Law:

Coronavirus Craters Law Firm Revenues, With 81 Percent Of Surveyed Firms Seeing Losses
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Law Firm Laying Off 30 Percent Of All Employees
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Biglaw Firm Enacts Voluntary Leave Amid COVID-19 Upheaval
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Michigan Joins Indiana In Administering Online Bar Exam
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Firm will focus on high-end IP and commercial litigation after departures cut revenue
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Jones Day Must Face Black Box Compensation and Gender Bias Claims, Judge Rules
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Law Firm Leasing Activity Craters as Industry Rethinks Its Real Estate Footprint
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2019 Was Not A Great Year At This Biglaw Firm
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Wait, Lawyers Talk Smack?
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Restaurant Practices Leap to Action as Virus Ravages Industry
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Detroit Prevails at Michigan High Court in Law Firm Tax Dispute
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Office-Lite FisherBroyles Hires 4 Ex-Big Law Partners
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7 People, 4 Lawyers, 3 Dogs and Spotty Wi-Fi: In Quarantine With O'Melveny Chairman Brad Butwin
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Potential jurors questioned via Zoom for summary jury trial in Texas
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ALERT: If You Care About Your Right To Not Wear A Mask, This Law Firm Is Ready To Take Your Call
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Age of resistance: How a virus riled up Michigan and spawned a rebellion
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Michigan official says any protester brandishing a firearm should be arrested at tomorrow's stay-at-home rally
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Bellmawr gym reopens again Tuesday, owners and members receive citations • Sorry, that defiant N.J. gym owner is not a hero -- he’s part of the problem
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Michael Flynn’s Lawyers Ask Appellate Court to Remove Judge • Flynn Lawyers Try End Run Around Judge • Barr's Move to Drop Flynn Case Puts Spotlight on 1977 US Supreme Court Ruling • Republican State AGs File Motion To Tell Flynn Judge How To Law Good • 'Risky Move': Flynn's Latest Legal Filing Could Backfire by Giving Judge Sullivan Even More Authority
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Declassified Susan Rice Email Shows Comey Had ‘No Indication’ Flynn Passed Classified Info to Russian Ambassador
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House GOP lawmakers accuse FBI Director Christopher Wray of ignoring them
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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern
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Federal Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Endangered Species Act Rules
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Lawyer contends ‘SILENCE. (BOOM SHAKALAKA)’ satisfies ethics rule; top state court disagrees
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Coronavirus outbreak delays rapist Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to LA
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Attorney for the Man Who Recorded the Ahmaud Arbery Killing Touts Mostly Pointless Polygraph Test • In Arbery Shooting, George Zimmerman-Style Defense May Resonate With Jurors • Police Tried to Tase Arbery in 2017
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The police shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her apartment, explained
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Roe v Wade Plaintiff Admits She Was Paid to Switch Sides
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2 Cops Stole $225,000, Get to Keep It
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Judges:

BK ED TN: Judge Marcia Parsons Retiring
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The Supreme Court’s Successful New Approach To Oral Argument
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'I Want to See the Person's Face': Houston Judges Poll Attorneys About Face Masks, COVID-19
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Judge admonished for comments about parents ruining their child, a ‘nothing case’ and ‘everlasting life’
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Senate Confirms First Trump Judicial Nominee Since February
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'Quiet. Mom’s in Court': Akerman Miami Partner Describes Taking Part in Historic High Court Virtual Hearing
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Prosecutors: His Age Never Interrupted His Crimes, So This Ex-Texas Judge Shouldn't Get Compassionate Release
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Law Prof’s Study on Supreme Court Oral Arguments Spotlights Chief Justice Roberts's Bias: 'Go Figure...'
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Justice Clarence Thomas Says He Still Has 'No Idea' What Joe Biden Was Talking About in 1991
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Wall Street:

Dow futures bounce more than 300 points, as volatile week continues
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Here’s what happened to the stock market on Tuesday
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Goldman Reopens 7 Europe Hubs, Adds Gantlet of Checks for Staff
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BofA Warns of Volatility-Shock Risk as Markets Get More Fragile
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Layoffs:

SoftBank-backed Ola lays off 1,400 employees as coronavirus hammers ride-hailing
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Covid-19 And Nationalism Are Rocket Fuel For Automation
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Aviation:

