Law:
Big Law Firms Received Millions Through PPP Loans • Law firms, including, Boies Schiller approved for up to $13 billion in PPP aid • Dozens of BigLaw firms are getting paycheck protection loans; which ones made the list? • The Biglaw Firms That Cashed In On Government PPP Loans • Boies Schiller, Big Law Firms Obtained Millions in PPP Loans
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'I Don't Blame You, Man': Lawyer Turns Heads by Wearing Full Hazmat Suit to Federal Court
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McConnell calls for five-year lawsuit shield for businesses as part of next coronavirus bill
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Law School Implies Diploma Privilege Advocates Could Get Dinged On Character & Fitness
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Black Attorneys Call Out Racism as Law Firms Vow to Change
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Biglaw Start Dates: When’s Your Firm Welcoming New Associates?
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Law Firms Are Raking in Millions From Pandemic-Era Retail Bankruptcies
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Global M&A slowest since financial crisis as deal appetite slumps amid Covid-19 pandemic
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What does an M&A boutique do when the deals dry up?
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New York's Visitor Quarantine Order Draws Legal Challenge From Arizona Woman
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The Meaning of 'Meeting' Has Changed for Good—and, Arguably, for the Better
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Florida Changes Bar Exam Date … Again
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Texas Is Third State In A Week To Switch From On-Ground To Online Bar Exam
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July 2020 Bar Exam Chaos: 50 States, 14 Different Approaches
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Illinois Provides Temporary Practice License For New Law School Graduates
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State Going Forward With July Bar Exam Because, ‘Oh, We’re Going To Be Way Worse In September!’
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Concerned About COVID At July Bar Exam, Virginia Cancels Requirement That Applicants Wear Ties
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It’s Time To Say Bye-Bye To Biglaw’s BS
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Amy Cooper charged for calling police on Black bird-watcher in Central Park
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Police are looking for two White people who painted over a Black Lives Matter mural
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Stone Appeals Denial of Prison Delay Over Coronavirus Fears
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Judge Who Read Unredacted Mueller Report Has a Spreadsheet Full of Questions for the DOJ to Answer
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Brian Kemp calls up 1,000 National Guard troops after violent weekend in Atlanta • ‘It’s Got to Stop’: Atlanta’s Mayor Decries a Surge of Violence as a Girl Is Killed • National Guard To Deploy In Atlanta, Gov. Declares State Of Emergency After 31 People Shot Over Weekend
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AZ: Now We're Shooting People Inside Cars
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Major U.S. cities, gripped with crises, now face spike in deadly shootings
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Ex-NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton: New York ‘a mess and going to get a lot worse’
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Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to NYC lockup ahead of court date • As Ghislaine Maxwell Gets Representation, Prosecutors Request Friday Bail Hearing in Manhattan • Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a jail where she will be cavity searched and may get beaten by other inmates for credibility, former warden says
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‘Clock is ticking’ for Prince Andrew to speak with feds about Jeffrey Epstein: Gloria Allred
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Why Is Alan Dershowitz Still Talking?
