July 27, 2020

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Law:

Biglaw Firms Do An About Face On Pay Cuts
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Reports Of Associate Stealth Layoffs At Am Law 100 Firm
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Layoffs Come To Top 20 Am Law Firm
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Biglaw Firm To Pay Penalty Over Discrimination Claim
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Biglaw’s Biggest In Los Angeles
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That’s… A Lotta Lawyers In One City
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Law Schools Go Remote… Should Students Get A Discount?
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This Is What A Socially Distanced Bar Exam Looks Like… Do You Feel Safe?
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Online Bar Exam Software Still Not Working On Friday, Test On Tuesday
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NY Moves To Online Exam… For Now
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Seems Like Ex-Point72 General Counsel Was On To Something About It Being ‘A Really Tough Place For Women’
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Texas Bar Fees Don’t Compel Speech, Legal Ethics Attorneys Say
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Tuesday, Friday, What’s The Difference?
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Leadership and growth in a crisis: ‘Things are going to get better,’ legal tech CEO says
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BigLaw firm and staffing company resolve claims over discrimination in hiring
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Video shows a massive cloud of tear gas — which one reporter called 'a literal tear gas tornado' — during protests in Portland
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Judge Orders Newsrooms to Give Unpublished Seattle Protest Images to the Police
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'Wall of Veterans' Arrives in Portland to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters from Trump's DHS Troops
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Federal Agents Strike Portland Reporter With Projectile Hours After Judge Issues Restraining Order to Protect Journalists
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US protests: More riots and lawlessness in cities across nation
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Protests intensify across U.S.: Portland and Seattle police declare riot Police declared a riot at Seattle anti-racism protest and arrested at least 45 people Explosives, rocks thrown at police in Seattle Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S. America 'staring down the barrel of martial law', Oregon senator warns Trump Brags About Gassing Portland's Mayor In Portland, the Baby Fascists Have Shown Their Face
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Leaf-blower wars: How Portland protesters are fighting back against tear gas and forming 'walls' of veterans, lawyers, nurses Trump claims that Wall of Mothers isn't real
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Car drives into Black Lives Matter protest crowd in Colorado
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Courthouse set ablaze as 'Wall of Moms' protest intensifies in Oakland
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Fatal shooting at Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas One Man Dead, Suspect Detained After Shooting at Black Lives Matter Protest in Austin: Police
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Black Trump Supporter Gunned Down In Drive-By Shooting In Milwaukee
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Police experiment with new less-lethal tools as clashes with protesters continue
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Black Militia and Far-Right Militia Face Off in Louisville
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Trump’s deployment of federal agents in Portland is exactly how not to police protests
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Philadelphia District Attorney Charges Officer With Pepper Spraying Protesters
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Attorney Slams Associated Press for Declaring DHS Actions in Portland 'Legal'
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Are the Trump administration's actions in Portland legal? Are they constitutional?
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A Judge Won’t Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making Arrests
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Man Charged With Assault for Allegedly Putting NYPD Cop in Headlock
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Staten Island D.A. Won’t Prosecute Cops Who ‘Accidentally’ Violate City’s Chokehold Ban: 'Common Sense Requires' Repeal
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Trump's press secretary aired a propagandalike video of Portland protests that was so disturbing Fox News cut away from it
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Court Rules DOJ Is Full Of S---, Springs Michael Cohen From Jail
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Judge: Wilber Ross's Personal Email Account is Subject to FOIA Requests Because He Used It For Government Business
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Pelosi rules out liability protections for employers of "essential workers"
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Massachusetts to fine travelers if they violate COVID-19 restrictions
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Washington Post settles defamation lawsuit with Covington Catholic teen
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Chicago mayor: City is "inundated with guns" from states with loose gun control
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Lawyer is accused of sexually assaulting client and several employees, disciplinary commission says
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Lawyer’s ‘colorful insults’ offer no help to arguments in antitrust suit, 6th Circuit says
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Cuomo: New York cites 105 bars downstate for reopening violations
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Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates
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Woman maces couple for not wearings masks in San Diego park
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Rage unmasked: How a piece of cloth has America going mad
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A white man reportedly yelled offensive racial slur at Black teen who offered him a donut
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DACA applications 'on hold' despite court rulings
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Spray Painting Anti-Semitic Graffiti at Jewish Temples
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Parking Tickets Covered By Eighth Amendment’s Ban On Excessive Fines, Federal Court Rules
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Safari park baboons seen armed with knives, screwdrivers and CHAINSAW as ‘pranksters give them weapons to wreck cars’
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Judges:

Appointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Kansas
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Protesters Topple Fence at Federal Courthouse
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California federal court joins others in delaying jury trials amid rise in COVID-19 cases
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Judges should know risks before attending public protests, ethics committee says
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Judge says BigLaw firm essentially called him stupid in ‘astounding’ display of ‘effrontery’
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The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on churches and the pandemic, explained Supreme Court denies plea from Nevada church that it is hurt while casinos reopen Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church Challenge on Virus Rules
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John Roberts’s Latest Deciding Vote Spurs Wrath of Ted Cruz
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Justice Gorsuch’s Legal Philosophy Has a Precedent Problem
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Democrats Couldn’t Stop a Third Trump Supreme Court Nominee
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The coming Republican power grab on the Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Futures rise ahead of big week of earnings, coronavirus stimulus in focus
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Dow slides 182 points amid rising US-China tensions and halted tech rally
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Layoffs:

Sephora cut 'a number' of jobs tied to its JCPenney partnership, resurfacing concerns about the deal with the bankrupt department store
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Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Associates reportedly lays off dozens of employees
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Schlumberger slashes 21,000 jobs amid pandemic oil rout
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Kennedy Center lays off nearly 30 percent of its administrative staff
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Autos:

Bankruptcy Judge approves settlement between General Motors and Reagor Dykes Auto Group
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Report: Ford gets 1-year extension on billions in loans
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Hertz to Cut $6 Billion in Vehicle Debt by Year End, Lawyer Says
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Utilities:

Ohio's nuclear plants face new uncertainty as HB 6 comes under attack
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Healthcare:

Record number of COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours US Hits 1,000 Virus Deaths for 5th Day
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Global confirmed coronavirus cases top 16.05 million, with a quarter in the U.S.
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Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases, Reuters count shows
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A Harvard doctor just shared a frightening coronavirus prediction
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Texas Hospital Sends Some Home to Die
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Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region
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More people in the US are hospitalized with Covid-19 than at almost any other time
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‘You Do the Right Things, and Still You Get It’
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Fauci, Family Receiving Serious Threats
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Houston, Miami, other cities face mounting health care worker shortages as infections climb
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Top HHS official concedes turnaround time for testing is still too long
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Florida surpasses New York as state with second-most coronavirus cases
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Nearly 20% of young, healthy coronavirus patients hadn't recovered after 2 to 3 weeks, the CDC found — showing infection can cause 'prolonged illness'
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Noses usually catch COVID-19 first, so keep them covered with face masks, experts say
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Trump administration invests $472M more in Moderna vaccine candidate
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How politics, inequity, and complacency undermined Texas’s fight against Covid-19
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US coronavirus cases are probably 10 times higher than the official numbers, more and more research suggests
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Stephen Miller's uncle thanked immigrant medical workers after the Trump advisor's grandmother died of COVID-19 complications
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Don't hold your breath for a coronavirus vaccine. Here are the 7 biggest challenges we still need to overcome.
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This color-coded chart will help you decide when to leave the house during the pandemic
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Here's a running list of countries barring American tourists from entering as the US coronavirus outbreak surges to new heights
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'What if I don't comply?' Indiana Republican lawmaker posts a photo of a .45-caliber handgun in response to GOP governor's mask order
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Ohio's businesses were all for mask mandates. Then politics got in the way.
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The Positives and Negatives of COVID-19's Impact on Healthcare
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Retailing:

Neiman Marcus is closing 4 department stores and 17 off-price Last Call locations for good
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Tractor Supply Company announces plans to open 75 to 80 new stores, expecting the home renovation sales spike to stay as consumers continue to ditch city living and invest in lawnmowers and kayaks
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Personal Finance:

6 strategies you can use to negotiate down your bill with any service provider
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Newspapers:

Hedge fund to pay $312M for McClatchy newspaper chain
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McClatchy Family Exits Media After 163 Yrs
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Apparel:

Virus Relief Was a ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ for Sports Apparel Maker
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Economy:

Judy Shelton, Trump’s troubling Federal Reserve nominee, explained
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US tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge the country to shut down 'Shut it down now:' U.S. health experts call for 2nd coronavirus shutdown
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An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March
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Economist Warns: U.S. 'cannot carry on for long' with 32 million unemployed
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Nearly half say jobs lost to virus won't return
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Consumers Relying On Credit Cards As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues To Cause Financial Struggles
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Eight Signs That The Retirement Crisis Is Getting Worse
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The Coming Financial Crisis
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The Rescues Ruining Capitalism
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Why the World Worries About the Virus 2.0 Nuclear Option
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The Dilemma of Covid-19’s Second Wave
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Young Have Used 33% Of Total Savings During Pandemic
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FOMC Preview
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Fed to Debate Dimming Outlook as Virus Surges, Fiscal Help Hangs
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 35% Annual Rate Decline
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Here are five charts illustrating U.S. economic trends amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Gig workers compete with newly jobless for work as unemployment boost ends
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‘We’re hurting’ — Americans are losing $600 of weekly unemployment but many still can’t find work
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'A Band-Aid on a bullet wound:' Workers are getting laid off anew as PPP program runs out
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Summers Warns U.S. Economy in Grave Danger If Stimulus Lapses
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Mitch McConnell says he hopes to negotiate a stimulus agreement 'in the next few weeks' with millions of Americans set to lose their enhanced unemployment benefits McConnell says stimulus deal could take "weeks," putting millions of people with expiring jobless aid in limbo
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More than 31 million Americans are still relying on unemployment
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Mnuchin: White House to propose reducing unemployment benefits to 70% of wages
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Mnuchin says GOP coronavirus relief ready as unemployment boost runs out — ‘We can move quickly’
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The Payroll Protection Program Was a Flop
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Quick unemployment fix from Congress won’t stop second wave of layoffs crisis
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White House chief of staff says Trump won't extend the weekly unemployment boost because it 'paid people to stay home'
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U.S. Economy Still Poised for Third-Quarter Rebound, Kudlow Says
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Economists say Congress should think big on the next rescue package
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Jobless people would be better off with a second stimulus check than with the payroll tax cut that Trump is championing: McConnell Trump Ends Bid for Payroll Tax Cut
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Mnuchin: 2nd $1,200 stimulus check likely to be sent to same people
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Top White House officials say Congress might need to rush narrow relief bill to avoid unemployment aid lapse
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Kudlow says next round of coronavirus relief will include $1,200 checks and extension of eviction moratorium
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The US's $600 unemployment boost expires today. Here's a list of 4 other programs set to end soon
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The GOP could reduce federal unemployment benefits to $200 a week. That would shed an estimated 3.4 million jobs from the economy.
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The unemployment bonus has been working, so why do Republicans want to slash it?
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Bernie Sanders slams Tesla CEO Elon Musk, saying it's 'pathetic' that Musk is against another government stimulus package Elon Musk says he doesn't support another government stimulus because of 'special interests.' Most of his 44,000 employees likely benefited from it Elon Musk opposes second stimulus package—even after taking a $465 million government loan during the Great Recession
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Corporate America was here for you on coronavirus until about June
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Companies Start to Think Remote Work Isn't So Great After All
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For Guatemalans in Florida, essential work leads to a coronavirus outbreak
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May and June's roaring jobs recovery still left the US with double-digit unemployment — and expanded benefits running out
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Black communities were forgotten during the recovery from the Great Recession. We can't let that happen again.
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The US Mint is pleading with Americans to 'start spending their coins' after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a national shortage
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How much the average person gets for their federal tax refund in every state
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The pandemic shows that the future of aid is cash
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The Gig Economy Compromised Our Immune System
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Companies will offer remote work at price of staff job. Take the deal
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Washington mayor says people coming from coronavirus hot spots must quarantine for 14 days when arriving in D.C.
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Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point
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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:

Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
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The Worst For U.S. Renters And Apartment Owners Is Yet To Come
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New Home Sales increased to 776,000 Annual Rate in June A few Comments on June New Home Sales
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The federal ban on evictions ends today, leaving nearly 28 million Americans on the verge of losing their homes
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More than 40% of Bay Area tech workers would leave the area for somewhere less expensive if they were asked to work from home forever, a new survey found
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Municipalities:

A Potential Deal For State Pension Reform
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Texas in a state of financial uncertainty
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Oil/Gas:

Delaware Basin driller Rosehill Resources declares bankruptcy Permian Oil Driller Rosehill Files for Bankruptcy Protection Rosehill Resources Inc. and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC File Voluntary Bankruptcy Petitions
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US oil production wells up after Covid price crash
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Deloitte outlook details energy industry challenges ahead
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The Next Move in Oil Prices May Be Down, Not Up
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Politics:

8 questions that will shape the campaign's last 100 days
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Poll: 100 days from election, 80% say country is heading in wrong direction
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100 Days Out, Trump’s Reset on Virus Too Late For Some
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Fact Check: Has Trump declared bankruptcy four or six times?
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Public losing faith in govts, says survey, as virus cases surge
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The president's pandemic cues
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Trump knows his reelection chances are in trouble, so now he's trying to confuse Americans and erode trust in our elections
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Nancy Pelosi nicknames Trump ‘Mr. Make Matters Worse’
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Trump's most important 2016 donor is sitting out 2020
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The wealthy Republicans who want to oust Trump in November's election
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House GOP's pleas to Republican National Committee for financial help go unanswered
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Trump's new 'somber tone' on the coronavirus isn't a reversal of his denial of the seriousness of the pandemic — it's a realization that denial could cost him the election
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N.M. governor blasts Trump's virus response as "worst abdication" of duty
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How mask fights echo seat belt fights of the 1980s
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Biden +5 in Arizona Biden Tops Trump in CNN Polls for Michigan, Florida, Arizona
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The blue wave keeps growing
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Just 13% of Voters Still Up for Grabs
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Trump's shock and awe White House survival plan
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Trump praises DeSantis' despite record deaths in Florida Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump With a COVID-19 death in Florida every 11½ minutes, this community fears who will be next
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Donald Trump cancels his Florida celebration How the Republican National Convention came undone
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White House makes excellent case to rename Confederate-themed bases
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As Confederate monuments tumble, die-hards are erecting replacements
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Trump, GOP ally vow Confederate base names won't change
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Texas Republicans join Democrats in targeting Confederate symbols
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Democratic headquarters in Arizona county burns down, arson suspected
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Trump was furious after Defense Secretary Esper effectively barred the Confederate flag from military bases
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Trump is defending Confederate monuments as his GOP allies compare anti-racism protesters to the Confederacy
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The Reagan Foundation has told the Trump campaign and RNC to stop using the ex-president's image Trump lashes out at Reagan Foundation after fundraising request
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Why Election Day could be just the start of a long battle over the U.S. presidency
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Museums:

33% of U.S. museums are "not confident" they will survive next fall
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Student Debt:

Proposal: Cancel Student Loans Due To Coronavirus
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Agribusiness:

Advocates push for more farmworker protections as coronavirus cases surge
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Religion:

‘Compliance Would Be Disobedience’: Prominent California Church Defies State Lockdown To Resume In-Person Assembly
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Coronavirus ravaged a Michigan convent, claiming the lives of 13 religious sisters
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Coal:

Duckworth Unveils Plan To Pay For Coal Workers’ Higher Education, Health Care
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Pharma:

Indivior pays $600m in US opioid settlement
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Trump Orders Tying Medicare Drug Prices to Other Countries
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Banking:

The Day the Music Died in Special Assets
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

These retailers filed for bankruptcy in 2020
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Aviation:

"I am in a risk category": Fauci says he won't be getting on a plane
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Delta Won The Last War. Can American Win This One?
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Emirates is trying to limit layoffs by offering workers unpaid leave, and it reveals a weakness in the company's unusual business model
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Ryanair reports net loss of 185 million euros, starting a ‘very challenging year’
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Magazines:

Ebony Magazine owners forced into bankruptcy Ebony’s Creditors Seek to Force Publisher Into Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

East Coast PE firm wins auction for Tex-Mex chain Trudy’s
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For food trucks, a struggle to survive
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U.S. Meat Packers Don’t Have Many Answers for Lack of Distancing
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McDonald's announces it will require customers to wear masks as workers increasingly face violence and conflict from anti-mask customers
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Sports:

NFL and Players Association drop preseason games in final agreement
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WNBA Players Walk Off Court During the National Anthem and Dedicate Delayed Season to Breonna Taylor
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One broadcaster is putting virtual crowds in MLB games powered by the technology behind 'Fortnite' — here's what they look like NBA and Microsoft to bring virtual fans to games
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NBA players pick social justice jersey messaging
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MLB Breaks From Tradition With Support for Black Lives Matter
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Chiefs starting guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opts out of 2020 NFL season due to COVID-19 pandemic
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How ‘Baseball In A Bubble’ Is Changing America’s Pastime
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Entire Michigan State football team to quarantine after three positive coronavirus tests
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Estimated 90% of Endurance Sports in Could Go Bankrupt Due to COVID-19
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Education:

NC Private school reports coronavirus case days after reopening
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Standardized testing for college admissions just came back — and it already looks like a coronavirus super-spreader
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CDC backtracks and now emphatically supports reopening schools after criticism from Trump CDC director concedes schools in 'hot spots' face tougher call on reopening
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New Jersey offers remote-only learning to all students this fall
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The pandemic is making schools even more unequal
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Coronavirus has made already-stressed college students even more anxious and depressed, study finds
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Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
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Parents consider private schools that say they will open their campuses as public schools go virtual
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Back on campus or distance learning: Students are divided
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We asked 20 medical experts whether they’re sending their kids back to school
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U.S. bars foreign students from entry if all classes are online
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Addressing The Unfolding American Education Debacle
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Texas childcare facilities thrown into chaos amid coronavirus crisis
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Fraud:

Famed short-seller Jim Chanos reportedly made $100 million betting against collapsed fintech Wirecard
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Wirecard administrator says preliminary insolvency proceedings make good progress
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Wirecard Investors Sue Bafin Over Failure to Spot Scandal
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An FBI investigation shows Ohio’s abysmal energy law was fueled by corruption
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Fitness:

24 Hour Fitness Gets Another Week To Work Out Rent Issues Virus Closures Further Delay 24 Hour Fitness’ Bankruptcy Loan
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Fitness studios, gyms move classes outdoors to make up for lost revenue
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Retailing:

Brooks Brothers Gets $305M Stalking Horse Bid In Ch. 11 Brooks Brothers Seeks Court Approval For $305M Stalking Horse Bid Bankrupt Brooks Brothers offered deal to sell for $305M
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Alas, Neiman’s At Hudson Yards, We Hardly Knew Ye
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Neiman Disinterested Manager Says Viable Fraudulent Conveyance Claims Tied to MyTheresa Transfer Exist; Ares Has Agreed to Requested ‘Number’ in Settlement Talks; UCC Has Had No Direct Talks With Ares
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Another retail giant comes to Richmond to file bankruptcy
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Walmart won't enforce its own rules on mask-wearing because it fears staff could be attacked by shoppers angry at being challenged
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Couple banned by Walmart after wearing Nazi flag face masks
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Starbucks Customer Breaks Barista's Jaw After Asked To Cover Up
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Retailers With Mask Requirements Won’t Turn Away Non-Compliant Shoppers
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John Varvatos Approved For Ch. 11 Asset Sale To Lender John Varvatos’ Planned Sale to Lion Gets Court’s Green Light
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Authentic Brands, Sycamore Partners weigh bids for Ann Taylor parent
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Ascena’s Weak Financial Performance Creates Strong Headwinds For Its Star Division Ann Taylor
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No Obituary Needed – Iconic Ann Taylor Files For Bankruptcy As Feds Ignore Retail
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Case Summary: Ascena Retail Enters Chapter 11 With RSA Supported by 68% of Term Loan Claims, $150M New-Money DIP; Reorganized Equity to Term Lenders, DIP Funding Parties
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Holiday Shapes Up To Be A Battle Royale
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How a little-known 1980 law slashed pay for millions of truck drivers and created big-box retail as we know it
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Big chains filed for bankruptcy and closed stores every week in July. Here are 9 of them
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Entertainment:

How the coronavirus outbreak is roiling the film and entertainment industries
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UK:

Debenhams Seeks to Exit Administration, Potentially via Sale
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Ministers to close loophole that allows bankrupt shops to withhold items customers have already bought
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Boris Johnson is 'desperate' for Donald Trump to lose to Joe Biden
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Casual dining chains have ‘no future’, says former PizzaExpress entrepreneur
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UK quarantines travellers from Spain in major blow to Europe's revival
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Labour at risk of bankruptcy from antisemitism legal cases
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EU:

European Covid-19 Rescue Plans Prompt Slump in Firms Going Bust
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Europe on alert as coronavirus infections surge and France says progress against virus has been erased
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Europe’s Economy Set to Outpace U.S. in Upending of Past Roles
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Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe's virus uptick
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PIIGS:

Coronavirus: Spain drives fears of European 'second wave' Spain’s Second Virus Wave Swells, Fueling Concern Across Europe
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With American tourists banned from Italy, Amalfi Coast workers are sliding into poverty
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IMF Sees Greek GDP Shrinking 11.7% in 2020 on Virus Slowdown
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Luck? Genetics? Italian island spared from COVID outbreak
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Canada:

More Canadian firms than ever are seeking creditor protection
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Photos of 2 tourist boats at Niagara Falls, one American and one Canadian, show how differently the countries are responding to the pandemic
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Nazi sympathizer network buying up Cape Breton properties with 'colony' in mind: German report
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India:

Insolvency law caused rift with government, says ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel
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Limitation Period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code- Concern for Creditors?
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Hong Kong:

Third Party Funding Agreements And Insolvency Proceedings
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Sweden:

Sweden's renegade COVID-19 policy looks like a disaster — but the country is quietly determined to see it through despite the cost in lives
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Swedish companies reap benefits of country’s Covid-19 approach
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China:

Why did the US force China to close its Houston consulate? Maybe spies.
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Argentina:

Argentina’s Peronist president on the virtues of Henry Ford capitalism
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Singapore:

Third-party Funding In The Context Of Insolvency: Principles On When The Court Will Sanction Third Party Funding
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Mexico:

Mexico Says Death Toll Rose 55% for March-June Amid Outbreak
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