Law:

Legal Job Gains Double in June, Sector Looks to Regain Footing • Legal industry adds jobs for a second month after huge April loss
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June Legal Industry Jobs Situation Improved, For Some
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More law firms are likely to make some furloughs permanent, legal experts say
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It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (So Let’s Talk Zoom)
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4 ways to make a strong impression and sound more professional in virtual meetings
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Another Law School To Host Fall 2020 Classes Online Without Reducing Tuition
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Despite an increase in coronavirus cases, Arizona keeps plan for in-person July bar
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Black Attorneys Call Out Racism in U.K. Law’s World of Whiteness
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How Big Law Teamed Up to Clinch Supreme Court Dreamer Victory
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Replace What’s Not Coming Back With Something Better
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Rethinking Law Firm Culture To Better Support Mothers
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Ousted former U.S. attorney for SDNY to testify before House Judiciary Committee
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Barr's team startled in 'first chance' to assess Mueller investigation: Book
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Lawyers Say Barr Is ‘Once Again Trying to Install a Loyalist’ in U.S. Attorney’s Office–‘Rule of Law Be Damned’
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Horace Mann students want to remove Bill Barr from distinguished-alumni list
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Michael Cohen wishes fans a happy Fourth of July as critics rip restaurant romp • Michael Cohen caught at NYC restaurant — and it could land him back in prison
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Mary Trump Claims Settlement With Family Was Fraudulent And Can’t Stop Publication Of Tell All Book • Mary Trump Fights Effort to Bar Publication of Her Book • Mary Trump Says Family Confidentiality Agreement Was 'Fraudulently' Thrust Upon Her in 'Tax Avoidance Scheme' • Meet Mary Trump, the president's niece who is a life coach, apparent Hillary Clinton fan, and has written a scathing tell-all about her uncle
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Ghislaine Maxwell is an 'extreme flight risk' with 3 passports and millions in the bank, prosecutors say • 'She Knows Too Much' Epstein victims’ lawyer warns Ghislaine Maxwell may kill herself or ‘be silenced’ to stop her spilling secrets on pals • 'She is in danger': Friends of Ghislaine Maxwell fear for her life • 'She's Going to Talk' Ghislaine Maxwell ‘knows things that implicate Prince Andrew’ say Jeffery Epstein experts • Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s unglamorous undercover life • Who’s afraid of Ghislaine Maxwell? Everyone on this list • Ghislaine Maxwell could be back in New York in days, report says • Epstein's alleged accomplice pictured posing on British throne with Kevin Spacey • The questions that still need answering about Jeffrey Epstein’s death • Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to snitch on ‘big names’ to save herself • High society to hideaway arrest: Ghislaine Maxwell's dramatic fall • Ghislaine Maxwell was Epstein’s ‘victim,’ and he had ‘complete control over her,’ friends say • Ghislaine Maxwell is no victim. But did she fear Epstein's rejection? • Rose McGowan calls for arrests of Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton following Ghislaine Maxwell's FBI capture • Ghislaine Maxwell could go to Manhattan jail where Jeffrey Epstein died • Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein exchanged $20M in financial transactions • Lawyer for Epstein victims thinks Ghislaine Maxwell will die in jail • This is the fed’s case against Ghislaine Maxwell • Kennedy blasts Ghislaine Maxwell: 'She thought she was going to live free, but she's going to die in prison' • Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s unglamorous undercover life • Epstein cohort’s arrest becomes new test for plea deal • Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre cried ‘tears of joy’ after Ghislane Maxwell’s arrest • Why Ghislaine Maxwell probe may be targeting public officials • Alan Dershowitz's Suggested Statute of Limitations Defense for Ghislaine Maxwell Will Probably Go Nowhere • Ghislaine Maxwell's Case Being Handled by SDNY Public Corruption Unit Could Spell Trouble for U.S. Elites • These Are the Documents Ghislaine Maxwell's Attorney Filed the Night Before She Was Arrested • FBI agents almost blew the $4.9million covert operation to storm Ghislaine Maxwell's New Hampshire home after a neighbor called cops about the sound of planes circling overhead • Elon Musk's ex-wife Talulah Riley issued a statement denying she was procured for Musk as a 'child bride' by Ghislaine Maxwell
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'I Hope Epstein Made Videos': Alan Dershowitz Has Another Defense in Jeffrey Epstein Allegations
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Texas woman spits on 7-Eleven counter after being told to wear a mask
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Black Woman Catches White Guy Tailing Her In Own Neighborhood Because He Felt 'Unsafe'
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White Couple Arrested After Viral Video Shows Woman Pulling Gun on Family Outside Chipotle
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Ohio: BLM Protest Turns Ugly in Small Town
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7 men arrested after allegedly harassing Black family on Oregon beach
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‘They have lost control’: Why Minneapolis Burned.
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Portland police declare riot as protests turn violent again
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Protest erupts in Phoenix after viral video shows police fatally shooting man in parked car
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Protests Against Racism, Police Brutality To Continue Through July 4th Weekend
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2 Oklahoma police officers accused of repeatedly using stun gun against man charged with his murder
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US officers fired over photos imitating chokehold on Black man
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Seattle cops caught kneeling on necks of CHOP protesters
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Ohio police officer shot to death in Home Depot parking lot
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'Defund the Police' mural changed to 'Defend the Police' outside Milwaukee City Hall
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A white man, woman vandalized a Black Lives Matter mural on July 4, called racism 'a leftist lie,' California police say
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Is Camden a model for police reform? Activists who live there don't think so
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An instant chat app promising criminals ‘worry free secure communication’ was hacked by police — here’s how 746 gangsters were arrested.
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1 killed after car plows through protesters on closed Seattle freeway
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At least 67 people were shot in Chicago over the holiday weekend, killing 13 people, including 2 children
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They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants
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800+ hate crimes against Asian Americans reported in California in 3 months
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Two California death row inmates die from coronavirus complications
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Judges:

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Response and Recovery
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Incoming Democratic House member wants to stack Supreme Court with liberal justices
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Brett Kavanaugh declines request from Illinois Republicans to permit large political rallies amid coronavirus
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Supreme Court restores Alabama voting restrictions
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Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana case sets back abortion foes fight against Roe
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Antonin Scalia Is Only Supreme Court Justice to Make Trump's 'National Garden of American Heroes' List
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New Bill Seeks to Expose ‘Dark Money’ Donors Driving Trump’s SCOTUS and Federal Court Nominations
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Trump’s Taxes, Birth Control Top Supreme Court’s Closing Agenda
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Wall Street:

U.S. Stock Futures Gain as Market Weighs Virus Cases, Economy • Dow futures jump 400 points as Wall Street tries to build on winning week
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Stocks rise after better-than-expected jobs report to close out winning week
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Markets swell as the economy shrinks
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Here’s why U.S. struggles with the coronavirus could lead to Europe’s stock market taking the lead
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What could save the stock market in July? More government borrowing and Federal Reserve money printing
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A $10 Trillion Rally Hinges on Earnings Nobody Has a Clue About
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Layoffs:

Immigration Officers Face Furloughs as Visa Applications Plunge
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L’Auberge to lay off 161 at Baton Rouge location, 441 in Lake Charles
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Companies Choose Furloughs Over Layoffs to Manage Coronavirus Slowdown
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Oilfield service job losses near 90,000, data shows
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Macy's to cut thousands of positions in restructuring
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Student Debt:

The man who paid off the student debt of 400 Morehouse College graduates has a new initiative to help borrowers
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Federal student loan interest rates for the upcoming school year will be lower than ever, outstripping the previous record from 2005
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Does Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Go Far Enough?
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Religion:

Buffalo Diocese, parishes granted two-month pause on already-filed CVA lawsuits
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Fraud:

The Nigerian Email Scammer Who Stole Millions From Premier League Club, NY Law Firm, Banks • Accused Cybercriminal and Money Launderer ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ Expelled from UAE, Will Be Prosecuted in U.S.
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Boston: Bookkeeper accused of stealing from restaurants, bakers, and other small businesses already hurting from COVID shutdown
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Fraud at China’s Luckin is a ‘great morality tale’ for investors, says analyst
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Tourism:

Americans Shun Southern Hot Spots This Summer: TripAdvisor CEO
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Summer Camps:

What Camp People Are Losing This Summer
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Politics:

Report: Bounty price on US troops in Afghanistan reached $100,000 • New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties
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The White House repeatedly denied the CDC permission to brief the public on the coronavirus, report says • Dr. Fauci Barred from TV Appearances
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Trump Support Withering in Areas Where Virus Cases Are Rising • Trump says U.S. has 'made a lot of progress' controlling virus as country logs 26th straight day of record average case totals
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Senate outlook slides for GOP
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John Bolton muses on how Trump spends his Oval Office time
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Trump administration pays Peter Thiel-backed startup hundreds of millions of dollars to build a virtual border wall
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Donald Trump's closest Silicon Valley ally, Peter Thiel, is reportedly abandoning the president's re-election campaign
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James Carville says there’s a ‘significant chance’ Trump drops out of the presidential race
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Republicans' internal polls predict a "Democratic rout" this fall: Election analyst
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Trump's advisers are concealing how badly he is performing in swing states to keep him happy, report says
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Defiant President Trump is convinced that venting white grievance is his path to reelection victory
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'We've got to do something': Republican rebels come together to take on Trump
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Kellyanne Conway’s anti-Trump daughter keeps trolling mom on TikTok
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How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities
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Trump to ‘pay a terrible price’ in election over coronavirus and Black Lives Matter, professor says
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Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him
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The 28 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's Mount Rushmore speech • Trump Vows to Preserve 'American Way of Life' From Enemies Within During Partisan Independence Day Speech • Trump invites fear to the party • For nation’s birthday, Trump stokes the divisions within US • Neil Young 'NOT ok' with Trump playing his music at Mount Rushmore event • At Mt. Rushmore and the White House, Trump Updates ‘American Carnage’ Message for 2020 • In Trump's new version of American carnage, the threat isn't immigrants or foreign nations. It's other Americans. • At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation’s divisions • As much of US dials back July 4 plans, Trump goes big
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Trump's failing culture wars
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Trump to Host Outdoor New Hampshire Rally With Masks Encouraged
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FDA Head Says Too Early to Tell if RNC Florida Events Are Safe
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Trump faces a now historical disadvantage
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White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots In U.S. Christianity
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As Statues Come Down Nationwide, Trump Seeks to Establish a 'Garden' of U.S. Heroes • Ken Cuccinelli vows federal government will 'bring consequences' to those destroying statues • Controversial monument and KKK gathering spot reopens for Fourth of July • After Confederate statues controversy, Native American lawmakers ask, ‘What about Jackson?’ • Protesters defy Donald Trump and risk ten years in jail as they throw Columbus statue into Baltimore harbor just hours after he called them 'Nazis and terrorists' • Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia • At Arlington Cemetery, a Confederate monument to the South and slavery still stands
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Phoenix to change 'Robert E. Lee,' 'Squaw Peak' street names
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The Boogaloo Tipping Point
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Home Depot is changing its rope sales policy after multiple nooses were found in stores across the US
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Militias flock to Gettysburg to foil supposed flag burning
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Independence Day marked by division on the streets of Washington
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Trump, Biden fight for primacy on social media platforms
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Kanye West says he’s running for US president • Kanye Less Popular Than Trump or Biden
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Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process
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Congress departs for two-week recess without addressing coronavirus spikes, economic strains
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Autos:

Hertz driving hard bargain with creditors
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Hertz Has Half A MILLION Vehicles That Could Be Dumped On The Used Car Market
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Car sales have plunged during the coronavirus, but not at Tesla — skyrocketing the company's status as the world's most valuable automaker
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Faraday Future’s Chinese founder completes personal bankruptcy process
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Summer Camps:

Coronavirus forced 62% of summer camps to close this year
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Satellites:

Britain and India's Bharti win auction for OneWeb satellite company • UK looks to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink after winning bid for bankrupt satellite company OneWeb • U.K. Government Wins Controversial Bid For Bankrupt Mega Constellation Firm OneWeb
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Sports:

MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time Since 1945 Due to Pandemic
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The NBA’s Reopening Is a Warning Sign for the U.S. Economy
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NASCAR is a rare sport that has found success navigating an era of upheaval
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More than 4,000 coronavirus tests in F1 prove negative
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First US tennis match with audience had player who was infected with virus
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Atlanta Braves Star Freddie Freeman and 3 Other Teammates Test Positive for Coronavirus • 31 MLB players test positive for COVID as workouts resume
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Scott Boras Says He’s Confident About Safety as Baseball Resumes
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MLS postpones opening match of tournament after several FC Dallas players test positive for COVID-19
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The Anthem Debate Is Back. But Now It’s Standing That’s Polarizing.
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NFL's Redskins To Review Name After Sponsor Threat
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Virus Surges in Arizona but the Rodeo Goes on
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Italian Soccer’s Old Stadiums, Empty Seats Seek Bailout
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Mass Torts:

Local Boy Scouts councils face new child abuse lawsuits
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Economy:

Goldman Lowers U.S. GDP Forecast, Sees 4.6% Contraction in 2020
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Job Numbers Are a Good Sign But Not a Victory Flag
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5 Charts Tracking the US Economy
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Blowout jobs report may have missed a troubling trend linked to coronavirus
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'We are still in a deep economic hole': 5 economists explain why the June jobs report is weaker than it appears
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'We need to live with it': White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus
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Employers Find Testing Employees More Trouble Than It’s Worth
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Companies are hiring their own epidemiologists to help deal with the pandemic
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Banks' and lenders' payment deferment for COVID-19 will be ending soon. If you still can't pay, it's time to call
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Census: Household Pulse Survey shows 32% of Households Expect Loss in Income; 24.5% Concerned about Housing
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Markets Torn Between Robust Economic Data and Rising Virus Cases
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The world's most accurate economist says a full US recovery is unlikely before 2022
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CBO Estimates Damage to US Economy from Coronavirus
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Scalia Says Coronavirus Economic Recovery Better Than Projected
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Labor Secretary: $600 Unemployment Payouts No Longer Needed
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These 6 charts from the June jobs report show how much the economy has recovered — and how much further it has to go
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The 'economy or virus' delusion
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A breakdown of where the jobs are coming back and where they may never fully return
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Stimulus outlook takes a hit even as coronavirus cases skyrocket
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Trump is trying to push through new stimulus checks – here’s what you need to know
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US Payroll Data Provides Context Around Trump’s Support For Second Stimulus Checks
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Don't Know How Much Stimulus Is Needed? Put it on Autopilot, Some Say
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The Senate goes home for July Fourth recess as states wait on coronavirus stimulus
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Villain or victim? How Dallas hotelier Monty Bennett became PPP’s face of corporate greed
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NYC Enters ‘Phase Three’ of Reopening. What You Need to Know • Do L.A. politicians who pushed for reopening now have regrets as coronavirus cases climb? • The Recovery: With Reversed State Openings, Expect A Flattening • Rushed reopening led to case spikes that threaten to overwhelm hospitals in some states
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Loans in coronavirus mortgage bailouts see largest weekly decline yet
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World Economy That Took Elevator Down Faces Steep Stairs Back Up
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Trump approves five-week extension for small business pandemic loan applications
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PPP Lending Extended Through August To Help Save Small Businesses – Now What’s Next?
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The federal government extended the Paycheck Protection Program after $130 billion out of $660 billion went uncollected. Here's what new applicants need to know.
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Trump's favorite trade scorecard worsened in May as exports hit lowest level since 2009
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The pandemic has disrupted how the wealthiest Americans allocate the $7 trillion they spend in a quarter. Their hobby choices are already shaking the economy.
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The Mothers Of America Need A Bailout. This Could Be The Answer.
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For small business owners, the pandemic proves it: millennials were right
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Weird but true: lockdown has made many families happier
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Racial and ethnic minorities are driving U.S. population growth
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Generation Z Is Bearing the Economic Brunt of the Coronavirus
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Soaring saving rates pose policy dilemma for world’s central bankers
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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:

Tenants in Bankruptcy: Landlord’s Ability to Draw on Letter of Credit May Turn on Notice Requirements in Lease
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Experts fear the end of eviction moratoriums could bring a wave of homelessness • 'Eviction crisis': Housing advocates fear waves of homelessness as moratoriums expire • Sleeping Outside in a Pandemic: Vulnerable Renters Face Evictions
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Nordstrom tells landlords to expect just half their rent until January 2021
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Mortgage rates fall to new all-time low this week
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Mall and Hotel Loans Are Blowing up Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
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NY governor mandates HVAC upgrade for malls to open
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CMBS delinquencies near all-time high in June
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Tappable home equity rises to record $6.5 trillion
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declined
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With Department Stores Disappearing, Malls Could Be Next
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The 10 most valuable malls in America before the coronavirus pandemic
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One of Japan’s Largest Employers Plans to Cut Office Space by 50%
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Americans leave large cities for suburban areas and rural towns
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Municipalities:

Markey makes push for $3T coronavirus relief bill for cities, towns
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Puerto Rico’s troubled utility is a goldmine for US contractors
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Illinois healing, but economic recovery still far from reach
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Oil/Gas:

FERC Declares Concurrent Jurisdiction with Bankruptcy Courts Over Rejections of Natural Gas Transportation Agreements
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Lonestar Resources misses $14M interest payment
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Rosehill Resources reaches restructuring agreement, will file bankruptcy
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Goldman Sachs says global oil demand won't rebound to pre-coronavirus crisis levels until at least 2022
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Record debts come due for Canadian oil patch after five years of crisis
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Big Oil Confronts Possibility Of Terminal Demand Decline
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Second Covid Wave Could Send Oil Prices Into “Tailspin”
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Lost in Oil’s Rally: $2 Trillion-a-Year Refining Industry Crisis
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Here's what Chesapeake Energy's bankruptcy means to Texas, Eagle Ford Shale • A fracking giant's fall
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Can Offshore Drilling Industry Weather the Coronavirus Storm?
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Clean energy eclipsing oil and gas in Texas
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Utilities:

PG&E emerges from bankruptcy and pays billions into into wildfire fund
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California Adopts Statutory Backstop Legislation as PG&E Emerges from Bankruptcy
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PG&E moving headquarters to Oakland
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Food/Beverage:

Fig & Olive, New York Restaurant Chain, Files for Bankruptcy
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A 19-year-old McDonald's worker was assaulted after asking a customer to wear a mask, revealing a growing crisis in the restaurant industry
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Just when it seemed safe to go back to restaurants a new coronavirus outbreak threatens U.S. jobs recovery
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19 California counties, New Jersey and New York City paused indoor dining — why is it so dangerous?
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McDonald's Just Announced a Big Change in Plans. Here's the Key Takeaway
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New York City restaurants look to the Hamptons for the summer
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80 percent of NYC eateries couldn’t afford June rent amid coronavirus
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Anti-mask customers force some restaurants to re-close dining rooms
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Healthcare:

Hospital executive charged in $1.4B rural hospital billing scheme
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Endologix Enters into an Agreement with Deerfield Partners to Take the Company Private • Endologix's stock plunges toward record low after bankruptcy filing • Endologix Initiates Bankruptcy Process, In Deal With Deerfield Partners To Be Taken Private
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Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 out of 50 US states. Experts say the Fourth of July holiday will make it worse • Some celebrated July Fourth virtually while others packed beaches despite coronavirus surge
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Rising Sharply, but Deaths Are Still Down
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Case growth outpacing testing in coronavirus hotspots
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The coronavirus still kills hundreds of people in the US every day, but Americans have stopped caring — and it's not entirely their fault
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Alabama college students blasted for trying to get the coronavirus on purpose
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WHO reports record rise in global coronavirus cases • More Than 11 Million Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Worldwide
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Scientists say WHO ignores the risk that coronavirus floats in air as aerosol • 239 scientists call on WHO to recognize coronavirus as airborne
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How an asymptomatic coronavirus carrier infected a dozen people, killing one
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An asymptomatic coronavirus carrier infected an apartment neighbor without sharing the same space. A study blames the building's elevator buttons.
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The Pandemic’s Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?
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Fauci and other experts give advice on day-to-day life in a pandemic
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Veterans’ Hospitals Have a Cleanliness Crisis
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FDA leader Stephen Hahn stops short of Trump promises on vaccine timing

Dr Fauci warns coronavirus mutation which spreads more easily may have emerged • A new coronavirus strain is more infectious but doesn't make people any sicker
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Comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 6 months
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Here’s the latest on what we know works — and doesn’t work — in treating coronavirus infections
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The states where face coverings are mandatory
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Survey: 54% of people with Covid-19 don’t know how they got it
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Surgeon general stops short of warning people to avoid crowds on Fourth of July
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Florida infected rise by record 11,458 on Saturday • Florida "heading a million miles an hour in the wrong direction" as COVID-19 cases keep rising, doctor says • Texas hits another record for daily new coronavirus cases • Texas sees highest number of coronavirus cases recorded since start of pandemic • U.S. new coronavirus cases hit all-time high of 57,497 — as COVID-19 surges in Florida, Arizona, California and Texas • Arizona Covid Cases Up 3.7%, Phoenix Mayor Faults U.S. on Tests • 15 states broke single-day coronavirus records this week • Arizona Reports ICUs Are 91% Full As Nearly 1 in 4 Tested for Coronavirus Came Back Positive • Alabama Reports Its Highest Number of Daily Coronavirus Cases at 1,700 • Trump claims 'victory' as US sees Covid-19 case records in multiple states • Thousands flock to beaches for holiday weekend as COVID rate soars, but death rate remains stable
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Tx Gov issues statewide mask order as Texas coronavirus cases, hospitalizations rise • Days After Lt. Gov. Said He Was Done Listening to Dr. Fauci, Texas Mandates Mask-Wearing Statewide • Choir of more than 100 people sings without masks at Pence event in Texas • Masks now required in Texas but not Florida, where data shows COVID-19 numbers are growing faster • Another day of record coronavirus cases as more states rethink mask mandate • Florida's most-infected county issues curfew "until further notice" • Miami mayor sets curfew, closes some businesses as coronavirus spreads • Masks are putting people at each other's throats • US Surgeon General Jerome Adams said he is against a nationwide mask mandate because it would be counterproductive and cause rebellion • A Kansas newspaper published a cartoon likening the state governor's compulsory face-mask order to the Holocaust • Kansas GOP official apologizes for cartoon comparing mask mandate to the Holocaust
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As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’ • Coronavirus on track to overwhelm Houston hospitals in two weeks, mayor says • Houston mayor: Hospitals could face "serious, serious trouble" in 2 weeks • Texas hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed as coronavirus surges
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A likely culprit in Covid-19 surges: People hell-bent on ignoring social distancing orders
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Californians are banned from singing or chanting during religious services
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How to weigh the risk of going out in the coronavirus pandemic, in one chart
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How Safe Are Outdoor Gatherings?
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FDA Head Declines to Defend or Deny Trump Claim That 99% of COVID-19 Cases Are 'Totally Harmless' • AP Fact Check: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign
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Hydroxychloroquine can help save hospitalized coronavirus patients, study finds • WHO: Hydrochloroquine is Worthless
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Fauci: Coronavirus surges mark a "very disturbing week" in the U.S.
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In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.’s Girlfriend And Top Fundraiser For President Trump, Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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‘People aren’t stupid’: Pence’s virus spin tests credibility
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Movie Theaters:

Walmart is transforming its parking lots into drive-in movie theaters
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Mall owners buy theater chain
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Fireworks:

Canceled July 4th shows leave fireworks industry on "life support" • Fourth of July Fireworks Canceled Across U.S. as Coronavirus Surges
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Theatre:

Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On
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Education:

The survival of small businesses in American college towns is being threatened as restaurants, bars, and bookstores are stuck hoping students return to campus this fall
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An Ivy League school said it will reopen campus this fall based on 'counterintuitive' evidence that doing so will actually lead to fewer coronavirus infections than a fully remote semester
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Colleges Face Rising Revolt by Professors
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'How the hell are we going to do this?' The panic over reopening schools
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Parents are opting to home-school their children due to COVID-19 pandemic, but experts say it might not be for everyone
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Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
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Penn State is tracking those in contact with a 21-year-old student who died of Covid-19 complications
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Frat house outbreak leaves 93 infected with coronavirus at University of Washington
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Trump's newest assault on America's public schools: They teach kids to 'hate their country'
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Cruise Lines:

Looks Like a Sad Ending for the Pullmantur Cruise Ships
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Taxis:

California wants Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees soon
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Maritime:

Enron Legacy Returns in Battle Over $80 Million Yacht
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (31 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (58 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Chapter 11 U.S. Commercial Bankruptcies up 43% in June
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Increase in bankruptcy filings anticipated due to pandemic job losses
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Arbitration:

Virtual Arbitration Hearings Prompt Witness Coaching Fears
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Schedules:

Tale as Old as Time: The Importance of Accurate Schedules in Bankruptcy
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Force Majeure:

A Force Majeure Decision during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Accounting:

Concerns About “Going Concern”
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Document Retention:

Document Retention Rules in Bankruptcy: Holding Onto the Past
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Tax:

Preparers May Fight IRS On PPP Deduction Denial-Hundreds Of Billions At Stake
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Avoidance Actions:

Giving Back a Fraudulent Transfer: A Defense to Liability?
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Bankruptcy Bonuses:

Companies filing for bankruptcy use loophole to give CEOs huge bonuses
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Committees:

Halcón Resources & the Ability of Courts to Disband Creditors’ Committees
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Aviation:

US Senator blasts American Airlines for packing the middle seats on his flight • A US senator wants to propose legislation blocking middle seats on planes after he flew on a crowded American Airlines flight • Chrissy Teigen Slams American Airlines: They Don’t Care ‘If You Get Sick And Die’ • American Airlines' decision to sell middle seats shows that the pandemic won't lead to more comfortable flights
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Delta Will Keep Middle Seats Empty, Probably Beyond Sept. 30, Even Though American And United Won’t
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Value of airline assets takes a nose-dive
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The Coming Apocalypse for U.S. Airline Labor
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I flew on the 4 biggest US airlines during the pandemic to see which is handling it best, and found one blew the rest out of the water
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Man booted from Florida-bound flight at LGA for not wearing mask
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I flew out of the new LaGuardia Airport terminal 2 weeks after it opened and couldn't believe it was the same airport I hated. Here's what it was like.
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This is what air travel will look like in six months
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Virgin Australia Bondholders Seek to Block Sale to Bain Capital • Virgin Australia investors owed $2bn try to block sale to Bain Capital
(DBN)

