June 25, 2020

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Law:

Baker McKenzie Delays New Associate Class Over Virus Impact
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Fighting landlord’s suit, Jenner & Block says COVID-19 pandemic entitles it to rent abatement
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Good News For Law Firms, Of Course That Was Pre-Pandemic…
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Black At Harvard Law School Is The Instagram Account You Need To Read Right Now
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Harvard Law School Student Sues Over ‘Outrageous Tuition’ For Online Classes
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The Largest Law Firms With The Most Women Lawyers (2020)
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Jones Day welcomes former Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Huie to San Diego offices
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Fox Rothschild Renews Bid to Nix Employee’s Sex Harassment Suit
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Second Ex-Freshfields Partner Charged in German Tax Probe
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Covid-19 Could Force Law Firms to Flip Client Service Script
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The Rutgers Law School Faculty Response To The George Floyd Killing Is What We Need To See More Of
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Wasting Minds: Do Lawyers Get Worse At Their Jobs As They Age?
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When Is A Date Certain Not A Date Certain?
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Why Replacing My Office Laptop Computer Was A Major Time Suck
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Appeals Court Panel Orders End to Michael Flynn Case Divided DC Circuit Orders Flynn Judge to Dismiss Prosecution at Trump DOJ's Request Appeals court orders judge to dismiss criminal case against Michael Flynn Judge can’t probe DOJ’s decision to drop Flynn case, DC Circuit says Michael Flynn Opinion Protects Bill Barr From Having To Go Ahead And Lie Under Oath Legal Experts ‘Stunned’ by D.C. Circuit’s Michael Flynn Decision, Call for Review by Full Court
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Barr agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee on July 28
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Justice Dept. Officials Testify on Politicization Under Barr
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No, GW Law Faculty Aren't Trying to Rescind Bill Barr's Honorary Degree
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Jim Jordan Says Bill Barr Isn't Doing Trump's Bidding, He's 'Doing the Lord's Work'
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Bill Barr’s Former Boss: Trump AG 'Does Not Believe in Core Principle' of the Law, But 'Does Regularly Lie'
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In Scathing Letter, More Than 80-Percent of Faculty at Bill Barr’s Law School Call for His Censure and Resignation
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Career prosecutor set to tell Congress that Trump ally Roger Stone got special treatment from the Justice Department Nadler Says Barr Gives Trump’s Allies ‘Special Treatment’
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Roger Stone Judge Questions Latest Request to Delay Prison Arrival
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Trump’s brother seeks injunction to halt family tell-all book
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Trump demands end to flag-burning as protest flare again near White House
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Wisconsin state senator attacked by protesters as demonstrations in Madison turn violent
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Anonymous digs up vast tranche of U.S. police documents
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Black man wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software ‘flaw’
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Ahmaud Arbery murder suspects indicted on murder charges
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4 ideas to replace traditional police officers
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What does police abolition look like?
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3 North Carolina cops fired for racist comments caught on video 5H AGO
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Tucson Police Chief Offers Resignation Over ‘Horrible’ Death of Hispanic Man in Custody Tucson police chief offers to resign after releasing video of officers restraining Hispanic man who later died
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Boston Police: Officers Were ‘Surrounded And Assaulted By Hostile Crowd’ While Making Arrest
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Paramedic fired for post that shows KKK hood
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Businesses sue Seattle over 'occupied' protest zone
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Senate GOP police reform bill stalls after failing to gain Democratic support
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Cities Reconsider Once-Untouchable Police Budgets
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Federal judge skeptical of Trump order used to expel migrants at border 7H AGO
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Slavery as a punishment for crimes is in the books in Ohio and lawmakers have been trying to change that for years
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Woman who claimed family wasn't social distancing deliberately coughed in a baby's face, Calif. police say
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Bill Cosby’s wife Camille breaks silence, suggests #MeToo movement is racist
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'Like I'm Still Locked Up': Man Not Yet Exonerated Even Though Authorities Say He's Innocent of Murder
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Not Wearing Mask Crime in Wash State
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Nunes cannot sue Twitter over fake cow parody account, judge rules
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Judges:

Privatized services and onerous fees hurt public confidence in the justice system, ABA report says
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Judges And Court Employees Are Heroes Of The Pandemic
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Senate confirms Trump's 200th federal judge
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New York top court doesn’t see C-word as a compliment, orders judge’s ouster
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Wall Street:

Dow futures struggle to move higher following Wednesday’s sell-off
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Dow drops more than 700 points in worst day since June 11 as virus resurgence concerns grow Dow Plunges 700 Points As Investors Worry About A Resurgence Of Coronavirus
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Fund manager recruits warned bonus pools may ‘dry up’ as pandemic hits profits
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A Wall Street Volatility Giant Gets Ready for a Dramatic Exit
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White-Collar Wall Street Professionals Will Witness Layoffs And Bonus Cuts
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Layoffs:

Another massive wave of layoffs is about to hit the US economy
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Possible furloughs loom for federal workers
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Goldman Sachs CEO warns of even more job losses across industries through the next year
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NYC Considers 22,000 Layoffs to Save $1 Billion, De Blasio Says
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RBS to Cut Up to 90 Staff in U.S. Investment-Banking Overhaul
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US immigration agency prepares for massive job cuts
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Healthcare:

Hospital bankruptcy case ends
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The federal government is ending funding for coronavirus test sites in 5 states as Trump claims the US is testing too much - Majority of sites in TX U.S. Shifts Virus Testing Support, Raising Concern in Texas Trump—After ‘Slow The Testing Down’ Remark—Will End Federal Funding For Testing Sites Trump health officials say they are not 'pulling the rug' out from testing sites
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Texas was one of the first states to reopen. Now it's seeing record numbers of the coronavirus and its Republican governor is urging people to stay home Apple to close Houston stores again on COVID-19 spike Houston hospitals near capacity as coronavirus cases climb statewide Hospital chief on rising COVID cases: Texans 'have completely let their guard down'
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U.S. Cases Rise 1.6%; ‘Massive Outbreak’ in Texas
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The coronavirus surge is real, and it's everywhere U.S. records most daily coronavirus cases since April; ‘We are in deep trouble’
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2 months of progress on the coronavirus pandemic in the US could be wiped out as cases continue to
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U.S. hits highest single day of new coronavirus cases with more than 45,500, breaking April record
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‘We can’t just give up’ — Harvard doctor says U.S. must take precautions as virus cases rise
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These are the countries seeing a surge in coronavirus cases
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Trump repeats COVID-19 'going away' despite surge
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Florida reports another record spike in coronavirus cases, up 5.3% in a day Florida COVID-19 cases rise by most ever; hospitalizations jump
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N.J. Transmission Rate Creeps Up Again as Reopening Expanded
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California reports more than 7,000 coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump so far New coronavirus cases in California rise 70 percent in just two days as Gov. Newsom considers reinstating strict rule
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West Virginia governor pushed out top health official after questioning coronavirus data
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Family party spreads coronavirus, infecting at least 12, California county says
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Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon
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The Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic
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Virus cases surge back to where they were at peak of outbreak as five states hit record COVID numbers
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Hundreds Of U.S. Cities Testing Sewage For Early Signs Of Coronavirus Hotspots
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More in U.S. Confident They Can Protect Self From COVID-19
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WHO says coronavirus hasn’t ‘reached its peak’ in Americas
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In Texas, 6 Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients Would Overwhelm This Hospital
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Spring break trip to a Mexican beach resort led to 64 coronavirus cases in Texas One-third of spring breakers on Mexico trip contracted coronavirus
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N.C. governor issues statewide order to wear face coverings
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Virus cases surging among the young, endangering the elderly Young adults driving surge in coronavirus cases
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Coronavirus has brought US 'to its knees', says CDC director
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What’s Really Behind the Gender Gap in Covid-19 Deaths?
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Inside the Coronavirus
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Coronavirus update: U.S. case tally climbs to 2.35 million and 27 states are still showing increases in infections
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Fauci says in 40 years of dealing with viral outbreaks, he’s never seen anything like COVID-19
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How the World Views the U.S. Virus Response
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Trump's coronavirus tragedy is getting worse
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Japan short of clinical-trial patients amid success fighting virus
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Scientists estimate the speed and distance of coronavirus transmissions
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Trump seemed not to know what 19 in COVID-19 means at Phoenix rally
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US agency managing medical stockpile failed America, experts tell Congress
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The CDC Lost Control Of The Coronavirus Pandemic. Then The Agency Disappeared.
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Open wide: U.S. dentists quickly rebuild after virus shutdown
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Tech:

Weakening tech's liability shield builds bipartisan momentum
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Sports:

In-House Lawyers, Proskauer Help With Deal for Baseball’s Return
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Bubba Wallace says NASCAR noose incident 'makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up'
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Baseball has managed to make us feel worse
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MLB set to return in July, ending months-long coronavirus shutdown
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Enjoy MLB's 60-game season while you can. Because next year may be even uglier.
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Will MLB's health and safety plan hold up once baseball returns? It'll be a tough task.
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Baseball Is Back, But Fist Bumps Are Expressly Prohibited
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New York City Marathon canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic
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PGA Tour procures 1,000 smart bands to help detect coronavirus symptoms in golfers
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The NBA's Disney World dream could turn into a nightmare, fast
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Lakers Avery Bradley, Citing Concern For Well-Being Of Family, Opts Out Of Playing In NBA’s Restart
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Brogdon, Parker, Len all reveal they have coronavirus
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NFL teams could cover seating around field in attempt to make up lost revenue
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Colleges Weigh Scrapping Football Season in Threat to a Cash Cow
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Retailing:

US shoppers are spending more outside the grocery store, but there's still a long road to recovery in the retail sector
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Telecoms:

FCC Chair Urges Phone Companies Not to Cut Service During Covid
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Fraud:

Wirecard whistleblower tipped off German regulator in early 2019
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Transit:

Rideshare Data Shows Early Signs of Softness, Evercore Says
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Banking:

U.S. bank dividends in peril with crisis veterans warning of trouble
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Solar:

Solar-Power Costs Falling Even Faster Than Expected Due to Virus
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Summer Camps:

Desperate Parents Weigh Whether Summer Camp Is Worth It This Year
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Economy:

The Fed said it could supply the economy with $2.3 trillion. It hasn’t come close
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Another 1.38 million new jobless claims predicted. Why aren’t they falling faster?
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U.S. Layoffs Remain Elevated as Weak Demand Persists After Businesses Reopened
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People search LESS for jobs after they exhaust their unemployment benefits, Chicago Fed study says
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Sharply Fewer Americans Say U.S. in Economic Depression
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Census: Household Pulse Survey shows 31% of Households Expect Loss in Income over Next 4 Weeks
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Democrats Want To Block Stimulus For Companies Moving Offshore
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Nearly 1.1 million Americans on unemployment face risky jobless period
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Small businesses expect to fail. Here’s what will happen to their PPP loans.
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Over $100 Billion in PPP Loans Left Unclaimed in U.S. Relief Aid
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The shape of our recovery The uncertain shape of the recovery Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sees V-shaped recovery into 2021 before comeback slows
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No Second Stimulus Check? Mnuchin Says Next Stimulus Package To Be Jobs-Focused
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Trump Says Yes to More Stimulus Checks … or Something
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The case for higher wages during coronavirus recession
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Pandemic to Cost World Economy $12 Trillion
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Pre-Crisis Activity Levels Still Elude Major Economies
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How Much Covid-19 Cost Those Businesses That Stayed Open
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Emergency Virus Spending Will Push Global Debt Ratio Above 100%
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What’s At Risk: An 18-Month View of a Post-COVID World
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IMF says global economic collapse caused by coronavirus will be even worse than feared IMF forecasts deeper global recession from growing virus threat IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus IMF forecasts deeper Latin America recession in 2020
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Bridgewater’s Bob Prince Says Virus Impact Could Last Two Years
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Texas hits 5,000 new coronavirus cases, governor urges people to stay home
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U.S. Recovery Looks to Be Ebbing in States With Virus Outbreaks
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Every state is reopening. Just 7 meet these basic criteria to do so safely NYC Beaches Will Reopen for Swimming on July 1, Mayor Says
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From China To Germany, the World Learns to Live With the Coronavirus
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NY, NJ and CT to require 14-day quarantine for travelers from hotspots N.Y., N.J. and Connecticut Order Visitors to Quarantine Cuomo: Police will stop cars with out-of-state plates Rhode Island governor mulls travel restrictions on coronavirus hotspot states Here are the 8 states that trigger a coronavirus quarantine if you go to NY Trump will not follow New Jersey coronavirus quarantine, White House says Two-week coronavirus quarantine call might not be enforceable
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DOJ backs lawsuit challenging Hawaii's coronavirus quarantine for travelers
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Economic Carnage Forecast As Virus Cases Surge In Americas
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Treasury may consider delaying Tax Day to Sept. 15, Mnuchin says
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Chances Of A Second Stimulus Check Just Got A Whole Lot Better
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'In a COVID era everything unfolds at warp speed': Yale economist Roach warns the dollar could dive 35% against rival currencies
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US weighing new tariffs on $3.1 billion worth of European goods, with products like olives, beer, gin, and planes on the list Global stocks plunge as investors weigh report on US considering new tariffs on the EU and UK
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Trump’s Grid Order Baffles Utilities Over What They Can Buy
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Big Tech Isn't the Only Loser in Trump's Visa Freeze Trump May Attempt To Force Long-Time H-1B Visa Holders Out Of U.S.
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Don’t Breathe on Me: Bringing Covid Compliance to the Office
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US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back
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Top GOP senator says Trump should 'put a bunch of cotton' in the mouth of a trade adviser who claimed the US was going to dump the China trade deal
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Second senior economist leaving White House amid economic crisis
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Investors Are Favoring Firms That Let People Work From Home
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DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 40% year-over-year in April
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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:

As COVID-19 prompts more retail tenant bankruptcies, how should landlords and lenders respond?
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Why Gap’s lawsuits could usher in new commercial real estate terms
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Apartment Showings Return in NYC With New Rules for Covid Era
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Brookfield says office demand has increased as workers return
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White House Pushing to Convert Empty Commercial Space to Housing
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Remote online notarizations surge 40% during pandemic
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AIA: "Architecture billings downward trajectory moderates"
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Big Short on Malls Is the Only Distressed Game in Town
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Municipalities:

New Yorkers Who Fled Lockdown Struggle to Plot Return to City
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State, local governments need billions more in aid to avert 4 million layoffs, Moody’s finds
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The Nuts and Bolts of Puerto Rico’s FY 2021 Budget
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Oil/Gas:

FERC Rules It has Concurrent Jurisdiction Over the Rejection of FERC-Regulated Midstream Gas Contracts
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Oasis Petroleum Is Facing A Grim Future
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U.S. Shale Could Take Years To Recover From The Oil Price Crash
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More Idled Shale Capacity Is Coming Back Soon, Dallas Fed Says
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Gasoline Optimism Shaken With Virus Spreading Across the Sunbelt
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Oil plummets 8% on 2-pronged threat from COVID-19 resurgence and inventory increase
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Big Oil’s Long Bet on Hydrogen Offers a Climate Lifeline
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Tourism:

Social distancing may give New Yorkers the tourist-free High Line they've always wanted
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New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home
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Politics:

A House Judiciary Committee hearing on Barr and the DOJ devolved into a partisan screaming match
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Young political newcomer beat Trump-backed NC candidate 2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie wins primary despite Trump's call to boot him from GOP
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Shock Poll: Biden 14 Point Lead Biden Takes Lead Over Trump in 2020 Presidential Poll Polling shows Trump trailing by double digits. Top GOP senator urges 2020 strategy shift NYT polling shows Biden leading Trump in 6 key battleground states
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Dems plan nearly all-virtual convention
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Dozens of Secret Service officers and agents told to self-quarantine after Trump's Tulsa rally
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Trump's latest moves aren't exactly a winning economic -- or reelection -- strategy
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In Trump’s Telling, Obama and Biden Should Have Fixed It All
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Speaking at packed Arizona megachurch, Trump predicts ‘most corrupt election’
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Warning signs keep mounting for Trump, from polls to primaries Trump’s reelection polling is looking really bad
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Biden Adds Congressional Black Caucus’s Karen Bass to VP List
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'Their money couldn't buy a movement': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taunts Wall Street after triumphing over her billionaire-backed primary opponent Wall Street spent heavily to take down Ocasio-Cortez. It was a bad investment.
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Walmart will remove Mississippi flags from its stores due to its depiction of Confederate emblem Mississippi's flag has a Confederate emblem. Now Baptists want it gone and Walmart won't display it Mississippi flag: ‘In God We Trust’ for Confederate symbol?
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Monument Avenue is Richmond’s racist row. Will tearing it down redeem a city?
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U.S. Marshals told to prepare to help protect monuments nationwide as Trump targets people who vandalize structures during protests National Guard activated in D.C. and Wisconsin after statues targeted
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Poll: Black Americans outraged by George Floyd's death, but optimistic about change after nationwide protests
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Trump elicits backlash over racist language, rallying cry for supporters
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Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2020
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De Blasio ‘installing huge Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower’ to ‘antagonize the president’
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Trump's Racial Politics Could Make Reparations a Reality
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Redskins to remove George Preston Marshall's name from all team material
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Trump thinks Andrew Jackson's statue is a great monument - but to what?
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National Guard to protect DC monuments
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Civil War Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns Calls for Confederate Statues to Be Removed: ‘They’re an Attempt to Rewrite History’ by White Supremacists
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Red-state reopening has been a disaster — and Republican hopes for a comeback are collapsing
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Kosovar president charged with war crimes ahead of planned White House meeting Kosovo president cancels White House visit after war crimes indictment
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Despite poll worker crunch, Kentucky voters poised to break turnout records as they embrace mail ballots
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The real villain of John Bolton’s Trump book is John Bolton
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Charles Harder Dispatched To Shiv Mary Trump Over Tell All Book
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White House announces opposition to D.C. statehood
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Retailing:

GNC filed for bankruptcy and could close up to 1,200 stores GNC is closing 248 stores after filing for bankruptcy. Here's the full list Vitamin Retailer GNC Files ‘Prepackaged’ Chapter 11 Plan Latham & Watkins Advises GNC in Dual-Path Process to Restructure Balance Sheet and Accelerate Business Strategy GNC to close 1200 stores as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy Here's who GNC owes the most money to GNC Files Bankruptcy, Outlines $760MM Sale Proposal
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'A scary number' of retail companies are facing bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic
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These retailers have the most stores in states where coronavirus cases are spiking
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Saying Goodbye to Long Tall Sally
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NY retailer on malls not opening in Phase 4: ‘Devastating’
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Food/Beverage:

Chuck E. Cheese parent files for bankruptcy, another casualty of pandemic Chuck E. Cheese Parent Company Files for Bankruptcy A Look at The Future of Chuck E. Cheese Chuck E. Cheese parent files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid coronavirus crisis Chuck E. Cheese parent CEC Entertainment files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Pictures of the first day of outdoor dining for New York City's restaurants show that restaurants are still fighting an uphill battle
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The meat industry will be completely gone in 15 years, Impossible Foods CEO says
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Pandemic turns tables on risk profiles for restaurant loans
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 Chefs Ask If One Meter Will Save Their Business
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Concerts:

Sammy Hagar Vows to Play Concerts... 'I'd rather get sick and even die' to help economy
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'Herd immunity music festival' set for July
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Entertainment:

Technicolor Files for Restructuring in Bankruptcy Court, Citing Coronavirus Impact
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Advertising:

The COVID-19 Impact on Advertising Spend
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Manufacturing:

Jason Industries Files for Bankruptcy After Virus Curbs Sales Jason Industries Commences Solicitation of Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization and Files Chapter 11
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Pharma:

The NIH claims joint ownership of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine
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Fishing:

White House directs Agriculture Department to extend farmer bailout money to lobster industry
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Telecoms:

Windstream bankruptcy ruling near
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Student Debt::

The Next 'Big Short': COVID-19, Student Loan Discharge in Bankruptcy, and the SLABS Market
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Maritime:

Harsh reversal of fortune for containership owners as charter rates tumble
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Gambling:

Deserted Resorts & Casinos: Does MGM Have Enough Cash To Survive?
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Force Majeure:

Recent Bankruptcy Court Case the First to Provide Pandemic-Related Rent Relief to a Tenant Under a Force Majeure Clause
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Contracts:

The Coming Storm: DeFi and Bankruptcy Courts
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Litigation:

Litigating Virtually: Lessons for Succeeding in a New Environment
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Finance:

Confusion in Bankruptcy Courts Regarding Debtor Eligibility for PPP Loans
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Wisconsin businesses argue in court they should have PPP access
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After filing lawsuit, Hidalgo County EMS received nearly $2.6 million Paycheck Protection Program loan
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Religion:

Can a Debtor Choose Salvation Over Creditors?
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Judge renews order that Bishop Clark's testimony about child sexual abuse be made public
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Trump's Phoenix megachurch rally proves how much faith and masks are now political
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Standing:

Release and Waiver by an LLC Debtor of Its Affiliated Lenders Bars Subsequent Suit
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Advisors:

Gordon Brothers hires from Katten Muchin in New York
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B. Riley Financial Acquires Automotive Restructuring Firm, Alderney Advisors
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Aviation:

Airlines will need to take extreme precautions to keep passengers safe
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Flyers Hiding Covid Infection Show Risk Of Reopening Borders
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Airlines may lose $84 billion in 2020, but IATA offers roadmap for recovery
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A European travel ban on Americans could be a sign of disastrous things to come for US airlines
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Airline shares tumble as New York imposes quarantine on some out-of-state visitors
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American Air Pilots Want U.S. to Buy Plane Seats for Distancing
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Airlines peddle pricey deals to stay in business
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American Airlines Mulls Boosting Junk Bond Deal to $2 Billion
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Hartsfield-Jackson plans to extend rent relief for concessionaires
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FAA orders fix for engine covers of Boeing 737 Max planes
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EasyJet to Raise as Much as $560 Million in Share Sale Airline easyJet's first-half loss widens as COVID-19 hurts travel, seeks cash
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Britain Edges Toward Easing Quarantine Rule With Air-Bridge Plan
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Australian airline Qantas to cut at least 6,000 jobs amid pandemic
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Lufthansa’s Biggest Investor to Back Government Bailout Deal
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Airlink loses bid to block SAA creditor meeting
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S/Africa pleads with creditors in battle to save troubled SAA
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SAA unions divided on final offer from govt for voluntary severance packages
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Airport ground handling firm Swissport plans to axe 4,556 jobs
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Emirates to Remove 3,000 Economy Seats to Boost Cargo Capacity
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival has its credit rating slashed as its return to the seas is likely crippled by an uptick in COVID-19 cases
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Education:

Can Universities Recover From Coronavirus? Buyouts, Layoffs, Cuts In Wake Of Pandemic
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College students want tuition discount for online classes
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Back to school? Maybe
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No time to plan, unsure of what’s next: Schools aim to reopen but have few solutions
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63% of families are uncomfortable sending their children back to day care
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Evangelical Liberty U rattled by its own racial reckoning Black staffers, athletes leave Liberty University after Jerry Falwell Jr. tweet
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19 State AGs File Lawsuit to Stop Betsy DeVos’s ‘Unjustified and Illegal’ Rollback of Rules for For-Profit Colleges
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Mass Torts:

Bayer Agrees to $10.9 Billion Plan to Settle U.S. Roundup Claims Law firm says Bayer will settle almost 100,000 roundup lawsuits How Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Went From Bayer Asset to Burden
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Autos:

Tesla lags auto industry in quality, finds new J.D. Power study
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Hertz Could Sell Inventory to CarMax, AutoNation, Jefferies Says Hertz could sell inventory to stay afloat post bankruptcy: Analysts
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Hertz Bonds Seen Valued at 25 Cents on the Dollar in CDS Auction While Hertz Stock Surged, CDS Auction Valued Bonds at 26 Cents
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Selling the Dip: Hertz’s Scrapped Stock Plan Unlikely to Generate Followers
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Sure Looks Like Karma Is Heading For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Climate:

Minnesota Announces Lawsuit Against Exxon, Koch Industries
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Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’
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Nursing Homes:

‘Total Pandemonium’: What Went Wrong at a Veterans’ Home Where 76 Died
(DBN)

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Taxis:

California is reportedly planning to ask a court to force Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees within weeks
(DBN)

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Theme Parks:

Disney faces pushback on Walt Disney World reopening Walt Disney World employees are petitioning for the theme park to delay its reopening date as Florida coronavirus cases spike Disneyland delays its reopening date beyond July 17 Disneyland stalls July 17 reopening, citing lack of guidelines for theme parks
(DBN)

Universal Orlando laying off workers just two weeks after reopening
(DBN)

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UK:

Did Covid-19 panic really send Britain to the brink of bankruptcy?
(DBN)

