Law:

Norton Rose Fulbright Giving Partial Backpay To Associates, Might Make More Payments If Associates Keep On Billing
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EVERYONE Is Getting An Above Market Bonus This Year At Irell & Manella
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DLA Piper Announces No Special Bonuses For Hard Working Associates
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Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2020 Bonus Bonanza
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Average In-House Leader's Pay Is Far Below Average Big Law Partner's
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Norton Rose Fulbright says lawyers can WFH half the time after Covid
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The numbers behind a mostly virtual summer.
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In 2020, Law Firms Learned What They Could Live Without
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Jones Day names 50 new partners
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The Pandemic Made For A Malpractice Cavalcade
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From Big Law to Black Bears, a GC Takes to the Appalachian Trail
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California Bar Exam Flagged A THIRD Of Applicants As Cheating • California Bar Flags Over 3,000 Applicants For Video Review Of Their October Online Exams; Deans Request That Applicants Be Permitted To Sit For February Exam As They Await Resolution
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Law Schools That Overperform On The Bar Exam
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Law school first-year academic dismissals drop more than 50% after spring semester without grades
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Why Jerry Springer’s advice may be the key to 2021 law firm success
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New York Task Force Rejects Nonlawyer Ownership of Firms For Now
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The Case For Removing John Marshall's Name From Cleveland State Law School
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Career Prospects For Associates Are The Best At This Biglaw Firm
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As first-year enrollment gets slightly smaller, law schools have more non-JD students • Law School Enrollment Up in 2020 Amid Pandemic, ABA Says • Fall 2020 Law School Enrollment Increased 2.4% (+1.5% JD, +7.4% Non-JD); 1L Enrollment Fell 0.2%
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Legal departments cut outside spending, focus on managers and specialists, study shows
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New AI platform aims to help eliminate bias in law firm recruiting practices
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‘Erika Jayne’ Trying to Sell Husband’s Frozen Assets, Firm Claims • Here's everything we know on the legal drama with Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi • Tom Girardi Creditors File Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Claiming $6.5M in Liabilities • 'The World Is Catching Up': Long List of Lawsuits Shows Tom Girardi Owes Tens of Millions
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Businesses, lacking legal immunity, fear COVID-19 lawsuits
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GM, Ford Won't Mandate Vaccinations
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Trump Weighed Naming Election Conspiracy Theorist as Special Counsel • 'Very Dangerous': Trump Discussed Appointing 'Kraken' Attorney Sidney Powell As Special Counsel
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'Kraken' Lawyers Astonish Legal Experts by Blaming Filing Error on Supreme Court Clerk
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Trump files long shot Supreme Court challenge over Biden win in Pennsylvania • Trump Again Turns to Top Court, Challenging Pennsylvania Loss
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Experts Scoff at Trump Campaign’s Newest Election Challenge, But Note ‘Concerning’ Reference to ‘Disruption’
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Judge Tosses Loeffler, Perdue Voter Lawsuit
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Lin Wood Signs Georgia Lawsuit 'Under Plenty of Perjury'
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It's Official: The Election Was Secure
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University President Declares That Biden Can “Unpardon” Trump
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Rudy Goes Full Shlomi? Video of Giuliani Shilling For Cigars and Gold Coins Raises New Representation Concerns
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Federal Judge Rejects Georgia GOP’s Attempt to Prevent Newly Registered Voters from Participating in Senate Runoff Elections
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Giuliani asks DHS about seizing voting machines
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‘CIA Stayed In Its Lane’: Latest Trump ‘Investigate the Investigators’ Effort Fizzles Out as AG Barr Reveals No Spy Agency Misconduct in Russia Probe
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Georgia college student sentenced to four months in prison for breaking Cayman Islands' Covid-19 protocol
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Minnesota bar sued by state over indoor dining ban refuses to close: 'We want to let freedom ring'
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1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died
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The Supreme Court’s confusing new “religious liberty” order, explained
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In FBI probe, Texas AG faces aggressive, ethical prosecutor
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Appeals court rules zoo elephant not entitled to 'human rights'...
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'Walk Free Plea' Deal for Joe Biden's Niece Is Legally Common, Experts Say
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Biden 'will not be discussing an investigation of his son with any attorney general candidates,' press secretary says
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Trump's pardon-palooza problems
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Haunted by What I Did in Trump's DOJ
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After legal threat, Fox airs news package debunking election fraud claims made by its own hosts
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U.S. Refugee Admissions at All-Time Low in 2020
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Former prosecutor faces felony misconduct charges related to alleged inappropriate relationship
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State supreme court calls prosecutor’s courthouse campaigning an ‘exploitation of the judicial system’
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A Black family put up a BLM sign. Then they found their cars on fire and Trump graffiti painted on their garage, they say.
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She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police.
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Chicago's Top Gov't Lawyer Resigns After Footage Showed Police Handcuffing Naked Woman During Raid of Wrong Home
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Walking Beastie Boys Lyric Sues Parents For Tossing Out $30K Of P---
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Judges:

Federal Judges Firing Clerks For Not Wanting To Work In Person
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The problem with the Senate moving forward on Judicial vacancies during the lame duck session
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2 more federal judges are confirmed amid COVID-19 relief package negotiations
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The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
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In Richmond, the case of the state senator and the judge draws attention to lax ethics rules
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Wall Street:

Dow futures drop 500 points, pressured by worries over a new viral Covid strain in the U.K. • Global stocks slide despite a historic $900 billion US stimulus package deal as threat of new virus strain in the UK casts gloom
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Wall Street closes lower as stimulus rally cools
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Utilities:

PG&E Bankruptcy Yields $700 Million Fee Bonanza
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Personal Finance:

There is life after declaring personal bankruptcy, but it comes with some big costs
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The cost of child care has gone from astronomical to 'terrifying'
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Fitness:

New York Sports Clubs owner to resolve billing woes in bankruptcy plan • NYSC Gym Owner Settles Billing Dispute, Wins Bankruptcy Approval
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Pharma:

NY AG Tears Into Sackler Family Over Alleged 'Illegal Transfer' of Funds Into Family Trust Funds and Bank Accounts
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Sacklers cited fear of OxyContin lawsuits before transferring $10 billion from their company, documents show
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Healthcare:

ME: Lincoln hospital will exit bankruptcy after a court agrees to reduce its debts
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Pandemic job losses drive more people to sign up for ACA plans
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Hospital stopped my cancer treatment to make room for pandemic overflow • A cancer patient needed critical care. Because of the COVID-19 surge, she died without it
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A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying
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December Is Set to Be Covid’s Deadliest Month in the U.S. by Far
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California hospitals struggle as coronavirus cases explode • Distressing video shows California hospital overwhelmed by COVID patients • Overwhelmed California hospitals contemplate rationing care
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States, Hospitals Told to Make Rationing Plans as Covid Surges
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Hospital Laundry Workers Fear Their Infection Risk Is Rising
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COVID Surge: San Francisco Case Numbers Still Spiking; City Orders Mandatory Quarantine For Travelers
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Overdose deaths far outpace COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco
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Another US coronavirus record; vaccine shipments reduced
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The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter
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The majority of Americans plan to gather for Christmas, despite widespread arguing over safety: poll
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Thinking of gathering indoors? Here's how fast COVID transmission happens.
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Birx travels, family visits highlight pandemic safety perils
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Operation Warp Speed chief: Pandemic will get worse due to Christmas gatherings
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Pandemic: 84 Million to Travel Over Holidays
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Fauci tells children: 'I vaccinated Santa Claus myself'
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LA's super-wealthy are offering clinics $25,000 for priority access to coronavirus vaccines, doctors say • Rich people will cut the line for the coronavirus vaccine
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CDC panel says frontline essential workers, people 75 years and older should get Covid vaccine next
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U.S. Has Administered 556,208 Vaccine Shots in First Week
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Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine
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Instacart is latest gig company to request early vaccines for workers
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States spent over $7B competing for early virus supplies
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Stanford apologizes for coronavirus vaccine plan that left out many front-line doctors
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FDA investigating allergic vaccine reactions in multiple states • Hospital halts after tingling, elevated heart rates • CDC issues new guidance addressing allergic reactions to coronavirus vaccine • U.S. slashed vaccine numbers for several states due to confusion over FDA requirement
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Trump remains willing to take coronavirus vaccine -spokesman
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Federal agency says employers can require workers to get COVID-19 vaccine
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Pence Said Pfizer Vaccine Distribution Was Going ‘Strong.’ States Are Calling BS • Governors complain of COVID-19 vaccine cutback • Vaccine Roll Out is a Mess • General apologizes for "miscommunication" over vaccine shipments
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Why vaccine mandates aren't an easy call
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Fauci urges people to wear masks even if family members get vaccinated
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Once You Get Vaccine, Can You Infect Others?
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2nd COVID-19 vaccine authorized in US preparing to ship out
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‘Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules
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California governor in quarantine again after staffer tests positive for virus
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Mega-church pastor positive with Covid after White House Christmas party
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States being advised to consider ethnic minorities as critical groups for vaccination • Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity?
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Pharmacies’ starring role in vaccine push could create unequal access
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Belgian minister tweets EU's Covid vaccine price list to anger of manufacturers
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Fauci, NIH yet to get Covid vaccine despite role developing it
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Airports advised to beef up security to protect COVID-19 vaccine shipments
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Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant Chain Friendly's Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan
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NY Bans Diners From Using Restaurant Bathrooms?
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Restaurant industry sues to lift local bans on indoor dining • Maryland Restaurant Association sues to roll back bans on indoor dining
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10 Biggest Restaurant Chain Bankruptcies of 2020
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Supermarkets in L.A. County see unprecedented coronavirus infection rates
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McDonald's is selling a bizarre limited-edition $2 burger with Spam, crushed Oreo-style cookies, and mayonnaise
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Gig Economy:

Uber, Lyft Biz Model Takes Toll on Society
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Economy:

Congress agrees to $900 billion Covid stimulus deal after months of failed negotiations • The $900 billion compromise • Congress has finally reached a deal on coronavirus stimulus • New Covid-19 aid bill includes stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment insurance • With coronavirus aid deal made, both parties claim victories ahead of Monday’s votes • Virus Relief Includes Direct Payments, Tax Breaks, Airlines Aid • Congress Poised for Vote on $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Plan • White House secures ‘three martini lunch’ tax deduction in draft of coronavirus relief package
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Congress battles to strike stimulus deal on eve of shutdown • 'A little bit of whack-a-mole': Here are the 3 major hangups between Republicans and Democrats as stimulus negotiations drag on • Trump calls for Americans to receive 'more money in direct payments,' as Congress may pass a package with $600 stimulus checks on Sunday • Republicans, Democrats reach compromise over Covid-19 stimulus package • Senators reach deal on Fed powers, setting stage for coronavirus relief passage
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Stimulus talks briefly pulled Federal Reserve into political clash • Stimulus Compromise Doesn’t Resolve Fed Emergency Powers Debate
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Stimulus Addiction Has Economy at Cliff Edge
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Treasury yields fall despite stimulus progress as virus concerns persist
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Q4 GDP Forecasts
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Americans Face New Financial Realities Nine Months Into Pandemic
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Krugman: Return of the Phony Deficit Hawks
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On the Verge of Another Financial Crisis?
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Biden’s Plans for Recovery Face Corporate America Debt Problem
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Fed's Clarida says current policy 'exactly where we want it'
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Fed’s Daly Welcomes More Fiscal Aid as Stimulus Deal Nears
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BLS: November Unemployment rates down in 25 States, Higher in 7 States
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Congress expanded SNAP benefits during the last recession — and should do it again
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Pain, despair and poverty reach fever pitch for unemployed workers
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Businesses see transformed landscape even after vaccines
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Economist Moore predicts coronavirus vaccine will be a boon to 2021 economy
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Trump signs bill to avoid shutdown as Congress tries to reach Covid relief deal
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‘Nothing under our tree’: millions in US cope with financial misery during holiday season
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Behind Tom Cruise's apparent outburst, Covid-era anxieties and power imbalances • Tom Cruise Covid Rant Dubbed into Rudolph
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Foxconn to Wisconsin: Never Promised a Plant
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TX Governor Abbott: No More Shutdowns, Period
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Covid Swamps Los Angeles as Residents Spurn Fear and Lockdowns
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US on pace for slowest population growth since Spanish Flu and economic impact is already evident
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A call to revolutionize the workplace - by reducing working hours
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Here are 10 countries sacrificing the holidays and locking down over the festive period
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IRAs now account for more than 1/3 of U.S. retirement assets
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Charting Global Economy: Bleak Reality Obscures Hope for 2021
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Early Lockdowns Saved Jobs in Government Responses to Pandemic
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More You Earn, Less Unfair the World Seems
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Millionaires are bracing for tax hikes next year, CNBC survey finds
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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:

Update: 2021 Housing Forecasts
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Comments on November Housing Starts
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Senate Republicans May Not Extend the Federal Eviction Moratorium
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Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in November
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
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The End Of Co-Working? Breather’s Demise Closes A Terrible Year For Flexible Office Space
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Why the racial homeownership gap persists
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The rental housing market's "Black tax"
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A timeline of housing inequalities
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American dream deferred
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The Hard Truth of housing
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A reckoning on housing for Native Americans
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Municipalities:

Aid to states and cities likely to be cut out of stimulus deal, leaving governors and mayors on the ropes
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With No Federal Help Coming, Cities Cling to the Financial Cliff
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Property Tax Foreclosure And Predatory Cities
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Oil/Gas:

China Refiner: Oil Product Peaks in 2025
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Rockefeller Foundation Ditches Oil Investment
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NGL Energy Partners LP / Grand Mesa Pipeline Announce Settlement with Extraction Oil and Gas, Inc.
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Shell to Write Down Assets Again
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Fracking: From Breaking Shale to Breaking Even
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Oil settles up, marking seventh straight weekly gain
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Ohio Quietly Passes A Bill That Could Bankrupt Churches Linked To Fossil Fuel Protests
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Observers see rays of hope for 2021 in Canada's gloomy oil and gas sector
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Nabors’ $100 mln payout to CEO offers warning
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Coal:

State Scrambles to Secure Mines, Help Miners as Company Walks
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Gunnin’ for Hoops
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Coal stumbled globally in 2020, but 'no sign it will fade away quickly' – IEA
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Crypto:

Ch. 11 Examiner Will Look At Cred Inc. 'Shenanigans'
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Politics:

MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office
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Michael Flynn: Trump could deploy military to 'rerun' election • Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of martial law • Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville: "No role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election."
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Trump's talk of martial law sends White House staffers rushing to the press
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Officials increasingly alarmed about Trump’s power grab • Is Trump Cracking Under the Weight of Losing?
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Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings
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As end approaches, Trump gets doses of flattery, finality
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Trump says he spoke with Sen.-elect Tuberville, who has hinted at backing electoral college challenge next month • Republicans desperate to avoid floor fight over Electoral College vote
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Trump promises 'wild' protests in Washington DC on the day the Electoral College will finalize election results
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Why This Attempted Coup is Dangerous • The Trump Coup is No Laughing Matter
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After legal threat, Fox airs news package debunking election fraud claims made by its own hosts
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Mitt Romney: GOP has "strayed" from core values
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Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It • Michael Cohen Predicts Trump's Future
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Campaign Shell Company Paid Inner Circle
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Watchdog Files FEC Complaint Accusing Pro-Trump Super PAC of ‘Illegal, Unreported, and Excessive’ Campaign Contributions
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Russian cyber attack against US: Worst may be yet to come, experts fear, as Trump remains mum • How Russian hackers infiltrated the federal government • How U.S. agencies' trust in untested software opened the door to hackers • NATO checking systems after US cyberattack • Hackers' broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend networks • Russia’s hacking frenzy is a reckoning • Explainer-Russia's potent cyber and information warfare capabilities • Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack • Sen. Mark Warner: 'All indications point to Russia' in cyberattack • Pompeo says Russia is "pretty clearly" behind cyberattack on U.S. • Trump Contradicts Pompeo • 'Fake News' • Cyberhack looks like act of war • At Least 200 Victims Identified in Suspected Russian Hacking • Explainer-U.S. government hack: espionage or act of war? • Keep up the good work, Putin tells spy agency staff • Trump's shocking wartime response • Lawmakers dismayed, experts baffled at Trump brushing off suspected Russian hack
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Romney calls for response 'of like magnitude or greater' to Russia hack • Romney says Russia attacked U.S. with no fear of reprisal
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U.S. Plans to Shut Two Consulates in Russia, CNN Reports
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Ruble Drops Most in Nine Months on Tumbling Oil, Sanctions Woes
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Krebs: US should be 'cautious' about escalating cyber war with Russia
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Biden is considering Russian financial sanctions or other retaliatory action in response to the SolarWinds hack
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Massive cyberattack grows beyond US, heightening fears
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Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on
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Texas Baptist Minister, a Lifelong Republican, Loses License After Endorsing Biden
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Biden privately pushes first big deal
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Did Biden win by a little or a lot? Both.
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John Barrasso: Confirmations for Biden nominees 'not going to be a garden party' • Biden nominees mount charm offensive amid tough confirmation landscape
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To get anything done, Biden must get congressional leaders to work together
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Trump Policies Executive Orders Can End
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Virginia Lawmakers To Decide On Fate Of Robert E. Lee Statue
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AOC Loses Secret Ballot of House Dem Leaders
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Senate GOP absences snag Trump nominees
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A glitch in Trump's plan to live at Mar-a-Lago: A pact he signed says he can't
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Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to hide his COVID-19 diagnosis and the White House outbreak • Mark Meadows Threatened to Fire White House Doctors if They Revealed Details About COVID Cases: WaPo
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Americans don’t think like citizens. They think like shoppers.
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Retailing:

Wave of Bankruptcies Sweeps Through Retail
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Manhattan’s Quiet Christmas Signals Mounting Pain for Retail
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Some Retailers Will Be Hurt By The Economic Recovery
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Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs
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AOC calls Amazon jobs a 'scam' because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps
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Retailers should brace for a tidal wave of returns
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This Iconic Department Store Will Close 165 Locations by Early Next Year
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Climate:

Why climate change denial still exists
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California Hit By Blackouts Again As Wind Stokes Risk of Fires
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Fed’s Brainard Says Must Ensure Banks Resilient to Climate Risk
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Next Year Is Already Set to Be Among the Hottest on Record
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Hotels:

Brooklyn Hotel Once Boasted of Vibe, and Owner Now in Bankruptcy
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Tillary Hotel Owner Files for Bankruptcy Amid Covid Travel Slump
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Workouts:

The Nuts and Bolts of a Workout In a Pandemic Environment
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Fraud:

Warren re-ups bill to ban stock trading by lawmakers
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Experts warn of fake delivery notices impersonating FedEx, UPS, Amazon
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Theranos Fraud Trial of Holmes Postponed Until July by Virus
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) • (2) • (3) •(4)• (5) • (6) • (7) • (8)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

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Fiduciary Duty:

Warning to Directors of Selling Companies: Breach of Fiduciary Duty Liability May Exist for Failure to Investigate and Ensure Solvency of Company Post-Closing and Propriety and Effect of All Related Transactions (But You Can Protect Yourself)
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Cross-Border:

The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
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Out-Of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in The European Union, Germany and The United States
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Miscellaneous:

Insolvency & Restructuring: How the global pandemic changed the rules on insolvency
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Corporate Governance:

V.C. Laster Says Stockholder Approval Is Not Required When An Insolvent Corp Transfers Its Assets To A Secured Creditor, What Would California Say?
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Aviation:

Airlines on track to get $15 billion in federal aid, must call back more than 30,000 furloughed workers • Airlines Get $15 Billion Payroll Reimbursement in Funding Deal
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An overwhelming number of furloughed airline pilots are applying to fly private jets - here's what top aviation executives are looking when hiring
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Large-Scale Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution May Be Months Off, But Do Airlines Have To Wait?
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FAA Fines Two Passengers Who Balked at Wearing Masks on Flights
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TSA scambling for vaccine access for front-line workers
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Passenger dies after a medical emergency on a United flight. Now the CDC wants to reach fellow passengers.
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FAA punished whistleblowers, protected industry and covered up flaws, Senate report says
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Southwest Cut Corners, Pilots Struggled to Get Planes to Take Off
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U.S. lawmakers make push for airplane certification reforms
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Travel industry readies for disappointing Christmas
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737 Max: Boeing Coached Pilots in Test
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United Airlines Passenger Dies After Lying About Covid Symptoms
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Several EU nations halt UK flights, fearing virus variant • Christmas Travel Chaos Hits U.K. as Europeans Suspend Flights
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Lessors seek details of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s planned fleet cuts • Irish court to assess Norwegian Air business plan on Jan 22
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British Airways Balks at Refunds for Tier 4 Travel Cancellations
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Nursing Homes:

Eight Nuns Die In Past Week At Wisconsin Retirement Home
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Nursing homes face daunting task of getting consent before they give coronavirus vaccines
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Sports:

'Brutal' virus leaves Newcastle players struggling to walk, says Bruce
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NHL, NHLPA reach tentative agreement for 56-game season
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Education:

NYC schools will change admission requirements to address segregation
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College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
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Pressed by virus and calls for equity, schools drop entry tests
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Thousands in limbo for special education
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Religion:

Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas
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Banking:

Beneficiary Of Citi Screw Up Was Totally Talking About Another Mistake When She Found Out About Payment
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Banks on Alert After Sweep Finds No Evidence of Major Hack
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Fed sees 'strong capital levels' at banks after stress tests, greenlights share buybacks
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Newspapers:

There are flickers of hope for local journalism; so far, it's not nearly enough
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Sovereigns:

Debt dilemma: how to avoid a crisis in emerging nations
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UK:

Have UK Insolvency Practitioners Lost the Protection of Release Clauses?
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Cross border insolvency in light of CIGA 2020: what now for liens, set off, and termination rights?
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UK nixes Christmas gatherings, shuts London shops over virus • London to enter Christmas lockdown, citing "new variant" of the virus
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British pound falls as UK faces new Covid strain, deadlock on Brexit trade talks
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'Stop-start' Covid rules cost shops £2bn a week, says industry
(DBN)

Tier 4 restrictions could put thousands of jobs at risk, retail sector warns
(DBN)

New U.K. Lockdown Signals Worsening Economic Outlook
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U.K. Suppliers Sound Alarm With Import Routes Hobbled by Virus
(DBN)

U.K. Confronts Threat of Food Crisis as Virus Surge Blocks Trade
(DBN)

U.K. Home Prices to Drop as Much as 5% Next Year, Halifax Says
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Johnson’s Emergency Lockdown Adds to Pressure on Brexit Talks
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'Kick in the teeth'- UK business groups raise concern over new COVID restrictions
(DBN)

‘A giant bonfire of taxpayers’ money’: fraud and the UK pandemic loan scheme
(DBN)

Brexit Talks Miss Another Deadline as Wrangle Over Fish Drags on • UK says EU must make 'substantial shift' to save Brexit trade deal talks
(DBN)