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Fox News Apologizes, Says It Mistakenly Cropped Trump Out of Jeffrey Epstein Photo
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County subpoenas partygoers who didn’t cooperate in COVID-19 contact tracing
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Maryland county closes 3 business for violating virus rules
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‘Forum Of Hate’ Emails Lead To Suspensions Because… Yeah, They’re Bad
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Lawyer Gets Fired After Expensing Friend’s $190 Eurostar Ticket
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Judges:
BK MD Seeks Judicial Law Clerk
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Thousands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench
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Social Distancing a Litigant’s Rights: Court Reopening Considerations in the Age of COVID-19
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Trump’s Taxes, Birth Control Top Supreme Court’s Closing Agenda
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Supreme Court says states may require presidential electors to support popular-vote winner • Supreme Court Patches Up Electoral College for 2020 • The Supreme Court Has Made the Electoral College Irrelevant • Still, the Electoral College’s flaws remain
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'Particularly Troubling': Trump Appointee Calls Out Administration for Not Considering Dangers to Asylum Seekers
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Binge-Watcher Justice Kagan Drops ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Veep' References in Supreme Court Opinion
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Wall Street:
Stock futures sink following Monday’s strong rally on Wall Street
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Global stocks slip as virus outbreaks dim hopes for rebound
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Here’s what happened to the stock market on Monday
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Stocks rise amid surge in U.S. coronavirus cases—Four experts on what’s next
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Trump claims a Joe Biden presidency would cause stock gains to 'disintegrate and disappear,' but JPMorgan says it could actually boost the market
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Layoffs:
Delaware North laying off 1,300 workers at Miller Park, Lambeau Field
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Belk furloughs end in unspecified number of layoffs, mostly at HQ
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Weber Metals in Paramount to lay off nearly 170
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PV Fluid Products lays off 113 headquarters employees
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HealthPartners eliminating at least 200 jobs
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Politics:
Trump’s Presidency Is About to Enter Chapter 11
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Trump's Gallup approval rating has record 89-point partisan gap
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Wall Street is no longer betting on Trump
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GOP worries Trump's divisive June imperils Senate control
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Trump may lose swing voters by asking SCOTUS to strike down the ACA
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White House claims US is 'a leader' in fight against Covid-19 as cases rise
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The mask decision that will haunt Trump's reelection bid
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Lindsey Graham breaks with Trump after president demands an apology from NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace
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President Trump is losing support among young white working-class voters
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How Lincoln Project anti-Trump Republicans got into his head. Spoiler alert: It was easy.
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White House Hopes Americans Will Just Get Used to Dying of Coronavirus • Trump will accept a 'steady' few hundred coronavirus deaths a day as the cost of his reelection • The White House is reportedly hoping Americans 'will grow numb' to the COVID-19 death toll
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Mary Trump tell-all book to be released early due to "high demand" • Mary Trump tell-all book will be released two weeks early amid court fight • Donald Trump was terrorized by his father, niece claims in tell-all book • Niece says Trump remains "much as he was at three years old": "Unable to regulate his emotions" • In upcoming book, the president's niece says he practices 'cheating as a way of life'
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Melania's former right hand coming out with explosive tell all
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Trump's misreading the map, looking for Electoral College votes in some of the wrong places
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Florida teen dies after conspiracy theorist mom takes her to church ‘COVID party’ and tries to treat her with Trump-approved drug: report
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Frederick Douglass statue torn down in Rochester, N.Y., on anniversary of his famous July Fourth speech
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Thomas Jefferson’s descendant wants Founding Father’s memorial removed ‘because he owned 600 slaves during his lifetime’
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Democrats insert language in spending bill ordering removal of Confederate statues from Capitol
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McEnany defends Trump's view on confederate flag by trying to claim he doesn't have one
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Pentagon considering ban on Confederate flags
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Virginia schools drop Confederate names, this time ignoring calls to preserve history
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Trump campaign uses picture of Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil to claim president will 'protect statues'
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Chuck Grassley opts out of attending GOP convention over coronavirus concerns
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Liberals reserve tickets to Trump's New Hampshire rally to try making venue look empty
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'QAnon Karen' Destroys Target Face Mask Display
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Foreign Officials Fixated on Bolton's Memoir
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California Capitol closes after L.A. lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19
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Trump Reportedly Planning to Bounce Back Quickly from Supreme Court DACA Loss
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Sports:
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose • McEnany defends Trump's tweet about Bubba Wallace and Confederate flag • Lindsey Graham says Bubba Wallace has nothing to apologize for • Bubba Wallace responds to Trump attack: "Love over hate every day"
