Law:
Am Law 50 Firm Extends Mandatory Work-From-Home Policy Though January 2021 • Reed Smith to Stay Remote Through End of the Year
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Biglaw Malpractice Case Takes Turn After Wild Internal Email Uncovered
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Those Salary Cuts - Not Restoring Them Creates Retention/Lateral Hiring Risks
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What Are Your Associates Really Thinking? Young Lawyers' Brutally Honest Advice to Their Firms
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Summer associate—said to be ‘like a dude in heels’—was victim of gender bias and bullying, suit says
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Racist Comment by New York Landlords’ Attorney Is Symptom of Larger Problem
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US lateral hires market picks up among litigation practices
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Junior Partners - All Genders - Who Are Parents of Young Children During COVID-19
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This law prof has been fighting off Twitter trolls during the coronavirus crisis
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That Rite of Passage from Too-Much-Education to Work - Not Going Smoothly in Legal Sector
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Washburn Law School Removes Statues Of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
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How Ropes & Gray Hit 31% Female Partners: Its Women's Group Is Not Just For Mommies.
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'I don‘t know how she does it:' Lil Wayne sports agent, Norton Rose lawyer does double duty
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California Advances Bill for $515 Bar Fee for Active Attorneys
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What Do Politics Have To Do With Your Law Firm’s Reopening Plan?
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St. Louis lawyer couple charged after BLM protest appear in court
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'When McDonald's investigated, its CEO lied': McDonald's slams ex-CEO in new legal filing • McDonald’s Calls Out Ex-CEO in $37 Million Clawback Case
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Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions • Trump to Talk Civil Unrest With Barr, Wolf Before Kenosha Trip
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Appeals court rejects former Trump adviser Flynn’s bid to toss criminal case • Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case • A Trump judge’s attempt to bail out Michael Flynn ends • Neomi Rao: D.C. Circuit Subjected Michael Flynn to an ‘Inquisition,’ Allowed Emmet Sullivan’s ‘Unlawful Incursions’
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Lock them up: The danger of political prosecutions in a second Trump term
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In ‘Stunning’ 2-1 Decision, Appeals Court Says Congress Can't Enforce Subpoena Against Ex-WH Counsel Don McGahn
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Top Mueller Lieutenant Attacks New York Times Story on Rod Rosenstein's Handling of Russia Probe
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Trump Had an Absurd Reason for Thinking the Mueller Investigation Was ‘Nothing to Worry About,' Book Claims
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon ‘border wall’ fraud trial set for May 2021
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‘We Build the Wall’ Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Fraud Case
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New York Trump Investigations Appear to Be at Critical Junctures
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Trump Gutted the Department of Justice. Biden Can Restore It.
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Barr’s removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns
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Kim Kardashian's Lobbying of Trump Was Supposedly the Last Straw for Don McGahn
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‘Anti-Fascist’ Suspect Investigated in Shooting Death of Right-Wing Demonstrator in Portland: Report
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Oregon governor announces additional police resources one day after fatal shooting
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Biden condemns Kenosha violence and rebuts Trump’s ‘law and order’ message
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White House Says Trump Is 'Not Going To Weigh In' On Kyle Rittenhouse Shootings • Trump suggests accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self defense
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Trump and Biden have very different Blake responses • Biden accuses Trump of refusing to 'even acknowledge that there's a racial justice problem in America,' while Trump says he won't meet with Jacob Blake's family when he visits Kenosha • Joe Biden Condemns Riots: Fires Not a Protest • Dueling narratives fuel opposing views of Kenosha protest shooting
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As Guns Get Drawn at Protest Sites, Demonstrators Fear a Volatile New Phase
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Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse
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Residents in Kenosha are dismayed at law enforcement's response to the Jacob Blake shooting and protests: 'They just let the fires burn'
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Maryland official fired after Facebook posts showed support for Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse
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Was the teenage Kenosha shooting suspect's possession of a gun protected by the Constitution?
