July 16, 2020

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Law:

Bryan Cave Conducts Layoffs, Reduces Pay Cuts Bryan Cave Trims Ranks Overseas While Easing Some Pay Cuts Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announces layoffs; experts say other firms may follow
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Be Prepared, Because More Biglaw Layoffs Are Coming
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Top 10 Entertainment Law Firm Cuts Associate Salaries
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Forcing Attorneys And Staff Back To Offices May Not Increase Productivity
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38 lawyers will work at Husch Blackwell’s new virtual office
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A Perfect Financial Stress Storm: A Q&A With Dorsey & Whitney's Joseph Acosta
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Law Schools Say ICE's Shifting Student Visa Rules Created Unnecessary Chaos
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Profession Loses Steve Susman To COVID
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Jones Day Looks to Dislodge Equal Pay Claims in $200M Lawsuit
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New formal ethics opinion gives additional guidance on harassment and discrimination
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LGBTQ+ lawyers and attorneys with disabilities report prevalent discrimination, ABA study says
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Biglaw Firm Wants Associates Off TikTok, Or At Least TikTok Off Their Phones
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Private Equity Firms Look to Cut Legal Spend Amid Downturn
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California Defendant Asks: Should Prospective Jurors Wear Face Masks?
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St. Louis prosecutor investigating lawyer couple who pointed guns at protesters says Trump, governor "came after" her
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Breonna Taylor protesters sat on the Kentucky attorney general's lawn. Police charged 87 with felonies.
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Conservative-touted study of police shootings was full of errors
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Berkeley moves toward removing police from traffic stops
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‘Coming Out of the Woodwork’: Black Lives Matter in Small-Town America
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Family Lawsuit Says George Floyd Didn't Resist Arrest; Accuses Minneapolis Police of 'Killology,' 'Warrior Style' Illegal Training
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U.S. Police Shootings: Blacks Disproportionately Affected
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Trump says he'd welcome Michael Flynn back to the White House
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Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns Trump Tells U.S. Judge He Will Keep Fighting Vance Tax Subpoena Trump Files Court Documents to Drag Out Fight Against Manhattan DA’s Subpoena for His Tax Returns Lawyers: Trump may claim harassment in tax return quest
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Attack-the-Victim Strategy May Backfire
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Weinstein Plaintiff Caitlin Dulany on Collapse of Settlement: ‘I Was Stunned’
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Where Is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood?
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Kansas Republican charged with three felonies in voter fraud investigation GOP Congressman, Charged with Voter Registration Felonies, Says ‘I Haven’t Done Anything Wrong’
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Maskless Woman, Claiming Discrimination, Demands Cut of $100K That People Donated to a Barista
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Teenagers Dress Up As Face Mask-Wearing Elderly Women To Buy Liquor
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The countries where you can get fined for breaking quarantine
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Court clears way for federal execution of man with dementia
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Judges:

Newly Appointed Eastern District of Missouri U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bonnie Clair
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is released from hospital after treatment for possible infection
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Judges Rebuke Colleague Over Stance on Unfair Policing of Blacks
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The Supreme Court Tries to Settle the Religious Liberty Culture War
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The Supreme Court’s Future Hinges on the 2020 Election
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Courts Will Need to Adapt to the Coronavirus Crush
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New York City public defenders file suit to halt in-person court appearances
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Wall Street:

Dow futures drop 200 points as investors focus on earnings, China sell-off
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Global stocks tumble as investors weigh Chinese GDP data, which beats estimates but 'flatters to deceive'
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Dow climbs 228 points on positive vaccine data, big Goldman earnings beat
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Seniors who rely on dividend income may be in for some lean times
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Layoffs:

American May Slash 25,000 Jobs by Fall
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Bankrupt JCPenney, Other Retailers, Slash Payrolls As Covid-19 Keeps Shoppers At Home
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Commercial truck-maker Navistar teams with start-up TuSimple to develop autonomous semis
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BBC, Guardian to Cut Hundreds of Jobs in Media Industry Squeeze
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J.C. Penney to cut workforce by 1,000
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Biltmore Estate to cut nearly 400 jobs
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Sennheiser Announces 650 Layoffs
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Textron announces 800 layoffs
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Boyd Gaming lays off at least 2,500
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1,000 layoffs planned at Rivers Casino
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JSW Steel sends WARN notice; 160 employees to be laid off
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Hershey Entertainment extends temporary layoffs for more than 600 employees to more than 6 months
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United Airlines to cut 4,700 employees in Houston, Dallas
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta furloughs 400
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Varian Medical Systems and Ichor Systems are laying off hundreds of employees
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Maritime:

Kleven Verft Split Into Three Companies to Complete Bankruptcy
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Sinking Dutchman: world’s largest historical sailing fleet threatened by Covid-19
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History:

The “Mask-Slackers” of 1918
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Retailing:

Outlet mall staple is closing all of its stores PVH to close Heritage Brands stores, cut 450 jobs PVH to Close 162 Outlet Stores, Reduce Office Workforce by 12 Percent
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Cash Crunch at Retailers Stings Suppliers During Pandemic Nike, Other Major Brands Report Millions In Bad Debt As Retailers Struggle To Pay Suppliers
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The Paper Store, Now Bankrupt, Looks to Line Up Speedy Sale Hallmark Cards becomes Paper Store's largest unsecured creditor
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Brooks Brothers’ Bankruptcy Path
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Walmart will require customers to wear masks at its stores Walmart makes face coverings mandatory; all stores to have one single entrance ‘You can’t make me!’ Anti-maskers revolt after Walmart announces mandatory face covering rule Is Walmart the Tipping Point on Masks? Let’s Hope So
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Best Buy will require customers to wear masks in its stores
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Kroger, Kohl’s Mandate Customers Wear Face Masks
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Why Large Retailers Are Mandating Masks
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Burberry same-store sales tumble 45% and warns of more virus pain to come
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J.C. Penney announces job cuts amid 'productive' landlord talks J.C. Penney to cut 1,000 jobs, close 152 stores Bankrupt JCPenney said it would have to close about 30% of its stores. Here are all the closures it announced so far.
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Neiman Marcus may close 4 stores for good
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Neiman Marcus must justify executive bonuses: U.S. Justice Department lawyer
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Back-to-school sales could hit a record $100 billion this year, even if kids stay home
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As virus-wary shoppers opt for online purchases, retailers pay the price
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Amazon has shed as much as $113 billion of market value in just 3 days
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Healthcare:

More hospitals face bankruptcy due to coronavirus losses
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Simplify CCRC bankruptcy proposals, warring factions are told
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UnitedHealth posts most profitable quarter in its history
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Battered by COVID losses, CT hospitals seek $450M in state relief
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A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming
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New US coronavirus cases hit record high, south and west worst hit
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Georgia governor bans cities, counties from mandating masks
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My Small Alabama Town, Masked and Unmasked
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Montana governor issues mask mandate
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The states where face coverings are mandatory
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White House says it didn't clear Navarro op-ed that attacked Fauci White House tries to distance Trump from Navarro op-ed ripping Fauci Trump reportedly 'authorized' and 'encouraged' an op-ed attacking Dr. Fauci, despite the White House's claim to the contrary The Trump administration is backing down from its war with Dr. Fauci after it became obvious it was backfiring
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Fauci says White House effort to discredit him is "bizarre" 'I don't even want to go there': Fauci criticizes the White House for trying to discredit him and says he 'can't explain' Trump adviser Peter Navarro
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The war on public health experts
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The growing scientific evidence for masks to fight Covid-19, explained
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Coronavirus hospital data will now be sent to Trump administration instead of CDC
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The White House Really Doesn’t Want You to Know How Bad the Coronavirus Crisis Is
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As Trump’s rocky relationship with Fauci deteriorates, America’s top infectious disease doctors say: ‘We will not be silenced nor sidelined’
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Phoenix's mayor says Arizona's coronavirus surge was preventable and unnecessarily political: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Coronavirus already upends 2021 health insurance premiums and copays
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Covid Vaccine Front-Runner Is Months Ahead of Her Competition
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Will we have a COVID-19 vaccine this year? Here’s what the prediction markets say
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Covid-19 vaccine trials are showing promising results. A lot can still go wrong.
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China firm uses workers to ‘pre-test’ vaccine in global race
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Induced Adverse Reactions In "More Than Half" Of Trial Participants
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Young people of color with preexisting conditions face elevated COVID-19 risk
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Some hospitals see rise in younger admissions for COVID-19, raising doctors' concerns
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U.S. reports record 67,400 single-day spike of new coronavirus cases Coronavirus tally: Global cases of COVID-19 top 13.3 million, 578,628 deaths and Florida sees record deaths in a single day For fourth time in 8 days, U.S. breaks record for new coronavirus cases As pandemic rages out of control, CDC head warns of darker times this fall Surge in caseload driven by poorer nations - and U.S.
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Coronavirus is a 'pandemic of historic proportions,' expert says, as cases climb in South and Southwest
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USA is the accidental Sweden
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Alabama's GOP governor issues statewide mask mandate
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Former CDC heads say no president has ever politicized the leading U.S. health agency the way Trump has
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Trump issues directives on virus but no clear plan
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Florida suffers record single-day COVID-19 death toll, but CDC’s Redfield won’t blame DeSantis’s brisk reopening of state Florida Nurse Warns ‘Nursing Shortage’ About To Hit State As COVID-19 Puts Strain On Hospital Systems
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What happens if Covid-19 symptoms don’t go away? Doctors are trying to figure it out.
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Public's disconnect from COVID-19 reality worries experts
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Does Blood Type Affect Your Risk Of Coronavirus Infection? Probably Not, New Studies Say
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COVID-19 May Silently Attack Central Nervous System, Study Shows
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Mask discourse is the latest stupid episode in our endless coronavirus hell
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Newspapers:

Wyoming: Last Daily Newspaper to Close
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Economy:

The Terrifying Next Phase of the Coronavirus Recession
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Census: Household Pulse Survey shows 34.9% of Households Expect Loss in Income
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U.S. job gains look like they’re slowing or reversing in July
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At Lockdown's Worst, 10 States Had Under 50% Of Populace Working
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Big Banks Prepare Greater Provisions for Loan Losses in 2Q 2020
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The fault lines between industries and business models that we understood intellectually before the COVID-19 crisis have now become giant fissures, separating the old reality from the new one
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IMF warns small and mid-sized business bankruptcies may triple
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Global consumer confidence posted a record plunge in the 2nd quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slammed job prospects, finances
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More SMBs Throw In The Towel After Lockdown Restrictions
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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity increased in almost all Districts, but remained well below where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic."
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Fed survey says economy has picked up but outlook cloudy
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Amid national debate on race, Fed's Bostic sees central bank role on inequality
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Cramer: Another round of federal stimulus is needed, despite vaccine progress
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Relief measures should soon prioritize long-term employment, inflation goals over stabilization, Fed official says
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Industrial Production Increased 5.4 Percent in June; Still 10.8% Below Pre-Crisis Level
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NY Fed: Manufacturing "Business activity increased in New York State" in July New York Manufacturing Expands More Than Forecast as Orders Grow
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Fed’s Harker Backs Holding Rates Until Inflation Tops 2%
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This is what Ben Bernanke says needs to be done to save US economy
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'We're really hitting the moment of truth': 5 Wall Street execs have sounded the alarm on a tough economic recovery ahead. Here's what they said.
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Government data is getting worse. That's a catastrophe.
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Shadow Bank Weaknesses Forced Fed’s Market Rescue, Quarles Says
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Hedge Funds Really Can Blame Fed for Wrecking Their Strategies
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Hedge Fund That Jumped 40% Picks Winners in Office-Free World
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Major U.S. Banks Criticized by Workers’ Group for Virus Response
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Alternative Indicators Show Global Recovery Loses Momentum
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California orders bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches shut again amid coronavirus surge Let the good times ... hold. Virus recloses New Orleans bars National Parks May Become Latest Battleground in Reopening A Resurgence of the Virus, and Lockdowns, Threatens Economic Recovery Metropolitan Museum of Art to Reopen Five Days a Week in August Mayor Lori Lightfoot Warns City Might Have To Move Back To Phase 3 If COVID Cases Continue To Rise; ‘We Are On The Precipice’ Austin Mayor Steve Adler calls for caution when reopening economies Gov. Hogan Discourages Marylanders From Traveling Out-Of-State
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U.S. Industrial Output Surges by Most Since 1959 on Reopening
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As the Economy Reopened, Job Applications Surged
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Governor Cuomo Announces Travel Enforcement Operation at Airports Across The State to Help Ensure Travelers Are Following Quarantine Restrictions
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What happens if the $600 unemployment boost runs out for jobless Americans in 11 days The $600 weekly unemployment pay will likely end this month—how people are preparing for it Congress is running out of time to extend expanded unemployment insurance
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Demand for jobless aid high, even as economy slowly picks up
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Next Stimulus Bill Will Likely Have These Three Major Changes
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New Stimulus Package May Be Introduced Next Week
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Second Stimulus Check And $600 Benefit Extension May Be Delayed; Here’s Why That Might Be A Good Thing
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Why economists say arguments against extending UI benefits don’t hold up
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Extra unemployment benefits are available. You likely have to reapply for them
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The real Paycheck Protection Program scandal is about who it didn't help
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Thousands of Small Business Owners Have Not Gotten Disaster Loans the Government Promised Them
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This one scary chart shows how much the deficit has exploded
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Unions, progressive groups lay out demands for next COVID-19 relief bill
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U.S. Paycheck Protection hit some of its mark, but missed the most vulnerable
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The pandemic is set to shutter 40% of US childcare centers — and it could prove catastrophic for the careers of American women
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What a Democratic wave in 2020 could mean for asset prices
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Coronavirus and the crisis of capitalism
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Falling fertility rates to trigger major shifts in economic power, research says
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Coronavirus baby boom or bust? How the pandemic is affecting birthrates worldwide.
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More Americans are worried about retirement now — and their plans have changed
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Quarantines or not, Americans descend on summer vacation spots
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‘Unreliable’ Covid Math Is Distorting Reality, Bondholders Warn
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Wealthy Investors Are Still Tapping Trump Tax Break in Pandemic
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Amazon is letting employees work from home until early January
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New Jersey governor says state economy will be recovering from virus ‘for years’
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How The Experts Are Measuring The Economic Recovery
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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:

NMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds Decline in People Paying Rent in July
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Eviction Looms for Millions of Americans Who Can't Afford Rent
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Troy Harlow has always made sure to pay his mortgage on time. Wells Fargo had other plans for him.
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Privately-held mortgages in forbearance may be harder to navigate—here’s why
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Mortgage rates set yet another record low, but homebuyers pulled back
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
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America’s Health Crisis Is Becoming a Housing Crisis
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Parking Is Dead. Long Live Parking
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Municipalities:

Ben Bernanke: Give States Billions, and You Help the Entire Country Ben Bernanke: I Was Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Save the States.
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Oil/Gas:

CRC files Chapter 11 bankruptcy California Resources files for bankruptcy California Resources Corp., leading oil and gas producer, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy California Resources Corporation Agrees on Comprehensive Balance Sheet Restructuring with Key Creditors California’s Top Oil Driller Files for Bankruptcy Protection California Resources seeks bankruptcy protection over oil slump First Day Dec
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Haynes and Boone bankruptcy lawyer: 'Midstream will not escape unscathed'
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Denbury Resources skips $3 million interest payment
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Gran Tierra Energy Is Extremely Cheap And Appears Priced For Bankruptcy
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U.S. Demand For Gasoline Is Still Well Below Its Pre-Covid-19 Levels
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Fossil fuels have upper hand in G20 coronavirus stimulus plans so far
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Shale May Not Recover From Pandemic
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Royalty Owners Watching Bankruptcy Case
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Joe Biden Promises ‘Historic Investments’ In Clean Energy
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Nursing Homes:

Trump administration plans to ramp up COVID-19 testing at nursing homes
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Coronavirus is rapidly spreading in Texas nursing homes, state figures show
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival taps bond market for another $1.3bn to stay afloat
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Climate:

Monsoons Slam South Asia, Displacing Millions in Bangladesh and India
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Fraud:

SBA grant program attracting the wrong kind of attention
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EU to Probe German Watchdogs’ Handling of Wirecard More Closely
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Report: Wirecard ‘Partnerships’ May Be A Hoax
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Mom gets 5 weeks in prison for college cheating scandal
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Religion:

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and the Catholic Church’s Abuse Problem
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Agribusiness:

Chart of the Day: Trump’s Massive Farm Bailouts
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Banking:

Fed’s Kashkari Suggests That U.S. Banks Should Raise Capital
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Major Banks Face Worst Quarter Since Great Recession
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Bank of America profit more than halves on pandemic woes
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Food/Beverage:

Food Inflation Arrives, Adding to the Woes of Ailing Restaurants
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Beware the Coming Income Cliff
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Restaurant Trade Group Wants New Round of Small Business Funds Restaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry
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Man in MAGA Hat Flashed Gun When Asked to Wear Mask Inside BBQ Restaurant, Employee Says
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Company behind Dean & Deluca bankruptcy offers $10M to bring it back
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Pandemic Strains U.S. Food Bank Operations
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Fast-food workers strike, alleging inadequate coronavirus protection in the workplace
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Sports:

Houston Rockets owner sues insurer over COVID-19 claim denials
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Autos:

Work-From-Home Culture Will Cut Billions of Miles of Driving
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Clean Energy:

Covid Likely Created $23 Billion Shortfall for U.S. Clean Energy
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Refinancing Rates Reach New Lows
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Americans hurt by COVID-19 should be able to discharge student loans in bankruptcy, says Philly congresswoman
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Movie Theaters:

Theater Operators Lose a Legal Bid to Allow Reopening in New Jersey
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Theme Parks:

Socially distanced rides and Star Wars masks: Inside Disney World’s reopening
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Circuses:

Rival bid for Cirque du Soleil has been accepted by board, sources say
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Father of the Z-Score Predicts a Surge in ‘Mega’ Bankruptcies The Man Whose Formula Predicts Bankruptcies Has A Big Warning
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BK MN: Updated Filing Statistics
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Tsunami of bankruptcies forecast as government aid runs dry
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Bankruptcies among small and mid-sized businesses to peak, says IMF
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UST:

Remarks of Director Cliff White for the 55th Annual Seminar of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
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Statutory Interpretation:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Necessity of Adhering to the Bankruptcy Code Text
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Aviation:

How Billionaires Become Millionaires: Investing in Airlines
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Delta sees up to US$3.3B charge on voluntary retirements
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Extension of Airline Payroll Aid Sought by Unions, Lawmakers
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American Airlines backs calls to extend billions in federal aid through March
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Johnson Backs Away From Punishing British Airways Over Jobs
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I flew on 7 flights with the largest US airlines in June. Here's what surprised me the most about flying during the pandemic.
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Don't Worry About Delta Air Lines' $7 Billion Pre-Tax Loss
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Boeing’s 737 Max Will Return to a Devastated Aviation Industry
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Airbus, Boeing Deliveries Nosedive Amid COVID-19 Headwinds
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Aircraft Deliveries in Steep Descent Amid COVID-19 Crisis
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Boeing, struggling with COVID-19 pandemic and 737 Max crisis, is ‘a very stricken company,’ Emirates president says
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Air India to send some employees on leave without pay for up to 5 years
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Indian airlines staring at Rs 1.1-1.3 lakh crore revenue loss over 3 years: Crisil
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Swashbuckling airline titans crushed with sector on life support
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Nightlife:

A Nightlife Industry Stuck in Purgatory Seeks Survival Tactics
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Festivals:

Austin mayor: Having to cancel SXSW festival was "horrible"
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2021 Rose Parade canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
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Politics:

Mary Trump: There is another Joe Shapiro who took the president's SAT exam Trump's 'dysfunctional' upbringing created 'dangerous situation' for US, niece claims ‘He Is and Always Will Be a Terrified Little Boy’
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Biden opens up 11-point national lead over Trump in NBC News/WSJ poll Biden Widens Lead Over Trump To 15 Points In Presidential Race
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Trump's net economic approval rating collapsed 15 points in one month, according to a new poll
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U.S. Party Preferences Have Swung Sharply Toward Democrats
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‘Downward spiral’: Trump ripped by prominent conservative for turning America into ‘a pitiful, helpless giant’
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President Trump posts photo of himself grinning alongside Goya products in the Oval Office, as critics accuse Ivanka Trump of violating ethics rules for promoting the company's beans
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The American right is pushing 'freedom over fear'. It won't stop the virus
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Trump approval at record low among battleground voters: poll
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Ivanka Trump posts picture with Goya beans, could be ethics breach
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'Trump is a singular danger': The president faces unprecedented opposition — from his own party
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Trump offers denial and delusion as pandemic crisis overtakes his presidency
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Mitch McConnell warns Kentucky about coronavirus surge as Trump downplays pandemic
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University of Texas Won’t Drop Song With Racist History
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Fact check: Trump makes at least 19 false or misleading claims in wild anti-Biden monologue
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Biden’s Texas ad signals opportunity in GOP stronghold
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Oklahoma’s governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19 Oklahoma Gov.Kevin Stitt – A Fierce Opponent Of Covid-19 Safety Measures – Tests Positive For The Virus
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Most Pennsylvanians Believe Their Neighbors Secretly Support Trump
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Nearly 20% Of U.S. Schools Named After Confederates Are Rebranding
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Biden needs a running mate committed to black lives. That's Elizabeth Warren.
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Yellow Rose Trending Blue: Texas Shatters Record For Turnout In Democratic Runoff
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Trump's new campaign manager joined 2016 bid amid similarly sinking battleground polling Trump's summer shakeup Trump demotes Brad Parscale, brings on Bill Stepien as new campaign manager
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Education:

Several big US school districts are extending remote classes into the fall
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State Attorneys General Sue Betsy DeVos for Siding with 'Predatory For-Profit Schools' Over Students
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The key lesson from school openings abroad: Contain the virus
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Here's what the CDC recommends schools do as they reopen
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Trump's crusade to reopen schools and universities in the fall is already backfiring on him
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Trump says school districts making a "terrible decision" by not reopening
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15-Year-Old Girl Sent To Juvenile Detention For Failing To Do Online Schoolwork Thousands Demand That Michigan #FreeGrace After the Teenager Was Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Schoolwork
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Why Push Public Schools to Open Without Helping Them Open Safely?
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The burden on teachers
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Citing Educational Risks, Scientific Panel Urges That Schools Reopen
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Houston ISD to remain online-only for first 6 weeks, delay return until after Labor Day
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One Of America's Largest School Districts Will Not Reopen For In-Person Instruction Until February, At The Earliest
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National Academies: Schools should 'prioritize' reopening but need more funding to do it
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Will Senate Republicans insist schools reopen - as Trump wants - to get new federal coronavirus funding?
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German study: No evidence coronavirus spreads in schools
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Singapore’s School Virus Strategy: Small-Scale, Not Full Closing
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Sovereigns:

Lazard gears up for post-COVID sovereign debt restructurings
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UK:

Sunak says UK firms should not expect relief on rising debt burden
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Local lawmakers dismiss claims that fast-fashion factories are linked to a UK city COVID-19 spike — but an expert says these businesses are coronavirus hotspots
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Most Brits just won’t wear face masks — here’s why
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns of 'tough choices ahead' after recession
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Buzz Bingo to close 26 halls across UK with loss of up to 573 jobs
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One in Four British Fashion Jobs May Disappear, Group Says
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UK slave trader statue in Bristol replaced by sculpture of black protester
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U.K.’s Brittle Recovery Keeps Door Open for More BOE Easing
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Goldman, Nomura Send About 10% of Staff Back to London Offices
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PizzaExpress set to fall into lenders’ ownership
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Insolvency and the construction industry in the wake of Covid-19
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UK’s hidden problem of rising unemployment may soon be exposed
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Jobless figures 'not showing full extent of crisis'
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EU:

Commission: Summer is for second wave prep — not vacation
(DBN)

EU plans clampdown on pro-corporate tax systems to aid recovery
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Thousands of Catalans return to lockdown as Spain fights new Covid-19 clusters
(DBN)

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Canada:

Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Canada: Rights and Considerations of An Insurer
(DBN)

Canada's coronavirus rates are far lower than in U.S.
(DBN)

Bank of Canada Says Full Recovery from Virus Will Take 2 Years
(DBN)

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India:

Lockdowns reimposed in India as virus cases near 1 million
(DBN)

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Peru:

From Covid Disaster to Steep Case Drop, Pandemic Eases in Peru
(DBN)

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Thailand:

Thailand's top economic team to resign: media reports
(DBN)

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China:

Property Developer Tahoe Warns Creditors It Will Default, Again
(DBN)

China says its economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter this year
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Sweden says latest COVID immunity not enough to protect citizens
(DBN)

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Indonesia:

Indonesia Plans Law to Punish Virus Rule Breakers as Cases Soar
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore’s economic situation is ‘dire’ as global coronavirus resurgence looms, central bank says
(DBN)

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Australia:

The official Australian unemployment rate hit 7.4% in June – the highest it has been since 1998
(DBN)

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South Africa:

South Africa Extends Its Longest Slump Since 1945
(DBN)

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Serbia:

Serbia Makes Wearing Masks Mandatory, Limits Public Gatherings
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Distressed M&A Transactions in Mexico
(DBN)

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