Law:

Morrison & Foerster Women Move to Drop Classwide Sex Bias Claims
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In-House Non-Compete Clauses Break Ethics Rule, Ohio Court Says
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DC Court Shoots Down Bankrupt Howrey's 'Unfinished Business' Claims
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Kirby appointed Chair of Porter Wright Bankruptcy, Workout & Creditors' Rights Practice Group
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Lawyer Who Linked ATM Card to Escrow Account Hit With 3-Year Ban
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An Exhaustive Collection Of Lawyer Pickup Lines To Be Quoted In Your Next Restraining Order
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So I Worked, Because I’m A Mom: A Government Lawyer’s Experiences After Having A Child
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Are Women Getting Snookered By Those Latest Fertility Perks?
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'I Knew What Life Was Like': How This Managing Partner Thrived Amid the Whiteness of Big Law
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Barr says Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job;’ Trump asserts ‘legal right’ to ask for action • Trump doesn't heed Barr's request to cool tweeting on DOJ • Trump says he has "legal right" to ask Barr to intervene in criminal cases • AG Bill Barr Refuses To Be Twitter Bullied By Trump Over DOJ Cases • Trump-Barr rift grows as Justice Department backs off McCabe • McConnell, top Republicans support Barr's remarks on Trump tweets • Bill Barr is Right About Trump's Tweets • Some Think Barr & Trump are Gaslighting US • We knew what Barr would do - now it's too late to stop him • Attorney General William Barr Has Been Pissed for Weeks: Report • After Barr Bailed Him Out, Trump Immediately Asserted His ‘Legal Right’ to Interfere in Criminal Cases • Trump critics are raising conspiracy theories that Barr's criticism of the president was carefully coordinated • Legal Historian: Barr's Actions Not Normal • Barr's internal reviews and re-investigations feed resentment, suspicion inside Justice Department
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Judge sets "scheduling" conference call ahead of Roger Stone sentencing • Roger Stone Judge Schedules Conference Call. Will She Put DOJ on the Spot? • Roger Stone pushes for new trial, again • The Judge and Roger Stone's Sentence • Former DOJ Counterterrorism Prosecutor: Roger Stone Sentencing Controversy ‘Being Blown Out of Proportion’
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'A Loss to the Pursuit of Justice': Praise for Roger Stone Prosecutor Who Resigned
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Roger Stone pushes for new trial, again
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AP Fact Check: Trump’s exaggerations on Roger Stone sentence
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Ethics Complaint Against AG Barr Filed with DOJ Inspector General
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Prosecutors Consider More Charges Against Giuliani’s Associates, Bringing Probe ‘Closer’ to Him
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House Uses Trump Impeachment Legal Team’s Arguments in Filing Seeking His Tax Returns
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1,143 DOJ Alumni Sign Letter Demanding Barr Quit • Former Deputy AG Under George H.W. Bush: Barr Is ‘Un-American,’ ‘Must Resign’ or Be Impeached
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Vengeful Trump Tweet Reveling in King Comparison Is ‘Most Sinister' One Yet: Lawyers
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When America's oddest political couple fights, the sparks are real
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McCabe, an ex-FBI official targeted by Trump, not charged • Justice Department won't charge McCabe, the former FBI official who authorized investigation of Trump • Sore Winner? McCabe Calls Probe ‘Absolute Disgrace’ After DOJ Declines to Prosecute
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Andrew McCabe, Michael Flynn, and the latest Justice Department drama, explained
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U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea's role in Roger Stone sentencing storm remains in question • Roger Stone's case shows how wealthy, well-connected defendants get off easy all the time • This William Barr explanation just doesn't make sense • Stone asks for new trial in sealed motion, one day after Trump accused jury forewoman of bias • 9 senators call for attorney general’s resignation after DOJ intervenes in Roger Stone’s sentencing
