June 12, 2020

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Law:

The Outside Counsel Rankings: The Top Law Firms According To GCs
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Steptoe Hires McDermott Partner to Lead Bankruptcy Practice Steptoe Adds Bankruptcy Veteran Jeff Reisner in LA, NY to Lead Insolvency & Restructuring Practice Steptoe Snags New Restructuring Leader From McDermott
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Leadership at Cole Schotz Amid Shifting Market Demands
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Legal Professionals Want to Keep Working From Home, But Will That Last? Five out of ten lawyers want to work from home for good
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Allen & Overy’s Tim House Has a Full House
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California keeps plans for online bar exam, but test date may be pushed back again
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The Most Improved Law School For Bar Passage
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Internet Troll Worried T14 Law School Finally Sick Of His Crap
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Washington, State That Pioneered Licensed Legal Technicians, Cancels The Program
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'It's a Matter of Privilege': Dallas Law School Revokes Incoming Student's Admission Over Allegedly Racist Remarks
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Former Biglaw Chair Died By Suicide, Inquest Reveals
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Boies Schiller D.C. Leaders Dunn, Isaacson Jump to Paul Weiss
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Law Offices Stick With Summer Associate Programs Despite Virus
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Trainees face Corona crunch as Reed Smith, Trowers and Herbies take action
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Law firms pledge funds for racial justice and issue statements
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Parsing Privilege: A Legal Department’s Role In Supporting #BlackLivesMatter
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Woman Films Mom’s Reaction To Her Law School Acceptance To Show The World Some ‘Black Joy’
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Firm employee unmasked as raging antisemite
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Senate Judiciary gives Graham sweeping subpoena powers in review of Russia probe Senate panel approves dozens of subpoenas targeting origins of Russia probe of Trump campaign
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The Government’s Supreme Court Lawyer Is Expected to Resign — Here’s What You Need to Know
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How U.S. could change police in response to protests against brutality, racism
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Protesters feel at risk as some NYPD officers don't wear masks
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How the city of Miami Gardens built trust in police
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Trump threatens to 'take back' Seattle as protesters set up 'autonomous zone' “Go back to your bunker”: Mayor rejects Trump threat to invade Seattle over peaceful “cop-free” zone Police retract claims that Seattle's 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone' protesters tried to extort local businesses
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Lafayette Park Protesters Sue Trump, Barr, Esper, and Other Officials for 'Violent Attack' Near White House
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Man Who Said George Floyd and Derek Chauvin 'Bumped Heads' Now Says He Mistook Floyd for Another Black Employee
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Cop says ‘I don’t care’ to man who died after saying he can’t breathe
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Cops Shot Homeless Man on Ground 22 Times
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Minnesota governor endorses new police reforms in wake of George Floyd's killing
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D.C. police reforms make it easier to fire officers for misconduct, expands civilian review over force
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85,000 Cops Investigated for Misconduct
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Experts: Police ‘woefully undertrained’ in use of force
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U.S. surgeon general on George Floyd: "That could have been me"
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Pelosi: Police unions want to be part of reform conversation
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Journalist blinded in Minneapolis protests sues law enforcement citing First Amendment violation
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Louisville bans "no knock" warrants through "Breonna's Law"
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Buffalo seeks to restore pension of cop fired for stopping chokehold
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'The Cop in Me Wants to Kick My Own Ass': NYPD Lt. Who Kneeled with Protesters Says He'll Feel ‘Shamed’ for Life
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Vallejo faces California DOJ review after 18 fatal police shootings in past decade
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Polls show strong support for the protests - but also for how police handled them
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We Don't Need Cops to Enforce Traffic Laws
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What 'defund the police' might look like
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Questions to ask yourself before sharing images of police brutality
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Mississippi Woman Charged with 'Obscene Communications' After Calling Her Parents 'Racist' on Facebook
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New York Senate Votes to Overturn 44-Year-Old Law Shielding Police Disciplinary Records
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Okla. police defend actions in 2019 death of black man in custody after video is released
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America Now Sees What Black Citizens Knew
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A customer is suing Apple for $1 trillion over claims that the company stole his iPhone after he brought it in for a repair
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Trump targets International Criminal Court for sanctions over war crimes probe
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Border officials spent emergency humanitarian funds on dirt bikes, dogs and enforcement programs, according to government report
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Civil rights lawyer allows people who are homeless to camp on his property
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Judges:

The Supreme Court normally hands down its biggest cases in June. Here’s what to expect.
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Judge blocks ICE courthouse arrests in New York, stresses need for ‘fully functioning state courts’
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ABA president calls for continued access to SCOTUS oral arguments amid coronavirus crisis
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Court takes up bid to drop Flynn conviction
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Wall Street:

Dow futures bounce 600 points higher as Wall Street tries to recover from its worst day since March
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European stocks rally despite investor fears of a second coronavirus wave in the US and a record contraction in the UK economy
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Wall Street sell-off accelerates in the final hour, with the Dow plunging 1,800 points Dow plunges 7%, marks worst day since March as Fed’s grim outlook and rising cases of coronavirus unsettle bulls
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Quant Factors Swing Most in a Decade in Wild Wall Street Trading
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The stock market's fear gauge spikes 13% after Fed warns of prolonged labor-market damage
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Fear of second COVID-19 wave sinks travel and leisure stocks
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Gambling on worthless stock What, No One Wants To Trade A Hertz Pink Sheet?
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Layoffs:

U.K. Farmers to Test Fruit-Picking Robots Amid Labor Shortage
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Politics:

Fired State Dept watchdog says he was bullied by officials Senator Grassley, Don’t Back Down
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Companies halt ads on Tucker Carlson
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Trump praises 'S.S.' for 'very easily' dealing with protesters in DC
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'An NDA for MAGA': Trump Rally Tickets Require Attendees Not to Sue if They Catch COVID-19 Trump ramps up travel with coronavirus disclaimer at rallies
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Trump's Promises Made in Dallas
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'Almost blasphemous': Trump plans rally in Tulsa, site of a race massacre, on Juneteenth 'Slap in the face to black people': Trump faces backlash over rally on Juneteenth
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Tim Scott, only black GOP senator, seeks to answer national call to fix racist policing
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Republicans Are Breaking From Trump Like We’ve Never Seen
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John Bolton to argue Trump misconduct
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Trump's re-election is approaching the danger zone, polls show
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US military general reportedly considered resigning after blowback from Trump's controversial church photo op Breach swells between Trump, military brass
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Mike Pence deleted a tweet showing dozens of Trump campaign staffers packed together without masks on in clear violation of social distancing orders
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Biden warns that President Trump 'is going to try to steal this election'
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Senate panel passes amendment to rename bases named for Confederate generals Trump faces showdown with Congress over Confederate names on military bases Senators Defy Trump on Bases Named After Confederate Generals
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Jefferson Davis statue pulled down in Richmond; Va. attorney general tells judge he will defend push to remove Lee statue Richmond’s Confederate Monuments Were Used to Sell a Segregated Neighborhood
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McConnell says it's up to states to remove Confederate statues in the Capitol
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Tennessee Legislature Votes To Keep KKK Grand Wizard In State Capitol Because ALL STATUES MATTER!
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On Monument Avenue, Liberal Illusions About Race Come Tumbling Down
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Pulling down statues of racists? Africa’s done it for years
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Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death
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Joint Chiefs chair apologizes for participating in Trump's church photo op
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Democrats are seeing a much better chance of retaking the Senate in 2020
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Ohio senator asks if virus hits 'colored population' hard because they don't 'wash their hands as well'
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The protests started out looking like 1968. They turned into 1964.
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The White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricades
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Calls for resignation after Texas mayor says she sees Black Lives Matter as ‘a threat to our lives’
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Green Energy:

U.S. solar had strong first quarter, but the coronavirus will pose challenges
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Event Facilities:

Mediator to step into arena bankruptcy case
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Economy:

Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Decreased $7.4 Trillion in Q1
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Weekly unemployment claims better than expected as workers leave jobless rolls Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,542,000 US weekly jobless claims hit 1.5 million, bringing the 12-week total to 44 million
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Jobless Claims Gradually Decline, But 20+ Million Still Out of Work
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Over the last 3 months, 44 million US workers filed for unemployment while billionaires got $637 billion richer
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Unemployment Woes a Mounting Strain on Trump in Florida
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U.S. Business Debt Soars by Record on Bond Issuance, Loans Total U.S. debt surges to $55.9 trillion after big increases in corporate and government borrowing
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No, the pandemic isn’t over — that’s one big reason debt markets are following the downward spiral in stocks
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Powell Stokes Credit Concerns, Forcing Borrowers to Stand Down
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The Fed Plans to Keep Interest Rates Near 0% Through 2022. Here's What That Means for Retirees
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U.S. consumer comfort climbs to a six-week high on finances view
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The Fed expects years of high unemployment as the US economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic The Fed is uncertain about the future and that is a problem
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Trump slams Fed as Dow dives 1,800 points
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The Coming Era of Millennial Despair
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Don’t Say Paul Tudor Jones Didn’t Warn You
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says ‘we can’t shut down the economy again’
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Trump is getting his reopening even as the virus takes another swipe
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What Happens If There's a Second Wave?
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Citigroup plans to return 5% of U.S., Canada staff in early July The action plan employers should follow when reopening their offices to ensure the safest and smoothest transition possible Thousands Of Workers Say Their Jobs Are Unsafe As Economy Reopens N.J. Will Enter Second Reopening Stage on June 15, Governor Says As the coronavirus surges elsewhere, New York moves deeper into reopening N.Y. Reopening the Right Way, Cuomo Says, as Others See Spikes Nashville mayor delays next stage of reopening after coronavirus cases rise Biden Releases Plan to Reopen Economy With Major Federal Support Countries around the world are reopening — here's our list of how they're doing it and who remains under lockdown Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to reopen public schools at 'full capacity' in August, arguing that the state's economy depends on it Arkansas governor defends easing virus limits as cases rise Houston on ‘Precipice of Disaster’ With Virus Cases Spreading
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U.S. Economic Confidence Still Scarce as Economy Reopens
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Cities hit hardest by coronavirus saw huge drops in local commerce
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White House, GOP push coronavirus relief talks to late July, sources say
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Additional stimulus legislation may be coming. Here’s what could be in it
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House Votes Today: Another $1,200 Stimulus Check, $200 Billion For Hazard Pay, Extended Unemployment
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Chuck Schumer warns that delays to stimulus will disproportionately hurt black Americans
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How Likely Is A Second Stimulus Check To Happen?
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Senators weigh allowing corporations to accelerate federal tax breaks in next coronavirus bill
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Unemployed workers face new delays and paused payments as states race to stamp out massive nationwide scam
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Pandemic unemployment insurance is expiring soon. This economist has a fix for it.
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The Small Business Administration says it's loosening payroll restrictions to allow partial loan forgiveness under PPP small business aid program Here’s why businesses aren’t rushing to claim the $130 billion in PPP loans
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Mnuchin says he may ease rules for US$17B security stimulus
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If you’re still waiting on your coronavirus stimulus check, here’s why
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Trump administration won't say who got $511 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans Mnuchin Says Names of Small-Business Borrowers Won’t Be Released
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Yellen joins chorus against economist who criticized Black Lives Matter
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CEOs are offering plans to address racial inequality after George Floyd death How far CEOs need to go in push for racial equality: Obama advisor A conversation on CEOs navigating unchartered waters
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Nike Makes Juneteenth a Company Holiday in Nod to Race Relations
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Apple launches $100 million racial justice initiative Corporations pledge over $450 million in donations for social justice NFL establishes $250 million fund to combat systemic racism
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Employers face pressure from George Floyd protests to close the racial wage gap Accenture CEO: "Pay equality totally within a company’s control"
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Research shows that when baby boomers delay retirement, their younger coworkers lose out on promotions and wage increases
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Entrepreneurship Is Needed to Solve the Economic Crisis
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Trump, economic team launch quick counter narrative amid market dive, grim Fed outlook
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Satisfaction With U.S. Direction Lowest in Four Years
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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin doubles down on decision to delay putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill for 10 more years
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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:

Bankruptcy Courts Continue to Accept Equitable Arguments for Deferring Rent Payments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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J.C. Penney Gets Rent Extension Amid Negotiations With Landlords
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Stage Stores Bankruptcy Approval Could Put More Than 700 Stores Up for Sale or Lease
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Fears grow of an eviction apocalypse
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1.8 Million Homes with Negative Equity in Q1 2020
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Mortgage rates plunge below 3%, setting a new record low amid growing fears of a 2nd coronavirus wave
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Manhattan’s empty apartments: New leases plunge 62% in May
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Mortgage rates level off amid conflicting economic news Mortgage rates set new record low, falling below 3% as concerns rise about coronavirus second wave
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Houston Real Estate in May: Sales Down 20.7% YoY, Inventory Down 8.3% YoY
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Los Angeles Eviction Ban Faces Legal Challenge by City Landlords
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Related’s CEO Says Malls Can Thrive Without Department Stores
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By the numbers: Breaking down WeWork’s financial woes
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Municipalities:

1.5 Million Government Employees Laid Off
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Oil/Gas:

US oil and gas companies file for bankruptcy amid depressed prices
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Why Many Oil Companies Are Preparing To File For Bankruptcy4:04Why Many Oil Companies Are Preparing To File For Bankruptcy Video Duration Is 4:04
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The Unique Ways Oil Companies Are Looking To Avoid Bankruptcy
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The Unintended Consequences Of Shutting In Humans... And Oil Wells
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Have Some In The Shale Patch Taken Cues From The Enron Playbook?
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The US shale oil industry could collapse unless oil prices bounce back soon, a think-tank warns The U.S. shale-oil industry may collapse, new report says, after Goldman warns crude is set for a fall
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The one energy stock rallying is driller on brink of bankruptcy
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Oil drops more than 6% as fears over second wave of coronavirus cases hit market
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Oil and gas exploration industry needs a 'consolidator': Evercore
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Texas frac sand firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Jewelry:

Billions of dollars of unsold diamonds are piling up around the world because no one wants to buy jewels in the middle of a pandemic
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Trucking:

Leaked email from Elon Musk reveals Tesla plans to start 'volume production' of its electric semi truck
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Student Debt:

Biden says he supports free college, student loan forgiveness
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Theatre:

What does a theater company do when it can't make theater? It makes a film
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Food/Beverage:

Chuck E. Cheese’s Is Desperately Trying to Avoid a COVID-19 Bankruptcy Chuck E. Cheese approaches bankruptcy, could have to close all stores
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Major Distributor to National Chains Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
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Utah Meat Plant: 287 Catch Virus & Still Open
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Theme Parks:

Thousands sign petition calling on Disneyland to delay July reopening following coronavirus shutdown — ‘Many people have lost loved ones’
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Theme parks begin reopening after 3 months of coronavirus closures
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Autos:

Bankrupt Hertz Pops 51% In Pre-Market On $1 Billion Share Sale Plan Hertz proposes $1 billion stock sale to capitalize on odd rally Hertz seeks unusual $1bn share sale while in bankruptcy
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Hertz insiders sell shares during post-bankruptcy 1450% rally fueled by Robinhood traders
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Ford owes $315 million to Lubbock-based bankrupt car dealerships, complaint says
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Tech:

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan respond to criticism from more than 140 scientists and say they are 'deeply shaken and disgusted' by Trump's inflammatory statements on Facebook
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Taxis:

Uber passengers and drivers in the UK will have to wear face coverings from Monday and can be denied service if they refuse
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Discharge:

Court-Ordered Sanctions Are Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
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Avoidance Actions:

Bank That Was Financially Involved With Debtor Gets Caught Up In Fraudulent Transfer Case In Wilson
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Aviation:

Airline stocks plunge on warnings of the 'worst year in the history of aviation,' as one of Europe's biggest carriers announces 22,000 layoffs
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British Airways Weighing Voluntary Redundancy for Pilots
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Let us fly again, Air Canada CEO pleads to Trudeau's government
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British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair are suing the UK government over its mandatory 14-day quarantines for new arrivals
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Boeing suppliers fall on touch-and-go 737 Max production
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Airline passengers advised to check in all luggage
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Personal Finance:

Kevin O’Leary: How to stay optimistic, resilient if you’ve been laid off
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 45.3% Year-over-year, Eighth Consecutive Week of Slightly Higher Demand
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As hotels reopen, some employ new scents to create a sense of clean
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Billionaire Rowling’s Manhattan Hotel to Permanently Close
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Healthcare:

Scientists predicted that the coronavirus death rate would fall over time, but instead it doubled. Here's why it now hovers at 6%.
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The coronavirus pandemic isn't ending - it's surging Yes, America needs to brace itself for a second wave of coronavirus
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Few N95 masks, reused gowns: Dire PPE shortages reveal COVID-19's racial divide
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If they had died at the same rate as White Americans, at least 14,000 Black Americans would still be alive
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Arizona coronavirus cases nearly double since Memorial Day as state nears hospital capacity Arizona doctor: People not wearing masks is a factor in state’s coronavirus spike
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Study: 100% Mask Use Would Crush Covid 19
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'People think it's over, but it's not'
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Masks No Longer Required, Still Recommended In Orange County
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After COVID-19 Left Her Lungs 'Full of Holes,' First U.S. Coronavirus Patient Receives Double Lung Transplant
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Arizona’s new coronavirus spike is worrisome New coronavirus cases in Alabama nearly double after reopening, expert says
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Coronavirus cases are dropping in Minnesota despite protests over George Floyd’s murder
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Migrant farmworkers, many who have tested positive for covid-19, move north from Florida to other farm states
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Hydroxychloroquine is embroiled in yet more controversy
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Moderna vaccine trials moving fast with final study in July Moderna reveals the limits of making a coronavirus vaccine
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Are We Pinning Our Hope on a Cure for Coronavirus? Ever Wonder What Happens if it Doesn’t Arrive?
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Sports:

Baseball owners, given a chance to get out of a jam, keep balking
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Soccer players need a pay cap to help England’s clubs survive pandemic pressure
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Poll: Majority of Americans now support NFL players' right to kneel
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Red Sox acknowledge racism at Fenway Park 'is real,' promise action
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NFL insider suggests that owners are waiting on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before speaking out on social justice issues
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NFL says no on-field practices in June; considers earlier training camps, reduced preseason
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NASCAR fans revolted against a Confederate flag ban after the Charleston massacre. This time, it's different.
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Monumental Sports will reduce pay for employees through the end of the year
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Quiet, please? The PGA returns with birdies aplenty at a muted, fanless Colonial.
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Sinclair’s Sports Network Debt Swap Offer Shunned by Bondholders
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Getting televised sports back will be great, but we will miss fans more than we know
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival's stock has jumped almost 150% in the last 2 months, but one money manager says it's set for a fresh crash
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Retailing:

JC Penney Landlords Say Reopened Stores Must Pay Rent Most of JCPenney’s Stores Have Reopened, But It Doesn’t Plan to Pay Rent — Here’s What Its Landlords Are Doing
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Reopened Macy's and Kohl's stores are seeing sales recover to closer to pre-pandemic levels
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JC Penny sales plunged, losses soared ahead of bankruptcy filing
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Retail sales will drop 5.7% this year because of the pandemic
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Mnuchin: Federal Help Could Be Coming For Looted Stores
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Predictions For Retail Footprints And Gift Cards Amid The Pandemic
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Retail habits from coronavirus “ingrained” in shoppers, Tractor Supply CEO says
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Children's Place to shutter 300 stores as it shifts focus to digital sales
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More than 2,100 store closings are announced in a single week, delivering a crushing blow to malls — and the pain is only going to get worse
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Ulta to Close 1,254 Stores
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14 photos from the reopening of the largest mall in the US, The Mall of America
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Crypto:

Quadriga Downfall Stemmed From Founder’s Fraud, Regulators Find
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Telecoms:

Frontier winds its way through state utility approvals as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
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Education:

Masks, in; parties, out: What college will look like this fall Colleges prepare for new reality of campus life
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Can U.S. Universities Make a Comeback? A Debate
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Covid-19 Sends College Students Scrambling For New Funding
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How the coronavirus pandemic could create a ‘ticking time bomb’ that worsens racial and income inequality in higher education
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Distressed Investing:

Bankruptcy, insolvency investment specialist Balbec Capital soars to $1.2bn close for biggest ever fund
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Marty Whitman: The King of Distressed Investing on Buying Bankrupt Stocks
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Fraud:

Hot Pockets Heiress Denied Home Jailing in College Scam Case
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The Golden Age Of Business Fraud
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing homes are running out of PPE
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UK:

The emperor’s new clothes or sweeping reform? The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
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UK economy plunges by record 20% in wake of pandemic lockdown
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Bankruptcy numbers in England and Wales ‘low compared with pre-lockdown levels’
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Amid pandemics and protests, is Britain facing its worst economy since the Great Frost of 1709?
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Lloyds fined £64m for failing struggling mortgage customers
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India:

Indian capital’s crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead
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India’s Credit Market Has Been Stung by Bankruptcy Suspension
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Pandemic Shows Need to Shift India’s Focus to Poor, Report Says
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Singapore:

COVID-19 - Dealing with Counterparties at the Risk of Insolvency
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