Law:
Morgan Lewis Wins Reversal on Ex Parte Contact Ruling
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With latest acquisition, King & Spalding has added 19 Boies Schiller partners
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Maryland Adopts Online Bar Exam
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New York court system’s admin board lifts ban on law firm trade names
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Latham Adds Prominent Restructuring Partner in Paris
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Former BigLaw partner agrees to suspension after insider trading conviction
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How to raise money during a pandemic: ‘These are the days for legal tech,’ CEO says
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Workers’ Comp May Protect Employers From Virus Claims
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Recognizing Juneteenth • Big Law Marks Juneteenth with ‘Blackish’ Star, Office Closures
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‘Pictures in My Head’: Black Law Deans Take on Racism in Legal Ed
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When Biglaw’s Statements On Racial Justice Ring Hollow
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Black Biglaw Partner Writes Touching Letter To His Son Amid Racial Injustice In America
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On ‘The Business Case’: A Succinct Explanation Of Why Your Firm Will Need Black Attorneys, Eventually
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Diversity And Origination Credit
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Here are the most explosive revelations from the newly released, less redacted version of the Mueller report
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Mueller said to have weighed possibility Trump lied in written responses to investigators
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Barr Compares Mueller Probe to Assassination
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Roger Stone Wants Prison Sentence Delayed
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Trump fires the US attorney investigating his allies • Why Trump Wants Berman Gone • Barr and Trump Can't Get Their Stories Straight About Who Wanted U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman Fired • Bill Barr and the Berman Disaster • The Trump administration is trying to oust the Manhattan US Attorney. The office is conducting investigations into Trump associates and interests. • Barr Can’t Fire Berman, Trump Can, Says Justice Department Memo • Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr • Manhattan US attorney says he has 'no intention' of resigning after AG Barr tried to force him out, adds that investigations will continue 'without fear or favor' • 'Uncharted Waters': Standoff Looms After Purported Ouster of Geoffrey Berman as US Attorney SDNY • Trump said he was 'not involved' in US attorney Geoffrey Berman's ouster, potentially throwing a wrench into AG Barr's attempt to get rid of Berman • Manhattan US attorney Geoffrey Berman says he will step down after a tense standoff with AG William Barr • Prosecutor Berman Surprised Staff With Independence From Trump • Barr’s Move on NY Prosecutor Is Latest From Loyal Trump Defender • Barr's botched effort to remove a prosecutor who probed Trump allies • Under Trump, 'You're fired!' even greets federal prosecutors • House Democrats Want to Turn Geoffrey Berman into the Next Whistleblower
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Newest U.S. Attorney Faces Slate of Cases of Interest to Trump
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Trump Fired Her Boss. Now She’s Taking Cases That Incensed White House.
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Nadler says Barr "deserves impeachment," but calls it a "waste of time"
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Bill Barr Should Have Lost His Job
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For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues
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Rudy Giuliani says he has no evidence he’s under investigation by the SDNY
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Trump and Barr Discard Law, Morality and Honor
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Trump's pick to run Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office defended prominent Wall Street firms for years
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Graham says he plans to uphold Democratic veto power on influential U.S. attorney nomination • Former DOJ Lawyers Say Barr’s Attempt to Install Jay Clayton in SDNY Will Be ‘Dead on Arrival’ in the Senate
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Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another critically injured in the city's no-cop zone
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Lethal force laws reexamined after police killings; is reasonableness standard too easy?