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Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protests
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'That's the shooter': Witnesses describe the night Kyle Rittenhouse opened fire in Kenosha
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Counter-protester who pulled a gun on Black Lives Matter protesters in Florida after a fight erupted won't be charged
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Protesting is as important as voting
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More in U.S. Believe Protest Actions Can Aid Black Adults
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Rioting is beginning to turn people off to BLM and protests while Biden has no solution
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Trump, friends mourn right-wing activist killed in Portland
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Trump compared police who shoot people to golf players who mess up their shots, the night before visiting the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha
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2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of US strife
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Sheriff: Kenosha Inundated With Threats From Outside Agitators, Some International
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Absent details, police shooting narratives seek to distract
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Protests erupt in Los Angeles after fatal police shooting
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White South Carolina cop suspended for repeating the n-word on camera
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Dispute with off-duty cop over alcohol, face masks turns violent
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‘Godly Man’ Throws Tantrum at Walmart, Calls Woman B-Word in Mask Policy Argument
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Ron Jeremy Faces New Charges in Alleged Sexual Assaults of 13 More Victims, Including 15-Year-Old Girl
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One Louisiana city refuses to take hurricane evacuees. Officials blame racial justice protesters.
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Donald Trump claims Portland is 'entirely ablaze'
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Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
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Trump says Black Lives Matter is "discriminatory" and "bad for Black people"
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India’s Top Court Fines Lawyer $0.01 for Contempt
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US Army officer's viral TikTok video joking about the Holocaust is widely condemned
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Judges:
'Poppycock!': Federal Court Denies Trump's Attempt to Use Border Patrol Agents as Asylum Officers
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Lee Bogdanoff Appointed As Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court
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United States Bankruptcy Judgeship Western District of Tennessee Notice of Vacancy
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BK ND NY Seeks Law Clerk
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BK ED MI Seeks Law Clerk
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Potential juror says he was put in COVID-19 ‘petri dish’ at jail for refusing to wear mask in court
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In opinion by Trump appointee, 5th Circuit upholds firing of DA employee over political differences
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Biglaw Partner Calls Out Former Partner Turned Trump Appointee To The Ninth Circuit
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Judge Blasts Kentucky Bar Handling of Lawyer Over Mental Health
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In Anthem-Cigna ‘Soap Opera,’ Judge Awards Damages to Neither
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Cold-cocked judge becomes latest victim of senseless NYC violence • NYC judge allegedly punched on way to court by a person on a bike
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Presiding justice: RBG officiates family friend's wedding
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Wall Street:
Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 and Dow notch best August since 1980s
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Global shares mixed following Wall Street retreat
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Stocks end a bumpy day mostly lower, still notch August gain
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S&P 500 heads for best August in 36 years as traders cheer continued economic recovery
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Billionaire Leon Cooperman Warns Investors Of Stock Market ‘Euphoria’ And Shares Three Big Risks To An Economic Recovery
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Stocks Just Had The Best August Since 1984, But History Shows Trouble Is On The Way
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Layoffs:
Thousands Of U.S. Pilots Face Furloughs This Fall
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American Airlines plans 19,000 furloughs, layoffs in October
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NYC Mayor to Delay Layoff Notices After Talks With Unions
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Bed Bath & Beyond cuts 2,800 jobs in restructuring move
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Seismic data co. SAExploration cut workforce ahead of bankruptcy
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Encore Boston Harbor announces 385 layoffs
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Ford to Fire 1,000 in North America
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Maersk Plans Major Restructuring Affecting Thousands of Jobs
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Robot Trucks Are Seeking Inroads Into Freight Business
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Politics:
John Kelly: Telling Trump 'no' is like 'French kissing a chainsaw'
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Poll: Trump trails Biden among active-duty troops
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Dem group warns of apparent Trump Election Day landslide
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Federal Judge Extends Absentee Voting Deadline, Setting the Stage for Another Trump Campaign Lawsuit
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JPMorgan says investors should prepare for rising odds of a Trump 2020 win
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Trump has slipped among key groups that backed him in 2016
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Could Elizabeth Warren Become The Next Education Secretary?
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The curious saga of the deceased Herman Cain's living Twitter account
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Joe Biden asks crowd at Pittsburgh campaign event: ‘Do I look like a radical socialist?’
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For the first time in 160 years, the Republican Party failed to produce a policy platform. Big mistake, especially in 2020.