Nightmare Strain '50% More Contagious' • The U.K. has identified a new Covid-19 strain that spreads more quickly. Here’s what they know • New UK COVID-19 strain may just be 'tip of the iceberg' • Surgeon general nominee says more contagious viral strain in UK does not appear to be deadlier • U.K.’s Hancock Says New Covid Mutation Is ‘Out of Control’ • Experts expect vaccines to protect against the UK’s fast-spreading Covid strain
(DBN)

Chaotic scenes as Londoners try to escape the city before midnight lockdown. Police deployed to prevent non-essential journeys • Scramble at Heathrow Trying to Get Out of UK
(DBN)

Israelis Returning From U.K. to Be Sent to Quarantine Hotels
(DBN)

Italy, Holland & Belgium BAN Brits from flying in as authorities scramble to contain aggressive new strain of Covid-19 • Countries across Europe halt flights from Britain over concerns about coronavirus mutation • France Considers Banning Flights, Trains to U.K., Official Says • Eurostar canceling trains over UK virus spread • New Covid strain makes UK a global pariah as countries impose travel bans • Britain cut adrift as mutant virus strain prompts global alarm
(DBN)

New York Gov. Cuomo called for a UK travel ban over its new COVID-19 strain, saying it's 'reprehensible' that the US is taking no action
(DBN)

Grizzly’s Canceled Delivery Is a Warning of Brexit Trouble Ahead
(DBN)

Jailed Banker’s Wife Loses Final Appeal on U.K. "Unexplained Wealth" Asset Freeze
(DBN)

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EU:

Europe Turns to Super-Freezers, Church Leaders in Vaccine Drive
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Italy orders holiday season coronavirus lockdown
(DBN)

Why Are So Many Italians Dying of Covid-19?
(WSJ)

Covid-19 Is Pushing Women Out of Work. Just Look at Italy.
(DBN)

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France:

French and US Bankruptcy Sales Compared
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australian Restructuring: Legislation, Transactions and Cases
(DBN)

Sydney’s Rising Covid Cases Raise Risk For Christmas Festivities • Australian states enact travel bans as Sydney coronavirus cluster grows
(DBN)

Australia’s Covid Success Has Bred Complacency
(DBN)

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Thailand:

Thailand Considers More Lockdowns as Seafood Workers Hit by Virus
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore Hotel Used for Quarantine May Have Spread Infection
(DBN)

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China:

No 'Negative' News: How China Censored Coronavirus
(DBN)

The foundation of China’s economic recovery is ‘not yet solid,’ leaders say
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong May Consider Unprecedented Virus Curbs, Including Curfews
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico City to Shut Down Nonessential Activity on Covid Spike
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austria to Return to Lockdown After Christmas With Virus Raging
(DBN)

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Latin America:

New Surge Sweeps Across Latin America
(WSJ)

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MENA:

Saudi Arabia suspends all international flights over new coronavirus strain
(DBN)

IMF Sees Qatar’s Economy Return to Growth, Wider Deficit in 2021
(DBN)

Dubai Developer Damac Warns Against Property ‘Dumping’ Next Year
(DBN)

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Brazil:

COVID-19 vaccine may turn people into 'crocodile': Brazilian President Bolsonaro
(DBN)

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Germany:

German insolvencies continue to fall despite phasing out of virus-waiver
(DBN)

German small businesses 'facing bankruptcy' due to delay in aid payments
(DBN)

Germany’s Shuttered Retailers Turn to Online Rival for Help
(DBN)

Merkel Doesn't Fare So Well in Second Wave
(DBN)

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South Africa:

South Africa's second coronavirus wave is fueled by a new strain, teen 'rage festivals'
(DBN)

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India:

Corporate Insolvency: IBBI may rein in engagement of third party consultants
(DBN)

India’s Stock Gauge Falls as Virus Cases Top 10 Million
(DBN)

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Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe Removes 10,000 Ghost Workers From Payroll, Herald Says
(DBN)

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