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Colorado's Progressive Governor and Legislature Just Ended Qualified Immunity for Police Officers
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Minnesota police reform efforts halt in partisan disputes
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After Floyd's killing, statehouses across the country move to enact police overhauls
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Sidley Partner On Why Pro Bono Is So Important In The Wake Of The George Floyd Protests
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Rapper who filmed Macy’s beatdown of white man says attack was ‘instinct’ • White man gets pummeled after using racial slur, video shows
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4 jobs police officers are asked to do that could be better suited to other professionals
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Chick-fil-A CEO urged white people to take action against racism and said he does not blame looters after multiple locations were damaged last week
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A new video emerged of a white Tulsa security guard killing a Black father on the eve of President Trump's reelection campaign rally in the city
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Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting to be fired
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The history of how Black Americans were deprived of land ownership — and why it might be time to revisit Black commons
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A Juneteenth wake-up call — how the slave trade shaped U.S. policing: ‘America just really needs to start being honest’
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“The oppression doesn’t end, it adapts”: America’s history of lynching and its resonance today
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Houston mayor: Defunding Houston police isn't the answer
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Air Force watchdog to review military surveillance of Black Lives Matter protests
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Gen Z comes of age protesting the death of George Floyd
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De Blasio Makes Juneteenth An Official New York City Holiday
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US Policing Reforms Can Curb Deadly Encounters, Key Lawmaker Says
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Far-right 'boogaloo' extremists may 'target' Washington, DC, intelligence assessments say
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Vehicle Attacks Rise As Extremists Target Protesters
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Aunt Jemima's Family Wants Name Left Alone
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Ignoring the Constitution, Trump wants Congress to pass a law so people who burn the American flag will 'go to jail for 1 year'
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Trump Equates Protesters with Lawbreakers. Critics Respond: There's This Thing Called the Constitution…
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Federal judge strikes down the Trump Justice Department's last-ditch effort to stop John Bolton from releasing his explosive book • 'Really Pathetic': First Amendment Expert Torches DOJ Efforts to Stop John Bolton Book • Trump Admin Makes Several Awkward Admissions During Court Hearing About John Bolton's Book • DOJ Admits Trump Loyalist Reviewed Bolton Book for Classified Information Before Undergoing Required Training • Trump Threatens Bolton With 'Bombs Dropped on Him!' After Judge Rejects Block of Book • Judge: John Bolton Endangered the U.S. and 'Potentially' Committed Crimes, But He Gets to Publish His Book • Sarah Sanders says John Bolton was "drunk on power" • SKorea Questions Bolton's Book • 16 Crazy Moments from John Bolton's Book
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Judge rules no new hearing over Remington rifle complaints
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Sexual Harassment Leads to Iowa Lawyer’s Indefinite Suspension
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Massachusetts orders utilities cut off at gym defying lockdown — so the owner gets generators and porta potties
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Judges:
All the President's Judges: The Impact of Trump's Record-Setting Appointments
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Abortion case could end — or add to — streak of liberal wins at Supreme Court
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DACA, LGBTQ decisions leave some conservatives with Supreme Court buyers' remorse
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Gorsuch Shows Difficulty of Vetting Perfect Conservative Justice
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The Right vs. John Roberts
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Federal Appellate Bench Is A Prosecutorial Retirement Home
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise to start the week, Apple and Microsoft shares gain
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Stocks Close Mixed with Nasdaq Paces the Gains
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‘Maybe the easiest reopenings are now behind us’: What to make of the market’s mixed action
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‘La la land?’ The stock market is ‘insanely disconnected’ and due for a ‘reckoning,’ Warren Buffett buff warns
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Wall Street’s rally threatened by shroud of uncertainty as fresh coronavirus threats to economic recovery emerge
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The ‘Single Greatest Predictor of Future Stock Market Returns’ has a message for us from 2030
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The Woman Stepping In as Wall Street’s Next Top Cop: Q&A
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Economy is a Mess, but Not Stock Market
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Layoffs:
Daimler may be planing an additional 10,000 job cuts
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BMW to cut 6,000 jobs
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Gaylord National files layoff notice for thousands of employees
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180 Employees At Meadows Racetrack And Casino Face Permanent Layoffs
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Mt. Nittany Medical Center: 250 Layoffs
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Transportation-logistics company to lay off 110 in Greater Cincinnati
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Sports:
NFL's top doctor: There won't be "football as usual" in 2020
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Florida, home to sports this summer, sees coronavirus cases spike
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Can the federal government block the NFL from playing its season? And other burning questions about the NFL’s bid to return
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Trump again speaks out on NFL player protests: 'I thought we won that battle'
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Union leaders' vote and coronavirus threat loom over MLB's pitch for a 60-game season
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MLB Closing Florida And Arizona Training Facilities For Coronavirus Cleaning
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Utilities:
PG&E Wins Final Approval for Its Bankruptcy Reorganization
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PG&E bankruptcy confirmed, Wildfire Fund & subrogation to follow
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In its Last Bankruptcy PG&E Promised California 140,000 Acres for Conservation. Where Did They All Go?