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Odds of a Biden presidency are rising according to this stock signal, and a win would pose few risks to the market, LPL says
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Cooperman undecided, suggests Biden has ‘decent character’ but unclear policies
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GOP Congressman Slammed for Sharing 'Manipulated' Video of Activist Who Uses Computerized Voice • Rep. Scalise Admits He ‘Shouldn’t Have’ Shared Doctored Biden Clip, But Doubles Down On Message
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Herman Cain Tweets Coronavirus Not That Deadly—Despite Having Died From It
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Trump leans into his '180,000 deaths is a statistic' reelection strategy
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Trump Embracing Fringe Theories on Protests • Trump thinks violence and chaos on the streets is good for his reelection, and he's not trying to hide it
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AP Fact Check: Trump tweets distort truth on National Guard
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New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?
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Krugman: QAnon Is Trump’s Last, Best Chance
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Trump goes mostly dark in TV advertising fight with Biden
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Minnesota May Be the Next State to Go Red
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Heated Montana Race Could Flip the Senate to Democrats
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Across South, a push to change Confederate school names
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We are evangelical Christians not voting for Donald Trump this time
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Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign’s final stretch
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Trump’s Gender Gap Risks Becoming Chasm, Adding to Campaign Woes
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Thousands ask for a statue of Chadwick Boseman to replace a Confederate memorial in his hometown
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Whose America is it, explained
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Ex-adviser to first lady: Working for Trumps was a ‘mistake’ • Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by 'deceit, deception'
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Economy:
Dallas Fed: "Recovery Continues in Texas Manufacturing" in August
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Manufacturing in the Midwest is improving, but still weak
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Small-Business Failures Loom as Federal Aid Dries Up
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NACM’s August Credit Managers’ Index Hits Two-Year High
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Seven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
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Fed’s Clarida says rates won’t rise just because unemployment falls • Fed’s Clarida Leaves Door Open to Yield Caps Under New Framework
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Stimulus Deal Getting Closer, But There's More Work To Be Done • Stimulus deal update: With the Republicans’ latest offer, the parties are $900 billion apart
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Trump's $300 unemployment aid may only last a month
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What Congress got wrong about calculating the unemployment insurance benefit
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Treasury Says Most Stimulus Payments to the Dead Recouped
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Steve Mnuchin’s Stepmother Really Insists On Emphasizing The ‘Step’
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Billionaire Bill Ackman says mandatory investing accounts for every US child could combat wealth inequality
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Young workers at risk of financial exhaustion due to coronavirus pandemic
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H-1B Visa Denials Continue To Mount For Companies
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NYC to do ’virtual inspections’ of gyms set to reopen this Wednesday
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N.J. Indoor Dining Can Resume Friday With 25% Capacity Limit • Cuomo admits ban on NYC indoor restaurant dining may send people to NJ
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New Jersey and California are starting to reopen indoor dining and movie theaters after months of closure
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Cooper to announce "next phase" in virus restrictions for NC
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White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show
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Elon Musk Is Now Richer Than Mark Zuckerberg
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The US is adding jobs. But the recovery could take years
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Our weird pandemic spending ways could change soon
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Weakest Junk Companies Struggle to Sell Debt, Fueling Defaults
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People Line Up In Record Numbers At Alameda Co. Food Bank In COVID-19 Economy
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Damaged WTO is Now Leaderless
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Racial Quotas Start Catching On With Major U.S. Employers
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Trump Calls Companies Supporting Black Lives Matter ‘Weak’
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U.S. Remote Workdays Have Doubled During Pandemic
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The Decline of Upward Mobility in One Chart
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Three Principles for success in the post crisis period
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Unionizing, not corporate statements, will fix equality
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Looming fight: Millions of disabled workers could ask for COVID-19 protections under ADA
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Nearly 3 in 4 adults plan to get a coronavirus vaccine, global survey shows
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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:
Commercial Landlords (and Their Lenders) Beware: Bankruptcy Courts Are Shifting Risks to Lessors in Response to the Exigent Circumstances Brought on by COVID-19
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Chuck E. Cheese Seeks Reduced Rent While Landlord Talks Continue
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How "Mothball Motions" Let Bankrupt Retailers Suspend Rent Payments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Nevada extends eviction moratorium amid grim tourism outlook
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Why Deferred Rent is No Solution to the Crisis in Retail
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Increased in July
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When malls buy their tenants
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Threat of coronavirus-driven mass evictions weighs on economy, budgets
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MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Remains Flat at 7.20%"
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Feds extend commercial rent program through October
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New Yorkers Flee for Florida and Texas as Mobility Surges
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These people have left big cities for good. Here's where they landed
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Dallas: Developer of Frisco’s $2 billion Wade Park seeks bankruptcy • Lawsuit claims developer Stan Thomas was defrauded out of hundreds of millions in Wade Park project
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Is Insurance More Expensive in Black Neighborhoods?
