Law:

Announcing Salary Cuts The Friday Afternoon Before A 3-Day Weekend Leads To Some ANGRY Associates
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Coronavirus Is Taking Its Toll on Big Law Firms
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Struggling Biglaw Firm At Crossroads. Again.
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Associate Billing Rates Surge Past $1K as Firms Snap Up Bankruptcy Work
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Associates Pay To Watch Law Firm Partners Get Pied In The Face
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Georgia Bankruptcy Firm Sues Hartford To Cover Virus Losses
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Doing It All During A Freaking Global Pandemic
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These Biglaw Firms Just Don’t Make The Cut Anymore
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Navigating a new era of virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tennessee adds fall bar exam after reducing seating for July test, allows longer supervised practice
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Husband of Reopen NC leader ‘willing to kill people’ in resistance to emergency orders
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Can you sue for getting coronavirus at reopened business? This fight may kill new stimulus checks.
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Staten Island Is Trending Because Someone Didn’t Wear a Mask at the Grocery Store and Then This Happened
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The plaintiff of Roe v. Wade made a big revelation on her deathbed. Here’s what it means.
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Trump to Sessions: You ruined many lives over Russia probe recusal • Sessions Fires Back at Trump
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FBI director orders internal review of investigation of Michael Flynn
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Legal Experts Criticize Barr's ‘Transparently Political’ Intervention in Illinois: 'Deviant and Inappropriate’
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Barr DOJ Joins Case Filed by Republican Lawmaker Ejected from Legislative Session For Failing to Wear a Mask
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A 'perfect storm' for car break-ins: Vehicle theft spikes across the U.S. amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Aunt Becky Goes From Full House To Big House
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Court Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating The GDPR
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The battle to shape how the world viewed Ahmaud Arbery's killing
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Audit alleges 1 county attorney paid wife $126K bonus, another funded personal expenses
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A top Florida high school football coach is suspended for allegedly holding practice during pandemic
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Supreme Court declines to block sex reassignment surgery for transgender inmate
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Rep. Devin Nunes Fails in Bid to Stick It to CNN in Virginia Court
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Man Tried to Kidnap Nurse Who'd Admitted Him to Hospital, and He Claimed She Was His Wife: Cops
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Star college football recruit charged with attempted murder
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How Jane Roe Blackmailed the Christian Right
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Some inmates released due to COVID-19 went on to allegedly commit crimes including murder
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COVID-19 is costing drug cartels millions of dollars
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Georgia man faked covid-19 diagnosis, panicking co-workers and costing employer, prosecutors say
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Judges:

COVID-19 and the Bankruptcy Court Workload
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Chief justice says pandemic teaches humility, compassion
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Michael Flynn Judge Hires Brett Kavanaugh’s Lawyer to Argue Against Dismissal of Prosecution • George Conway, Laurence Tribe and Others Headline Brief Arguing Against 'Virtually Unprecedented' Dismissal of Michael Flynn Case • Federal judge gets lawyer to defend Flynn decision
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Wall Street:

Dow futures surge more than 500 points on hopes of a coronavirus vaccine
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Stocks close steady but post gains for the week ahead of U.S. Memorial Day holiday • Stocks close little changed, but Dow posts biggest weekly gain since April
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Layoffs:

IBM Fires Thousands of Workers
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Nissan aims to cut over 20,000 jobs worldwide as part of restructuring
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Pay Cuts Become a Tool for Some Companies to Avoid Layoffs
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Cruise Lines:

Cruise-obsessed vacationers are desperate to set sail, even after high-profile coronavirus outbreaks on ships. We spoke with 18 cruisers about why they can't wait to cast off.
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Retailing:

Default notices are piling up for retailers unable to pay rent
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This chart shows just how much America’s malls are incredibly dependent on struggling retailers
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J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy: It’s All About the Real Estate
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J.C. Penney Bankruptcy Shows That Retailers Need to Slim Down
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Emerging From Bankruptcy and Reopening Stores in a Pandemic
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TJX, Ross weather the storm in Q1
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Tuesday Morning preparing bankruptcy filing within days
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5 retail deals that have collapsed in 2020 (so far)
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New York Shoppers Vilify Grocery Customer For Not Wearing Mask
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As reopening begins, will San Diego’s brick-and-mortar retail recover from COVID’s blow?
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‘A dream come true’: Original players rescue hipster chain Rudy’s Barbershop from bankruptcy
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Foot Locker's stock drops after wider-than-expected loss, revenue falls more than forecast
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Transformco Shocker: Only 34 Full-Line Sears And 50 Kmart Stores Are Left
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Why Ikea Decides Time’s Right To Open Its Own U.S. Malls
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Politics:

Trump spent Memorial Day weekend tweeting conspiracy theories and petty attacks • Trump tweets insults, promotes baseless claims, plays golf on weekend dedicated to war dead
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Florida family grieves as Trump spreads debunked conspiracy theory to attack MSNBC host
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Ann Coulter Turns on ‘Disloyal Actual Retard’ Trump in Twitter Rant
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Memorial Day offers contrasts as Biden and Trump salute war dead with and without masks
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Trump Calls for Investigation of Joe Scarborough for Murder
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Trump Praises Fallen Soldiers In Memorial Day Ceremonies
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With Trump There's Always a Bigger Scandal
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Trump War on Watchdogs Faces Reckoning • Some Trump loyalists replacing watchdogs have 'preposterous' conflicts • Grassley's challenge to self-appointed role as defender of inspectors general: Trump • Democrats cry foul as Transportation Department inspector general joins ranks of watchdogs sidelined by Trump
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The Mike Pompeo Scandals Just Keep Piling Up
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Trump Threatens to Pull RNC 2020 From North Carolina Unless Gov. Roy Cooper Allows Full Attendance
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Democrats consider satellite events as local concerns grow about big party conventions amid coronavirus outbreak
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The Secret Talks to Overhaul the GOP
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More than 40% of Republicans think Bill Gates will use COVID-19 vaccine to implant tracking chips, survey says
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AP FACT CHECK: Faulty Trump claims on virus drug, vote fraud
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What the Polls Say About Donald Trump vs Joe Biden in Key 2020 Swing States • New Fox News poll finds Biden with healthy lead, sends Trump into tailspin
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Trump White House ‘flailing’ because they see election slipping away: AP reporter
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The Party: Trump, Epstein, 28 Girls
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Republican groups sue California over expanded mail-in voting
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"This is a scam": Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls it laughable for people under 65 to fear voting in person • For some voters, being able to vote by mail is life or death matter; others just see fraud potential • The fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explained • The fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explained • Key Obamacare opponent emerges as Trump's top warrior in mail-in voting battle • Texas GOP shouldn’t fear expanded absentee voting • Texas Supreme Court halts expansion of mail-in voting during pandemic
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Trump sees a ‘rigged election’ ahead. Democrats see a constitutional crisis in the making.
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Key swing state warns of November election 'nightmare'
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The pandemic has already altered how tens of millions of Americans can cast their ballots this year
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The pandemic has already altered how tens of millions of Americans can cast their ballots this year
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Federal judge strikes down Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before voting • Federal Judge Declares Florida's Poll Tax Unconstitutional • Federal judge guts Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before they can vote
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Dirty Tricks: Eight Falsehoods that Could Undermine the 2020 Election
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President Trump Books Back-to-Back Memorial Day Appearances Despite Pandemic
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Did Obamacare Hater Sen. John Cornyn Really Tell Texans to Sign Up For the Affordable Care Act?
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2020's newest swing voters: Zoom moms • What Zoom women are saying
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Joe Biden receives swift blowback for claiming voters “ain’t black” if they support Trump • Biden apologizes for "you ain't black" comments
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Trumpworld's plan to brand Biden
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Biden Shredded Civil Liberties
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Joe Biden makes first public appearance in over two months
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As lawyer quits, Biden accuser's credibility is challenged • Defense lawyers look to reopen cases where Tara Reade testified as an expert
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What's driving Biden's strength with seniors
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Some senior voters in Florida cast skeptical eye toward Trump's reelection
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Republicans Condemn 'Disgusting' Gov. Andy Beshear Effigy Hung in Kentucky
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The coronavirus invades Trump country
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The Coronavirus Is Deadliest Where Democrats Live
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Agribusiness:

US farmers are starting to worry as crop prices dip during COVID-19 crisis: ‘It’s kind of glum’
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Trump's signature effort to direct farm surplus to needy families abruptly withdraws large contract amid criticism of program's rollout
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Hemp was supposed to boost farmers. It’s turned out to be a flop.
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Farmers suicidal after Donald Trump's coronavirus failings strike US heartlands
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Movie Theaters:

Going to the movies will be a different experience during coronavirus
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AMC Entertainment: The Possible Outcomes And Probabilities
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Food/Beverage:

Krystal Restaurants acquired by SoftBank-owned investment group after bankruptcy
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Meat industry is trying to get back to normal, but workers are still getting sick
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Business is booming for many small, local meat processors and butchers, as massive slaughterhouses face COVID crises
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US Investigates Soaring Beef Prices
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For a second time in Borden’s 163-year history, a government contract could propel it through crisis
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Why some Bay Area restaurants have actually thrived during shelter-in-place
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Robot waiters, mannequins and rooftop dining: How we’ll start to go to restaurants again
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Dean, DFA Sued Over Bankruptcy Assets Sale
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On the front lines of the pandemic, grocery workers are in the dark about risks
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Sports:

More Details On Vince McMahon’s Rumored Plan To Declare Bankruptcy For XFL And Buy It Later • Report: McMahon Using Trump Bankruptcy ‘Playbook’ To Bring Back XFL
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These 5 things need to happen for pro sports to return
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Giants And Seahawks Face Off In Libel Suit Over ‘BS’ Text, Armed Robbery
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Golf could set the standard for sports' coronavirus reset
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Europe's top basketball league cancels its season due to coronavirus
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No crowds meant you could hear the players at the Match, and some of it was revealing
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Virginia football taking cautious approach after NCAA approves voluntary workouts
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NHL players approve 24-team playoff proposal, but many other hurdles remain
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MLB, players' union are working to salvage season, and the next two weeks are critical
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Education:

First Circ.: No 'Reasonably Equivalent Value' in Exchange for Tuition Payments
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In Michigan, 46,000 Students May Have Nowhere To Go
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Commencements during COVID-19 are a bittersweet experience for N.Y. grads
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UAlbany got $842 per pupil in coronavirus aid. Why another NY school will get $16,667
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US colleges accepted billions in unreported foreign donations from China and Russia: report
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Motorcycles:

Harley-Davidson set to restart U.S. production after 2-month coronavirus layoff
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Student Debt:

What's the difference between student loan forbearance and deferment? It comes down to interest and availability
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Big changes could be coming for student loan borrowers
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Telecoms:

$38M In Ch. 11 Bonuses OK'd For Frontier Execs
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Coal:

Bankruptcy judge threatens coal company officials with potential jail time
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Non-Profits:

Running on empty? Charity events wary in time of COVID-19
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Cannabis:

Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed
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Alternative to Bankruptcy for Cannabis Companies After COVID-19
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Hotels:

Hotels, motels, and resorts are never going to be the same. Here's what you can expect the next time you plan a vacation.
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Fashion:

One of the most influential people in fashion hinted that the coronavirus pandemic could end the era of inexpensive, disposable fashion popularized by Forever 21 and H&M
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Gucci announces plans to cut back to 2 fashion shows a year as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the luxury fashion industry
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Circuses:

Cirque du Soleil founder wants to buy back high-profile but debt-laden show
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Mass Torts:

Bayer said to reach deals on many US cancer suits
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Summer Camps:

Summer Camp Might Not Survive Covid-19
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Travel:

Scared Americans Desperate to Travel Are Buying Up ‘Covid Campers’
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Economy:

All 50 U.S. states shed jobs in April: Labor Department • BLS: April jobless rates up in all 50 states; 43 States at New Record Highs • New York’s unemployment rate rose sharply to 14.5% in April, the highest ever on record • 10 States with Highest Jobless Rate
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America’s Unemployment Numbers Are Stabilizing. That’s Not A Good Thing.
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Citi warns that coronavirus may push 31 million women into unemployment and knock $1 trillion from world GDP
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Why Our Economy May Be Headed for a Decade of Depression
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Central Bank Purchases Create False Markets
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5 economic statistics that show the financial devastation of the pandemic for average Americans
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Even as State Economies Reopen, Jobs Continue to Disappear
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Hassett says unemployment rate could still be in double digits by election
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The Coronavirus Is Exposing Wall Street’s Reckless Gamble on Bad Debt
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Probably Around 40% Annual Rate Decline
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The Fed is Extremely Worried • If the Fed is Scared, You Should be Too
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Fed Debates Shift to Rules Based Policies
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Six High Frequency Indicators for the Eventual Recovery
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Economic Outlook: Not Sanguine
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A glimmer of hope for small businesses
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A reckoning for small business
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Trump Wants Schools to Reopen 'ASAP'—Americans Fear They Won't Be Safe • Anthony Fauci warns of 'irreparable damage' if lockdowns are kept in place for too long • Fauci's Reversal on Reopening America • Coronavirus searches shift from health to economic fallout • For Economy, Worst of Coronavirus Shutdowns May Be Over • Texas and Florida gyms reopen with more sanitizer, fewer customers and warnings of new outbreaks • As crowds flock outdoors for Memorial Day weekend, government officials stress caution • Kevin O’Leary to small businesses as economy reopens: ‘Practice being thrifty’ • Poll: Many Americans won’t venture into public despite businesses reopening • The Justice Department is pressuring state and local officials over lockdown orders • Car convoys, small ceremonies mark Memorial Day in New York • Crowds Flock to California Beaches Over Memorial Day Weekend • Weekend Violence at the Daytona Beaches • In photos: Authorities issue warning as Americans venture out for Memorial Day weekend • Spike in D.C. numbers and crowds at Maryland and Virginia beaches renew coronavirus concerns • As New Jersey opens its beaches for Memorial Day, the pandemic summer mantra is 'safety first' • Cities are closing streets to make way for restaurants and pedestrians • Crowds pack venues in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks, ignoring social distancing • Gov. Northam slammed for mingling in Virginia Beach crowds without a mask • Smartphone data shows America's cautious comeback • Americans Welcome Summer With A Somber And Surreal Memorial Day • How a small Michigan company reopened, averting a coronavirus outbreak • Maryland governor empowered local leaders to continue shutdowns, but they wish he hadn't • New York reports small rise in coronavirus deaths; Cuomo to allow pro sports training camps • Re-Opening Your Business? Look To Lessons From SMEs In Post-Lockdown China • UBS lays out market strategies for all 3 economic-reopening scenarios, from a successful recovery to a COVID-19 resurgence • St. Louis County, KC health director urge Ozark partiers to self-quarantine • Memorial Day weekend draws throngs despite pandemic • Ocean City, Maryland, Boardwalk Packed Saturday During Memorial Day Weekend • Missouri officials slam 'irresponsible and dangerous' behavior seen in images of Memorial Day crowds • Local officials stunned by raucous Memorial Day festivities • Republicans risk political backlash in Trump’s haste to reopen • 2 In 5 Adults Have ‘Changed For The Better’ Thanks To Lockdown • Federal Workers See Risks to Them in Trump Push to Reopen U.S. • States Where Visitors Still Have to Quarantine • Older Workers Returning to Office Fear Both Virus and Job Loss
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Local Hedge Fund Manager Demands Economy Reopen, But Definitely Not For Selfish Reasons
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Trump's senior economic adviser referred to Americans returning to work as 'human capital stock'
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Number of working black business owners falls 40 percent, far more than other groups amid coronavirus
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The government has spent decades studying what a life is worth.
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AP-NORC poll: Many in US won’t return to gym or dining out
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There's no playbook in the coronavirus 'control room,' just one step at a time
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Facebook’s shift to work from home is another sign of a post-pandemic remote work future
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Do you want to work from home post-pandemic? Will you be forced into a pay cut? Read these pros and cons before deciding
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Will the coronavirus pandemic open the door to a four-day workweek?
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Here Are The Companies Leading The Work-From-Home Revolution
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The world after coronavirus
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The Trump administration is demanding that Planned Parenthood affiliates give back their PPP loans • Stimulus turns political as SBA tries to claw back funding from Planned Parenthood
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The White House's favored recovery strategy could permanently scar the economy
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Congress weighs choice: 'Go big' on virus aid or hit 'pause'
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Small businesses left in limbo as Senate waits to pass PPP extension
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This is the average coronavirus stimulus payment in your state
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How long it could take before a second stimulus check is in your hands
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When Is the $600 Unemployment End Date? Stimulus Check Extension Unlikely • The Senate won’t consider more coronavirus stimulus until early June
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Can the Covid Bailouts Save the Economy?
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Senate adjourns without passing change to PPP to give businesses more time to use money
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Trump reportedly wants to restrict visa programs for skilled workers
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Why “essential” workers are treated as disposable
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Amid the pandemic, workers whose jobs once defined their lives are questioning what it was all for
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Desperate workers rush to delivery app jobs to find low pay and punishing rules
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Don’t underestimate the sociopolitical consequences of declining fertility.
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US Has Saved $429 Billion Just Cutting Waste
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Months before election, liberal groups press Biden on picks for economic posts • Biden strikes a populist tone but stops short of embracing Warren's economic plans • Two Very Different Democrats: What a Biden-Warren Ticket Might Be Like
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Pulling dollar bills off the wall to keep going in rural California
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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:

NMHC: Rent Payment Tracker Finds 90.8 Percent Paid Rent as of May 20th
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U.S. COVID-19: Mandated Rent Deferral
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Homeowners stopped paying mortgages in record numbers in April
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What you don’t know about skipping a mortgage payment that could hurt you
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Existing Home Sales Plunge in April
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Mall REIT Says It May Not Survive
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Will the pandemic spell the end for U.S. malls?
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Anchor stores like JCPenney and Macy’s once drew crowds to suburban malls. Now their struggles could push hundreds of malls into extinction.
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In A Post-Pandemic World, Will Retail Ever Look The Same?
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Municipalities:

Illinois residents feel the lure of states with fewer rules
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Iowa mayors: We need support from Congress now
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Lobbyists for Minnesota cities, counties converge on Washington for help
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Cities, counties struggling with loss of revenue, need for services
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States, Cities Fall into Financial Black Hole
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I was a die-hard New Yorker who never imagined leaving the city. After COVID-19, I can't wait to leave and never return. • Can New York avoid a coronavirus exodus? • Frustrated and struggling, New Yorkers contemplate abandoning the city they love
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Firms Among Worst Hit As Wave Of Bankruptcies Hits Texas
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Strategic Exits and Distressed Acquisitions Are in the Cards for Texas M&As in Oil and Gas
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Unit Corporation Voluntarily Files Chapter 11 Cases to Restructure Balance Sheet
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Ultra files for bankruptcy: gas producer was state’s largest tax contributor last year
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Oil’s sudden rebound is exposing the Achilles’ heel of shale
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$30 Oil Isn’t Good Enough For U.S. Shale
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Oil Has Recovered From Record Lows But $40 Prices Unlikely Before Q3 2020
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Shale Bust Hits Rural Communities As Oil Royalties Plunge
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Oil Hedging Leaves Traders Dangerously Exposed
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The Risky Road To Oil Demand Recovery
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Oil is on track for best month ever, but traders say it’s ‘not out of the woods’
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Baker Hughes reports a 10th-weekly decline in the U.S. oil-rig count
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Oil retreats with doubts surfacing over China's economic growth
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Doomsday Predictions For U.S. Oil Just Aren’t Realistic
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Healthcare:

Doctors face pay cuts, furloughs and supply shortages as coronavirus pushes primary care to the brink
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Hospitals Wrestle With Scope of Relief Aid as Audits Loom
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Contact Tracing Won't Solve the Coronavirus Crisis: Epidemiologist • A crash course in contact tracing: What it’s like to track Covid-19 • While U.S. struggles to roll out coronavirus contact tracing, Germany has been doing it from the start
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Why scientists are changing their minds and disagreeing during the coronavirus pandemic
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Doctors’ new coronavirus threat: Patients who refuse to wear masks
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Blacks are 60% of Virus Deaths in Illinois
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Jacksboro’s ‘lifeblood’ rural hospital feels abandoned during pandemic
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They lost their jobs and insurance in the pandemic. Now they’re slipping through Texas’ health care safety net
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Federal coronavirus testing plan puts burden on states • Trump Administration Coronavirus Testing Strategy Draws Concerns: 'This Isn't the Hunger Games'
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U.S. deaths near 100,000 • President Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 Dead
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World Health Organization warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where coronavirus is declining
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North Carolina reports 'notable and concerning' coronavirus case increase
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Virginia reports record number of new cases
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Iowa sees Sunday surge of COVID-19 deaths, confirmed cases
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Coronavirus outbreak at high school pool party fuels ‘second peak,’ Arkansas gov says
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In the largest-ever study of coronavirus cases outside China, 26% of patients died. Their symptoms came in 'clusters.'
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Study: Texas leads the country at coronavirus spread
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A deadly 'checkerboard': Covid-19′s new surge across rural America
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Alabama Hospitals Out of ICU Beds
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Montana outbreak tied to country club
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COVID-19 no longer infectious after 11 days, new study claims
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China Virologists: Coronavirus Just the Tip of the Iceberg
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LA: Over 100 Sick at Meat Packing Plant
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How L.A. County became coronavirus epicenter: Slower shutdown, density, poverty among theories
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Health workers getting raises, but not in U.S.
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CDC emphasizes coronavirus does not spread easily on surfaces
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Trump slams study that suggests earlier lockdown could have saved 36,000 lives
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Mike Pence touts 'real progress' as coronavirus deaths continue to fall across country
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Birx: If you can't social distance outside, you "must wear a mask"
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Ohio GOP governor calls for public to wear masks: ‘This is not about whether you’re left or right’
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Houston Mayor Says 'We're Not Equipped' to Fight Surge as Virus Cases Rise
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Two Missouri Hairdressers Potentially Exposed 140 Clients to Coronavirus
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Michigan Announces Its Lowest Single-Day COVID-19 Death Toll in Two Months
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Coronavirus 'disappearing' so fast Oxford vaccine has 'only 50% chance of working'
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Get Ready For The Vaccine — They’re Never Simple
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‘Up to a Dozen’ COVID-19 Variants in the United States
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Early Coronavirus Immunity Data Fuel Promise for a Vaccine
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How to weigh the risk of going out, in one chart
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8 ways to go out and stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic
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Distance, time, activity, environment: 4 ways to think about Covid-19 risk as states reopen.
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17-year-old boy becomes Georgia’s youngest coronavirus victim
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The coronavirus crisis is leading to an immunization crisis
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Large Study Finds No Benefit — and Potential Harm — in Using Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 • WHO temporarily suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine over safety concerns • The US government gave hydroxychloroquine to 1,300 veterans infected with COVID-19, despite evidence that the drug is ineffective and could increase the risk of death • Trump says he’s no longer taking hydroxychloroquine
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Trump's move to block travel from Europe triggered chaos and a surge of passengers from the outbreak's center
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States are inflating their coronavirus testing numbers with the wrong kind of test • Texas DSHS Changes the Way it Calculates, Reports COVID-19 Positivity Rating
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Some countries are hardly testing for COVID-19 at all
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Religion:

One German church service resulted in more than 100 coronavirus infections
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Trump Declares Churches 'Essential' • Trump claims he will “override the governors” who closed churches in the pandemic • Judge Napolitano: Trump doesn't have right to override governors on church openings • The White House has overruled the CDC on cautiously reopening churches out of fear of angering Trump's evangelical supporters • Trump Declared Houses of Worship of ‘Essential’ and Said He’ll Override States. Here’s What You Need to Know Legally. • Trump tells states to let houses of worship open, sparking cultural and political fight over pandemic restrictions
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This church fought social distancing orders. A month later, it was vandalized and burned down.
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Why the Justice Department Is Backing This Small Virginia Church in the Country's Reopening Debate
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Compton Pastor Vows to Reopen Church When Holy Spirit Directs Him
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California is allowing places of worship to hold services with up to 100 attendees as part of new reopening measures
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Minnesota Churches Vow To Violate The Law • Catholics and some Lutherans in Minnesota plan to buck their state's governor and reopen churches May 26
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Church Asks Supreme Court to Smack Down California Governor's Restrictions on In-Person Worship
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Some churches tentatively open as Memorial Day crowds descend on tourist hot spots
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With masks and sanitized hands, Italian Catholics return to church
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Alleged victim of nuns’ sex abuse fears Archdiocese bankruptcy will silence him
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Clergy abuse survivors, Hancock Bank on Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy creditors' committee
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From churches to crucifixes, Archdiocese of New Orleans spells out assets in latest bankruptcy filing
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IT:

IT Infrastructure Provider INAP Exits Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Nursing Homes:

In a veterans' home hit by the coronavirus, chronic problems aided a disaster
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White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet
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History:

Reopening too soon: Lessons from the deadly second wave of the 1918 flu pandemic
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Fraud:

Another parent is charged in college-admissions scandal, will admit to efforts to get son into Georgetown
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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 (32 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Wave of Household Bankruptcies Coming
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Total Bankruptcy Filings Remain Low, Chapter 11s Not So Much
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Tsunami of Bankruptcies Threatens Texas
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14 Bankruptcy Filings Chalked Up to COVID-19
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In just two weeks, some of the best-known brands in America declared they were entering Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and closing outlets across the country
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How to navigate bankruptcy if the coronavirus wrecks your business
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Litigation:

The Five-Second Rule
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Depositions Go Virtual During Pandemic, May Remain That Way
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Advisors:

Houston Court Questions the Utility of the J. Alix Protocol in Retaining Turnaround Advisors and their Firms
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Miscellaneous:

UPDATED Global Insolvency Report: Impact of Covid-19 on Insolvency Laws
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Bankruptcy and COVID-19 Working Group
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Small Business:

The E-Z Pass Bankruptcy Solution for Franchise Companies
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Non-Debtor Release:

Bankruptcy order barred claim against nondebtor
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Receivers:

The Use of Receiverships in Pre-Bankruptcy Litigation
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Valuation:

Post-COVID-19 Appraisals And The Burden Of Proof In Bankruptcy Cases
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Aviation:

Latin America's largest airline the latest victim of virus travel halt • Latin America's largest airline LATAM files for U.S. bankruptcy protection • Latam Air files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stymied by lockdowns • Chile's Latam Airlines Group hires PJT Partners to restructure debt: report • LATAM Bankruptcy Has Initial $2.2 Billion Debt Just From 61 Aircraft • First Day Dec
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As Passengers Disappeared, Airlines Filled Planes With Cargo
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Airlines Have Best Days in Two Months
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First Airlines Removed Economy Seats For Cargo. Now Business Seats Are Being Swapped For Medical Freight At Air Astana During Coronavirus
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Airlines improve coronavirus safety protocols to lure back anxious passengers
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What can airlines do if people take off their masks in flight? Not much, actually
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Hard times for Boeing, long a symbol of American might
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People are wearing hazmat suits on planes, but should they?
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Why Chatter About An American Airlines Bankruptcy Is Nonsense • American Airlines: Overstated Bankruptcy Fears • American Airlines looking to ‘right-size’ the company and staffing levels for the fall and 2021 • American Airlines: The First To Go Under
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American Airlines and Others Given Go-Ahead to Reduce Route Coverage
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Airlines to Abandon Dozens of Regional Cities
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Delta and United Airlines caught up in rising US-China tensions
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German government approves $9.8 billion bailout to Lufthansa that would leave it with a 20% stake in the airline •
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Airlines are enticing fliers with summer fare deals, double miles. But who's buying?
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Flying during the pandemic? Here’s what you need to know
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U.S. Bullies China To Allow More Passenger Flights Despite Coronavirus Travel Restrictions • China says opposes all U.S. restrictions on Chinese airlines
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Airlines slowly reviving flights; Frontier to begin temp checks
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Expect delays and inconvenience as air travel resumes
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Getting a flight refund is even harder than you think • Hey airlines, give people their money back
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Covid’s Airlines Paradox: The Losers Are the Winners
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Jet Airways: Insolvency resolution process deadline extended till Aug 21
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Virgin Australia lessors agree in principle to delay plane repossession: administrators
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EasyJet CFO Findlay Says He’ll Leave After Surviving Ouster Vote
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Brussels Airlines to Resume Flights on Downsized Summer Schedule
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Signs Emerge Asian Airlines Could Take Off With Easing Lockdowns
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Emirates Is The Most Optimistic Airline To Resume Flights After Coronavirus, Defying Its Own Expectations
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Five tipped to lead THAI comeback • As Thai Airways loses government backing, its share price skyrockets 60% • The Impact of The Bankruptcy Act Rehabilitation of Thai Airways on The Thai Aviation Sector • THAI Airways and Potential Rehabilitation Proceedings: What Creditors Need to Know
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Autos:

Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Hertz, Car Rental Pioneer, Files for Bankruptcy Protection • Hertz Global Holdings Takes Action To Strengthen Capital Structure Following Impact Of Global Coronavirus Crisis • Hertz Bankruptcy: 16,000 Fired, CEO Made $9 Million • Car rental company Hertz files for bankruptcy in US and Canada • Hertz Files for US Bankruptcy Protection as Car Rentals Evaporate in Pandemic • Hertz files for bankruptcy protection after more than 100 years in car rental business • Hertz files for bankruptcy protection amid coronavirus pandemic • Hertz Files for Bankruptcy After Rental-Car Demand Vanishes • Hertz says pandemic decimated revenue, leading to bankruptcy • Nice Weekend, Ain’t It? You’re Probably Not Renting From Hertz, Though, Hence the Bankruptcy Filing • Hertz: The Worst Is Yet To Come • These Automakers Stand to Lose the Most from Hertz Bankruptcy • Hertz And Other Troubled Companies Already Needed Bailouts • What Hertz Had Under the Hood Wasn't Pretty
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Hertz Bankruptcy And Fleet Liquidation Threaten To Make Mess Of Used-Vehicle Prices With Burst Of 'Pent-Up Supply'
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O.J., Accounting Fraud, Icahn: The Story of Hertz Going Bust
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Judge approves Faraday Future founder’s personal bankruptcy plan • Faraday Future’s bankrupt founder gets OK for reorganization plan
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Renault and Nissan Weigh Their Future
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See you next year, New York: Auto show canceled after initially being postponed
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Apparel:

Apparel's pandemic 'shock' will be felt into 2021, Moody's says
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Building Materials:

Pinehurst’s sudden bankruptcy leaves its carpenters, millwrights in the dark
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Pharma:

Moderna Execs Dumped $30 Million in Stock
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Mixed Results for Gilead's Covid 19 Treatment
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The Trump Administration Wants To Subsidize Domestic Drug Manufacturing. The First Contract Looks Like a $350 Million Grift.
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Utilities:

Reduced Demand for Electricity Leads to Power Giveaways
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PG&E Critic’s Improper Email Delays Key Vote On Bankruptcy Plan
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After fire victim vote, PG&E bankruptcy nears expected finish line
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PG&E Corporation Announces Final Voting Results on Plan of Reorganization
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Trucking:

Legal woes force Florida carrier to file for bankruptcy protection
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As repercussions of Celadon bankruptcy case continue behind the scenes, asset acquisitions and auctions go on amid pandemic
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Heavy hauler ENTREC seeks breathing room to find buyers
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Climate:

Mississippi Delta Marshes In A State Of Irreversible Collapse, Tulane Study Shows • Loss of Louisiana marshes that protect New Orleans is 'probably inevitable,' study finds
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UK:

UK Government plans radical changes to UK insolvency regime
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New legislation making significant changes to the UK’s domestic insolvency regime
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UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: Highlights
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The Great Dying of the High Street: April’s retail sales figures will mean cull of indie stores
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Boris Johnson Leaves the Dirty Work to Everyone Else • In Lockdown Scandal, Johnson Reaps What He Sowed
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U.K. retail sales fall by a record 18% in April, clothing sales slump 50%
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Boris Johnson wants to reopen Britain's schools in a week, but parents, teachers, and local officials are pushing back • Government to open England schools on 1 June as lockdown eases further
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Restructure your UK Business Post-COVID-19?
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Walking the Tightrope of Wrongful Trading: Temporary “Suspension” of Liability in the UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
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Has coronavirus changed the UK justice system for ever?
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England & Wales Deaths 54,000 Above Average This Year
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EU:

Gradually, Then Suddenly… Clarity Comes To The EU
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George Soros says EU may not survive coronavirus crisis
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PIIGS:

COVID-19: Insolvency Reform Package adopted by the Spanish Government
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60,000 Paid 'Civic Assistants' in Italy to Enforce Social Distancing Rules
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In race for tourism, Greece reopens cafes, island ferries
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Canada:

Canada on verge of widespread insolvency and restructuring surge in COVID-19 new normal, says lawyer
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Bankruptcy and Insolvency in the Time of COVID-19: Court Extends Timelines and Grants Relief of Deemed Annulment Threshold under the BIA
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Dominion Diamond unveils plan to avoid bankruptcy
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Quebec is Canada's hardest-hit province - and also its fastest to reopen
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China:

U.S. tech giants are reportedly providing web services to blacklisted Chinese surveillance firms
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Endgame of U.S.-China rivalry is ‘lose-lose,’ says Harvard professor
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Dozens of Chinese companies added to U.S. blacklist in latest Beijing rebuke
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Jim Cramer warns of renewed U.S.-China tensions
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China may become one of many hubs as manufacturing diversifies after coronavirus
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Wuhan Tests Millions in 12 Days as China Fears Second Virus Wave
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China will likely face U.S. sanctions over Hong Kong national security law, White House says • Hong Kong demonstrators defy lockdowns to protest a sweeping new national security law • Hong Kong police fire tear gas on biggest protests since coronavirus curbs
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Wuhan Labs: It Didn't Original Here
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Hong Kong:

Avoiding Personal Liability – The Do’s And Don’ts For Directors Of Almost-insolvent Companies
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Singapore:

Singapore is the latest nation to predict a devastating coronavirus recession as the pandemic ravages 2 of its biggest industries • Singapore cuts 2020 economic forecasts for the third time on coronavirus concerns
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Singapore plans $23.2 billion fourth stimulus package to support coronavirus-hit economy
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Brazil:

Trump suspends travel from Brazil as coronavirus pandemic worsens in South America
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In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, everyone else is to blame for virus
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Brazil COVID-19 Cases Quadruple as Bolsonaro Plays Down U.S. Restrictions
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Brazil reports most coronavirus cases outside of the U.S.
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Investors keep eye on Brazil’s economy minister as coronavirus outbreak worsens
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India:

Need to ensure that liquidity issues don’t turn into insolvency crisis, says DK Joshi
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NCLAT sets asides NCLT order to make MCA party in all insolvency, company matters
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Introducing Pre-packs in India - A Useful Tool in Times of COVID-19?
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Proposed Amendments to the IBC: A Half Baked Scheme?
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Avoidance Proceedings under the IBC: Time for a Tweak in the Regime?
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Application of Section 29A of the IBC to Schemes of Arrangement
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Banks to face tough time reporting bad loans, restructuring to increase
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Belgium:

The impact of the crisis on company turnover is still high: recovery of the Belgian economy will take some time
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Germany:

Germany divided over plans to nix rules despite outbreaks
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German New Coronavirus Cases Decline as Infection Rate Drops
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Mexico:

U.S. bans travel from Brazil as coronavirus also surges in Mexico
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Argentina:

Argentina creditors call for action over words as restructuring extended
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Argentina, creditors get ready to resume debt talks after ninth sovereign default
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Now in Default, Argentina Plans Improved Offer for Creditors
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Japan:

Japan Did Little and Beat the Coronavirus • Did Japan just beat the virus without lockdowns or mass testing?
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Tokyo lifts state of emergency, braces for 'new lifestyle' with the virus
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MENA:

Who is to blame for Lebanon's crisis?
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Saudi Arabia to Ease Lockdown With Local Travel, Mass Prayers
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9/11 Families Furious Over Saudi Connection
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Sweden:

Sweden Herd Immunity Test Backfires
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Australia:

Don’t blame COVID-19: Target’s decline is part of a deeper trend
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Overview Of The Australian Insolvent Trading Prohibition And The Safe Harbor Protections.
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