February 10, 2020

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Law:

Legal industry gains 4,500 jobs in January
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Associates Rate This Biglaw Firm The Most Selective Of Them All
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Biglaw Firms Tell Associates To Work From Home To Protect Them From Coronavirus
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Partner Profits Hit $3M at King & Spalding After Decade of Growth
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Is Slowdown in Texas Partner Promotions a Trend or Fluke?
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A debate about language touches on the arrogance of our profession
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Texas university moves to fire its president over law school admissions scandal
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First Harvard, Now Yale. Law Students Want Paul Weiss to #DropExxon
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Tips, Tools and Biggest Bummers: What Lawyers Really Think About the State of Legal Tech
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Pay-To-Play Admissions Scandal Rocks Law School
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For the first time, flagship law journals at top U.S. law schools are all led by women
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Dechert Notches Double-Digit Growth in 'Exceptional' Year
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Dentons Is Investigating Its Saudi Arabia Office. Here's What We Know
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One Year Later: Has the General Counsel Open Letter on Diversity Had an Impact?
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Why Are More Late-Career Laterals Leaving the Only Firm They've Ever Known?
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Wiley Strikes Back at Client That Claimed It Got Used as a 'Milk Cow for Legal Fees'
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AP Fact Check: Ripping up copy of Trump's speech not illegal
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Harvey Weinstein accuser Jessica Mann's dramatic testimony is a new kind of test in sex crimes • Weinstein Lawyer Says, If She Were a Man, She Would Have Women Sign Consent Forms Before Sex • One of Harvey Weinstein's defense witnesses in his trial wrote an 'SVU' episode about him
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Trump Lawyer: Wrong to Use Crazy Rudy
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The Trump Lawyer Who Survived
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Bar Complaint Filed Against Rep. Matt Gaetz for 'Obstructing Impeachment Process'
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Justice Dept: Mueller prepared no reports to Congress
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DC Circuit tosses suit claiming Trump is violating emoluments clause • Court Dismisses Emoluments Lawsuit Filed by 215 Members of Congress Against Trump • Individual members of Congress barred from suing President Trump over business dealings
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Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Secret Service Stays at Trump Properties, Even for Days the President Wasn’t There • Trump Charges Secret Service up to $650 a Night for a Room in His Properties
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He Hired Avenatti to Expose Nike
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Texas Teenager Killed by Bully, Days After Stopping Him From Picking on Another Student: Police
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Man arrested on charges of allegedly driving a van into a tent full of Trump supporters • Man Plowed Van into Republican Voter Registration Tent, Authorities Say
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New York City Police Shot from Ambush
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Virginia Advances Anti-Assault Weapon Ban
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Local sheriffs reject calls for Second Amendment sanctuaries
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‘Mr. Elliot’ promised clients his private Vegas vault was safe. He was wrong.
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Man Confesses to Cruise Ship Murder Because Wife Asked for Divorce and Laughed at Him
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The simplest yet most effective ways to prevent workplace stress from damaging your relationship, according to a psychotherapist
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Prosecutors consider reviewing convictions in Malcolm X’s murder after documentary raises questions
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Georgia Attorney Suspended for Threatening, Lying to Judge
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Are Prosecutors Above the Law?
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Lawsuit Alleges Biglaw Firm Failed To Monitor Partner With Substance Abuse Problem
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Judges:

Judge faces censure for telling woman to sell nude pics to Playboy
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Lawmakers ask for ‘frank examination’ of response to federal judge’s sexual misconduct
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Downloading public court documents costs a dime a page—is that legal?
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‘Grammatically Incoherent’: 11th Circuit Splits Over Wording of Law in Student Loan Collection Case
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'Did Judge Ho Just Do Something Good?': Trump Appointee Causes Stir on Twitter
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Wall Street:

US futures point to cautious open as investors monitor coronavirus
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Stocks Close Lower After Jobs Report and as Coronavirus Worries Linger
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Layoffs:

Johnson City Earth Fare employee files lawsuit against bankrupt grocery chain
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Politics:

Impeachment witness Alexander Vindman escorted from the White House • After acquittal, Trump unleashes his fury • Vindman believed he wouldn't be sacked for telling the truth • Alexander Vindman's lawyer has hit back at Trump, accusing him of waging a 'campaign of intimidation' against impeachment witnesses • Joe Biden gets Democratic debate audience to give ousted Lt. Col Vindman a standing ovation • Trump fires key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland as EU ambassador • A group of Republican senators including Susan Collins tried and failed to stop Trump from firing Gordon Sondland • Trump's ousting of Vindman leaves chill among witnesses • People are comparing Trump's purge of 2 top officials who testified against him to an episode straight out of the Watergate scandal • 'He's trying to muzzle everyone': National security veterans were shaken by Trump's decision to 'purge' witnesses who testified against him • Donald Trump Jr. just shattered the White House's flimsy justification for firing the witnesses who testified against Trump • Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment • The Trump administration went back on its promise to protect whistleblowers' safety • For this Don, striking back is all personal • Trump airs impeachment gripes while pushing economic agenda • Mitch McConnell is selling Pelosi-inspired 'impeachment' t-shirts • Trump's acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices • GOP Tried to Stop Firing of Witnesses • Trump Acquitted, but He Wanted More • Impeachment: Senators ' Personal Notes • Did The Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump Really Accomplish Anything? • Impeachment is forever, so Trump wants the record 'expunged'
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Pirro to Mitt: Get Out of My Senate
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Trump Jr. Throws Bible Verse at Pelosi
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Lindsey Graham says DOJ is receiving Ukraine information from Giuliani • Trump allies plan to keep investigating the Bidens — both officially and unofficially
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CNN Political Analyst: If the Election Were Held This Week, Trump Would Win and Might Win ‘Big’
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Democrats Continue with Trump Probes
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Trump called out a viral picture of his tan line for being edited, but originals didn't look too different
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Pelosi clashes with Facebook and Twitter over video posted by Trump
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AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and the state of disunion
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Joe Biden launched an attack ad making fun of Pete Buttigieg for being a small-town mayor tasked with tracking down pets and revitalizing sidewalks • Joe Biden: I'll 'Work Like Hell' for Bernie Sanders If He Wins Nomination • New Hampshire polls show Sanders, Buttigieg on top in final stretch • Klobuchar Rises to Third in New Hampshire Days Before Primary • Biden, Warren battle for third place in New Hampshire • Buttigieg responds to Biden's Obama jab: 'I'm not, and neither is he' • The Problem with the Bidens • Candidates bicker with Buttigieg while Biden seeks redemption • Sanders and Buttigieg aren't competing for the same voters Tuesday, but they are competing - and fiercely • Pete Buttigieg Funded by Russian-Linked Oligarch Who Supports Trump and McConnell • Pete Buttigieg was targeted by his Democratic rivals in New Hampshire, and they hit him where he's weakest • Mayor Pete has taken donations from 40 billionaires — and Bernie Twitter is burying him for it • Pete Buttigieg refused to answer The New York Times about how he'd handle Iran, North Korea, and other key foreign policy challenges • Democratic Jabs Turn Personal Ahead of New Hampshire Vote • Andrew Yang Says Trump Is 'Symptom of a Disease' The Country Must Work to Cure • MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Ties Bernie Sanders to Fears of Socialist 'Executions in Central Park,' Fidel Castro
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Inside New Hampshire's Poorest City
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Mike Bloomberg called trans women a 'man wearing a dress' and implied equality 'makes no sense' to Midwesterners • The case for Michael Bloomberg winning • Bloomberg's theory of Trump
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Democrats turn up the heat on electability
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Why Trump's aggressive foreign policy hasn't backfired — yet
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Trump, Unbound
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Large Majority of New Hampshire Democrats Prefer Death by Meteor Than to See Trump Win Again
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Iowa Democratic Party Reviewing Results from 95 Precincts • DNC chair says party will consider revoking Iowa's first-in-nation status • In Iowa's Obama-Trump counties, Democrats didn't turn out • After Iowa confusion, candidates set their sights on New Hampshire • Democrats' chaotic week gets an autopsy in 'SNL' cold opening • After meltdown at the Iowa caucuses, Democrats in Nevada fear a repeat • The Iowa caucuses were one of the most disastrous elections in political memory — and dragged several campaigns down with them • 'Great tradition!': Trump vows to uphold Iowa's first-in-nation status after Democrats' caucus disaster • Buttigieg Wins Most Iowa Delegates After Party Reviews Caucus • Buttigieg's Razor-Thin Iowa Win • Sanders’ Campaign to Request Partial Recanvass of Iowa Caucuses
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'QAnon' conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics
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She Shunned Islam And Was Embraced By Trump World. Now, She’s Turned Against Them
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Trump 'Is Not a Racist' Because the 'People Who Wash Dishes' at Mar-a-Lago Love Him, Says Ben Carson
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SC Senator: Women Are “A Lesser Cut Of Meat”
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Rush Limbaugh in His Own Words
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Melania Trump Allegedly Lived In Trump Tower To Be With 'Boyfriend,' Writer, Ex-Employee Claim
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The Trumpification of the NSA
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Treasury Department Embraces Congressional Oversight, But Only Of Hunter Biden
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Virginia County Talks of Succession
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Adelson Gives $100M to Republican Party
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Why Men Vote for GOP, Women for Democrats
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Economy:

If the economy is good, why do so many big American companies look so unstable?
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6 facts about economic inequality in the U.S.
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January Employment Report: 225,000 Jobs Added, 3.6% Unemployment Rate • US economy beats estimates, adds 225,000 jobs in January as wages grow
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Obama's Last Three Years of Job Growth
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Poll: 60% Say They've Better Off Now
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‘The system is broken’: the billionaire investor who fears a return to the 1930s
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Trump budget plan would fail to eliminate deficit over 10 years, briefing document shows
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Trump Budget: Deep Cuts to Safety Net, Foreign Aid
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Despite massive cuts, deficits flow through Trump's second term
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The Roots of Modern Inequality
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What It Takes to be in Top 1% Globally
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Q1 GDP Forecasts: 1.0% to 2.7%
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Trump Forecasts Growth Above 3% This Year. Economists Disagree.
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Coronavirus effects could 'spill over to the rest of the global economy,' Fed warns in report to Congress
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Mike Bloomberg is the only Democrat to top Trump in Gallup poll of small business owners
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Trump and Xi think coronavirus could delay promised China purchases, Kudlow says
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CBO: Trade War to Cost You $1,277 in 2020
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Here's why the 2020 election-year economy is shaping up perfectly for Trump • Trump can't win reelection by hiding behind the economy
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Trump's new budget proposal expected to show how far he has moved away from some 2016 campaign promises
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Myth of Manufacturing Renaissance
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Weather Adjusted Employment Gains in January
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Under Trump's watch, national debt tops $21 trillion for first time ever
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We did the math to calculate how many hours it takes America's top CEOs to make what their workers earn in one year
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Food stamp change would hurt kids, educators and advocates testify
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Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits
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Here's how much 2019 grads of top MBA programs are bringing in
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19 countries where the kids of the wealthy are most likely to end up poor
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Critics have called a wealth tax 'un-American,' but the idea is as old as the American Revolution
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A journalist interviewed hundreds of people to see what life after 30 looks like in the US. Meet the 30-year-old trying to figure out how far he is from his American Dream.
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increases Year-over-year, Concerns about 2019-nCoV
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AAR: January Rail Carloads down 5.9% YoY, Intermodal Down 5.4% YoY
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White House to unveil Trump’s election-year budget calling for extending individual tax cuts
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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:

More Upper Middle Class Are Now Renters
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Housing inventory in the US dropped to its lowest level in years while home values are on the rise — here's what that means
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A parking space in a garage in San Francisco is selling for $100,000
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Legal Issues Lead To NAI Capital Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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San Jose Councilwoman Files for 2nd Bankruptcy to Save Family Home
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As bankruptcy case winds down, investors have yet to emerge for troubled Clairton community
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico Strikes Debt Deal With Aurelius and Autonomy
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LCDC Aligns with Oversight Board and Additional Holders of Constitutional Debt on Terms of a Plan That Will Accelerate Puerto Rico’s Exit From Bankruptcy
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Deal reached to cut bankrupt Puerto Rico's debt by $24 billion • Puerto Rico bondholders, oversight board strike $35 billion debt restructuring deal
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Puerto Rico governor rejects new deal to cut debt by 70% • Puerto Rico's economy in limbo as governor rejects debt deal
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Oil/Gas:

Philly Refinery Creditors Call For Ch. 11 Plan Rejection • Creditors urge judge to reject Philly refinery bankruptcy plan; Heap scorn on executive bonuses • Refinery shouldn’t reopen, PES worker-turned-filmmaker says
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Big Oil Looks for Deals in Permian
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Coronavirus oil shock tests Saudi Arabia-Russia coalition
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There’s more oil and gas than ever — and the industry is tanking
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Under Debt Obligations, Chesapeake Energy Stock Isn’t Worth the Risk
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Healthcare:

Valeritas Files in BK DE - First Day Dec • Valeritas Announces Agreement for Zealand Pharma to Acquire Business and Retain Employees • Valeritas up 51% premarket on Zeland Pharma bid
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The Patient Care Ombudsman: A Different Type of Estate Professional
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Patients stuck with bills after insurers don’t pay as promised
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Ellwood ER director says hospital could have been saved
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The Wuhan coronavirus has killed more than 800 people and infected more than 37,000. Here's everything we know about the outbreak. • Coronavirus kills 97 people in a single day as death toll tops 900 • Coronavirus updates: 66 new infections confirmed on ship off coast of Japan, death toll at 908 • WHO Chief: Concern Over Virus Spread From Ppl W No China Travel • 'It is nasty over here': Expats in China struggle with lost wages, abandoned and hungry pets, and the looming threat of quarantines amid coronavirus outbreak • China’s Virus-Stricken Cities Remain World’s Biggest Ghost Towns • WHO Is Watching 10 Chinese Provinces as Possible Virus Hot Spots • Inside the heart of the U.S. effort to evacuate Americans from China • The Coronavirus Comparison Against Our Flu • U.K. Labels Coronavirus as Serious, Imminent Threat to Public • China's unprecedented quarantine of 11 million people in Wuhan is 2 weeks old. Here's what it's like in the isolated city. • China says two foreigners in the country were killed by the new coronavirus • Hundreds of miles from Hubei, another 30 million Chinese are in coronavirus lockdown • ‘Nightmare’ for Global Tech: Coronavirus Fallout Just Beginning • Coronavirus deaths climb as China corrals sick in quarantine facilities in outbreak epicenter • With more than 800 dead, the Wuhan coronavirus has killed more people than the SARS outbreak • A KFC food worker in China was infected with the coronavirus, despite efforts to curb spreading with contactless delivery and thousands of store closures • Wuhan coronavirus leads Ericsson, LG, Google, Apple, and others to suspend employee travel as WHO declares global health emergency • These 5 companies and product categories could see a hit from the coronavirus outbreak • Panicked shoppers in Hong Kong snapped up supplies like masks and toilet paper amid coronavirus fears and rumors about shipment cut-offs • Spain confirms a second case of the deadly coronavirus, marking nearly 40 cases in Europe • A 4th person in the UK has tested positive for the coronavirus, and is being treated in a London hospital • The chilling futuristic tech being used to find people with the Wuhan coronavirus • Authorities in China Warn 'Excessive and Disorderly' Protective Clothing May Increase Coronavirus Infections • 10 Wuhan professors signed an open letter demanding free speech protections after a doctor who was punished for warning others about coronavirus died from it • Demand for face masks is surging because of the coronavirus — but doctors say wearing one isn't the safest thing you can do • It could take years and cost $1 billion to make a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus. But top scientists told us the work could still help halt future outbreaks • Love in the time of coronavirus, quarantines and travel bans • Chinese officials note serious problems in coronavirus response. The World Health Organization keeps praising them • Americans quarantined at a US Air Force base over the coronavirus are teaching each other Zumba, boxing, and how to file their taxes • 4 passengers aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in New Jersey have been hospitalized over fears of coronavirus exposure • A cruise passenger quarantined on a coronavirus-stricken ship is now wondering if the best way off is just to get sick • Airbnb Freezes Beijing Check-Ins Until March to Curb Coronavirus • The new coronavirus may have jumped to people from endangered pangolins, some researchers now suggest • Hong Kong’s Richest Tycoon Gives $13 Million to Battle Virus • There's a good chance the Wuhan coronavirus will never disappear, experts say. There are only 3 possible endings to this story • Singapore Braces as Coronavirus Cases Emerge in Financial Center • Factories in China remain shuttered as some regions extend shutdowns amid coronavirus outbreak • Vietnam Quarantines Citizens Evacuated From Wuhan • Chinese Carmakers Are Now Making Face Masks, Prompted by Coronavirus • Amid Coronavirus Fears, Royal Caribbean Cruises Bans Guests With Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau Passports
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Congress remains gridlocked on surprise medical bills
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Is the Trump Administration Gutting Medicaid?
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KS: Going to Jail for Unpaid Medical Bills
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Fraud:

Baseball has a problem, and the Astros are only a symptom
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Is the Astros' 2017 Title Legit? AJ Hinch Won't Give a Straight Answer.
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Prosecutors Slam Lori Loughlin's Claims
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Businessman gets nine months of prison in college admissions scandal, the stiffest penalty yet • Getting Kids Into Georgetown, USC Just Got Slightly More Expensive For Ex-PIMCO CEO
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Food/Beverage:

SD-Charlotte, Owner Of Large Chain Of Franchised Restaurants, Files In BK WD NC - First Day Dec
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Agribusiness:

Over-Hyped Hemp? Amid Price Drop and a Big Bankruptcy, Some Farmers Feel Burned
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Satellites:

Doubts remain over CBA deal
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Event Facilities:

NOAH's Event Venue closes dozens of locations due to bankruptcy, leaving brides-to-be devastated • Renters fear Noah’s Event Venue closures amid bankruptcy • 'It's devastating' | Event venue goes bankrupt • Engaged couples scrambling after popular event venue files for bankruptcy • ‘All That Money Is Just Lost Now’: Fort Cherry Prom Committee Out $3,000 After Local Venue Closes Suddenly • It appears a popular Wichita wedding venue has abruptly closed amid bankruptcy • Pittsburgh-Area Wedding Venues Close Without Notice, Leaving Couples In A Panic • Church members left without a place to worship after event venue closes its doors
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Reach Eight-Year High
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Litigation:

Intellectual Athletes
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Litigation Funder Agrees to Arbitrate Claims Against Girardi
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Appeals:

The Final Stay: Supreme Court Holds that Any Bankruptcy Court Order Denying Relief from the Automatic Stay Constitutes a Final, Immediately Appealable Order
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Contempt:

Taggart v. Lorenzen, The State Of Bankruptcy Contempt Power Eight Months Later
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Retailing:

How a beloved organic grocery chain collapsed
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Why familiar stores are closing
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L Brands nears sale of Victoria’s Secret to Sycamore Partners
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Personal Finance:

4 types of money mistakes that will stand in the way of building wealth
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Paying with a debit card is leaving money on the table, and 4 more reasons I only ever pay with credit
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More than half of millennial parents said they didn't expect kids to be so expensive, and most are pretty stressed about it
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Aviation:

NASA is investigating a potentially 'catastrophic' software error in Boeing's spaceship, citing concerns about 'systemic issues' at the company
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Climate:

A few climate models are now predicting an unprecedented and alarming spike in temperatures — perhaps as much as 5 degrees Celsius
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Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record
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Bill, Melinda Gates to Prioritize Climate, Gender in Future Philanthropy
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What's Better Than Planting a Trillion Trees?
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Autos:

Elon Musk made a $6 billion mistake when he bought SolarCity with Tesla stock
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Ford just announced a big leadership change as it continues a $11 billion restructuring
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Ghosn Faces Nissan in Dutch Court for First Time Since Escape • Ghosn Hires Legendary Agent Michael Ovitz for TV, Film Deals
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Cannabis:

'A number of red flags': Aurora Cannabis shed 19% on a string of bad news. Here's what 4 analysts are saying.
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Degree in Marijuana Will Be Offered by Colorado University
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Taxis:

Uber will turn a profit this year … kind of
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Student Debt:

You may be able to get out of debt with Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness, but it can be tough to qualify
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Feds to give former Art Institute students new opportunity for loan forgiveness
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Utilities:

Expect more blackouts in California, PG&E says. But utility predicts smaller, shorter shutoffs • PG&E Vows to Reduce Scope of Deliberate Blackouts to Stop Fires
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FirstEnergy Announces 2019 Financial Results
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Mass Torts:

USAG Bankruptcy Pulls Abuse Victims Into Insurance Fight
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Coal:

Solar Is Beating Out Coal in Australia, Pushing Down Emissions
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Maritime:

ACL files for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court • American Commercial Lines Inc. Commences Next Step to Implement Prepackaged Recapitalization Plan • American Commercial Lines Files In BK SD TX - First Day Dec
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Shipping Is Getting Smashed by Coronavirus in More Ways Than One
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UK:

Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal threat risks destroying UK trade with the EU, warn British businesses
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Boris Johnson Wants to Be a Free Trade Grandmaster
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Brexit's a Crisis, Not an Opportunity
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Brexit divorce: Five key things the UK must navigate
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UK PM: Trump is Failing to Lead
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New UK envoy to US wants expanded ties and talks with Trump
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Britain Has Changed Forever
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Katie Price reveals her next career moves after bankruptcy
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Scotland’s Leader Warns Boris Johnson He ‘Can’t Deny Democracy’
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PIIGS:

ie: Seán Dunne accused of trying to ‘derail’ settlement of cases
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Sinn Féin, formerly linked to IRA, virtually ties for first in Irish elections
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Canada:

More Prosperous Households Filing Insolvency
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South Africa:

Bankrupt South African Airways just debuted its newest plane, the Airbus A350, weeks early despite verging on the brink of collapse • Route cuts intended to make South African Airways sustainable - rescue team • South African government calls for review of SAA route cuts • SAA ‘will be bankrupt next month’: Concerns raised about bailout • BRPs have a fiduciary duty to SAA first, not creditors, shareholders – expert
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MENA:

U.S. warns Israel against 'unilateral' West Bank moves • Buried in Trump's peace plan, a proposal that could strip thousands of Israeli Arabs of their citizenship • Why Trump’s Plan Is Proving a Hard Sell in Israel
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U.S. Forces Start to Withdraw From 15 Bases in Iraq
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China:

China GDP will be 0% this quarter as coronavirus rages, says Wall Street chief economist
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Exporters scramble for materials as factories idle
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As Chinese tourists stay home, a world that has grown dependent on them feels their absence
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China Pork Prices Head Toward Record High on Supply Concerns
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China’s Battered Banks Brace for Worst-Case Economic Scenario
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Mexico:

Amid gang peril, a Mexican village arms its children
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India:

Homebuyers object to Insolvency code amendment, approach parliamentary committee • Homebuyers' body writes to Parliamentary panel opposing amendment in insolvency law
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From 6th Richest In World To Bankruptcy! Anil Ambani Tells UK Court His Net Worth Is 'Zero'
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Deutsche Bank, SSG Seek 50% Haircut on Indian Power Plant’s Debt
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Argentina:

Trade Alert: Argentina
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Thailand:

Soldier kills 29 people in Thailand before being shot • One gunman, four locations, 29 dead: how the mass shooting in Thailand unfolded
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