Boeing’s 737 Max is Being Readied for a Comeback. What Travelers Need to Know.
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Air France, Hop! To Shed 7,580 Jobs: Management
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Flight Refunds: EU Launches Legal Action Over Airlines Failure To Reimburse Covid-Cancelled Flights
(DBN)

Airbus CEO Urges Better EU Coordination on Restarting Air Travel
(DBN)

Aeromexico shares rise for second day despite missed debt payment
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Thai Airways to offer partial rehab plan in August
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Norwegian Air's June traffic down 97% yr/yr ahead of restart
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Festivals:

Fyre Fest fraudster Billy McFarland contracts COVID-19 in prison
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Retailing:

Lucky Brand Dungarees Files In BK DE - First Day Dec • Lucky Brand files for bankruptcy as latest retail casualty of coronavirus • Lucky Brand files for bankruptcy, has offer to sell company • Lucky Brand Files for Bankruptcy After Pandemic Forces Closures • Lucky Brand files for bankruptcy, reveals list of initial store closings • Lucky Brand files for bankruptcy citing COVID-19, looks to sell company to Aéropostale owner. Is your store closing?
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Lucky, G-Star Look to Bankruptcy Court for Help
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The Rise and Fall of Claire's Accessories
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The impending retail apocalypse
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9,274 Stores Are Closing In 2020 – It’s The Pandemic And High Debt – More Will Close
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What's Victoria's Secret's next move?
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Thousands of retail jobs came back in June, but the latest jobs numbers reveal the pandemic's devastating impact on the industry
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Some retailers in bankruptcy during the pandemic are attempting to pull off a high-wire act. Here’s where they stand.
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The not-so-grand reopening of retail
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Another problem for retailers: Inventory overload
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May retail sales artificially buoyed: Steve Odland
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Neighborhood Goods Proves Its New Department Store Model Works, As Macy’s And JCPenney Flounder
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Sovereigns:

Fitch has downgraded a record number of sovereign ratings due to the coronavirus
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UK:

Failed directors are being let off the hook under radical shake-up of Britain's bankruptcy laws
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The coronavirus crisis is pushing 13 UK universities towards insolvency, study says
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Intu boss Roberts steps down after company's collapse -source
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England to end compulsory quarantine for travelers from France, Germany, Spain and Italy
(DBN)

Britain places US travelers on quarantine 'red list'
(DBN)

Portugal Calls U.K. Decision to Impose Quarantine Rules ‘Absurd’
(DBN)

Banks Are Ditching London Offices and Not Just Because of Covid-19
(DBN)

After the Virus London May Never be the Same
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Pints poured, unkempt hairdos cut as England eases lockdown • Second coronavirus wave ‘won’t be long in the making’ says top cop as drinkers hit pubs and bars for Sunday session • Arrests as revelers defy distancing rules after pubs reopen in England • Social distancing becomes social drinking: Police are forced to shut down part of London as hundreds flock to illegal raves • Naked men and drunks: England assesses the reopening of pubs • Fears of widespread disorder unfounded as English pubs reopen • Only 7% of British people are heading to the pub. Here's why I'm one of them • Health minister hails responsible behavior after English pubs reopen • Plastic screens, tracings apps and table service. English pubs reopen on bittersweet day
(DBN)

PPE and quiet amens: places of worship in England prepare to reopen
(DBN)

Shaggy-haired Brits who haven't had a haircut in over 100 days dashed to the salon at midnight as salons and barbers opened the second they are allowed
(DBN)

EU needs to ‘see movement’ from UK on post-Brexit trade deal: Phil Hogan • September Is Key Date for Brexit Progress, Finance Lobby Says
(DBN)

U.K. Bails Out Arts With $2 Billion as Sunak Focuses on Jobs • £1.57bn lifeline for theatres, museums and galleries - but no plans to resume live shows
(DBN)

U.K. Puts $1 Billion Into Job Centers to Help Wave of Unemployed
(DBN)

U.K. Car Sales Show Signs of Recovery 
(DBN)

BOE Governor Warns Over Negative Interest Rates
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EU:

European diplomats believe Joe Biden will repair the damage done by Trump to America's broken alliance with Europe
(DBN)

2 of Europe's top central bankers dropped hints that it might be time to start removing unprecedented coronavirus stimulus packages
(DBN)

