September 18, 2020

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Law:

Another Elite Firm Affirms Their Commitment To The Top Of The Bonus Scale
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Have COVID-19 bonus wars begun? Milbank matches higher scale for special bonuses
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Biglaw Firm Spreads The Love With COVID Bonuses
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Associate Bonus Wars Rage Even in 2020, but Should Some Firms Sit It Out?
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Littler Reinstates Pre-Pandemic Pay, Joining Other Big L&E Firms
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Law School Grads Are Seeing A Lift In Starting Salary More NALP Salary Data For The Law School Class Of 2019
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Gray Reed Adds Bankruptcy Partner and Associate
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Addleshaw Goddard axes 22 real estate lawyers
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Infected trainees close down Squire Patton Boggs office
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New Matter Generation Back to Pre-COVID-19 Baseline, but Worries Remain, Survey Finds
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As Restructuring Accelerates In Some Sectors, Texas Firms Gear Up For More
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Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Midsize Law Firms To Work For (2021)
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Even MBA Students at Elite Programs Have the COVID-19 Blues - Will Law Students Also Sink into Discontent?
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Professors Have Given Seven Times As Much To Biden Than To Trump
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MothersEsquire: Advocating For Gender Equity In The Law
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Two Days Before The Deadline, Bar Exam Declares Desktop Computers Forbidden
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The COVID Pandemic Could Kill the Partner Office Biglaw Partners, It’s Time To Say Bye-Bye To Your Big Offices
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After Criticizing Bar Examiners, Bar Applicant’s Character & Fitness Review Mysteriously Ramped Up
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Why Law Firms Collapse
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FBI director heads to Congress amid partisan fights over election security, intelligence briefings FBI’s Wray Warns Opportunity ‘Ample’ for U.S. Election Meddling FBI director Wray says Russia is actively interfering in 2020 election to 'denigrate' Biden FBI director confirms "very, very active" Russian efforts to interfere in election
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FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization FBI Director Just Blew Up Trump's Anti-Antifa War Plan
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Comey to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
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Barr's Election Warnings Are Death by 1,000 Legalisms
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Barr under fire over comparison of virus lock-in to slavery Clyburn blasts Barr for comparing shutdowns to slavery: Most 'tone-deaf, God-awful thing I've ever heard'
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Bill Barr is the ultimate fixer Donald Trump has always wanted
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The stunning hypocrisy of Bill Barr
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AG Barr defends authority to overrule career prosecutors, criticizes BLM for using deaths as ‘props’
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How Bad Things Have Gotten at the DOJ
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'He's Lost It': DOJ Alums Castigate ‘Increasingly Absurd’ Bill Barr for Comparing Prosecutors to Preschoolers
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Sorry To Interrupt Your Pumpkin Spice Latte, But The Attorney General Has LOST HIS DAMN MIND
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Yes, the DOJ Should Charge Violent Anti-American Radicals with Seditious Conspiracy
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Napolitano: Indicting for Sedition is Absurd
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Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest
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What Happened to Portland?
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Oregon couple helplessly watch as looters break into evacuated home
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Shooters open fire on home with 2 New Jersey police officers, infant inside
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People Yelled ‘I Hope They Die’ About Ambushed LA Deputies. They Weren’t BLM Protesters.
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300 and counting: Push by feds to arrest in US protests
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Seattle mayor: Barr's reported suggestion that prosecutors charge her is 'chilling'
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A Salt Lake City police officer ordered a dog to bite a kneeling Black man. Now he faces a felony charge.
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Nurse Accuses ICE Doctor Of Performing Hysterectomies At Suspiciously High Rates
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Homicides are up 52% in Chicago amid COVID-19
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'I Pushed It Out With My Teeth': Model Says Trump Sexually Assaulted Her in 1997
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Trump Lawyer to Appeals Court: Either Harvard Thinks Asians Have Worse Personalities or It's Discriminating Based on Race
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Kroger sued for allegedly firing workers who refused to wear rainbow symbol
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Cops look for woman leaving dog poop in Trump supporters' mailboxes
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Woman holds fatal stabbing suspect at gunpoint in Michigan
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Forfeiture: Surveying the Federal Government's Kafkaesque System of Legalized Larceny, the 5th Circuit Sees No Due Process Problem
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GOP Senator Declares ‘We Will Never Rewrite the Constitution,’ Forgets She Co-Sponsored Constitutional Amendments
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Alex Jones Loses Three Times in a Row as Connecticut Supreme Court Sets Stage for Sandy Hook Lawsuit to Go Forward
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Dancing Law Firm of the Week
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Judges:

Ohio's chief justice, a Republican, blasts state GOP for accusing judge of political bias
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Mitch McConnell rams through six Trump judges in 30 hours after blocking coronavirus aid for months
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A conservative judge just made it even harder to stop covid
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'Stop Complaining and Start Participating,' SCOTUS' Breyer Says of Threats to Democracy`
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Federal Judiciary Phones Out Nationwide, Cases Unaffected
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Judge 'cruel and humiliating' towards lawyers
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Wall Street:

Stocks weighed down by virus angst, lack of stimulus U.S. stock futures are mixed after Dow snaps a 4-day winning streak
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US stocks close down as jobless claims show recovery cooling
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Stock markets have now seen the ‘peak of Fed stimulus’ unless these 2 things happen
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Wall St. rocked by historically high jobless claims
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Layoffs:

CIBC Cuts Portfolio Managers, Traders in Drive for 5% Reduction
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SHOP-VAC is closing, hundreds of employees to lose jobs
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Paradigm Permanently Lays Off 180 Employees
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UPS to offer buyouts to some employees
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Memorial Health System lays off 143 workers
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Chesapeake Energy to cut 200
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221 non-teaching employees in Rochester School District receive layoff notices
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Golden Gate Bridge District sends 185 workers notices of possible layoffs
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Politics:

Cook Political Report moves Arizona from “toss up” to “lean Democrat” in presidential race Biden leads Trump by 4 points in new Arizona poll
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Trump campaign plots winning maps without Florida (but insists they won’t be needed)
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Is the Rust Belt ready to go red again?
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Poll: Trump trails Biden by 6 points nationally
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AP-NORC poll: Trump faces deep pessimism as election nears
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Gallup: Trump, Biden Favorable Ratings Both Below 50%
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Pence's former lead coronavirus task force aide slams Trump and endorses Biden in new video Pence's former top aide says Trump called the coronavirus 'a good thing' because he didn't like shaking hands with 'disgusting' supporters
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Trump's most popular YouTube ad is a stew of manipulated video
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Trump ditches ‘law and order’ for the economy in new TV ad blitz
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“One of the Most Significant Potential Conflicts of Interest in American History”: How Everyone From Foreign Governments to Federal Contractors Is Quietly Lining Trump’s Pockets
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Former DNI Dan Coats: "Every conceivable effort" must be made to protect election
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How Corporate America is trying to drive 2020 voter turnout
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6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud
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Trump says mail ballots greater election threat than foreign interference
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GOP Refutes Trump's Mail in Voting Claims
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Ohio’s secretary of state challenges a court ruling allowing more ballot drop boxes.
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Election results will take longer, but not because of ‘unsolicited ballots,’ despite Trump’s claims
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court extends mail-in ballot deadline
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They're at high risk of the coronavirus. But their state might not let them vote by mail.
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Warning signs flash for Trump on debates
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Former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker works with Pence on debate preparations, people familiar with sessions say
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Trump Deserves Nobel More Than Obama Did in 2009, Bremmer Says
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Former Sanders aides release pro-Biden ad aimed at Latino voters
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'Clearly a Conflict of Interest': House Republicans Investigating $35M Contract Awarded to Biden Campaign's Consulting Firm
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Trump's businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic
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Poll workers told to "act surprised" if asked about no mask
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Biden campaign continues TV blitz with 2 new ads, including testimonial from former Trump voter
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Austria to Trump: We Do Not Live in Forests
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Trump slams Biden for using teleprompter -- while using one himself!
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Trump Is Wrong About TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.
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Republican-led U.S. Senate panel approves subpoenas for Obama-era officials and politicos
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Meet the Latest Republican Nominee to Have Expressed Support for QAnon
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Citigroup employee who ran popular QAnon website put on paid leave
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Education:

Millions of COVID-19 vulnerable adults tied to schools
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Fall of the frat house: Students target Greek life amid a racial reckoning
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Even the most cautious schools are seeing outbreaks
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Students at the Costliest MBA Programs Have Buyer’s Remorse
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How COVID-19 has endangered the child care industry
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NYC Delays In-Person Schools Again Amid Concerns About Safety
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Parents sent child to Massachusetts school despite positive COVID-19 test
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Is the coronavirus spreading silently among kids? Testing limits make it hard to tell.
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Infection rates soar in college towns as students return
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A positive test sends college freshman to the Covid dorm
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UVA discovers cluster of coronavirus cases at residence hall
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Education groups in South Dakota say containing coronavirus a 'nightmare'
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Virus clusters at French universities give Europe a lesson
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Utilities:

California Is Burning: Here’s What It Means For Utilities
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SEC probing Ohio utility that benefited from tainted taxpayer bailout bill
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Ohio Regulators Decline To Force FirstEnergy To Hire Independent Auditor
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Autos:

Judge rejects Hertz's "offensive" bankruptcy bonuses to execs
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Auto defaults rise for second consecutive month
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Auto Supplier Garrett Motion Considers Bankruptcy Over Asbestos Overhang Garrett Motion Shares Lower After WSJ Report on Possible Bankruptcy
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Tesla Driver Slept at 90 Miles an Hour
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Economy:

New unemployment claims remain high at 860,000 Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 860,000 U.S. jobless claims resume drop in sign of gradual improvement U.S. jobless claims fall in mid-September, but the economy is still suffering under the weight of layoffs U.S. labor market recovery stalling; housing market presses ahead
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U.S. economic rebound may be a slow train for the unemployed
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
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Ten Facts about COVID-19 and the U.S. Economy
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US billionaires' wealth grew by $845 billion during the first six months of the pandemic
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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio on capitalism’s crisis: The world is going to change ‘in shocking ways’ in the next five years
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Fed makes its last stand in struggle to keep potent in age of low interest rates
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Investors vent their frustration over Fed’s balance sheet inertia
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What are the Fed's new hurdles for rate hikes? Only the Fed knows
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Income inequality gap widened to record highs in 2019
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Poll: U.S. satisfaction hovers near historic lows as economic ratings improve slightly
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Republicans Are Divided Again on Stimulus, This Time by Trump Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise
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Here’s how stimulus checks could cost Americans in the long run
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Senate GOP eyes early exit
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How millennials’ financial futures have been impacted by pandemic unemployment
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Fraudsters steal millions from unemployment applicants, adding to pain of waiting for benefits
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Economic Expectations of U.S. Consumers Climb to Six-Month High
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Covid-19's economic impact on Latino families is 'much worse' than expected, poll finds
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How Trump's economic pitch to Latino voters could make all the difference
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Powell Can’t Disguise the Limits of Monetary Policy
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The market isn’t convinced the Federal Reserve can achieve its inflation objective
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An uncertain Fed for an uncertain time
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Foreign U.S. bond buying rises for third straight month
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Philly Fed Manufacturing "continued to expand" in September
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BlackRock may never be 100% back in the office, CEO Fink says Larry Fink sees working from home as a permanent part of BlackRock’s future Fink Worries About Keeping Corporate Culture in Work-At-Home Era
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Barclays Traders Were Sent Home This Month on Covid
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JPMorgan Trader Gets COVID At Highly Inconvenient And Embarrassing Time
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N.J. Governor, Lawmakers Agree to Raise Tax on Millionaires
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Economists Stiglitz, Piketty: US needs wealth tax on millionaires, billionaires
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August Records at Busiest U.S. Port Mask Decline in Exports
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Fed GDPNow latest estimate: 32.0 percent
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New documentary explores why a growing number of Americans are turning to socialism
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New data shows small businesses in communities of color had unequal access to federal COVID-19 relief
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From Survival to Revival: How to Help Small Businesses through the COVID-19 Crisis
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America's cities are facing an immigration deficit
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Staying put during the pandemic: Fewer miles in trains, planes, and automobiles
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Dimon: Get Staffers Back in the Office, Remote-Work Productivity Stinks
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As Pandemic Stretches On, Revealing Possible Exposure Can Be Costly To Workers
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Here's why some state economies are recovering faster than others
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Seniors Group for Biden Over Social Security
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Bankruptcy Laws Must (and do) Change With the Economy (Continental Illinois v. Chicago, Rock Island)
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San Francisco businesses shuttered for months reopen to eager customers
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World Bank's IFC warns of Asia-Pacific 'financial crisis'
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Working From Home now accounts for over 60% of US economic activity
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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:

US Offices Only At 50 Pct Capacity In August
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Government mortgage bailout numbers improve slowly, but the real test is ahead
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Housing Starts decreased to 1.416 Million Annual Rate in August U.S. Housing Starts Fall More Than Forecast on Multifamily Drop
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Mortgage Rates Tick Up from Record Low to 2.87% for 30-Year Loan
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Don’t Expect Homebuilders to Fix Our Housing Crisis
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Owners optimistic about plan to save Connecticut’s largest mall
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Municipalities:

NJ leaders reach deal for millionaires' tax to grapple with pandemic costs
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New York, a City on Its Own
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Municipal bond investors have to share the burden in state bailouts
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COVID-19 is breeding infrastructure postponements as states, cities slash budgets
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Los Angeles braces for more coronavirus-driven budget cuts
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S&P places Oregon city, school district on CreditWatch
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Muni Bond Defaults Remain Rare Through 2019
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Oil/Gas:

Seadrill Seeks Forbearance From Creditors To Avoid Filing Chapter 11
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U.S. looks to close liability loopholes for bankrupt offshore oil producers
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Battered oil and gas producers likely to see more bankruptcies before year's end
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How sudden geopolitical events bring about long-term changes in oil use
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Saudi Arabia Delivers Public Dressing-Down to OPEC+
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Gas Companies Are Abandoning Their Wells, Leaving Them to Leak Methane Forever
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Oil rises 2%, reverses loses as OPEC+ addresses market weakness
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Oversupply Adds To Grim Oil Demand Outlook
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Lower Oil Production Hits Pipeline Operators Hard
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The $60 Trillion Price Tag For A World With Net-Zero Emissions
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Businesses call on US insurers to join global trend of ditching fossil fuels
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Oasis Petroleum misses debt payments
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Sports:

The business of cardboard fans
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After a quiet preseason, NFL football looked surprisingly normal in Week 1
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The Big Ten might save its football season, but the myth of college sports has been shattered
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North Carolina game against Charlotte canceled due to COVID-19 quarantines
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Trump rails against flag-burning, activist athletes at Wisconsin rally
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Social Distancing? Browns Fans Brawl In The Stands During Thursday Night Football Game
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Up to 1,000 fans to be allowed in for Italian Open tennis
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Healthcare:

Promise Healthcare Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed After Lengthy Talks
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Covid-19 is destroying the rehab industry
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Hospital prices' steady rise
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Many Hospitals Charge More Than Twice What Medicare Pays for the Same Care
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Coronavirus cases increase in 17 states
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The Latest: Global virus cases top 30 million, tally shows World coronavirus updates U.S. coronavirus updates U.S. Stands on Verge of Dark New Milestone: 200,000 Virus Deaths
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Covid Cases Did Rise After Labor Day Weekend
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TX Gov. Abbott Lowers Coronavirus Restrictions
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Trump’s Vaccine Rush Redefines ‘Regulatory Capture’
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Meadows disputes CDC director's vaccine timeline Trump disputes CDC director on vaccine timing, says 'he made a mistake' Trump's rebuke of CDC director sows confusion on vaccine timeline Trump's not bothering to hide his political interference in vaccine push Trump's Vaccine Ambitions Contradict His Own Health Experts Trump-CDC Tensions Explode Trump’s Promise of October Vaccine Risks Letdown or Rejection
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Fauci would bet on effective and safe coronavirus vaccine by November or December Fauci on Trump-CDC vaccine dispute: ‘They were both right’ Fauci Says He’d Take the Blame if a Faulty Coronavirus Vaccine Were Distributed
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Pew: 49% of Americans would not get COVID-19 vaccine if available today
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States plan to independently vet COVID-19 vaccine data
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Dr. Offit: Prepare to wear masks and socially distance even after getting COVID-19 vaccine
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Dr. Fauci: ‘We may be able to put this coronavirus outbreak behind us’ — but says the American public must play a critical role
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Politics is wrecking America’s pandemic response
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Kushner on Covid: That's Their Problem
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Gulf between White House’s words, Trump’s actions on masks What Is It With Trump and Face Masks?
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White House reportedly scrapped plan to mail face masks to every household in U.S.
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CDC didn't write or approve changes to coronavirus testing guidelines: report Report: Controversial CDC Guidelines Discouraging Covid-19 Testing Were Imposed On Agency By HHS And White House
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Trump called 'demented' after blaming 'blue states' for coronavirus death toll
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Enough people have to take a Covid-19 vaccine for it to be efficient, Fauci says U.S. Public Now Divided Over Whether To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
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Rich Countries Have Bought up the Bulk of Covid-19 Vaccines
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CDC director seeks to clarify mask comments after Trump rebuke
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Trump, Biden battle over rush for COVID-19 vaccine
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Moderna releases COVID trial plan as enrollment hits 25,296
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China to make decision on WHO vaccine program snubbed by Trump
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Jews can't gather for Rosh Hashanah - and stay safe from covid-19
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Officiant of Maine wedding liked to 7 virus deaths says he's been "reviled"
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By drone or drive-in, Miami is finding religion in a pandemic on the holiest Jewish days
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Mail:

New documents detail USPS's spring in crisis
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Internal Records Reveal Treasury Department Attempted ‘Unprecedented’ and Arguably ‘Illegal’ Takeover of USPS
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USPS delays are affecting the businesses that need it most
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US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail Federal Judge Rules Trump and Louis DeJoy Waged 'Politically Motivated Attack' Against USPS, Will Rescind Recent Changes
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Poorly Protected Postal Workers Are Catching COVID-19 by the Thousands. It’s One More Threat to Voting by Mail.
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Fraud:

Lori Loughlin’s request to serve sentence at California prison approved
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Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas Faces New Federal Fraud Charges
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Former Atlanta CFO indicted by federal grand jury
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Fitness:

New York Sports Clubs' bankrupt owner secures $20 million loan
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Bankrupt New York Sports Clubs owner makes lender-takeover deal Town Sports considers lender bid as bankruptcy judge questions sale timeline
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Accounting:

Deloitte fined £15m for audit failures ahead of Autonomy sale
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Nursing Homes:

As coronavirus looms, Tennessee to resume visitation at nursing homes
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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 (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (22 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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Environmental:

When Considering Bankruptcy, Don't Forget About Environmental Obligations
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Litigation:

Litigation Finance And The ABA — A Mixed Bag Of Best Practices (Part I)
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Aviation:

Airline executives meet with White House to push for more aid to avoid job losses White House Wants More Airline Aid, Meadows Says After Meeting
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Kevin O’Leary: Don’t give airlines any more virus aid, we don’t need all of them
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Airline job cuts loom in battleground states
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Delta taps $9 billion in financing against loyalty program US Airlines Use Loyalty Programs As Debt Collateral
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Delta reaches tentative deal to reduce pilot furloughs by 220: memo
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LATAM Airlines proposes new $2.45 billion financing deal to U.S. bankruptcy court LATAM Seeks Court OK For Revised, $2.45B DIP Loan
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South African Airways Creditors to Meet Over Lack of Rescue Cash
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South Africa commits $650 million to airline SAA, administrator says
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The 737 MAX debacle won't be the end of Boeing
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Boeing 737 MAX crash victims urge more steps by FAA before flight approval
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Boeing 737 MAX safety upgrades are 'positive progress': NTSB
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Airlines are now selling tickets for scenic 'flights to nowhere'
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Coronavirus epicentre Wuhan re-opens for international flights
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SAA creditor meeting called after govt misses funding deadline
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Aeromexico will boost international flights 30% in October
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Food/Beverage:

A pandemic surge in food delivery has made ghost kitchens and virtual eateries one of the only growth areas in the restaurant industry
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Half of Texas Restaurants Might Close Soon
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More than 100,000 U.S. restaurants have shuttered since March, report finds
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Hotels:

Luxury Hotels Face New Conundrum: Offering Service Without the Smile
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‘Most hotel owners can’t afford to pay their mortgages’
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CMBS borrowers in need of relief must compromise
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‘Music’s going to stop’
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Tech:

President Trump accuses Twitter of tweaking algorithm to make him look bad
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Climate:

For Republicans, the Fires Change Nothing
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'Heroes don't wear capes': Firefighters save historic California observatory from blaze
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Stopping climate change could cost less than fighting covid-19
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Air quality in American West among the worst in the world
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Gov. Jay Inslee describes “cataclysmic” fire conditions in Washington
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Big U.S. Storm Landfalls This Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record
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Six Charts Show Trump Didn't Get His Way on Climate
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Why Does California Keep Burning?
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Student Debt:

Judge Rips Student Loan Servicer, Affirms $416,000 In Debt Cancellation And a $378,000 Penalty
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Pharma:

Johnson & Johnson charged by New York with civil insurance fraud over opioid claims
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Agribusiness:

In Wisconsin, Trump announces $13 billion in farm aid
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It Takes a Rare Hand to Screw Up the Response to Your Own Screw-Up
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How big farms got a government pass on air pollution
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Vacuums:

Shop-Vac abruptly closes Williamsport facilities, leaving estimated 400 jobless
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Retailing:

Why GNC filed for bankruptcy protection despite vitamin sales boom
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GNC Wins Bankruptcy Court Approval for Sale to Chinese Sponsor
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Retail sales return to trend after coronavirus plunge
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A long-awaited moment of truth for GameStop
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A 'rocky' fall season lies ahead for retailers
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Why bankruptcy is rarely the end for retailers in dire straits
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September retail market: US sales growth slows; bankruptcies reach 10-year high
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Walmart raising wages for some 165,000 hourly workers; adding new roles
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Religion:

Judge in Diocese of Buffalo Bankruptcy Sets Bar Date
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New Orleans: Court sets March 1 deadline for claims of sex abuse by priests People alleging sex abuse by New Orleans clergy must come forward by March 1, judge rules
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911 Call From Intoxicated Jerry Falwell Jr.’s House Last Month Describes ‘A Lot Of Blood’
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Law Firm: LA County Health Orders ‘Ban’ Observing Jewish High Holidays
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Maritime:

Worst Shipping Crisis in Decades Puts Lives and Trade at Risk
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Coal:

Is This The Final Nail In Coal’s Coffin?
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Giant Glencore Coal Mine Faces Threat as Fund Refuses Backing
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Trucking:

Truckers owed thousands after Texas carrier files bankruptcy
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Corporate Governance:

Senator Warren blasts U.S. CEOs for 'empty' social promises
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Milton Friedman Was Right About Shareholder Capitalism
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UK:

A New Restructuring Plan
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England: Covid Cases Up 167% Since May
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Londoners Are Slowly Going Back to Work After Schools Reopened More than 60% back in the workplace, UK traffic figures suggest
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Scientists ‘want national lockdown next month’
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Bank of England holds rates but warns of ‘unusually uncertain’ outlook Pound falls, gilts reverse drop as BOE weighs negative rates BOE Steps Up Talks on Negative Rates Amid Uncertain Outlook
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Rising virus rates threaten economy, warns Bank
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Biden says trade deal with Britain hangs on respect for Northern Irish peace agreement UK defends planned Brexit deal breach as Biden slams move
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Brexit threatens to become a constitutional crisis
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Johnson’s Covid Test ‘Shambles’ Threatens U.K. Economic Revival Demand for Covid Tests in U.K. May Be 3-4 Times Above Capacity
(DBN)

John Lewis Scraps Bonus for First Time Since 1948
(DBN)

U.K. retail sales rise for a fourth straight month
(DBN)

Next Joins Zara and H&M in Recovery From Covid-19 Lockdowns
(DBN)

Brexit has already cost more than the International Space Station – and it’s still rocketing!
(DBN)

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EU:

‘Very serious situation’ unfolding in Europe, WHO warns, as cases rise dramatically WHO chief for Europe urges countries to keep up coronavirus quarantines The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained
(DBN)

'American covidiot' allegedly responsible for German coronavirus outbreak ID'd
(DBN)

EU Unveils Conditions for Massive Recovery-Fund Payments
(DBN)

Europe’s Car Sales Setback Stokes Fear of Over 20% Annual Drop
(DBN)

European travel stocks slump amid rising concerns over second wave of coronavirus
(DBN)

EU travel industry steps up quarantine pushback
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

On This Island, Everyone Knows Your Name (if You Have Covid-19)
(DBN)

Reflections on COVID-19 – Views from Italy
(DBN)

Bank of Ireland chief says the economy is showing positive signs, but banks will feel the brunt
(DBN)

Italians head to the polls in key test of government following the pandemic
(DBN)

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South Korea:

COVID-19 Has Crushed Everybody’s Economy—Except for South Korea’s
(DBN)

Churches have become South Korea's coronavirus battleground
(DBN)

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MENA:

Dubai May Be as Indebted as South Africa If Dissenters Are Right
(DBN)

The Kurds Have Paid Dearly for Trump’s Recklessness
(DBN)

As their country crumbles, Syrians wrestle with the "terrifying" prospect of life as refugees
(DBN)

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South Africa:

South Africa Looks to Mining Industry to Fuel Covid-19 Recovery
(DBN)

How South African companies are battling Covid-19 and recession
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Covid pushes New Zealand into worst recession in years
(DBN)

New Zealand’s finance minister expects strong economic rebound
(DBN)

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Australia:

New rules for funders of insolvency claims: business as usual for some, not for all
(DBN)

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India:

‘Bankruptcy law has changed the credit culture in banks’
(DBN)

India’s Dubious Coronavirus Record
(DBN)

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Japan:

Ex-chief of bankrupt Japan Life and 13 others arrested over fraud
(DBN)

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