June 26, 2020

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Remove underperformers? Increase cash? New law firm survey shows changing views
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Law School Grads Petition For Diploma Privilege, State Supreme Court Agrees To Take It Up
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Compensation the Main Reason Why In-House Counsel Want New Jobs
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Do 'Real Men' Work Remotely?
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Over 50% of lawyers want to swap firms if they can’t work from home
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Hogan Lovells’ Hedman Hits The Right Notes
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Reopening — Who Bears the Risk?
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Which Firms Offer Women The Most Power And Highest Pay? (2020)
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UK: A&O and Hogan Lovells cut NQ pay
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Wyoming Lawyer Censured for Neglecting Client’s Bankruptcy
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In-House Counsel Discuss How They Are Now Utilizing Contract Attorneys
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A Note to GCs From a Black Partner: Here Are Actionable Steps for You to Show That Black Lawyers Matter
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Unexpected Paths: Motherhood And The Law
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Pandemic Lawyers of the Week: Extraordinary choral music video
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Graham Rebuffed Over Widening Barr’s Powers as GOP Senators Balk
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Trump's pick for U.S. attorney refuses to say he would recuse from probes of president's associates
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William Barr agrees to House testimony amid subpoena spat with Nadler
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Now Bill Barr’s High School Wants Nothing To Do With Him
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Barr's tension with Manhattan US Attorney's Office began over Michael Cohen's case, The New York Times reports
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“The Guy Is with The Devil”: The Rosemary’s Baby Theory of Attorney General Bill Barr
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DOJ Ethics Office Says Bill Barr Can Investigate Political Enemies Under False Pretext
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John Bolton Survived the Battle, But He Will Lose the War
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N.Y.P.D. Officer Filmed Using Illegal Chokehold Is Arrested and Charged
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Colorado Governor Appoints Special Prosecutor to Investigate Elijah McClain's Death
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Cops fired over violent, racist talk about Black people: We are going to 'start slaughtering them'
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Why Black Lives Matter is trying to take down LA county's first Black DA
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Are the police trying to stop you from taking that cellphone video? Check your First Amendment rights.
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NYC Criminal Justice System ‘Imploding,' NYPD Boss Says as Homicides Hit 5-Year High
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More than 60% of Americans believe racial inequality at work needs to be addressed, CNBC poll shows
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In St. Paul, Police Reform Is Working
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House Democrats pass sweeping police overhaul, while Senate bill stalls House Passes Policing Overhaul Plan as Partisan Impasse Deepens
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Police chiefs are cracking down on misconduct - including brutality and overt racism - and losing their own jobs, too
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Soldiers' cases highlight reach of white extremism into U.S. military US Military Has a Boogaloo Problem
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Ahead of House vote, Pelosi says bill in George Floyd's name will transform policing culture
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Corporations grapple with slavery reparations The call for corporate reparations
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The Georgia legislature finally passes a hate crime bill in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery’s death
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Flynn Highlights New Strzok Notes in Urging Dismissal of Case The court decision dismissing charges against Michael Flynn is astonishingly bad Trump Judge Neomi Rao’s Flynn Opinion Is Dangerous and Anti-Democratic The Deeply Concerning, Misguided D.C. Circuit Mandamus Ruling in the Flynn Case
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of 'Expedited Removal' Policies for Some Asylum Seekers Supreme Court rules asylum seeker cannot challenge removal Supreme Court hands big win to Trump on expelling immigrants seeking asylum SCOTUS upholds limits on habeas review for some asylum-seekers
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The Trump Administration Is Trying To Cancel Asylum. Yes, All Of It.
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U.S. couple files lawsuit after barely surviving deadly New Zealand volcano eruption: "We're very angry"
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Sheriffs object to Washington's COVID mask mandate
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To protest face masks, Arizona city councilman uses George Floyd's words: 'I can't breathe'
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Trump family say that 'no amount of money' can undo the damage that will be done if the president's niece Mary Trump is allowed to publish her bombshell tell-all book Mary Trump’s Lawyer Piles on, Shreds Trump Family’s ‘Baseless’ Assault on Unflattering Book Court Tosses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Trump Niece Tell-All Book Judge Tosses Trump Family Attempt to Stop Publication of Niece’s Book: You Complained to the Wrong Court
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Trump Family Will Ask Second Court to Stop Publication of Tell-All Book
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Jeffrey Epstein Victims Fund Opens After Months of Wrangling
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Court Rules Devin Nunes Twitter Suit Is BS
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How U.S. Prisons Became Ground Zero for Covid-19
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In one of the first rulings to order a business to improve its COVID-19 pandemic protections, a Chicago judge has ordered McDonald's to better enforce social distancing and mask wearing at its stores
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White Supremacist Terrorism ‘On The Rise And Spreading’
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Firm 'terrifies' staff with hardcore pandemic policy
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Judges:

Judge Testifies at House Hearing on Pandemic Impacts
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Supreme Court 2020: Major rulings on abortion, Trump's tax returns still to come
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Justices have a lot to say, but all is quiet in the Supreme Court
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Man charged in spat with Texas judge over face mask
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Former U.S. Judge Welcomes Cameras in Courts as Calls Grow
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In Fierce Dissent, Sonia Sotomayor Shows Clarence Thomas That Two Can Play at the History Game
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RBG and Breyer Controversially Concur in Judgment Dealing Severe Blow to Rights of Immigrants
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Judicial appointments in Trump’s first three years: Myths and realities
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Judges Tout Covid for Opening Judiciary Up to Technology
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Wall Street:

Dow futures drop 100 points after bank stress test results, Nike reports surprise loss
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Stocks close higher as banks lead late-day surge
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'What happens if they stop?': Billionaire Howard Marks fears for stocks if the Fed ends its program he sees 'levitating' markets
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GNC Jumps After Bankruptcy Filing, Defying Warning of a Wipeout The traders are at it again: Shares of bankrupt GNC rise in premarket trading
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Why Are Investors So Confident When The Fed Isn’t?
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Layoffs:

Macy's is slashing 3,900 jobs as the pandemic forces it to adapt
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Murphy Furlough Plan Cuts Worker Hours Just as State Reopening
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Accenture to Curb Hiring, Stall Some Promotions to Cut Costs
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Chuck E. Cheese And GNC Both File For Bankruptcy This Week—The CEOs Get Millions In Bonuses, While Thousands Of Workers Will Likely Lose Their Jobs
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Sonos to lay off 12% of workforce
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Politics:

Why are masks political? More States Are Requiring People To Wear Face Masks In Public
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'Kung Flu' Marketing Materials From VA Hospitals During Obama Admin Emerge
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Trump Ignores Virus Spike as U.S. Cases Surge Toward Records Donald Trump has been suggesting the coronavirus is under control for 156 days now
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Republicans, Democrats Move Even Further Apart in Coronavirus Concerns
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Trump lashes out at Black Lives Matter, accuses one member of 'treason' Trump cranks up attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice
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The 6 Trump Bombshells Still Waiting to Explode
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Biden Builds Polling Lead in Battleground States, With Strength Among White Voters Biden leads Trump on all issues except the economy, according to the CNBC All-America Survey Black Americans say racism, policing top issues for November, favor Biden by huge margin, Post-Ipsos poll finds Biden Has A Historically Large Lead Over Trump, But It Could Disappear
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Fox News Poll Shows Biden Leading in 2016 Trump States of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Texas
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James Carville: There is no chance Trump will be re-elected
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Wall Street execs brace for a Biden win as Trump fades in polls
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Fiorina signals she’ll vote for Biden over Trump
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The top Republicans who aren't voting for Trump in 2020
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Poll Shows Trump Dragging Down G.O.P. Senate Candidates
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GOP aghast as Trump's polls sink amid divisive racial rhetoric: 'It's been a bad couple weeks'
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Philadelphia seeks to remove Columbus statue amid violent clashes
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Running For Reelection, Trump Talks Like He’s Running For President Of The Confederacy
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Protesters: Remove statues of slave kneeling before Lincoln
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Trump calls protesters 'terrorists,' pledges 'retribution' for tearing down statues
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Toppling more statues isn't working when there's other work to be done
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BET founder Robert Johnson slams protesters for toppling Confederate statues
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Biden cancer nonprofit gave millions to top executives and little to cancer initiatives
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Census shows white decline, nonwhite majority among youngest Americans
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New research explores how conservative media misinformation may have intensified the severity of the pandemic
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Boris Johnson Played Trump ‘Like a Fiddle, Too,’ Bolton Says
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Top Trump officials and Republicans are encouraging followers to migrate to Parler, an 'alternative' social network loved by conspiracy theorists
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Theme Parks:

SeaWorld's fate is the hands of its largest shareholder, and bankruptcy is becoming a clearer option
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Tax:

Resolving Federal Tax Disputes in Bankruptcy
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IRS Wasting Millions on Audits With No Results, Watchdog Says
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Nursing Homes:

After waves of COVID deaths, care homes face legal reckoning
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Man runs 218 miles to virus-stricken 'Nana's' nursing home
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Autos:

Tesla reportedly fired 2 workers after Elon Musk said they could stay home to avoid the coronavirus
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Pence Hails Lordstown Motors as Savior. It Just Needs Cash.
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Personal Finance:

A financial planner says most of her clients have the same fear right now, even if they have a job or savings
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Fishing:

Trump wants to save the lobster industry, after boiling it alive
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Rail:

San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is heading to bankruptcy court
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Satellites:

UK government bids for OneWeb stake
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Movie Theaters:

‘It’s too soon to go to a movie theater,’ infectious disease experts say
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Utilities:

PG&E Is Said to Raise $5.5 Billion Selling Shares, Equity Units
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Tech:

Verizon is latest to pull ads from Facebook over hate speech, misinformation on platform Companies Boycott Facebook, Pull Ads Over Hate Speech and Misinformation
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Telecoms:

New York court signs off on Windstream bankruptcy plan
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Private Equity:

Elizabeth Warren demands answers from private equity industry on coronavirus response, lobbying
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Footwear:

Nike reports unexpected loss as sales tumble 38%, shares fall
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Economy:

Global debt now expected to surpass global GDP due to coronavirus stimulus measures
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Fed Repeats Error of 2008 With Tight Money
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Fed GDPNow latest estimate: -46.6 percent
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US GDP Fells 5% in Q1. It Will Get Worse
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US weekly jobless claims hit 1.5 million, higher than economist forecasts Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 1,480,000 Applications For Unemployment Aid Fall To Still-High 1.48 Million Total of those receiving unemployment benefits falls below 20 million Jobless claims fell slightly last week, a sign economic recovery is stalling
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Covid-19 Resurgence, Unemployment Numbers And Corporate Bankruptcies All Point To A Tough Road Ahead
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Dating a recession
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A UCLA economist says it will take until early 2023 to restore the US economy and will need 'all the king's horses and all the king's men'
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Funding deficits with cash, not bonds could help avoid oversized stimulus debt
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Kansas City Fed: "Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Grew Slightly " in June
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Don’t Bet on a Quick Recovery
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Illinois Set to Expand Reopening as Cases Drop 76% From Peak
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U.S. first-quarter GDP declines at 5% pace, unrevised from prior estimate
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Trump supports another round of stimulus checks, but Republicans are extremely split on sending more government cash to people
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U.S. trade deficit in goods widens in May as exports fall sharply
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Orders for US big-ticket factory goods surge 15.8% in May U.S. durable-goods orders rebound 15.8% in May, but manufacturers face long struggle
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The beer barometer and the reopening of America
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Trump Administration to Release PPP Data by End of Next Week
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Coronavirus pandemic prompts record food stamp spending
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Atlanta small businesses saw steepest cash balance drops from coronavirus shutdowns
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America's workers still aren't protected from the coronavirus
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Covid-19 Gives Texas a Reality Check Every state has started to reopen, but smartphone data suggests people are still reluctant to go out Texas pauses reopening as hospitals hit wit 'explosion' of COVID-19 cases NY Gov. to other states: ‘You played politics with this virus, and you lost’ New York City set to move further into reopening as early as July 6 Some states pause reopening as virus cases near record high America's reopening grinds to a halt 8 states and cities are slowing or pausing coronavirus reopening plans Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges April shutdown to June flowering? Rise in U.S. foot traffic competes with virus upswing
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Trump Ignores Virus Spike as U.S. Cases Surge to Record Level
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White House Official: Americans Will “Just Have to Live With” Massive Coronavirus Surge
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CDC says no clear evidence coronavirus quarantines for travelers, like in New York, work Andrew Cuomo Invokes Lesser-Known ‘Turnabout Is Fair Play’ Doctrine To Impose Quarantine Order
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The Treasury Department sent dead people more than 1 million stimulus checks totaling $1.4 billion
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Watchdog calls for fraud crackdown at small business lending program
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More Adults Than Ever Live With Parents or Grandparents
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Effects of U.S.-China tensions could ‘spread throughout the world,’ says expert
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Unrest is changing the way Americans spend money
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What's Wrong With America?
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No more crossing borders for work
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New studies throw cold water on common criticisms of unemployment insurance
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Coronavirus cuts to CEO pay were short-lived
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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:

Mortgage rate remains at historic low
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The Ten Commandments of Landlords and Commercial Tenants in Bankruptcy
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Mall Owners, More Selective Than Ever, Must Consider Retail Technology When Looking At Tenants
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Commercial Real Estate Deals Plunge to Lowest Level Since 2010
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California center owners sue Michaels and Red Lobster for not paying rent
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Municipalities:

Cities put major construction projects on hold as coronavirus budget crunch looms
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States and Cities Seen Needing $500 Billion to Avert Fiscal Doom
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Pandemic Pandemonium In The Municipal Market
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De Blasio's latest bad budget news 'just the beginning'
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I’ve Reported on How Chicago’s Ticketing System Has Hurt Black Residents. Now, the Conversation About Reform Is Changing.
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Oil/Gas:

Oxy sues Sanchez Energy in bankruptcy court over Eagle Ford assets
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Oxy plans junk bond sale, multi-billion writedown to help tackle debt
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Oil Crash Could Cost This Shale Giant Up To $9 Billion In Impairment Charges
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Oil Set for Second Weekly Loss Since April on U.S. Virus Fears
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Oil Market Optimism Is Entirely Misplaced
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Texas Oil Companies Are Already Preparing To Restart Production
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Natural Gas Drops To 25-Year Low As Demand Disintegrates
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California Set to Require Zero-Emissions Trucks
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Study shows consumers save long term with electric vehicles
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Shale's long and uncertain road back
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The company buying the bankrupt Philly refinery will get a cheaper price
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Bankruptcy judge clears away final hurdle in PES refinery sale
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Trump admin proposes drilling on over two-thirds of largest plot of U.S. public land
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Aviation:

Only 18 of the 25 busiest airports in the US require passengers to wear masks — see the full rundown
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Airlines warn passengers: Wear a mask or you can’t fly
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Airlines Want Flyers To Feel Safe, But Grab Bag Of COVID Policies Adds Turbulence
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U.S. Airline CEOs to Meet With Pence on Covid-19 Measures
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U.S. Airlines Vow Refunds for Passengers Turned Away for Fever
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Delta CEO sees little room to restore more flights after August
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United Air Boosts Debt Sale 36% to $6.8 Billion on Demand Surge
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U.S. airline labor unions seek billions more to extend coronavirus payroll aid as demand remains weak
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Crucial vote over SAA business rescue plan postponed for three weeks
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Aviation’s Turnaround Man Signs Up for a Repeat Job at Qantas Qantas Turnaround Plan Likely to See Quicker Return to Profit
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Ravn Air Group will go to the auction block after declaring bankruptcy
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Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says
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British Air Proposes Pay Cut for Attendants to Limit Job Losses
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Lufthansa Faces Arduous Climb Out of Crisis After Bailout Sealed Lufthansa Saved From Collapse By Disputed Government Aid
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Thai Airways feels loss of state-owned enterprise status
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Mexican airline Aeromexico says will double domestic flights in July
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Air France-KLM to Get $3.8 Billion in Aid From the Netherlands
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Private Equity Only Loves Virgin Australia for Its Loyalty Bain to Buy Virgin Australia in Bold Bet on a Shattered Industry
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Food/Beverage:

JPMorgan Sees Restaurant Spending as Predictor of Virus’s Spread
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Coronavirus is changing bars as we know them
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With more coronavirus hotspots, major grocery union calls for mask requirements
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Casual-dining CEOs Talk Lessons Learned from COVID-19, Look to the Future
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Retailing:

Saks Fifth Avenue just reopened the doors to its New York City flagship, but we saw few shoppers despite enhanced safety precautions, including ultraviolet light handrail sanitizing
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Department stores are reopening in one of the country's biggest shopping destinations. Here's what to expect.
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Rite Aid Asks Bondholders for More Time Amid Tepid Turnaround
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J. Crew Steps Along With Reorganizing Efforts
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Macy’s slashes corporate, management jobs in restructuring due to COVID-19
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Saks Fifth Avenue says shopping hasn’t dropped as coronavirus cases rise
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Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
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Costco re-imagines its food samples in era of social distancing
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More Kmart, Sears stores to close
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Apple is re-closing over a dozen stores around the US. It's a sign the COVID-19 crisis is going to get much worse.
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Cerberus cuts its bid for Bluestem Brands by $100 million
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H&M Reports First Quarterly Loss in Years on Store Closures
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Climate:

Pandemic’s Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere
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Lenders With the Best Climate Data Will Be in a Position to Discriminate
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Religion:

Clergy sex-abuse claims tripled in 2019, U.S. Catholic bishops say
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Pittsburgh church files Chapter 11
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Archdiocese pays $50 million, so far, to abuse survivors
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Pope names administrator for Polish diocese hit by abuse allegations
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Sports:

Kentucky Derby to Allow Spectators in September Fans will be allowed to attend the Kentucky Derby, with restrictions
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Australia and New Zealand will host 2023 Women's World Cup
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Navy football plans for July 5 return with players going straight into quarantine
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After covid-19 scare, Ezekiel Elliott expresses concern about NFL's plan to protect players, families
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Shortened MLB season will cost more than 100 players a season in their primes
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Top U.S. women's softball players are 'heartbroken' and 'disgusted' over a tweet to Trump
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As PGA Tour shows, sports' return means positive virus tests - and tests of will
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Bubba Wallace says he has evidence that a 'straight-up noose' was found in his garage, after an investigation found the rope was a door pull in the shape of a noose Nascar Releases Photo of the Noose Found in Bubba Wallace’s Garage
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Nascar Looks to a New Audience After Month of Controversy
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Bucks co-owner: NBA still plans to resume despite coronavirus spikes in Florida
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NFL cancels Hall of Fame Game, says teams will open training camps on time
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Tom Brady again defies coronavirus rules to work out with teammates… and posts FDR quote about not ‘fearing’ COVID
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 41.8% Year-over-year
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Would you travel again if hotels were contact-free?
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Airbnb CEO: It Took Us 12 Years to Build, and We Lost Almost Everything in 6 Weeks
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Banking:

Federal Reserve Places New Restrictions On Banks, Freezing Stock Buybacks And Limiting Payouts Fed puts restrictions on bank dividends after test finds some banks could be stressed in pandemic
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Amazon-Like Future Awaits Banks as Virus Speeds Up Online Habits
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Education:

Bowdoin College is only bringing back some of its students to campus this fall
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Howard to bring students back in fall for mix of in-person, online classes
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Virginia colleges propose increased virus testing
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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CBAs:

Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements as Part of COVID-19 Related Chapter 11 Reorganization
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Small Business:

Serving Up Some Help: How Subchapter V Can Solve Problems for Service Industry Debtors During the Time of COVID-19
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Force Majeure:

A Bankruptcy Court Weighs In: Do Force Majeure Clauses Excuse Commercial Tenants from Paying Rent?
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History:

First-Ever U.S. Bankruptcy Law — Enacted With A Pandemic’s Help
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Finance:

Developments in PPP Loans: Sidestepping the SBA’s Anti-Debtor Stance
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Fifth Circuit Holds that the SBA May Deny Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Debtors in Bankruptcy
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Automatic Stay:

Pulling Credit Score of Consumer in BK Not a Violation of Automatic Stay (Probably)
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Exemptions:

Exemption for Covid-19 stimulus checks
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Litigation:

Houston-Area Lawyers' New Civil Case Filings Fell up to 78% in April, May
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Antitrust:

A Flailing Economy is Not Enough to Prove a Failing Firm
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Coal:

Consol drops motion to change bankruptcy filing
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Healthcare:

Coronavirus spread reaches scary new records in the US U.S. Breaks Two-Month-Old Record for New Coronavirus Cases
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Texas governor suspends elective surgeries in major cities as the coronavirus overwhelms hospitals
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White House coronavirus task force to hold first briefing in roughly two months Trump says the coronavirus is 'going away.' His own task force disagrees
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA Biden says Trump's attack on ACA during pandemic could hurt millions
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White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says
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Bill Gates: Poor U.S. response is making pandemic picture ‘more bleak than I would have expected’ Bill Gates dismisses Trump's claim that COVID-19 cases are rising only because of increased testing as 'completely false'
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State Coronavirus Data Doesn’t Support Trump’s Misleading Testing Claims
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Where the science stands on using face masks against coronavirus Just put on a damn mask already, America. The science is clear.
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Wearing A Mask Is A Sign Of Mutual Respect During The Coronavirus Pandemic
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Cornyn Calls on Trump for Testing Money Texas delegation urges Trump administration to keep funding testing sites as hot spots break out
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In Miami, COVID-19 tests coming back 27% positive
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How Arizona 'lost control of the epidemic'
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Data map reveals the 23% of US counties that are currently seeing an uncontrollable growth in COVID-19 - as new model predicts Phoenix alone could see 28,000 new infections a DAY by July 18
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LA mayor urges residents to stay home as coronavirus cases spike
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US health officials: 20 million Americans may have had COVID-19 CDC estimates 10 times as many U.S. coronavirus cases than have been reported
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Arizona Virus Cases Jump 5.1%, Double the Prior 7-Day Average
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California Coronavirus Hospitalizations Increase 32% Over 14 Days
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Texas scientist says the state is facing a 'humanitarian catastrophe,' which will worsen without immediate and aggressive social distancing
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Houston Facing ‘Apocalyptic’ July 4 Holiday as Virus Surges
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Gov. Greg Abbott pauses Texas' reopening, bans elective surgeries in four counties to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients
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Apple to close 14 retail stores in Florida on rising COVID-19 cases
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Record spikes in U.S. coronavirus cases boost hospitalization rates in 16 states
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Family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following birthday party
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Politicians Are Writing Off Disabled Lives Amid the Pandemic
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CDC eyes TikTok to revamp coronavirus messaging for younger people as infections surge
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No quick fixes to stop the virus spikes in Florida and Texas, Gottlieb says
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US coronavirus deaths forecast to hit 180,000 by October
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New Jersey Counts Almost 2,000 More ‘Probable’ Coronavirus Deaths
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How the split over face masks sums up America's chaotic coronavirus response
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The world is putting America in quarantine
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CDC adds 3 new coronavirus symptoms to list
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CDC expands list of who's most at risk for the coronavirus
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CDC says there could be 10 times more U.S. coronavirus cases than reported
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Highest coronavirus immunity found in Austrian ski resort
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C.D.C. Is Still Inaccurately Counting Coronavirus Tests, a Watchdog Agency Finds
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Trump keeps saying Obama left him 'no ventilators.' The number is 16,660.
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Mandated and voluntary social distancing during the COVID-19 epidemic
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Pharma:

Vaccine makers face biggest medical manufacturing challenge in history
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UK:

Further Measures to Protect UK Commercial Tenants
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Fast-tracked insolvency protections become law
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U.K. Car Output Drops 95% in May, Spurring Cry for Help
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UK Insolvency Law Changes – impact of House of Lords amendments to the “new” moratorium on secured lenders
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22 Police Officers Injured in Scuffles at Illegal London Block Party
(DBN)

U.K. Rejects Mooted Brexit Compromise in Setback to EU Talks U.K. Firms Get Ready for a No-Deal Brexit With Time Running Out
(DBN)

Four years after Brexit, support for the EU surges in Britain Support for Brexit is collapsing as a new poll finds big majority of British people want to rejoin the EU
(DBN)

Sunak Says Priority Is Protecting Jobs as U.K. Leaves Lockdown
(DBN)

Pub group owned by billionaires 'demanding rent' amid Covid-19 crisis
(DBN)

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EU:

Coronavirus: 'Very significant' resurgences in Europe alarm WHO
(DBN)

ECB’s Lagarde says we’ve probably passed the worst of the coronavirus crisis ECB’s Lagarde Warns of Complicated, Transformational Recovery
(DBN)

Europe’s Demand for Cash Signals Crisis Hoarding, Not Economic Recovery
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Army to secure virus 'red zone' in southern Italy
(DBN)

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Canada:

Restructuring issues and challenges in the cannabis industry
(DBN)

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Germany:

Wirecard dives 75% as it files for insolvency following its $2 billion accounting scandal Wirecard committed 'elaborate and sophisticated fraud' say auditors Wirecard’s Banks, Creditors Stand To Lose Billions As Payment Processor Collapses Wirecard raced to win funds in months leading up to insolvency Visa, Mastercard Weigh Cutting Ties With Wirecard After Scandal German Regulator Takes More Heat on Wirecard as EU Seeks Probe
(DBN)

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France:

French Car Revival Takes Hold as June Sales Seen Close to Normal
(DBN)

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Japan:

A Look at Japanese Households Facing Risk of Livelihood Collapse Due to COVID-19
(DBN)

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Poland:

Poland’s Simplified Restructuring Proceeding Takes Effect
(DBN)

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Brazil:

As COVID-19 races up the Amazon River, health services struggle to keep up
(DBN)

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South Korea:

A Russian ship brought South Korea frozen fish — and maybe a coronavirus outbreak too
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina Reached ‘An Understanding’ With One Creditor Group
(DBN)

What’s the Holdup? Four Sticking Points in Argentine Debt Talks
(DBN)

Argentina debt talks still on, but have 'distance to cover', Guzman says
(DBN)

The State of Argentina’s Debt Restructuring…
(DBN)

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Nigeria:

Nigeria: We're Not Seeking Debt Relief From Creditors
(DBN)

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India:

Decoding the Myths of Asset Value Maximization in Insolvency
(DBN)

India’s Animal Spirits in Deep Slumber Despite Economy Reopening
(DBN)

India’s Economy Is Ailing From More than Covid-19
(DBN)

India’s social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care
(DBN)

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Africa:

Coronavirus accelerates in Africa as economic damage deepens
(DBN)

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Latin America:

Latin America's coronavirus crisis is only getting worse
(DBN)

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Australia:

Morrison Signals Australian Borders May Be Closed Until Mid-2021
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Sweden’s Covid Expert Says WHO Made ‘Total Mistake’ in New List
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Venezuela Oil Crisis Deepens With India Refiners Halting Imports
(DBN)

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