died protecting his father from "madman"
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Senate GOP divided over whether they'd fill Supreme Court vacancy Sen. Murkowski Says Confirming Supreme Court Nominee in 2020 Would Be ‘Double Standard’ Two GOP Senators Oppose Filling Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020 Democrats Threaten to Retaliate If McConnell’s Senate Fills SCOTUS Vacancy in Election Year
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The Supreme Court is leaking. That's a good thing.
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Federal judge demands US identify inaccurate and misleading statements made in filings
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US judiciary drops draft opinion telling judges they can’t be Federalist Society members
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When Doesn’t Excessive Drug Use Impact Your Job Performance? When You’re A Supreme Court Justice
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures little changed after Monday’s tech-powered rally
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Asian shares track worldwide rally as S&P 500 nears record
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Dow rallies 200 points to start August, Nasdaq closes at record led by Microsoft and Apple
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Jim Cramer: ‘Stop saying the market makes no sense’
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Layoffs:

Nearly half of all furloughed workers now believe their temporary layoff will become permanent
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HSBC profits plunge 65% as it accelerates 35,000 job cuts
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LATAM to lay off another 2,700 crew after failing an agreement with the union
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Nike to lay off 'at least' 500 employees at Oregon headquarters
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Food/Beverage:

Matchbox Food Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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The Relative Safety of Outdoor Dining
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Breakfast sales at fast-food giants like Starbucks and McDonald's 'dried up' during the pandemic
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NYC's outdoor dining program will return next year
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Retailing:

As pandemic stretches on, retail bankruptcies approach highest number in a decade
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Lord & Taylor Was Beyond Saving Even Before Covid
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Retail rout gains pace, Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy
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Men's Wearhouse, Jos A. Bank Pressed By Virus Into Ch. 11
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Lord & Taylor Caves To Pandemic Woes And Hits Ch. 11
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Lord & Taylor Says It’s Still In Business, Despite A Bankruptcy Filing And Some Closing Signs
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Lord & Taylor ducks into Richmond for bankruptcy safe haven
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The rise and fall of Lord & Taylor, one of the country's oldest and most beloved department stores
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Amazon’s Market Power to Be Investigated by New York AG
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J.C. Penney’s survival hinges on urgent sale
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ABG Group to Be Stalking Horse at Brooks Brothers Auction
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Unsuitable For A Pandemic? Add Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank To Bankruptcy List
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Chico's declares bankruptcy in Canada
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What the pandemic has done to Nordstrom's revamp
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Healthcare:

Third Friday plan rejected; Pelorus Equity appears poised to take control of Ellwood City hospital
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Benevis Enters Voluntary Chapter 11 Reorganization
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40% of Americans continue to put off medical care
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How the Pandemic Defeated America
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Top virus official Birx is new target for Trump
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Trump: Coronavirus is "under control"
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Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds
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Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita
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If CDC is Right, More Deaths in These 5 States
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Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies
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What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection
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Pelosi: Birx "enabled" Trump on coronavirus misinformation
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Fauci says he thinks there is ‘a degree’ of airborne spread of the coronavirus
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Dr. Fauci sees ‘insidious’ rise in rate of positive virus cases in some states
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Severe Covid-19 can lead to kidney injury or failure, medical studies reveal
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Trump says U.S. may have coronavirus vaccine ‘far in advance’ of end of the year
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WHO says no ‘silver bullet’ for coronavirus and ‘there might never be’
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8 common annoyances that come with wearing a face mask — and how to solve them responsibly
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Birx warns US is 'in a new phase' of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases
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Trump Bashes Dr. Birx for Wilting Under Pelosi Criticism: She ‘Took the Bait & Hit Us. Pathetic!’ Trump criticizes Dr. Deborah Birx following her dire coronavirus warnings, criticism from Pelosi
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White House will require staff to undergo randomized coronavirus testing
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Navarro Throws Another White House Health Expert Under Bus Over Hydroxy
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Coronavirus vaccine will not change world right away
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Hundreds gather for secret rave under NYC’s Kosciuszko Bridge
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California churches rally against Newsom coronavirus restrictions
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Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns
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Germany debates curbing freedom of assembly after coronavirus protests
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Georgia teen loses both parents to COVID-19 within four days
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Tech:

Apple's latest record high put it just 5% from a $2 trillion market value
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Trump says TikTok will be banned if not sold by Sept. 15, demands cut of sale fee Trump Targets TikTok Trump says Microsoft should pay ‘key money’ to Treasury for facilitating TikTok deal Trump says U.S. Treasury should collect 'very substantial' portion of TikTok sale to American firm It's not just the United States: These governments see TikTok as a growing problem Chinese state media slams U.S. as a ‘rogue country’ for its planned ‘smash and grab’ of TikTok TikTok is ‘caught in the middle’ as the U.S. is ‘deeply suspicious’ of China, analyst says
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FCC takes next step on Trump's social media executive order
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Autos:

Wall Street not so sure about Detroit automakers during the pandemic
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Hertz must offload almost 200,000 cars by the end of 2020 as part of its bankruptcy deal
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Economy:

Worry about negative July jobs report grows
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U.S. manufacturing activity near 1-1/2-year high, factory job losses persist
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ISM Manufacturing index Increased to 54.2 in July
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July Credit Managers’ Index Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Negative US interest rates 'are still possible' as Treasury yields hit record-low, DataTrek says
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Sen. Susan Collins opposes Shelton for Fed role
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The Second Lockdown Will be Worse
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Trump says nationwide lockdown would ‘ultimately inflict more harm than it would prevent’
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Americans' satisfaction with state of the nation has plunged 32 points since February
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High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
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COVID-19: Downgrade Ratio Climbs, Defaults Usually Follow
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The record-setting jobs comeback looks like it could be coming to an abrupt halt
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This App Could Solve a Big Reopening Problem New Jersey’s Reopening Hits Setback With Indoor Crowd Limit Slashed
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Treasury says April-June borrowing will be a record $2.99T
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U.S. Treasury Lifts Quarterly Borrowing Estimate to $947 Billion
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Dollar Sends Warning That U.S. Is Losing Its Grip on the Virus
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U.S. Gets a Debt Warning From Fitch as Stimulus Battle Rages
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Banks say they are tightening lending standards even as demand for money falls
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Three Months Until the Election
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Economy faces a bumpy ride during healing phase, economist Michelle Meyer says
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NY Gets Federal COVID-19 Leave Restrictions Struck Down
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Investors are dismissing the risk of an inflation spike. Morgan Stanley says it could be a mistake
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The $600 boosted unemployment benefit just expired. Here's how much unemployment checks could drop in your state under the GOP's less-generous replacement plan
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Despite What the White House Says, Unemployment Aid Doesn’t Encourage Americans to Stay Out of Work
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White House considering unilateral action on enhanced unemployment benefits: report Why the next coronavirus stimulus bill is still stalled in Congress Senate under growing pressure to reach coronavirus relief deal Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume Dems and Trump officials leave ‘productive’ meeting, but don’t have a coronavirus relief deal Fed Officials Talk Up Urgency of Fiscal Aid as Lawmakers Bicker
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How negotiations over second $1,200 stimulus checks could shape up
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Things Are Going to Get So Much Worse
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If Congress can't pass this coronavirus legislation, is it broken?
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Extra unemployment is over. So are eviction moratoriums. Is more relief coming?
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Small Businesses Got Emergency Loans, but Not What They Expected
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More than 100 CEOs warn Congress of 'catastrophic' consequences for small biz without relief bill CEOs to Congress: A lot more small businesses will fail without new aid
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Pittsburgh launches 'guaranteed income' program with Jack Dorsey money
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McDonald’s, Marriott franchises didn’t pay COVID-19 sick leave. That was illegal.
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Trump to Limit U.S. Contractors’ Use of Foreign Workers
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Google's Remote Work Policy Has 9 Great Tips You Should Definitely Steal Today
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The Pandemic Workday Is 48 Minutes Longer and Has More Meetings
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Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give their fortunes away through Warren Buffett and Bill Gates' Giving Pledge, but very little money may be actually helping people, according to a new study
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Americans grossly underestimate the racial wealth gap between Black and white families — and it's making it harder to achieve financial equality
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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:

Bankruptcies Rip Through Mall Tenants With No End in Sight
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Banana Republic sues to stay in Rockefeller Center - Retailer says “frustration of purpose” frees it from $791,000 rent
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Construction Spending Decreased in June
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Housing Demand Strong, But Other Economic Recovery Signs Point Down
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New York extends deadline for rental relief program signup
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Trump examining executive orders on stopping evictions and other issues, he says
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Va. housing advocates urge Gov. Northam to ban evictions during pandemic
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7.59% of mortgages were delinquent in June, down from 7.76% in May, and up from 3.73% in June 2019
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MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 7.67%" of Portfolio Volume
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Apple is reportedly trying to negotiate 50% rent reductions in some of its UK stores after posting $59.7 billion revenue in Q3
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The housing crisis is here
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Trump’s tweets about saving the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream,” explained
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Municipalities:

States Are Broke And Many Are Eyeing Massive Cuts. Here's How Yours Is Doing Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
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'Tidal wave': States fear fiscal disaster as Congress slow-walks aid
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Oil/Gas:

Market indicator of oil and gas bankruptcy risk falls by half
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Denbury Resources Bankruptcy Filing Case Summary & Prepackaged Plan
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Denbury Resources cut staff ahead of Houston bankruptcy
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Battered by Covid-19, oil companies face a stark choice
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U.S. Shale Faces Another Round Of Bankruptcies
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Noble may face $2.7 billion fraud trial amid bankruptcy proceedings
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Parched US shale patch crushes oilfield services sector
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A small London trading house reportedly made $500m on oil's historic plunge below zero
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BP reports second-quarter loss after major write downs, halves dividend Oil giant BP swings to a $17 billion loss and slashes its dividend for the first time in a decade as coronavirus turns the energy sector upside down Oil giant BP plunges into US$16.8 billion quarterly loss BP's in the red, slashing its dividend and vowing a greener future
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Exxon’s Dividend Dents Its Big-Ticket Spending Plans
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Movie Theaters:

Ex-movie theater-owner Magic Johnson: ‘I don’t know how they come back’
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AMC Entertainment Restructures Debt, Easing Bankruptcy Worries
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Movie Theaters Say New Jersey's Religious Bias is Unconstitutional
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Sports:

XFL sold to group that includes Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for $15 million XFL Acquired By Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia And RedBird Capital Partners ‘The Rock’ Among Buyers of Bankrupt XFL With Eye on Revival Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Buying XFL Doesn’t Guarantee League’s Success
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XFL’s Committee of Unsecured Creditors Have Filed an Objection to Sale XFL Creditors File Motion Opposing The Rock's Takeover
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson tests positive for Covid-19 Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson tests positive for coronavirus
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13 members of St. Louis Cardinals test positive for coronavirus
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Odell Beckham says the 2020 NFL season should be canceled: 'I just feel like it shouldn't happen'
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Pac-12 football players threaten coronavirus opt-out Pac-12 Football Players Seize on Covid to Demand Rights
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John Daly won't play in PGA Championship because of California's coronavirus surge
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Covid-19 is exposing inequalities in college sports. Now athletes are demanding change.
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Coronavirus is Placing College Sports on Hold, Putting Students, University Budgets, and Entire Towns At Risk
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MLS close to finalizing plans to resume season in home markets
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History:

The 1918 Flu, Masks and Lessons for the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Awards:

Jessica Liou Named 2020 Rising Star for Bankruptcy
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Coal:

Global coal-fired power generating capacity sees first half-year decline on record
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Biden Can’t Save U.S. Coal, But He Can Help The Miners
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External pressures and internal struggles: what the fall of Murray Energy tell us about American coal mining
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Cruise Lines:

Outbreak Hits Norway Cruise Ship, Authorities Fear Coastal Towns Could Be Infected
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Newspapers:

Another hedge fund is sweeping up newspapers. This time, journalists are cautiously optimistic
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Religion:

NY gives child abuse survivors more time to file suits
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Abuse claims extension denied in Rochester Diocese bankruptcy Why year-long extension of Child Victims Act won't apply to Diocese of Rochester
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Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More
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Buses:

Motorcoach industry looks to Congress to keep buses on the road
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Climate:

Apple Fire sends huge smoke plume into California sky as thousands are evacuated
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Hotels:

Hyatt’s Results Show Deep Pain from Collapse of Global Travel
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Sonoma: MacArthur Place owner declares bankruptcy
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Fashion:

Rochas Suspends Men’s Wear Line as Coronavirus Hits
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Utilities:

CEO of Puerto Rico's power company to resign amid outages
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Nuclear bailout tied to bribery scandal was years in making
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FirstEnergy bet millions, reputation on Ohio nuclear plants
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Apparel:

Apparel companies are about to miss their critical back-to-school sales bump
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Pharma:

Mallinckrodt stock sinks after talks regarding possible bankruptcy filing, offsetting adjusted profit beat
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Fraud:

July 2020 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Cruise Lines:

At least 41 people test positive for coronavirus aboard Norwegian cruise ship
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

These 28 retailers, including Lord & Taylor and Men's Wearhouse owner, have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020
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All the Household-Name Companies That Have Filed for Bankruptcy Due to Coronavirus
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35 Companies That Have Filed for Bankruptcy Since the Pandemic Began — and 14 That Could Be Next
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Miscellaneous:

Court Opinion Review: Pyxus and Chesapeake Distressed Debt Situations
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CFOs Gain Valuable Skills in Bankruptcy’s School of Hard Knocks
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Could Unpaid Cities File an Involuntary Bankruptcy Against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.?
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Fast Track:

Mood Media emerges from bankruptcy after just one day
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Critical Vendors:

Keep Your Friends Close, but Keep Your Critical Vendors Closer
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Insurance:

AIG Posts $7.9 Billion Loss Driven by Deal to Unload Risks
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Advisers:

Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh Joins AlixPartners Through the Acquisition of Freeh Group International Solutions (FGIS), Expanding World Class Investigations Practice
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Aviation:

Airlines, unions push for billions in additional federal aid to save airline jobs as cuts loom
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Southwest Air Pulls Back on Jet-Cabin Cleaning Between Flights
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This CEO’s flown 33 times and spent 160 nights away this year. Here’s his safety routine
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FAA gives preliminary approval to design fixes to Boeing 737 Max, moving plane closer to resuming flight Boeing Given Long List of Proposed Fixes for 737 Max to Return
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Virgin Galactic reports quarterly loss, aiming to fly Branson in early 2021
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Nok Air CFO resigns after less than three weeks
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Coronavirus-sniffing dogs dispatched at Dubai Airport
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Aircastle grants rental deferrals to half its customers
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Education:

Teachers protest across U.S. over re-opening schools in pandemic
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Former FDA chief: MLB virus outbreaks should be warning sign for schools
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UN head says global school closures could cause "generational catastrophe"
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Fauci Says Face Shields Good Idea for Teachers Back in Schools
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Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
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The United States Is Reopening Many of the Wrong Schools
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4 In 5 Parents Considering Homeschooling Kids This Fall
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As pandemic pushes schools online, Latino families worry their kids will fall behind
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260 employees in Georgia's largest school district test positive for or exposed to coronavirus
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University mandates wearable COVID-19 tracker, sparking student protest
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Trucking:

Rescue of Troubled Trucking Company With White House Ties Draws Scrutiny
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Mail:

House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays
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Politics:

Kansas, of all places, is shaping up to be an important 2020 battleground
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Polls: Biden and Trump are nearly tied in North Carolina and Georgia
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Tilt to Biden puts Ohio in play
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2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes
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Obama throws support behind 118 candidates in first wave of endorsements
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What Joe Biden's VP pick will tell us about Joe Biden
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Trump continues to lose ground in 2020 election as nation grapples with coronavirus
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Donald Trump launches another attack on mail-in voting with rant against 'illegal late night coup'
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Nevada Lawmakers Pass Bill Approving Mail Ballots for All Eligible Voters, With Governor's Approval Expected Trump falsely accuses Nevada of using COVID-19 to “steal” election by mailing ballots to voters Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada
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Trump Again Admits Republicans Will Lose in 2020 if States Expand Mail-in Voting
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Trump claims authority to issue order on mail-in votes
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The vote-by-mail election
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Axios-Ipsos poll: Fear of voting
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Trump is registering more new voters than Democrats in key states
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QAnon's 2020 resurgence
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Biden assails Trump for 'bald-faced lies' about voting by mail
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Trump Plans ‘Emergency’ to Stay in Office, Top Democrat Says
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Trump declines to praise John Lewis, citing inauguration snub
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Democrats subpoena State Department aides in probe of IG's firing
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Judge starts new injunction barring Lee statue removal
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'We Always Knew What It Stood For': Small Texas Town Torn Over Its Confederate Statue
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Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers
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Sovereigns:

How to prevent the looming sovereign debt crisis
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UK:

London Lockdown is Possible Under U.K.’s Virus Containment Plans
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HSBC's profits dive 67% in the second quarter as COVID-19 and US-China geopolitical trade risk hit the lender
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Collapse of U.K. Retailer DW Sports Puts 1,700 Jobs at Risk
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UK Theater Job Losses Jump From 3,000 To 5,000 In One Month
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PizzaExpress says may cut nearly 1,100 jobs, shut 67 stores in UK
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PIIGS:

Spain’s new wave of infections hits the young, middle-aged
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Spanish police launch investigation after DJ filmed spitting beer in to a crowd
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Survey suggests 2.5% of Italians have COVID-19 antibodies, which would be 6 times more than the official count of cases
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MENA:

Lebanon Foreign Minister Resigns In Protest At Crisis Management Lebanon's FM Resigns Over Failed State
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Iran has been covering up its coronavirus death toll, and the true figure is almost 3 times higher than reported, BBC investigation claims One person is dying of coronavirus every seven minutes in Iran
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Vietnam:

Vietnam says the new strain of coronavirus behind its ominous COVID-19 spike is 3 times as contagious
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Africa:

As coronavirus cases rise, Africa’s economic recovery hangs in the balance
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Netherlands:

The land with no face masks: Holland's top scientists say there's no solid evidence coverings work and warn they could even damage the fight against Covid-19
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Malaysia:

New bankruptcy law to have higher threshhold
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Singapore:

Singapore to make travellers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantine
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Australia:

LCM makes Australian insolvency hire as firm eyes rise in pandemic-related disputes
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Coronavirus disaster declared in Australia's second-largest city as cases surge globally
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Unlike previous recessions, Australia did not enter this one with a strong economy
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Argentina:

Argentina, creditors inch closer on US$65-billion debt deal
(DBN)

Argentina's unprecedented economic boom-to-bust history
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Argentina clinches deal with creditors to restructure $65 billion debt, bonds rise
(DBN)

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India:

India ‘Flying Blind’ on Virus Data as Modi’s No. 2 Gets Infected
(DBN)

Poultry Farmers in India Seeking $2.7 Billion After Virus Scare
(DBN)

How “intense pressure to prop up the economy” led to the departure of India’s central bank chief
(DBN)

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Colombia:

Colombia businesses struggle amid rising coronavirus infections
(DBN)

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Kazakhstan:

Recent developments in Kazakhstan on the suspension of the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings
(DBN)

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China:

China Dodges Corporate Bond Default Bullet but Outlook Is Darkening
(DBN)

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South Korea:

COVID-19 Pushes South Korea Into Recession
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexicans Abroad Surprise Even the President With Money Sent Home
(DBN)

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Ecuador:

Ecuador Wins Bondholders’ Approval for Debt Restructuring
(DBN)

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