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Municipalities:
Murphy ‘Very Seriously’ Mulling New Jersey Tax on High-Volume Trades
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Chicago Projects $2 Billion Deficit Through 2021 on Pandemic
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Mayors Of College Towns Brace For The Economic Impact Of Remote Learning
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Chicago: Estimated city shortfall hits combined $2 billion for this year and next • Chicago Has A $1.2 Billion 2021 Budget Hole, And Mayor Lightfoot Has No Good Options
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Oil/Gas:
Second U.S. shale boom's legacy: Overpriced deals, unwanted assets
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Seadrill offers its stakes in oil service firms to debtholders
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Imperial Capital Advises SAExploration in Restructuring, Chapter 11 Process
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Bankruptcy Court Approves EP Energy’s Amended Restructuring Plan
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Biden: "I am not banning fracking"
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Trump administration proposes easing oil and gas permitting in national forests
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Weatherford refinances debt months after emerging from bankruptcy
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Climate:
“It just looks like a bomb went off”: Louisianians on recovering from Hurricane Laura
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Vast Grid Damage Will Leave Some Laura Victims in Dark for Weeks
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Four More Storms Threaten to Form in Atlantic as Season Heats Up
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Hurricane Laura Expected to Cost Insurers as Much as $9 Billion
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Texas Renters Are Still Waiting for Recovery Relief from Hurricane Harvey
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Louisiana’s population is already moving to escape climate catastrophe
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Education:
New York City Gambles Big on Reopening Schools: ‘We Are on a Tightrope’
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66% of college students are now worried about money due to Covid-19, study finds
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Public Schools Will Struggle Even More as Parents Move Kids to Private Ones During the Pandemic
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Wages and GDP lost due to COVID-19 school closures
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How did America's schools become so segregated? For an answer, look to Minneapolis
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Traditional universities must adapt or die
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Liberty University Announces ‘Thorough’ Investigation Into Falwell’s Presidency
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As cases soar in France, students return to schools
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Healthcare:
50% in U.S. Fear Bankruptcy Due to Major Health Event
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Randolph Health deal made official
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6 states set single-day coronavirus case records last week
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California's deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic is August
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Expect Trump to talk less and less about the pandemic, political strategists say
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Axios-Ipsos poll: A harsh verdict for government's coronavirus response
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Coronavirus cases rising again across more than half of the U.S. • Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. • U.S. tops 6 million coronavirus cases
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Global Cases Pass 25 Million as the World Waits for a Vaccine
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Our teen was diagnosed with covid-19. Months later, the worries (and headaches) remain.
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WHO warns that ‘no country can just pretend the pandemic is over’
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What is herd immunity and why are Trump officials pursuing an idea WHO calls 'dangerous'?
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These Scientists Are Giving Themselves D.I.Y. Coronavirus Vaccines
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AstraZeneca U.S. vaccine trial starts after delay, hospital says
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Covid-19 Antibody Race Heats Up
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Large trials for anticipated Oxford COVID-19 vaccine begin in the U.S.
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Ron DeSantis sidelined his health department. Florida paid the price.