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Defaults:
Corporate Defaults Likely to Set New Record
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Politics:
Turnout At Trump’s Tulsa Rally Was Just Under 6,200–A Fraction Of The Venue’s 19,200 Capacity • 5 Days Ago: Trump campaign touts 1 million ticket requests for Tulsa rally • Trump's Tulsa fiasco • 5 takeaways from Trump's Tulsa rally • Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump's triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse • Trump canceled an outdoor speech at his rally in Tulsa after lower-than-expected attendance • K-Pop Stans Successfully Sabotaged Trump’s Tulsa Rally • Trump campaign rejects TikTok teens’ claims that they sabotaged rally • Trump's team claims 4 million people watched rally online • Trump stokes culture wars, but low turnout mars Tulsa campaign rally • Trump launches comeback rally in Tulsa amid empty seats and new coronavirus cases on his staff • Trump supporters compete for attention with protesters outside Tulsa arena • Trump saw his Tulsa rally as a chance to reset his reelection campaign. It did not go well • Trump Rally Filled Less Than a Third of Arena: Protest Wrap • Tulsa fire department says just under 6,200 people attended Trump rally • Trump’s Tulsa Rally Adds to Week of Warning Signs for Campaign • Trump campaign, Democrats joust over Tulsa rally turnout • Hot words but no violence as Trump rallies in Tulsa • Trump’s Tulsa Rally Fizzles as Seats Go Empty
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Fox News poll: A majority say yes to face masks, no to rallies
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Wallace Grills Trump Campaign Advisor
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Old Man w/o Mask Fights to Enter Walmart
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Trump’s Campaign Faces Reckoning After Falling Short in Tulsa
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Birx and Fauci unsuccessfully advised against Trump's rally in Tulsa: report
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AP Fact Check: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
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Tulsa's ugly racial history: From Trail of Tears to deadly 1921 race massacre
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A famed folksinger, Trump's dad and angry lyrics at a Tulsa landmark
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Trump Promises to End DACA During Rally • Trump's New Plan to End DACA
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Tom Petty's Family Says They Issued Cease and Desist over Trump Campaign Using 'I Won't Back Down'
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‘It’s going to be an angry mob’: Kentucky cuts number of polling stations by 95 percent ahead of primary voting
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A behind-the-scenes 'bully' in the State Department is the perfect example of the mess that is the Trump administration
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Black Lives Matter protesters toppled and burned the capital's only Confederate statue amid Juneteenth celebrations
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History Museum Removes Teddy's Statue
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NC: Gov. Orders Statues Moved as Some Toppled
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BLM Confronts Confederate Legacy in Rural Tennessee
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Statues toppled throughout U.S. in protests against racism
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Trump's 2020 campaign manager didn't vote for him in the 2016 election — or at all
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Biden's campaign raises more than Trump's for first time in 2020
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Democrats’ chances of Senate takeover rise, and that could affect health care, energy and financial services, analysts say
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In long-shot bid to unseat McConnell, Kentucky Democrats rethink options
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Trump says mail-in voting poses "biggest risk" to his re-election
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Why Trump is already sowing doubts about November's vote
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Trump Digs Into War Chest to Battle Biden, Slumping Poll Numbers
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Bolton's revenge • Bolton alleges Trump encouraged Xi to continue with Uighur detainment camps
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Trump Says Niece 'Not Allowed' to Write Book About Him Because of Nondisclosure Agreement • Who is Mary Trump?
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Fraud:
'We grow money a million times faster than Warren Buffett': The SEC brought fraud charges against a pair of over-70s running a $30 million scheme that promised ridiculous returns to investors
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Luckin’s Lenders Win Court Order to Wind Down Chairman’s Assets
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Nursing Homes:
Hundreds of virus deaths draw focus on nursing home industry
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Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks
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Hedge Funds:
Hedge Funds Exploit CLO Weakness Laid Bare by Corporate Distress
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Hotels:
South Beach hotel operator files for bankruptcy a second time
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Robot butlers, digital menus are hotels' latest weapon against covid-19
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Travel:
Life on the Road in Pandemic America
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Coal:
Consol Drops Motion to Change Murray Energy’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
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Economy:
Fed Chair Powell has prodded Congress to ramp up federal relief spending. Here are the 3 additional steps he thinks the government should take to keep the economy afloat.
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 33% Annual Rate Decline
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World Financial Crash Warning
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Virus Surge Jolts Prospects for World Economy
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The Recovery Begins – The Steep Part Of The “V”
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The Fed’s monetary war
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Cash Remains King as Companies Close a Dismal Second Quarter
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Another 1 million jobless claims show Congress may need to extend extra benefits set to expire
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BLS: May Unemployment rates down in 38 states; 4 States at New Record Highs
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New Hope for White-Collar Job Seekers? It Depends on the Job
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The Federal Reserve won’t allow companies to fail, and that weakens the U.S.