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Formula One drivers take a knee, wear 'End Racism' shirts at season opener
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PGA Tour cancels plan to have fans attend Memorial tournament
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Testing problems cast doubt on viability of MLB season, days after baseball's return
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Unlike Redskins and Indians, Braves Not Considering Name Change • Trump slams possible Redskins, Indians name changes as "politically correct"
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Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
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35 NHL players test positive, Nationals suspend camp as sports try to return amid coronavirus surge
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NHL, NHLPA reach tentative agreement to resume season
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Baseball’s Return in Peril After World Series Champs Close Camp
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As M.L.B. Stumbles Out of the Gate, Player Pushback Gets Louder
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Four days into MLB's return, it's fair to question the strategy
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FC Dallas Withdraws from M.L.S. Tournament Because of Virus Cases • FC Dallas removed from MLS tournament after 10 positive coronavirus tests
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Food/Beverage:
Restaurant closes after saying employees won't wear face masks
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Restaurant owner: Opening then shutting back down may ‘death knell’ for industry
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People’s lunacy around face masks is hurting restaurants and small businesses
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After covid-19, a poultry worker fears a return to work
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Skyrocketing of COVID-19 cases around the U.S. slows dine-in restaurant recovery
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Restaurants' Rise Got a Little Overcooked in Late June
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Transit:
No Scenario in Which MTA Would Need to Declare Bankruptcy, CEO Foye Says
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Newspapers:
There’s no Knight in shining armor coming to rescue McClatchy
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Theatre:
BriteShot hopes backstage decontamination tech will help Broadway bounce back
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Student Debt:
Second Stimulus Checks And Student Loan Forgiveness Could Be Coming
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Economy:
13 million gig workers getting unemployment benefits, 41% of the total
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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index increased to 57.1% in June • U.S. services index jumps to a four-month high on reopenings
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Goldman: Recovery Running into Trouble
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Atlanta Fed president Bostic says the US economy's recovery is 'leveling off' as COVID-19 cases surge
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Six High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
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Goldman Sachs warns of economic fallout from U.S. virus response
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Ending the extra $600 UI will harm ‘vast majority’ of unemployed workers
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$600 Federal Unemployment Checks To Be Extended?
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The White House signals it could get on board with a 2nd round of stimulus checks for Americans
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$132B Still Available From PPP, Including $30B That Companies Returned
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Next Stimulus Bill Likely To Include Stimulus Checks & Back To Work Bonuses
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A double-digit unemployment rate is the norm for Black Americans and a rarity for white Americans
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How the second half of 2020 could be even ‘messier’ than the first
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McConnell Expects New Virus Relief Bill by End of Month • McConnell opens door to more coronavirus stimulus checks for low-income Americans
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Global Poverty Rampant Despite Sunny Talk, U.N. Finds
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Treasury posts partial list of small businesses that received $521 billion in gov't loans; companies employed 51 million • Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show • Here are some of the billionaires who got PPP loans while small businesses went bankrupt • Treasury releases names of some PPP loan recipients • Trump administration releases list of companies that received most money from small business loans • Some wealth management firms have taken PPP loans during coronavirus pandemic • Kanye West Sneaker Brand Received Millions From Government Loan • Carnegie Hall, Whitney Museum and S.F. Symphony Got PPP Loans • Firm Linked to Pelosi’s Husband Got Virus Loan, U.S. Data Show • Trump’s Waikiki Partner, DeVos-Tied Company Among PPP Recipients • Grover Norquist’s Anti-Spending Group Took Small Business Relief • W.Va. governor's companies get millions in virus loans • Small-Business Loans Flowed to Health Care, Construction and Big States • A number of Silicon Valley companies were listed as coronavirus paycheck loan recipients — but some of them were surprised by the announcement, saying they never applied for loans in the first place • U.S. pandemic aid program saved 51.1 million jobs, but wealthy and connected also benefited • Car-Sharing Startups Take U.S. Loans After Covid-19 Disruptions • Power Companies Got $676 Million in U.S. Virus Relief Funds • PPP Millions Went to Firm Identified in Ukraine Laundering Suit • Khloe Kardashian's denim brand and Donald Trump lawyer's firm among those benefiting • Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans • Thousands Of Investment Advisors, Portfolio Managers Received Bailouts • Small-business loans went to private-equity-backed chains and members of Congress • De Niro-backed Nobu restaurants took more than a dozen PPP loans • Small business coronavirus relief loan database contains some big errors • Amazon delivery contractors were among recipients of government payroll loans • Here are some of the restaurant chains that got millions in government payroll loans • Inside U.S. Virus Bailout: Trump Ties, Investors, Uneven Data
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Pro-Trump lobbyists worked with firms that received small business relief loans • Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in federal virus aid
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Americans gave up a lot to stop the pandemic. Our leaders wasted that sacrifice.
