Law:

The Good Times Roll At This Firm
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Top 10 Biglaw Firm Announces Year-End And Special Bonuses To Delight
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Top Biglaw Firm Announces Bonuses, But Not Everyone Is Happy
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Biglaw Firm Delights With Associate Bonuses That Are Pure Magic
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Totally Not A Magic Circle Firm Just Showed Its Hand
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Biglaw Firm Shares The Bonus Wealth With Associates And Counsel
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Choo-Choo! Top 50 Firm Boards The Biglaw Bonus Train
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The 2021 Bonus Tracker: All The Biglaw Firms That Have Announced Bonuses
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Latham Cancels The Rest Of Its Holiday Parties After Giving Everyone COVID
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‘Magic Circle’ Firms Tell London Lawyers to Stay Home Amid Virus
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More Law Firms Should Participate In Sports Leagues
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Alex Murdaugh, Convenience Store Sued by Boyfriend of Teen Killed in 2019 Boat Crash: They Turned a 'Blind Eye Toward the Dangers'
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I Owe My Soul To The Law Firm Store...
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5 Things About The 2022 Legal Industry No One Is Talking About
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Former BigLaw attorney gets jail time for bank robberies
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DC Circuit rejects Trump’s bid to keep presidential records from House committee probing Capitol riot • DC Circuit Dropkicks Trump's Demand To Block Release Of Records To Jan. 6 Committee
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Jan. 6 committee postpones deposition after Trump adviser engages with panel • Militia Man Says Yale Secret Society Made Him Storm Capitol • Man charged with assaulting police in Capitol riot flees to Belarus • Oklahoma Man Who Took Beer from Pelosi's Fridge on Jan. 6 Sentenced to Intermittent Prison, Probation • House riot probe subpoenas 2 aides who met with Trump days before Jan. 6 rally • Missouri man given probation after attending Jan. 6 riot • History tells us what the Jan. 6 committee needs to avoid • Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup • Houston Cop Sentenced to 45 Days for Jan. 6 • Tx. Cop, Jan. 6 Rioter: Worst Decision in Life • Capitol rioters' social media posts influencing sentencings • Anti-Democracy PowerPoint Circulator Says He Met with Meadows, Briefed Lawmakers: Reports • House committee subpoenas six individuals linked to Jan. 6 rally, including Trump-backed Ohio congressional candidate • Congress' latest subpoenas in the Capitol riot probe indicate a direct line between Trump and Jan. 6 rally organizers • Jan. 6 crossed a line. We need to say so before it's too late for democracy • Donald Trump claims his Jan. 6 speech in which he told supporters to 'fight like hell' was 'extremely calming' • Ex-Trump Political Director Subpoenaed in Capitol Riot Probe
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National Archives: Meadows may not have stored all Trump-era records 'properly'
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Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated Guard on standby to ‘protect pro Trump people,’ investigators say
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After Sh*tshow Hearing, Court Blocks Steve Bannon Posting Discovery Docs Online
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Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro defies House subpoena in COVID probe • Former Trump Trade Aide Navarro Gets Subpoena Warning From Panel • A former aide says Trump has ordered him to ignore House Democrats’ subpoena over the U.S. pandemic response.
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U.S. Justice Dept launches expansive probe into short-selling -sources
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Deutsche Bank May Have Managed To Break Its Deal With The Justice Department Literally Before The Ink Was Dry
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Does Ghislaine and Epstein Photograph Signal Fresh Legal Danger for Prince Andrew? • Final accuser takes stand at Maxwell trial • Annie Farmer, the Only Ghislaine Maxwell Accusing Witness to Go Public, Testifies Against Her in Sex Trafficking Trial • Prosecution rests in Ghislaine Maxwell trial • The Loving Couple at the Queen's Balmoral • Witness alleges that Ghislaine Maxwell groped her, booked her for Epstein • Prosecutors build compelling case against Maxwell as a willing accomplice in joint scheme • Maxwell Prosecutors Rest After Casting Her as Epstein’s ‘No. 2’
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CNN Staffer Charged with Enticing Women and Their Underage Daughters to Engage in Sexual Activity
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Juror Explains What Sealed Jussie Smollett’s Fate for Them
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A man filmed a Massachusetts state trooper taking a nap in his car. Then he was retaliated against, he says.
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Supreme Court says challenge to Texas' ban on abortion can proceed, allows law to remain in effect for now
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'Give me justice': Farmer turns his cows in to police for not producing enough milk
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Now Jana Duggar is in Trouble • Jana Duggar, Josh Duggar's sister, charged with endangering minor
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Georgia Mom Sentenced for Murder After Leaving Newborn Daughter in Cooler on Side of Road
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University Student in Florida Planned to 'Enact a Columbine' on Campus After He Was Done at Firing Range: Police
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This Kid Was Planning Campus Massacre
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Judge OKs regulators’ subpoena for ‘Rust’ assistant director
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Florida Woman Allegedly Led Sheriff's Deputies on Wild Chase Through Florida Golf Course
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California governor to create Texas-like law to ban assault weapons • California to Use Texas Abortion Ruling as Anti-Gun Law Model
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Texas: Stand Your Ground, Even Kill a Cop
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Florida Man Convicted of Kidnapping and Torturing Plastic Surgeon with Blowtorch, Then Leaving Him in Strip Club Parking Lot
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NYPD reports 361 percent increase in anti-Asian hate crimes since last year
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Driver accused of dumping hundreds of FedEx packages in Alabama faces charges
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US Bank reached a settlement with a Black man who a manager called the police on as he tried to cash his paycheck: report
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Fortenberry indictment raises questions about the FBI’s tactics
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Judges:

Meet Judge Parker
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BK SD NY: Additional Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy - [Extension of application period until January 7, 2022]
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Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood to Take Senior Status
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Justice Clarence Thomas Says He Would Have Tossed Texas Abortion Providers' Case Entirely
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What Justice Kavanaugh gets wrong about abortion and neutrality
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The Supreme Court Likes Precedent — When It Backs Conservatives
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Don’t be fooled: The Supreme Court’s Texas abortion decision is a big defeat for Roe v. Wade • Texas abortion providers 'won' in court Friday. The future is bleaker than ever • Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortion ban is a narrow victory for abortion rights • Supreme Court Leaves Texas Abortion Providers With Few Remedies • Biden ‘Very Concerned’ Over Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling
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Supreme Court Strictly Limits Abortion Provider Lawsuit Against Texas 'Heartbeat Act,' Cites Narrow 'Jurisdiction of Federal Courts'
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Governor Trying to Outlaw Abortion Cares About Bodily Autonomy for [Checks Notes] Anti-Vaxxers
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Red states crack down on abortion pills
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Sotomayor Fears 'Self-Induced Abortions,' Says Texas 'Heartbeat Act' Reads Like Something From A 'Virulent Defender of the Slaveholding South'
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“Every constitutional right is now at risk": Legal experts warn Supreme Court action on Texas abortion law could lead to copycats
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise after S&P 500 notches best week since February at record high
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S&P 500 logs 67th record close of 2021 as investors dismiss omicron fears, and hottest inflation in 40 years
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Layoffs:

CEO says he is ‘taking time off effective immediately’ after laying off 900 employees
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I work at Better.com. 900 of my coworkers got laid off on Zoom — and those of us who didn't are terrified.
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Alstom to Cut up to 1,300 Jobs in Germany in Restructuring Drive
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Retailing:

Costco boosts inflation estimate for 3rd-straight quarter, says some inventory ‘won’t make it before Christmas’
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Jeff Bezos criticized for celebrating Blue Origin launch before addressing Amazon warehouse collapse
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Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
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Retail CEOs say online marketplaces are fueling 'flash mob' robberies. They want Congress to step in.
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Tourism:

‘We’re not yet recovered’: Why tourism industry is still climbing back
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Tech:

The global chip shortage could dampen Christmas
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Coal:

Coal in America: A Legacy of Environmental Catastrophe
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Healthcare:

Omicron dashboard
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With delta surges and the threat of omicron, states call on military medics to relieve hospital staff
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The winter Omicron wave is coming — quickly
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Most omicron cases hit the fully vaccinated
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Indiana hospitals see record patient count amid virus surge
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‘Would you and I go into a building where we can see smoke?’ That’s how one doctor sees New Year’s Eve parties
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As scientists race to understand the omicron variant, misinformation has already sprinted ahead
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The winter Omicron wave is coming — quickly
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Omicron detected in Florida and Texas as it takes root in 25 U.S. states
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Pfizer Course Has 23% Efficacy Vs. Omicron in S. African Study
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Missouri county halts pandemic measures after Republican attorney general's order
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New CDC data shows first-known omicron Covid patient in U.S. had symptoms starting Nov. 15
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Covid-19 patients at this hospital are dying 'at a rate we've never seen die before' -- and it's taking a toll on health care workers
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Covid booster is ‘optimal care,’ but fully vaccinated definition stays put, Fauci says
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Fauci says omicron-specific vaccines may not be needed, while new research indicates T-cell protection may hold up against the variant
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Fauci: Booster shots won't contribute to global vaccine disparities
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Covid warning as another new variant discovered in France – scientists sound alarm
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Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins
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Most Americans support religious exemptions to vaccination but say they're overused, survey finds
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Virus expert warns that 32,000 Americans who think they’ll see Christmas and New Year will die of Covid before then
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Remembering All the Celebs Who Shared Terrible Health Advice in 2021
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Economy:

Billionaires increased their share of global wealth more in 2020 than any year on record
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U.S. household net worth increases in sixth straight quarter, Fed data show
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Global Economy Increasingly Out of Sync
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Consumer prices rose by 6.8 percent in November, as inflation hits highest pace since 1982 • Inflation surged to its fastest pace since 1982 last month—here’s what’s more expensive • Inflation accelerates at lightning pace in new setback for Biden • Food Prices Jump, Most Expensive in Decades • Price Shock at the Meat Counter Worsens U.S. Inflation Jitters • Bill Ackman Says Official Stats Understate ‘Raging’ Inflation • Summers Says Policy Makers May Have Now Cemented Inflation at 4%
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Hottest U.S. inflation rate in almost 40 years brings sigh of relief in some corners of financial markets
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Why salaries will keep going up long after the supply-chain crisis ends, according to Jefferies
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El-Erian Says Transitory Inflation Call Likely Fed’s Worst Ever
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The Inflation Pros From Argentina Offer Tips for Rattled Americans
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Soaring inflation could hamper Biden’s effort to narrow wealth, racial disparities
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America's inflation burst
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100-year lens on inflation
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2021's wild price increases will soon give way to 2022's year of discounts, according to the economist who's studied the American shopper for decades
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US Deficit Down 17% From a Year Ago
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Stimulus checks were wildly popular with Americans — but Biden's expanded child tax credit payments just aren't • Dems hustle for year-end deal as child tax credit cliff looms
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Why it's not really a labor shortage, according to the author of a report that just crunched data on millions of job searches and reviews
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The worker revolt comes to a Dollar General in Connecticut
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Workers who quit feel liberated, but the community discovers a powerful downside
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'Money is running out': Financial stress drives retirees back to work
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Even the cheapest, most basic cars are now ridiculously expensive to buy used
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Hot November inflation report was probably the best the White House could have hoped for at this point
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Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases
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Return-to-Office Plans Are Turning ‘Shybrid’ With Ongoing Delays
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Vaccine holdouts in U.S. military approach 40,000 even as omicron variant fuels call for boosters
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Navy destroyer second-in-command relieved of duty over refusal to get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19
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NY to implement indoor masks in public places • New York’s COVID surge is back — and so is its mask mandate • New York to impose statewide mask mandate
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Local officials push coronavirus boosters and masks as omicron lands in Virginia
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It’s not just Elon Musk: Corporate insiders sell stocks at historic levels as market soars
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As storms start, US states struggle to hire snowplow drivers
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California could get an $18 minimum wage. Experts outline how it could get rid of worker shortages and cause a 'ripple effect' throughout the country.
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27 basic and guaranteed income programs where cities and states give direct payments to residents, no strings attached
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The millennial baby boom probably isn't going to happen
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LA Port Empty Container Problem Worse
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How the West invited China to eat its lunch • Misreading China's WTO Record
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Yellen to lawmakers: Ignore the GOP-pushed analysis of Biden’s social spending bill • Democrats assail Republicans for using 'fake' math in their bid to sway Joe Manchin into derailing Biden's agenda • Republicans Appeal to Manchin to Kill Biden Bill Amid Inflation • Without Budget Gimmicks, Biden's 'Build Back Better' Will Add $3 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Says • GOP escalates air wars over Biden’s megabill
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The port backlogs haven't decreased — the problem's just lurking over the horizon
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Will Fed Remove the Market's Punch Bowl?
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Massive U.S. Debts Could ‘Trap’ Powell as Fed Fights Inflation
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By the numbers: 2021 holiday spending
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80% of Gen Z workers say they’ve taken a nap on the job
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SALT Talks Continue as Senate Democrats Release Draft Tax Plan
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U.S. budget deficit narrows to $356.4 billion in first two months of new fiscal year
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Report: Pandemic pushed over half a billion into extreme poverty
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2 Pieces of Really Bad News for Social Security Retirees
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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:

Showdown shapes up in California over growing housing crisis
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Shopping mall owners consider varied options for vacant retail space
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Lumber Soars to Six-Month High as Buyers Scurry to Find Wood
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Boom in Housing Prices Helps Hawaii More Than Any Other State
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico bankruptcy deal negotiator says it will give island long-term stability
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Is the U.S. ready for its 51st state? Puerto Rico’s bid gains momentum on its streets and in Congress
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The Demise of America’s Onetime Capital of Black Wealth
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Oil/Gas:

Investor Group to Hit Exxon on Climate Following U.S. Success
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OPEC Upbeat on 2022 Oil Demand, Says Omicron Impact to Be Mild
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Oil Investors Kick Peak Demand Down the Road
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Biden Halts Federal Aid to Coal, Oil and Gas Projects Overseas
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$75,000 Bonuses Are Headed Into the Pockets of Hilcorp Energy Workers
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General Motors Plans $4 Billion for EVs at Michigan Plants
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Climate:

More than half of young people surveyed think ‘humanity is doomed’ due to climate change
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The corporate climate migration has begun • Fleeing Global Warming? ‘Climate Havens’ Aren’t Ready Yet
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Biden orders U.S. to stop financing new carbon-intense projects abroad
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Historic tornado outbreak leaves at least 70 dead in Kentucky, governor says • Tornadoes, severe storms strike the U.S.; Kentucky governor fears there are dozens dead • Mayfield Kentucky Almost Ceases to Exist • Deadliest storm in Kentucky's history kills at least 94, with first identified victims including judge, 43, and little boy • A Kentucky candle factory devastated by extreme tornadoes was actively hiring and had about 110 employees working the late shift when the extreme weather hit • Kentucky officials struggle to count the dead after tornadoes: 'We're still finding bodies' • The Doomed Mayfield Candle Factory • Photos of Damage from Deadly Tornadoes • Rescuers hunt for survivors after deadly tornadoes rip through several states • Dramatic drone footage captures deadly tornado devastation in light of day • A tornado survivor who was trapped under '5-feet of debris' at the collapsed Kentucky candle factory says she was in 'so much pain' and couldn't feel her legs • One Kentucky family's story of rescuing a future member from a tornado-destroyed factory • Kentucky governor: More than 80 presumed dead, "entire towns flattened" • Fatalities, property destruction and power outages in six states slammed by tornadoes • Biden approves emergency declaration after "one of the largest tornado outbreaks in our history" • Maps of Where the Tornadoes Struck • Biden Orders Surge of Federal Aid for Tornado Hit States •Workers Trapped After Illinois Amazon Warehouse Collapses In Severe Weather • Amazon Warehouse Roof Collapses on Workers • Kentucky Gov. declares state of emergency after tornado, asks Biden for help • Beshear, Biden pledge relief as storm system inflicts catastrophic toll • Ways to give and help survivors of the tornadoes in Kentucky, Illinois and elsewhere • Nothing but 'a slab and two steps': Tornado leaves path of destruction in Kentucky town
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Apparently Those Journalists Never Heard of 1974 Tornado Season
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FEMA chief: Severe weather "going to be our new normal" • December tornadoes are part of 'new normal' caused by climate change, FEMA chief says
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Tornado Alley Expanding Due to Climate Change
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Warming world could add more fuel to tornadoes, scientists say
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December tornadoes aren't rare, but Friday's outbreak was something totally different
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Rand Paul Opposition to Previous Disaster Relief Resurfaces as He Seeks Aid for Kentucky
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Bezos Space Trip: A Lifetime's Worth of Carbon
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Russia Records Biggest Temperature Contrast in World Since 1954
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Marshall Islands could be wiped out by climate change – and their colonial history limits their ability to save themselves
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Scientists Find a New Source of a Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The Siberian Permafrost
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Politics:

Kanye West’s publicist pressed a Georgia election worker to confess to bogus fraud charges • Kanye West Publicist Pressured Georgia Election Worker to Falsely Confess to Manipulating Votes: Report
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Dems desperate to ditch Trump
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Biden tells Jimmy Fallon right wing extremism in the GOP and Trump's big election lie are a wedge in the way of bipartisanship
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Chris Wallace leaving Fox News after 18 years
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Chris Wallace Nails Graham on US Deficits
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Clyburn to young Democrats: "If you want my seat, come get it"
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Right wing builds its own echo chamber
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48 members of Congress have violated a law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts-of-interest
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The coup next time: Jan. 6 wasn't an insurrection. It was vigilantism. And more is coming.
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I monitor Trump's die-hard base. They're still plotting out in the open.
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A relatively small but incredibly organized faction is working to turn the country into something resembling a theocracy
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Trump clouds Pence's effort to lay groundwork for 2024 presidential bid
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In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles
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Donald Trump hints that Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis would be a good vice-president candidate if he ran in 2024
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Trump Blames 'Smart and Sharp' Obama for Creating 'Tremendous Division' in America
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Mark Meadows said he was 'surprised' he didn't crack his phone's screen when he angrily dialed a Fox News editor on election night after the network projected Biden would win Arizona: book
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Texas Election Officials Went Looking for Illegal Voters. They Found Some U.S. Citizens.
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We’re Edging Closer to Civil War
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (9 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 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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Miscellaneous:

Judge McMahon Cuts to the Chase in Purdue; Limetree Bidders Get a Second Bite at the Lime; and Boy Scouts Down to One Mediator
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Discovery:

A Cautionary Tale for Zoom Depositions
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules; Meeting of the Judicial Conference
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Automatic Stay:

Post-Petition Retention of Prepetition Account Garnishment Does Not Violate the Automatic Stay
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Aviation:

Passenger complaints soar as airlines may still owe travelers upwards of $20 billion in refunds since the pandemic started
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Creditors object to Delta’s role in Aeromexico bankruptcy financing
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Flight attendants say they're nearing breaking point: 'My job is not to manage you'
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Chief justice rejects request to block air travel mask mandate
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Cops Steal Woman's $100,000 at Love Field • Police seize property without charges and pocket the proceeds. There's a bipartisan move to crack down.
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FAA: No More Commercial Astronaut Wings
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Indonesia's Garuda airline enters debt restructuring • Entering PKPU Status, Garuda Indonesia Boss: This is Not a Bankruptcy Process
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Insurance:

Insurance cos' victory juggernaut continues for COVID shutdown cases
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Autos:

Millennials overtake Boomers, Gen X as biggest buyers of pickup trucks in U.S.
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Fraud:

Last parent in college bribery scandal pleads
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Former NFL wide receiver Joshua Bellamy sentenced to 3 years for Covid relief fraud
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N.J. man sentenced to over 2 years in prison for Covid relief fraud
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Raj Rajaratnam Defends the Actions That Sent Him to Prison
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Labor:

Biden says he's 'deeply troubled' by Kellogg's move to permanently replace striking union workers
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Starbucks unionization vote is 'tip of the iceberg,' organizers say
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Utilities:

Texas Electric Grid is Half Ready for Winter
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'Catastrophic wildfires shall stop.' Inside PG&E's fire risk command center
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Education:

San Diego student asks SCOTUS to block school vaccine mandate
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Hundreds of people are fired, online learning set to return amid vaccine resistance at nation's second-largest school district
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Student Debt:

Meet an independent voter with $163,000 in student debt who left the Democratic Party after 4 decades because she felt 'betrayed' by Joe Biden: 'I really felt he was going to help us with the student-loan problem'
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More colleges rethink student loans as debate over debt cancellation rages on
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Student Loan Debt Hurting Many Americans: Why Is There So Much Pushback Concerning Forgiveness?
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Rail:

Amtrak warns of service reduction due to vaccine mandate
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Food/Beverage:

Investor group urges Starbucks to respect union vote, proceed ‘expeditiously’
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Gordon Ramsay moves restaurant HQ to Texas from California as his huge brand expansion plans start to take shape
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Gig Economy:

Gig Economy's Days are Numbered in Europe
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Nursing Homes:

Hit by tornado, Arkansas nursing home aides shielded residents from falling debris with their bodies
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Religion:

Some Texas religious leaders live in lavish, tax-free estates thanks to obscure law
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Pope Francis warns about misuse of authority tied to nun abuse
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Catholic diocese says gay and trans people can't be baptized or receive Communion
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Gambling:

More states embrace online sports gambling as popularity soars
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Trucking:

Central Freight Lines to shut down after 96 years
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Sports:

Evidently, the Fine for Causing a Tour de France Crash Is Relatively Low
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Corporate Reform:

Predatory banks rake in billions of dollars in overdraft fees from their poorest customers every year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to put a stop to it.
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Movie Theaters:

AMC Entertainment shares slump nearly 7% as insiders continue to sell the movie theater operator's stock
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History:

First U.S. vaccine mandate in 1809 launched 200 years of court battles
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scouts' bankruptcy proves more profitable for attorneys than abuse survivors: report
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Satellites:

Fraud allegation in Intelsat bankruptcy
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SES still pursuing Intelsat C-Band share
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Pharma:

House Democrats find in three-year investigation that drug prices are 'unsustainable, unjustifiable and unfair'
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Why a single drug is responsible for 50% of the hike in Medicare Part B premiums
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Sovereigns:

Argentina Monetary Policy Requires Real Positive Rates, IMF Says
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UK:

New U.K. Omicron Cases Double as Country Plans Daily Tests • Omicron Will Be Dominant Strain Within Days, Say U.K. Officials • U.K.’s New Daily Covid Cases Hit Highest Since January • England Could Face 75,000 Covid Deaths This Winter: Study • U.K. raises COVID alert following surge in Omicron cases
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Leaked images show UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosting a Christmas quiz from Downing Street while parties were banned in the country under strict COVID-19 rules
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Unvaccinated should be forced into Covid lockdown, one in three people believe
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EU:

Omicron could become dominant in some European countries by next week, officials predict
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MENA:

Secret History of US Failure in Afghanistan
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Russia:

G7 ministers warn of 'strong response' if Putin advances into Ukraine
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Blinken warns U.S. will respond to Russia aggression, take steps 'refrained' from in the past • Biden Warns Russia of Harsh Economic Penalty If Ukraine Attacked
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Putin and Biden agreed to hold more talks, Kremlin says
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Brazil:

Foreign travelers to Brazil must be vaccinated, high court rules in challenge to unvaccinated Bolsonaro
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South Africa:

South Africa Has Record 37,875 Daily Covid Cases Amid Omicron • South African Covid Hospitalizations at 5,563, 7.3% in ICU
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Austria:

Polarized Austria Ends Lockdown as Vaccine Mandate Looms Large
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India:

Asia’s Richest Man Looking to Buy Bankrupt Textile Firm in India
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China:

Chinese Developer Fantasia Denies Creditor Claim on Unit's Shares
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Evergrande default signals volatility but no crash, analysts say
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Evergrande downgrade forces BlackRock and other institutions to write-off billions
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Denmark:

Denmark’s Omicron Surge Is a Warning to the Rest of World • Denmark’s Omicron Cases Top a Thousand as Variant Spreads
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