April 22, 2021

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Law:

Data shows decrease in long-term, full-time jobs for 2020 law school grads
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Law School Class Of 2020 Sees Employment Rate Take A Tumble Thanks To COVID-19
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2021 Law School Applicant Pool Shaping Up to Be the Largest in a Decade
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February's Average MBE Score Rebounds From Last Year's All-Time Low, Augurs Higher State Bar Exam Pass Rates
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Biglaw Firm Shares The Wealth With Associates By Raising Salaries
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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Comes Around With Special Bonuses Of Their Own
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Here’s the Secret to Davis Polk’s Banner 2020—and 2021 So Far
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General Counsel Uses The N-Word During A Lecture, Loses Her Job
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COVID-19 Can Cause Lasting Damage To The Legal Profession If We're Not Careful
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Freshfields Resists ‘Magic Circle’ Tag as U.S. Growth Rolls On • Freshfields Wants To Make Its 'Magic Circle' Designation Magically Disappear
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Willkie to Broaden Global Business Reorganization & Restructuring Practice with the Addition of Dr. Wolfram Prusko in Frankfurt
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Thomson Reuters State of the UK Legal Market 2021: Client Relationships Are Critical
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Notice of Appearance -- Nicole Greenblatt, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Tom Girardi's Ex-Clients File Lawsuits Over Millions in Missing Settlement Funds
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A Billionaire Tax Cheat Walked Free, but His Lawyer Gets Charged • Houston Tax Attorney Faces 14 Years In Prison For Allegedly Helping Billionaire Robert Smith Hide $225 Million In Capital Gains
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After Wrestling the Coronavirus, a Lawyer Rethinks His Practice
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'Sitting Alone in Their Houses': Isolated Lawyers Wrestle With Impostor Phenomenon
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Stanford Law Profs' Son Is A 'Vegan Crypto Billionaire'
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Should New Attorneys Look for In-House Openings First?
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Attorney general announces DOJ probe of Minneapolis Police Department after Chauvin conviction • The Derek Chauvin guilty verdict is a huge outlier • Chauvin likely to face uphill battle in expected appeal • How Minneapolis police initially described George Floyd's murder • Derek Chauvin is in a prison's segregated housing unit for his safety while he awaits sentencing • Chauvin jury could stay anonymous for a long time • Derek Chauvin held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day • Many hail verdict in Floyd death, say much work remains • Celebration is laced with warnings after Derek Chauvin conviction • A city's catharsis • Derek Chauvin, 45, is pictured in his prison jumpsuit on his first night in Oak Park Heights maximum security prison where he's placed on suicide watch ahead of sentencing in eight weeks • Derek Chauvin Pictured Behind Bars After Jury Found Him Guilty of Murdering George Floyd • Chauvin Trial Ends... Can White Folks Try Not To Make It About Themselves For Five Minutes? • Chauvin trial prosecution worked with strategic communications firm • After Chauvin’s conviction on all counts, what will his appeal look like? • With Chauvin's conviction, attention now shifts to 3 other officers present during Floyd's arrest • 21 Experts on What the Verdict Means — and Where to Go From Here • 55% of Republicans agree with Chauvin guilty verdict, poll says • Dimon says ‘justice was served’ after guilty verdict in murder of George Floyd • How America's CEOs reacted to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict • Fox News' Jeanine Pirro says facts 'clearly' supported Chauvin's conviction • Republican candidate for governor says Chauvin verdict makes her 'sick' • Superlawyer Jenna Ellis Decries Chauvin Conviction On Charges Of 'Emotional Corporate Automatic Guilt' • Start From The Conclusion, Add Justifications Later: Derek Chauvin Trial Opinions Are All Tribalism • Pelosi faces backlash after thanking George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice' • Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing • 'No Sympathy' for Chauvin, Say Those Who Had Run-Ins Before Floyd
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Throughout Trial Over George Floyd’s Death, Killings by Police Mount • At least 64 people have died at the hands of police since Derek Chauvin's trial began. More than half were people of color • Grim list of deaths at police hands grows even after verdict