ECB’s Lagarde Expects Disinflation as Crisis Transforms Economy
(DBN)

Europe Awaits German Fiscal Cascade That Could Be Just a Trickle
(DBN)

Why Europe's in Better Shape Than the U.S.
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PIIGS:

Ireland delays easing of travel restrictions until July 20
(DBN)

Greek PM: ‘Unacceptable’ for EU recovery fund to include ‘strict’ oversight
(DBN)

Italy denies entry to private plane with Americans on holiday
(DBN)

Catalonia locks down 200,000 over coronavirus outbreak
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Canada:

How a growing corporate debt bomb is threatening Canada’s recovery from COVID-19
(DBN)

Fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal
(DBN)

American couple fined $2,000 in Canada for defying quarantine orders
(DBN)

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China:

China's central bank calls on struggling companies to restructure debt outside courts
(DBN)

Chinese PMI hits highest level in a decade in latest sign that the world's 2nd largest economy is surging back
(DBN)

Covid-Like Virus Was Sent to Wuhan in 2013, Sunday Times Says
(DBN)

Bubonic Plague Case Reported in China’s Inner Mongolia
(DBN)

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France:

ECB’s Villeroy Says French Recovery May Be Better Than Expected
(DBN)

French Prime Minister Says Social, Economic Crisis Is ‘Starting’
(DBN)

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Germany:

German Factory Orders Rebound After Virus Restrictions Loosened
(DBN)

One fifth of German firms fear for their survival amid pandemic: Ifo
(DBN)

Germany to overhaul regulator after Wirecard scandal • We went halfway round the world to uncover the truth on Wirecard • 'Pile of garbage': Wirecard's stock is so toxic after its $2 billion accounting scandal that even the highly speculative world of day-trading is shying away
(DBN)

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Russia:

Pandemic tanked Russian economy, plunged families into crisis
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Hong Kong:

Democracy Books Disappear from Hong Kong Libraries
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico Covid-19 deaths exceed 30,000, making it fifth-hardest hit country
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Brazil dilutes mask law as its coronavirus cases top 1.5 million • Brazil set to pass 1.5M coronavirus cases as cities reopen
(DBN)

A Thousand Pork Workers Tested Positive at JBS Plant in Brazil
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Singapore:

Covid-19 to ‘Weigh Heavily’ on Singapore’s Economy, PM Lee Says
(DBN)

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Australia:

Lawyer Ben Skinner gives his take on changes to DOCA
(DBN)

Directors beware: You may be left exposed when government COVID-19 measures end
(DBN)

Australia locks down high-rise apartments
(DBN)

Melbourne Second Wave Signals Setback to Tourism, Education Hub
(DBN)

Australia’s Most-Populous States to Close Shared Border
(DBN)

Debate Rages Over Shape of Australia’s Economic Recovery
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Creditors Allege Argentine Soy Giant Siphoned $400 Million
(DBN)

Argentina Debt Proposal Offers a Breakthrough, Deserves Support • Argentina sweetens debt revamp offer to creditors; sets August 4 deadline • Argentina’s Fernandez Says New Debt Offer to Be Published Sunday • Argentina’s ‘last’ debt offer extends proposal to August 4
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan’s middle class is ‘disappearing’ as poverty rises, warns economist
(DBN)

Tokyo Finds 102 New Virus Cases as It Tries to Avoid Blanket Curbs
(DBN)

Oyo Is Slashing Footprint and Headcount in Virus-Hit Japan
(DBN)

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Chile:

Chile Government Adds Stimulus With Soft Loans for Middle Class
(DBN)

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MENA:

Israel Looks for Answers to the Second Virus Wave • Netanyahu Says Israel in Emergency Due to Coronavirus
(DBN)

Uneven Recovery for Arab World’s Top Economies
(DBN)

Egypt Business Activity Rebounds to 4-Month High • Egypt arrests doctors, silences critics over virus outbreak
(DBN)

Oman's bankruptcy law to boost business environment
(DBN)

UAE orders government shakeup as virus erodes economic gains
(DBN)

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India:

The Failure of India’s Yes Bank Poses Uncomfortable Questions
(DBN)

RBI mulls loan restructuring for impacted sectors like hospitality, tourism
(DBN)

US Tech Giant Cognizant Lays Off 18,000 Employees, Trade Union Takes Them To Court
(DBN)

India Growth Forecast Cut Again at Citi as Virus Cases Surge
(DBN)

India’s Coronavirus Epidemic Overtakes Russia to Become World’s Third Biggest
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