November 23, 2020

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Law:

Is This Billion-Dollar Biglaw Firm Offering ‘Special Bonuses’ In Name Only?
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Stat Of The Week: Law Departments Feel The Squeeze
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Real Estate and Bankruptcy Attorney Steven Smith Joins Dorsey
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Florida Bar Exam Results Are Out
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Female Fox Rothschild Worker to Appeal Loss on Sex Bias Claims
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Criminal probes, legal dangers await after White House
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Biden Considering Lisa Monaco, Sally Yates For Attorney General
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Assistant GC and firm partner discuss the future of client collaboration
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Kirkland & Ellis Withdraws From Trump's Pa. Lawsuit While Impeachment Star Barry Berke Subs In
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Detroit asks judge to sanction Trump campaign for spreading disinformation
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All The Unethical Lawyers Trump's lawyers can't help him steal the election. Thank legal ethics.
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Biden faces politically thorny decision on Trump prosecutions
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Trump's post-presidency will be cluttered with potentially serious legal battles
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More Trump Records Sought in New York’s Asset-Valuation Probe
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Chris Christie tells Trump to end election lawsuits, calls his legal team ’national embarrassment
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Superlawyer Rudy Leaks Nonsense All Over Federal Docket
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Trump’s legal team continues to cry vote fraud, and courts continue to see matters differently
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Rudy Giuliani Hasn’t Been In Court Since The 90s… What About His Last Case?
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Wall Street Journal Bails on Trump's 'Conspiracy Theory,' Says Giuliani is Not a 'Serious Practicing Attorney'
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A Republican judge just tore into Trump’s election lawyers for their incompetence
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Congressman's Complaint Seeks to Disbar Rudy Giuliani for ‘Series of Absurd Lawsuits,' But It Likely Won't Go Anywhere
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Late-night hosts mock Rudy Giuliani's 'insane' news conference
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In blistering ruling, judge throws out Trump suit in Pa. After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trump's Bid to 'Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million’ Pa. Voters ‘This is simply not how the Constitution works’: Federal judge eviscerates Trump lawsuit over Pennsylvania results Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign's Bid To Delay Vote Certification In Pennsylvania The Trump campaign's lawyers said they are 'thankful' to the judge who dismissed their election case in Pennsylvania so they can get it to the Supreme Court more quickly Trump Campaign Appeals Dismissal of Pennsylvania Election Suit
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Trump’s Pennsylvania Suit is ‘Incoherent Conspiracy,’ Voters Say
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Giuliani releases statement distancing Trump campaign from lawyer Sidney Powell Trump Lawyers Put Out Statement Throwing Sidney Powell Under The Bus After She Pushes Insane Voter Fraud Conspiracy
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Republicans seek to throw out millions of mail in ballots with new Pennsylvania lawsuit in latest attempt to overturn election
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Trump Wants Voters Decisions Tossed
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Pro-Trump Congressman Sues State Officials, Asks Judge to Declare Pennsylvania Election Unconstitutional
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Trump Campaign Lawyers File New Pennsylvania Motion Which Misspells Governor's Name
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‘Exhibit Q’: Lawyer Lin Wood Submits that Michigan Is Really Minnesota in Failed Pro-Trump Election Affidavit
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Those Who Know Rudy Best are Shocked
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Trump's Futile Fight To Overturn Election Loss Breeds Turmoil, Risk
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Alan Dershowitz Bizarrely Goes Along with Trump’s Theory That SCOTUS Could Help Hand Him the Presidency
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Trump Legal Fight Narrows as Time Runs Short to Flip States
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Trump campaign loses 3 ballot challenge cases after dropping Michigan vote lawsuit
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Wisconsin officials: Trump observers obstructing recount
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Justice Dept. meets Trump, Giuliani vote-fraud claims with silent skepticism
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'We Will Follow The Law': Michigan Lawmakers Defend Election After Trump Meeting
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Federal Judge Strikes DOJ from the Docket in E. Jean Carroll's Case Against Donald Trump
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On Jan. 20, Trump will lose a major perk. Here's what legal challenges await him.
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Some Thoughts on the Avenatti v. Fox News Libel Lawsuit
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Ivanka Trump's Rage-Tweets About Ongoing Tax Fraud Investigations Have Serious Potential to Hurt Her Legal Defense
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Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect sought
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NYPD Officer Assaulted By Multiple People While Jogging In Queens
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Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Posts Full $2 Million Bond and Is Released from Jail
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Lawyer Disbarred in New Zealand Gets Same Treatment in Oregon
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The Sexual Harassment Settlement That Could Change An Entire Industry
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Mystery Deposition in Ghislaine Maxwell Civil Case Will Be Unsealed on Monday
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This prosecutor tried to put Epstein away for decades. Powerful men maneuvered to stop her
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Law grad who flunked bar exam gets prison time for creating law firms and practicing law
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Federal inmate tried by all-white jury is executed after Supreme Court lifts execution stay
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Sick prisoner wrote 17 letters pleading to be freed. Covid silenced him.
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Judge rules against Trump global media chief after firings
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OH: Governor Stripped of Powers Over Covid
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Trump considers targeting birthright citizenship with executive order in his last weeks in office, report says
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Trump to Leave with Higher Border Crossings than During Any Month Under Obama
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Homicides skyrocket across U.S. during pandemic, while robberies and rapes plummet
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Judges:

Resignation of judge who called juror ‘Aunt Jemima’ is ‘binding and irrevocable,’ judicial court says
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Courts Suspending Jury Trials as COVID-19 Cases Surge
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The Federal Courtroom At The Center Of A COVID Outbreak
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Trump-Appointed Circuit Judges Rule Bans on Gay Conversion Therapy for Juveniles Are Unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court’s “Breathtakingly Radical” New Approach to Election Law
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Wall Street:

 

Wall Street slips amid worries about worsening pandemic
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Winter of Lockdowns Cools Market Elation
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What’s next for markets after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pulls the $455 billion plug
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Layoffs:

Nikon to Cut Workforce by 2,000 on Slump in Camera Business: Nikkei
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Universal Orlando notifies more than 1,100 employees that they’ll be laid off by the end of the year
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XPO, Southwest Airlines cutting 186 jobs in Texas
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M.L.S. Layoffs Cut League’s Staff by 20 Percent
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Fraud:

‘Fraud’ Is a Banned Word in U.S. Aid Program Awash With It
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Lawmakers Demand SBA Explain Handling of Fraud-Plagued Virus Aid
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Holmes Says Her Wealth Has No Place in Theranos Fraud Trial
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Healthcare:

1,000 U.S. Hospitals Are 'Critically' Short On Staff — And More Expect To Be Soon One in Five U.S. Hospitals Face Staffing Crises Within a Week
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Updated Covid Stats
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Health officials make their final pleas for holiday caution as coronavirus cases spike
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U.S. reports nearly 200,000 new coronavirus cases as more than 1,500 people die daily U.S. Passes 12 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in U.S. reach highest level since May Coronavirus deaths will likely soar
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Racial, ethnic minorities continue to die from covid-19 at much higher rates
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U.S. could ‘see another 100,000 deaths by Inauguration Day,’ says doctor
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California Reports Record 15,442 New Coronavirus Cases
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'Busting out of the seams': West Texas hospitals pushed to the limit in unprecedented Covid-19 surge
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Rapid testing 75% of a city every 3 days could 'drive the epidemic toward extinction' within 6 weeks, a new study claims
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Bill Gates calls U.S.’s failure to contain the coronavirus ‘mind blowing,’ warns that colder months will be ‘very tough’
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Johns Hopkins: Don't Listen to Dr. Atlas
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National Guard to support El Paso morgues as COVID deaths surge
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'Not only is this assignment physically taxing, but it may be emotionally taxing,’ says ad for morgue attendants in Texas
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NYC Dead Stay in Freezer Trucks Set Up During Spring Covid-19 Surge
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Hundreds Of Bodies Of NYC’s Spring Covid Victims Still In Freezer Trucks
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As nation awaits transition of power, Fauci issues timely warning to his fellow scientists
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Americans will hopefully begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as early as December 11, 'Warp Speed' advisor says Five U.S. agencies have started telling employees they could get Covid vaccine shots in as little as 8 weeks
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G-20 Set to Pledge to Ensure Fair Distribution of Covid Vaccines Trump  to G20: Vaccinate America First!
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Doctors and nurses want more data before championing vaccines to end the pandemic
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Coronavirus vaccine czar said Moderna will seek an emergency use authorization for its vaccine by the end of November
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Astra-Oxford Shot Is Key to Escaping Pandemic for Many Nations
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AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine can be up to 90% effective, late-stage trials show
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Older people who want an early Covid-19 vaccine might not get one as quickly as they’d like
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GOP senator in Pfizer trial urges trust in Covid vaccines: ‘This is how we bring an end to this pandemic’
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We're likely to need coronavirus booster shots after the initial vaccine
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Trump coronavirus vaccine chief has had ‘no contact’ with Biden transition team
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FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received
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Masks mandates worked to slow the spread of Covid-19 in Kansas, CDC research shows
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Inconclusive results, missing data: Why experts are pushing back on a study questioning masks
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Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules
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Nearly 200 legislators have tested positive for coronavirus nationwide and four have died as GOP flouts rules
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Donald Trump Jr. has coronavirus, as White House sees 4 more Covid cases
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Families And Friends Mourn Loss Of Thanksgiving Traditions, Seek New Ones
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CDC’s Call to Cancel Thanksgiving Came Just in Time
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Joy of weddings leading to the misery of coronavirus spread across America
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'Your family is not immune': Texas family urges everyone to stay safe after their small gathering led to over a dozen members testing positive for the coronavirus
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How doctors, public health experts are safely celebrating Thanksgiving this year
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Coronavirus FAQ: How Safe Is It To Work Out In A Gym Or Play Indoor Sports?
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'I Have COVID': Police Looking for Man Who Spat at Women in Confrontation over Masks
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Coal:

US coal jobs down 24% from the start of Trump administration to latest quarter
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Economy:

BLS: October Unemployment rates down in 37 States, Higher in 8 States
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Q4 GDP Forecasts
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The Pandemic Economy
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What Stays and What Goes in a Post-Covid-19 World
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Should Corporate Zombies Give You Nightmares?
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Most Infected U.S. County May Shut Down Restaurants, Again
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'Dial back' or 'emergency brake?' New lockdowns and the U.S. economy
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U.S. leading economic indicators rise again in October, but growth is slowing White House's Kudlow says he does not think U.S. economy is slowing down
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Raging pandemic singes U.S. economy and signals darker days ahead
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US economy hurtles toward 'COVID cliff' with programs set to expire From extended jobless benefits to student loan reprieve, COVID-19 relief set to fade at year's end
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Biden Meets With Schumer, Pelosi to Discuss Stimulus Spending Mnuchin Moves to Restart Stimulus Talks With Democratic Leaders
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JP Morgan: The Economy is About to Shrink
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Inflation May Be About to Pick Up Sharply
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Pandemic casts economic shadows on virtual G-20 summit
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Virus Surge Threatens Newfound U.S. Corporate Profit Optimism
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U.S. economy faces looming test as coronavirus wildfire rages
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Mnuchin’s Fed move is like stripping Titanic of its lifeboats, economist says The US Treasury’s unnecessary fight with the Fed Fed to return lending backstop funds to Treasury as requested The brewing stimulus battle between the Fed and Treasury Wind-Down of Loan Programs Seen Raising Odds of More Fed Action Why a rare Fed-Treasury rift isn’t causing markets to freak out — so far, at any rate Fed’s Evans says he’s disappointed by Treasury decision to end emergency loan programs Mnuchin says Treasury, Fed have 'plenty of capacity left' Mnuchin's Inglorious Endgame Mnuchin denies trying to limit Biden's economic options Biden team slams Treasury decision to curtail Fed lending powers, calls move 'deeply irresponsible' Congress Splits on Party Lines Over Mnuchin Fed-Facilities Move Biden Needs to Fix Mnuchin’s Big Mistake Investors fret over future of Fed crisis lending With end of crisis programs, Fed faces tricky post-pandemic transition
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Carnival Borrowing Without Ships Suggests Mnuchin May Be Right
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Mnuchin says he’ll ‘work closely’ with his successor if Joe Biden’s win ‘gets certified’
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The Trump administration is hampering the economic recovery at a critical time
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Delayed unemployment benefits cost her $20,000 in credit card debt
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The K-shaped economic recovery dividing America also applies to companies. Here are 4 implications of that trend, according to a Wall Street chief strategist.
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Fed’s Kaplan says double-dip recession is a possibility
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Two Key Economic Dates in December
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Trump attends his final G-20 summit but does not participate in pandemic preparedness session G20 leaders close Riyadh summit with calls for coordinated response to coronavirus pandemic
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22 jobs at high risk of slow recovery after the coronavirus pandemic
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More people with bachelor's degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades
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A season of COVID uncertainty
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For families of color, the pandemic brings an outsized financial hit
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'Can't eat a gift card': Rural food banks fight to put turkeys on the table
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A grim test case on how paid-leave and child-care policies failed to close gender pay gap
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653,551 folks left California in 2019. Where did they go?
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Women in Finance Have to Ask for Promotions, Men Don’t: Survey
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The OCC Stands Up for Fossil Fuels, Gun Makers, Opioid Manufacturers, and Payday Lenders
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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:

Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Increased Slightly
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Total Percentage of Retail Rents Paid Since the Pandemic Began
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Millennials and Gen Z are fleeing cities and buying up homes in the suburbs amid the coronavirus pandemic
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Quarterly Starts by Purpose and Design
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2020 hurricane season is busiest ever recorded, and National Flood Insurance Program faces over $20 billion debt
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L.A. Home Sales Soar as California’s Housing Market Defies Covid
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Morgan Stanley Sees K-Shaped Recovery For Commercial Real Estate
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico board seeks to give bondholders 66%-69% haircut
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FOMB Negotiating With Creditors on Govt's Amended Plan of Adjustment
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Giant New York rats overtaking Central Park and the UWS
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Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economy
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3 N.J. malls are going bankrupt, but towns that need their taxes hope they survive
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Muni Market Faces Test With Cut to Fed Lifeline That Ended Crash
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Without Fed's MLF, stakeholders warn of a fragile future for munis
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U.S. Virgin Islands tries to avoid looming pension crisis
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It Is 2020, and Puerto Rico Is Still a Colony Puerto Ricans voted for statehood. Will it happen?
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Oil/Gas:

Pipe dreams leave U.S. energy firms caught in climate trap
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COVID infections, vaccine prospects play ‘tug of war’ with oil as traders look to OPEC+
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Could OPEC's House of Cards Collapse?
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China Is Set to Eclipse America as World’s Biggest Oil Refiner
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Politics:

The Founders didn't prepare for a president who refuses to step down, historians say
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An anonymous group of top US CEOs said they would hold off acting against Trump until after the Georgia recount. It's done.
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GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer: Transition should start "tomorrow morning" GOP senator calls for cooperation on Biden transition: 'I'd rather have a president who has more than one day to prepare'
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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey: Trump has exhausted all plausible legal options
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Trump's post-election battle pushes GOP toward boiling point
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U.S. Rep. Kay Granger says it’s time for Donald Trump to “move on” as most Texas Republicans remain silent
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Bernstein: 21 GOP Senators Against Trump
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Trump ally Sen. Marsha Blackburn called Biden the president-elect and Harris the vice president-elect, but her office later said she 'misspoke'
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Trump’s Ugly Exit
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Trump’s Scorched Earth Farewell
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Trump Threatening Havoc on GOP
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Top GOP senator: Biden should be getting intel briefings
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GOP’s Toomey Says Trump Should Concede and Start Transition
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Trump ally Stephen Moore: President 'going to leave the office triumphant'
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A Trump official is still blocking Biden’s presidential transition. House Democrats want answers As Democrats fume, the Trump appointee who can start the Biden transition is in no hurry
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FactCheck: McEnany on 2016 Transition
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Why Trump Voters Think He Won
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Republicans would have been ‘screaming their heads off’ if Democrats tried to overturn the 2016 election: Fox News personality
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The top Republicans who have acknowledged Biden as president-elect
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Trump's embarrassing, incompetent, humiliating, very sad coup
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RNC is Backing Trump's Bogus Election Claims
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Georgia certifies election results, solidifying Biden win
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The Trump campaign requested a recount in Georgia one day after the state's election results were certified and showed Biden won by more than 12,000 votes
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Hold The Champagne: What Happens When Neither Party Gets to Celebrate The Election?
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Biden forges ahead with the transition while Trump paralyzes Washington
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Young voters set turnout record, aiding Biden win
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Outrage in Black community over claims of voter fraud
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Republicans Rewrite an Old Playbook on Disenfranchising Black Americans
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With silence, GOP enables Trump’s risky endgame
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Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on America are from Donald
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‘Something very historical’: Push for diverse Biden Cabinet Biden will announce first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, chief of staff says
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Biden to Name Longtime Aide Blinken as Secretary of State
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Trump: Why is Biden Forming a Cabinet?
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Notoriously noisy president goes (relatively) quiet in wake of election defeat
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Michigan GOP officials were pictured drinking champagne in the lobby of Trump's luxury DC hotel after meeting the president to discuss attempts to overturn the election result Lawyers Toss Cold Water on Michigan AG's Potential Criminal Probe Into GOP Leaders Who Met With Trump Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results Michigan May Have Deadlock on Biden Win
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Dershowitz: Trump Wants Congress to Decide
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flailing effort resting on mendacity
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Trump, laden with $400 million debts, plans to cash in on his post-presidency with a book deal, media appearances, and selling rally tickets, according to a report
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Trump privately plots his next act - including a potential 2024 rematch
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How Trump Hopes to Use Party Machinery to Retain Control of the G.O.P.
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'Thank you Elizabeth, LOVE!': Trump thanks parody Twitter account he thought was his sister
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Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is in isolation after testing positive for the virus.
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'Can't Shake the Stink of Self Dealing': Sen. Loeffler Mocked for Her 'I've Been TOTALLY Exonerated' Campaign Ad
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In Georgia, Pence Walks Line Between Trump's Election Falsehoods And GOP Senate Fight
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Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls already descending on newfound battleground Georgia
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Inside the far-right American ‘militia networks’ arming themselves for ‘Civil War’ as Joe Biden becomes president
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Biden inauguration could be ‘scaled down’ because of Covid-19, official says
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'A huge catastrophe': Democrats grapple with congressional and state election losses
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Senator-elect Tuberville, fresh from congressional orientation, misidentifies the three branches of government
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The tie between the Kennedy assassination and Trump's conspiracy mongering
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Retailing:

Guitar Center Goes Bankrupt, Idled by Virus and Slower Sales U.S. retailer Guitar Center files for bankruptcy Guitar Center Files for Bankruptcy - Growing gap between the strongest and weakest companies in the pandemic This Legendary Store Just Announced It's Filing for Bankruptcy Guitar Center, the largest retailer for musical instruments in the US, has filed for bankruptcy Guitar Center Takes Next Step to Recapitalize Company with Comprehensive Support Agreement and Financing
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Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and U.S. economy
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The CDC classified Black Friday shopping as a 'higher-risk activity' — experts say masks and avoiding crowds are key
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Caleres to close 133 Naturalizer stores in shift to digital
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Satellites:

Britain Makes Risky Bet Reviving Bankrupt Satellite Firm OneWeb UK joins with Bharti to take control of failed space start-up OneWeb
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OneWeb ‘needs $2bn more’ as Mittal takes charge of satellite project
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Cumulative Bankruptcy Cases Filed by the Biggest PPP Loan Recipients
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Intercreditor:

‘Creditor-on-Creditor Violence’ Lands Big Managers in Court
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Advisers:

Alvarez & Marsal Names Bullock Co-Head of NA Restructuring & Turnaround Division’s Southern Region
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Aviation:

How One Airline's Pandemic Hurt Becomes Everyone's Pain
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Boeing Has No Path To Recovery
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EU Aviation Safety Chief Sees Boeing 737 Max Approval in January
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Boeing 737 MAX jets undergo round-the-clock effort to clear inventory
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UAE to announce return schedule for Boeing 737 MAX 'in timely manner'
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Over 1 million U.S. travelers flew on Friday, despite calls to avoid holiday travel COVID-19 spread when 5 million people left Wuhan for Chinese New Year, yet 50 million Americans will still travel for Thanksgiving
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As U.S. coronavirus cases soar toward 200,000 a day, holiday travel is surging
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Air travel's COVID-created future
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CDC recommends preflight testing for those planning to fly internationally
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A traveler tested negative for covid-19 before a flight. He had the virus and infected 4 passengers.
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U.K. Looking at Covid Certificates for Travelers, Telegraph Says
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Shanghai airport is plunged into chaos after a 'worker tested positive for Covid-19 prompting Hazmat-clad staff to herd thousands of people into basement for testing before they make bid for freedom'
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Food/Beverage:

California pub tries to keep calm, carry on with virus rules
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Student Debt:

Can Joe Biden forgive student debt without Congress? Here’s what the experts say
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When Will Joe Biden Forgive Your Student Loans?
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How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans from Student Debt
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Musical Instruments:

The CEO of guitar icon Fender says the company was looking into an abyss when the coronavirus hit — but now the company expects record 2020 sales
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Why The Guitar Center Filed For Bankruptcy
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Education:

Coronavirus cases on college campuses spike, linked to parties
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Thanksgiving travels unravel college fears
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As coronavirus cases rise, school leaders once again confront tough choices
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Evidence doesn't support closing schools to stop the coronavirus
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NYC Had 35,000 of 1.1 Million Students Opt In to In-Person Class
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Schools Don’t Spread Covid. Teachers' Unions Don’t Care.
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Dozens of schools hit with outbreaks
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History:

Thanksgiving 1918 took place during a deadly pandemic. What can it teach us for Thanksgiving 2020?
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How one city avoided the 1918 flu pandemic's deadly second wave
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When Alexander Hamilton Tried to Steal the Election of 1800
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Even the Founders Hated the Electoral College
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Skiing:

Some ski resorts resume operations under new COVID-19 guidelines
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'People need mountains': Swiss ski resorts buck Alpine lockdowns
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Pharma:

Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anyone else. Can Amazon Pharmacy change that?
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Trump Unveils Disputed, Long-Shot Drug Policies Upending System
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Climate:

Trump tells G-20 world leaders that Paris climate accord was 'designed to kill the American economy'
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Religion:

Pope Francis Presses Young Catholics For A New Economy
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Oklahoma mega-church under fire for holding 'Friendsgiving' amid Covid spike
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Sports:

Pennsylvania backtracks on in-game mask requirement for state's football teams
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College football has been battered by covid. What's most startling is our acceptance.
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Trucking:

Michigan carrier files for bankruptcy
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Festivals:

Only thousands of dollars left to pay back the millions Rock and Country USA fans spent
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival Swaps Equity for Debt as Troubles Mount
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CDC Recommends That All People Avoid Travel on Cruise Ships
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Pandemic decimates cruise ship orders
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Agribusiness:

'Very stressful': COVID-19 surge slices U.S. demand for big Thanksgiving turkeys
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Movie Theaters:

Movie Theatre Options to Avoid Restructuring
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Sovereigns:

G20 leaders meet to discuss help for poorest nations in post-Covid world, Trump golfs
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China lenders freeze $2.1 billion debt payments for poor nations
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UK:

Local authorities need to be weaned off their debt addiction
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Tougher tier lockdown means most people unable to mix with family and friends until Easter England to end national lockdown, but impose stricter regional system British government eyes easing COVID restrictions for Christmas
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Layoffs and bankrupt schools: headteachers in England warn of Covid consequences
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U.K.’s Sunak Says Constructive Brexit Deal Will ‘Hopefully’ Come
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Sunak Starts U.K.’s Reckoning With Ruinous Legacy of Pandemic
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EU:

EU economics chief ‘worried’ about delays to Covid stimulus after Hungary and Poland veto
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KKR Is Said to Make Preparations for New European Buyout Fund
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PIIGS:

Portugal to ban domestic travel for national holidays as coronavirus cases surge
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As Italy's virus death toll rises, resignation sets in
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Italy's Bank Troubles Are Back to Haunt It
(DBN)

Legal woes, €2B capital hole and political pushback hinder Monte dei Paschi sale
(DBN)

Italy’s Confindustria Sees Second Recession Risk as Virus Flares
(DBN)

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Canada:

Canada extends U.S. border closure until Dec. 21
(DBN)

Canadian businesses brace for more shutdowns with virus surging
(DBN)

Small businesses bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic: Statistics Canada
(DBN)

Is CBRM bankrupt? Financial statements, experts say no
(DBN)

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Belgium:

Over 10% of Belgian businesses fear imminent bankruptcy
(DBN)

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MENA:

Israel: Bankruptcy claims up 40% in 2020
(DBN)

Jonathan Pollard, Who Sold Cold War Secrets To Israel, Completes Parole
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan’s virus cases hit record for fourth day
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany Set to Extend Lockdown to Slow Virus Before Christmas
(DBN)

Germany's anti-mask movement draws strange bedfellows
(DBN)

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Sweden:

Swedish PM Sends Covid Plea to Nation After ‘Careless’ Response
(DBN)

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South Korea:

S. Korea Restricts Restaurant Hours, Gatherings as Virus Spreads
(DBN)

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Australia:

Future Uncertainty – What lies within the proposed corporate insolvency reforms and how the reforms impact on creditor’s rights to issue Creditor’s Statutory Demands
(DBN)

Australian States Ease Restrictions With Outbreaks Under Control
(DBN)

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Poland:

Poland Opens Malls But Keeps Schools Closed on Wait for Vaccine
(DBN)

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Nigeria:

Nigerian Economy Falls Into Recession With 3.62% Contraction
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Coronavirus Roars Back in Brazil as Infections Top 6 Million
(DBN)

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South Africa:

South Africa Descends Deeper Into Junk as Fitch Cuts Rating
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico Passes 100,000 Covid Deaths, Actual Toll Much Higher
(DBN)

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