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How the US Ranks in Killings by Police
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Most Police Officers Never Fire Their Gun
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Floyd Killing Forces U.S. Business to Examine its Record on Race
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Yes, It Is Legal to Record the Police
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Federal agents sent to Portland in 2020 were "unprepared" to quell unrest, watchdog finds
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What Police Impunity Looks Like: “There Was No Discipline as No Wrongdoing Was Found”
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Minnesota Attorney with Same Name as Derek Chauvin’s Lawyer Wishes Parents Named Him ‘Thor’ Instead
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Floyd killing has prompted state reforms, but not everywhere • New signs of progress emerge on police reform Chauvin verdict injects a fresh jolt of momentum into police overhaul efforts • Danger lurks in the Democrats' police talk
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Videos and social media are challenging police impunity around the world
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White House says fatal police shooting of Black teen in Columbus 'tragic'
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Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
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Biden Gets Gupta Confirmed for DOJ as Post-Chauvin Tempers Flare
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St. Louis Lawyer Who Pointed Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters Uses Day of Derek Chauvin Verdict to Consider U.S. Senate Run • McCloskeys want grand jury to take a new look at their case
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Two Men, One of Whom Belongs to White Supremacist Gang, Attacked Black Man While Yelling Racial Slurs: Deputies
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Manhattan to stop prosecuting prostitution • Manhattan DA Will No Longer Prosecute Sex Workers, Keeps Status Quo on Sex Buyers
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How Florida’s new anti-riot law could run afoul of the First Amendment • Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s New Anti-Riot Laws as ‘Unconstitutional on Their Face’
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Colorado tightens gun regulations to "prevent future loss of life"
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NRA launches $2 million campaign to oppose Biden gun-control agenda
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Judge Emmet Sullivan cites Donald Trump's 'continued' election lies as reason not to release rioter
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Pelosi to offer even split on 9/11-style commission to probe Capitol riot
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Federal Judge Denies Michael Cohen's Petition to Cut His Sentence Under Trump's First Step Act
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AG Bill Barr reportedly told a US attorney 'I am going to f---ing fire your a--' if he talked to Matt Gaetz about DOJ business
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Lawmakers reveal — and dispute – FBI conclusion about 2017 baseball field shooting
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After suspending male student for wearing nail polish, Texas school changes policy
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Inside the 'troubling rise' of religious denial-of-service cases against gay couples
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Babysitter used wrestling moves on 1-year-old before his death, Texas police say
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This KY man was wrongly jailed for 14 months. Then they billed him for his stay.
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Pew: Over 80% of Asian adults say violence against them is increasing
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Judge Raises 'Woefully Inadequate' Bond of Retired Cop Who Allegedly Used His Job to Sexually Abuse Teen Boys
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Broward School Superintendent Allegedly Lied to Grand Jury Investigating Aftermath of Parkland Mass Shooting
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In bizarre sextortion case, 9th Circuit rules sham litigation threats can be a crime
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Police pulled over a Michigan lawmaker for allegedly driving drunk. He threatened to call the governor.
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Mexico Plans More Border Security with Focus on Migrant Minors • Government pays for some sponsors to pick up migrant kids • GOP sees immigration as path to regain power
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Judges:

Florida Man Seems To Get Butt Injection During Zoom Hearing • A Miami defendant accidentally broadcast someone getting a butt injection during her Zoom court hearing • Florida nurse performs butt injection on courtroom Zoom
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Colorful judicial writing style undermines legitimacy of opinions, law prof argues
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Holy Crap, Have These State Courts Even HEARD About Diversity?
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How many state supreme court justices are people of color? Judiciary doesn't reflect population, report says
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The Prosecutor To Judge Pipeline Is Alive And Well
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Federal Judge Issues Sweeping Injunction that Gives Himself Extraordinary Power to Solve Los Angeles 'Homelessness Crisis'
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Big Book Deal Called Bad Optics for Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures little changed after major averages post first positive session in three
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JPMorgan Is Hiring 190 Bankers, Support Staff to Combat Burnout
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Goldman Sachs employs just 49 Black people in top US jobs
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Shockingly, Guy Behind $100 Million South Jersey Deli Has A Shady Past
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Layoffs:

Electricity retailer with deep losses from Texas freeze fires its entire staff
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87 Layoffs Announced As Lake Bluff Manufacturing Facility Closes
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Detroit Jeep Plant Faces Temporary Layoffs on Chip Shortage
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Banking:

Investors look for answers from Credit Suisse earnings after Archegos and Greensill sagas • Credit Suisse’s Prime Unit Risk Chief Had Been Archegos Salesman • Swiss Investigate Credit Suisse Trading Losses
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Credit Suisse pain isn’t likely to end with first-quarter woes
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Credit Suisse reports loss after Archegos scandal; CEO insists there’s no risk culture problem
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Spain Economy Minister Decries Bankers’ ‘Unacceptable’ Salaries
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Greensill parent enters liquidation
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Greensill liquidators in Australia to investigate directors after company wound up • Greensill liquidation deepens focus on directors
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Debt Collection:

Keeping up with the Changing Landscape of the FDCPA
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Cannabis:

Virginia governor signs bill legalizing marijuana possession starting July 1
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Utilities:

Liberty Power Holdings Takes Action To Ensure Continuing Operations and Strengthen Capital Structure Following Impact Of Texas Extreme Weather Event in February
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Texas wind farms sue Citigroup over charges from winter storm
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Tax:

Is a Form 1099-C Always Required When Settling Disputed Debts?
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Healthcare:

Connections CSP files for bankruptcy while facing federal lawsuits
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Bankruptcy judge approves Texas city's purchase of EMS company for $1M
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FDA finds poor conditions at Baltimore plant that ruined J&J Covid vaccines • FDA inspection report casts doubt on J&J vaccine contractor's ability to restart production
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U.S. vaccination pace holds above 3 million shots per day for two weeks straight
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Johnson & Johnson trial shows vaccine effective, even against variants
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Coronavirus cases aren't budging — even after vaccinations doubled
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Pfizer identifies fake COVID-19 shots abroad as criminals exploit vaccine demand • Pfizer identifies fake vaccine doses in Mexico, Poland
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‘World’s most mutated’ Covid strain with 34 mutations is found as fears grow super-variant may prolong pandemic
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Biden says he'll send vaccines overseas once U.S. supply is sufficient • Biden says he expects to share vaccine doses with Canada
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States have a new Covid problem: Too much vaccine • U.S. to run out of enthusiastic vaccine-takers in 2-4 weeks • Most Kansas counties turn down vaccine over past month • U.S. sees unprecedented drop in vaccinations over past week
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France to Donate 100,000 Vaccine Doses to Covax Program
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J&J Shot’s U.S. Future Depends on 15 Cautious Vaccine Experts
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Masks, Distancing Can Be Relaxed If You Are Vaccinated, EU Says
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UK COVID-19 variant 45 percent more transmissible says new study from Israel
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New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy
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Six vaccinated medical experts reveal their summer travel plans
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CDC: Handful of "breakthrough" COVID cases occurred in nursing homes
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Economy:

Summers says inflation indicators 'flashing red alarm'
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Welcome to the YOLO Economy
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Visualized: Regional Price Parity For Each State
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One chart shows how pandemic poverty reached a new high in March
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Here come the dreaded post-pandemic price increases
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Biden announces small business tax credits for vaccine PTO • Biden Urges Businesses to Vaccinate Employees, Touts Tax Credit
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US$12.3 trillion in stimulus killed the debt default cycle
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Leon Cooperman Won’t Attend Elizabeth Warren’s Tax Hearing, But Will Watch It
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Neuberger Has Asked Staff to Return in September, CEO Says
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Biden Tells Lawmakers He Will Seek Temporary Child Credit Boost
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Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces bill to make college free and have Wall Street pay for it
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17 state treasurers urge Congress to include federal paid family leave in Biden's American Families Plan
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After another cordial White House infrastructure meeting, GOP is still a no on raising corporate taxes
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Senate Democrats reject Republican infrastructure bid
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GOP uses faulty math in claiming that Biden's infrastructure plan costs $850,000 per job
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SALT Cap Revolt Led By N.Y. Democrats Snarls Biden Spending Plan • Progressives divided over efforts to repeal SALT cap
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COVID-19 cost more in 2020 than the world’s combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years
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Senate Republicans take step to revive debt ceiling brawls with White House
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DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven decreased 10.6% year-over-year in February
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How Long Do Americans Commute For?
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Yes, Working From Home Makes You More Productive, Study Finds
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Just because you can work from home doesn’t mean you’ll be allowed to
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Covid Changed Work, But Will That Change Last Forever?
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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:

Weekly mortgage demand jumps 8.6% after interest rates fall to a two-month low • MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
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Homebuilder Comments in Mid-April: Crazy Price Increases, Offers Way Over Ask, Costs Increasing Quickly
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Credit scores, and the end of mortgage forbearance
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The Dynamics Of Collateral Access Agreement Negotiations
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Is the U.S. housing market heading for a crash? Here’s what the experts say
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Hispanic homeownership surged in 2020
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AIA: "Demand for Architecture design services continues to rapidly escalate" in March
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Kushner Family Business Unloads Thousands of Maryland Apartments
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Manhattan Retail Rents Extend Slide, Showing Covid’s Full Impact
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Seritage Growth Properties Announces Promotions and Organizational Restructuring
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Municipalities:

PREPA union sues against privatization
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Investigation suppressed by Trump administration reveals obstacles to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico
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Attorney Geoffrey Fieger accuses judges of trying to strong-arm his Flint water clients
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The Most Polluted Cities In America
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Chicago Is the Latest U.S. City to Consider Guaranteed Income for the Poor
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Oil/Gas:

Cadillac rolls out its $60,000 Lyriq EV as it phases out gas engines
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Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035
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Legendary Houston Trader Sees ‘Seismic Shift' To Clean Energy
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Dalai Lama and other Nobel Prize winners pressure leaders on fossil fuels
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Halliburton Sees Rebound Accelerating In Overseas Oilfield Work
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Shale gas drillers to keep 2021 capex flat under investor focus, analysts say
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Circuses:

COVID pushed Cirque du Soleil into bankruptcy protection. Now for a Vegas comeback • Cirque du Soleil reopens Vegas shows in sign of vaccine optimism
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Religion:

Rochester's Catholic diocese barred from shielding identities of accused priests
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Chicago priest steps aside from parish amid sexual assault allegations
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Crypto:

Crypto Users Bicker After Turkish Exchange Abruptly Goes Silent
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Bitcoin could plunge 50% from current levels after rising too much, too fast, says Guggenheim's Scott Minerd
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Non-Profits:

NRA on Trial — Day 8: NRA Begins its Case – Full of Contradictions
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NRA Chief LaPierre Defended by Director Unaware of Excess Pay
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Movie Theaters:

Studio Movie Grill emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Studio Movie Grill Emerges From Bankruptcy, With 19 Theaters Reopened by Memorial Day
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Newspapers:

'Project Mayhem': Reporters Race To Save Tribune Papers From 'Vulture' Fund
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Education:

Sanders, Jayapal introduce bill to make college tuition-free for many Americans
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Ex-Business School Dean who misreported data to US News rankings indicted for wire fraud
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Anatomy Of Temple Business School Rankings Fraud
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Elementary School Teacher on Leave Over Pic of Her Foot on Black Boy's Neck
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Fund IPM Shuts Doors After Losing $4 Billion in Pandemic
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Credit Suisse Sees $654 Million Second Quarter Hit From Archegos
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Food/Beverage:

Parent Company of These 6 Restaurant Chains Just Declared Bankruptcy
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Old Country Buffet, Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet owners declare bankruptcy; close most locations
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L.A. will limit use of disposable napkins and utensils in restaurants
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America scrambles for restaurant workers
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Nestle Has Blowout Quarter as Restaurants Start Reopening
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Tech:

World leaders brace for historic Trump Facebook ban decision
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Pharma:

Mallinckrodt Moves Ahead With Plan to Hand Company to Creditors
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Event Facilities:

Shuttered Venues Still Waiting for Government Aid Announced in December
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Open Up And Say... 'Huh?': Nashville Venues Grapple With City's Lack Of Reopening Plan
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Soccer:

Bondholders Brace for Fallout as Super League Disintegrates • The shameful rise and triumphant fall of soccer's ridiculous Super League
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Agnelli Faces Reckoning of Bad Bet as His Soccer League Dream Implodes
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Festivals:

Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines for August
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Personal Finance:

How to deal with pressure to go back into the office as Covid lockdowns ease
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Corporate Governance:

Starbucks Chair Warns Companies Lacking Boardroom Diversity Risk ‘Dying’
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Politics:

Top Republicans who challenged election results rake in campaign cash, as individual donations boom
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With Trump gone, GOP senator decries deficits
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Val Demings slams Jim Jordan in heated confrontation over supporting police: 'Did I strike a nerve?'
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House rejects GOP attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over remarks about Chauvin trial
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Voting rights inspire company words but few actions
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The brother of a top Biden advisor lobbied the White House this year on behalf of big health care companies
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Cuomo Impeachment Hotline Gets 200 Calls, Assemblyman Says
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Inside the Democratic strategy to expand voting rights state by state
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Sen. Joe Manchin: Getting rid of filibuster will lead to "serious problems" • Lindsey Graham Would Support Republicans Denying Quorum in Filibuster Clash
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Corporate America begins to see fallout after wading into politics • As the voting-rights fight moves to Texas, defiant Republicans test the resolve of corporations that oppose restrictions
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Biden Preparing to Declare That Atrocities Against Armenia Were Genocide
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North Dakota governor vetoes transgender sports bill
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Trans Kids Become Red Meat for the Political Base
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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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 (6 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) • Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Proofs of Claim:

Court Limits Scope of Midland Funding and Imports State Law Penalties for Bankruptcy Filings
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Privilege:

The ‘Two Hats’ Doctrine for Shared Directors and Officers Falters When Assessing Waiver of of Attorney-Client Privilege
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Litigation Finance:

So, the defendant filed for bankruptcy … what’s next?
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SCOTUS:

Prof. Mann: On Bankruptcy And The U.S. Supreme Court (An Interview)
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SCOTUS Adopts 2021 Rules Amendments
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Sales:

Payment to Stalking Horse Permissible When Sale Price Less than Stalking Horse Bid
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Bankruptcy Policy:

Bankruptcy Hardball
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RSAs:

The Proceduralist Inversion – A Response to Skeel
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Exemptions:

Private Retirement Plans as an Asset Protection Tool
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Insurance:

As States Begin to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions, How Are Businesses Fairing in Business Interruption Coverage Disputes?
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Aviation:

Airlines See 2021 Losses Ballooning to $48 Billion Amid Setbacks
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Airlines plot pilot comeback with hirings
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U.K. in Regular Talks With U.S. Over Potential Travel Corridor
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Virgin Atlantic Plans Full Ramp-Up by Fall Amid Unclear Outlook
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U.S. adds 116 countries to 'Do Not Travel' list
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Lawmakers Press U.K. Government to Clarify Travel Restart
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Tourism:

Find out which countries are welcoming international tourists back
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Here’s where Americans are planning to go for that summer vacation
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NYC to Launch $30 Million Tourism Marketing Campaign in June
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Tourism Suffered Massive Losses In 2020
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Finance:

Bain, Oaktree in Talks to Fund Some of Gupta’s Australian Units
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Greensill Offices, Board Members’ Homes Raided in Germany
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Greensill under microscope over Earnd personal guarantee
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Lawmakers push PPP revamp as funding lapse looms
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Autos:

Hertz Sees Shareholder Recovery As It Weighs Competing Plans • Hertz Sees Potential Equity Recovery as It Weighs Knighthead Bid • Hertz Sees Shareholder Recovery as Bankruptcy Plan Nears Vote
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Hertz accepts sweetened deal to exit bankruptcy, with equity payout
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Used Car Prices Explode in the US
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Climate:

Poll finds broad, deep public support for climate action across the world
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Did the pandemic show us that we can cut carbon emissions? Sort of.
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White House unveils plans for high-profile climate summit
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Yellen flags private's capital role in climate-change battle
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Putin Hints at Raising Climate Target on Eve of Biden’s Summit • Putin, Xi, Pope Francis join 40 leaders at Biden's climate summit • Biden readies ambitious pitch to make the U.S. the global climate leader • In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos • U.S. Rejects Australia’s Climate Strategy Ahead of Global Summit
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US aims to slash shipping carbon emissions to zero by 2050
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Yellen touts 'whole-of-economy' plan to fight climate change • Yellen outlines bold climate agenda calling for net-zero emissions by 2035
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Companies are crucial to solving the climate crisis. 75% are falling short
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Insurance:

Goldman Survey Finds Insurers With $13 Trillion Ready for Risk
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Retailing:

J.C. Penney’s Michelle Wlazlo Talks Private Brands, Fall Plans
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Coal:

Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate
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Energy Giants Ditch Oil and Coal Projects. Smaller Rivals Want Them.
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EU Coal Laggard Faces Snags in Plan to Spinoff Dirty Assets
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Infrastructure:

Report: California’s water systems are in deep trouble
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UK:

UK Insolvency Reform – Evaluating Pre-Pack Sales to A Connected Person
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Recent Insolvency Case Update
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The UK's new restructuring plan
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U.K. Sees Record Jump in Firms in Significant Financial Distress
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Eurozone haunted by 'ghost bankruptcies' as 200,000 firms at risk – alarm bells ring
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U.K. Households Took a Bigger Pandemic Hit Than Top EU Nations
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Northern Ireland will leave UK within 25 years, say majority of people on both sides of border • Critics said Brexit would threaten peace in Northern Ireland. Now streets are on fire.
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London Finance Firms Warned by EU Not to Expect Quick Market Access
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Liberty Steel seeks financial lifeline from the government with 3,000 UK jobs at risk • Tata 'sues Liberty Steel over unpaid debts'
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EU:

Europe lines up more shots, hoping to beat back virus surge
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Europe Takes Steps to Reopen as Covid Vaccinations Ramp Up
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Canada:

$20M in NOSM money in jeopardy because of Laurentian insolvency, med school dean says
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Canada’s Central Bank Is Taking Surprising Steps To Cool The Nation’s Red-Hot Virus Recovery — And The Approach Directly Conflicts With The Fed’s Ultra-Easy Stance, Even With The US Further Along
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Belgium:

Diamonds: Investigation into bankruptcy of former industry number one
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Italy:

Draghi Wields Six-Point Shopping List for EU to Reinvent Italy
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Italy Set to Miss Vaccination Target, Bets on Supply Boost
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Ireland:

Guide to Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Ireland 2021
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Greece:

Greece Will Ease Main Lockdown Measures in Early May
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India:

The Role of Insolvency Tests: Implications for Indian Insolvency Law
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Restructuring & Insolvency Monthly Newsletter April 2021
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Willful defaults took a turn for the worse in Apr-Dec amid pandemic
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India's second Covid wave hits like a 'tsunami' as hospitals buckle under weight • India reports record single-day jump in Covid cases, with over 314,000 infections • Why India is shattering global infection records • India's Descent into Covid Hell • India can’t vaccinate its way out of its latest Covid-19 surge
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Oxygen leak kills 22 in Indian hospital as coronavirus infections mount
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Homegrown Indian Covid Vaccine Already in Use Shows 78% Efficacy
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Spiking the debt balloon
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Australia:

Personal insolvencies fell 52.9% in the March quarter 2021
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Risky business for liquidators guidance on mitigating risk of litigation for liquidators
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Lang Hancock’s life, love and bankruptcy resurrected in ‘clash of the dynasties’
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Working remotely or not remotely working? Australia officials seek to ban casual wear - even on video calls
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Brazil:

Where Covid Kills the Young: Brazil Shows What May Await Others
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China:

Momentum Grows in Congress for Legislation Confronting China
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‘Diplomatic Boycott’ of Beijing Olympics Added to China Bill
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China seen bailing out biggest bad-debt manager while teaching investors a ‘hard’ lesson as contagion effects linger
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BVI:

Recognition of a foreign official in BVI case law
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MENA:

House votes 350-71 passing legislation limiting arms sales to Saudi Arabia, in response to 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi
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Germany:

Germany contained Covid-19. Politics brought it back.
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