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Barr Installs Outside Prosecutor to Review Case Against Michael Flynn, Ex-Trump Adviser • Attorney General Barr Appoints Outside Prosecutor in Michael Flynn Case • U.S. attorney helping review Flynn case is ex-FBI agent
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The Epic, Predictable Fall of Michael Avenatti • Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion case • 'Aged Like a Fine Wine': Trump Jr. Has the Last Laugh After Avenatti Guilty Verdict • Facing Years in Prison, the Worst Could Still Be Yet to Come for Michael Avenatti
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Weinstein accused of manipulating women who wanted to be in his 'universe,' in prosecution's closing argument • Harvey Weinstein Publicist: ‘Several Aspects’ of Trial Are ‘Opening This Judge Up to an Appeal’ • How powerful was Harvey Weinstein? • As Harvey Weinstein's fate heads to jurors, who will they believe?
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Epstein Employee Claimed to See Prince Andrew ‘Groping Girls Right Out in the Open’: Prosecutor
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How Trump's Fixers Silenced Stormy Daniels
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As impeachment trial ended, prosecutors took new steps in Giuliani-related probe, according to people familiar with case
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New Jersey, Trump administration square off over immigration
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A black student left his team bus to stretch. Police swarmed and put a gun to his head, lawsuit says.
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Trump is sending armed tactical forces to arrest immigrants in sanctuary cities • Trump administration taps elite border units to arrest immigrants inside the United States
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AP Fact Check: Trump’s wall claim is beyond ‘redemption’ • Diversion of aircraft purchases for border wall puts some Texas Republicans in a difficult position • Climbing the Border Wall with a $5 Ladder • Border Patrol released 375,000 illegals directly into USA Last Year
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DC Circuit strikes down Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas
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Too small to hire guards, too worried to go gun-free, community churches are now arming themselves
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Mass. woman on 1st date ends up as a getaway driver in a bank robbery
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TX: 64 Supremacists Get 820 Years in Prison
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Peer-to-peer car rental apps are a boon to auto thieves
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$181,500 Seized at Airport. Won't Give Back
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Assault weapons bill dies in Virginia, giving gun-rights groups rare victory
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Married Baseball Player Asks for Restraining Order Against Fan Who Insists She's His 'Future Wife'
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Prosecutors Put Untrustworthy NYPD Officers on ‘Blacklist’ to Keep Them from Testifying
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P--- Shoot at California Public Library Elicits Strong Reactions: 'We Have to Have Laws'
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America's dwindling executions
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Ring Cameras Don't Really Help Police
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California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans
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Man with 'Crime Pays' forehead tattoo arrested again
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Asking For Sex In Exchange For Legal Services Is Apparently Frowned Upon Now!
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Court To Prosecutors Who Sent Crime Victims Fake Subpoenas Threatening Them With Arrest: Pretty Sure Immunity Doesn’t Cover That
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Judges:

Federal Judges Association Moves Up April Meeting Because It 'Could Not Wait' • Judges group calls emergency meeting on Roger Stone case intervention
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George W. Bush-Appointed Judge Fears U.S. Becoming ‘Banana Republic’ Under Trump
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Trump just got bad news from Neil Gorsuch’s mentor in a big Medicaid case
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How Justice Scalia paved the way for Trump’s assault on the rule of law
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What In The Hell Are We Going To Do About Federal Judges?
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‘The personal attacks on our judges and prosecutors must cease,’ says ABA president
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Wall Street:

Dow futures sink 125 points after Apple issues revenue warning
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European stocks slide as Apple warns on coronavirus revenue hit; HSBC down 5.8%
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Stocks close little changed, but post a gain for the week
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The decline of trading on Wall Street, explained
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Layoffs:

Inside the chaotic 'Valentine's Day massacre' at Wayfair where 550 people lost their jobs
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HSBC will reportedly slash 35,000 jobs
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Nearly 1,800 retail employees lost their jobs at 4 major companies this week — and it shows the great retail shakeout is far from over
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Politics:

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden's Brother
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If everyone except for Bernie and Buttigieg dropped out of the 2020 Democratic race, Bernie would mop the floor • How Joe Biden's free fall puts Bernie in command • Nancy Pelosi: I'm not counting Joe Biden out of the 2020 race • Biden: Sanders must disassociate himself from attacks on union leaders • NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio endorses Sanders • One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders
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Biden Surrogate 'Forced to Resign' from Democratic Group Over Doctored Bernie Sanders Video
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Sanders-Warren: Populists with Private Jets
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Buttigieg: I'm not going to be "lectured on family values" by Rush Limbaugh
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"The West is winning," Pompeo tells China, Russia
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Trump Just Comes Out and Admits to Entire Ukraine Scam
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In tweetstorm, Trump likens himself to a king, shares mayor bathroom audio
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Can a Republican take on Trump and survive? Mitt Romney proving it's possible
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'Something has to be done': Trump's quest to rewrite history of the Russia probe
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These are the 5 biggest bombshells from The New York Times' report on Trump's money and Deutsche Bank
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Bolton Praises John Kelly • 'He's Just Shilling': People Have Had Enough of John Bolton's Empty Promises • John Bolton is About to Break His Silence • 'You'll love chapter 14': John Bolton discussed his book and suggested he has a lot more to say about Ukraine
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One striking image shows the Marine Corps generals who will have left the Trump administration, after the president praised their service
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Trump Is Already Making Stuff Up About Voter Fraud
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The authors of 'A Very Stable Genius' discuss Trump's rage, ignorance, and the unprecedented dysfunction of his White House
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Biden accused Univision journalist Jorge Ramos of 'not telling the truth' during contentious interview comparing Obama and Trump's immigration policies
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Ex-Government Ethics Chief on Trump
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Bloomberg Said U.S. Should Deny Treatment To Old People With Chronic Disease • Michael Bloomberg qualifies for Nevada's Democratic debate • Hillary Clinton 'wants back in' as Bloomberg campaign tries to quiet speculation she could be his VP pick • Former employee says he heard Bloomberg ask a female co-worker if she was going to 'kill it' after announcing her pregnancy • The cost of going after Bloomberg • Mike Bloomberg once said taking too much money from the rich and giving it to the poor was a bigger problem than income inequality • Sanders accuses Bloomberg of trying to "buy" the 2020 election • Biden says Bloomberg's money can't "erase" his record • Bloomberg in 2013: Civil libertarians and teachers union are like NRA ‘extremists’ • Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival's aggressive loyalists • Bloomberg for years has battled women's allegations of profane, sexist comments • Michael Bloomberg hit back after Bernie Sanders said he wouldn't energize voters enough to beat Trump • Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans’ Social Security, retirement savings • Mike Bloomberg builds an ‘army’ of elite business leaders to act as surrogates for his campaign • Michael Bloomberg's employees created a book purportedly full of his offensive quotes. Here it is • "Billions": Season 2020 • Bloomberg’s Instagram meme ad campaign is backfiring
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Shortage of dollars, not delegates, may sink Dems
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Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history
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Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his wall • Senate candidate in Arizona blasts military cuts for wall • Ranking House Armed Services Republican Claims Trump’s Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall is Unconstitutional • Between the Border Wall and the Rio Grande
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“Never Felt Super Welcome”: Hope Hicks Didn’t Like Being a Trumper in Hollywood
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Showdowns at political conventions are rare. Democrats may get one.
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There are warning signs that Nevada could be Iowa all over again
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GOP Snooped on Democrats' House Polls
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Trump's authoritarian style is remaking America
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Bernie Sanders pranked by Russians posing as Greta Thunberg • SC: Some Tea Partiers Are Voting for Bernie? • Poll: Bernie Sanders is beating every other candidate in Nevada • Bernie Sanders is leading the 2 most important states on Super Tuesday
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Trump Is Inexplicably Obsessed With Retweeting This Sex Therapist
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Trump's campaign chief posted a stirring photo of Air Force One at the Daytona 500, but deleted it after realizing it was from George W Bush's trip in 2004 • Trump takes presidential limousine for lap at Daytona 500
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Trump mocks the faith of others. His own religious practices remain opaque.
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U.S. military isn't investigating Vindman, top Army official says
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White House memo on Soleimani strike makes no mention of imminent threat
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Paula White: Trailer Park to White House Aide
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Rail:

Jacksonville: Rail yard management company files bankruptcy
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Cannabis:

Restructur Advisors Launches First Cannabis Industry-Focused Restructuring and Turnaround Advisory Firm
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Travel:

Woman brings mini-service horse onto plane, into first class
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Climate:

The widening partisan divide on climate change
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Antarctica hits 69 degrees days after record-breaking heat
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Bezos says he’s committing US$10B to fight climate change
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2050: Worst Case Climate Scenario
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The End of Australia as We Know It
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Researchers debate whether global emissions have peaked
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Everything China Is Doing to Support Its Virus-hit Markets
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Stuck-at-Home Bankers See China Deals Slump With Virus Spreading
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Mississippi Flooding Near Historic Record
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Scientists Worried About 5 Cascading Events
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Economy:

Negative Interest Rates Turn Upside Down
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New York Fed says Boeing's production freeze could cut U.S. GDP growth by 20% in 2020
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Treasury yields move lower as coronavirus fears persist
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Consumer Spending is Slowing
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WTO Flashes Red Light on World Economy
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Q1 GDP Forecasts: 0.7% to 2.4%
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The Next Big Retirement Threat—Keeping Your Job Past 50
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In hot jobs market, half of college grads are missing out
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Industrial Production Decreased in January
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Why aren't more Americans working? Fed Chair Powell says blame education and drugs, not welfare.
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Virus Overshadows All as Traders Brace for 2020 Fed Rate Cuts
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Slump in Global Goods Trade to Deepen With Coronavirus, WTO Says
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As the job market remains strong, older workers are sticking around
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The US Economy is Rigged
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Charlie Munger: Lower Your Expectations
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Sanders and Bloomberg want to redistribute wealth. Most millionaires and billionaires don't.
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How Trump’s economy stacks up • Trump rejects Obama taking credit for economy
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2009 Recovery Act Kickstarted the Economy
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US Raises Tariffs on European Aircraft
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Italy Escapes New Round of U.S. Tariffs After Direct Lobbying
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Pelosi Agrees with Trump on Huawei • Pelosi warns U.S. allies against working with China's Huawei • Pelosi says working with China’s Huawei is like ‘choosing autocracy over democracy’ • Pelosi warns Europe that Huawei represents Chinese state police
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China to accept tariff exemption requests on nearly 700 US imports from March 2
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Next Retirement Threat: Keeping Your Job
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Young adults support Bernie Sanders because they want to benefit from 'boomer socialism' that older Americans already enjoy
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Reducing immigration won’t stop America’s accelerating racial diversity
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I wrote the law Bloomberg blames for the financial crisis. He's wrong.
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These workers are most likely to quit their jobs—and it can impact your ability to find a new job, too
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White House considering tax incentive for more Americans to buy stocks, sources say
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Suppliers’ Late Payments Woes Expand Across Borders
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Map of the Oldest Companies in the World
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Even high-income consumers are feeling squeezed by credit card debt
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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:

The Housing Bubble, Mortgage Debt as Percent of GDP
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Fannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q4, Down 17% Year-over-year
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Sacramento Housing in January: Sales Up 5.6% YoY, Active Inventory down 32.7% YoY
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The biggest US mall owner is doubling down on retail even as the industry struggles
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Real Estate Agent Boom and Bust
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The Big Lie Lives On
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Hoping to Buy a Home in 2020? The Easiest and Toughest Places to Find One
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Municipalities:

Appeal of COFINA restructuring is alive and kicking
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The New Pact Between the Oversight Board and the Vulture Funds
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Big Progress in Big Cases: PG&E and Puerto Rico are Making Strides Towards Achieving Creditor Consensus
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The 15 fastest-growing cities in the world
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18 major US cities where rent and taxes eat up all of a worker's paycheck
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Oil/Gas:

With Ample Drama, Largest East Coast Refinery Meets Its End
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Drillers Feel Squeeze From Wary Bondholders In Debt Deals
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“Renewable natural gas”: a flailing industry’s bid to delay its inevitable decline
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Hottest Fossil Fuel Market Catches a Chill as Gas Prices Drop
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Travel:

A Definitive Guide to Reclining Your Seat on an Airplane
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Healthcare:

Workers at bankrupt Bethlehem senior homes approve contract with likely buyer
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OP health system, hospitals file for bankruptcy
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Nearly 20% of S&P 500 companies have already warned investors about virus impact • Apple won’t meet quarterly revenue target due to coronavirus • Apple warns on revenue guidance due to iPhone delays in China caused by coronavirus • Chinese health workers fall ill amid shortages of protective equipment • Hospital director dies in China of the new coronavirus • Pathologists debunk 13 coronavirus myths • WHO: Coronavirus is Mild in 80% of Sufferers • Towns 'sealed shut'; 58 million on lockdown • The coronavirus has infected more than 1,700 healthcare workers in China, killing 6 of them • The White House doesn’t trust China’s coronavirus numbers — here’s why • China’s foreign minister denies major risks to Chinese economy as cases surge past 66,000 • 44 Americans on cruise ship docked in Japan tested positive for coronavirus, U.S. health official says • Inside a lab where scientists are working urgently to fight the coronavirus outbreak • WHO calls on world leaders to ‘stop stigma and hate’ surrounding coronavirus outbreak • One Wuhan family's story encapsulates life amid outbreak • US Evacuates Citizens from Diamond Princess • Malaysia bars entry of MS Westerdam cruise passengers after American tests positive for virus • The big coronavirus cruise ship quarantine, explained • Why the coronavirus outbreak might be much bigger than we know • China’s drinkers get happy hour margaritas delivered to their door as coronavirus lockdown continues • Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins France reports the first coronavirus death outside of Asia • American Passenger on Westerdam Cruise Contracted Coronavirus • Hong Kong's Disneyland gives land for quarantine • China will start destroying cash collected in areas with high exposure to the coronavirus • A nurse in Wuhan, wearing a dress and veil made from a hazmat suit, married her fiancée via video chat • A couple under quarantine in Wuhan describe what it is like to be trapped in their home for more than 3 weeks • China is considering postponing the central event of its political calendar, an embarrassing admission that it has lost control of the coronavirus • Americans on the coronavirus-struck Diamond Princess cruise ship will be flown back to US to face another two-week quarantine • 14 Americans who got the coronavirus from the quarantined cruise ship in Japan were flown home in an 'isolation box' at the back of the plane • Valentine's Day on the coronavirus-struck Diamond Princess cruise ship involved gifts of iPhones, chocolate, and roses — with masked dancing below deck • Cruise Travel Risks Remain ‘Manageable’ Despite Virus, WHO Says • Beijing has instituted a 14-day quarantine for anyone returning to the city, in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak • The US will begin testing patients with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus in an expanded effort to contain the outbreak • Four Key Dates, Four Missed Chances for China to Contain Virus • The US military has set up 15 coronavirus quarantine camps on its bases, and 600 citizens are still isolated there • As demand spikes for medical equipment, this Texas manufacturer is caught in coronavirus' supply chain panic • A United flight was one of several locked down in London when a passenger developed symptoms consistent with the coronavirus • Hong Kong Virus Stress Climbs With Maids, Nannies Stranded in Philippines • Singapore sets aside $4 billion to help businesses and households amid coronavirus outbreak • 'Are there any Chinese there?' Greek tourism hit hard by cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak
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Appeals court unanimously strikes down Medicaid work requirements
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Why Medicare-for-all works for Bernie Sanders — and nobody else
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Medicare payment change leads to drastic home health care cuts for some
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Fraud:

The Astros want to 'move forward.' The rest of baseball isn't eager to let them • If MLB won't punish Astros players, opposing pitchers ready to dole out justice on their own • Altuve shows off his tattoo as Astros' sign-stealing scandal takes reality-TV turn
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Newsweek's Former Owner Guilty of Fraud
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Private Equity:

7 things to know about the private equity industry
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Food/Beverage:

Kraft Heinz Downgraded to Junk
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Dairy Farmers of America agrees to buy 'substantial' part of Dean Foods for $425 million
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Religion:

Cardinal McCarrick secretly gave nearly $1 million to group led by cleric accused of sexual misconduct
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Celebs:

Elon Musk, Short on Personal Cash, Borrows
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Aviation:

Boeing submits initial plan for resolving 737 Max wiring concerns
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American, United pull Boeing 737 Max from summer schedules until past mid-August
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Cathay Warns Results Will Deteriorate Significantly Due to Coronavirus
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The Boeing 737 Max crashes have revived decades-old fears about what happens when airplane computers become more powerful than pilots
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Trustee urges cancellation of OneJet asset sale hearing — and here's why
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Agribusiness:

Jury awards $265 million to Bader Farms in lawsuit against Bayer, BASF
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Coal:

Navajo-owned coal company wins liability waiver from Wyoming
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Polish Miners’ Strike May Hit The Wall as Coal Is on The Way Out
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Banking:

State closes Ericson bank for insolvency
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scouts Seek Chapter 11 Protection From Sex-Abuse Lawsuits • The Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy after facing hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse • Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy: What Happens Now? • Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy after sex abuse lawsuits • Boy Scouts of America seeks bankruptcy amid thousands of new sex-abuse claims • Boy Scouts files for bankruptcy amid wave of sexual abuse claims • Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy to pay victims of abuse • Sex abuse claims drive Boy Scouts of America to bankruptcy • Mammoth sex-abuse lawsuits force US Boy Scouts to file for bankruptcy • Plan • First Day Dec
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Furniture:

Art Van Furniture exploring option of sale, possible bankruptcy • Art Van Exploring Sale, Possible Bankruptcy Filing • Art Van Furniture responds to reports of possible bankruptcy filing
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Movies:

Moviefone is Bankrupt, Now Being Run By Only One Employee
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Crypto:

Crypto Exchange FCoin Insolvent After Revealing Up to $130M Bitcoin Shortfall
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Newspapers:

Pension agency questions about McClatchy’s largest lender threaten to slow bankruptcy process
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McClatchy Receives Court Approval of First Day Motions to Support Ongoing Operations
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After McClatchy bankruptcy, reporter Julie K. Brown urges Americans to subscribe to local newspapers
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Newsonomics: Six takeaways from McClatchy’s bankruptcy
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Hedge fund behind McClatchy bankruptcy set to take over
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Kill The Star? The future isn't bright
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Retiree Saves California's Oldest Newspaper
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Guns:

Gun maker files for bankruptcy following Kansas City lawsuit
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Awards:

Bradley Attorneys Recognized for Helping Secure U.S. Supreme Court Hearing in Federal Bankruptcy Law Case
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Student Debt:

4 Real Alternatives To Student Loan Forgiveness
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Wiping out the nation’s student-loan debt could have unintended financial consequences for borrowers
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Why people with student debt are refusing to repay it
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What A Bernie Sanders Presidency Could Mean For Student Loan Borrowers
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Reaction to potential cuts to Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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Growing Federal Subsidies for Graduate Loan Debt
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9th Cir. Holds Student Loan Guaranty Agency Not Subject to FDCPA
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Transit:

'Do we care about the public?': Cities weigh free public transit amid rising costs
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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 (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (101 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:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Appeals:

Bankruptcy Court Orders Denying Relief From the Automatic Stay Must Be Appealed Within 14 Days
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Cross-Border:

Stay Extended to Bar Litigation Against Chapter 15 Foreign Representatives but No Ruling on Extraterritoriality of Barton Doctrine
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Unanswered Questions: Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
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Lenders Take Notice - A New Bankruptcy Subchapter Goes Into Effect February 19, 2020 - Increased Filings Expected
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The Small Business Reorganization Act: Big Changes for Small Businesses
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Miscellaneous:

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2019
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Consumer Bankruptcy:

Closing Consumer Bankruptcy's Enforcement Gap
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Avoidance Actions:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Declines To Dismiss Fraudulent Transfer Suit Filed Seven Years After Challenged Transaction Occurred
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Debt Collection:

Midland Funding v. Johnson and the Pernicious Problem of Stale-Debt Claims
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Tax:

Resurgence of Bifurcation Approach to Priority of Straddle Year Taxes in Bankruptcy
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SCOTUS to rule on wrangling over corporate tax refunds
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Make-Whole:

Fifth Circuit Vacates Ruling that Make-Whole Premium Is Disallowed Unmatured Interest but Holds Firm on Bankruptcy Code v. Chapter 11 Plan Impairment
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D&O:

D&O Insurance Pricing Trends
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Banking:

The fall of Deutsche Bank: Lies, greed, money laundering and Donald Trump • ‘What the Hell Are We Doing Lending Money to a Guy Like This?’
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Sporting Goods:

Modell’s Struggles to Keep Family Sporting-Goods Empire Alive
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Education:

DeVos Allowed Group to Accredit College with ‘No Students, No Faculty, and No Classrooms’
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Retailing:

Pier 1 files Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid talks with buyers • Pier 1 Files For Bankruptcy And Puts Itself Up For Sale, But List Of Potential Buyers Is Unnerving • Pier 1 says stores deleted from its website are shutting down. Here's the list of closing stores. Pier 1 files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy as talks with potential buyers continue • Struggling Pier 1 Imports files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Pier 1 Imports Files for Bankruptcy, Will Pursue Sale of Company • Pier 1 Imports files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection as it struggles to compete against online retailers • Texas-based Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection after announcing massive store closures • Pier 1 Stock Is … Quickly Falling Off a Pier • Pier 1 braces for sale after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Pier 1’s Struggles Mark the End of a Major Retailing Era
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We compared Ross and the struggling Pier 1 Imports and saw why the messier store is actually better to shop for home goods
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Retail Sales increased 0.3% in January
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Retailers Still Haven’t Learned That There’s Such A Thing As Too Many Discounts
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Struggling Fast Fashion Pioneer Forever 21 Sold to Mall Owners ... Now What?
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More than 2,200 stores are closing in 2020 as the retail apocalypse drags on. Here's the full list.
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Saks Fifth Avenue plans expansion into bankrupt Barneys shop in Los Angeles
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Victoria's Secret dumped hundreds of bras outside a recently closed store, and it reveals a dark truth about the fashion industry
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Hellish Conditions at Amazon Warehouses
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Bezos spent more on new home than Amazon paid in taxes
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Dairy:

Dean Foods in Asset Purchase Pact With Dairy Farmers of America • Farmer-owned co-op to buy much of bankrupt Dean Foods
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A Giant Milk Industry Merger Moves Closer With a $425 Million Deal
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Topless dairy industry protesters crashed the stage at a Bernie Sanders rally
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Autos:

General Motors is retreating from Australia, New Zealand and Thailand • Why Holden died: Global forces accelerated model failure
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Vehicle debt is piling up, driven by demand for SUVs, trucks
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Charlie Munger on Elon Musk: ‘Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself’
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Pharma:

21 states rejected an $18 billion offer to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits, arguing it's not enough
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Payout From a National Opioids Settlement Won’t Be as Big as Hoped
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Personal Finance:

Stanford scientist: 12 tiny habits that will instantly make you more productive
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Basketball:

NBA will lose hundreds of millions of dollars due to rift with China, commissioner says
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Apparel:

Apparel sales just had their worst month in more than 10 years. Here’s why
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Utilities:

Fire victims speak out against PG&E bankruptcy settlement
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This is the no. 1 S&P 500 sector to avoid here, market bull Jeff Saut says
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Rail:

Trump's budget slashes Amtrak funding, phases out long-distance routes
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Sovereigns:

Venezuela, Lebanon, and Tools to De-Fang “Rush-In” Creditors
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Pre-1949 Chinese Bonds: How Much of a Litigation Threat Do They Pose?
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Judgments > CACs!!!!
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Judgments, CACs and Civil Procedure Quicksand
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UK:

Trump took another swipe at Britain over 'untrustworthy' Huawei as his tensions with Boris Johnson grow
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Britain and EU Will Rip Each Other Apart in Trade Talks
(DBN)

UK Refuses to Release Full Brexit Studies
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U.K. Fires Broadside at EU Before Future-Ties Talks Even Begin
(DBN)

Can the BBC Survive the Next Decade?
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U.K. Home Asking Prices Jump to Near-Record High After Election
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EU:

US needs Europe to tackle the rise of China, NATO chief says
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PIIGS:

Ivan Yates: ‘I was a poster boy for bankruptcy tourism’
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Germany:

German economy stagnates in sign of Europe's difficulties
(DBN)

Germany’s export-led economic growth exacts a heavy cost on Europe and the US
(DBN)

German president says Trump’s ‘America First’ policy creates unstable world
(DBN)

Germany Demands Compromise From All Sides in EU Budget Talks
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Germany's Golden Age of Autos Fades
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India:

IBC check: In 3 years, just 6 per cent of 3,312 cases have seen resolution
(DBN)

Liquidation remains high in NCLT cases
(DBN)

India orders telcos to pay dues now, after top court threatens contempt
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Africa:

Kenyan Farmers Loose Entire Crops to  Locusts
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MENA:

DP World Parent to Pay $5.15 Billion for Dubai World Bank Debt
(DBN)

Iran FM: We Were Very Close to War
(DBN)

Trump reportedly urged the CIA to hunt and kill Osama bin Laden's son instead of more pressing terrorist threats
(DBN)

Egypt’s Population Boom Is No Boon
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China:

China's economy to slow to worst pace since financial crisis as coronavirus spreads
(DBN)

Moody’s lowers China forecast
(DBN)

China’s wind energy sector faces significant impact due to the coronavirus, Wood Mackenzie warns
(DBN)

China Shutdown to Ripple Across India From Drugs to Electronics
(DBN)

U.S. Factories in China Are Open, But With ‘Severe’ Worker Shortage
(DBN)

China’s Services Sector Pulls Out All the Stops to Survive the Coronavirus
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Japan:

Japan’s economy shrinks at fastest pace in 6 years, virus clouds outlook • Japan GDP Falls 6.3%
(DBN)

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Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe Central Bank to Settle $1.2 Billion of Legacy Debt
(DBN)

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Argentina:

IMF Cannot Offer Argentina a Haircut on Loan, Georgieva Says
(DBN)

As ‘do-or-die’ IMF talks draw to a close, Argentina faces prospect of default
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Rand Weakens as Moody’s Cuts South Africa’s Growth Forecast
(DBN)

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Kazakhstan:

Billions in Bailouts Still Can’t Heal Kazakhstan’s ‘Sick’ Banks
(DBN)

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Myanmar:

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Myanmar on new insolvency law
(DBN)

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Africa:

Gunmen kill 24 in attack on Burkina Faso church
(DBN)

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