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A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall
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White House coronavirus reports contradict public statements by Trump officials • Analysis: Trump administration’s coronavirus advice is secret, fragmented and contradictory
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'It's an enormous scandal': Politics creep into CDC, FDA coronavirus guidance
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Where Government Covid-19 Responses Get Public Approval
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Sports:
Many of the world's top tennis players are skipping this year's U.S. Open
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Logistics:
Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet
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Cruise Lines:
Most crew from insolvent CMV have been repatriated
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Autos:
Auto-parts company Shiloh files for bankruptcy • MiddleGround Subsidiary to Purchase Shiloh Industries Assets in Chapter 11 Reorganization
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Trucking:
Ritchie Bros. to Sell Hundreds of Truck Tractors in BJ Services Bankruptcy
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Pharma:
Certain Mallinckrodt Noteholders Sign NDAs in Anticipation of Restructuring Discussions
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Satellites:
Intelsat Proposes Acquisition of Gogo’s Commercial Aviation Business; Purchase Price as High as $500M
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History:
The Long, Painful History of Racial Unrest
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Small Engines:
No competing bids emerge for Briggs & Stratton, clearing path for KPS Capital acquisition
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Gig Economy:
California Uber Law Threatens the Gig Economy
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Tourism:
Tourists Tote Dollars — And COVID — To U.S. Caribbean Islands • Tensions rise among residents and travelers as US island territories work to stop COVID-19 spread
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Macau Awaits Travel Recovery as August Gaming Revenue Falls 95%
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Distressed Investing:
Amundi Says Beware ‘Walking Dead’ Firms in High-Yield Credit
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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 (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcy Racial Disparities Poised to Add to Pandemic Pain
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New Arnold & Porter Partner Expects More Corporate Restructuring
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How coronavirus set off a bankruptcy wave for the U.S. economy
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Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Are Low. Too Low.
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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South Bay lawyers predict surge in bankruptcies as stimulus money dries up
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Subordination:
Subordination Agreement Ignored in a Cramdown — But What’s So Unfair About That?
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Mediation:
Co-Mediation of Insurance Issues in Bankruptcy Cases
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Reaffirmation:
9th Cir. Rejects Challenge to Assumption of Auto Lease in Bankruptcy
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Litigation:
Insights on dispute finance for insolvency-related claims
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How a Trial Lawyer Survived a 14-Hour Zoom Hearing
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Agribusiness:
What’s in a Name? When is a Farmer a Family Farmer Under the Bankruptcy Code?
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Aviation:
United CEO says air travel demand will roar back once there’s a coronavirus vaccine • United Airlines CEO: 'Tough Year Ahead' Before Vaccine Exists
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Delta and American join United Airlines in scrapping change fees on domestic flights
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Turkish Airlines Halves Pilot Wages in Labor Pact With Union
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One Aviation Changes Course in Bankruptcy Case
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Swissport agrees comprehensive restructuring: creditors become majority shareholders
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Audit points to graft, mismanagement at Thai Airways
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Air France-KLM Firms Up Plan to Raise Funds Amid Travel Slump
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Wizz Air Says Covid Travel Rules Are Halting its Expansion
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Coal:
Trump Scales Back Limits on Toxic Waste from Coal Power Plants
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Retailing:
J.C. Penney Lenders Plan Takeover After Sales Talks Hit Impasse • JCPenney could be bought by its lenders after talks with potential buyers stall due to 'egos' and 'negotiating postures,' lawyers say • JCPenney to be Purchased by its Lenders Amid Bankruptcy • JCPenney proposes to sell company out of bankruptcy • JC Penney hits ‘stalemate’ with potential buyers. Lenders to make bid for department store in bankruptcy • Penney’s lenders to make bid for chain • Ailing J.C. Penney waits to be rescued as sale talks stall
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JC Penney Mulls Ch. 11 Debt Swap After Sale Plan Troubles
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J.C. Penney racked up $342M loss for July • J.C. Penney Has $1.48 Billion In Cash And Over $300 Million In Credit Card Revenue, Are They Really Insolvent?
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Back-to-school advertising drops 70% on national TV
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Retail Leveraged Loan Default Rate Hits Record 18.9% in August
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Gap Inc. will close 225 stores this year, more in 2021
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Ulta's net income falls 95% as e-commerce grows by more than 200%
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Bankrupt parent of New York & Company in new deal to sell e-commerce business
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Investment group outbids stalking horse to nab RTW Retailwinds for $40M
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Amazon's drone delivery fleet hits milestone with FAA clearance
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Walmart's answer to Amazon Prime is cheaper and has gas discounts
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What Q2 says about apparel
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CVS told staff to hide worker COVID-19 cases from patients
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Neiman Marcus, Mired in Chapter 11, Cuts Executive Retirement Benefits
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Pandemic tests shopper loyalty for clothing brands
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Mail:
We Mailed 155 Letters From a Dozen States. There Were Some Delays
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Public Transit and the Postal Service Have the Same Problem
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Corporate Governance:
California Lawmakers Approve Racial Quotas for Corporate Boards
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Food/Beverage:
We are, truly, a nation of defunct Pizza Huts
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This Famous Italian Steakhouse Quietly Filed For Bankruptcy
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Restaurant Performance Index remains in contraction territory
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Mass Torts:
Attorneys argue over ads targeting Boy Scouts abuse victims
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Bankruptcy judge skeptical Boy Scouts' effort to curtail ads to abuse victims
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Are asbestos filings another COVID-19 casualty?