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If Republicans don't get their act together the economy's going to fall off a cliff
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Governments Find It’s Easier to Provide Virus Relief Than End It
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Great, the economy is growing again — but don’t think the U.S. is out of a danger zone
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Democratic economist: U.S. should run deficits without debt
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The world beyond the pandemic
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Wreckage of global economy could look even worse: IMF
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NYC Enters Phase Two of Reopening. Here’s What You Need to Know • New Yorkers Now Can Return to the Office. Most Are Staying Away.
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Here are five charts that track how the U.S. economy is recovering from coronavirus
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U.S. banks are ‘swimming in money’ as deposits increase by $2 trillion amid the coronavirus
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6 brands that revealed plans to change and reexamine names, mascots, and logos with racist roots this year
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A survey finds more than two-thirds of companies may be working from home forever
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Henrys — millennials who earn 6 figures but still feel broke — were forced into better money habits during lockdown, but they're facing a new challenge as businesses reopen: resisting their old lifestyle
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Here's how to make sure the economic recovery from the pandemic helps the people who need it most
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To boost the US economy, the government should take a page from the Great Depression playbook and hire thousands of American artists
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The majority of Americans say this is the lowest point in US history since they can remember, according to new survey
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Insurer offers overseas and domestic road trip coverage for pandemic-era travelers
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Trump Expected To Suspend H-1B, Other Visas Until End Of Year
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Barr Says U.S. Businesses ‘Part of Problem’ in Battling China
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US China cold war 'bigger global threat than virus'
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Coronavirus Surge Threatens Developing Nations Exiting Lockdown
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How Soon Will The Social Security Trust Fund Run Dry?
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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:
Existing Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
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Foreclosure and Receiver Issues in the United States during COVID-19
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New York Permits Defendants in Foreclosure Actions to Assert Standing Defense at Anytime
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Chapter 11 sale ahead for more Better Housing Foundation bonds
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As the Economy Re-Opens, Landlords and Tenants will Confront Rent Defaults
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Rent Relief for Chicago Restaurant Ordered by Judge—Sign of Things to Come?
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Sacramento Housing in May: Sales decline 37% YoY, Active Inventory down 23% YoY
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Eerie Calm Settles On Housing Market, Defying Doomsayers for now
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Declines Slightly for the third consecutive week
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WeWork is grappling with a fresh setback after the pandemic emptied offices. Here's the latest on job cuts and executive departures.
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I knew buying my first home would be hard, but I hadn't predicted how much harder it would be during a pandemic
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Clare Oaks Bondholders Announce Chapter 11 Plan To Stabilize And Invest In The Community
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Municipalities:
The demise of America’s malls can deal a blow to the towns that depend on them
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Covid-19 Has Devastated America’s City Centers. Will They Ever Recover?
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Oil/Gas:
Bankruptcy And Write Downs In The Oil Patch • US shale companies face $300bn in writedowns in Q2
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Fort Worth oil and gas supplier files for bankruptcy, furloughs majority of employees
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Oil bust lashes offshore industry still in recovery
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Why Big Oil Won’t Be Buying Up Struggling Companies
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The big oil turnaround: From negative prices to a bull market
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Colorado oil company's bankruptcy liquidation to result in state taking over orphaned wells
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Taxpayers Are Footing The Bill For 100-Year Old Oil Wells
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Even Big Oil Sees the End for Gasoline
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Do Oil Companies Make Sense Anymore?
