September 8, 2020

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Law:

Trustee looks to question former LeClairRyan insiders in bankruptcy case
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Biglaw Firm Gives Great News Before The Holiday Weekend — All Salary Cuts Are Over
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Hogan Lovells Latest Big Law Firm to Reverse Covid Salary Cuts
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The Great Salary Cut Rollback Tracker: Where Does Your Law Firm Stand?
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Jones Day Couple Can Pursue Dad Leave, Other Bias Claims
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Fired Law Firm Employees Who Reported Overbilling Can Sue
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Skadden is latest firm to announce layoffs; experts say more law firms will follow
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Eight Veteran Attorneys to its Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice
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US bankruptcy boost for Katten Muchin Rosenman
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Pillsbury Adds Partner Hugh McDonald, Welcoming Fifth Insolvency Hire of 2020
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Pandemic widens gap between law firm winners and losers
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Surveyed midlevel associates discuss snacks, decor, boring work and burnout
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Blowing Up The Legal Monopoly
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Everyone: Maybe We Should Test This Bar Exam Software; State Supreme Court: LOL, No.
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It’s Not Your Imagination — This Is The Most Challenging Bar Exam Season Ever
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Texas Bar Exam Procedures Video Is Intense
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Stop Throwing 1L Parties!
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Rising From The Ashes: My Journey From Laid Off To Dream Job
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Reed Smith Partner Flies Solo After Two Decades in Big Law
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Will COVID-19 Take Labor Day Weekend Off?
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Trump Using Campaign Funds for Legal Fees
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Video shows a driver spraying Rochester Black Lives Matter demonstrators with a yellow substance, then hitting a protester with their car
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Rochester mayor and police chief promise reform after Daniel Prude's death, as city sees fifth night of protests
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N.Y. attorney general moves to impanel grand jury in case of Daniel Prude after video sparks outcry
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Rochester police praise church volunteers for keeping the peace at protest
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Experts say Rochester police failed to use tactics designed to help those in crisis as union defends officers involved in death of Black man
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Insurers Not Paying Full Riot Damage Costs
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93% of BLM Protests Have Been Peaceful
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Tension rises in Louisville as right-wing and left-wing groups clash at racial justice demonstrations
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A Summer of Police Violence in Los Angeles
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It's Time to Abolish Qualified Immunity
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Portland killing suspect and victim had guns, documents say Slain shooting suspect was a regular at Portland protests
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After 100 days of demonstrations, more radical protest tactics are likely here to stay
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Minneapolis Man Charged for Assaulting a Police Officer with a Trash Can Lid, Stealing from Department Store
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Radio Host: Snipers Should Shoot Protesters
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NH: Legislator Tells Others to Burn BLM Homes
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Wealthy NYC woman, 20, facing 4 years in prison after BLM rampage
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Naked protesters demand action after Daniel Prude's killing
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Feds Charge 'Second Amendment Militia' Members Who Allegedly Wanted to 'Pick People Off' During Kenosha Protests
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After Jacob Blake Shooting, Kenosha Wrestles With Its Future
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White Nationalism Upturn a Historical Cycle
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Kenosha Police Pushed Protesters to Militia
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Unusual nuisance law cited in suit for Tulsa massacre reparations; one plaintiff is 105
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Harris rebukes Barr: "We do have two systems of justice in America"
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Group of Black prosecutors details policies to reach equity
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Harris Meets With Family of Man Shot by Police in Wisconsin
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Officer Looking for White Gunman Detains Innocent Black Hotel Employee at Gunpoint (VIDEO)
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White House plans to bar federal agencies from race-related training sessions it calls 'Un-American'
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NYPD Union Calls Democratic Congressional Candidate a 'First Class W----'
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Defense Attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse Sued for Fraud and Breach of Contract by Former Colleagues
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Feds arrest men after tip they were going to Kenosha to possibly 'loot,' 'pick people off'
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MN: Boogaloo Members Face Terrorism Charges
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Person Who Drove Car Through Crowd of Black Lives Matter Protesters in Times Square Released Without Charges
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FactCheck: “More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”
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Dozens arrested as violent Portland protests continue
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AG Barr Blames Deep State For Making Him Tell So Many Fibs On TV
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Strzok: FBI feared Russia swayed Trump Ex-FBI Agent Who Led Probe Calls Trump ‘Clear and Present Danger’ FBI agent who helped launch Russia investigation says Trump was 'compromised'
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Former Shoplet general counsel pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $6M through PayPal transfers
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Las Vegas attorney charged with writing $400K in bad checks
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'We're Being Targeted': Couple Handcuffed, Kicked Off Ferry for Refusing to Wear Masks
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Florida Store Owner Says She's Received Rape Threats For Asking Customers to Wear Masks
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Couples Sue Democratic ‘King’ of Pennsylvania: So Much for ‘My Body, My Choice’ … Your Mask Mandate Is ‘Tyranny’
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Debates over mask-wearing are nothing new
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Former doctor is convicted of attempted murder of lawyer who opposed him in 2 lawsuits
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Charges Dropped Against Man Tried Six Times for 1996 Quadruple Murder
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Trump: Diversity Training is a Sickness
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What's the Real Cause of Racism in America?
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Judges:

BK ED TN: Bankruptcy Court Judge Parsons retiring, Rucker taking her place
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BK DC: Elizabeth L. Gunn Appointed as Bankruptcy Judge
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Judge is accused of abusing judicial prestige while investigating hip-hop clothing store and double murder
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Brooklyn federal courthouse temporarily shut down due to coronavirus ’cluster’
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Texas Prosecutor Who Sent Man to Death Row Was Simultaneously Clerking for the Presiding Judge
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Wall Street:

Nasdaq futures drop 2% following tech’s worst rout since March, Tesla falls 10%
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Stocks fall in wild session to close out big losing week for tech Wall Street extends losses in whiplash session Wall Street ends lower as Nasdaq rout persists
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‘We’re certainly in a bubble,’ strategist warns — but don’t expect it to pop anytime soon
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Layoffs:

NYC Hospitality Industry Has Lost 44 Percent of Its Jobs During COVID
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Boeing Deal Failure Prompts Embraer To Cut Brazil Workforce By 900
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Leadec to layoff nearly 300
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Jacksonville firm Venus Fashion tells state it plans 120 layoffs
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Fraud:

Federal prosecutors charge creditors co-chair in Neiman Marcus bankruptcy with fraud
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Retailing:

The Two Men Buying Your Favorite Retailers
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Dentons - Retail: country-by-country summary of the impact of COVID-19
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Forget the Auction: Miami Bankruptcy Attorneys Help Send Toy Store Inventory to Homeless
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US Bankruptcy Court grants approval to Neiman Marcus for reorganization
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Neiman Marcus Set to Exit Bankruptcy
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Neiman Marcus expects to emerge from bankruptcy by end-September
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Neiman Marcus’ bankruptcy exit has been approved, and now the big second chance begins
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Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Ends, Marked by Arrest of Nemesis Hedge fund founder charged over fraud connected to Neiman Marcus bankruptcy bid Hedge Fund Founder Hit With Multiple Federal Charges In Alleged Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Scheme
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How Macy’s Plans To Reclaim Luxury Leadership At Bloomingdale’s
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Staring down bankruptcy, J.Jill keeps interim CEO in place for now
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Kmart, Battered By Constant Closures, Beats The Odds And Heads Into Another Holiday Season
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These Retailers Might Go Bankrupt Soon
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Americas Core Credit: Updates on J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus
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9 retailers that are avoiding the industry’s shakeout and opening stores
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Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it’s getting harder to spot them
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9 retailers that are avoiding the industry’s shakeout and opening stores
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Climate:

California’s Climate Crisis Is Deepening With 500,000 Going Dark California Power Crisis Worsens With PG&E Ordering Outages Wildfires, Heat Waves and Blackouts Are Back to Haunt California As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out
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San Francisco Area Could Face Blackouts This Week on Fire Risk
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California hiker dies as record heat wave fuels massive wildfires
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Remote towns evacuated as California wildfire grows
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PG&E Warns It May Cut Power to 100,000 to Prevent Wildfires
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California faces record-setting heat as fires rage across state
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'This is Crazy.' A Record 2 Million Acres of California Has Burned This Year With Heat Conditions Predicted to Continue
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Massive Sierra fire traps people at Mammoth Pool; 10 injured, rescue operation underway
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A gender reveal sparked a wildfire in California that's grown to 7,000 acres Parents Who Started Massive Wildfire During 'Gender Reveal Party' Could Face Criminal Penalties
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'Extremely dangerous' fire threat in West after historic weekend heat while the Rockies await freak snow
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Extreme Heat Made August the Fourth-Warmest on Record
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San Francisco hits 100 degrees, shatters same-day record
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Denver: 97 Degrees One Day, Snow the Next Record cold temperatures and a rare September snow arrive this week
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Record High Temperature in Los Angeles
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The Permafront is Still Melting
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Politics:

More and more top Republicans are warning that Trump's groundless claims about mail-in voting could tank the party in November
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Trump again suggests voting in person after mailing ballot, calling system untrustworthy
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Election season has officially started, as North Carolina begins sending out mail ballots
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From Target to Twitter, U.S. companies urge workers to vote
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Warning signs for Biden in North Carolina as presidential race tightens
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DOJ Admits Bill Barr Was Wrong About Massive Mail-in Ballot Fraud Example He Cited on CNN
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Trump and allies ratchet up disinformation efforts in late stage of campaign
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High turnout among his base is unlikely to save Trump
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Sanders: America should prepare for Trump's refusal to concede
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Trump faces new character tests as campaign enters final stretch
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'Biden is a stupid person'
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A top Trump campaign official mocked Biden for not talking to reporters while visiting his dead family's graves
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Trump faces surprising cash crunch
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Trump wants to be "the wall"
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Wisconsin suburbs become a crucial testing ground for Trump's appeals to White grievance
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In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple Here are five things to do to keep your ballot from rejection
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AP Fact Check: Trump’s errant views on voting, Biden miscues
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Trump hired Obama lookalike he 'ritualistically belittled' and fired in video stunt, says Michael Cohen in new book Michael Cohen's New Book is Savage
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‘His soul is that of a coward’: Biden camp blasts Trump over reports he called dead U.S. troops ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’ Pilot 'Sully' Tells Voters to Reject Trump for His 'Contempt' for Veterans in Atlantic Story Biden to Trump: My son "wasn't a sucker" Buttigieg says Trump 'must think we're all suckers' by denying report he disparaged fallen soldiers Trump has history of disparaging military Top aide to John Kelly denies hearing reported remarks that Trump called dead soldiers 'losers' 'It's Politics,' Says VA Secretary of Trump Denigrating POWs Trump allegations leave military leaders off balance Belleau Wood, at the center of Trump's 'loser' remark, is among the most hallowed military ground John Bolton denies claim Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France: 'Simply false' Everyone Knows It’s True
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Trump often sees an American landscape of 'losers' and 'suckers'
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Trump Rips into Military Leaders
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Largest US Police Union Endorses Trump
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Trump appears to call for harassment of Steve Jobs’s widow in wake of contentious Atlantic article
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Biden aiming ads at military families
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Trump likely can't win without veteran support
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Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team
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Different voters, one Biden message: It's Trump's fault
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Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
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Trump says Pentagon won't cut funding to 159-year-old newspaper, Stars and Stripes
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Several Boats Sink During Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis Near Austin, Texas "No evidence of foul play": Travis County sheriff issues statement on Trump boat parade The wake of other boats in a pro-Trump parade in Texas caused 5 boats to sink, sheriff's office says
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Michael Cohen says Trump once said after meeting evangelical Christians: 'Can you believe people believe that bulls---?'
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Jeffrey Goldberg: "I stand by my reporting" The Atlantic's editor-in-chief says his story about Trump calling vets 'losers' is just the beginning Trump slams Fox News reporter who confirmed parts of Atlantic story Jennifer Griffin defended by Fox News colleagues after Trump Twitter attack over her confirmation of Atlantic reporting VA secretary dismisses Trump POW remarks as 'politics' and denies President made disparaging comments about fallen Marines
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Trump says troops love him even if Pentagon brass doesn't
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Respect for troops, military sacrifice becomes an election friction point
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Veterans are divided about reports Trump disparaged military
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Trump: "I never got along with John McCain"
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Calls White House Colleague a ‘Foulmouthed Jew’ in Her New Book
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Trump took art from US diplomat's Paris home after canceling WWI event
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Trump looms large over campaigns for control of Congress
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U.S. House is poised to grow more polarized
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Confederate Flag Still Flies at AL. Courthouse
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US is the Biggest Election Meddler of All
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Mitt Romney tweets cutting remark at Nancy Pelosi
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Banking:

Citigroup Feuds With Hedge Funds Over Botched Payment
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival-owned Costa Cruises resumes in Europe after coronavirus shutdown
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Non-Profits:

Charities scramble to plug revenue holes during pandemic
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Nursing Homes:

How Many of These 68,000 Deaths Could Have Been Avoided?
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Economy:

These 7 charts from the August jobs report show how far the labor market recovery has come — and how much further it has to go
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Fed's Powell: rates to stay low for 'however long it takes'
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The Fed Puts Its Independence on the Line
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‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles
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Execs See Better Prospects for Firms, Little Confidence in Economy, AICPA Survey
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Powell: Masks, social distancing will give US 'enormous economic gains'
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Record Number Of Young US Adults Living With Parents Amid Pandemic-Induced Economic Downturn A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression
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U.S. economy added 1.4 million jobs in August Economy adds 1.4 million jobs in August, unemployment rate below 10% August Employment Report: 1.4 Million Jobs Added, 8.4% Unemployment Rate Comments on August Employment Report Fed's Rosengren says U.S. jobs report stronger than expected US job creation slowed in Aug, while jobless rate drops below 10% Five things to know about the August jobs report
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Permanent Unemployment is Rising
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Racial gap in U.S. jobless rate widens again in August
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Most Job Cuts Have Yet to Hit
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U.S. job growth loses speed as fiscal stimulus ebbs
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Easy Part of the Recovery Might be Over
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A Pandemic Employment Model
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The Service Economy Meltdown
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Q3 GDP Forecasts
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A look into chronic unemployment across the country
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Comparing the Trump vs. Obama economies
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Global economies are 'several quarters' away from returning to pre-pandemic levels, while China will likely get there by end-2020
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Mnuchin: GOP, Pelosi to agree on continuing resolution to avoid shutdown, as stimulus talks stall Pence says White House, Congress have reached agreement to avoid shutdown without adding coronavirus relief
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Another coronavirus aid package is probably ‘not happening’ after August jobs report and deal to avoid government shutdown, analyst says
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White House's Kudlow: 'We can live' without coronavirus relief deal
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Here’s the infuriating reason why Congress hasn’t passed a new stimulus bill
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Trump Wants to Use $300 Billion for Stimulus Checks, Here's Who's Excluded
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Senate Republicans to vote on skinny bill amid stimulus deadlock Senate GOP struggles to unify behind coronavirus relief bill amid dispute over DeVos education policy
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Thanks, but no: Small businesses shun payroll tax deferral
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Suppliers reluctant to ship goods without credit insurance
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World economies are still quarters away from pre-coronavirus levels, warns Amundi
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Beyond work from home: Why ‘digital nomads’ think they’re the future of remote
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A new era of worker malaise
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Gross Domestic Misery Is Rising
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New Mexico eases interstate travel, hotel restrictions Texas must reopen at 100%, Houston-area county judge says 'Next steps': Gov. Greg Abbott hints at expanding Texas's reopening plan As virus cases drop, governors may gamble on bars. Again California lets more businesses open, but for some it's too late Tuscaloosa Mayor Reopens College Bars as COVID-19 Skyrockets at University of Alabama
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Biden's changing stance raises concern
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Joe Biden's claim that he won't raise taxes on those making less than $400,000
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Biden says Trump 'just doesn't care' about U.S. economic pain from pandemic
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One economy, two descriptions: Biden says it's terrible, Trump touts positive job numbers
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Trump's job losses are the worst of any American president on record
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Trump-Xi rift plays out with some 100 canceled exchanges, talks
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How a New Type of Money Helped Cause the Great Financial Crisis
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Some remote workers are stretching out their summer vacation — to the delight of resort owners
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Ex-World Bank head Robert Zoellick: ‘The world could look like 1900 again’
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AAR: August Rail Carloads down 14.9% YoY, Intermodal Up 3.0% YoY
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Pope tells leaders post-pandemic economic models must change
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Trump Vows to Sharply Scale Back U.S. Economic Ties With China
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The ugly numbers are finally in on the 2017 Trump tax rewrite
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The Tax Cut for the Rich That Democrats Love
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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:

Half of JPMorgan’s Investment Bankers Are Now Back in the Office Bankers Hit the Limits on Working From Home
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Supreme Court denies Northam's request to extend eviction moratorium
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Seattle landlords sue over eviction moratoriums; allege they violate constitutional rights
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A Houston family whose eviction was filmed receives thousands in donations
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States with the most households at risk of eviction
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Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
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When malls become offices in a pandemic
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What’s With All the No-Fee Apartments in New York City?
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As Some New Yorkers Flee, Others Move Closer to the Office
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How a co-working firm’s bankruptcy endangers CMBS loans
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COVID Outbreak Hammering U.S. Commercial Property Investment Activity in 2020
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COVID-19 Related Cases to Watch in the Commercial Real Estate Industry
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Seritage Lines Up More Asset Sales to Buy Time
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CMBS On The Perp Walk: We Are Being Set Up!
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The lowdown on CMBS workouts
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Municipalities:

A New Front in America’s Pandemic: College Towns
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With Washington Deadlocked on Aid, States Face Dire Fiscal Crises
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Trump disparages Baltimore again, calls it 'WORST IN NATION'
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TX: Mayors Warn Budgets Problems to Linger
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How to Fix New York’s $5 Billion Budget Crisis
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Immigration to New York City Declines, Amplifying Economic Concerns
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Pension Apocalypse? Covid-19 Exposes Long-running Fragility of Illinois Public Pensions
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Oil/Gas:

Whiting Petroleum Emerges From Bankruptcy, Decimating Old Shareholders
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Lonestar Resources: Continues To Teeter On The Edge Of Bankruptcy
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Unit Corp. emerges from Houston bankruptcy, cutting hundreds of millions in debt
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Bruin E&P emerges from Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Schlumberger Deal Shows Hope For Battered Oil Services Sector
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Oil tumbles for 4th day as the world's biggest exporter slashes prices, and investors turn increasingly bearish on the demand outlook
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Big Oil just isn't as big as it once was
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Exxon Downsizes Global Empire
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More car buyers go electric in Europe
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Is The Energy Transition Really Accelerating?
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The Trillion-Dollar Reason Why Joe Biden Won’t Ban Fracking
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IEA sees oil market stuck between no major slowdown but stalled recovery
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Religion:

Abuse survivors call trusts ‘fraudulent’
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Priest tapped as Duluth, Minnesota bishop resigns amid probe
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Sports:

Browns and Bengals can host up to 6,000 fans for two home games each
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Authentic wins the Kentucky Derby on a day like no other at Churchill Downs Strangest Kentucky Derby Ever His 73-year Derby streak looked doomed. Now he'll sit with the owners at Churchill Downs.
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NFL's coronavirus protocols will include daily testing except on game days
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French Open will be open to a limited number of fans, despite coronavirus surge
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For Old Dominion, canceling fall sports was an easy call
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NFL warns teams that breaking its rules on fake crowd noise could result in harsh penalties
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Tokyo Olympics Will Happen Next Year Despite Virus, IOC’s Coates Says
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Eric Trump on Dallas Cowboys: NFL is Dead
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There Is No Escapism From America’s Current Crises
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Baseball general manager Mike Rizzo ejected from game after not wearing mask and arguing with umpires
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Potential new owner of Toronto Wolfpack identified as Carlo LiVolsi
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Healthcare:

ER Charges Own Doctor $10K for Covid Test
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27 factors that make you vulnerable to COVID-19
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US Doesn't Want to Join Global Effort on the Pandemic
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Covid-19 Patients May Have Prolonged Gut Infection, Study Finds
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What Young, Healthy People Have to Fear From COVID-19
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The bleak Covid winter? America still not on course to beat back the virus
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One man's battle shows why covid-19 and obesity are such a toxic mix
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Experts warn U.S. covid-19 deaths could more than double by year's end
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Why poop tests may be a better way to detect COVID-19
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The Summer of COVID-19 ends with health officials worried
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Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
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Moderna slows coronavirus vaccine trial enrollment to ensure minority representation, CEO says
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Scott Gottlieb: Don't expect widely available coronavirus vaccine in 2020
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Kamala Harris says she "would not trust" Trump on coronavirus vaccine
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Speed of coronavirus vaccine race 'crazy' and unsafe, scientists warn
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Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine Falling, 79 Percent Wouldn't Get Shot Right Away
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Trump's rush for a COVID vaccine could make it less likely to work
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Trump fixates on the promise of a vaccine - real or not - as key to reelection bid
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Let’s get real. No vaccine will work as if by magic, returning us to ‘normal’
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AstraZeneca vaccine ‘most likely’ to roll out in the U.K. early next year
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Sanofi COVID-19 vaccine to cost below €10 and drug ingredients IPO planned within months, its France chief says
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Should Black and Latino people get priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine?
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Biden Says He Would Follow Scientists’ Guidance About Vaccine
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Russian Vaccine Produces Immune Response
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China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time
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A coronavirus vaccine maker secretly vaccinated almost all of its employees
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New York coronavirus infection rate stays below 1% for a month
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This rural Virginia community thought it could escape the pandemic. Now, it has among the highest number of new cases in the state.
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Experts project autumn surge in coronavirus cases, with a peak after Election Day
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A bad flu season colliding with the pandemic could be overwhelming
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Student Debt:

A New Bankruptcy Ruling Could Impact Your Private Student Loans
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Should students gamble on an income share agreement?
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Will Student Loans Impact the Election? Here’s What the Experts Say
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Education:

In Court Battles, DeVos Suffers Repeated Defeats
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Welcome to college. Now get tested for the coronavirus - again and again.
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Northeastern University dismisses 11 students for violating the school's public health protocols
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"Reckless" frat party at the University of New Hampshire linked to coronavirus outbreak
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NYU suspends 20 students for violating coronavirus rules
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One college's students are on covid-19 dorm lockdown. They can only leave for food and bathrooms.
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Professor's death after collapsing in virtual class is a 'sad reminder that the virus is real,' friend says
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Love or hate them, pandemic learning pods are here to stay - and could disrupt American education
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Virtual first grade is rough. My daughter blames herself.
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Worried About Schools? Don’t Forget About Cafeteria Workers.
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Kids used to love screen time. Then schools made Zoom mandatory all day long.
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"We're all holding our breath": Health experts on school reopenings in Texas
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Falwell Family Made Millions Off Liberty U
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Colorado school calls sheriff on boy, 12, who showed toy gun in virtual class
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Taxis:

China’s driverless car firms see robotaxis scaling up in 3 years as race heats up
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Agribusiness:

Wineries and farms hurt by pandemic are using Hipcamp to turn land to campsites
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As apple season starts, NY farmers grapple with coronavirus
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Aerial Imagery Company TerrAvion Abruptly Files For Bankruptcy
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Bumble Bee Populations are Crashing
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Personal Finance:

Financial Advisers Give Women Worse Advice Than Men, Study Finds
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Trucking:

U.S. May Allow 18-Year-Olds to Drive Big Trucks on Long Hauls
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Theme Parks:

Virus still throwing theme park attendance for a loop
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Newspapers:

COVID-19 Is Crushing Newspapers, Worsening Hunger for Accurate Information
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Tourism:

Lost faith in Hawaii’s October tourism reopening triggers mass layoffs, traveler cancellations
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Coal:

Poland to accelerate coal phase-out, spend billions on renewable and nuclear energy
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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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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Where are all the bankruptcies experts predicted?
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BK ED LA: Updated Filing Statistics
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Weekly Bankruptcy Claims Trading Activity
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Despite precipitous business slowdown, bankruptcies at a trickle in WNY
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Subordination:

Third Circuit Upholds Cramdown, Downplays Subordination Agreement
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Tribune Cramdown Standard
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D&O:

What to Watch in the World of D&O
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Committees:

Charges Against Marble Ridge Capital Founder Illustrate the Pitfalls That Await Members of Unsecured Creditors Committees Who Ignore Their Fiduciary Duties
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Exemptions:

AB 1885 Newly Expanded California Homestead Exemption Amount
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Valuation:

Secured Creditor’s “Net Economic Damages” Estimate of Disputed Claims “Plainly Insufficient” to Establish Collateral Value
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Aviation:

Kudlow expects Trump administration to unveil aid for airlines in weeks
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Airlines Fight for Passengers in Weak Travel Market
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Oil Futures Will Languish Below $50 Until Aviation Sees Post Covid-19 Bounce
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A Black woman was confronted about 'Blue Lives Matter' on a flight. Delta gave her a Black Lives Matter pin.
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More than 700 airline passengers banned in US for refusing to wear masks
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Allegiant Air Removes Man For ‘Disrupting’ Flight After He Allegedly Asked Flight Attendant To Wear Face Mask
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What Virgin Australia may look like following Bain’s buyout
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Ryanair Eyes Euro Bond in Test of Virus Impact on Airline Debt
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Brexit Adds Extra Hurdle for U.K. Pilots Striving to Keep Jobs
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Production Problems Prompt Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses
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Airplane Cabins Could Look Different the Next Time You Fly
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Berlin airport ‘bankrupt by October’ without €300 million injection
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Asiana deal set to collapse due to pandemic this week Creditors set to call off Asiana sale as talks founder
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Eastar to cut half of employees
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Thomas Cook: Chinese owner plots relaunch in eye of pandemic storm
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Four bankruptcy petitions against UTair air carrier to be heard in late September
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Ethiopian Airlines in rescue talks with South African Airways -CEO
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El Al battle heats up between directors, prospective buyers
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COVID-19 forces major change across Asia-Pacific airline industry
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Labor:

Organized labor staging political resurgence for 2020
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Mail:

'The Heat Is On': Legal Experts Say Postmaster General Committed 'Stunning' Array of Crimes, Including 'Wire Fraud' Trump says he’s open to investigating Louis DeJoy over GOP contributions North Carolina AG Reacts to WaPo Report on Postmaster General, Says Using Straw Donors Is Illegal The legal lines Louis DeJoy's alleged campaign contribution reimbursements may have crossed Louis DeJoy's rise as GOP fundraiser was powered by contributions from company workers who were later reimbursed, former employees say Trump Says DeJoy Should Lose His Job if Campaign Finance Allegations Proven
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Surveillance video shows bags of USPS mail being dumped in parking lot
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FactCheck: “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”
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Food/Beverage:

K&W Cafeterias files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
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'Saved' by Gordon Ramsay, Lowery’s Seafood sinks into bankruptcy
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Wynn Las Vegas Folds on Buffet Dining
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How Does a New Restaurant Survive 2020? Brooklyn's Nûrish Knows.
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The Full Measure of America’s Farming and Food Crisis
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Tech:

Facebook removes pages of far-right group Patriot Prayer
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Georgia candidate's post removed for inciting violence
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We’re in a bigger, faker tech bubble than in 2000: Strategist
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Hotels:

Hotels find a new function during the pandemic: College housing
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Entertainment:

Bankrupt video filtering service Vidangel gets huge reprieve following $62.4M jury verdict VidAngel Settles 4-Year Battle With Disney And Warner Bros, Agreeing To Pay $9.9M To Emerge From Bankruptcy VidAngel Set to Emerge from Bankruptcy After Settling Historic Copyright Battle with Disney and Other Studios
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Transit:

Las Vegas Monorail files for bankruptcy Las Vegas Monorail Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Las Vegas Monorail files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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UK:

UK engages bankers to advise on Tata Steel bailout
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Nightclubs are next for a jobs purge as UK's biggest nightclub operator looks to slash 402 roles
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UK companies warn on mounting debt during pandemic
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Boris Johnson plans to tear up parts of his Brexit agreement with the EU and says leaving with no trade deal is a 'good outcome' As Brexit Deadlines Loom, the Posturing and Bickering Flare Again Boris Johnson says U.K. will quit Brexit talks within weeks if no deal with EU struck Boris Johnson Takes Brexit in a Crazy Direction Boris Johnson Has Brexit Back in Crisis Brexit back in crisis: EU warns UK over divorce pact Explainer: Wrangling over Northern Ireland threatens Brexit, again Ireland warns UK not to 'fundamentally undermine' Brexit talks Economists stick to Brexit forecasts despite no-deal rhetoric UK ready for Australia-style rules if can't do EU trade deal: Raab PM Johnson says Britain ready for every possible Brexit outcome EU closes ranks after UK’s Brexit bombshells Brexit was a fantasy from the start and the truth about leaving the EU is finally becoming clear
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Reneging on Brexit Could Break Up the UK
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Goldman Says Allure of Brexit Deal Hard to Resist for Johnson
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Competing Pressures Build on U.K.’s Johnson as Covid Cases Surge
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UK PM, finance minister agree to cut personal taxes before next election: newspaper
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Johnson’s Party Wonders If He’s Losing His Grip
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BoE's Saunders expects more stimulus as UK economy stumbles
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Manufacturers Seek U.K. Furlough Extension as Job Losses Loom
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UK house prices see biggest jump since 2016 to hit fresh high, survey says UK Coronavirus Cases Verge On 3,000 In 24 Hours
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Hancock Blames Young People for ‘Concerning’ U.K. Covid Rise
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Pizza Express closures: Full list of 73 restaurants closing with 1,100 jobs at risk after CVA approved PizzaExpress’s Creditors Agree to Restaurant Closure Plan
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Wrongful Claims for U.K. Furlough Cash Could Total $4.6 Billion
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U.K. Imposes 14-Day Quarantine on Arrivals From 7 Greek Islands
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British entertainment, left in dark, seeks government insurance help
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UK extends easing of cash call rules to help coronavirus-hit companies
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UK banks likely to hold fire on home repossession after pandemic, say analysts
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EU:

Pandemic turns summer into European tourism's leanest season
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'We are in the second wave': Europe on edge as coronavirus cases spike
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PIIGS:

The ECB Needs Italy and Spain to Help Themselves
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Italy Should Delay Paschi Sale, Five Star’s Ruocco Tells Sole
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Spain is first country in western Europe to record half a million Covid cases
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Virology experts say the key is keeping Spain’s hospitals from becoming overwhelmed by COVID-19 this time
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Irish pub owners launch billboard campaign demanding pubs be allowed to open
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Canada:

Mark Ledwell Welcomes Virginie Gauthier to Gowling WLG in Toronto
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Endangered species: Canadian small oil and gas companies under pressure to merge or die
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Quebec requires students to return to class, and the number of families home schooling jumps
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Canada adds more jobs in August, but pace of gains slows Canada Aug jobs gain misses estimates, jobless rate drops to 10.2%
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France:

How a high-profile Chinese family’s takeover of French luxury brand Baccarat unravelled into a boardroom battle with creditors and seizure of assets
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India:

IBC falters to fight bad debt; ED, CBI, Sebi create hurdles for bankruptcy code
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India now 2nd behind US in virus cases amid economic pain India passes 4 million reported coronavirus cases Skyrocketing Indian Virus Cases Could Eclipse U.S. Outbreak
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India’s Largest Lender Prices Riskiest Bond at Record-Low Cost
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India reported one suicide every hour due to joblessness, poverty or bankruptcy in 2019 ‘The Lockdown Killed My Father’: Farmer Suicides Add to India’s Virus Misery
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China:

New Guide To Restructuring And Insolvency In Mainland China
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China is in for ‘a tough time’ as U.S. targets tech sector, expert says
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Singapore’s economy could shrink 7.6% on-year in the third quarter, central bank survey shows
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China says August exports beat expectations, jumping 9.5% from a year ago
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China’s Exports Kept Expanding in August, While Imports Fell
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China Says U.S. Visitors Will Need Negative Virus-Test Results
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China's military power has outstripped the US, Pentagon reveals
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Troubled Anxin Trust Faces $219 Million Debt Claim by State Fund
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Germany:

Slowing German Industrial Output Points to Long Recovery Ahead
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Germany's Scholz eyes more debt to support recovery from coronavirus
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Modest rise in German July industry output points to slow recovery
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German industry orders edge up, 'low hanging fruit' of recovery gone
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Autos No Longer Germany's Growth Engine
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Singapore:

Recognition of Indonesian Bankruptcy Orders in Singapore
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Breach of justice in bankruptcy orders: Apex court
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Singapore’s omnibus insolvency legislation
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Singapore’s freelancers find new income during the coronavirus pandemic
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Singapore Faces Test as Virus Re-Emerges in Migrant Dormitories
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Singapore to Allow Larger Events of Up to 250 People
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New Zealand:

Wave of loss: Bankruptcies set to rise - Government bolsters provisions
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Hong Kong:

Cross Border Insolvency - The Court Of Appeal's Judgment On The Three Core Requirements
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Insolvencies in Hong Kong in a post-COVID-19 World
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MENA:

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing Khashoggi Killers Won’t Get Death Penalty in Final Saudi Ruling
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with secular Israeli officials over coronavirus measures
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Israel Plans Overnight Curfew as Coronavirus Cases Surge
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Munich Re Sees Beirut Blast Losses of at Least 100 Million Euros
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Saudi king tells Trump he wants a fair and permanent solution for Palestinians
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Virus-hit Morocco locks down Casablanca, shuts schools
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Malaysia:

Malaysia Virus Cases Surge Most Since June on Sabah Cluster
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South Africa:

South Africa Consumer Mood Still at 27-Year Low Despite Recovery
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Japan:

Close to 500 Japanese firms file for bankruptcy
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Japanese Merchants’ Mood Improves to Least Gloomy Since Tax Hike
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Monster loans risk turning Japanese companies into zombies
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Japan’s Economy Won’t Return to Pre-Covid Levels, Says Bloomberg Economics Report
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Death knell sounds for some of Japan's oldest department stores
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Argentina:

S&P raises Argentina's long-term foreign currency rating to 'CCC+'
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Argentina closes early restructuring of $41.715 billion local law bonds: stock exchange
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S&P lifts Argentina rating out of default after debt revamp
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Australia:

Update to temporary insolvency law changes
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'More harm than good': Businesses get reprieve but thousands still set to fail
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Pressure Points: Temporary Changes to Insolvency Laws to Be Extended to 31 December 2020
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Fears of ‘zombie firms’ grow as relaxed insolvency laws extended
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‘Kicking the can down the road’: Insolvency relief measures extended
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Funding litigation for the company in liquidation
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Fund Financing in Australia
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COVID-19 | Emergency Amendments to Insolvency Laws: What’s next?
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Surging repayments drive Australian credit card loans to 15-year low
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Australian banks start asking for loan repayments after six-month virus grace period
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Uganda:

Activists call on Uganda’s foreign creditors to cancel debt to free up cash for economic recovery
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