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Miami-Dade to shut down dining-in and gyms as COVID-19 cases surge • New York Has Avoided a Virus Uptick While Reopening, Cuomo Says • A Second Wave Of Shutdowns Has Arrived—Here’s Where Businesses Are Closing Up (Again)
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AAR: June Rail Carloads down 22.4% YoY, Intermodal Down 6.6% YoY
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Percent Permanent Job Losers by Recession
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Trump preparing orders on China and manufacturing, top aide says
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How the American Worker Got Fleeced
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The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data
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A wake-up call for the American dream
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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:
Evictions are likely to skyrocket this summer as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit.
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Foreclosure threat grows as COVID-19 surges, Fed says
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Commercial mortgage delinquencies surged at record monthly rate in June
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Black Knight Mortgage Monitor for May, Cash-Out Refinance Activity Declined
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A forgotten trade spat with Canada is costing U.S. homebuilders
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No Doorman? No Problem. Covid-19 Changes NYC’s Real Estate Rules
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Black Families Pay Significantly Higher Property Taxes Than White Families
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico union sues against PREPA privatization
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Early findings grim on the health of Flint kids after water crisis
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Public Pension Reckoning Delayed With Stimulus Pumping Up Stocks
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Oil/Gas:
Judge Isgur Finds That Sanchez Energy Breached JDA With Gavilan Resources to Develop Comanche Field
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Jurisdictional Conflict Between FERC and Bankruptcy Courts Spills Over to Natural Gas Agreements
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Shale Patch Gets More Than $2.4 Billion in U.S. Virus Aid
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The Effects of a 2nd Covid Wave on Oil
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Extraction Oil & Gas lost control of its midstream subsidiary as it tumbled into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Judge orders shutdown of controversial Dakota Access pipeline, citing environmental risks • Dakota Access pipeline to be shut down by court in blow for Trump • Demise of Gas Project Shows U.S. Pipelines Becoming Unbuildable • Coal Wins! Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled • Two Major U.S. Pipeline Projects Face Cancellation • Keystone Pipeline Stays Blocked in U.S. Supreme Court Order
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The One-Time Heart of Shale May Never Boom Again With Dakota Access Shut
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Mexico’s Debt-Laden Oil Giant Is Asking Contractors for IOUs
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Healthcare:
Endologix's stock plunges toward record low after bankruptcy filing
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Obamacare Flaw Costing Americans Thousands
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Hospitals, doctors are major recipients of PPP loans
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The Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases
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Assessment of U.S. COVID-19 Situation Increasingly Bleak
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Health-care industry was top recipient of Paycheck Protection Program loans, data show
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Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants • Four Tampa-area hospitals at maximum ICU capacity
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Coronavirus hospitalizations grow in 23 states as Texas admissions soar
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Fauci on COVID-19 vaccine: "We will at least have an answer" in the winter
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Fauci Says He Assumes Any Vaccine Will Offer ‘Finite’ Protection
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US is still 'knee-deep' in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says
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Arizona healthcare workers say they're seeing severe coronavirus cases in people from their 20s to their 90s, but people aren't taking it seriously — in 'denial' they won't get it
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Newsom, coming under fire, ramps up enforcement and adds counties to watchlist
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250,000 New Coronavirus Cases in 5 Days
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Some kids suffer mysterious brain damage from coronavirus, study finds
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Months of trial and error in the ICU offer clues on how to save COVID patients
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Fauci says average age of U.S. coronavirus patients has dropped by 15 years
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You have no idea they're sick. But contracting the virus could be especially lethal for them.
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Hospitalizations jump 50% in California as coronavirus infections soar
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Bipartisan group of former government officials demand science-based approach to pandemic
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Coronavirus can spread in the air ‘beyond any reasonable doubt,’ over 200 scientists tell the World Health Organization
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Airborne Coronavirus: What You Should Do Now
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How America Lost the War on Covid-19
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U.S. coronavirus response still crippled by lack of testing, Dr. Gottlieb says
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Virginia reports no daily coronavirus deaths as region sees smallest case increase since April
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New Jersey Virus Transmission Rate at 1.03, Highest in 10 Weeks
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The states where face coverings are mandatory
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'We'll be living with masks for years': COVID-19 through the eyes of a pandemic expert
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States mandate masks, begin to shut down again as coronavirus cases soar and hospitalizations rise
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Poll Finds Record Number Of Americans Are Wearing Masks • More Mask Use, Worry About Lack of Social Distancing in U.S.
