August 13, 2021

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Law:

A New Way To Rank Biglaw Firms: Employee Vaccination Rates
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Top Biglaw Firm Delays Next Phase Of Its Reopening Plan, Will Require Vaccines For All
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Mayer Brown approves two days’ homeworking per week
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Is Skadden Arps Handing Out Retention Bonuses To Only *Some* Associates?
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UK: Weil ramps up NQ pay to £145,000
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The General Counsel At The Top Of The Compensation Heap
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Stoicism and the legal profession: Refraining from being quarrelsome
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‘Alan All Over Me’ - A&O partner quits after office kneetrembler goes public
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Leveling The Playing Field: How The Pandemic Removed Gender Barriers In The Legal Profession
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Lawyer who gave ‘perfect’ secretary a second chance after theft is suspended after misjudging her
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Lawyer who ridiculed vaccine dies of Covid
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5th Circuit rules for ‘The Hammer’ in lawyer’s trademark suit over purloined keywords and click-to-call ads
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Biden’s new picks for solicitor general and Manhattan US attorney once clerked for AG Garland
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What Rosen told U.S. senators: Trump applied 'persistent' pressure to get Justice to discredit election • Another Day, Another Trump Coup Plot Revealed
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Fraternal Order of Police Slams Newsmax’s Greg Kelly as ‘Clown’ for False Claim About Capitol Riot Officer
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'Warrior mindset' police training proliferated. Then, high-profile deaths put it under scrutiny.
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Gaetz associate providing feds intel, documents as probe into congressman continues: Sources • Texts show Joel Greenberg arranging for him and Matt Gaetz to meet a woman who 'usually' requires '$400 per meet,' report says
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GOP Strategist Arrested for Underage Sex Trafficking
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Lin Wood's Former Partner Says She Was Threatened With 'Gang Rape' Because Of His Rhetoric
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Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and the MyPillow Guy Are in Huge Trouble
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Rudy Giuliani will send you a personal greeting through Cameo—for a fee
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Emails: Senior DOJ officials wrangled over baseless Trump voter fraud allegations
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Covid surge prompts one Florida county to ask residents to use 911 sparingly
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London police chief: Prince Andrew under review
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Surf Instructor Killed His Children and Claimed QAnon Made Him DoIt, F.B.I. Says
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Texas is the first state to make buying sex a felony. Will this help trafficking victims?
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Robert Durst says he lied to police about night wife disappeared
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Police Say Pa. Man Gave Cop a Severed Human Head on a Platter, Admitted to Stabbing and Dismembering 'Cadaver Doll' That Looked and Talked Like His Dad
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Weinstein Gets Another Sex Charge Tossed
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MAGA hat-wearing Capitol rioter now claims he is a Democrat who 'did not care much' for Trump as he faces prison time • 'Trump lives matter': Capitol rioter insists insurrection was 'peaceful' after FBI raids his home • Knife-Toting Three Percenter Associate Spotted with Roger Stone Before Capitol Breach Can Stay Out of Jail, Judge Rules • 'Hey Nancy, Go F*** Yourself': Florida Man Charged in Connection with U.S. Capitol Breach After Paid Informant Provides Intel
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Federal Judge Rules Devin Nunes Lawsuit Against Washington Post Can Continue
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Top Senate Democrats urge Biden to take 'immediate action' on home confinement program
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‘The Ultimate Betrayal’: Father Faces Homicide Charges After Guard Dog Viciously Mauls 19-Month-Old Son to Death
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California Mother Convicted of Murdering Infant Son by Pushing Him Off of a Hospital Parking Garage
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What We Know About the QAnon Surfer Who Killed His 2 Children In Mexico
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LinkedIn Lawyer of the Week: Have some mushrooms instead of my face
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Two Hawaii visitors arrested for falsifying vaccination cards, governor says
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Judges:

Police Monitoring Death Threats to Judge in Britney Spears Case
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Rejects Indiana Students’ Bid to Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
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Wall Street:

Graphic: How entry-level pay has risen on Wall Street
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Food/Beverage:

Some restaurateurs channel anger at anti-vaxxers into humor; others fear consequences
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Some NYC Restaurants Pushing Back Against Vaccine Mandate: ‘I Just Don’t Think That We’re Gonna Be The Vaccination Police’
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Restaurants Recovery Continued on ‘Slow and Steady’ Uptick in Q2
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Healthcare:

What's in a name? The term 'breakthrough infection' raises doubts about vaccines, but it shouldn't
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HHS will require health care workforce to be vaccinated against Covid-19 • HHS to mandate vaccinations for some employees
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More children are being admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to deal with surge of new patients • Children's hospitals fill up as delta, virus cases soar
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Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital
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Florida hospitals are overrun as state fights one of the worst Covid outbreaks in the U.S.
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Florida, Texas 40% of Covid Hospitalizations • August 12th COVID-19: Crisis in Florida and Texas
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Greg Abbott Surrenders to the Coronavirus
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Hospitals struggle with staff shortages in coronavirus hot spots
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Parkland: No Room for Pregnant Women Because of Covid
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DeSantis confronts growing resistance over COVID-19 handling • Over 800 physicians call on DeSantis to repeal anti-mask order in schools
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Higher vaccination rates in Texas, Florida could've saved 4,700 lives, study finds
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Psaki takes aim at DeSantis over Florida ventilator request
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Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
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Mississippi braces for ‘failure’ of hospital system due to covid-19 surge and lack of ICU beds • Mississippi's Largest Hospital Converting Garage to COVID Ward as State Short on ICU Beds
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How the pandemic laid bare America's diabetes crisis
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Intel officials draft classified Covid origin report as they near finish of 90-day probe
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In new documentary, WHO scientist says Chinese officials pressured investigation to drop lab-leak hypothesis
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No new blood clots reported after UK restricted ages for AstraZeneca vaccine
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Fauci: 'Inevitably' everyone will need boosters eventually
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Extra COVID vaccine OK’d for those with weak immune systems
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Americans are sneaking extra coronavirus shots as officials weigh who should get them
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FDA set to approve coronavirus booster shots for immunocompromised people
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Booster shots won't stop the delta variant. Here's the math to prove it.
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Biden's big COVID challenge: Fading vaccines may demand boosters
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Fully vaccinated man dies of COVID-19, daughter says he was cautious
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Vaccine mandate poses major test for Pentagon chief
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A majority of Americans in highly vaccinated counties now live in covid hot spots
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States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases
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Economy:

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 375,000 • US jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
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Back-to-back price hikes, wholesale costs up 1% in July • Producer prices rose record 7.8 percent annually in July • Producer prices rose faster than expected in July
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Federal Taxes Set Record Through July; Real Federal Spending up 47.7% From Pre-Pandemic High
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US Deficit Hits $2.5 Trillion in First 10 Months
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Bernie Sanders lost his fight to be president. But now he's written a budget that could secure his legacy.
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These states are requiring vaccines or testing for government workers
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Companies' mixed messages about Delta variant's impact
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San Francisco to require proof of COVID vaccine for indoor activities at restaurants, bars, gyms
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Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
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COVID In Philadelphia: New Indoor Mask Mandate Among New Restrictions Issued To Combat Rising Cases
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Facebook delays return to office until January
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American motherhood vs. the American work ethic
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Census reveals a more diverse, urbanized America • Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking • Census finds U.S. is more diverse than ever as white, rural America shrinks • Latinos account for over half of the country's population growth • 5 takeaways from the release of 2020 census data • New York City population hits 8.8 million • California’s Asian population soars, new census data shows • This striking US Census map shows how much rural America has shrunk in the last decade • People of Color Make Up 95% of Texas' Population Growth • 2020 Census: Which States are Up and Down
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Millionaires are calling for an emergency tax on billionaires
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Large Social Security COLA increase may spark a debate about the appropriate index
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Texas GOP’s All-In Focus on Culture War Spurs Corporate Backlash
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Nine House Democrats say they won't vote on budget unless infrastructure bill passes
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Vaccine mandates exacerbate class divide
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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:

Mortgage rates are pushed higher by strong employment data
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Court partially blocks New York eviction moratorium
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This Is the State Where the Most People Aren’t Paying Their Mortgages
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Bidder offers $120M for collapsed condo site
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How Florida condo associations wielded political power before the Surfside collapse
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Maryland Real Estate in July: Sales Down 3% YoY, Inventory Down 31% YoY
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Minnesota Real Estate in July: Sales Down 9% YoY, Inventory Down 30% YoY
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South Carolina Real Estate in July: Sales Down 10% YoY, Inventory Down 40% YoY
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Where Are Home Prices Rising the Most? Throw a Dart
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Oil/Gas:

Biden wants to fight the climate crisis and keep gas prices low. It doesn't add up.
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‘Pathetic and embarrassing’: Biden asks OPEC to up oil output while limiting U.S. energy production
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Oil and gas industry is on the decline in Texas. What does that mean for state’s future?
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Victorville Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Causing False Statements to Be Made in Bankruptcy Court Petitions
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Education:

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University's vaccination requirement
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Children born during pandemic have lower IQs, US study finds
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Tennessee parents make threats after school board mandates masks: ‘We will find you’ • School mask debate in Tennessee grows heated as local board requires masks in elementary schools • Anti-mask hysterics at Tennessee school board meeting show how basic public health is now polarizing
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'Irrational zealotry': GOP governors in standoff with schools over masks
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Florida issues funding threat to school districts over mask mandate
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California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
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Hotez: As schools reopen, Houston will 'pay the price' for not doing more with masks, vaccines
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Stanford joins other Ivy League schools in requiring weekly Covid testing for all students
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Teachers unions split on endorsing vaccine mandates • Largest teachers' union in U.S. now supports vaccine, testing requirements
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A parent sent their child to school after a positive Covid-19 test. More than 80 students may have been exposed, officials say
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Pharma:

Biden to deliver 'forceful' call for Congress to lower drug prices
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The Pain Was Unbearable. So Why Did Doctors Turn Her Away?
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A disabled veteran facing $7,000-per-week medical costs wrote a letter begging the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy judge not to allow a settlement
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Student Debt:

To curb student debt, let borrowers declare bankruptcy
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Discharging Student Loan Debt – Private Loans Are Not Always Exempt
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Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform: A Bipartisan Effort
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Festivals:

South Dakota Gov fiercely defends Sturgis Motorcycle Rally against 'superspreader' accusations
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Politics:

Poll: 55 percent of voters approve of Biden, 47 percent approve of Harris
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Texas Senate passes voting bill, but the House remains paralyzed • Texas senator ends 15-hour filibuster over GOP voting bill • Texas law enforcement enlisted to end Democrats’ holdout
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Crenshaw heckled at fundraiser for saying 2020 election wasn't stolen
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More Democratic voters favor socialism than capitalism in major shift: Poll
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Marjorie Taylor Greene shrugs off surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations: 'We can't live forever'
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Hochul: I’ll run for governor after finishing Cuomo’s term
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Census data kicks off effort to reshape US House districts
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Schumer gets big victories — but headaches loom
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DNC members grow frustrated over increasing White House influence
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Schwarzenegger to anti-maskers: 'Screw your freedom'
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Poll: Nearly a third of Trump voters don't plan to get vaccinated
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The price of liberty is a QR code
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell fled the stage at his cyber symposium at the same time news broke that Dominion's billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against him would proceed
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Census shows less white Texas ahead of redistricting fight
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Election Officials Still Being Terrorized
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In a cutting response to a Fox News question, Jen Psaki said Trump suggested people 'inject versions of poison into their veins' as a COVID-19 cure
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Lawsuit claims man posing as math expert with evidence Trump won election has no degree and installs swing sets
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (16 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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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Cross-Border:

Cross-Border Municipal Bankruptcy Cases – Wait. What? Rewind.
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Plan Confirmation:

Projected Disposable Income: An Old-And-Bad Ruling From Eighth Circuit
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Fiduciary Duty:

Contractually Reimposing Fiduciary Duties in an LLC Operating Agreement Despite Clause Waiving Fiduciary Duties
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Obits:

In Memoriam: Walter W. Miller, Jr. (1932–2021)
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Benefit Plans:

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Disturb the Fifth Circuit’s Ruling That Coal Miner Retiree Health Benefits Can Be Modified in Bankruptcy
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Tax:

Recent Bankruptcy Court Ruling Addresses the Jurisdiction of Bankruptcy Courts to Hear Innocent Spouse Relief Cases
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Aviation:

Hello, Fellow Kids: The FAA Is Using Memes to Intimidate Unruly Passengers
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A Spirit pilot and flight attendant describe flying empty planes around the country and being stranded for days last week amid the airline's meltdown: 'It was like being lost in space'
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Maritime:

Demolition Activity Up 40% Versus 2020
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History:

Pew survey finds partisan divide on nation's racial history
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Agribusiness:

First water cuts in US West supply to hammer Arizona farmers
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Black farmers facing 'extinction' fight for $5B in promised aid
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Fires charring US West range set up ranchers for hardship
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down 8% Compared to Same Week in 2019
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Crypto:

Hacker behind $600 million crypto heist claims they did it ‘for fun’
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Celebs:

Britney Spears' father 'willing to step down' as conservator but won't do so immediately • #FreeBritney One Step Closer to Reality as Jamie Spears Agrees to Step Down as Conservator
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has become a true crime doc
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Nursing Homes:

Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on nursing homes
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Gig Economy:

A delivery driver says he left a note for a customer who didn't tip reminding them that he doesn't work 'for free'
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DoorDash Plunges into Deeper Loss
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Mass Torts

NY let childhood sex abuse victims sue; 9,000 went to court
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How the Child Victims Act revealed New York’s dark history of child sexual abuse
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Boy Scouts and insurers clash as preliminary case for sex abuse deal gets underway • What’s at Stake in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case
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Purdue Pharma bankruptcy trial begins with opponents eyeing Sackler shields
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Purdue Pharma Director Says Sacklers Required Full Release in Bankruptcy Deal
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Climate:

Drought cripples a California coastal paradise: 'We need water. We don't have it'
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Italy may have recorded Europe's hottest day ever as baking summer drives deadly wildfires
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Wildfire bears down on Montana towns as West burns
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The Dixie Fire destroyed this small California town. A week later, its residents remain in limbo.
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Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of US
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Days of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa
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Where extreme weather is getting even worse, in one map
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Greek wildfires a major ecological catastrophe, PM says
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Storms hammer Midwest, leave 850K without power
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Graphic: Temperature records around the world
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It’s time to freak out about methane emissions
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UN: Greenhouse Gases Must Peak in 4 Years
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Sovereigns:

Understanding the new-old sovereign-debt challenge
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UK

Scientists fear UK COVID cases may surge after summer lull
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MENA:

Indiscriminate Hamas rocket attacks on Israel are war crimes, Human Rights Watch says
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US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation
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Afghanistan is Like the Fall of Saigon
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Taliban on the verge of capturing two of Afghanistan’s largest cities after taking 11th provincial capital • Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 3 more cities
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China Preparing to Recognize Taliban if Kabul Falls: Sources
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Potential Al Qaeda resurgence in Afghanistan worries U.S. officials • How Al Qaeda Changed the World
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Taliban Executes Surrendering Afghan Troops
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New Zealand:

'Fortress New Zealand' could welcome back international travelers next year - but only if they're vaccinated
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Australia:

Cost of lockdowns is $17 billion and counting
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Australia’s Borders Aren’t Closed for Everyone
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China:

Chinese tutoring schools scramble for loopholes as top-tier firm Wall Street English collapses amid crackdown
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