Law:

Kirkland & Ellis Shortens Partnership Track in Industry Reversal
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2021's Been Very Good To Biglaw
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DLA Piper Makes Major Money Moves With Its Bonus Announcement, And Associates Are Thrilled • DLA Piper Latest Firm to Match $115,000 Associate Bonus Scale
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Why is BigLaw delaying bonus announcements?
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Bonus Season Stumbles Off The Line
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Big Law’s Talent Shortage Raises Vexing Questions on ‘Quality’
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Littler Mendelson Declined to Sue Over Vaccine-or-Test Mandate
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Cohen Ziffer Is A Small Firm With Biglaw Bonuses
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Former homicide prosecutor is charged with subpoenaing phone records to stalk women
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Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Lawyer Wins Disability Benefits From Unum
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Biglaw Merger Lands New Am Law 100 Firm In Our Stockings • Schiff Hardin and Arent Fox to Merge in 2022, Entering Top 100
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Law School Professor/Former Biglaw Partner Dies After Ancient Tree Falls On Home
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Bryan Cave Taps Stephenson as First Global Diversity Director
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Above The Law’s 13th Annual Holiday Card Contest
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Sobbing rioter described his assault of Capitol officer: 'My God. What did I just do?' • Jan. 6 panel releases contempt report on Trump DOJ official ahead of censure vote • Raffensperger talks with Jan. 6 committee about call with Trump: AJC • Conservative activist to comply with Jan. 6 subpoena • Georgia Man Armed with Mace, Boot Knife Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Siege • Mark Meadows Is Very Concerned About Executive Privilege. Except When He's Got A Book To Sell • Jan. 6 panel approves contempt referral for Trump DOJ official • Media giants back Bannon's bid to release Jan. 6 documents • Alabama Man who Witnessed Ashli Babbitt's Death on Jan. 6 Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct • Pennsylvania Man, 71, Yelled 'Here It Comes' Before Using Pole with Pro-Trump Flag to Assault Cop on Jan. 6: Feds • Capitol riot defendant cried during interview when using a stun gun on an officer, officials say • Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it? • Cheney warns of consequences for Trump in dealings with Jan. 6 committee
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Feds Wonder If Kraken Lawyer Sidney Powell Is As Good At Accountanting As She Is At Law
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Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is making NFTs out of his prison badge
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Trump Says He’ll Sue Rape Accuser Carroll Over Defamation Claim
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Appeals court judges poised to reject Trump’s effort to withhold Jan. 6 documents
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Epstein Pilot Says Trump Flew On 'Lolita Express' • Ghislaine Maxwell's Accuser 'Jane' Testifies That Jeffrey Epstein Introduced Her to Trump at Mar-a-Lago When She Was 14 • Accuser at Maxwell trial testifies Epstein took her to meet Trump when she was 14 • Accuser who testified Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her for years says she was on a flight with Prince Andrew and met Trump • Ghislaine Maxwell defense quizzes accuser 'Jane' over her recollection of 'five-girl o----- with Epstein' • Ex-Boyfriend of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Accuser Takes Witness Stand, Says 'Jane' Called Jeffrey Epstein 'Godfather' • Ghislaine Maxwell accuser says seeking 'peace and healing' through trial testimony • Why Let a Child Near Epstein? Witness Asks in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