UK councils fear bankruptcy amid Covid-19 costs Could Covid-19 bankrupt councils?
(DBN)

UK retail property faces bleak future as occupiers emerge from COVID-19 rubble
(DBN)

October Will Be Moment of Truth for U.K. Deal, EU’s Barnier Says
(DBN)

Material Adverse Effect clauses and Covid-19
(DBN)

UK says no deadline for U.S. trade deal, talks tough on terms
(DBN)

Economic impact bigger than first feared, warns IMF
(DBN)

U.K. Considering Extending Job Retention Program, Sturgeon Says
(DBN)

U.K. Must Prepare for Second Wave of Pandemic, Doctors Warn
(DBN)

Commercial Property Poses $61 Billion Headache for U.K. Banks
(DBN)

Scotland Joins Rest of U.K. Easing Lockdown Amid Economic Pain
(DBN)

Bad News For U.K. House Prices As Banks Withdraw Mortgage Products
(DBN)

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EU:

U.S., EU Discuss Restarting Travel After Bloc Considers a Ban Why Would Europe Want American Visitors Right Now? US out, China in as EU looks to reopen external borders
(DBN)

“Smart Lockdowns” Are the Future in Europe
(DBN)

Europe Is Approaching a Disastrous Economic Cliff Edge
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Italian Film Industry Restarts Slowly
(DBN)

Restructuring Viable Businesses in Ireland
(DBN)

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Canada:

Come fall, financial experts expect flood of people with unmanageable debt
(DBN)

Fitch Strips Canada of AAA Rating on Worsening Finances
(DBN)

Quebec seeks to speed recovery by buying shares in local firms
(DBN)

No LEEFF loans were approved in program's first month
(DBN)

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Germany:

Wirecard stock will plummet to one euro as accounting scandal scares away clients, Bank of America says German finance minister on Wirecard oversight: ‘The supervisory institutions did their job’ Wirecard ex-boss Braun arrested as creditors hunt lost billions Wirecard Catches A $2B Break From Lenders On Loan Repayment Wirecard’s scandal shows the benefits of short-sellers Wirecard Shows Life at Hedge Funds can be Agony
(DBN)

Wirecard file Wirecard files for insolvency proceedings for insolvency after revealing $2 billion accounting black hole Wirecard Files For Insolvency After Arrests And Accounting Black Hole Wirecard goes bust as scandal puts focus on German oversight
(DBN)

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South Korea:

$400 Million Korea Hedge Fund Halts Redemptions Amid Fraud Probe
(DBN)

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France:

France Outlines New Virus Furloughs That Could Run for Two Years
(DBN)

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China:

Shenzhen Passes Milestone With Personal Bankruptcy Regulation
(DBN)

Economists are increasingly optimistic about China’s economic recovery and GDP growth
(DBN)

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Singapore:

HSBC Among Banks With Grim Chances to Recoup Hin Leong Loss
(DBN)

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India:

India Gets Biggest GDP Downgrade by IMF as Lockdown Hurts
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Virus Takes Root in Venezuela Oil Town Already in Collapse
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Sweden’s Covid Expert Says ‘World Went Mad’ With Lockdowns
(DBN)

Sweden didn’t impose a lockdown. Its economy is just as bad as its neighbors.
(DBN)

Swedish Scientist Who Doubted Face Masks Reconsiders Their Use
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Budget Depicts Havoc Virus Has Wreaked on South Africa’s Economy South Africa Sees 2020-21 Budget Deficit at 15.7% of GDP
(DBN)

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Brazil:

The Pandemic’s Worst-Case Scenario Is Unfolding in Brazil
(DBN)

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Japan:

IMF Now Sees Japan GDP Contraction Worse Than During 2009 Crisis
(DBN)

Japan's biggest bank mulls cutting off risky overseas borrowers amid recession
(DBN)

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MENA:

Iran’s Coronavirus Deaths Rise Past 10,000 as Outbreak Spreads
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australia sees first coronavirus death in over a month amid second wave fears
(DBN)

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Nigeria:

World Bank Says Lenders at Risk as Nigeria Heads to Recession
(DBN)

Nigeria Banks to Restructure 33% of Loans, Central Bank Says
(DBN)

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Indonesia:

Indonesian Virus Cases Top 50,000 as President Warns of Crisis
(DBN)

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