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Study: Mass tort plaintiffs paying dearly for loans, regulation needed
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Consumer Finance:
The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic
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Event Facilities:
Chicago and Columbus convention center authorities tee up coronavirus-driven restructurings
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Tech:
Twitter Flags 3 Posts From GOP Officials In 24 Hours For Spreading Misinformation Attacking Biden
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TikTok's sale in the US could be thrown into chaos after China rewrote its export rules to give itself a new veto
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UK:
English universities are in peril because of 10 years of calamitous reform
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Ireland’s finance minister calls for Brexit negotiators to redouble efforts as deadline draws closer
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U.K. Manufacturing Output Expands at Fastest Pace in Six Years
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Welcome Back to School, Britain’s Economy Is Counting On You
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EU:
European Prices Are Sliding as Economy Fights for Virus Recovery
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Euro zone factory output stayed strong in August: PMI
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Eurozone unemployment spike held down by support schemes • Euro zone unemployment rises once again despite reopening of economies
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Europe sees sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, as Spain and Russia infections spike
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Eurozone fell into deflation in August, heaping pressure on policymakers
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PIIGS:
Italy Plunged Into Recession by Investment, Consumer Slump
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Spain is Europe's latest coronavirus hotspot and cases are spreading faster than in the US
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Canada:
Canada to purchase 76 million doses of Novavax coronavirus vaccine, company says
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Recovery in Canadian consumer confidence shows signs of cooling
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India:
India recorded 78,000 COVID-19 infections in a single day as the global number of cases passed 25 million
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India Paid the Price of Lockdown for Little Reward
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India Faces Dwindling Policy Options After Record GDP Slump • India's economy contracts by nearly 24 percent amid pandemic
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OW Bankruptcy Saga Reaches Indian Shores: Physical Suppliers Arrest Vessels in India to Realize Unpaid Supplies
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India’s Top Court Approves 10-Year Rescue Plan for Telcos
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Germany:
Merkel Government Decries Reichstag Protest as ‘Shameful’ • Far Right Germans Try to Storm Reichstag as Virus Protests Escalate
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German Joblessness Falls Again Amid Revival of Economic Activity
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Singapore:
Most Singapore Firms See Uncertainty Continuing for Another Year
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China:
Evergrande Debt Continues to Pile Up Amid Cash-Flow Concerns
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Private survey shows China’s manufacturing sector grew in August at fastest pace in nearly 10 years
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Argentina:
Argentina Says 99% of Sovereign Debt Was Restructured in Swap • Argentina clinches near-unanimous backing for debt restructuring • Investors Welcome Argentina’s Debt Deal Amid Grim Outlook • Argentina defuses default crisis with 'massive' debt deal
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Japan:
More Steep Drops for Japan Vehicle Sales Show Recovery Weakness
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South Korea:
South Korea puts force of law behind masks, quarantines, contact tracing
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BVI:
Gov’t will go bankrupt if new streams of revenue not generated
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South Africa:
South African state arms firm at risk of bankruptcy protection, govt says
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South Africa Factory Sentiment At 13-Year High After Virus Slump
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Cayman Islands:
From New York to Chile and in between: The Cayman Islands court approves protocol for communicating with foreign courts in LATAM Finance restructure
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Russia:
Russia’s virus cases exceed 1 million, globally 4th highest
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France:
French Car Sales Plunge in August in Blow to Virus Recovery Hope
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MENA:
Dubai Lifts Veil on Debt, Showing It Owes Much Less Than Thought
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Netanyahu Pushes Ultra-Orthodox Pilgrimage Defying Virus Experts
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