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Buyer Beware: Oil Stockpiles Are Enormous
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The Oil Countries Suffering Most From The Oil Price Crash
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Philly refinery sale expected to close next week for $27.5 million less
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Healthcare:
American Addiction Centers Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware • Summary: New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing - AAC Holdings Inc. • First Day Dec
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More objections filed against Illinois CCRC bondholders bankruptcy plan
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America in Turmoil: Health Crisis Next
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Pediatricians are waiting for the kids to come back
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Capital Region hospitals estimate $150M in losses from pandemic
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Inside Trump's Decision to Leave the WHO
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What we know — and don't know —about kids and coronavirus
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Coronavirus puts high stress on new moms
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The front-line workers most at risk from coronavirus
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'I went to bed hungry': being denied an abortion can lead to financial turmoil
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What it means to come into close contact with a coronavirus case and your risk of infection
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People are asking their friends to take Covid-19 tests before hanging out
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Profiteering Off Publicly Funded COVID Treatments
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Cities Brace For 'Collision Course' Of Summer Heat Waves And COVID-19
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What the Black Death and Spanish Flu Can Tell Us About What Comes Next
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How superspreading is fueling the pandemic — and how we can stop it
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U.S. reports 30,000 daily coronavirus cases, highest number since May 1
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Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high and surge 45.33% in the last week
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Florida Covid-19 Cases Rise 3.7%, Above 7-Day Average 3.5%
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Florida and Texas governors blame spike in cases on increased testing
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Half Of States Where Pentagon Lifts Travel Ban Have Rising Coronavirus Infections
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We're pretending the virus is gone. That'll make it worse
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From Oxford to an Italian lab, one race for covid-19 vaccine is gaining backers • The first coronavirus vaccines could be approved before the November election
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Apple will again close 11 stores in states with increasing coronavirus cases
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Trump tells Tulsa supporters he ordered a 'slow down' of coronavirus testing because he didn't want more cases to be identified • Trump was being ‘tongue in cheek’ when he said the U.S. should ‘slow the testing down,’ White House adviser Peter Navarro says
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously rejected requiring masks at Trump's Tulsa rally
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Trump: 'Kung Flu' is one of the names for COVID-19 • Trump Calls Coronavirus ‘Kung Flu’ and Questions Case Count
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The head of WHO warns the world is in a 'new and dangerous phase' with rising cases in coronavirus pandemic
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Schwarzenegger: Anyone who politicizes coronavirus masks is "an absolute moron"
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Just wear masks already, America. It's a small price to pay for saving lives.
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Yes, Wearing Masks Helps. Here's Why
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Trump falsely suggests wearing a mask at his Tulsa rally could be harmful
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Phoenix Passes Face Mask Mandate Amid Arizona Coronavirus Surge
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The WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic 100 days ago. In a little over 3 months, the virus has left devastation in its wake and doesn't show signs of stopping yet.
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NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine after finding no benefit to coronavirus patients
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Movie Theaters:
GOP senator and doctor on AMC theater policy: ‘People ought to be wearing masks in those situations’ • AMC reverses course, will require guests to wear masks at its theaters • AMC reverses course after initially saying it won't require face masks when theaters reopen to avoid 'political controversy'
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Hollywood poised for big-screen gamble as theaters reopen
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Lights, camera, action? How movie theatres, studios are struggling to reopen post-COVID
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Retailing:
Hail & Farewell To The Local Penney’s
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Brookfield takes Gap Inc. to court over unpaid rent
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New York & Co. parent preparing bankruptcy that shuts all stores
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Lord & Taylor Leadership Looks Cautiously To The Future
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‘People will want to dress up again’: fashion tries to recover from crisis
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Neiman Marcus says it's on track to exit bankruptcy by fall
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Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns
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With masks and gloves, menswear store tries to bounce back from coronavirus losses
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Marc Beilinson resigns as board member of Neiman Marcus
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Food/Beverage:
Starbucks is shutting hundreds of cafes and opening futuristic pickup-only stores in their place. Here's what it's like to buy coffee from a pickup-only Starbucks store.
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What social distancing should look like at restaurants, in 5 diagrams
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So long, salad bar: Grocers look to robots, creative approaches to revive prepared food
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Hit hard by virus, fine dining finds new ways to serve
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150 cannery workers are in forced quarantine at L.A. hotel without pay, suit claims
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Chuck E. Cheese debt talks accelerate
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Hundreds Test Positive at Tyson Foods Plant
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Beef Farmers are the New Coal Miners
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Maritime:
MPC Container Ships flags bankruptcy risk
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Fifth Circuit Issues Significant Decision Concerning Meaning of “Necessaries” Under Maritime Lien Statute
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Ports in the Americas look to the future
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Transit:
US vehicle traffic has rebounded to about 90% of pre-pandemic levels as commuters steer clear of public transit, report says
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The subway is getting a bad rap during the coronavirus pandemic
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New York’s MTA May Run Out of Federal Funds in Early July
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Tech:
'We're In. We're Out': The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify
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All of the companies no longer advertising on Facebook due to the platform's lack of hate speech moderation
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Facebook has now removed the Trump post featuring doctored video of a Black toddler and fake CNN graphics
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Telecoms:
Windstream's creditors to hold sway after its bankruptcy exit
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Religion:
Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection • Syracuse Diocese files for bankruptcy as lawsuits mount
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US Bishop Says Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing Will Ensure Victims Will Be Treated ‘Justly’
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Oregon Church: 236 Caught the Coronavirus
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Mass Torts:
Bankruptcy judge’s order to Nassar survivors, USA Gymnastics, USOPC and insurers: settle this case!
