November 18, 2020

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Law:

Are Biglaw Associates Billing Themselves To The Brink Of Exhaustion For Subpar Bonuses?
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Biglaw Firm That Cut Associate Compensation By Up To 50 Percent To Reinstate Full Salaries
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Adjusting the COVID-19 Response: How Law Firms Are Altering Austerity Measures
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4 Questions That Are Transforming the Legal Industry
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Law School Applicants Are Way Up. Is It an 'RBG Moment'?
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Longtime LeClairRyan attorney disbarred over mishandling of $3M in LandAmerica case
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Suit alleges 2 Littler lawyers misappropriated ‘voluminous amount’ of group’s intellectual property
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Lawyer for Trump campaign complains of ‘abusive’ voicemail from Kirkland associate, asks to withdraw
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NYU Law School Section On Its Third Professor Of The Semester, Sparks Calls For Pass/Fail
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Covid-19 Forces Legal Chiefs to Do More with Less, Survey Says
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Jill Biden Taps Winston Partner Reynoso as Chief of Staff
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Biden White House Counsel is Ex-Cravath Lawyer, Alito Clerk Dana Remus Has Taken an Unlikely Path to the White House Counsel’s Office
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Who Will Be Nominated To Serve As Attorney General Under President Joe Biden?
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Jay Clayton Giving Himself Second-Best Christmas Present Imaginable
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Cellphone entrepreneur donates $15M to law school
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People who are extremely persuasive use these 3 timing methods, says human behavior expert
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Trump and Allies Dial Back Voter Fraud Claims After Defeats
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Trump's new Pennsylvania lawyer said Biden won and that lawsuits 'will not reverse this election'
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Trump keeps losing in court. And he keeps losing his lawyers too.
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Trump Campaign Signals That Supreme Court Is Key to Its Pennsylvania Hopes
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Giuliani Files to Appear for Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit Rudy Giuliani Joins Trump’s Pennsylvania Lawsuit Trump lawyer Giuliani joins Pa. vote challenge case after other attorneys quit Rudy Gets Frosty Reception in PA. Court
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Infighting and an attempted 'coup': Trump team erupts into chaos as Giuliani takes over legal efforts
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Giuliani’s Reported $20,000-per-Day Fee ‘Makes Him Closer to a Highway Robber Than a Senior Counsel,' Legal Ethics Scholar Says
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Rudy Giuliani’s 'Disgraceful' Courtroom Rant About Voter Fraud Didn’t Resemble Trump Lawsuit
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Trump Campaign Lawyers Quit Pennsylvania Lawsuit—Again
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Penn. Supreme Court Overturns One Of Trump Campaign’s Only Victories
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Officials baffled by false election claims
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Election Truthers Take Hail Mary Lawsuit to the Dominion of Michigan Supreme Court
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A week later, Texas' Dan Patrick still has his $1 million offered as reward for uncovering election fraud
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What Does Trump Get Out of Contesting Biden’s Win?
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Trumpworld’s Insane New Claim: Mafia Rigged the Vote for Joe
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This Lindsey Graham Vote-Tossing Thing Seems… Not Legally Good 'What We in the Legal World Call a Felony': Lawyers Condemn Lindsey Graham, Call for DOJ and Senate Investigations Witness: Lindsey Graham Did Interfere
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Trump Campaign Officials Started Pressuring Georgia’s Secretary of State Long Before the Election
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Biden hopes to avoid divisive Trump investigations, preferring unity Why Biden May Have to Let Trump Off Hook
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Support for stricter US gun laws at lowest level since 2016
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All charges dropped against NFL player DeAndre Baker
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The history behind the latest LGBTQ rights case at the Supreme Court
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The Most Controversial Pardons Trump Could Make Before He Leaves Office
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Democrats tell Supreme Court they might drop fight for Mueller documents
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Breonna Taylor Grand Juror: Kentucky AG Rushed to 'Close' Up Case, 'Made It Feel Like It Was All Our Fault'
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Fraud Suspect Tried to Flee from FBI in Underwater 'Sea Scooter': DOJ
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FBI Investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton
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Harvey Weinstein gravely ill in prison; Covid Likely
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Judge awards family $10M in 'wrongful life' case
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Tensions Fueling Rise in Black Gun Ownership
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Prison left inmates with virus in housing for week
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Judges:

COVID-19 Related Updates to Bankruptcy Courtroom Policies and Procedures
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Husband To Continue At Private Practice Firm Despite Ethics Concerns
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Sotomayor Blasts Conservative Colleagues for Leaving Elderly COVID-19 Patients to Die with No Recourse
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rebound after a pause in the record rally
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World stocks catch breath after vaccine euphoria European markets muted as vaccine rally falters
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Stocks slip from record as investors gauge vaccine hope with virus concern
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Layoffs:

There's little sign of worsening layoffs so far
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Goldman Plans Second Round of Job Cuts After Pause for Pandemic
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Boston Scientific to lay off 106 employees in January
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Gig Economy:

Gig-Worker Classification Battles Spread to New Fronts Uber and Lyft used sneaky tactics to avoid making drivers employees in California. Now, they're going national.
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Festivals:

Supervisors OK funding to save financially troubled date festival
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Utilities:

Lawyer Diversity Helps Judge Pick FirstEnergy Lead Plaintiff
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FirstEnergy statements could support broad scope for PUCO-ordered audit
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Politics:

As Trump keeps blocking Biden's transition, warnings of the damage it will do to the US are getting louder and more dire
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Trump Grows Increasingly Reclusive As Reality Of Election Loss Sets In Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on Trump in Denial and America is Unsafe Trump canceled his annual plan to spend Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago, as aides describe a 'bunker mentality' at the White House
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McConnell: Transfer of presidential power won’t be delayed
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Blocking Biden's Incoming Staff Unprecedented
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Trump lashes out in new bid to tarnish an election he lost Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President's election conspiracy theories Trump Fires Head of US Cybersecurity for Telling the Truth Firing Krebs Crosses a Line - Even for Trump Pelosi Condemns Trump Firing Official Who Refuted Fraud Claims
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Emily Murphy, do your job
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Michigan's largest county certifies election results after Republicans earlier blocked certification
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Trump Urged by Doctors, Hospitals to Give Covid Data to Biden
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Trump Can’t Fight the Laws of Presidential Eclipse
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Krugman: Why the 2020 Election Makes It Hard to Be Optimistic About the Future
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Biden slams Trump ‘playing golf’ as Covid stimulus stalls & says ‘more people may die if we don’t coordinate’ transition
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Biden to bring Donilon and Ricchetti into White House
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Biden Suggests World Leaders Express ‘Enthusiasm’ Over No Longer Dealing With Trump
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Newsmax CEO knocks down Trump TV rumors, says valuation higher than $200 million The race to out-Fox Fox News
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Democrats bash Graham over claims he pressured Georgia to discard ballots
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College dean who called Joe Biden supporters 'ignorant' and ‘anti-American’ resigns
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Biden, Harris to receive national security briefing, but not from gov't officials
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Biden announces new White House staff picks Biden picks for senior White House staff include loyalists, rising Democratic stars
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Urged by a Democrat to wear his mask, Sen. Dan Sullivan retorted: 'I don't need your instructions'
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Republicans leaders privately described Trump as a political liability and said they faced losing Senate runoffs
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US Election Not Without Problems
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1,000 New Votes for Trump in Georgia
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Republican Georgia Secretary of State Says Trump Lost Election Because He Lied About Mail-in Voting Trump Lost in Georgia after Depressing GOP Mail-In Vote, Secretary of State Raffensperger Claims
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How the attack ads in Georgia's Senate runoff races are shaping up
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What MAGA Looks Like After Trump
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Tech:

Obama: The internet is “the single biggest threat to our democracy”
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Twitter: 300,000 tweets flagged over election disinformation
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Senators Challenge Zuckerberg, Dorsey Over Speech Rules
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Financially troubled Austin startup helped power Trump campaign
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Student Debt:

I paid off all my student loans. I still support student loan forgiveness.
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How bad is the student loan debt crisis?
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Mass Torts:

University of California agrees to $73M sex abuse settlement over former UCLA gynecologist
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing home COVID-19 cases surging again Nursing Home Covid Cases at Record High
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Food/Beverage:

Entire Bay Area Could Lose Indoor Dining After Sharp Covid-19 Uptick
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Thompson Hospitality acquires Matchbox in bankruptcy deal
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The National Restaurant Association to U.S. governors: We have become a ‘convenient scapegoat’ for COVID-19 outbreaks
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Pharma:

Purdue’s Sackler Family Can Pay U.S. Settlement Amount
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Distressed Investing:

Howard Marks Pivots Back to Caution After Catching Distress Wave
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Celebs:

Katie Price reveals she’s selling off her old clothes on Depop after bankruptcy ruling
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Economy:

America’s Zombie Companies Have Racked Up $1.4 Trillion of Debt
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Industrial Production Increased 1.1 Percent in October; 5.6% Below Pre-Crisis Level U.S. Manufacturing Output Increased for Sixth Month in October
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Millennials grow more resentful towards older generations as restrictions, economic fallout hit them harder
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Negative rate risk, QE overload may push central banks towards yield caps
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Controversial Fed nominee Shelton stalls in Senate test vote Trump nominee Shelton's path to Fed narrows as virus spreads White House confident Fed nominee Shelton will eventually be confirmed
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Powell says vaccine news good but economy has long way to go
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The scientific case against lockdowns
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Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed
(WSJ)

McConnell Blames Stimulus Delay on Pelosi, Schumer After Letter Urges Talks
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If Congress doesn't act, 12 million Americans could lose unemployment aid by the end of the year
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Share of long-term unemployment is rising: ‘There’s $0.68 in my bank account’
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Fed GDPNow latest estimate: 5.4 percent
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U.S. Household Debt Rises To Record as Refinances Surge NY Fed Q3 Report: "Total Household Debt Increased in Q3 2020, Led by Surge in New Credit Extensions"
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Don’t Be Fooled. The Coronavirus Economy Still Needs Help.
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Walmart CEO: "Imperative" that lawmakers pass more stimulus
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Biden calls for more stimulus, but there’s no sign of a deal before end of year
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Congress is far from sending more stimulus help as coronavirus cases surge and economic pain looms
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Americans are spending more on entertainment during pandemic
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Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state
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America needs to close down
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States enact new restrictions amid record COVID-19 hospitalizations
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These are the latest cities and states to tighten lockdown restrictions as a third wave of COVID-19 hits the US
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US retail sales rose less than expected in October as the economic recovery slowed Retail Sales increased 0.3% in October
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Global shares ease as vaccine euphoria wanes and US lockdowns come into force
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‘There’s a war on organizing, collective bargaining, unions and workers’: Biden wants to undo Trump executive orders on federal workers The Supreme Court will hear a new attack on unions. The implications are profound.
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SBA seeks to delay release of loan records following court order
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As covid-19 has exposed, our obsession with economic growth is harming people
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Office Workers Want to Keep Working at Home, Just Not Every Day
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People will be allowed to work from home half the time after Covid, CEO says
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Elon Musk’s Wealth Soars $12 Billion on Tesla Index Addition
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Chart reveals damage to economy during Covid crisis: Leuthold’s Jim Paulsen
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World’s largest shipping firm reports faster-than-expected third-quarter rebound
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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:

Americans' mortgage debt soars to a record $10 trillion
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Homebuilder Confidence Hits Another Record on U.S. Buying Boom NAHB: Builder Confidence Increased to 90 in November, Record High Homebuilder confidence in November shatters record high, as buyers keep fleeing for the suburbs
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California Auditor Slams State for Housing Crunch, Wasted Bonds
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As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students
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Municipalities:

Cities Still Need Their Lifeline From the Fed
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A Push to Save Fed Credit Line That Rescued Muni-Bond Market
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New York City Is Headed for a Slow Bounce
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With debt deal on ice, PREPA's transformation advances
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Oversight Board vacancies won't stop Puerto Rico debt restructuring
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Oil/Gas:

Another Bankruptcy Court Weighs In On Rejection of Gas Contracts
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Corporate heavyweights ramp up electric vehicle lobbying push
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UK: New petrol and diesel cars banned from sale after 2030 under government's green plan
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Retailing:

A Twitter Army Of Aggrieved Shareholders Claim They’ve Been Taken Advantage Of In The J.C. Penney Bankruptcy Proceedings By A ‘Rigged System’
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J.C. Penney shareholders ask federal court to stop sale to Simon, Brookfield and lenders
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Virus Shatters Retail Holiday Hopes, Could Lead to More Bankruptcies
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Retail sales' miss 'concerning' as COVID-19 cases rise
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Amid pandemic, big US retailers cash in as small business suffers
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U.S. retail sales miss expectations in October U.S. retail sales rose in October at slowest pace in six months Monthly retail sales from the US Commerce Department U.S. retail sales lose speed as pandemic, lack of fiscal stimulus weigh
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Retailers Grapple With New Coronavirus Surge As Sales Slip
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Retailers tap mall owner Simon to help make returning online purchases easier
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Kohl’s sales fall 13% as shoppers shift spending away from apparel
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Walgreens and CVS stocks tumble after Amazon launches rival pharmacy Drugstores, Insurers Suffer $22 Billion Blow on Amazon Move
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Covid Lockdown Shopping Habits Are Hard to Break
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Billions in Consumer-Goods Sales Flowing Away From Big Cities
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Global luxury goods sales set for largest ever fall in Bain forecast
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The future of retail: Businesses think in-person shopping isn't going anywhere
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Here comes the mall Santa Claus — with face masks and plexiglass
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Healthcare:

Other possible bidders emerge in LRGHealthcare bankruptcy
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U.S. hospitals are short staffed amid rise of coronavirus cases
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Covid: Hospitals Can't Go On Like This
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The Enraging Deja Vu of a Third Coronavirus Wave
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Axios-Ipsos poll: The coronavirus wakeup call
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Infections are rising in 83% of counties
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Task force warns of 'further deterioration' as pandemic worsens
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Vaccine Safety to Remain Unclear Until Millions Get Their Shots
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Covid-19 Mutated. Can Vaccines Keep Up?
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Pfizer to seek vaccine approval 'within days,' says final analysis shows it's safe and 95 percent effective
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Coronavirus Immunity May Last Years, Possibly Even Decades, Study Suggests
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Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine maker identifies ‘big challenges’ to mass production
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More Americans Now Willing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
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North Dakota records world's highest mortality rate
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Republicans changing tune on masks
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Telling people to wear ‘masks and wash your hands isn’t enough,’ says Biden’s Covid advisory board member
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The battle over masks has always been political
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U.S. Midwest Covid Surge Lasts Months Longer Than Coasts’ Agony
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Study: One in Six Texans Infected with Covid 19
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Florida Sticks to No Restrictions!
(WSJ)

Ohio’s DeWine Imposes 21-Day Curfew to Help Stop Covid-19 Spread
(DBN)

No bareface allowed in CA outside homes
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Covid Shots Barrel Toward Finish Line in 300-Day Science Feat
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COVID cases are peaking now in most of the country
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‘This Is Not The Flu. It’s Not Fake News’ | Gov. Larry Hogan Pleads With Marylanders To Help Prevent The Spread Of COVID
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COVID cases are spiking, but our attention isn’t
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Delusional COVID Truthers Try to Invade Hospital - They don’t believe the ICU is full of coronavirus patients. If only they were right.
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Echoes of a pandemic: Experts fear lessons from the 2009 H1N1 vaccine drive are being ignored
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Ignored COVID Experts for Months Over Mask Mandate
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Newsom Imposes New Covid Restrictions
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PA Requiring Out-Of-State Travelers To Get Tested
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More good news as the coronavirus crisis deepens
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U.S. hospitals to restrict Lilly COVID-19 antibody treatment due to limited supply
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Trump can still do one big thing to help end the pandemic
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‘He’s a Destructive Force’: Health Officials Want Scott Atlas Banished
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Dog-owners face 78% higher risk of catching Covid-19 - and home grocery deliveries double the risk, study finds
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The County With No Coronavirus Cases (and Plenty of Suspicion)
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How to Deal With People Who Ignore Covid Safety
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Hundreds broke the rules to attend a wedding. 17 now have the coronavirus, sparking two outbreaks.
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Ohio: Half of Wedding Party Catch Covid 19
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600 Sorority Girls Ready to Party!!!
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The Thanksgiving time bomb
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FDA Approves Home Coronavirus Test
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Golf:

The International Golf Club sold for $10 million
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Climate:

1% of People Cause Half of Aviation Emissions
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Corporate Governance:

Biden in the Boardroom: What to Expect On Corporate Governance From the New Administration
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Nearly 300 companies that got up to $500 million in US government stimulus aid have filed for bankruptcy. They employed 23,000 people
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Subchapter V:

An 'Affiliate' of a Public Company Is Barred from Reorganizing Under the Bankruptcy Code's New Subchapter V
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Mediation:

Mediation Paves The Way To Plan Confirmation — Quickly! (In re Tailored Brands)
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Litigation:

'Cases Are Not Settling': The Shutdown Could Benefit Defendants
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Appeals:

Appealing from Bankruptcy: Sixth Circuit Says Follow the Rules
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Trustees:

BK WD AR Seeks Ch. 7 Trustee
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Advisers:

Restructuring Professional Spivak Joins Clear Thinking Group
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Aviation:

AirAsia Japan files for bankruptcy, leaving 23,000 flyers without refunds AirAsia Flags Cash Drain in India After Japan Unit Goes Bust
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Don’t expect business travel to bounce back anytime soon, start-up founders say
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Covid testing before flying could become the norm as airlines try to boost confidence and woo travelers British Airways, American Air to offer virus tests on long flights
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Britain and U.S. sign aviation deal for post-Brexit flights
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EU states agonize over rules on rapid COVID tests, document says, in new blow to airlines
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Korean Air's parent to limit role of founding family in new deal, state bank says
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Boeing’s 737 Max is set to return to the skies as industry reels from pandemic U.S. to approve 737 MAX return as Boeing faces strong headwinds Key changes to Boeing's 737 MAX after fatal crashes
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Boeing 737 Max Crash Victim Families Decry Pending Return to Air
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House passes bill to reform plane certification process after two Boeing 737 MAX crashes
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EasyJet slumps to first annual loss amid pandemic
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CIGA and Cape Town Convention: insolvency and aviation
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British Airways to launch Covid testing trial for arrivals
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Volaris: Against All Odds, This Airline Is Now Up Year To Date
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Finance:

Hundreds of Businesses With PPP Loans Have Gone Bankrupt
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Education:

The lowest-paid workers in higher education are suffering the highest job losses
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Schools Should Be the Last Things We Close, Not the First
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Keep New York City Schools Open
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Sharp decline in international student enrollment cost the U.S. $1.8 billion
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Student Debt:

No, Joe Biden Can’t Forgive $50,000 Of Student Loans
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'The Squad' Ramps up Pressure on Biden to Cancel Student Loan Debt
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Banking:

Banks Should Brace Themselves for Some Bad News on Bad Loans
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Hedge Funds Have Fun At Citi’s Expense, Possibly Their Own (Legally-Speaking)
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Four key risks could make 2021 the toughest year for banks since 2009, says S&P
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Cruise Lines:

SeaDream cancels cruises for 2020 following covid-19 outbreak on one of its ships
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Skiing:

From the lodge to the lift, this year's ski season will look and feel very different
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Sports:

Masters final round rating down 51 percent, lowest since 1957
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Agribusiness:

U.S. Farms May Face Profitability Squeeze Into 2021, Survey Says
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Hotels:

Independent Hotels Band Together to Keep Giants at Bay
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Autos:

A Wrecked Hertz Stock Is Driving Towards Bankruptcy
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Calif. Dealerships Closing Over Covid Wave
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Music:

UK music industry will halve in size due to Covid, says report
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Sovereigns:

A proposal for an auction-based sovereign debt restructuring mechanism
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Need to treat all creditors equally led to Zambia default, c.bank says
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End borrowing binge to avoid debt default
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UK:

Scheme update: fees, class composition and forum shopping in Re Codere Finance
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From 'haves' to 'have-nots': how COVID-19 is swelling UK's subprime ranks
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Covid: 'A fifth' of hospitality sector jobs lost in 2020
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Croydon council's bankruptcy could be just the beginning
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COVID-19: 'Light at the end of tunnel' for economy but virus will leave legacy
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The smile that says 'I bagged £880k deal on PPE gravy train': How 23-year-old with no relevant experience was among firms who cashed in on government's 'shambolic' £12bn NHS safety equipment bonanza
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EU lawyers look into plans to rush through a trade deal - but pessimism is growing
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UK Government Publishes Treasury Direction for Extended Furlough Scheme
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Brexit's First Disaster: A Food Shortage
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KPMG forecasts show Brexit blow to UK recovery after Covid
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EU:

Europe's spending surge will not make debt unsustainable - ECB
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Europe’s recovery will be three times faster than after 2008: Morgan Stanley
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Canada:

How to support working parents during a pandemic: Lessons from Quebec
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Sweden:

Sweden, having refused to lock down, is now bringing in tougher COVID-19 restrictions as cases and deaths soar. 'This is the new norm,' the prime minister said.
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Has Sweden's coronavirus strategy failed?
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Germany:

Germany’s Embattled Auto Industry Looks to Merkel for a Restart
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Wirecard creditors claim at least 12.5 billion euros
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Former Wirecard boss must testify to parliament in person - court
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South Africa:

South African State Arms Maker Fires Workers After Bailout Snub
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MENA:

Bankruptcy Resolution Systems across Most Islamic finance Markets Remain at Infancy: Fitch Ratings
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Insolvency risk in the construction industry
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Saudi minister says nuclear armament against Iran ‘an option’
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India:

Oaktree, Apollo Lead U.S. Firms Betting on Stressed India Assets
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Creditors with Rejected Claims: Methods to Address Inadequacies under the IBC
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Amid multiple twists in DHFL saga, big haircuts are set to hit its lenders
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Sweden:

Sweden Tests Limit of Controversial Covid Strategy as Cases Soar
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China:

China to Leapfrog 56 Nations During Quarter-Century Income Surge
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The Only Thing Worse Than a Big Default Is a Surprise One
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Vulture funds buy up bonds of China state-owned enterprises
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Brazil:

Hard-hit Brazil threatened by second wave of virus
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Australia:

South Australia to enter strict "circuit breaker" lockdown
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