July 22, 2020

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Law:

Nearly Half of Big Law Firms Made Pay, Other Cuts in Pandemic
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Jones Day Women Say Evidence to Date Backs Equal Pay Class Push
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Black Davis Polk Lawyer Says ‘Justice’ Backs More Discovery Time
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Remember When You Were Young? Musings on COVID & Pink Floyd
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Clifford Chance Profits Rise But Firm Sees Harder Time
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What schools are doing to survive a pandemic world
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Another state cancels September bar exam and replaces it with online test over COVID-19 concerns
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The Fight For Diploma Privilege
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Hinshaw Adds Five-Partner Group with Consumer Financial Services, Bankruptcy, and Commercial Litigation Experience, and Extends Southern Roots with Louisiana Presence
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Cohen Claims Retaliation in Prison Remand
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U.S. companies fear workplace coronavirus precautions do not address airborne risk
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Hate speech has soared online since George Floyd's death
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John Yoo, the lawyer who wrote Bush's 'torture memos,' confirms he's helping the Trump administration find ways to skirt Congress and impose his own policies
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Ghislaine Maxwell's sworn testimony is coming back to haunt her 'I just wish her well': Trump comments on Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's recently arrested aide and sex trafficking suspect
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Court hearing set for ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s prison release lawsuit
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Weinstein Accusers In Chapter 11 Settlement Process Push To End It And Let Individuals Pursue Solo Cases Weinstein Plaintiffs Seek to Liquidate Bankruptcy Estate
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Legal experts call Portland force deployment a constitutional ‘red flag,’ while Trump eyes federal actions on Chicago streets Trump Is Exceeding His Constitutional Powers in Oregon Trump's 'law and order' is starting to look like martial law Nothing Justifies the Attack on Portland Federal agents, local streets: A 'red flag' in Oregon Constitutional crisis looms over federal agents in Portland Violent protest clashes turned Portland into a 'right-wing boogeyman.' Here's how it happened Chicago, Philadelphia Warn Against Federal Agents New York City mayor promises court fight if Trump sends federal troops Trump to send federal forces to more 'Democrat' cities District Attorney Krasner Statement on Trump Administration Actions Targeting Cities DHS chief claims he has authority to deploy Feds to shut down protests Chaotic Scenes in Portland as Backlash to Federal Deployment Grows Federal Agents ‘Beaten Back’ Into Portland Courthouse by 2,000 Protesters, Including Parent Groups Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon tells us that he fears Trump will deploy federal agents across the country and asks where GOP lawmakers preaching state's rights DHS chief defends federal agents in Portland: "We will not retreat"
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DHS to collect data on monument protesters
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Former Bush DHS secretary rips Trump for treating department like 'the president's personal militia'
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The US military is starting to get concerned about law enforcement dressing up in Army uniforms
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How “Karen” became a symbol of racism
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Liberal prosecutors, Democratic legislators show united front on police overhaul
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Minnesota passes police accountability measures, including banning chokeholds
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Minneapolis Police Experience Surge of Departures in Aftermath of George Floyd Protests
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Police officer who used stun gun indicted on assault charges
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Poll shows Americans support Black Lives Matter but resist shifts of police funds or removal of statues
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St. Louis lawyer couple who aimed guns at protesters charged with felony weapons count After lawyers charged for waving guns at protesters, Missouri attorney general plans to intervene Missouri AG Wants Charges Dropped Against AR-15 Couple Despite Remarkably Clear Statute
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Trump Media Agency Chief Blocked in Court Over Mass Firings
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Two Chinese hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies and targeted firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus, according to a new indictment
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Trump Moves to Bar Illegal Immigrants From Being Counted in Redrawing of U.S. Congressional Districts
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Cuomo says NY has suspended 27 liquor licenses over social distancing violations
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Texas county warns COVID-19 positive residents must stay home or face prosecution
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Lawyer is accused of forging signatures of judge and prosecutor to get client’s ankle monitor removed
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Judge won’t release teen detained for failing to do homework while on probation
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Chicago: At Least 14 People Wounded In Mass Shooting Outside Funeral Chicago: Armed kids as young as 10 carjack more than a dozen people on South Side, police say
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Man saws neighbor's garage in half amid boundary dispute
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Couple win battle to name son Lucifer
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DA: Typo gives away man who faked death to avoid prison
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12-year-old boy leads police on chase in stolen truck
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Judges:

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Roger L. Efremsky of Northern District of California Reappointed
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How far is too far when it comes to managing the virtual courtroom?
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What’s at stake if Trump gets to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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The remarkable stories of the nine other women in the Harvard Law class of ’59—as told by them, their families, and a Supreme Court justice who remembers them all
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Sexism Drove Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Always Be Prepared In Law School
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Feds probe men's rights lawyer in 2nd killing
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The towering hypocrisy of Senate Republicans on a SCOTUS vacancy Republicans Take ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’ Approach To Hypothetical Supreme Court Vacancy
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Lawyer Suspected In Fatal Shooting At Federal Judge’s Home Attacked Her By Name In Deranged Screeds Found Online Judge Esther Salas and Mark Anderl were brought together by the law. Now they face ‘unspeakable loss.’ Misogynistic lawyer murderer wrote 1,700-page self-published book calling the judge whose son he killed 'hot' but 'lazy'
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America's New Concern for the Safety of Judges
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Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: A Term Like No Other
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Wall Street:

Stock futures under pressure from U.S.-China tensions, earnings onslaught
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US stocks fade into the close as doubts about a rescue bill erase gains
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Earnings are beating expectations, but fundamentals remain weak
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Wall Street prepares for the "blue wave" Democratic sweep
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Wall Street’s Hedge Fund Obsession Gets Vindicated in Research
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A Few Wall Street Traders Stayed When Everyone Fled the Office
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Virus, China tensions could spark a 20% to 30% meltdown, Ed Yardeni warns
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Layoffs:

Newsroom layoffs will be brutal in 2020
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BJ Services laid off hundreds of employees in bankruptcy lead-up
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LinkedIn is cutting 960 jobs as the pandemic puts the brakes on corporate hiring
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Dayton-based American Airlines subsidiary to lay off nearly 700 workers
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Swarovski to cut a third of jobs at its Austrian headquarters
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Hundreds of Indiana hotel workers are being laid off
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Hewlett Packard In Westborough Laying Off 150 Workers
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Airline to cut 2,500 jobs in North Carolina, 370 of them in Winston-Salem
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Nearly 17,000 Southwest employees sign up for buyouts, voluntary leave as furlough threat looms
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Volvo Group cutting 450 salaried U.S. jobs
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Wonder Bread maker Flowers Foods cuts 250 jobs in reorganization
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Transportation company makes 150 furloughs at Newark airport into layoffs
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UW Medicine announces layoffs of 100
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Healthcare:

Trump says U.S. ‘in the process’ of crafting coronavirus strategy
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Covid-19 Testing Is Broken and There's No Plan to Fix It
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West Virginia hospital announces voluntary severance plan
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Most people in the United States are still susceptible to the coronavirus, CDC study finds
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Nurses place 164 pairs of shoes at Capitol to honor colleagues killed by coronavirus
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Another Problem on the Health Horizon: Medicare Is Running Out of Money
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Texas and Florida report record average daily coronavirus deaths as hospitalizations also rise
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U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May
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'There's no corona in the water': Floridians are partying on boats to escape COVID-19, but it's only making the outbreak worse
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C.D.C. Data Shows U.S. Coronavirus Infections Much Higher Than Reported
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NJ hospital CEO: New approaches to coronavirus care have lowered mortality rate
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Official: Mississippi hospitals likely to be overwhelmed
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Sweden Says Covid Immunity Can Last Half a Year After Infection
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Low Chance of Vaccine This Year, Johnson’s Medical Adviser Says
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Virus antibodies may fade fast but that doesn't mean protection does
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Some Vaccine Makers Say They Plan to Profit From Coronavirus Vaccine
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The Pandemic May Very Well Last Another Year or More
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Scientists: Prepare for coronavirus to be around for decades
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Covid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad
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Why is this right-wing flack and Roger Stone ally in charge of Dr. Fauci’s schedule?
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Dr. Fauci says he wasn't aware White House coronavirus briefings were returning Dr. Fauci says he wasn’t invited to Tuesday’s White House coronavirus briefing
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Some stores are refusing to enforce mask mandates as anti-mask shoppers lash out at employees
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Trump calls face masks 'patriotic' after months of refusal Trump Backtracks on Masks, Suddenly Calling Them ‘Patriotic’ After Allies Split
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Why masks are (still) politicized in America
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Why Georgia Gov. Kemp stands alone on masks
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Uber has been quietly helping governments with contact tracing for months
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Virus hits frontline workers in taxed public health system
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People are more likely to contract COVID-19 at home, study finds
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How deadly is the Covid-19? Scientists are close to an answer
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94-year-old 'Rosie the Riveter' once made warplanes and red bandannas. Now she makes face masks with the same cloth.
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Seniors Weigh Their Long-Term Care Plans Against Covid-19 Risks
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Coronavirus taking off in rural US state of Idaho
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Florida father hospitalized with COVID-19 after son met friends against family's wishes
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Florida mom loses son, 20, to coronavirus, and then days later, her daughter
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Germany’s virus response is a master class in science communication
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85 crew members aboard factory trawler in Unalaska test positive for COVID-19
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The people with hidden immunity against Covid-19
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Education:

California delays high school sports until December
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Climate:

Apple says its supply chain and products will be 100% carbon neutral by 2030
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Food/Beverage:

Potential NORPAC settlement may shield farmers from 'clawback'
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Would you walk through it? Restaurant installs entryway that will spray you with disinfectant
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Village Inn Parent Co. Sells 34 Locations In Ch. 11 Deals
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Personal Finance:

Jamie Dimon on being fired: ‘It impacted my net worth, not my self worth’
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Here’s what a Biden presidency might mean for your taxes
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Economy:

American corporations are bingeing on debt in the downturn.
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The latest Republican coronavirus aid plan proves the GOP is living in a fantasy land
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Elizabeth Warren: My Coronavirus Must-Do List
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“The jobs aren’t there”: Why cutting off enhanced unemployment benefits would leave workers in the lurch
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Economists warn scaled-back unemployment benefits would knee-cap recovery
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The economic hit from COVID-19 will be felt 'for a long time' even if a vaccine is ready in 2020, a top economist warned
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How eligibility for $1,200 stimulus checks could change with new legislation
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Trump warns U.S. coronavirus outbreak will probably ‘get worse before it gets better’
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More than half of U.S. now faces travel quarantine in New York tri-state region
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GOP coronavirus bill to include payroll tax cut and tie school money to reopening plans GOP Plan Includes Stimulus Checks and Small-Business Loans, McConnell Says Republicans Eye Checks to Families and Billions for Schools in Relief Bill Mitch McConnell says the GOP backs a 2nd round of stimulus checks in their coronavirus relief bill Trump throws wrench into coronavirus bill negotiations with Senate Republicans GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion The White House is doubling down on Trump's proposed payroll tax cut, even amid weak support from Senate Republicans
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Virus aid package must be at least $1.5 trillion: Top economist Mark Zandi
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That extra $600 unemployment benefit may end sooner than many think
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Thoughts on CARES II: Additional Disaster Relief
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The 5 stimulus plans Congress is debating that could put extra cash in your bank account
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The 7 major flash points on Congress's coronavirus relief package
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‘Mr. Wonderful’ Kevin O’Leary: Some firms may fail but DC must end virus aid
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Congress looks unlikely to pass a coronavirus relief bill until August
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A top Senate Republican says a stimulus check would 'do more economic good' than the payroll tax cut that Trump is seeking
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A second Great Depression? Unemployment crisis hits big cities hard
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Employment recovery going backward in hard hit states, small business data shows
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Is The Real Unemployment Rate Is 21%... And Heading Higher?
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Senate panel expected to OK Shelton for Fed The Fed doesn't need this kind of disruption
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Chicago Fed National Activity "Index Suggests Economic Growth Increased Further in June"
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Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth on Monday, his highest one day increase yet
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As Arizona struggles, neighboring New Mexico found a more cautious path to sustained growth Maryland jurisdictions want to roll back reopening
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Biden: Better child, elderly care can create 3 million jobs Biden Proposes $775 Billion Plan Funded by Real Estate Taxes Biden wants to give working families a break on child-care costs
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Billionaires in New York could pay $5.5 billion a year under new tax
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COVID-19 threatens to undo women’s economic progress, IMF says
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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:

MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases for Fifth Straight Week to 7.80%" of Portfolio Volume
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Lawler: Serious Delinquency Rate on FHA-Insured SF Loans Surged in June
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
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Could New Shutdowns, Lower Unemployment Benefits Drag Down the Hot Housing Market?
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Coronavirus pandemic cuts rent growth to a decade low Rent growth slumps to the lowest since 2010 as the coronavirus pandemic slams demand
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Commercial real estate market is sinking despite Fed help
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Brookfield bets on single-family rentals with US$300M fund
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Banks Eye Ditching Real Estate With Workers Wanting to Stay Home
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Wall Street Firms Consider Moving Jobs from NYC, Study Says
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Municipalities:

Muni Lowdown: PREPA’s puzzling plan
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Mayors want to fight Covid-19 and the recession with one big idea
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A Glimpse Into the Fiscal Gloom Bearing Down on America's Cities
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Tax Hikes in a Pandemic: Some States, Cities Say Yes
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Oil/Gas:

California Resources Corp. bankruptcy rooted in Occidental spinoff
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?Summary: New Chapter 11 Filing - Patriot Well Solutions LLC
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Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - Permian Holdco 1 Inc.
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Bankruptcy judge gives BJ Services 7 days to continue operations
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Baker Hughes Bracing for Second Wave of Covid-19 Lockdowns
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Among Top Oil U.S. Oil Producers, North Dakota’s Retreat Is Fastest
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Frackers Are in Crisis, Endangering America’s Energy Renaissance
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Gas flaring persists in worrying climate sign
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BJ Services files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Retailing:

Unprecedented Decline: One-Fifth Of All American Department Stores Have Closed Since 2018
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Ann Taylor Parent Seeks New Loan, Board as It Nears Bankruptcy
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Aldi defies pandemic-fueled closings with plans to open another 70 stores this year
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Tailored Brands to Close Up to 500 Stores
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Kroger and other grocery stores are no longer giving customers change due to the coin shortage sweeping across the US
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Men’s Wearhouse owner plans to shut 500 stores, cut 20% of corporate workforce
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Deep South supermarket Winn-Dixie will require face masks after all
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California woman allegedly pees on floor of Verizon store after being asked to wear a mask
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Walmart will close stores on Thanksgiving, end Black Friday tradition Doomsday predictions about the end of Black Friday are now reality, as the pandemic threatens the most important shopping day of the year
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Walmart to spend $428 million on new round of worker bonuses
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Best Buy says its sales are rebounding as stores reopen; shares rise nearly 5%
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Pensions:

The average 401(k) balance by age, income level, gender, and industry
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Fraud:

Christian Conservative Speaker of the Ohio House arrested in $60 million bribery case Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Massive $61 Million Bribery Scheme
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Small Engines:

Attorney for Briggs' largest unsecured creditor questions plan to sell company assets
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Briggs & Stratton, ‘World’s Largest Producer of Gasoline Engines for Outdoor Power Equipment,’ Files in Eastern District of Missouri, Anticipates $550M Sale to KPS Capital Affiliate
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Kirkland Represents KPS Capital in Lawn Mower Company Asset Buy
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Politics:

Elizabeth Warren's new role: Key Joe Biden policy adviser
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How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business
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George Will reveals he is voting for Joe Biden — the first time he’s ever cast a vote for a Democrat: report
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Two largest federal employee unions back Biden
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Matt Gaetz and Donald Trump Jr. attack top House Republican Liz Cheney as insufficiently loyal to Trump
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Trump contradicts White House press secretary on getting tested multiple times a day: 'I don't know of any time I've taken two tests in one day'
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The Grifting Continues Unabated
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Trump Family Profits from Reelection Bid
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Joe Biden: 4 Black women being considered for VP
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Biden warns Russia and other countries against interference in U.S. election
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Trump once flirted with white nationalism. Now it’s a centerpiece of his White House.
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Michael Cohen book to allege Trump made racist comments on Obama, Nelson Mandela
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Trump's gripes about Fauci: A guide
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Fauci responds to Trump: 'I consider myself a realist, as opposed to an alarmist'
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People are using honest obituaries to blame governors for coronavirus deaths and invite them to their loved ones' funerals
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Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and 4 Others Arrested in $60 Million Bribery Case
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White House press secretary claims the media has 'tried to scare the American people' about the coronavirus, which has killed over 141,000 Americans and infected 3.8 million more
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Republican congressman calls AOC a 'f------ b---h' Ted Yoho Probably Broke No Congressional Rules by Insulting AOC On the Capitol Steps
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‘They were given food, shelter and clothing!’ Mississippi statue meeting flies off the rails after woman defends slavery
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Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia and tax troubles, docs reveal
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A definitive case against the Electoral College
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Tech:

Walmart, McDonalds, and Geico are the latest companies to reportedly pull their Facebook advertising, costing the tech giant millions
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Trucking:

Watchdogs Eye $700M Loan to Struggling Trucking Firm Bailout of Trucking Company YRC, Near Bankruptcy Before Covid-19, Ripped by Congressional Watchdog
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With 21% Sold Short, Do Not Buy Stock In YRC Worldwide
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Distressed Investing:

Bond Traders Aim to Separate Distress from Doom
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Crypto:

Major Victim of Cryptopia Hack Prepares to Sue Liquidator Grant Thornton
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Cruise Lines:

Just 40% of cruise ships operating in American waters since mid-April tested crew members for the coronavirus — and it's a red flag for those eager to hit the water
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Student Debt:

House Passes Bill To Cancel $10,000 In Private Student Loans For Every Borrower
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Newspapers:

Over 280 Wall Street Journal Reporters, Editors Complain About Opinion Page
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Transit:

New York City Subway Usage
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Pharma:

The Sacklers Could Get Away With It
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Nuclear:

Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Case Related To Nuclear Power Plant Bailout Law
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

June bankruptcy filings drop but reversal anticipated
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Austin: Bankruptcy filings up 54% year to date
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UST:

UST Sought For Region 7
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Insurance:

Insurers lobby for federal pandemic insurance program
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Mediation:

Pandemics (Old & New), Prisons, And A Mediation
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Small Business:

Taylor: Coronavirus aid package includes bankruptcy change to help more small-business owners keep their companies
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DIP Finance:

BH Properties Launches Debtor-in-Possession Platform with Initial Funding of $200MM
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Insurance:

A Look at Insuring Distressed M&A Deals: The Current Landscape of R&W Insurance
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Bonuses:

CEOs And Executives Of Companies Filing For Bankruptcy Make Millions
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Defaults:

Loan default rate reaches 3.7% as oil, gas sector tops record
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Impairment:

Ultra III: Law Firm Perspectives
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Aviation:

American Airlines introduces touchless check-in and inflight Wi-Fi portal
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Options traders bet on more pain for the airlines when United reports earnings
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American Airlines: Management's Risk-Taking Raises Bankruptcy Risk
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United Airlines loses $1.6 billion in the second quarter as pandemic saps travel demand
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Worried About Crowded Planes? Know Where Your Airline Stands
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Alaska Airlines pilot union says reaches agreement to avoid furloughs
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More than a year into the insolvency process, Jet Airways finally gets bids
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South Africa Seeks Private Finance to Rescue SAA, Mboweni Says
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Japan Airlines slashes hiring plan
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Hong Kong Aviation Industry, Cathay Pacific Facing Severe Turbulence
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Qantas says government support for airlines likely needed beyond March
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Non-Profits:

NPR may be 'public' radio, but it's feeling the economic pain of the pandemic - and more trouble lies ahead
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Television:

R.I.P Cable TV: Why Hollywood Is Slowly Killing Its Biggest Moneymaker
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Sports:

Threat of Canceled Schedule Weighs on Fall Sports. And Investors.
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At NBA bubble practices, ballrooms are gyms and stars stare back at themselves in interviews
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Baseball’s Short Season Exposes Cracks in $1 Billion-Plus Values
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NWSL owners to discuss options for rest of 2020
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NFL agrees to eliminate preseason, reaches deal with union on coronavirus testing
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NFL-Total of 95 players test positive for COVID-19, union says
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Washington's Citi Open canceled because of coronavirus challenges
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MLS reports no new coronavirus cases for fourth straight disclosure
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Welcome back, sports. It seems we're really going to do this.
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Can Baseball Really Pull This Off?
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A Day Inside MLB’s Covid Protocols
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A season on the brink of cancellation, and major money woes?
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Giants manager takes a knee during anthem and Trump tweets 'the game is over for me'
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Here’s the device the NFL, NBA are using for coronavirus contact tracing
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Tokyo governor warns city needs to beat coronavirus to keep Olympics on track
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Autos:

Hertz to pay US$650 million to halt lender fight over rental fleet
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Hertz Shares are Really Not Worth the Gamble
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Education:

Even where Trump is popular, some school leaders reject his push to reopen schools
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We sent our kids to summer camp. It shutdown with a COVID-19 outbreak after just a few days. This is what school will look like.
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Democrats reject Trump tying school funding to mandatory reopening
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19 students test positive for COVID-19 after Missouri high school graduation, prom
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WorldStrides files voluntary Chapter 11 three years after acquisition by overseas firms
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Parents turn to "pods" as a schooling solution
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Sovereigns:

Groomed by Stiglitz, Argentina’s Debt Chief Takes on Wall Street
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Argentina cannot offer creditors more than current debt proposal - Fernandez
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Argentina's $65 bln debt deal inches closer despite standoff
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Some Confusion About Argentina’s Power to Reverse an Acceleration
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Argentina sends bill to Congress to restructure local-law dollar debt
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Argentine debt negotiations: Cristina Fernandez praises Minister Guzmán's performance
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UK:

Terminating Contracts and Customer Insolvency
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UK company insolvencies to rise sharply as state support measures unravel
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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: implications for Defined Benefit Pensions
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Russia report reveals interference in UK politics, democracy ‘Russian influence in the U.K. is the new normal,’ according to a powerful report by lawmakers U.K. government ignored Russian interference for years, report finds U.K.’s Russia Report Demands a Major Rethink of ‘Golden Visas’ Five Takeaways From the Report on Russia’s Interference in Britain
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U.K. consumers more confident on economic outlook than widely thought, according to new report
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'I've lost everything': Katie Price, 42, tells bankruptcy hearing How broke Katie Price lost £45m fortune and was 'left with nothing' but a rented house
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EU:

Europe Extends Its Lead Over U.S., U.K. in Recovery Race
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European banks braced for €800bn of loan losses if pandemic worsens
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PIIGS:

Spain Bans Bonuses, Dividends at Firms Getting Coronavirus Aid
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Canada:

Toronto retailer Mendocino to close stores, file under insolvency act
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Hiring picks up again in Canada, online job listings show
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Retail sales rebound in Canada, recouping all of pandemic losses
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Sweden:

Sweden had one of the most relaxed COVID-19 lockdowns in the world. There's growing evidence that helped it weather 2020's economic storm better than anywhere else
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Dozens of Swedish doctors, scientists criticize country's coronavirus approach in grim op-ed
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Australia:

The forgotten front: COVID-19 relief and preference clawbacks
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China:

U.S. State Department orders China to close consulate in Houston as Beijing vows retaliation
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South Korea:

Bankruptcy filings in Korea in H1 soar to all-time high amid virus fallout
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Uruguay:

Tiny Uruguay has avoided the worst of the coronavirus
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Bahamas:

Bahamas puts Grand Bahama under lockdown a day before U.S. travel ban takes effect
(DBN)

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Philippines:

Duterte Asks Police to Step Up Arrest of Those Not Wearing Masks
(DBN)

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China:

Personal protective equipment made in China and exported to countries like the US were reportedly made by oppressed Uighur Muslims
(DBN)

US to blacklist 11 Chinese companies accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs China warns it will protect its companies if U.S. comes after them on human rights
(DBN)

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MENA:

Duff & Phelps Expands Restructuring Practice in Middle East and Africa with Richard Clarke as Managing Director
(DBN)

Israel Keeps Restaurants, Beaches Open in Setback for Netanyahu
(DBN)

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Thailand:

A Grounding in Thai Rehabilitation of Business
(DBN)

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Chile:

Covid-19 May Destroy Chile’s Iconic Pension System
(DBN)

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India:

Nearly a Quarter Have Had Covid-19 in India’s Capital New Delhi
(DBN)

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