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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 (61 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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:
Another wave of megabankruptcies is coming, experts say • Prediction: A Surge Of Bankruptcies Is Coming
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Cross-Border:
International Restructuring Newswire
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Policy-Related Complexities in Parallel, Cross-Border Insolvency and Arbitration Proceedings
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Professional Employment:
Subchapter V Trustee Employing An Attorney? (In re Penland)
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D&O:
D&O Insurer’s Duty to Advance Defense Costs Applies to Covered Claims, Not Potentially Covered Claims
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Third Party Release:
Ninth Circuit Now Allows Some Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans
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Litigation:
Rely On Your Colleagues, But Do Your Own Cross-Check
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Force Majeure:
New case sides with Illinois bar and restaurant over rent decrease under force majeure clause
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“Act of God” legal strategy to skip rent worked for this eatery
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Bankruptcy Court Says Force Majeure Clause Partially Excuses Rent Payment Due To COVID-19 Executive Order
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Court Concludes Force Majeure Clause in Lease Excused 75% of Tenant’s Rent Obligation Based on Tenant’s Permitted Reduced Use During COVID-19 Shutdown
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Arbitration:
Insolvency and international arbitration
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Aviation:
Lufthansa CEO says bailout may not pass on lack of support • German mogul could crash Lufthansa's US$10B bailout • Lufthansa Braces for Portentous Week With Future on the Line
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Lufthansa Likely to Sell Brussels Airlines or Let it Go Bankrupt Amid Covid-19 Crisis
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Airbus said to target voluntary job cuts before any wider staff layoffs
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DHS Investigating Whistleblower’s Claims That TSA Denied Masks in Inventory to Employees Amid Pandemic Peak
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Latin-America’s Airlines Are Crashing, But There May Be No Bailouts. Aeromexico Denies Filing for US Bankruptcy
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Aeromexico says looking to restructure financial obligations, has not decided on Chapter 11 • Aeromexico shares fall 6.6% after newspaper column suggests bankruptcy preparations
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Last roll of the dice: Virgin bidders prepare for one final pitch • Bain Capital in last-ditch pitch to Virgin workers
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France Takes Aim at Low-Cost Carriers With Ban on Short Routes
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Should we save El Al?
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Autos:
Elon Musk announced Juneteenth is a holiday for Tesla and SpaceX employees in the middle of their shift, without allowing them paid time off • Tesla tells employees merit awards are on hold after Covid-19
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Tesla Postpones Shareholder Meeting
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Hertz Extends Slide After Bankruptcy Share Sale Suspended Amid SEC Investigation • Hertz ATM Shut Down By SEC
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Used Cars From Shrinking Rental Fleets May Not Be the Steal You Expect
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Climate:
Siberian town records Arctic's hottest temperature ever • Hottest Arctic temperature record likely set with 100-degree reading in Siberia
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Education:
Coronavirus cramps the college experience
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Bankrupt School Co. Wants $200M From Ex-Execs For Fraud
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Students face summer without devices or WiFi
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Reopening schools is a coronavirus wildcard
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Personal Finance:
Here are some helpful work-from-home tips from a telecommute pro
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Here’s how to get help negotiating your credit card debt, according to an expert
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5 Financial Lessons Learned From The Coronavirus Pandemic
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Fraud:
Global Pandemic To Evolve Into Epidemic Of Fraud Lawsuits
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Cruise Lines:
Major cruise lines to suspend trips from U.S. ports until Sept. 15 • Cruise line stocks sink after industry association suspends U.S. operations until September 15 due to coronavirus • Cruise Lines, Facing Record Losses, Extend Suspension Of Sailing Until September
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Equity Interests:
Hertz's Bankruptcy "Stunt" Was Canceled… but It Could Still Catch On
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Crypto:
Blockchain Company Factom Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Bitcoin Only Matters Because the Game Is Rigged
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Cannabis:
April U.S. pot sales show resilience amid shutdown
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Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses
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UK:
The New Restructuring Plan – in Depth
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Between the Lines: Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill in spotlight
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Insurers vs small businesses: a high-stakes battle over lockdowns
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A thousand care homes could be 'unsustainable' due to financial impact of coronavirus • UK care homes may be forced to close unless councils release Covid-19 cash
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Coronavirus has cost Somerset County Council at least £43M
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Remember Brexit? It’s still not over.
