August 19, 2021

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Law:

Law School Professor Successfully Kills Vaccine Mandate, Hopefully No One Else
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Attorney Who Said COVID Was 'Nothing To Be Afraid Of' Dead Of Disease
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The Best Midsized Law Firm To Work For
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How Much Would Biglaw Have To Pay You To Stay?
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Appeals court vacates $1,000-per-day sanction against BigLaw lawyer
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More Reasons Why Former Lawyers Are Bitter About The Legal Profession

The 10 Most Expensive Law Schools (2021)
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These 12 lawyers are Trump's chief line of defense as his legal woes keep on mounting
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Assistant District Attorney Arrested In Hit-And-Run Incident That Injured 3 Children
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This online platform aims to help pro se litigants with complex civil cases
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Assistant District Attorney Arrested In Hit-And-Run Incident That Injured 3 Children
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What to know about R. Kelly's trial for sex trafficking and racketeering R. Kelly Trial Opens: ‘This Case Is About a Predator’
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What Kamala Harris’ Law School Years Reveal About Her Politics
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Larry David ‘screamed’ at Alan Dershowitz at grocery store over Trump ties
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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors ask Justice Department to intervene in the search for mass graves
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Lawmakers scrap qualified immunity deal in police reform talks
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Transgender victory over Hobby Lobby could have national impact
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'You've been served': Order to pay bill tossed at GOP candidate for Calif. governor at debate
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Kushner friend Ken Kurson charged in N.Y. eavesdropping case after Trump pardon Jared Kushner Friend Previously Pardoned by Trump Is Charged Over Same Alleged Cyberstalking Incidents in New York State
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Michael Cohen Is On Cameo, Sharing Some Killer Trump Insults
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Kraken Witness Files Defamation Suit Against Dominion For ... Oh, Who The Hell Even Knows?
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Biden's Pentagon still enforcing Trump policy blocking citizenship path for troops, ACLU says
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Asylum officers, rather than immigration judges, would decide border asylum cases under proposed rule U.S. moves to reshape and speed up asylum processing along the southern border
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FactCheck: The Biden administration is “not even Covid testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
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U.S. Justice Department says Missouri state gun law is unconstitutional
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Parents of Protester Killed by Kyle Rittenhouse Sue Kenosha Law Enforcement For Letting Militias 'Mete Out Justice as They Saw Fit'
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Michigan Romance Novel Model, Tennessee Man with 'Three Percenter' Logo on Chest Charged with Using Deadly Weapons During Capitol Breach Sentencing Suddenly Delayed for MAGA-Hatted 'Democrat' Present at Capitol Siege after Feds Discover New Evidence
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3rd Circuit revives Second Amendment challenge to zoning restrictions on gun club
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Staten Island Business Owners Call Out 'So-Called' Delta Variant While Suing New York City and Mayor Bill de Blasio Over Vaccine Mandate
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Massachusetts Police Can Easily Seize Your Money. The DA of One County Makes It Nearly Impossible to Get It Back.
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Lawsuit Says White Woman Spewed Racist Insults at Vietnamese Neighbor — Once While Naked from the Waist Down
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Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty for Alleged Cop Killer Who Ran to 'Black Nationalist Paramilitary Organization' Property After Shooting
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Woman Allegedly Killed Her Mother Hours after Prosecutors Said There Wasn’t Enough Evidence to File Assault Charges in Earlier Incident
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America’s incarceration rate falls to lowest level since 1995
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Federal appeals court upholds Texas ban on standard abortion procedure
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This law firm will pay $100K for best jingle ‘that pairs well with fighting for justice’
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Judges:

Justice Thomas has made the new oral argument format a winner
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Unqualified Federal Judges Are… Unqualified
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Not All Lawyers Want To Be Judges
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Circuit Judge Criticized for Footnote Comparing His Colleagues to Career Criminals with Rap Sheets
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Wall Street:

Futures slide on taper, growth fears; oil slump hits energy stocks Dow futures drop 300 points, commodities retreat on concern about the Fed removing stimulus
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US stocks fall as Fed minutes show the central bank will likely taper bond purchases this year
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Robinhood tumbles 12% after warning of slowdown in retail trading
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Climate:

Law Students Fault Big Firms for ‘Climate Chaos’ in Energy Work
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Methane's Huge Role in Climate Change
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Most flares from Texas Permian oil drilling lack permits -study
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Another California Town Ravaged by Wildfire as Winds Fan Flames Caldor Fire explodes more than 8 times its size to nearly 54,000 acres in a day California's Caldor Fire forces new evacuations after "unprecedented" growth Caldor Fire explodes in size, leveling parts of a California town and forcing thousands to evacuate Dozens of homes burn as California wildfire siege continues Fires harming California’s efforts to curb climate change
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China’s extreme weather deals a big blow to insurance companies
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How water shortages are brewing wars
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Crypto:

Report: Cryptocurrency adoption skyrockets 880%
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Fed's Neel Kashkari says cryptocurrencies are 95% fraud, hype, and noise - and scoffs at being able to create his own 'neelcoin'
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Mail:

Mail has been showing up on time, but don't be fooled: Slower days are coming
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Federal Judge Orders USPS to Produce Previously Withheld Records on Louis DeJoy’s Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest
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Healthcare:

U.S. to start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in September
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More than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded as US returns to April levels
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America's Delta toll
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August 18th COVID-19: Average Daily Deaths have Tripled Since Low in July
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Texas faces tipping point as COVID-19 spreads
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Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a virus hotspot
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An Alabama doctor watched patients reject the coronavirus vaccine. Now he's refusing to treat them.
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Why So Many Holdouts Still Won’t Get Vaxxed — And Why We Should Learn to Live With It
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Florida official asks Gov DeSantis to declare state of emergency Florida county declares pandemic state of emergency amid hospital resource shortage
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"We're all drowning": What Louisiana ambulance workers are seeing as COVID surges
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How CDC data problems put the U.S. behind on the delta variant
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A Texas mom dies of COVID days after making one final wish: 'Make sure my kids get vaccinated'
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Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says
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Garth Brooks cancels 5 shows, citing 'new wave' of Covid
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Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated, calling it 'an act of love'
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West Virginia Governor Declines Statewide Mask Mandates: ‘Local Control Is Working’
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WHO slams wealthy nations' rush towards Covid booster shots while millions worldwide lack first jab
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How Chinese pressure on coronavirus origins probe shocked the WHO — and led its director to push back
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A rescue option if you get COVID overseas
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Economy:

FOMC Minutes: "It could be appropriate to start reducing the pace of asset purchases this year" Weighing inflation and the labor market, Fed debates when to scale back support for the markets
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One-third of American families couldn’t cover a $2,000 emergency before the pandemic
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White-Collar Workers Clandestinely Working Two Remote Jobs At Once Reveal A Lot
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White-collar staff calling shots as job markets recover
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Millions of Unemployed Americans Would Take a Pay Cut for a Better Job. Should You?
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How the Trump Tax Law Created a Loophole That Lets Top Executives Net Millions by Slashing Their Own Salaries
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Employment: Preliminary annual benchmark revision shows downward adjustment of 166,000 jobs U.S. Payrolls Count Reduced Slightly in Year Through March
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NYC Businesses Sue Over Mayor’s Mandate for Proof of Vaccination Restaurant owners sue New York City, hoping to block its ‘ridiculous’ vaccine mandate.
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Los Angeles City Council Mandates All City Employees Get Covid Vaccination, Including Police & Firefighters, Or Face Repercussions
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NYPD says unvaccinated officers must wear masks on duty
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Biden takes a harder line in COVID response
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Fox News Mandates Proof of Vaccination
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The boom is back in Houston
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Facebook pushes contractors to come into offices
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How free college became a perk for American workers
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Afghanistan has 22 tons of gold in a New York vault. The Taliban can’t touch it.
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The Taliban Has Claimed Afghanistan’s Real Economic Prize
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Meet the typical Gen Xer, America's 'forgotten middle child' who earns more than everyone else but has the most debt at $136,000
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Delta-related economic downgrades are on the rise
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Is the pandemic an economic cul-de-sac?
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The War In Afghanistan Cost America $300 Million Per Day For 20 Years, With Big Bills Yet To Come
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Americans could owe $6.5 trillion for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — and that's just the interest
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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:

 

U.S. housing starts fall sharply; permits increase New home construction falls 7 percent in July Housing starts tumble in July due to choked supply lines Housing Starts decreased to 1.534 Million Annual Rate in July Comments on July Housing Starts
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Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in July
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3 reasons renting is a complete nightmare right now
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Housing Hunt Turns to Desperation With Record Rise in U.S. Rents
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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AIA: "Demand for design activity continues to expand" in July
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Surfside Collapse Site Should Be Sold to Benefit Victims, Memorial Built Nearby: Judge
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Meet the Long Island guys who love unloved shopping malls
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Oil/Gas:

Is The U.S. Shale Bankruptcy Rout Over?
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Oil drops to below $66, lowest since May, on demand concerns
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Oil Prices Unlikely To Collapse Any Time Soon
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Biden draws ire of GOP, progressives with call to boost OPEC output
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Federal judge rules against Trump-era approval of Alaska drilling project
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Debt Collection:

The money he loaned wasn't getting paid back, so he turned to murder for hire
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Retailing:

Home Depot told an employee to remove a BLM logo or quit, according to a labor board complaint
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Retail's mixed bag
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Macy’s earnings top estimates, as retailer wins new customers online business, raises outlook
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Toys R Us is coming to more than 400 Macy’s stores next year
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Hotels:

One of the US' largest hotel owners is charging guests $25 to use the swimming pool and $20 for early check-in - but is cutting room prices in return
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Utilities:

4th person charged in South Carolina nuclear project failure Second Westinghouse official indicted in South Carolina’s VC Summer investigation
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Autos:

Toyota says to slash September output amid chip crunch, COVID resurgence
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The Government Is Finally Catching Up With Tesla's Wild Autopilot Claims
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Mass Torts:

Insurers Await Judge’s Ruling as Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Hearings End
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Tax:

61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says
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Coal:

Soaring demand for the world’s least-liked commodity sees coal prices jump 106% this year
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Politics:

Biden's average approval rating drops below 50% for first time
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Biden finds few Capitol Hill allies amid Afghanistan backlash Pence slams Biden over 'disasterous' Afghanistan withdrawal Biden's bogus claim that Afghanistan's military was larger than 'many of our NATO allies' Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton called Biden's claim that some Afghans didn't want to be evacuated 'utter BS' Why Biden was so set on withdrawing from Afghanistan Congress poised to grill Biden officials on messy Afghanistan exit Misread warnings helped lead to chaotic Afghan evacuation
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These 16 Republicans voted against speeding up visas for Afghans fleeing the Taliban
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Trump's deal with the Taliban set the stage for the Afghan collapse
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Bolton: Trump Would Have Pulled Out Our Troops Too
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Pompeo Blasts Biden for Pompeo's Peace Deal
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Condoleezza Rice: Last four US presidents have 'made mistakes' in Afghanistan
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CIA warned of rapid Afghanistan collapse. So why did U.S. get it so wrong?
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What Biden knew
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The U.S. is dragging its feet on getting Afghans to safety. There's a faster way.
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Refugees welcome: Several states open arms to fleeing Afghans
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Democrats have finally identified the greatest threat to voting rights — the Supreme Court
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Poll finds growing support for voter ID requirements
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Judge overturns Philadelphia's decision to remove Christopher Columbus statue
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Why Deep Blue California Could Elect a Bright Red Governor
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MyPillow CEO said he was recently 'attacked' and implied that Antifa may have played a role. It was actually a fan who poked him while taking a selfie.
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Federal officials press GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert over apparent personal use of campaign funds Colorado’s Boebert discloses husband’s work for energy firm
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Donald Trump exits Trump Tower to a mix of cheers, boos and middle fingers
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 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 Finance:

Bankruptcy Lending Is Very Profitable
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Cross-Border:

Modified universalism: not a principle of universal application
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Aviation:

Southwest Air Dangles Referral Incentives in Push to Hire 4,500
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Don't duct tape unruly passengers, United Airlines says in memo to employees
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Alitalia successor ITA gets aviation authority's green light to fly
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Mango to pay out full salaries for July, August & September to its staff
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Food/Beverage:

U.S. Restaurant Sales Return to Pre-Pandemic Growth Path
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Delta Surge Dampens Americans' Appetite to Go Out
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I was a Michelin-star pastry chef for 12 years. Losing my job made me realize I don't ever want it back.
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A NYC restaurant manager goes renegade in the face of new vaccination-proof rules
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Nursing Homes:

Biden to require vaccines for staff at federally funded nursing homes
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BH Properties provides senior living housing operator with USD5m debtor-in-possession financing
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Pharma:

Ex-Purdue Pharma chair says he, family and company not responsible for opioid crisis Ex-Chair of Purdue Denies Responsibility for Opioid Crisis Former head of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma denies blame for opioid crisis Sacklers say they won’t pay $4.5B settlement if judge rejects immunity deal Purdue's former president claims ignorance of OxyContin death toll Testimony of Sacklers in NY Bankruptcy Trial Reveals Fragility of $4.5 Billion Purdue Pharma Deal
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U.S. states rush to meet deadline to join $26 billion opioid settlement
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Movies:

AMC Continues to Soar as Meme-Stock Phenomenon, Despite Bleak Future of Cinema
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Studios Begin to Blink on Theatrical Releases Amid Delta: “I Would Have Moved Everything”
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Hotels:

Judge OKs plan for bankrupt downtown San Jose hotel, clears way for reopening
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Celebs:

Erika Jayne Didn't Recognize Two Pieces Of Lingerie Being Sold In Ex Tom Girardi's Memorabilia Auction: Source
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Education:

Texas parent rips mask off teacher's face, school official warns: 'Do not fight mask wars in our schools'
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Tens of thousands of U.S. students quarantining or isolating due to COVID
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Florida Board Of Education Votes To Punish Broward School District Over Mask Mandate
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Florida threatens to remove school officials who disobey DeSantis
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Florida's biggest school districts vote to defy DeSantis on masks
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Disabled Kids Sue Texas Over Ban on Universal School Masks
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Quinnipiac University to Fine Students Who Are Not Vaccinated for COVID
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UK:

Britain's Parliament debates Kabul's fall, slamming government unprepardness
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Johnson Calls on Allies to Help Stop Afghan Humanitarian Crisis
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EU:

Afghan refugees should be shared ‘equally,’ says EU Parliament president
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Canada:

Recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision provides insight on the recognition of foreign orders
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Canada's annual inflation rate in July accelerates to 3.7%, fastest since 2011
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Chile:

Chile's GDP jumps 18.1% on year-on-year basis in Q2
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MENA:

Pentagon Holds to August Deadline for Afghanistan Evacuations Taliban fighters at airport checkpoints shoot, harass Afghans seeking to board evacuation flights Taliban’s pledge of peaceful leadership is quickly coming undone amid reports of beatings, deaths US official acknowledges 'harassment' at Taliban checkpoints on road to airport Biden says troops will stay in Afghanistan until all Americans are out Embassy says US can't guarantee safe passage to Kabul airport US officials warn Biden's Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan will be 'challenging' Americans face Taliban, airport chaos in scramble to evacuate Afghanistan Afghans plead for faster US evacuation from Taliban rule Frantic rescue is underway in Kabul, but White House can't say how long it will last CNN reporter in Afghanistan: 'No way' civilians can get past Taliban For the Afghans who make it through Taliban checkpoints, Kabul airport is a gateway to a new world Taliban keep low key presence on streets of Kabul Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule The Taliban Is in Power. There’s Very Little the West Can Do About It. Biden administration tries to prevent $450 million from flowing to Taliban A US cargo plane ferrying refugees out of Afghanistan was so full, parents held their babies above their heads so they 'wouldn't be stepped on' Gulf states wary of U.S. withdrawal and ensuing chaos UAE says Afghanistan's ex-president Ghani welcomed on "humanitarian grounds" Desperate Afghan Women Wait for U.S. Protection, as Promised Striking photo from Kabul shows why so many Afghan women fear for their future under Taliban rule 20 years of getting Afghanistan all wrong What’s Next for Afghanistan? Peace Talks in Qatar, Resistance in the Valley A once-vanquished insurgent returns as Afghanistan’s likely next leader Taliban kill woman for not wearing burqa on same day they vow to honor women’s rights Images of bloodied Afghans contradict Taliban's claims of moderation Taliban fire into crowd, beat protesters: reports Afghan women express shock, fear, defiance under new Taliban rule ‘Money or Bullets’: How the Taliban Bribed and Threatened Their Way to Power in Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani says he fled Afghanistan to avoid being lynched Ghani says he fled Afghanistan to avert Taliban killing, denies taking money Treasury moving to block IMF aid to Taliban These Are the Shadowy Taliban Leaders Now Running Afghanistan Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban
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'Greatest debacle that NATO has seen’
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Pakistan: Woman Assaulted by 400 Men
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Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections
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Dubai's Drake & Scull eyes restructuring plan approval 'in the coming weeks'
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South Africa:

Deaths Data Shows 80% of South Africans May Have Had Covid
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Singapore:

Singapore jails Briton for not wearing face mask in public
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Isle of Man:

Isle of Man High Court Urgently Recognizes English Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy

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India:

IBC reform helps insolvency professional assess avoidance transactions
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Australia:

News Former Senator’s bankruptcy conviction upheld after appeal
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Don’t expect the economy to rebound like it did from previous lockdowns, Commonwealth Bank economist warns
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Australia Sees Worst Day of Pandemic Amid Delta Outbreak
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