Airlines pack in customers like there's no coronavirus
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U.S. airlines see a ‘modest’ uptick in demand, a turning point in the pandemic
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Richard Branson cashed in $41 million of Virgin Galactic stock last week to lift his ailing travel businesses
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Delta aims to reduce cash burn to zero by year-end
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American Airlines Exec Rejects Bankruptcy Speculation: ‘Take That One Off The List’
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Mnuchin Says United Complying With Relief Law Despite Layoffs
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Avianca’s Top Creditors Revealed, One Small Bank Has Half A Billion USD In Exposure
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Airline CEO Predicts Nine-Fold Price Rise If Social Distancing Enforced
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United Airlines offering passengers face masks and hand sanitizer wipes
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A new social distancing-friendly airplane seat design would strap barriers to middle seats to divide the window and aisle passengers
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Gov’t to lose majority Thai Airways share in restructuring • Thai Airways must ‘stand on its own feet,’ PM says of bankrupt national airline • Thai Airways union backs down, supports bankruptcy court-led restructuring
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'Reasonable prospects' South Africa's Comair can be saved - administrators
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Politics:

Trump's firing of the inspector general investigating Mike Pompeo grows even more suspicious • George W. Bush's Homeland Security Inspector General Warns: Trump's Firing Spree 'Will Have a Chilling Effect' • ‘Certainly within his authority’: McConnell defends Trump removal of inspectors general • 'Direct Violation of the Inspector General Act': White House Allegedly Barred IG Linick from Accessing His Office • 'Friday night massacres': Trump's purge of the US oversight community is another reminder that he believes officials owe him personal loyalty above all else • Pompeo reportedly hosted dozens of elaborate dinners paid for by American taxpayers — and records showed only 14% of guests were diplomats or foreign officials • Democrats warn Transportation Department on watchdog's removal • How Much Trouble is Mike Pompeo In?
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Ford Says Trump Will Be Expected to Wear a Mask on Plant Tour • Ford requires visitors to wear masks but unclear if Trump will comply • Trump told to wear mask for Ford factory visit — but he says ‘we’ll see’
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At Fox News, Mixed Message on Malaria Drug: ‘Very Safe’ vs. ‘It Will Kill You’
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Trump is refusing to unveil Obama's portrait at the White House, breaking a 40-year tradition
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Pelosi on calling Trump 'morbidly obese': 'I didn't know that he would be so sensitive'
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Piers Morgan: President Trump’s latest reckless coronavirus cure claim will kill Americans • Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, ‘relieved’ Trump is taking risky COVID-19 drug, does same
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The Commander in Chief’s Following Wanes
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Trump Goes After Neil Cavuto
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Georgia Republicans cancel election for state Supreme Court, meaning governor can appoint a Republican
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Biden Campaign Asks Vice Presidential Contenders for References
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Michigan Governor Had 'Opening Conversation' About Being Biden's VP
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UN Head Seeks to Scale Back Annual New York Gathering Amid Virus
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Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic
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Trucking:

Angry truck drivers are slamming Trump for saying their protest on devastatingly low rates was a 'sign of love' for him
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Bankruptcy Fraud Prosecutions May Increase Post-Pandemic
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Education:

Colleges Face a Lose-Lose Reopening Decision
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Notre Dame just announced plans to welcome students back to campus in the fall
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NYU Says It Plans to Conduct In-Person Classes in Fall
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Boston College Plans To Start Fall Semester As Scheduled
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‘Aggressively recruiting’: How for-profit colleges are preparing for next semester
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For-profit colleges drastically outspend competing institutions on . . . advertising
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Higher tuition, shorter days: What schools could look like when they reopen
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‘The stakes of doing it wrong is that someone dies’: How coronavirus will transform K-12 schools in the fall
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Personal Finance:

I'm a mom who broke quarantine rules and formed an isolation group with my parents because I was desperate for childcare help
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Widowed NJ mom on turning to food bank after being furloughed: 'They are there for this time of need'
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Hotels:

Staying in a hotel will be very different post-pandemic — here are the new safety and cleaning plans and precautions being implemented by every major hotel brand
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Pharma:

Trump Investing Millions to Bring Drugmaking Back to U.S.
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Trucking:

A 67-year-old trucking company is filing for bankruptcy, and it puts nearly 1,000 truck driver jobs at risk
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Mass Torts:

Johnson & Johnson discontinues talc-based baby powder in US and Canada
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Lawyers for Boy Scout abuse victims file nine suits against three upstate New York chapters, hoping to pressure local councils to pay up in bankruptcy proceeding • Sex-abuse lawsuits filed against 3 Boy Scouts of America councils in Upstate NY
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Corporate Governance:

The number of women running Fortune 500 companies hits a new high
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Sports:

Is Vince McMahon trying to covertly buy his own bankrupt XFL? • Some Creditors Reportedly Think Vince McMahon Is Trying To Secretly Buy Back The Bankrupt XFL
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Coronavirus shutdowns are making golf courses an oasis for stir-crazy Americans eager to get out and tee up
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If MLB returns, the players' health will be at stake. That should be worth something.
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NFL 'will have positive cases' in bid to play season amid pandemic, league's top medical officer says
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Utilities:

Fire Survivor Vote on Huge PG&E Settlement Can Stand, Says Judge — Despite Concern Over Lawyer’s Potential Conflict
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PG&E Restructuring: Here's What's Next
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Cannabis:

GenCanna Bankruptcy Judge Signs Off On $77M Sale
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Hemp consulting company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Furniture:

Robert Levin Reaches Agreement To Buy Back Stores After Earlier Deal Fell Through
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Economy:

Fed's Powell says $600 billion Main Street Lending Program and remaining initiatives will begin by June
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Fed’s Powell Rejects Senator’s Criticism of BlackRock Aid Role
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Government predicts GDP will tumble by 38%, the greatest single drop in history
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The government is bringing back a bond from the 1980s to pay off record deficit
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Too Big to Fail: The Entire US Economy
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US economy risks 'permanent damage' from long lockdowns, Mnuchin warns • Mnuchin, Powell Push Differing Priorities • Mnuchin and Powell Warn of Economic Scarring, and Offer Divergent Solutions • 5 takeaways from the first Senate hearing on the coronavirus relief bill • Fed Chair Warns Economic Recovery Could Be Hampered without More State Aid from Congress • Democrat Sherrod Brown slams Trump's economic relief efforts and asks how many American lives are worth .5% of GDP
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White House now predict swift economic recovery, despite warnings that major problems could persist
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America’s Zombie Companies Are Multiplying and Fueling New Risks
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U.S. Financial Conditions Are Easing at Fastest Pace in History
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Coronavirus Impact On Business: Global Economy Could Lose As Much As $82 Trillion Over Five Years, British University Says
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Layoff restrictions on government aid make ‘no sense whatsoever,’ Fertitta says
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CBO Raises 2021 GDP Estimate, Remains Pessimistic on Job Market
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Merrill: "Most of the slowdown occurred due to voluntary social distancing rather than lockdown policies"
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Here’s how much trouble laid-off Americans are in — and why $1,200 stimulus checks are only a Band-Aid
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Bank of America's CEO doesn't see the US economy fully recovering until the end of 2021 — but says credit damage has been surprisingly light
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Trump's advisers are optimistic for a quick economic rebound, despite alarm over sky-high unemployment and wave of small business closures
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Trump, GOP Leaders Bet on Reopening Over Stimulus for Recovery • Washington probably won’t deliver another coronavirus aid package, says Republican senator • Trump meets with Senate Republicans as Washington considers next coronavirus aid package
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Trump privately opposed extending unemployment benefits for pandemic, sources say
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Skittish Treasury Hobbles Small-Business Loan Plan
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Mnuchin, Powell to be grilled by Congress over small business loans
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We're doctors on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. This is what we tell patients who want to know if it's safe to return to normal activities once government restrictions are lifted • Reopening states aren't seeing an economic boom • Texas, North Carolina, Arizona see rising cases as they reopen • Is your city reopening after coronavirus lockdown? Scientists say avoid these places • Cuomo Lets Albany Reopen, Cites ‘Great Progress’ on Long Island • These Are the States That Haven't Yet Begun to Reopen • FactCheck: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.” • Economic activity is starting to recover. Officially 'reopening' actually doesn't make much difference • Thousands at Yellowstone, No Masks in Sight • Pro-Trump Doctors Lined Up to Push Reopening
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States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data
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Scientists propose a 50 days on, 30 days off coronavirus lockdown strategy
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Sen. Sherrod Brown inquires of Treasury’s Steven Mnuchin: ‘How many workers should give their lives to increase the GDP or the Dow Jones by a thousand points?’
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Visa Says Majority of Employees Will Work From Home Rest of Year
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Twitter Could End the Office as We Know It
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Major tech companies are letting their employees work from home. But Apple thinks different.
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Your boss is watching you: Work-from-home boom leads to more surveillance
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Leaked Pentagon memo warns of 'real possibility' of COVID-19 resurgence, vaccine not coming until summer 2021
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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon joins Ray Dalio, Mark Cuban, and other billionaires sounding the alarm on inequality in the US • Dimon says coronavirus crisis is ‘wake-up call’ to build fairer economy
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‘Call it fate, call it karma’ — Why the coronavirus is merely ‘the final kick into the abyss’ for the U.S. economy
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Apple and McDonald's are making operational changes that may limit their profits as they reopen
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Citing 'greatest adversary' coronavirus, some U.S. Democrats want defense cuts
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Nearly 4,000 Complaints About Workplace COVID-19 Hazards Filed to Watchdog
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These are the top 10 global fallout scenarios from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a WEF survey
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Trump Directs Federal Agencies to Cut Federal Regulations
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US Essential Workers Demand Protection
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

