June 30, 2020

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Reminds Associates They Really Need To Be Billing More
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Gender Pay Gap Wide Atop In-House Counsel Ladder, May Be Closing
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Kirkland gets another big bankruptcy case with Chesapeake Energy
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Students Make Diversity Demands At Law School — Guess Which Group Didn’t Sign On?
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The Incredible, Shrinking Biglaw Firm
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COVID-19 hasn’t stopped this lawyer from advocating for wellness and recovery
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An Overnight Shift: How the Pandemic Has Radically Changed the Role of Practice Leader
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Small businesses have COVID-19 questions, and the legal profession is working to answer them
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Say Hello To Biglaw’s First Openly Nonbinary Lawyer
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Suit Equating Practice Denial to Slavery ‘Appalling,’ Court Says
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Pandemic, Public Health, And The Police Power: A Quick Sketch Of Why States Can Require Wearing Masks In Public
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Here are all the famous people Jeffrey Epstein was connected to
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law • Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law that would have limited state to one clinic • Supreme Court strikes down restrictive Louisiana abortion law that would have closed clinic • Chief Justice Roberts Sides with Liberal Justices in Louisiana Abortion Case, Cites Stare Decisis
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Iran has issued an arrest warrant for Trump over the killing of Qassem Soleimani and asked Interpol to help detain him
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Detroit police SUV plows through group of protesters, flings people who climbed on hood
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Colorado officers placed on leave after photos near site of Elijah McClain's death
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St. Louis Lawyers Wave AR-15 At Protesters Like Totally Normal, Totally Not Bonkers People • Attorneys with Guns Stepped Out of Mansion to Stare Down People Protesting Against St. Louis Mayor • St. Louis couple point guns at peaceful crowd of protesters calling for mayor to resign • Missouri Law Suggests St. Louis Lawyers Could Be Prosecuted for Threatening Protesters with Guns • Will Gun-Wielding St. Louis Attorneys Be Able to Hide Behind the State’s ‘Castle Doctrine’? • Two Lawyers with Zero Common Sense
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Judge sets March trial for at least one Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd death • Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death • Ex-Minneapolis Cop Charged in George Floyd Death Plans to Argue Self Defense, Reasonable Use of Force at Trial: Documents
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The Obama-Era Police Reform Biden Can’t Wait to Restart
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NYC's Queer Liberation March draws thousands, clashes with NYPD
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White couple holds Black woman at gunpoint after accusing her of shoplifting
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NYC to shift US$1 billion from NYPD to social services, mayor says
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Supreme Court Turns Aside Challenge to Trump’s Border Wall
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Supreme Court Rejects Inmates, Keeps Federal Executions on Track
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Americans' Abortion Views Steady in Past Year
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Judges:

Federal Judge Steps Down (Sorta) Over Racially Insensitive Comments
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Supreme Court strikes down restrictive abortion law; Roberts concurrence provides fifth vote • Justice Gorsuch Fears Decision in Abortion Case Means More Disputes Will Pile Up at the Supreme Court
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Liberals shouldn't rely on John Roberts — even after Monday's abortion ruling
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Chief Justice Showed How to End Roe v Wade
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Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court ruling
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America Loves Ruth Bader Ginsburg, But Isn’t Too Fond Of Brett Kavanaugh Or Neil Gorsuch
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed after a strong Monday surge
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Dow jumps more than 500 points to start the week
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$7.4 trillion investment giant BlackRock's top strategist says US stocks face a reckoning ahead of a 'tumultuous' presidential election
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Black and White on Wall Street: The Unwritten Code on Race
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JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi and Goldman maintain dividends post-stress tests, Wells Fargo to cut
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Layoffs:

Cirque du Soleil files for creditor protection, cutting almost 3,500 jobs
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Nike anticipates layoffs as it accelerates digital strategy
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Corporate Reform:

Supreme Court says CFPB's leadership structure is unconstitutional • Fractured SCOTUS Ruling Keeps CFPB Alive, But Gives More Oversight to President • Supreme Court limits independence of CFPB director • Consumer agency survives SCOTUS challenge but not for-cause removal of its chief
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Supreme Court Puts Independent Agencies at Risk
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Legal Expert: Supreme Court's CFPB Ruling Is a ‘Bad Sign’ for Anyone Hoping to See Trump’s Tax Returns
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Food/Beverage:

‘Exhausted’ by customers’ rage over wearing masks, California taco chain shuts down
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Pizza Hut, Wendy's franchisee expected to file for bankruptcy
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As states halt reopening of bars and indoor dining, health experts urge more caution
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I ate at Olive Garden, Applebee's, and Chili's to see how going to casual dining restaurants has changed during the pandemic
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Burger King’s U.S. same-store sales are flat as fast-food customers return to restaurants
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Across the U.S., Chinese Restaurants Are Making a Major Comeback
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Retailing:

How Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing
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5 Symptoms Of A Retail Zombie, From J. Crew To J.C. Penney
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The real cost of Amazon • Amazon warehouse workers go on strike in Germany over coronavirus infections
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How Retail Companies Are Adapting to Improve Profitability ??
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Rite Aid looks to buy time on debt as it posts $73M Q1 loss
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Amazon’s brand value tops $400 billion, boosted by the coronavirus pandemic
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Fossil is the latest retailer to shrink corporate staffs to match smaller operations
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Broadway:

Broadway Will Remain Closed Through the Rest of the Year
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Pharma:

As opioids flooded tribal lands across the U.S., overdose deaths skyrocketed
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing homes walk tightrope with virus
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Nursing Homes Are Only as Safe as Their Communities
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Defaults:

Global corporate defaults have already surpassed those in 2019
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Education:

College Students Want Discount on Online Classes
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Williams College Cuts Price 15%, Cancels Sports in Virus Tumult
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How Schools Will Reopen Safely This Fall
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Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.
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U.S. Pediatricians Call For In-Person School This Fall Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email
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Autos:

America’s Massive Used-Car Market is Getting the EBay Treatment
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Toyota Total Global Output Fell 54.4% in May
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Magazines:

Doctors Banish Magazines in Another Pandemic Blow to Print
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Entertainment:

Cirque du Soleil Files for Bankruptcy Following Shutdowns • Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection as COVID-19 forces circus operator to cancel shows, lay off artistes • Cirque du Soleil axes 3,500 jobs as circus troupe files for bankruptcy amid pandemic • Cirque Du Soleil Files for Bankruptcy Protection: ‘It’s a Big Shock’ • Cirque Du Soleil Lands In Bankruptcy As Virus Cancels Shows • Executives, creditors feuding over Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy reorganization
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Fitness:

Planet Fitness customer tests positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing more than 200 people, health officials say
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Gambling:

Casino workers in Vegas sue over coronavirus safety concerns
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Sports:

NBA to paint 'Black Lives Matter' on sides of courts at Disney, per report
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How the NBA's "smart rings" work to assess coronavirus risk
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Media:

WarnerMedia to Sell Atlanta’s CNN Center, Sidesteps Threat of Impending Layoffs
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Satellites:

Why Sunil Mittal Is Bidding For This UK Satellite Firm
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Tourism:

Another Covid-19 wave will bankrupt tourism sector
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Newspapers:

McClatchy followed rules in refinancing two years before bankruptcy, investigation finds
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Guns:

Navajo Nation May Buy Gun Manufacturer Remington After Second Bankruptcy
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Celebs:

NYC socialite who was found dead at the bottom of a trash chute in her $6,500-a-month apartment building 'was buried in debt and hadn't been employed for five years'
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Maritime:

Hornbeck Offshore to emerge from bankruptcy within few months
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Fraud:

Lori and Mossimo Resign from Country Club
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Climate:

Even the South Pole is Warming Quickly
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Economy:

A cash cliff spells trouble for U.S. unemployed, and everyone else
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Nearly half US population is without job
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59% of CEOs implemented hiring freezes during the pandemic: Fortune survey
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How North Carolina Transformed Itself Into the Worst State to Be Unemployed
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Paycheck Protection Program nears end with $130 billion left unused, and lawmakers eye next steps
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Here are the 10 companies set to benefit the most from the Fed's debt purchases
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How the Fed is driving savers to riskier investments
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Treasury yields retreat as Fed’s Powell stresses uncertainty and coronavirus cases surge • Fed: Economy Faces Heightened Uncertainty
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Risky deals boomed during the bull market. Now some are blowing up
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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact
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Deficits Could Average $2 Trillion a Year Over the Next Decade: Report
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The coming child care crisis • No solution in sight for child care
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Pandemic's Economic Effects on 9 People
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Pelosi, Schumer urge McConnell to start talks on more coronavirus relief • Democratic leaders call for negotiations on relief bill as cases spike, GOP postpones action
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The $600 federal bump in unemployment benefits will end a week earlier than expected for millions of Americans
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A Second Stimulus Check Seems Even More Likely
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Billions of dollars in aid for small businesses go unclaimed
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CARES Act Stimulus Debit Cards Force Americans To Sacrifice Constitutional Rights For Cash
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GAO can't solve the $2.7 trillion mystery of covid-19 aid
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Fed's Daly says 'far too early' to judge U.S. recovery
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The Fed bought debt in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and McDonald's in its first spree of corporate bond-buying • The Fed Now Owns Walmart's Debt
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The Pandemic Has Morphed into a Depression
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Personal income is on a worrisome path
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The Pandemic Could Become a Debt Crisis, Too
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Virus Upends $87 Billion of Deals in Sign of Corporate Fears
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'Flying blind into a credit storm': Widespread deferrals mean banks can't tell who's creditworthy
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College Education Is Best Worker Insurance in Pandemic, Fed Says
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Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open
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Lawmakers worry debit-card stimulus payments have high fees, security issues
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Dallas Fed: "Manufacturing Regains Footing After Epic Decline"
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Top CEOs see business impact from coronavirus lingering through 2021
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Nearly 30% of top CEOs do not expect their businesses to recover until after 2021
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Florida orders bars to stop serving alcohol and some beaches to close for July Fourth as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the state • More states reverse or slow reopening plans as coronavirus cases climb • NYC May Slow Indoor Dining Restart Amid Virus Spread Elsewhere • How Texas Swaggered Into a Coronavirus Disaster • New Jersey pauses reopening process as coronavirus cases surge in other states • N.J. restaurants NOT reopening for indoor dining this week after ‘knucklehead’ crowds at bars ruin it for everyone • 15 states and cities are pausing or reversing their reopenings as coronavirus cases spike — here's how their plans are changing • How Texas Blew It • TX: Locals Want Return to Stay at Home Order • TX: Cities Say State Making Pandemic Worse
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Another coronavirus-driven economic dip may need new policy ideas
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Six High Frequency Indicators for a Recovery
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The myth of closing the racial wealth gap through education
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Will office buildings ever be the same? Empire State offers clues
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Biden tells donors in fundraiser that he will end most of Trump’s tax cuts
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What If Working From Home Could Be Different From How It’s Been Until Now? • Is Remote Work Here To Stay?
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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:

Elizabeth Warren introduces bill for nationwide eviction moratorium
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Considering Lease Concessions In The Face Of A Tenant Bankruptcy
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House passes new coronavirus relief bill for renters and homeowners, as Democrats urge Republicans to negotiate further aid
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MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases Slightly to 8.47%" of Portfolio Volume
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Will the coronavirus drive down housing prices? This real estate broker says no.
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Pending home sales spike a record 44.3% in May, as buyers rush back into market • NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 44.3% in May • U.S. pending home sales post record gain, exceed all forecasts
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Framing Lumber Future Prices Up Year-over-year
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How CBL's journey to the brink lays bare the risks to malls
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Municipalities:

Florida Governor Cuts $1 Billion From Budget After Revenue Hit
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Will the Fed kill the municipal bond market?
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Oil/Gas:

Hidden wine cave, $110 million parking bill: Behind Chesapeake bankruptcy • Chesapeake Energy gets bankruptcy court approval for $925 million DIP loan • Major Wyoming shale producer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy • Energy expert explains possible impact of Chesapeake Energy filing for bankruptcy protection • Chesapeake Energy asks bankruptcy court to cancel pipeline contracts • Chesapeake bankruptcy seen as turning point for oil industry • 'Google of oil and gas' files for bankruptcy • Shares In Chesapeake Energy Set For Delisting, As Historic Bankruptcy Is Finally Official • Chesapeake Bankruptcy Extends String of 2020 Shale Busts • Bankrupt Chesapeake plans to cut drilling further this year • Jim Cramer on Chesapeake Energy filing for bankruptcy • Oil Giant Files For Bankruptcy While Its Executives Receive $25 Million Dollars
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After Chesapeake’s Bankruptcy, These Oil-and-Gas Companies Could be in Danger
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Covia Holdings Files Voluntary Petitions Under Chapter 11 • First Day Dec
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Oil major Shell to write down up to $22 billion of assets in second quarter
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Oil rises on improving economic data but new coronavirus cases loom • Oil futures advance as signs of economic recovery offset virus
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Healthcare:

Quorum Health Topples Mudrick, Clearing Path to Bankruptcy Exit • Bankruptcy court approves Quorum's $1.3B restructuring plan • Quorum Health Corporation Receives Court Approval to Complete Prepackaged Recapitalization Plan
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Krugman: Obamacare Versus the G.O.P. Zombies
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New strain of flu in China has potential to become a pandemic, scientists warn • This New Flu Virus Has ‘Pandemic Potential,’ Here Are 7 Reasons Why
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CDC says U.S. has ‘way too much virus’ to control pandemic as cases surge
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How Bad is America’s Coronavirus Surge? Really, Really Bad.
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Here’s Why The WHO Thinks ‘The Worst Is Yet To Come’ From Coronavirus
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The Texas Medical Center scrubbed data showing ICU beds at full capacity as the state's coronavirus cases spike
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Nearly one-third of ICU coronavirus patients in a Houston hospital system are reportedly under 50 • Young people of color more likely to be hospitalized for coronavirus
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Creators of the John Hopkins coronavirus tracker say viewers are missing the bigger picture — economic inequality and disparities in healthcare access
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LA issues dire warning • LA could see hospital bed shortage as virus surges in California
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People with coronavirus are crossing the US-Mexico border for medical care
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surge Amid Strains on Hospitals
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More People Are Getting Infected With Covid-19, but Fewer Ventilators Are Needed. Why?
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers easily contaminate their surroundings, study shows
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WHO: 'The worst is yet to come' and the coronavirus pandemic is 'speeding up' because some countries aren't taking it seriously enough
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No symptoms, big problems: Scientists still puzzled by asymptomatic coronavirus cases
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‘It’s frightening’: Doctors say half of ‘cured’ COVID patients still suffer
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Tracking coronavirus cases proves difficult amid new surge
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Death by COVID-19 hides in plain sight
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I’m not expendable - Being “high-risk” during Covid-19
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In Hot-Spot States, Virus Testing Means Long Lines, Delays
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Three Months In, Many Americans See Exaggeration, Conspiracy Theories and Partisanship in COVID-19 News
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Poll: 30% of Americans say they trust Trump to get facts right on coronavirus
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As Views of Pandemic Worsen, Social Distancing Plateaus
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Coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.
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Covid Makes Health Care an Even Bigger Nightmare for Trump
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Malls in New York state will require air conditioning systems that filter the coronavirus, Gov. Cuomo says
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Covid-19 Surge Begins Reaching Older, More Vulnerable Floridians
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House GOP leader suggests without evidence that protests driving up Covid cases
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Houston hospital CEO issues a warning to young adults as coronavirus cases rise
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The US’s new surge in coronavirus cases, explained
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Poll: 40 percent of Americans think the worst of the coronavirus is over, even as cases spike
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HHS secures 500,000 doses of remdesivir • The biotech giant Gilead just laid out its pricing strategy for the first effective coronavirus treatment, and it's charging up to $520 a vial for remdesivir • Gilead’s coronavirus treatment remdesivir to cost $3,120 per U.S. patient with private insurance • Gilead rises after pricing its coronavirus-fighting drug remdesivir
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Abbott Combo Drug Doesn’t Benefit Covid Patients, Study Finds
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A 100-person choir performed without masks in front of Mike Pence at a Dallas megachurch, as COVID-19 cases surge through Texas
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The coronavirus is devastating communities of color. The Trump administration's top doctor shares his plans to take action.
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WHO warns coronavirus pandemic is speeding up as countries ease lockdown rules
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Tech:

Facebook sees $60 billion in market value erased in just 2 days as advertisers like Starbucks and PepsiCo halt social-media spending
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Microsoft has been pausing spending on Facebook, Instagram
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Ford Stops All Social Media Advertising
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Facebook Sees Growing Ad Boycott in Protest Against Handling of Speech
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Reddit bans The_Donald forum as part of major hate speech purge
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Facebook Analysts Don’t See Major Long-Term Risk From Boycotts • As Facebook ad boycott enters new phase, impact unclear • Could a boycott kill Facebook? • The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investors • The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg
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Tech finally begins a crackdown on Trump
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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 bent its hate speech and misinformation policies around Trump since before he was president, report says
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Twitch suspends Trump's account for 'hateful conduct'
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'Free Speech Alternative' PARLER Already Banning Users It Doesn't Like
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Supervisor pushes to remove Zuckerberg's name from SF General Hospital
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (40 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

The 20 biggest companies that have filed for bankruptcy because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Tax:

Corporate Audits Fell 71% as Coronavirus Pandemic Crippled IRS
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Force Majeure:

Force Majeure Clause Hitz the Spot for Restaurant Tenant
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Finance:

Virus Aid Continues to Elude Bankrupt Companies as Deadline Hits
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Aviation:

Flying on Southwest and United during COVID-19 pandemic; comparison
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Southwest will soar 47% as domestic focus and strong balance sheet outshine rivals, Goldman says
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With No Mask Rules, TSA Balances Security With Virus Risk
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Airbus meets unions on job cuts for prolonged virus downturn
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Boeing 737 Max Takes Off for Crucial FAA Test of Comeback Effort • Boeing soars 9% as it starts up test flights for troubled 737 Max, report says
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SAS details extensive make-or-break recapitalization plan
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Brand value, AOP, few assets before potential bidders of Jet Airways
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Alaska’s RavnAir Group approved for July bankruptcy sale
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Grounded: Australia’s aviation crisis and the future of flying
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Latin America's airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
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Politics:

Jacksonville Adopts Mask Mandate Before Republican Convention • Jacksonville issues public face mask requirement • Jacksonville says it will require mask-wearing indoors ahead of Trump's convention speech • Trump Moved The Republican Convention From Charlotte To Avoid A Mask Mandate – Jacksonville Just Issued One • Florida site of GOP convention orders wearing of masks
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Cuomo trolls Trump with mask photoshop during virus news conference
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Clyburn says House coronavirus committee won't recognize members who don't wear masks
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Pelosi extends House's remote voting period until Aug. 18
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Former commander of US ground forces in Iraq blasts Trump as 'racist'
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Trump's Economic Ratings No Longer Best in Class
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How Trump and Biden are polling in 5 ‘new battleground’ states that could shape the election
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Trump spends millions on battleground TV ads as his campaign sees warning signs in key states
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How Arizona Became a Swing State
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‘Trump political base hit hardest by coronavirus'
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Pelosi requests House briefing on reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops • Trump says report on Russian Afghanistan bounties isn't credible • NYT: President Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties • AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019 • Trump was briefed on Russian bounties earlier than thought, reports say • Trump Reportedly Briefed On Alleged Russian Bounties At Least Three Times Since March 2019 • Trump Wasn’t Briefed on Russia Due to Lack of Consensus, McEnany Says • Why did Trump do nothing about Russia's bounties? • White House Claims President Trump Still Not Briefed On Russian Bounties To Kill U.S. Troops • GOP lawmakers confirm intel on Russian operation to target U.S. troops, say material needs further review • Suspected Russia bounty operation possibly connected to suicide bombing that killed 3 US Marines, report says • GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing • Pompeo calls Taliban leader amid Russian bounty scandal
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A Sun Belt time bomb threatens Trump’s reelection
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Look away, Dixie: Mississippi to lose rebel emblem from flag • Former Ole Miss player says Mississippi flag was a big reason he transferred
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Senate defense bill may challenge Trump on renaming military bases with Confederate names
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Rough polling stretch has GOP operatives asking: Could Trump drop out?
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Trump's growing re-election threat: Republican skeptics
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John Wayne's name on California airport faces new scrutiny
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Not just Confederate statues: Indigenous activists want conquistadors, missionaries removed
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Confederate flag losing prominence - 155 years after Civil War
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Trump's 'white power' retweet set off 'five-alarm fire' in White House • White House officials say Trump was golfing when they tried to contact him for hours to delete his post of a fan chanting 'white power'
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Trump criticizes Princeton for removing Woodrow Wilson's name from its public policy school
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Trump's 'silent majority' isn't a majority, and it's far from silent
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Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wound: Losing Swing Voters As He Plays to His Base
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Officials tell CNN Trump calls with world leaders are unhinged, delusional
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Trump’s reelection campaign is in crisis • Panic sets in at White House over Trump's re-election prospects
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From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials
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Voters in deep-red Oklahoma weigh Medicaid expansion as virus cases climb
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Alabama Mayor Resigns After Criticizing Black Lives Matter, Nick Saban and Alabama Football on Facebook
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Appeals court reverses Wisconsin voting restrictions rulings
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UK:

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 comes into force • Structured Finance and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
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New laws blocking creditors’ claims introduced
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Major corporate insolvency regime changes in force
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The UK economy shrank more than it has done in over 40 years at the start of 2020 — and it could get 15 times worse
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Coronavirus recovery plan: Boris Johnson channels 1930's US 'new deal' with building strategy
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Wirecard scandal hits UK consumers as online banking apps freeze accounts • Wirecard to resume operations in the UK after regulators lift restrictions
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Scotland May Seek to Quarantine Visitors From Rest of U.K.
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U.K. pubs prep for US$259M spending spree this weekend
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Restaurant Group creditors back CVA proposals
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After Brexit, Lorries Set to Need Taxman’s Permission to Move
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UK expands coronavirus start-up rescue package to include firms based abroad
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EU:

Merkel Throws Her Support Behind Radical European Recovery Plan
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PIIGS:

Spain approves national minimum income scheme
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Greece Won’t Allow Flights From U.K. and Sweden Until July 15
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Canada:

Reopenings power a 9-week climb in Canadian consumer confidence
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China:

China is forcibly sterilizing Uighur women and giving them unwanted abortions in a mission to purge the Muslim minority, report says
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China says its factory activity expanded in June but headwinds remain
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China to Put Visa Restrictions on US Citizens
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Germany:

Wirecard stock soars 185% in a dead cat bounce after its week from hell, but is still down 97% in 2020 • Wirecard's Bean Counters Are in Trouble Again • Wirecard Exposes Gaping Holes in Germany’s Financial Oversight • Why the Wirecard share price soared 200% despite insolvency • Wirecard Debt Hedges Set to Pay Out $212 Million to Funds • Source: German Regulators Failed To Take Action On Wirecard Red Flags
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German Inflation Picks Up More Than Expected on Services Costs
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German officials alarmed by Trump's calls with Merkel, kept secret: CNN
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Russia:

Putin tells Russia that the coronavirus is in retreat. Critics face crackdowns for saying it's far from over.
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Hong Kong:

China Set to Approve Hong Kong Security Law, Risking U.S. Anger
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New HK law crushes city's autonomy
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Mexico:

Mexico Tax Prosecutor: Pay Up, Or We Are Taking Your Company
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France:

France Mulls Splitting Off Coronavirus Debt to Stagger Costs
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Former French PM Convicted Over Wife’s $1.1 Million Fake Job
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South Africa:

IMF Says South Africa Loan Talks Occurring at Measured Pace
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Kenya:

Kenya’s Economy Set to Shrink For First Time in 27 Years
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Africa:

Africa Seeking Another $44 Billion to Fight Coronavirus
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MENA:

Dubai World makes final repayment to creditors of $8.2 bln
(DBN)

Iran Reports Record Daily Coronavirus Deaths
(DBN)

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Cuba:

Facing crisis, Cuba calls on citizens to grow more of their own food
(DBN)

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Australia:

Victoria has reimposed lockdowns on 10 Melbourne postcodes, due to 'unacceptably high' rates of coronavirus transmission
(DBN)

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