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U.K. foreign secretary criticized for saying taking a knee comes from ‘Game of Thrones’
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U.K.’s Sunak Mulls Emergency Cut in Value-Added Tax, Times Says
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U.K. to Set Out Lockdown Easing Measures This Week, Hancock Says
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Here’s What Rishi Sunak Could Do to Stimulate the U.K. Economy
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Stakeholders approve Travelodge voluntary insolvency
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Fears for Go Outdoors as business with 2,400 staff files for court protection
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Long Tall Sally winds down its business
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PIIGS:
Spain Coronavirus Cases Rise to 246,272 as Tourists Return
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ie: ODCE offers comfort to firms facing insolvency amid Covid-19
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Clothing retailer AllSaints seeks deal on rent to avoid bankruptcy
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Canada:
Bill 23: The Commercial Tenancies Protection Act
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Alberta Introduces Commercial Evictions Moratorium Legislation
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Mexico to halt sending migrant farmworkers to Canada due to coronavirus
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'Fair Deal' report foreshadows a tumultuous future for Alberta
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Nearly Half (46%) of Canadians' Work Situation Affected By Pandemic
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Sweden:
No-lockdown Sweden is compelling parents to send their children to school. Some fear their kids could ultimately be taken away if they refuse.
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Sweden's 'herd immunity' hopes are fading as only a small fraction of the population has coronavirus antibodies
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India:
India's GDP is likely to rebound to 8.5% in 2022, S&P says, but a forgotten community struggles to find any glimmer of hope
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Default and insolvency cycle may start post-September: DSP Mutual Fund
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After 70 per cent jump in FY20, liquidation cases under IBC set to surge amid Covid crisis
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Implanting the principles of the Arbitration Act to the IBC
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Brazil:
Brazil has become the second country to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases. It could soon exceed the US for infections and deaths.
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Germany:
Germany Infection Rate Up With Surge in Meat, Refugee Facilities • Germany’s Virus Infection Rate Driven Higher by Local Outbreaks • Here’s What Analysts Are Saying as Wirecard Scandal Deepens • Wirecard creditors demand clarity after loan terms breach • Why Wirecard had more red flags than a communist rally
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Wirecard's lenders reportedly want to stabilize the company • Wirecard Scandal a ‘Complete Disaster,’ Says German Regulator
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Germany riot: Gangs smash shops and attack police in Stuttgart
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Nigeria:
Anxiety as debt service burden stokes bankruptcy
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China:
Bankruptcy system trial a pilot for market reform
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China will speed up purchases of U.S. farm goods: report
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State Department official says U.S. disappointed by latest meeting with China
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Beijing's new coronavirus outbreak carries an urgent message for the world
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A strain of the coronavirus imported from Europe is most likely to blame for the outbreak in Beijing, WHO believes
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China Suspends Poultry Imports From Tyson Plant After Outbreak
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MENA:
Netanyahu Warns of Possible Second Coronavirus Lockdown
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Dubai Stocks Sink After Moody’s Lowers Outlook for UAE Banks
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South Korea:
South Korea Limits Entry for Foreigners After New Virus Cases
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Netherlands:
Dutch Retail Icon Grapples With Future as Lenders Take Control
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Australia:
Victoria State Extends State of Emergency to Slow Virus Spread
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South Africa:
Deficit Seen Widest Since WWI Weighing on South African Bonds
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Argentina:
Vicentin Heads Reinstated in Argentina Expropriation Setback
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Argentina Expropriation Setback Prompts Backlash by Fernandez
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Buenos Aires province extends deadline for debt renegotiation talks to July 31
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Japan:
Japanese firm's blanket testing of employees could serve as model
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Hong Kong:
HK’s bankruptcy filings jump to 17-year high in May
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China presses ahead with Hong Kong security law designed to curtail political freedoms
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New Zealand:
New Zealand beat back the coronavirus, but families were left divided and migrant workers stranded in the process
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South Africa:
Edcon’s creditors in last-ditch attempt to stop company’s business rescue plan
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Singapore:
A guide to bankruptcy in Singapore (and 3 lessons to learn)
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