Bankruptcy Courts Authorize Debtors to Defer Post-Petition Rent Payments Amid COVID-19 Store Closures
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Most real estate investment trusts are still getting their rent, except in the retail sector
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Tricky Loan Clauses Can Create Disaster For A Property Owner That Waives Or Defers Rent
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NY Executive Order Provides Relief for Tenants and Property Owners Impacted by Covid-19
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased, Purchase Applications up 6% Week over Week
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Millions of people lost their jobs in hard-hit New England. Many fear their homes could be next.
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When the Workout Doesn't Work—Enforcement of Commercial Mortgage Loans in California (Part 2: Foreclosures)
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US housing starts fell by the most on record in April • Housing Starts decreased to 891 Thousand Annual Rate in April • US home building collapses 30% in April amid pandemic • Comments on April Housing Starts
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Regulators ease restrictions on homeowners who took mortgage bailout
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Over 4 million Americans are now skipping their mortgage payments
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Sacramento Housing in April: Sales decline 32% YoY, Active Inventory down 15% YoY
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Pier 1, JC Penney: More Stores Are Going Dark
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Municipalities:

Small Alabama City Says It’s Broke, Files for Bankruptcy • City of Fairfield files for bankruptcy amid coronavirus pandemic
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What if Connecticut files for bankruptcy?
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Large States Filing for Bankruptcy Unlikely, Fundamental Advisors CEO Says
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Forewarned Is Forearmed: Tips And Pointers For Municipal Bond Workouts
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Oil/Gas:

Hornbeck Offshore files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Louisiana offshore co. brings $1.5B bankruptcy to Houston
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Formerly Houston-based natural gas co. files for 2nd bankruptcy since 2016
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Oil collapse: 'Right now everything I have is shut down'
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Return of Car Traffic Fuels Surge in Oil
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Few US oil and gas firms return small-business COVID-19 loans
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Food/Beverage:

Probability of default spikes for US restaurants amid coronavirus shutdowns
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A pizza lover discovered that the local pizzeria she thought she'd ordered from was actually Chuck E. Cheese, highlighting a popular tactic that many restaurants use
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Restaurant Charges 26% ‘COVID-19 Fee’ On Bills, Claiming Spike In Food Supply Prices
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McDonald’s Workers Sue Claiming Virus Measures Falling Short
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15 fast-food and restaurant chains you might see less of in 2021
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Potbelly Expresses Concern Over Its Future as A Company
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Retailing:

Pier 1 is asking for approval to shut down its business and close all its stores • Pier 1 Asks Bankruptcy Judge to Let It Begin Winding Down • Pier 1 Liquidating And Sailing Off Into The Sunset
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Why JC Penney Stock Is Going to Zero
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Amazon Is Reportedly Eyeing Bankrupt J.C. Penney As Coronavirus Stokes M&A Activity
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The Future Of JCPenney: A Look At Its Strengths And Weaknesses
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How JCPenney’s e-commerce strategy ultimately faltered
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The Key To JCPenney’s Survival Isn’t Closing Stores. It’s Becoming Relevant.
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Number of small and specialty retailers will go under: Former Saks CEO
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Walmart surges as earnings report shows its ecommerce business nearly doubled amid coronavirus
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Walmart is considering testing its employees for the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 antibodies
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Lowe’s shares soar after same-store sales surge 11.2%
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Kohl's CEO said it has a big advantage because its stores are 'naturally built for social distancing' and mostly aren't in malls • Kohl’s CEO says this is the ‘low point’ of 2020, as margins take a hit from coronavirus • Kohl's exits Jennifer Lopez, other women's brands as losses mount
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Is the customer always right if they refuse to wear a mask?
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Fitch Heat Map Predicts Negative Retail Impact in Re-Lockdown Scenario
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M&A:

Q&A: Distressed M&A
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Q&A: MAC clauses in M&A
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Gamblers:

Gamblers drive hours and wait in lines, as casinos reopen amid coronavirus
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Religion:

CDC: Arkansas coronavirus outbreak linked to church services
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Catholic church closes after priests get coronavirus
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Two churches reclose after faith leaders and congregants get coronavirus
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Agribusiness:

The government has earmarked billions to help farmers. There will be winners and losers.
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Coal:

America's Renewables Take Hold as the Coal Industry Enters Downward Spiral
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How Democrats Can Win Coal Country—and the 2020 Election
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Hotels:

JW Marriott is latest hotel at risk of default
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Autos:

Hertz wants to keep European business solvent as it eyes US bankruptcy
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VW Pays 9 Million Euros to Stop CEO Probes
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Religion:

Rochester Diocese’s bankruptcy case unaffected by CVA extension
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Theatre:

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre May Be Another Coronavirus Casualty
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Transit:

CDC adopts guidelines for transit reopening
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Satellites:

OneWeb sale a real-life Game of Thrones
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OneWeb seeking to curb employee losses through extra paychecks
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Batteries:

COVID-19 Drives Battery Maker Exide Back Into Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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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DIP Finance:

Impact of COVID-19 on the DIP financing market in the US
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Bankruptcy Is Tough and Costly And Might Be Your Only Option
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Key Insights and Suggested Practices for Use of Structured Dismissals In Chapter 11
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Bankruptcy During Covid-19: Three Expedited Options
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Bankruptcy Reform:

CARES Act expands small business access to less expensive, quicker bankruptcy option
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Government Contracts:

The Intersection of Government Contracts and Bankruptcy Law in the Era of COVID-19
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Insiders:

Who is a “Non-Statutory Insider” for Purposes of Determining Whether a Payment Was Preferential in Bankruptcy?
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

In re Pace Industries, LLC: Minority Shareholder with Bankruptcy Consent Rights Considered Controlling Minority Shareholder with Fiduciary Duties
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Labor:

Top 10 Employment and Employee Benefit Issues in US Bankruptcy Cases
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Antitrust:

What Bankruptcy Counsel Need to Know About Antitrust Law: Nothing Is Free and Clear
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Merger control: distressed M&A in the time of COVID-19
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Climate:

Study finds world's daily carbon emissions fell 17% in April
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Motorcycles:

Harley Davidson is Killing Itself
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Debt Collection:

New York State Trial Court Holds That Moratorium on Foreclosures Does Not Bar UCC Foreclosure
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Healthcare:

Three In Four Americans Agree Universal Healthcare Is Needed During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Erie doctor facing MRSA lawsuits files for bankruptcy
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Many Americans live in places with no coronavirus test sites
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Covid-19 Kills 20 Times More People per Week on Average than Flu, Scientists Estimate • Study: COVID-19 Much Deadlier Than Flu; 1.3% Death Rate Among Symptomatic Patients
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Study: Elderly covid-19 patients on ventilators usually do not survive
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New York Reports Lowest Number of Daily Coronavirus Deaths Since March as State Rolls out Phased Reopening • New York’s coronavirus outbreak is back to where it started, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says
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NYC Coronavirus Zip Code Map Reveals Disparities in Death Rates
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Cities Where Covid 19 is Growing the Fastest
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Defunding or quitting the World Health Organization won't fix it - or solve covid-19
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In leaked audio, Sen. David Perdue compares the risks of Covid-19 to car crashes
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Why meatpacking plants have become coronavirus hot spots
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CDC tracks cluster of coronavirus cases in rural Arkansas to church
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Schumer: Other Countries Could Withhold COVID-19 Vaccine After Trump Rebuke
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Vice President Mike Pence Breaks With Donald Trump, Is Not Taking Hydroxychloroquine • FDA appears to soften stance on hydroxychloroquine after Trump says he takes it • The Risks of Trump’s Hydroxychloroquine Hype • Trump attacks study, defends using malaria drug for COVID-19
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LA: Rate of Positive Test Results Drops Dramatically • Nearly 5% of L.A. County residents might already have have coronavirus, study shows
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The only neighborhoods in New York City untouched by COVID-19 fatalities happen to be near Wall Street
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Wealthy New Yorkers fled the city when the coronavirus outbreak started. New data shows where they went — and which neighborhoods emptied out the most.
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Anti-mask protesters are trying to commandeer US disability laws to get into stores without face coverings
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Covid-19 Patients Shed Coronavirus for 17 Days on Average, Study Finds
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Fraud:

Texas man charged with allegedly seeking $5 million in SBA coronavirus loans
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Mom Sentenced in College Admission Scandal
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Student Debt:

The stimulus law’s student loan payment freezes, explained
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The CARES Act: Paying It Forward To Solve Student Debt
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Sovereigns:

World Bank chief frustrated by private creditors on poor country debt relief
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UK:

The £1bn 'corona cover con': Insurance black hole leaves thousands of firms facing ruin despite policies designed to protect against contagious diseases
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McDermott Meets Growing Demand in Debt Financing with Addition of Two Leading Finance Partners in London
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Latham & Watkins Adds Experienced Restructuring Partner in London
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Fall in insolvency figures does not present reality of coronavirus crisis warns expert
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What do the insolvency statistics say about the impact on UK businesses post-lockdown?
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Why Boris Johnson Is Stuck in Lockdown Mode
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UK blames scientists for 'wrong advice' on pandemic
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UK minister sparks blame game over coronavirus policy mistakes
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Air bridges for holidaymakers to avoid UK’s quarantine could open to Greece, Italy, France and Germany
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Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Be More Open on Virus Strategy
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival facing insolvency due to coronavirus crisis
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Are Britain's banks strong enough for coronavirus?
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Outbreak hits Britain's minority doctors hard
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Canada:

Canada's Reitmans seeks bankruptcy protection as COVID-19 shuts stores • 'This pandemic has left us no choice': Reitmans to seek creditor protection
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Ontario to Close Schools Through June; Summer Camps Won’t Open
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U.S., Canada Agree to Extend Border Closure for 30 Days
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Canadian Heavy Hauler ENTREC Obtains Creditor Protection, Plans Bankruptcy
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France:

France sees virus cases in schools as they reopen
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Germany:

German investor morale improves on hopes for economic turnaround
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China:

China outplayed the world on the day it was meant to face a reckoning over its coronavirus response
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Chinese City of 700,000 Under Lockdown as New Coronavirus Cases Discovered
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Millions of Newly Jobless in China Pose a Looming Threat to Xi
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Court case threatens to shake up $100 billion in Chinese dollar bonds
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Business group cautions U.S. on 'reshoring' too much China supply
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India:

‘Material Adverse Change’ – How Covid crisis threatens to disrupt India’s bankruptcy process
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India’s virus cases cross 100,000, jump at fastest pace in Asia
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Kenya:

Kenya Plans $503 Million Economic Stimulus to Battle Virus
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Netherlands:

The Netherlands to Allow Bars, Restaurants to Reopen From June 1
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Sweden:

Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the past week, according to Oxford data
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Venezuela:

Venezuelans Defy Lockdown and Growing Epidemic to Return to Work
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Brazil:

Ventilators Missing, Government in Chaos as Brazil Battles Virus
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Trump ‘considering’ travel ban after Brazil suffers deadliest coronavirus day on record
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Australia:

Seeking safe harbour from the COVID-19 pandemic: A primer for directors
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FOMO festival goes into liquidation leaving creditors in $5 million hole
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South Africa:

South Africa to Begin Phased Reopening of Schools From June 1
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Argentina:

Creditors, government still far apart on debt offers as deadline looms • 'Meters apart': Argentina edges toward deal with creditors but work remains • Argentina having 'constructive' dialog with creditors - economy minister • Argentine government negotiating creditors' counteroffers ahead of Friday deadline • On the brink of default, Argentina says there’s a ‘big chance’ its May 22 deadline will be extended
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Sweden:

Sweden in ‘Very Deep Economic Crisis’ Despite Soft Lockdown
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