January 8, 2020

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Law:

BigLaw firm defends its commitment to diversity after Al Sharpton’s criticism
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How Kirkland ‘Partners in Name Only’ Live in Limbo
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2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market
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US law firms secure record number of tie-ups in 2019
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Skadden Partner Laterals Rather Than Face Mandatory Retirement
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BakerHostetler Names New Bankruptcy partner
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Hogan Lovells Names New Restructuring Partner, Four New Counsel
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Akin Gump Names 5 New Restructuring Partners
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Stites & Harbison promote six attorneys to Lexington, Louisville offices
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Norton Rose Name Two New Bankruptcy Partners
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Dean Builds 146th Best Law School And Retires With $5.3 Million Package
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‘Slap A Number On It, Who Cares?’: The US News Law School Ranking Story
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Law Professors Swarm The Beltway
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Why Does It Take So Damn Long To Grade Law School Finals?
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The Law School Crash
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The Incredible Shrinking Law School Faculty
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ABA 509 Report Data: 27% Of Law Students Lost Their Conditional Scholarships
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Class Of 2019 Law Grads Contributed $111 Million Of Pro Bono Legal Services
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Debevoise to Move Offices to Manhattan’s Hudson Yards
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Do lawyers really start work later than other people?
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Why Polsinelli Bet on UnitedLex to Outpace In-House Litigation Support
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Norton Rose Fulbright names Andrew Robinson as its new Global Chair
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From 'Pie-in-the-Sky' to Solid Strategy, Law Firms Still Have Urge to Merge
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First Amendment Challenge To Mandatory Membership, Bar Fees Reaches Supreme Court
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in-House: The Gotcha Moment They’ve All Been Waiting For
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Feds Seek Prison for Michael Flynn, Reversing Earlier Support for Leniency Michael Flynn deserves up to six months in prison, U.S. Justice Department says in reversal for former Trump national security adviser
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Trump Inaugural Committee Donor Charged With Obstructing Probe Major Trump Inauguration Donor Hit with Obstruction of Justice Charge Trump donor to plead guilty to obstruction of justice charge, lawyer says
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New York's highest court can hear sexual misconduct lawsuit against Trump, judges rule
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'Indefensible': Hundreds of Lawyers Criticize McConnell Over Senate Impeachment Trial
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Australia Is Burning and Demand for 'Climate Lawyers' Is Rising
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Tokyo prosecutors raid offices of Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer Ghosn’s Lawyer Refuses Entry to Tokyo Prosecutors Seeking His PC
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She helped her 'best friend' give birth. Then she stole the baby and passed it off as her own, officials say.
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Video shows 93-year-old open fire on apartment maintenance worker Video shows 93-year-old shooting a man twice over water damage in his apartment, police say
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U.S. says it's ready to send Mexican migrants to Guatemala Mexico Mad Over Sending Migrants Elsewhere
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Harvey Weinstein judge refuses to delay New York trial after lawyers say Los Angeles case will taint jury pool New Weinstein charges could have "powerful" impact on New York trial The stakes of Harvey Weinstein’s trial, explained Weinstein’s Potential Jurors Asked If They’re Sex Abuse Victims Is Harvey Weinstein's walker a medical aid or theatrical prop?
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Pompeo’s shifting reasons for killing Soleimani puts the strike on shaky legal ground Secretary Pompeo Again Fails to Explain ‘Imminent Threat’ Used to Justify Soleimani Airstrike Trump pressed to detail what prompted strike on Iran general
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Colombian drug lord El Tio arrested after son tips off police because dad had affair with his wife
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CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student
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Racist Pagan Goat-Murdering Lawyer Is in Trouble Again
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Man accused of cannibalizing date
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‘Transient’ charged in stabbing death of asbestos lawyer who is being hailed as a hero Authorities: Slain Lawyer Helped Save 2 Children Before He Died
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Judges:

Judge threatens to jail Harvey Weinstein for using cell phone in court during #MeToo rape case
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Appeals judge ‘lacked personal boundaries’ and ‘engaged in unwanted touching,’ ethics panel says
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How Chief Justice Roberts Articulates His Ethos Through His Year End Reports Roberts Naive, Clueless in Combating Political, Social Ills The Unteachabilty of Brown v. Board of Education: Reflections on Chief Justice Roberts's New Year homily
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The Trick That Could Bring Down Roe v. Wade
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Leonard Leo Launches Exciting Plan To Save Judiciary With *Even More* Dark Money
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Justice or Rock Star? Law Profs Go Wild for Ginsburg
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Wall Street:

Dow futures drop after Iran retaliation raises fears of bigger conflict
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US stock indexes slip, but rush for safety slows
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US investors quickly shake off Iran's missile strikes
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Not Every Market Is So Indifferent to Iran’s Escalating Tensions
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Layoffs:

Laid off Kentucky coal miners say final wages remain unpaid
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Judge Approves Payout Plan to Former Celadon Employees
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Healthcare:

The Americans dying because they can't afford medical care
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More hospitals in the crosshairs over patient referrals
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Supreme Court orders quick response in Obamacare challenge
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Climate:

Drop in coal drives decline in U.S. emissions
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Smoke From Australia's Fires Has Traveled 6,800 Miles Across the Ocean
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This is Australia Now
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Apocalyptic wildfires may force a climate reckoning for Australia's conservative leader
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How Long Will Australia Be Livable?
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Australian Bushfires to Push Economy Towards a Long-term Recession
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Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires
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Australia is Warming Faster than Global Average
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More than 1 billion animals believed dead in Australian wildfires
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Celeste Barber's bushfire fundraiser on Facebook is officially the largest in the platform's history, raising over $40 million
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Angry Reactions To Greta Thunberg’s Activism Speak Volumes Why Greta Thunberg Is Totally Correct In Her Latest Climate Change Tweet
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Krugman: Apocalypse Becomes the New Normal
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Autos:

GM warns of ongoing challenges in China as sales fall 15% in 2019
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November auto defaults remain below recent cyclical peaks
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Tesla Market Cap Biggest in Auto History
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Pensions:

Arizona State Pension Is Headed for ‘Complete Desperation,’ Research Group Warns
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Pharma:

Pharmacies say prescribers bear opioid crisis responsibility
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Hedge Funds:

Billionaire Bill Ackman's hedge fund delivered 58% returns in 2019
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Famed short-seller Andrew Left's hedge fund saw 43% returns in its 1st year
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Hedge Funds See 9% Gain in 2019 After Previous Year’s Losses
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More Hedge Funds Close in 2019 than Opened
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Economy:

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 55.0% in December Dominant US service sector revs up in December U.S. Services Gauge Hits Four-Month High in Sign Growth Steady
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US factory orders drop again amid manufacturing slump
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Summers: We don't need fewer entitlements for the middle class. We need more.
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More Americans are working into old age
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Claiming Social Security too early costs Americans $3.4 trillion
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Economists Care Too Much About Inequality
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Fed Injects Another $99Bn in Repo Market
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Experian: Average credit scores at highest level in 9 years
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Nothing scares Jeffrey Gundlach more than Bernie Sanders
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US trade deficit falls more than expected to hit lowest level since Trump took office Trump’s Trade Deficit Victory Has Plenty of Caveats Attached Trade Deficit decreased to $43.1 Billion in November How Trump’s Trade War Is Making Lobbyists Rich And Slamming Small Businesses Farmer: Trump's $28 billion bailout isn't worth the trade Trade war: China’s refusal to lift grain quotas make Trump’s phase one import demands ‘more difficult’war Trump Tariffs Have Hurt U.S. Manufacturing Jobs The U.S. Trade Deficit Is Narrowing for Reasons That Aren’t All Good
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Senate panel passes new North American trade deal, moving it closer to ratification
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Tariffs: Philly’s Fledgling Wine Scene Is About to Face Its Biggest Threat Tariff Hike Would Hit U.S. Wine Lovers Where It Hurts Tariffs on European wine will hurt everyone but their intended targets
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Europe’s Green Deal Could Open a New Front in the Trade War
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EU Ready to Deal with New US Tariffs Threat
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Elon Musk says Tesla will export cars from its new China factory and that could help it avoid further trade war pain Tesla's been the one big benefactor from the US-China trade war Tesla hits all-time high following China factory opening, Credit Suisse PT raise
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Fed GDPNow latest forecast: 2.3 percent
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Chart of the Day: The Long Decline in Interest Rates
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Florida Is Top U-Haul Destination in Sign of Surging Migration
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Former Fed Official Calls for US to Issue More Long-Term Debt
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How Corporations Squeezed Billions More From Trump’s Tax Cuts
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The Largest Militaries in the World
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Small to mid-size businesses struggle to find people: JPMorgan Chase economist
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How the On-Demand Economy Reshaped Cities
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Timelapse Maps: An Overview of Our Changing Planet
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How Every Asset Class, Currency, and Sector Performed in 2019
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How Jeffrey Gundlach’s Predictions For 2019 Turned Out
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California's gig worker law makes small biz rethink staffing Uber, Lyft, Postmates Refuse To Comply With California Gig Economy Law
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The Best Business Strategy For Surviving A Recession? Not What You’d Think.
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Latest data shows the economy ended 2019 on a strong note, putting recession fears to bed
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Senate Panel Advances NAFTA 2.0
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Middle-income households haven’t recovered since the Great Recession — here’s a reason why
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Americans over 40 are half as likely to get hired — and it’s worse for workers over 50
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Finland is not launching 4-day working week
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2020’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family
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2020’s Best Cities for Jobs
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The Tax Break for Children, Except the Ones Who Need It Most
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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:

Mortgage rates fall further, as buyers rush into the first open houses of 2020
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House Prices up 3.7% Year-over-year in November
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More homes were within buyers' budget in 2019, new study says
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Housing inventory falls to a two-year low
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Housing market sentiment rose in December, Fannie Mae says
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All The Single Ladies...Are Losing In The Housing Market
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Why are people staying in their houses for so long?
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Las Vegas Real Estate in December: Sales up 21% YoY, Inventory down 13% YoY
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Connecticut Home Prices Remain 17% Below July 2006 Peak
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World Class files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at huge former 3M campus Bankruptcy filing forestalls foreclosure on former 3M campus in Austin
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Owing Main Creditors $28M, Lone Star Brewery Owner Files for Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Chicago plans full court press with investors this week
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Second Strong Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico in Two Days 6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity Puerto Rico declares emergency after strongest earthquake in 102 years Earthquake knocks out power in Puerto Rico Everyone's scared' - Puerto Rico declares emergency 'Water is running out' Puerto Rico Board Releases Emergency Funds After Earthquake Limited economic impact expected from Puerto Rico earthquakes Trump Signs Emergency Declaration for Puerto Rico After Quake
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Hawaii’s Future Liabilities are Expected to Cost $88 Billion
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Which Cities are Prepared for Recession?
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Oil/Gas:

Oil industry predicts "severe consequences" if U.S. bans fracking
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How fracking changed America forever
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US Drillers Rush To Hedge Production As Oil Prices Soar
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What Middle East crisis? Why oil prices aren't rising
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren releases broad plan to reform bankruptcy laws, she says will help individual filers Elizabeth Warren Wants To Get Rid Of Strict Bankruptcy Rules Elizabeth Warren’s New Bankruptcy Plan Is a Big Dig at Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren's Bankruptcy Reform Plan Launches a Thousand Horse-Race Headlines
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Pelosi Is 'Trying to Obstruct' Trump's Trial: GOP Senator Impasse over Senate impeachment trial continues amid partisan attacks It's Republicans, not Democrats, threatening our constitutional order The Founders put presidential impeachment trials in the Senate. They were wrong McConnell says he is ready to proceed with impeachment trial with no agreement on witnesses, according to two officials McConnell to move ahead on Senate trial rules without Democrats McConnell Unites GOP on Trial Rules Aimed at Trump Acquittal McConnell says he has enough Republican votes to begin Trump's trial without witnesses Legal Experts Scorch Marco Rubio’s Refusal to Subpoena John Bolton: ‘Utterly Wrong and Utterly Ahistorical’ John Bolton Is Bluffing Napolitano: Bolton Testimony Opens Things Up Romney Calls on Bolton to Testify Trump claims Bolton would "know nothing" about impeachment charges Trump Impeachment Trial Doesn’t Need More Evidence
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The only remaining check on Trump is the 2020 election
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Poll of Polls: President Trump Job Approval
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Biden Beats Democratic Primary Contenders in Head-to-Head with Trump: Poll
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Bernie Sanders Leads Democratic Candidates Among College Voters: New Poll
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Comedian George Lopez Under Fire for Instagram Joke About $80-Million Bounty for Trump's Head
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Trump Accuses Democrats of Casting Soleimani as a 'Wonderful Human Being' The Soleimani aftermath pivots to a key Trump talking point: Democrats are traitors Iran Says It's Considering '13 Revenge Scenarios' That Could Be 'Historic Nightmare for the Americans' One of Trump's most vocal critics on Iran? Fox News' Tucker Carlson The old Nikki Haley called for civility. The new one just said Democrats are 'mourning' a terrorist Fox's Tucker Carlson slammed conservatives for pushing Trump to go to war: 'About 20 minutes ago we were denouncing these very people as the deep state' Biden Says ‘Tweets, Threats, Tantrums’ Won’t Ease Iran Crisis White House spox Stephanie Grisham says distrusting US intelligence on Soleimani is 'really unfortunate' while ignoring Trump's history of . . . distrusting US intelligence
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Donald Trump Jr.'s rifle shows how obsessed the right still is with the Crusades
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Anatomy of a Trump rally: 67 percent of claims are false or lacking evidence
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Bloomberg unveils Trump-focused economic agenda Trump, Bloomberg to Duel With $10m Super Bowl Ads
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The 2020 election will be the country's biggest cybersecurity test ever
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Krugman: Trump the Intimidator Fails Again
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Top global risk in 2020? U.S. politics, experts say
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Congressman defends posting fake Obama photo: 'No one said this wasn't photoshopped'
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Taxis:

Uber's CEO Made a Huge Mistake, and It Just May Signal the End of Uber
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Newspapers:

Facing Bankruptcy Threat, McClatchy Skips Out on Pension Payments
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Utilities:

PG&E Bankruptcy Court Finds that Postpetition Interest for Unsecured Creditors Must be Calculated at the Federal Judgment Rate
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California Wildfires, And PG&E's Responsibility To Its Customers
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California to examine effect of blackouts on communication
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Personal Finance:

Which education level has the highest return on investment? We ran the numbers
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Dairy:

Borden Dairy Lenders Blast 'Irrational' Bankruptcy Filing
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Wisconsin Lost 10% of Dairy Farms in 2019
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Dairy experts say processing giant bankruptcy a sign dairy industry needing change
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Aviation:

Boeing's stock selloff acting as a 41-point drag on Dow futures
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Retailing:

Mall Vacancy Rate Increased in Q4 2019
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Some Thoughts on Big Lots
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Pier 1 Dives After Unveiling Staff Cuts, Reorganization Plan What Pier 1 Must Do Now to Make a Turnaround Plan Work Don’t Make Me Carry Furniture: Pier 1 Imports on the Way to Bankruptcy After 3rd-Quarter Loss
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Forever 21 Accused by Creditor of Inflating Sales Projections
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Macy's is reportedly closing more than a dozen stores
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10 retail trends to watch in 2020
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A Walmart employee was killed in a New Orleans store shooting — and it reveals a terrifying reality for retail workers
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Mass Torts:

Study Casts Doubt That Baby Powder Use Boosts Ovarian Cancer
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O-I Glass subsidiary files for bankruptcy amid asbestos lawsuits
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Security:

Firm guarding U.S. diplomats in Baghdad could go bankrupt
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Commercial Chapter 11 Filings drop 14% December Y/Y, Edge Up for 2019
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Total 2019 Bankruptcy Filings Show First Y/Y Increase in Eight Years
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to overhaul bankruptcy laws, targeting Joe Biden Consumer Bankruptcy, Done Correctly, To Help Struggling Americans Elizabeth Warren’s new plan to reform bankruptcy law, explained Warren’s bankruptcy plan revives clash with Biden Warren revives clash with Biden over landmark 2005 bankruptcy bill with new reform plan Warren reignites feud with Biden over bankruptcy policy Warren proposes repeal of 2005 bankruptcy law backed by Biden Bankruptcy would be an easier option for consumers under Elizabeth Warren’s plan
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The Small Business Reorganization Act—a New Bankruptcy Law for Small Businesses
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Chapter 11 getting easier for small businesses
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Tax:

The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well.
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Third Party Releases:

Third Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Courts May Constitutionally Confirm a Chapter 11 Plan Containing Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases
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Plan Support Agreements:

Chapter 11 Plan Support Agreements: Greasing the Wheels for Confirmation Success
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Discharge:

Lawyer who created digital child porn to make a legal point can’t escape $300K judgment, court rules
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Litigation:

Burford Plans U.S. Listing After Muddy Waters Criticism
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Mediation:

How To Mandate A Voluntary Mediation System That Thrives: A Minnesota Example
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Court Confirms High Burden to Find Material Adverse Effect in Asset Purchase Agreement
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Safe Harbors:

No, You’re a Customer: Recent Second Circuit Decision Circumscribes Merit and Preempts State Law Impairment of Safe Harbor Protections in the Wake of a Failed LBO
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Telecoms:

As Cord Cutting Grows Frontier Communications May Soon Be Sold or Face Bankruptcy
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Healthcare:

St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown LA to close following collapse of facility sale
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Medicare Paid for $725 Million Worth of Drugs That Got Thrown Away
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Nurses Continue to Rate Highest in Honesty, Ethics
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Most Americans think measles vaccine has "very high" preventative care benefits Measles-related death toll tops 6,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Skyrocketing Cost Of Air Ambulances
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Chart: How Hospital Charges Soared Over 20 Years
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The U.S. medical administrative bloat
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Is Health Care a Hidden $8,000 Tax on Each American Family?
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Coal:

Coal-fired power falls record 18% to lowest level since 1975
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America's Coal Consumption is in Free Fall
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Deadline approaches as Montana officials work with NTEC to keep coal mine open Montana grants 65-day extension for Navajo-owned coal mine
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Student Debt:

The Student Loan Forgiveness Tax Bomb
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Federal Judge Invites Scammed Students to Propose Additional Punishments for Betsy DeVos
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Cannabis:

Bankruptcy Courts Remain Inaccessible To Cannabis Cos.
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Illinois shops run out of marijuana just six days after start of legalization
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Obstacle Races:

Tough Mudder Creditors Seek to Push Race Company into Bankruptcy Tough Mudder Update – Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition Filed
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Food/Beverage:

Analysts cite conflict of interest behind 'keep eating red meat' study
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Wine Business Fears a Possible Disaster in Potential Trump Tariffs
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America's Biggest Milk Producers Are Going Bankrupt
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Creditors argue against bonuses for Bumble Bee execs aware of price-fixing
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As Fairway’s Business Slumps, ShopRite Floated as Possible Buyer of Flagship Broadway Store
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New York AG finds restaurateur Ken Friedman created 'hostile workplace' for women, now investigating Mario Batali
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Fraud:

Counsel Responsible for Client’s Massive Ponzi Scheme?
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Ex-Goldman Sachs Banker Bryan Cohen Pleads Guilty in Insider Case
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More HGTV Hosts Sued for Fraud
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Agribusiness:

Economists: Critical Issues Facing Farmers
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Floods, Bankruptcies, Trade Wars And Politics
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UK:

Politics to continue to drive volatility and unpredictability in 2020
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Travelex Crippled Since New Year’s Eve by Ransomware Attack
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Bankrupt Katie Price flies first class
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No-Deal Brexit Remains a Possibility in 2020, Warns ECB’s Knot
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Bank of England’s Carney says central banks are low on ammunition
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Does e-filing administration appointment documents give you a headache?
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PIIGS:

Greece Needs Escape From Debt Bondage: Ex-Finance Minister Varoufakis Greek economy: will reality collide with fresh optimism in Athens? Greek PM says IMF to close its Athens offices within months
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Alitalia bleeds around 300 million euros a year: administrator
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Canada:

Recession fears persist among debt-laden Canadians, poll finds
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Immigration could help Canada top U.S. in economic growth this year
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'Starting to wobble': Fidelity manager sees risk in Canadian economy, stocks
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MENA:

The US military is reportedly on 'high alert' for an 'imminent attack threat' as footage shows Iranians moving military equipment Iran fired a hail of missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops in revenge for the death of Qassem Soleimani Iran fires missiles at multiple bases housing US troops in Iraq Iran’s Retaliation Is More Conventional Than Expected Iran claims missile strike against US troops made in 'self-defense' after Trump's 'cowardly' attack No Casualties, Iran Claims Attack Has Concluded No U.S. Casualties in Iran Strikes on Iraq Base: U.S. Official Iran supreme leader says missile attack was a ‘slap in the face’ for US but it ‘wasn’t enough’ 'This was an act of war': Lindsey Graham warns of U.S. retaliation following Iran missile strike After days of dire threats, Trump's tone shifts in the wake of Iran's retaliation Trump says 'all is well' after a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on US forces in Iraq Signs of respite with Iran despite Trump's red line Iran openly targeted US troops in Iraq, marking a major shift in its strategy after Soleimani's killing World leaders call for calm after Iranian attack on US forces Iran wants to show Trump it’s ‘not going to be easy to fight in a war,’ defense analyst says ‘Almost inconceivable’ for attacks on US bases to be the end of Iranian retaliation, expert says In 1980, a 34-year-old Donald Trump said the US should invade Iran in response to the hostage crisis The FAA banned US airlines from flying over Iran and Iraq after a missile attack on US troops Iran says it has 13 'revenge scenarios' that would be a 'historic nightmare' for the US following Soleimani's assassination Iranians celebrate their favorite cultural sites after Trump threatened to target them Esper's split with Trump over targeting Iranian cultural sites is a nod to 'the laws of armed conflict' Trump walks back his threats to target Iranian cultural sites: 'I like to obey the law' 56 reportedly killed in stampede at Soleimani funeral procession in Iran Europeans shift troops from Iraq, warn fight against Islamic State is imperiled because of U.S. actions How a 'quantum change' in missiles has made Iran a far more dangerous foe 'We're going to war, bro': Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne deploys to the Middle East 'Not a standard deployment': 3,500 US paratroopers deploying amid soaring Iran tensions were told to leave their cellphones and electronics behind US Troops Prepare for Worst in Middle East The US is sending B-52 bombers to a Middle East hub amid tensions with Iran The United States' allies warn Trump that terrorists 'would be the only winners' of war with Iran Iran's parliament voted to classify the entire US military and the Pentagon as terrorist organizations Iran's military displaying "heightened state of readiness," official says The UK draws up plans to evacuate troops from Iraq as fear of Iran reprisals grow following Qassem Soleimani's funeral Biden says the only way out of Iran crisis is diplomacy How Close Is Iran to Building a Nuclear Bomb? The Trump administration has started preparing economic sanctions against Iraq
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Iraq Bondholders Fret After Trump Threatens Sanctions
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Ukraine Air 737 Crashes in Iran, 176 Dead 63 Canadians Dead in Ukraine Air Crash
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Japan:

No 5’ 6” Accused Embezzlers Will Ever Sneak Out Of Japan In A Musical Instrument Case Again Ghosn’s Moment of Truth Arrives as Deposed CEO Faces the Press Carlos Ghosn rips Nissan's investigation into his alleged conduct at the company, calling it a 'gross perversion of the truth' As Carlos Ghosn Speaks Out, France’s Silence Is Deafening Carlos Ghosn Has Tales to Tell and Scores to Settle Ghosn Nearly Crossed Paths With Japan Prime Minister as He Fled
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Singapore:

Nair & Co, PK Wong & Associates merge to form full-service law firm
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India:

Worst Economy in 42 Years Needs an Honest Look
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Strike Over Modi’s Economic Policies Disrupts Banks, Transport
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Argentina:

S&P raises Argentina debt rating, citing prior mistake
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Brazil:

Norton Rose Fulbright advises bank on Brazilian oil and gas group’s successful debt restructuring
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South Africa:

South Africa Power Cuts to Weigh on Factories in 2020, PMI Shows
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Germany:

German Factory Orders Sink Unexpectedly 
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