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Half of Nevada’s businesses didn’t comply with mask rules, investigators say
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Medical community urges public to wear masks
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Oxford: Virus May Not be of China Origin • Navarro: China Released Virus on Purpose
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Education:
What a college professor thinks about campus preparations for the coronavirus this fall
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Harvard to reopen with fewer than half of undergrads on campus because of coronavirus • Harvard will allow some students on campus this fall under strict new rules • Harvard Plans to Bring Back 40% of Students for Fall Term • Here’s how things will change on campus for Harvard students next semester
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Princeton to Allow About Half of Undergrads to Return in August
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Harvard, Princeton to reopen with many undergrads barred from campus housing because of coronavirus
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A Reckoning In Higher Education: Will There Be Campus Life After Covid-19?
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With a patchwork of reopening plans, college students face 'a lose-lose' fall scenario
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Reopening N.Y.C. Schools Safely: A Huge Challenge
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ICE Says International Students Have To Leave The US If Their Classes Are Online-Only Due To COVID-19
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Federal College Aid Applications Fall As Pandemic Upsets Student Plans
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Florida orders schools to reopen in the fall, even as virus cases soar
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Faculty votes to change name of Washington and Lee
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Cruise Lines:
Two cruise giants assembled a panel of health experts to give them a path back to sailing • Rival cruise lines create panel to advise for COVID-19 era
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Circuses:
A tale of two circuses: an existential balancing act
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Taxis:
With pandemic, NYC taxi drivers' livelihoods hang in the balance
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Hollywood:
Game Of Thrones VFX company says industry is facing ‘financial catastrophe’
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Autos:
The Death Of The $2 Trillion Auto Industry Will Come Sooner Than Expected
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Nissan secures $7.8 bln from creditors since April
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (12 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 Jobs:
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy and the coronavirus: Part II
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Litigation:
Bankruptcy Boom Will Create E-Discovery Challenges
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Top law firms collaborate to draw up draft protocol for online arbitrations
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:
Does the Golden Share need to follow the Golden Rule?
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Small Business:
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is Expensive; the Small Business Reorganization Act Provides a Realistic Opportunity for Small Businesses to Reorganize
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Fiduciary Duty:
The Effects of Financial Distress on Fiduciary Duties
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RSAs:
Badges of Opportunism: Principles for Policing Restructuring Support Agreements
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Personal Bankruptcy:
Do Cares Act payments count towards the means test? No.
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Force Majeure:
Bankruptcy Court Determines Illinois COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders are Force Majeure Events Sufficient to Partially Excuse Rent.
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Aviation:
Air travel jumps over July 4 weekend, but down more than 70% from 2019
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Top private jet companies got $200 million from the government under CARES Act
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Airline business undergoing a surge of change
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Lufthansa to cut leadership positions, 1,000 admin jobs • Lufthansa halves new-aircraft intake and cuts jobs
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Alaska’s largest rural airline will go on the auction block Tuesday
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Pilots' union has reached outline deal with British Airways in fight to save jobs
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Air India pilots are angry over pay cuts?— want salaries to be reduced in a graded manner
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Aeromexico sets investor meetings to discuss debt overhaul
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Malaysia’s AirAsia reports first-quarter loss as virus hits demand
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Defaults:
US leveraged loan defaults total $23B in Q2, the most since 2009
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Newspapers:
McClatchy sale stays on track as judge delays ruling on whether some creditors can sue • McClatchy, a Family Newspaper Business, Heads Toward Hedge-Fund Ownership
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Nursing Homes:
Overwhelmed nursing homes kept taking new patients. Some got sick and died.
