May 28, 2020

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Landlord Says Jenner & Block Owes $3.7M In Unpaid Rent Biglaw Firm Late On Rent — To The Tune Of $3.7 Million — According To Landlord
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At least 3 BigLaw firms charge more than $1K per hour for top associates
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The 10 Most Expensive Law Schools (2020)
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Law School Grads From Recession Years Feel The Class Of 2020’s Pain When It Comes To Employment
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Lawyering Through Covid-19: What We’ve Heard From the Practices
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Michael Best Bolsters its Litigation & Bankruptcy Groups with Addition of Christopher J. Schreiber
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Robert Mercer Launches New Bankruptcy and Insolvency Boutique
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Why Business Development Is Every Lawyer’s Problem
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Lender Says Pierce Bainbridge and Founder Owe Nearly $4 Million
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Zooming Toward Innovation … Or Not?
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Top 10 Employment And Benefit Issues In Bankruptcy Cases
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As Bankruptcies Grow, E-Discovery Counsels' Work May Become More Challenging
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State Tells Applicants They Might Be Able To Take Bar Exam In September… But Maybe Not… Just Register Anyway!
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Halsey Is Studying For The Bar Exam, Declaring ‘Law Is Fun But Hard’
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The fatal arrest of George Floyd, a black man kneed in the neck by police, explained Minneapolis officer fired over death of George Floyd previously played role in police-involved shootings Mayor: Officer who put knee on man’s neck should be charged ‘It’s Real Ugly’: Protesters Clash With Minneapolis Police After George Floyd’s Death Looting and flames erupt in Minneapolis amid growing protests over George Floyd's death ‘I’m Not Gonna Stand With Nonsense’: 2nd Night Of Minneapolis Protests Marked By Looting, Tear Gas, Fires Police chiefs react with disgust to Minneapolis killing, try to reassure their own cities What We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protester is left unconscious after falling from hood of police cruiser that was attacked as Los Angeles highway was closed down by demonstration in support of George Floyd No, the man in the 'Make Whites Great Again' Twitter photo isn't a Minnesota police officer Biden calls for federal civil rights probe into Floyd's death
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In Rare Decision, Federal Court Refuses to Grant Qualified Immunity to Overzealous Cop
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Harvey Weinstein’s Jury Consultant Sues Over Unpaid $166K Bill
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NYC Commission on Human Rights to Investigate Amy Cooper White woman calling cops on black birdwatcher highlights 'everyday, run-of-the-mill racism' in U.S. Tearing Amy Cooper's Life Apart Won't Solve Race Issues: Christian Cooper Central Park birdwatcher says Amy Cooper death threats must ‘stop immediately’ Here’s Why Amy Cooper Would Likely Lose a Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against Franklin Templeton I Left NYC Because of People Like Amy Cooper Incidents of calling police on black people lead states to consider new laws
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Tulsi Gabbard drops defamation suit against Hillary Clinton
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Barr appoints Texas prosecutor to review Obama officials' 'unmasking' requests The Michael Flynn "unmasking" controversy unmasked
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Trump Claims Broad Powers He Doesn't Have
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Fox's Napolitano to Trump: First Amendment 'does not regulate Twitter'
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Woman considers divorcing husband after in-laws buy house next door
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Studios that made ‘Criminal Minds’ are sued for alleged longtime sexual harassment on set
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2 lawyers are arrested in alleged plot to kill another attorney
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Vermont Suspends Lawyer Accused of Pointing Gun at a Store Clerk
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Anti-Semitic crime in Germany hits highest level in nearly two decades
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Judges:

FISA Vote in Jeopardy as Trump Administration Warns of Veto
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Schumer, Democrats claim outside Trump advisor rigs judicial nomination process
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Michael Flynn Judge in Trouble? Hires Attorney After Appeal Court Order to Explain Himself Legal Advocacy Group Defends Judge's Order in Michael Flynn Case: There's 'Substantial Evidence' DOJ Didn't Act in Good Faith
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Judge Who Asked Rape Victim If She Closed Her Legs Is Finally Off The Bench
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'Politicians in Robes': Democrats Launch Push to Counter Conservatives' Judicial Strategy
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Speculation swirls about next Supreme Court vacancy
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Masks, Sanitizer and Measuring Tape: What Jury Trials May Look Like Post-COVID
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Wall Street:

Dow futures edge higher after blue-chip index rallies back above 25,000
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Nasdaq 100 Futures Drop After Report of Trump Executive Order
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Dow soars 553 points on mounting optimism around a strong economic recovery
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Layoffs:

Boeing to lay off 6,770 more U.S. employees Boeing laying off 6,770 employees, with more to come
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"Everyone Is Shocked": CBS News Hit Hard by Layoffs
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Chevron to Fire 15% of Workforce
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News Corp shuts down more than 100 print titles, hundreds of jobs to go
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Boeing Details Plans for Mass Job Cuts
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American Airlines says to cut management and support staff by 30%
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Amtrak: Cuts may hit 20% of workforce
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Baylor Scott & White announces 1,200 layoffs, furloughs due to COVID-19
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Religion:

Advocate for those abused by priests seek state police probe
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The fight over reopening churches reaches the Supreme Court
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Trump wants houses of worship open again. I'm keeping mine closed.
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Sports:

Top MLB players would lose 80% of their salaries under new coronavirus plan MLB Salary Cuts: How Much Money Will Mike Trout, Gerrit Cole, Highest-Paid Players Make In 2020?
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AP sources: Players want more games, no more salary cuts Time working against MLB union as it contemplates critical next step to save 2020 season
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Minor leagues have major issues, and baseball's future will feel the impact
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Miami Dolphins Owner 'Planning to Have Fans in Stadium' During NFL Season
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The N.B.A. May Return Too Soon
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NBA Teams Should Be Eliminated If a Player Has COVID-19 Says Barkley
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NLL asks Times Union Center for arena proposal
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Can Virtual Reality Help Sports Fans Experience Game Day In A Post COVID-19 World?
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Politics:

Kentucky governor blames GOP for protest with hanging effigy
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Poll: Trump Hits Lowest Rasmussen Net Approval Since 2017
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Trump's strategy to stay in office
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Grassley: Trump Failed to Explain IG Firings
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Trump golfs during pandemic despite many attacks on Obama for golfing during tragedies and disasters
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‘Why are you not burying him?’: Trump allies fret over rising Biden threat
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Tech billionaires are plotting sweeping, secret plans to boost Joe Biden
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Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning Trump threatens to shut social media companies after Twitter fact check Trump threatens to shut down social-media platforms after Twitter put a fact-check warning on his false tweets Twitter Can’t Change Who the President Is
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Romney tells Trump to stop ‘vile’ attacks on Joe Scarborough: ‘Enough already’ ‘Ugly Even for Him’: Trump’s Media Allies Recoil at His Smear of MSNBC Host Top Republican Tells Trump to Stop Tweeting Conspiracy About MSNBC Host Trump FactCheck: There are “many unanswered and obvious questions” about the 2001 death of a staff member of Joe Scarborough
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Fox News legal analyst: ‘I will defend to the death’ Twitter’s right to fact check Trump
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Twitter's New Fact-Checking Stance Sets Difficult Precedent
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responds to criticism after dustup over adding fact-check labels to Trump's tweets
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This Twitter employee is now at the center of Trump's pushback against the platform because he criticized Trump in past tweets
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Twitter Fact-Checks China Spokesman’s Tweets About Virus Origins
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Trump to sign an executive order 'pertaining to social media' on Thursday, shortly after he accused Twitter of squashing free speech Trump’s executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook, according to a draft
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Appeals court ruling suggests little legal traction for Trump's anti-Twitter campaign
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Cuomo Approval Rating Drops As Voters Disapprove of Nursing Homes Response
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Blasts Vote-by-Mail - But Has Voted by Mail at Least 11 Times
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Donald Trump: All Talk, No Votes
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FEC commissioner refutes Trump's voter fraud claims
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FactCheck: California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one" and the election is "Rigged."
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House votes remotely for first time ever as Republicans mount challenge
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In Video Rant, Pa. Democrat Accuses ‘Callous’ Republicans of Hiding Lawmaker’s Coronavirus Diagnosis: ‘You Belong In Jail!’
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Retailing:

Off-price retailer Tuesday Morning has filed for bankruptcy with plans to close 230 stores Tuesday Morning unsecured home textiles creditors owed nearly $9 million
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J.Crew Gets Go-Ahead to Skip Rent Payments for Two Months — Despite Landlord Objections
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Gander Mountain: A Retail Giant's Fall from the Top
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These 15 retailers and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020
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More than 3,600 stores are closing in 2020 as the retail apocalypse drags on. Here's the full list.
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Pandemic bankruptcies: A running list of retailers that have filed for Chapter 11
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5 Ways Shopping Will Change Because of Coronavirus
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Over-Discounting Is Not The Solution For Retail Brands On The Verge Of COVID-19 Bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Bakery Chain Le Pain Quotidien’s U.S. Arm Files Bankruptcy Rising bankruptcy boom hits ‘boulangerie’ Le Pain Quotidien’s U.S. arm files for bankruptcy
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Potential buyer emerges for dozens of Bravo, Brio restaurants
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Food trucks may be the perfect solution to feed customers' nostalgia for dining out as the future of the restaurant industry remains uncertain
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More people are dining out as states reopen — but don’t expect more activity until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, data suggests
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As Starbucks locations reopen nationwide, workers question why they should risk their life 'for a frappuccino'
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7 red flags to be on the lookout for when restaurants reopen

4 ways to protect food workers and the food supply during the pandemic
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What Happens After The Restaurants And Other Small Businesses Close?
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Personal Finance:

4 science-backed ways to cope with depression if you've lost a job and feel like you also lost your sense of purpose
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Declaring bankruptcy was the hardest thing I've ever done, but it was the best decision I could have made for me and my daughter
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Economy:

Economists expect another 2.1 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week
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Unemployment will be higher in the US than in other advanced economies through 2021, Goldman says
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U.S. Businesses See Limited Recovery Evidence Through Mid-May
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Global Hiring Stabilizes Even as Pandemic Keeps Jobs Market Weak
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Help Wanted: Risk-Takers Willing to Work Hard Jobs for Low Pay
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Scenes From an Economic Collapse
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The Stock Market and Consumer Sentiment Are Telling Different Stories
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Why Main Street is suffering while Wall Street is soaring
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What if it’s an O-shaped recovery? Hint: That would be really bad
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The economy's honeymoon phase of its coronavirus recovery
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Census Bureau's real-time surveys assess impact of pandemic
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Williams Says Fed ‘Thinking Very Hard’ About Yield-Curve Control
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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity declined in all Districts – falling sharply in most"
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Census: Household Pulse Survey shows 48.5% of Households lost Income
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The Fed is considering a policy tool not used since World War II to keep borrowing costs at historic lows
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Fed: Sharp economic decline in May leaves businesses 'pessimistic' about recovery
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Goldman says high unemployment will linger as workers forced to find new jobs
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Millions Of U.S. Jobs Are Not Coming Back
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Fed finds new challenge for the economy: Workers who don’t want to come back to their jobs
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Even In Well-To-Do Glen Ellyn, Food Pantries See Surge In Demand As Pandemic Hammers Economy
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Cramer says the stock market is too optimistic about an economic recovery
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Three Ways Congress Can Save the Economy
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Survey finds 56% of parents have taken on debt due to coronavirus
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Google will reopen offices starting July 6 for a small number of employees, but warns that things will 'look and feel different' than when they left Goldman is bringing traders back to offices in the ‘next several weeks’ NYC is working on how to reopen bars and restaurants, Mayor de Blasio says Disney to start reopening its Florida theme parks on July 11 Stay-at-home stocks that thrived during market rout are getting clobbered About half of the Twitter accounts calling for reopening America are bots: report DC mayor Bowser lifts coronavirus stay-at-home order, starting Friday Trump Suggests U.S. May Soon Lift COVID-19 Travel Bans On Certain Countries Florida's South Beach awakens after two-month slumber When economies reopen for business but families are reluctant to spend Vacation rentals around the world have jumped 127% since early April in a sign that people are slowly starting to travel again D.C. to join Northern Virginia in reopening Friday; Maryland suburbs to wait Road Trip Tracker Shows Sharp Holiday Rebound
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Only About Half of Americans Would Get a COVID-19 Vaccine, Poll Finds
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Jamie Dimon says the US economy looks headed for a 'fairly rapid recovery' from the coronavirus pandemic
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68% of newly unemployed American workers could earn more money from government benefits than they did from their pre-pandemic jobs, research claims
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Mohamed El-Erian compared coronavirus stimulus packages to a poker game, and warned policymakers going 'all in' could backfire
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Facebook has ‘No Meeting Wednesdays’ to help encourage working from home
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Inside the changing millennial home
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The Coronavirus Has Swept Away Our Work-Life Boundaries
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‘Just Sitting in Limbo.’ For Many Professionals, Careers Are on Hold.
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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:

An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters
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Bankrupt Hertz just told all of its landlords it won't pay rent for six months in the latest slam to commercial real estate
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Rising home sales show Americans are looking past the coronavirus
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Municipalities:

Ambac Files Complaint Against the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico, Alleging PROMESA Violates U.S. Constitution’s Uniform Bankruptcy Law Requirement
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NYC Revenue Picture Worsens With Shortfall Rising to $9 Billion
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Puerto Rico Gov't Unable to Pay Debt Puerto Rico to see economic deficit sooner than anticipated due to coronavirus Board: Puerto Rico to see 65% surplus drop amid debt crisis
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A Primer on Municipal Bankruptcy
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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo gives fiery defense of federal funding to hard-hit states
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Oil/Gas:

Why The Brief Era Of American Energy Dominance Is Now Over
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“It’s Like a Burning Theater, and Everyone Is Trying to Get To the Door”: Oil Traders on the Day Prices Went Negative
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Oil Driller Alta Mesa Wins OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
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Tulsa’s Unit Files for Chapter 11 as Low Oil Prices Batter Lower 48
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Drilling for Success: An Excavation of Sanchez Energy Corporation’s Ch. 11 Reorganization
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Covid-19 Is Going to Hasten the Demise of Many Oil Refineries
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Healthcare:

US death toll from coronavirus surges past 100,000 people US coronavirus death toll tops 100,000 just four months after first case was confirmed in the country - with more Americans now dead from virus than were killed in every conflict since Korean War
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Coronavirus still has a foothold in the South
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Lara Logan calls out media for ignoring 'devastating' effects of lockdowns on health care industry
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Reopening Doctors’ Offices Costs Billions to Keep Patients Safe
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Small Towns Won’t Know They’re Infected Until It’s Too Late
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Dr. Fauci says a second wave of COVID-19 is 'not inevitable' in the fall Dr. Anthony Fauci on How America Can Avoid a Second Wave of the Coronavirus
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Dr. Fauci: 'This Virus Is Not Going to Disappear From the Planet'
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Fauci says he wears mask as ‘symbol’ of good behavior
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Masks seem to be working to fight the virus, even as some refuse them and US deaths near 100,000
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Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Others See Uptick in Coronavirus Cases
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Health officials nervously eye emerging hotspots
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases may be more common than suspected More than 80% of coronavirus patients on a cruise ship did not have symptoms
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Yes, Blame WHO for Its Disastrous Coronavirus Response
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Why even a super-accurate Covid-19 test can fail
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Trump dismisses his own government’s guidance about masks as “politically correct”
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Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus is ‘almost perfectly human adapted’
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Dentists Are Reopening More Rapidly Than Expected, Evercore Says
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Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening
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Moderna falls 20% amid reports that insiders have sold $89 million in shares this year as the stock has spiked
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Fauci: Data is "really quite evident" against hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus France, Italy, Belgium to stop use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus over safety fears
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CNN's Chris Cuomo says 'weird stuff is going on' with his lungs and his blood work is 'funky' as he reveals he is still 'not 100%' recovered from coronavirus' after two months
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Education:

As colleges struggle financially, a growing number could close their doors for good
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Germany, Vietnam, and New Zealand have reopened schools. Here’s what the US can learn.
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Oregon Justice Department investigating collapse of Concordia
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Public schools face fall with more costs, less funding
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DeVos to Force Public School Pandemic Funds to Share Aid with Private Schools
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Summer Camps:

Will summer camp be open this year? 4 directors weigh in.
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Telecoms:

Judge signs off on nearly $38M in bonuses for Frontier execs
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Former Attorney James Lee Clark Charged With Conspiracy, Bankruptcy Fraud, And Defrauding Clients Of $1.3 Million
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Festivals:

Is Coachella Canceled? Headliners Reportedly Being Asked to Move to 2021
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Entertainment:

The Weinstein Company Bankruptcy
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Infrastructure:

New Jersey Votes to Raise Highway Tolls Up to 36% for Improvements
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Small Engines:

Briggs & Stratton Taps Restructuring Advisers With Debt Looming
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Movie Theaters:

AMC Entertainment Stock Upgraded as ‘Bankruptcy Risk Appears to Have Subsided’
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Tech:

A Guide To Acquiring A Distressed Tech Company
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Satellites:

SpaceX Rival OneWeb Looks Past Chapter 11 In Bid To Launch 48,000 Satellites
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Utilities:

PG&E begins multi-day bankruptcy confirmation hearing PG&E nears end of bankruptcy amid persisting safety worries PG&E’s bankruptcy trial opens with attacks on voting process
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Autos:

Renault and Nissan Unveil Plan to Patch Tattered Alliance Nissan Unveils Losses, New Turnaround Plan to Seek Growth
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Advantage Rent A Car Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Hertz spinoff owned by Toronto's Catalyst files for bankruptcy
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Repossessions during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn dumped all of his Hertz shares at an almost $2 billion loss after the car-rental giant's bankruptcy
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Hertz says survival tied to reducing fleet to fit new normal
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (9 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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Third Party Releases:

SCOTUS won’t hear Voya challenge to nonconsensual release of third-party claims
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Time To Get Rid Of The Means Test?
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Covid-19 and Bankruptcy: A Case For “Light-Touch” Reorganizations
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Bankruptcy Remoteness:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules that Shareholder Cannot Enforce “Golden Share” Blocking Right to Dismiss Bankruptcy Filed Without its Consent
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Obits:

W. Ryan Hovis
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Finance:

Maine companies in bankruptcy sue federal agency for denying them emergency loans
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Absolute Priority: Debtor Eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program
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Sales:

Distressed Company M&A in the Time of COVID-19: Benefits and Risks of Section 363 Sales
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Tax:

Tenth Circuit Upholds FDIC Ownership of Tax Refunds in Cases of Failed Banks
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Aviation:

The pandemic could change air travel forever
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Fed says pandemic inflicted most ‘severe’ damage on travel sector
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American Airlines CEO quells U.S. bankruptcy talk, says demand improving American Airlines not considering Chapter 11, demand improving -CEO American Airlines CEO Rejects Bankruptcy: “I’m Not Going To Do It”
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American Airlines says to cut management and support staff by 30%
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Hartsfield-Jackson manager: Full airport recovery could take 2-5 years
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Boeing cuts 12,000 jobs, resumes production of grounded jet
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Annoying Security Line At Charlotte Airport Is Maybe A Good Sign For American Airlines
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Boeing is laying off more than 6,000 employees this week as coronavirus pandemic hurts air travel
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Airline Fundraising Hits Record as Coronavirus Brings Travel to Standstill
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Lufthansa board postpones decision on bailout over EU demands
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Norwegian Air's Q1 loss widens as airline prepares for reboot
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EasyJet to cut workforce by 30% as coronavirus pandemic weighs
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JetAirways crisis: Deadline for submission of EoI is today
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Kuwait Air Is Said to Plan Cutting About 1,500 Expatriate Jobs
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SAS Warns Shareholders It Needs More Money as 5,000 Jobs Cut
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Which Airlines Have Been Hit By Bankruptcy Since COVID Began?
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South African Airways can still be saved with funding: administrators
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Theme Parks:

Mortgage Pain Extends to Poconos With Huge Water Park Shuttered
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Florida's theme parks are trying to salvage the summer, but visitors will find a very different experience
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Disney World is set to reopen on July 11 with masks and temperature checks required
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Fraud:

Lori Loughlin to be sentenced for college admissions scandal in August Lori Loughlin’s daughters reportedly think it will be ‘surreal’ to visit her in jail
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A Closer Look at Federal COVID Contractors Reveals Inexperience, Fraud Accusations and a Weapons Dealer Operating Out of Someone’s House
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Student Debt:

5 Student Loan Changes For 2020
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We Can Cancel Student Loans for Essential Workers Now
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Sovereigns:

Argentina’s default may be a harbinger for other countries in debt
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Everyone Wants A Happy Ending To Argentina’s Debt Crisis, But Will They Make It On Time?
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Argentina's Latest Default Doesn't Have to Mean Another Economic Collapse
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Good and bad signals for Argentina: bonds rise strongly, but two rating agencies slap “default”
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Zambia Picks Lazard as Adviser for Debt Restructure
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UK:

The Shape of Insolvencies to Come: Scrutinizing the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020
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Government corporate insolvency proposals to give trustees greater say on restructurings
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Changes to UK insolvency law will give businesses flexibility
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UK coronavirus tracing programme to launch on Thursday
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U.K. Companies Can’t Afford to Top Up Furloughed Workers’ Pay
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EU:

ECB’s Lagarde says Europe’s pandemic slowdown probably won’t be mild
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EU wants to borrow $8.5 billion for vaccines, health care
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An $826 Billion Battle Is Brewing in Europe
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Euro-Area Confidence Inches Up From Record Low as Lockdown Eased
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Europe under threat from other tourist destinations as it opens for the summer
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Virus Fallout Could Accelerate Europe’s Robot Revolution
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PIIGS:

Italy New Coronavirus Cases Rise as Deaths Reach 33,000
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Italian Business Confidence Remains at Lowest Level in Years
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Italians Flock to Beaches, Hoping Tourists Will Follow
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Germany:

Germany clamps down on singing over coronavirus fears
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Anti-Semitic crimes up 13 percent in Germany
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MENA:

Dubai, Saudi Arabia to Allow Employees to Return to Offices
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Lebanon crisis brings mixed legacy for central bank governor
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Creditor banks to meet to rescue Abu Dhabi's Neopharma
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Iranian girl, 13, beheaded by father in ‘honor killing’ as she slept
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Russia:

Moscow Eases Lockdown After Putin Says Pandemic Peak Has Passed
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South Africa:

Virus Could Cost South Africa Five Years of Potential Output
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India:

India is set to report a sharp slowdown — and things could get even worse
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Japan:

Japan aims to revive virus-hit tourism industry by footing bill
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Japan Says Economy Worsening Rapidly Even as Shutdowns Ease
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Japan Needs More Stimulus After World’s ‘Biggest,’ Analysts Say
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Argentina:

New York Lawmakers’ Last-Minute Move May Cost Argentina Dearly
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China:

A 'capital war' is accelerating between the US and China, and the coronavirus pandemic is only making it worse, according to one investor
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Pompeo tells Congress Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China What it means for investors if Hong Kong loses its special status with the U.S.
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China plays up business opportunities amid increasing U.S. protectionism
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Taiwan:

Taiwan Lowers 2020 Growth Forecast as Virus Weighs on Economy
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Switzerland:

Swiss companies must help pay rent for employees working from home: court
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Switzerland Temporarily Modifies the Duty to Trigger Insolvency Proceedings During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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Swiss Say Sex Work Is OK But Not Judo in Virus Reopening
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Australia:

Murdoch Shutters 112 Australian Print Papers
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Brazil:

Brazil Government Aide Says COVID-19's Toll on Elderly Will Reduce Pensions
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South Korea:

New Virus Cases Double in South Korea, Biggest Spike in 53 Days
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