April 15, 2021

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Law:

First-year associate pay continues to rise, despite pandemic, NALP survey says
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Top 25 Biglaw Firm Doles Out Market-Beating Bonus Bucks To Associates Who Love To Bill
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Am Law 50 Firm Ponies Up Market Rate Special Bonuses -- For *Some* Associates
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BigLaw Associates Are Burned Out. Special $60,000+ Bonuses May Not Be Enough To Keep Them
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Top Biglaw Firm Finally Gives Special Bonuses To Waiting Associates
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Biglaw Firm's Ginormous Partnership Class
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Greenberg Traurig leaders begin RV tour to visit firm’s 30 US offices • Greenberg Traurig Leaders Reconnect With Firm on RV Road Trip
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Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Here's Your Guide to What That Means for the Future
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Solos Are Prospering In A World Gone Remote
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How one firm is trying to convince clients to embrace subscription pricing
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Law firms still struggling on gender equality, according to US study
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Freshfields promotes 22 lawyers to partner — 50% women
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Law Firms, Informal Dress Code, High Heels for Females
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Clients Want Innovative Firms. So Why Aren’t They Hiring Them?
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Leaning on Pandemic-Friendly Practices, Arnold & Porter Ups Revenue, Profits
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Jenner & Block Eyes ‘Social Conscience’ as Business Play
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Lawyer deserves reprimand for courtroom protest that led to ‘Bart Simpson-esque’ punishment, ethics board says
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Yale Law School seems to have a recurring issue
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There's A LOT Wrong With These U.S. News Law School Rankings
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I Wish I Partied More In Law School
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Top state court deadlocks on fiduciary exception to attorney-client privilege in K&L Gates case
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‘Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Star Erika Jayne Dragged Into Lawyer Husband’s Bankruptcy, Refusing To Hand Over Assets • Trustee Enlists Firm To Hunt Down Erika Girardi's Valuables
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Attorneys for Wisconsin Governor Say 'Kraken' Attorneys' Motion to Avoid Sanctions Is ‘Nonsensical’ and ‘Itself Sanctionable by This Court’
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Watchdog lays bare Capitol Police's riot security failures • Capitol Police Told to Hold Back on Riot Response on Jan. 6, Report Finds • Capitol riot report reveals police were told to hold back, weapons failed • No charges for Capitol Police officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter, Justice Department says • US Capitol Police watchdog to testify on Jan. 6 failures
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White Extremists Sought Murders of Politicians and Cops After Capitol Siege
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Leniency for defendants in Portland clashes could affect Capitol riot cases • Capitol Rioter Knocked Officer Unconscious and Bragged on YouTube About 'Fighting Cops and Sh*t,' Feds Say • Capitol Rioter Arrested After Identifying Himself to U.S. Marshal During Unrelated Search for Missing Child • When Your Wife Dimes You Out to the FBI as a Capitol Rioter • Infowars Staffer Arrested in Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot • Accused Capitol rioter planned an escape to Switzerland, prosecutors said. Now he'll stay in jail.
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Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist • Ex-Officer Kim Potter Pictured Behind Bars Days After Shooting and Killing Daunte Wright During Traffic Stop • Protesters and police clash for a third night in a Minneapolis suburb as prosecutors weigh charges against officer • Daunte Wright rioters burn down police building and force cop Kimberly Potter to flee her home after address leaked • Daunte Wright called his mother right before he was shot. This is what he said • Minnesota shooting charging decision awaited, protests go on • Charges expected against Minnesota ex-police officer who fatally shot Black man • Dramatic videos show law enforcement pelting crowd at Brooklyn Center with rubber bullets, flashbangs • Minnesota Sneaker Store Forced to Close for 7 Months Due to Looting Is Looted Again • NBA players hold moment of silence for Daunte Wright ahead of rescheduled game • Riot declared in Portland after protesters set police station on fire • Daunte Wright protests: Crowd in Washington, DC, chants 'burn the precinct to the ground,' video shows • Minneapolis police union head blames Daunte Wright's death on his 'non-compliance'
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At Least 15 Officers Mistook Guns for Tasers. Three Were Convicted.
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What Black drivers are doing to protect themselves during traffic stops • Virginia police, Army Lt. Caron Nazario and America's bloody traffic stop Catch-22 • No apology owed for pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia, police chief says
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Daunte Wright’s killing is a reminder of how quickly traffic stops can become deadly
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Derek Chauvin’s Expert Witness Lays Out Defense Theory on Cause of George Floyd’s Death • Derek Chauvin Defense Witness Is Being Sued in Another State for Allegedly Covering Up Black Teen's Death in Police Custody • NYPD Prepared for Possible Protests Following Chauvin Trial Outcome, Officials Say
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Expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart rhythm problem
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NYPD arrests during George Floyd protests were illegal under N.Y. law, lawsuit claims
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Clyburn says 'we've got to have police officers' after Tlaib calls for 'no more policing' • “Intentionally Racist”: Rep. Tlaib Declares Wright Shooting “Wasn’t An Accident” • Biden's civil rights nominee Clarke says she does not support defunding the police
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What to do instead of calling the police
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Biden police reform pledge faces limits of presidential power
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the Democratic governor can't limit restaurant capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tax Business Fined $136,000 For Prohibiting Employees And Customers From Wearing Masks
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The end of the imperial governorship
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More guns than people: Why tighter U.S. firearms laws are unlikely
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Asian Man Mistook Asian Woman as White, Attacked Her as Retaliation for Hate Crimes Spike: Police
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Outcry as Video Shows Robodog Patrolling With NYPD
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Her Boss Sent Harassing Texts. So She Beat Him With a Mop.
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Medical Student Sues School After Being Suspended For Questioning Microaggression
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Walmart: Man Shoots Himself Trying on Pants
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Fired Lawyer Sued GM on Behalf of Ex-Client Without Telling Him
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Judges:

BK SD OH: Vacancy Announcement: Temporary Law Clerk to Judge John E. Hoffman, Jr.
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'Breyer Retire' campaign looms over Dems' tenuous majority
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Can a Latina law professor help reform the Supreme Court?
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The Quandary for Judges Who Want To Get Better at Their Jobs: ‘We Don’t Get Feedback Naturally.
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'How can a democracy function if we can't talk to one another?' U.S. justices ask • 'We Don't Agree That Often': Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch Team Up for a Lesson on Civics
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Top Massachusetts court vacates 90-day contempt sentence for teen who called judge B-word
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Virtual Witness Testimony Allowed in Oklahoma District Courts
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New Bill Would Add 4 More SCOTUS Seats
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Wall Street:

Dow futures jump 100 points after S&P 500 retreats from record
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JPMorgan posts investment-banking fee surge while loans decline
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Goldman Sachs profit soars on global deals frenzy, trading boom
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Layoffs:

Asda to axe 1,200 bakery jobs as shoppers shun loaves
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Media:

Study finds people want more than watchdogs for journalists • New study offers disturbing insight into trust in media
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‘Mistress’ becomes woke brigade’s latest target
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Climate:

Global regulators to refine climate fallout on banks
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76 percent of the Western US is in a drought. That likely means another bad wildfire season.
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Hedge Funds:

Swiss Watchdog Says Lessons Must Be Drawn From Archegos Collapse
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Crypto:

Coinbase heads for $94 billion valuation in Nasdaq debut • Coinbase boss Armstrong poised to reap fruits of listing
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Religion:

French court upholds not-guilty ruling for cardinal in sex-abuse case
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Education:

60% Of Colleges Cut Or Froze Faculty Salaries During The Pandemic; 30% Reduced Or Eliminated Fringe Benefits
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Saint Joseph’s College Fines Students $50 For Not Wearing Masks
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Some colleges are requiring students to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but legal challenges may loom
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'Zoom in a Room'? California's schools lag in reopening push
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Utilities:

Texas Nearly Went Dark Because Officials Misjudged Weather • ERCOT Emergency Warning Shocks Texans On Mild April Day
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The fight over who will pay for Texas blackouts gears up
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Insurers are trying to pass on costs of the Texas storm by blaming power companies.
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Healthcare:

What Will It Take for Hospitals to Survive the Pandemic?
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CMS says hospitals cannot use code to hide treatment costs from web
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World struggles to maintain vaccination drives amid mounting reports of side effects
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Vaccine Hesitancy Could Create COVID Islands
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New coronavirus cases are rising in half the country
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EU medicines regulator says benefits of J&J vaccine outweigh risks
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Fauci: J&J pause shows how seriously FDA takes vaccine safety • CDC panel postpones decision on J&J vaccine while it investigates rare but serious blood-clot issue • A key component of J&J vaccine could explain link to extremely rare blood clots • Fauci says Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause will last days, not months • A panel of independent experts advising the C.D.C. will vote on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause • UK woman says WHO-approved AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine turned her into ‘Alien’ monster • Fauci says the US may not even need the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as it has enough shots for every American
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Tucker Carlson's bizarre vaccine conspiracy
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Moderna hopes to have Covid booster for its vaccine ready by the fall, CEO says
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Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous: study
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Yes, you can be vaccinated and still get Covid-19. But don’t panic.
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U.S. vaccination pace rises as officials say J&J pause won’t slow rollout • U.S. could have 300 million extra vaccine doses by end of July, raising concerns over hoarding
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Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different
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Underserved communities bear brunt of paused Johnson & Johnson rollout
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'Mixing and matching' coronavirus vaccines will be trialed to see if alternating doses can boost immunity
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Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90% in US trial
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Regular Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid • Physical inactivity doubles risk of coronavirus death, study suggests
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Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows
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Global suicide rates did not increase at the beginning of the pandemic, study finds
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Is the time of obsessive coronavirus cleaning over?
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The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America
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Economy:

U.S. applications to start a business rebound moderately in March
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Fed's Beige Book: "Economic activity accelerated to a moderate pace"
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U.S. Middle Market Earnings Grew by 16% in First Two Months of Q1 2021
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The 6 richest Americans are worth more than the GDP of 13 US states combined, including Delaware, Maine, and Hawaii
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The Fed is ‘overwhelmingly’ white and male and needs to change, study says
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Fed's Kaplan: will be 'a while' until U.S. reaches full employment
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Fed Says U.S. Economic Activity Has Picked Up to Moderate Pace
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The economy is running on a stimulus-fueled caffeine high. What will happen when it wears off?
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Why big-spending Biden can shrug off GOP warnings of inflation
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What Inspired Digital Nomads to Flee America’s Big Cities May Spur Legions of Remote Workers to Do the Same
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NFL to require vaccinations for employees, with some exceptions
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OECD backs Biden’s plan to raise the minimum wage
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Treasury Forms New Office to Oversee Host of Relief Programs
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IACPM: Credit managers see stabilizing effect from stimulus programs
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Most stimulus checks aren't going to travel and luxury goods, but groceries and rent
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Schumer intends to move forward with early infrastructure bill next week • Biden woos GOP with sweet infrastructure words, but is it progress?
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Uber expects employees to return to office by Sept. 13
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Only one county left in purple tier as California's COVID-19 reopenings continue
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Fitch to wait until next year to make final COVID-19 judgments
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What is a global minimum tax and how could it affect companies, countries?
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Biden to cancel Trump's pandemic food aid after high costs, delivery problems
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Asian-American businesses suffer outsized pandemic toll
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Tech billionaires are staying “very, very quiet” on proposals to tax their wealth
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China, other countries now top U.S. intel's global threat list, not terrorist groups
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What Are the Roadblocks to a ‘Vaccine Passport?’ • Americans will likely have to navigate a maze of vaccine "passports" • Vaccine passports for work • Governor bans vaccine passports for Montana
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These People Should Be Required to Get Vaccinated
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Mitt Romney And Kyrsten Sinema Team Up On Bipartisan Proposal To Increase Minimum Wage
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The world is going to exit the coronavirus crisis with huge piles of debt
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Class 8 Truck Sales Up 33.7% in March
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LA Area Port Traffic: Strong Imports in March
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How Economies Reacted to Covid Varies Substantially
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Does Capitalism Need a Soul Transplant?
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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:

Private Equity Landlord Seeking to Evict Renters Despite Ban
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Mortgage refinance demand hits lowest level in over a year • MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey • Mortgage applications continue to fall, inventory remains low
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U.S. Malls, Well Past Their Heyday, Struggle to Survive
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Notice of Appearance: Daniel McNamara, Principal at MP Securitized Credit Partners
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Decreased Need for Office Space, Increased Lawsuits?
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Houston Real Estate in March: Sales Up 32% YoY, Inventory Down 43% YoY
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Home Improvement Sticker Shock In Colorado: Lumber Shortage Drives Prices Up 180%
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Over Two Years Ago, Professor Shiller wrote: "The Housing Boom Is Already Gigantic"
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Why some of the most liberal Democrats in Congress want to bring back a tax break for the rich
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St. Louis: Owner of apartment complex files bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico central government bondholders want stays upheld on revenue bonds
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Creditors Blast Puerto Rico Bond Claims Judgment Motion
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Long Beach, faced with huge debt, seeks to restructure finances and avoid bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Shale CEO Warns of OPEC+ Price War if U.S. Oil Production Surges
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The Permian Basin Is Poised For A Production Boom
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Oil Agencies Bet on Vaccine Win for Second-Half Demand Optimism
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The Permian Will Never Face A Pipeline Shortage Again
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U.S. Refiners Are Desperate For A Gasoline Demand Boom
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Goldman: Cooper is the New Oil
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Sports:

Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics • Olympics could be canceled due to virus, Japan ruling party figure admits
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The Indianapolis Colts are reopening the team's complex after Covid-19 retests come back negative
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MLB falls out favor with Republicans
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Fraud:

Bernie Madoff, mastermind of the nation’s biggest investment fraud, dies at 82 • Factbox-Prosecutors charged Madoff with "unprecedented" fraud in 2009 • How Bernie Madoff fooled the A-list • Factbox: Bernard Madoff quotes • Investors on death of notorious Wall Street scammer Bernie Madoff • ‘The Ultimate Schemer’: CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Colleagues Reflect on the Dark Legacy of Bernie Madoff • More than $3 billion paid out to over 30K Bernie Madoff victims • Bernie Madoff Had 37,000 Victims
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Bankruptcy judge won't allow Tomaszewski to discharge three debts to victims of his fraud
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Retailing:

Bed Bath & Beyond reaffirms 2021 revenue outlook, fourth-quarter sales drop 16% • Bed Bath & Beyond Shipping, E-Commerce Costs Hurt Profit
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Some Economists Project ‘Spectacular’ U.S. March Retail Report
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GameStop rises as zero-debt plan boosts bets on turnaround • GameStop’s Other Trade Pays Off With Takeout of Junk Bonds
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Dollar General to hire up to 20,000 workers as economy rebounds
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Stein Mart bankruptcy process winding down: Here's what creditors are getting
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Mass Torts:

The Settlement Trap
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Boy Scouts of America updates Chapter 11 plan, seeking USD 425m contribution from local councils
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Food/Beverage:

The restaurant chain bankruptcy wave is not over
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A Long-Awaited Return to Eating at Beloved New York Restaurants
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50,000 workers needed for Houston restaurants to return to normal
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Non-Profits:

Board member says NRA in 'survival mode,' trying to avoid 'criminal prosecution'
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NRA board member says governance lapses prior to Chapter 11 left him ‘distraught,’ may prompt criminal investigation of LaPierre's 'kingdom'
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Distressed Investing:

Actually, Lynn Tilton Can Mess With The Zohar(s)
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Student Debt:

$50K of student loan forgiveness would wipe out federal debt for 36M, new data shows
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Elizabeth Warren says the government should fire student loan servicer Navient, which should fire its CEO
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Politics:

America's enemies line up to put Biden to the test
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Women detail drug use, sex and payments after late-night parties with Gaetz and others • Rep. Matt Gaetz attended drug-fueled parties where attendees sometimes had sex and money changed hands, report says • Two women come to Matt Gaetz's defense, say sex and drug-fueled parties did not involve minors • Gaetz Attended Champagne-Fueled Sex Parties With Other GOP Officials, Two Women Tell CNN • Republicans duck, dip, dive and dodge questions about Gaetz • Gaetz's Buddy Paid Off Dozens of Young Women • Matt Gaetz’s indicted associate reportedly cooperating with feds since last year • No. 2 House Republican says GOP would act against Gaetz • PeenerGaetz Scandal Still Going Strong • Federal Authorities Executed Search Warrant and Seized Cell Phones of Matt Gaetz and His Former Girlfriend: Report
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McConnell vs. Trump: Why the GOP Is Right to Worry
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Hundreds of corporations, business leaders, celebs sign statement against voting restrictions • U.S. Companies Unite for Voting Rights, Without Naming Plan • CEOs Unite to Oppose New Voting Limits, Hardening Battle Lines • Like it or not, 'woke' Corporate America is here to stay • Corporations of the World, Unite!
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FactCheck Tx. Senate Bill Doesn't Restrict Vote
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The Marriage Between Republicans and Big Business Is on the Rocks
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Harris Plans Visits to Mexico, Guatemala Amid Migrant Surge • Mexican child protection law helps lure migrants to U.S. border • How Biden is Pushing Migrants to Jump the Border Critics say the president’s welcoming tone is encouraging illegal immigration. But migrants themselves have a different take: The real problem is that he’s dragging his feet • ‘I felt like I was dying,’ a mom says after watching her children cross the border alone • Under Trump-era border rule that Biden has kept, few asylum-seekers can seek U.S. refuge • Despite Campaign Promise, Biden Admin Seizes Family's Property in Court to Build Trump's Border Wall
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George W. Bush calls not passing immigration reform one of his biggest regrets
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Texas GOP Lawmaker Kevin Brady, Leader of 2017 Tax Cuts, to Retire
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Why Biden is putting so many red states in play
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Kristen Clarke’s Nomination to Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division. She Would Be the First Black Woman to Hold That Post.
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Poll Shows Americans Happy With Biden, Wary of Covid Vaccine
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Without his Twitter account, Trump's conspiracy theories find little traction
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U.S. Senate to consider hate crimes bill in potential filibuster test • Senate Democrats use Asian American hate crimes bill as key test of Republican obstruction
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Biden to declare it is 'time for American troops to come home' from Afghanistan • CIA Director says 'significant risk' once U.S., coalition militaries withdraw from Afghanistan • U.S. senators to receive classified briefing on Afghanistan: Schumer • How Biden’s team overrode the brass on Afghanistan • America Didn't Know What We Were Doing in Afghanistan • Afghan Women: Terrible Days Ahead • Taliban: We Have Won the War • US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan
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The coronavirus may cause global political unrest for years
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Part of fencing perimeter comes down around White House
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Focus group: Real versus manufactured cancel culture
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 new filings today)
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Banking on Bankruptcy
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Litigation:

Litigation funders are seeing opportunities for big returns in bankruptcies. Here’s how 4 firms are playing it.
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Guarantees:

Creditors May Lose Security When Subsidiary Guarantees are Released
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Avoidance Actions:

Preference Law Changes under Subsection 547(j) of the Bankruptcy Code
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Aviation:

American Air Bets on Travel Resurgence With New Summer Schedule • American Airlines sees bookings rebounding in summer
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Three reasons the J&J vaccine pause may not ‘derail the inevitable’ for travel
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Airlines’ Middle Seats Cited as Covid Risk, With Crucial Caveats • Delta, American, United, and other major airlines signal rejection of new CDC guidance saying they should block middle seats
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The airline industry hasn’t collapsed, but that’s the only good news for overseas travel
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Airlines Will Sing About A ‘Recovery’ In Earnings Reports But Dance Around Absence Of Business Travel
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Airline Investors See a Post-Pandemic Rebound in Low-Cost Travel
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EU Vaccine Passports Draw Closer in Boon for Airlines, Hotels
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Colombian airline Avianca expects to exit bankruptcy this year, raising new equity • Avianca to seek $1.8 billion with bankruptcy exit in sight
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Air Canada signs C$5.9 billion government aid package, agrees to buy Airbus, Boeing jets
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Qantas forecasts domestic capacity will soon leap beyond pre-pandemic levels
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UK: Positive signs for the travel sector as hotel & flight searches increases for the first time in 2021
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Celebs:

‘Braxton Family Values’ Star Towanda Braxton Loses Home to Foreclosure Amid Bankruptcy
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Movie Theaters:

Hollywood mourns the closure of the Cinerama Dome, but there’s hope for the landmark
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Coal:

Wyoming sets aside money to sue states, like Colorado, for their renewable energy policies
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Hotels:

Hotel REIT Preps Deal to Give Brookfield Control in Bankruptcy
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Bankrupt Queen Mary operator left more than $20 million in urgently needed repairs, court filing says
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Sovereigns:

Default, Transition, and Recovery: 2020 Annual Sovereign Default And Rating Transition Study
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A debt pandemic is engulfing the Global South
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The IMF Is Using the Debt Crisis to Hollow Out Pakistan’s Sovereignty
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The G-20’s missed opportunity
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UK:

Monthly Insolvency Statistics
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Businesses advised to be cautious amidst forecast surge in insolvencies
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Debt Respite Scheme – breathing space for tenants or hot air for landlords?
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Covid wipes out 20% of Tesco's pretax profit but sales surge
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Greensill Lobbying Scandal Has Now Ensnared U.K.’s Civil Service • UK's Johnson says he shares concerns over Greensill lobbying • UK PM Johnson says: I've had no contact with 'Dave' Cameron over Greensill
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Hopes rise for Britain's summer getaway season
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EU:

Europe’s pandemic-stricken economy could return to pre-crisis levels next year, IMF says
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Europe scrambles as J&J vaccine delay deals another blow • Europe's vaccine rollout hit by doubts over J&J, AstraZeneca shots • EU Commission to end AstraZeneca and J&J vaccine contracts at expiry - paper
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EU to raise COVID vaccine supplies from Pfizer in second quarter to 250 million doses
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EU Health Chief Says Vaccine Goal Still 70% by the End of Summer
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Pfizer boosts second-quarter EU vaccine supply by 50 million
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Denmark becomes first in EU to drop AstraZeneca vaccine
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Italy suspends distribution of J&J shots after use paused in U.S • Italians seen increasingly reluctant to accept AstraZeneca shots • Italy reports 469 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 16,168 new cases
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Spain confident on vaccination targets despite J&J suspension
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EU countries move towards COVID passes to reopen summer travel • Lithuania to introduce 'COVID-19 passports' for certain groups • Europe risks another tech tangle with vaccine passports
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Hungary to re-open restaurant terraces next week, PM Orban says
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Kindergartens to reopen, but Poland keeps most coronavirus curbs
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Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers from next week: official
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IMF calls for additional euro zone fiscal stimulus in 2021-22
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EU to borrow around 150 billion euros annually for recovery fund
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Quarter of Covid deaths not caused by virus, new figures show
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Canada:

Enforcing settlement agreements - debt, claim or somewhere inbetween?
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COVID-19: Variant surge pushing hospitalizations in B.C. to near record levels
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Trudeau's stimulus push runs into trouble with economy heating up
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Canada to go big on budget spending as pandemic lingers, election looms
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Germany:

In German hospital, doctors worried as younger patients fill beds
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Jump the vaccine line? In Germany, you could face prosecution.
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Germany's economic institutes cut GDP 2021 growth forecast to 3.7% - sources
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Merkel under fire over German COVID-19 lockdown law
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Uruguay:

Uruguay facing world-record COVID-19 infection rate
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India:

India's coronavirus cases hit record as Mumbai prepares for new lockdown
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Over 1,000 test positive for Covid-19 at India religious festival
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India has recorded more than 200,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time
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In India, a Second Wave of Covid-19 Prompts a New Exodus
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Japan:

With 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. That's a problem
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Switzerland:

Swiss to further relax COVID-19 restrictions from next week
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Asia:

IMF warns of a weaker economic recovery in Southeast Asia as Covid restrictions linger
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Brazil:

Healthcare collapse imminent, Brazil's Sao Paulo warns, as COVID-19 cases surge • Majority of Brazil COVID-19 ICU patients aged 40 years or younger - report • Rio de Janeiro recorded more deaths than births for the 6th month in a row as Brazil fails to contain its COVID-19 outbreak • Brazil battles coronavirus with a Chinese vaccine even the Chinese concede could be better
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MENA:

Notable Changes to Insolvency Legislation in the GCC
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NMC sues Dubai bank in $6 billion UAE debt row - sources
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Sweden:

Swedish region declares ‘personal lockdown’ as country suffers Europe’s highest rate of new covid-19 cases
(DBN)

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South Korea:

SsangYong Motor faces another court receivership
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Claim's priority under the Mexican Bankruptcy Law.
(DBN)

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Singapore:

S'pore retailer Naiise to wind up, founder Dennis Tay filing for personal bankruptcy
(DBN)

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China:

The FBI director said the bureau opens a new investigation related to the Chinese government 'every 10 hours'
(DBN)

The echoes of China’s financial crisis are being heard as a giant struggles to survive
(DBN)

China Deploys Jets and Bombers Into Taiwan Airspace
(DBN)

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Russia:

US Poised to Announced New Russia Sanctions
(DBN)

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