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NY: 6,300 Infected Sent to Nursing Homes
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Retailing:
Simon Property Group Part of Company Bidding for Assets in Lucky Brand Bankruptcy
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Brooks Brothers nears bankruptcy as talks heat up with potential buyer
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Pier 1 enters agreement to sell off IP, other assets for $20M
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Shoppers across the country are retreating again as coronavirus cases surge
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Protesters boycott Whole Foods after employees ‘were sent home for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks’
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Trump Supporters More Likely Than Critics to Feel Safe Shopping in Malls
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Steinhoff Surges on Signs it Can Settle $11 Billion in Claims
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More Than 8,700 Stores Are Closing In 2020 So Far—A Number That Will Surely Rise
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Stores focus on cleaning to get shoppers back to spending
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DTC brands struggled with profitability prior to COVID-19. Now what?
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How Top Real Estate Executives Expect Retail To Perform In 2021: Survey
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The High Cost of Dollar Stores
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Coal:
Hundreds of Coal Companies Got $170 Million in U.S. Virus Aid
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Utilities:
PG&E exits bankruptcy, but long-term wildfire risk could put it 'back in the soup'
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Hotels:
Crowne Plaza Universal Orlando hotel seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Crypto:
CEO of Alleged $16M Cryptocurrency Scam Declared Bankrupt
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Bankrupt Bitcoin Biz Founder Leaves $13m Hole
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Corporate Reform:
Maybe the Supreme Court Just Saved the CFPB
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Religion:
Priest abuse victims ask court to dismiss New Orleans Archdiocese bankruptcy
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Priests accused of sex abuse remained in ministry, former bishop admits
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New information revealed from former bishop’s deposition in Rochester Diocese bankruptcy case
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Victim of clergy abuse says Archdiocese tried to keep settlement details secret, against its own rules
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Sovereigns:
Ecuador Reaches Debt Deal in Principal With Major Bondholders
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Venezuela’s Potential Debt Restructuring and Economic Recovery Efforts: Some Key Legal and Policy Challenges
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UK:
U.K. Businesses Expect to Cull Jobs Once Furlough Program Ends
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Scottish universities at risk of being wiped out by Covid-19 crisis , experts warn
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Allsaints creditors approve CVA
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Why suppliers can no longer rely on termination on insolvency rights
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Brexit: Banks Warned on Nearing Deadline
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Accountancy giants face revamp amid criticism
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Pret A Manger to shut 30 shops and cut 1,000 jobs
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Saving One Million U.K. Jobs Requires $250 Billion Stimulus Plan
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EU:
EU cuts economic forecasts for the region, now projecting a 8.3% slump this year
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PIIGS:
Italy Bets on Public Spending to Grow Out of Its Crippling Debt
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Greece: Government at odds with creditors on bankruptcy law
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Canada:
To keep coronavirus out, Canada's smallest province kept the rest of the country away. Now outsiders are returning.
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Bank of Canada Says Business Sentiment Is at Lowest Since 2009
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Subprime Canadian Borrowers Are Weathering the Crisis Just Fine, Thanks
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Cineplex Is Signaling Potential Bankruptcy
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Germany:
Munich Prosecutors Arrest Another Manager in Wirecard Probe • Deutsche Bank CEO says still evaluating Wirecard Bank support
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MENA:
Israel: Gov’t imposes partial lockdown as coronavirus cases spike • Israel Imposes New Restrictions to Combat Surge in Virus Cases
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Oman's Bankruptcy Law is now effective
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The US violated international law by assassinating Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, top UN human rights investigator says
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Chile:
Thousands of Copper Workers Have Fallen Ill in Chile
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Brazil:
Three Crises Leaves Brazil’s Assets a Long Road Back to Recovery
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New Zealand:
New Zealand to Limit Returning Citizens as Quarantines Overflow
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Africa:
Africa’s pathway to economic recovery post-Covid is looking much more murky
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Hungary:
Hungary: Is a new world coming with the amendment of the Hungarian Insolvency Act?
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Argentina:
Argentina's sweetened debt offer wins early support; bonds climb
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Norway:
Norway's Troubled Kleven Verft Shipyard Files for Bankruptcy • Kleven Verft files for bankruptcy after loan termination
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India:
IBC faces test again as top court hears Bhushan Power & Steel case
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