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Justices clash over the fate of Roe v. Wade • Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance • Supreme Court appears likely to roll back abortion rights • Justices Discuss Vaccines, Adoption, and Bodily Autonomy While Quizzing Pro-Abortion Attorney About Scrapping Roe v. Wade • Five revealing quotes from Supreme Court abortion case • “Feelings run high”: Two hours of tense debate on an issue that divides the court and the country • Here’s What the Supreme Court Justices Said About the Mississippi Abortion Case • What abortion access would look like if Roe v. Wade is overturned • Arguing that Abortion Cases 'Haunt Our Country,' Mississippi Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court to Overrule Roe v. Wade • Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments • I almost died trying to get an abortion. I'm terrified my students could face a similar fate • Conservative legal activists worry over what happens if they lose • Here’s What Should Worry Liberals and Conservatives About the Future of Roe v. Wade • Midterm elections loom over Supreme Court abortion fight • It sure sounds like Roe v. Wade is doomed • Abortion rights advocates in Mississippi strategize for a post-Roe world • The Right To Abortion Is On Life Support, With Supreme Court Justices Ready To Pull The Plug • ‘You’re Going to Be Finding Babies in Dumpsters’: Director of Mississippi’s Last Clinic Speaks Out as Supreme Court Weighs Major Abortion Case • The economic reality behind a Mississippi anti-abortion argument.
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Abortion Case Puts Gay Rights at Risk, Liberal Justice Warns
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Video reveals Jussie Smollett with attackers day before alleged hate crime took place • Jussie Smollett Trial Begins: Ex-‘Empire’ Star Is “The Real Victim”, Defense Tells Jury; Prosecutor Slams “Fake Hate Crime”
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Hundreds of NYC jailers face suspension over vaccine mandate
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COVID-19 and the U.S. courts: challenges to Biden vaccine rules
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Judge Blocks Texas Social Media Law
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Trump's border separations left children, parents with severe trauma, study finds
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US, Mexico to announce deal reinstating Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy: report
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A Tucson police officer shot a man in a wheelchair 9 times, killing him. The department is moving to fire him.
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Holocaust denial remains on Facebook one year after platform ban, ADL report finds
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Cook County Surpasses 1,000 Homicides First Time Since '94
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'My Babies Are Gone! They’re All Dead!': Shocking New Details Emerge About Scene Where Father Allegedly Killed Four Young Kids and Mother-in-Law
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A Woman 'Talked into Going to Cancun Instead of Coming Home for Thanksgiving' Has Been Found Dead. Now, Her Boyfriend Is in Custody in Mexico.
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Search Warrant Reveals Possible Source of Live Ammunition in Fatal Alec Baldwin Movie Set Shooting • Alec Baldwin says he did not pull trigger before bullet struck, killed cinematographer • How Live Ammo Ended Up on "Rust" Set
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When a President Comments on a Pending Criminal Case
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A 15-year-old student injured in the Oxford High School shooting has died, bringing the death toll to 4 • Prosecutors may charge parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting • Michigan suspect recorded video about killing students night before shooting, officials say • Chilling Videos, Journal Found as Parents Face Scrutiny in Michigan School Shooting • Investigators reveal concerns about behavior of Michigan high school shooting suspect leading up to the tragedy
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Banned from jobs: People released from prison fight laws that keep punishing them
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Fingerprint leads Florida police to arrest man in 1983 cold case killing
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Gunman Killed Police Officer and Two Women, Shot 12-Year-Old Child in the Face: Cops
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W. Va. Judge Sentences Convicted Rapist and Murderer to Hundreds of Years Behind Bars, Calls His Crimes 'As Heinous As Any I've Seen'
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Iowa Teacher Charged with Making 'Threats of Terrorism' After Allegedly Posing as Bullied Student, Writing Notes About Gun Violence at School
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The Internet Said She Pulled a Gun on a Mom with Baby in Car During Heated Parking Spot Dispute. She's Been Arrested.
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Suspect in deadly Waukesha holiday parade crash says he feels ‘demonized’
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US Military Explosives Vanish, Emerge in Hands of Civilians
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Judges:

Death of Judge Jack B. Schmetterer
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Judges Series – Judge Homer Drake’s Top 10 Confirmation Opinions – Part 6 (#1)
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett's own words require her to recuse herself in abortion cases
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Sotomayor warns of danger to Supreme Court legitimacy in abortion fight: 'How will we survive?'
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Judge is kicked off foreclosure case that morphed into ‘ever-escalating battle’
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Wall Street:

Dow futures rise 200 points after sell-off prompted by first U.S. omicron case
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European markets retreat as omicron Covid variant fears return; Stoxx 600 down 1.2%
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Dow finishes more than 450 points lower in major reversal triggered by first U.S. omicron case • Wall Street closes lower as Omicron and inflation worry investors • Dow stages wild, 1,000-point swing and stocks see sharpest U-turn lower in over a year as U.S. confirms 1st omicron case
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Hedge Funds Bail From Stocks as Powell, Covid Roil Markets
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U.S. Stocks’ Wall of Worry Rises Far Beyond the Omicron Variant
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Layoffs:

UniCredit mulls cutting 3,000 jobs under new plan - sources
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Healthcare:

181 rural hospitals have closed since 2005—see the states that have been impacted
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Texas resident gets over $4,000 in bills after getting tested for COVID: "I felt deceived"
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Omicron variant detected in more countries • The Omicron variant has landed in the US: California just reported its first case • First U.S. omicron patient was fully vaccinated and has mild Covid symptoms, officials say • This map shows where the Covid omicron variant has been detected • Scientist who helped identify omicron: 'It's more of a Frankenstein than others' • 30 percent of unvaccinated say omicron has made them consider inoculations: poll • Omicron keeps world jittery as more information drips out • WHO says omicron has been found in 23 countries across the world • WHO says South Africa hospitalizations rising, but omicron severity still unclear • Omicron will likely ‘dominate and overwhelm’ the world in 3-6 months, doctor says • Biden Grapples With Fresh Wave of Cases as Omicron Threat Grows • Decoding Omicron: What and Where to Watch To Uncover Its Risks • No Evidence Omicron Is Deadlier, Australia Health Chief Says • Doctor who discovered omicron explains the symptoms to watch out for • S.African data suggests Omicron gets around some, not all immunity
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U.S. tightens travel testing requirements, mask mandates as part of broader plan to fight Covid
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As other countries clamp down, Biden largely focuses on existing Covid measures
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Pfizer Executive Expects Vaccine to Hold Up to Omicron
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U.S., Germany plan new restrictions as Omicron rattles investors
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Record number of COVID-19 patients on ventilators in Omaha area
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These Countries Are Slapping the Unvaccinated With Fines and Bans
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GOP anger with Fauci rises
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Biden administration moves to make insurance cover at-home COVID tests
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NBA study: Vaccinated people less likely to spread virus to others
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Hospitals refused to prescribe ivermectin. Threats and lockdowns followed.
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American corporations could pay to vaccinate the world 10 times over with just their extra profits from 2021
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How the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variants
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Omicron Threatens to Prolong Pain in Bid to Vaccinate the World
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WHO warns world creating 'toxic' recipe for new variants
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'Magic dirt': How the internet fueled, and defeated, the pandemic's weirdest MLM
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This Is the US City With the Shortest Life Expectancy
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Economy:

The labor market kept rebounding in November with the US adding 534,000 private payrolls • ADP: Private Employment increased 534,000 in November • Private payrolls post better-than-expected growth of 534,000 in November, ADP says
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U.S. manufacturing sector picks up in November - ISM
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CEOs and insiders sell a record $69 billion of their stock, and the year isn’t over yet
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3 Major Factors Continue to Plague US Economy
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Inflation Poses a Growing Credibility Risk for Central Banks
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'A lot of jobs weren't great in 2019 either': Job hunters had one big advantage during the pandemic, says top Obama economist
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U.S. firms battle higher inflation and worker shortages, Fed survey shows
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How the omicron variant could impact return-to-office plans
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Could Covid’s omicron variant impact your workplace? Here’s what to know
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Powell’s pivot on inflation turns the trader pandemic playbook on its head
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Wages are not moving up at a troubling rate that would spark inflation
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A trillion-dollar wager that interest rates won't rise far
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OECD says inflation is main risk to economic outlook
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Treasury's Yellen: Biden stimulus only "small contributor" to inflation
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More Americans living alone as milestones slip later in life
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COVID-19 "radically altered mobility" globally, UN says
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New court rulings halt Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors, health workers
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Austin orders all National Guard, Reserve troops to get COVID-19 vaccine or face loss of pay
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Paid leave advocates ramping up the pressure on Manchin and Schumer • West Virginia voters overwhelmingly back paid leave proposal: poll • Dems' paid leave push faces last stand • Schumer eyeing Build Back Better vote as soon as week of Dec. 13
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Economists Don’t Always Agree. On This Hot-Button Issue (Child Tax Credit), They Do.
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Supply chain chaos to persist through to next summer, Siemens chairman says
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Fed survey finds supply-chain shortages boosting inflation
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Fed's Williams says Omicron variant may prolong supply-demand imbalances
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Powell says Fed policy must address range of plausible outcomes - Metro US
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Truck maker Navistar says Omicron variant is likely to slow supply chain recovery
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‘The crisis is not yet over’: Omicron could deal another blow to supply chains
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Congress has until Friday to avert a government • Republicans threaten to shut down government over vaccine mandates shutdown • Conservatives are threatening a government shutdown in 2 days to nix funding for Biden's vaccine mandate — which isn't even in effect yet • Senate Republicans shrug off debt default deadline • GOP fights itself on shutdown politics • U.S. Congress Scrambles to Avert Government Shutdown, as Some Republicans Balk • Republican lawmakers plan to shut down U.S. government on Friday: report • GOP fears boomerang as threat of government shutdown grows • Congress Totters Toward Shutdown on Funding Discord, GOP Threat • McConnell leaves GOP in dark on debt ceiling
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It's time for corporate profits to return to the '90s so companies can make up for decades of underpaying workers, Morgan Stanley says
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce fundraising surged in 2020 despite GOP leaders’ criticism
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Control of Senate may depend on fate of paid family leave
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Union Pacific Cuts 2021 Volume, Operating Ratio Growth Forecast
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Tesla Makes It Official, Completing Headquarters Move to Texas
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The US County Where Debt Is Increasing the Most During COVID-19
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Inflation Hits 24-Year High in the OECD on Energy
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Omicron Shouldn’t Cancel Year-End Holiday Plans, Fauci Says
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In-N-Out Burger Appears Defiant As Enforcement Of LA’s Proof Of Vaccination Requirement For Indoor Dining Begins
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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:

5Qs for bankruptcy lawyer Mark Indelicato about the future of shopping center tenants
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Bankrupt Keene retirement community sold for $33 million
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Construction spending rises moderately in October
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Mortgage refinance demand plunged 15% last week, but could now reverse
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Millennials are blaming boomers for the starter home shortage, survey finds
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Despite low mortgage rates, America's housing market keeps many first-time buyers on the sidelines
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The government's response to making homeownership more attainable is buying $1 million mortgages
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This Is the City Where People Are Making the Most Money Selling Homes
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Municipalities:

Federal Court Expected to Approve Plan of Adjustment, but No One Will Come out Unscathed
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Goldman Sachs CEO warns taxes could be NYC's downfall, saying urban centers aren't guaranteed a 'permanent place in the world'
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Illinois’s Cost of Debt Falls as Chicago Preps New Bond Sales
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Oil/Gas:

Exxon sets new emissions goals for 2030 • Exxon forecasts doubling earnings and cash flow by 2027 while reducing emissions
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Drilling Is Picking Up In The U.S. Shale Patch
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U.S. Shale Industry To Spend $83 Billion In 2022
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Chesapeake Energy sets $1 billion stock buyback program
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Crude Prices Drop Below $65 for the First Time in 3 Months
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Oil slides, stocks falter on Omicron variant concerns • Oil prices sink again as traders use Omicron as an excuse to hit 'sell' • Goldman Sachs: Oil Market Reaction To Omicron Is Excessive
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IEA report: A stronger renewables forecast still falls short
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IEA Head: Gas Producers Are To Blame For Energy Crisis In Europe
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U.S. could tweak timing of oil stockpile release if prices fall
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Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is 'beyond the limits' for automakers
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OPEC to decide on oil output policy as omicron Covid variant rattles markets • Oil rallies as OPEC meets, but supply glut looms
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Oil prices will face downward pressure next year as OPEC sees oversupply expanding, report says
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Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest
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Arlington Approves Gas Well Next to Child Care Center
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Technology Drives a Power Transition
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Debt Collection:

Debt collectors can use social media to reach borrowers
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Politics:

Fox’s Lara Logan Digs In, Boosts Attacks on Auschwitz Museum
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Democrats are feuding over tax breaks for people earning up to $550,000: 'We're really talking about folks who are in the top 2%' • GOP ramps up attacks on SALT deduction provision
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Democrats Poised to Grab Abortion Case as Fuel for 2022 Turnout • Some Republicans fear a win on abortion could come back to bite them • If Roe is gutted, Democrats are unlikely to make it law. But they'll run on it • GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into law
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Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book • Trump slams Meadows’ claim he tested positive for COVID before first Biden debate
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‘Not-so-secret weapon’: Critics warn Trump, GOP planning 2024 Electoral College heist
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Ex-chief of staff says Trump won't run because he can't be seen as 'loser'
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Trump's social media venture seeks $1 billion raise -sources
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A publishing exec thinks Trump could self-publish his presidential memoir because he doesn't want to get a smaller cash advance than Obama
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Trump Insists ‘Everybody Wants Me on Television’ Despite ‘Zero Takers’ for His Election Fraud Debate Challenge
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A growing number of Texas Republicans want a fourth special session to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban
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Covid looms over Biden’s presidency, once more and always
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Republicans seeking a 2023 majority say they're eager to grill Biden's Cabinet secretaries, investigate Hunter, and (maybe) impeach the president
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2nd video shows Lauren Boebert calling Ilhan Omar 'black-hearted' and 'evil,' as the Republican refuses to apologize to her • House GOP leaders face calls to confront Islamophobia • Progressives call for swift Boebert punishment
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GOP infighting just gets uglier • Mace and Greene keep feuding, despite McCarthy’s effort to intervene
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How Trump-backed secretary of state candidates would change elections in the United States
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‘The Scientific Community Is Almost Monolithic Against You’: When Dr. Oz Went to the Senate • Dr. Oz: Why I'm running for Senate
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Democratic Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio to retire from House
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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 (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:

(1) • (2) • (3) •(4)• (5) • (6) • (7) • (8)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

New Hampshire bankruptcy filings continue to remain in record low territory
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Claims:

Prepetition Claim or Postpetition Claim? The Timing of a Claim When A Debtor’s Prepetition Wrongful Actions Continue Postpetition
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Bankruptcy Rules:

New Bankruptcy Rules to Take Effect December 1, 2021
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

How to Make a Good Impression in Bankruptcy Court
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Miscellaneous:

95th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges - Written Material
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D&O:

D&O Risks and Challenges for Pharmaceutical Companies and their Insurers
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Aviation:

Global airlines prepare for Omicron volatility, agility will be key
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Biden extends mask mandates for travelers into 2022
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Canadian airports warn of 'chaos' amid new COVID-19 testing rules
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Omicron travel bans are sign of what's to come
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Biden’s latest travel ban is “probably a waste of time”
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Japan asks airlines to suspend reservations for flights to country in response to omicron • Confusion Reigns as Japan Wavers on Inbound Flight Booking Ban • Japan drops ban on inbound flight bookings after confusion
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United Airlines just became the first airline in history to operate a passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel
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Suspect in gun discharge at Atlanta airport surrenders to police
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Biden will evaluate travel restrictions on southern Africa 'week to week'
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Elon Musk bursts at SpaceX’s ‘danger of insolvency,’ calling the situation “far worse than it appeared.” • A Day Before the Bankruptcy Leak, Musk Quietly Hinted at Taking SpaceX Public • Space X bankruptcy to bring Taiwanese suppliers crashing down to Earth
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Air France-KLM considers cap hike delay as Omicron disrupts travel
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What’s next for Avianca after exiting bankruptcy protection? • Colombian airline Avianca claims to have completed bankruptcy process
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Objections may delay Aeroméxico's bankruptcy exit plan
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Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $12 billion order: Report
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Nok Air laments dearth of passengers
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Banking:

Capital One says it’s ditching all consumer overdraft fees, giving up $150 million in annual revenue
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U.S. consumer watchdog says it will scrutinize banks’ ‘blockbuster’ overdraft fees
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Education:

Portland teachers union proposes "self-taught" Fridays for high schoolers, says educators need more planning time
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Retailing:

FTC Investigating Major Retailers Over Supply Chain Backlog
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Photos show San Francisco stores' boarded-up windows after wave of smash-and-grab robberies
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Retailers need to stoke the Christmas spirit to hit lofty holiday sales targets
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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving
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Toys ‘R’ Us to open new flagship store after previously suffering bankruptcy
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As many sellers go bankrupt, Amazon is set to pocket $121 billion this year: Report by US non-profit
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Dollar General reports profit decline, plans for more than 1,100 new stores in 2022
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San Jose Approves License Plate Readers In Effort To Stop Smash And Grab Robberies
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Sports:

Lost Wage Bankruptcy Notices Reportedly Being Sent to Former AAF Players
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Super athlete refuses vaccine, dies tragically
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Student Debt:

If you're taking on student debt to get rich in a professional program, you'll owe more than you earn for years after graduation
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Autos:

GM raises 2021 earnings guidance on pricing and better chip supply
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Mass Torts:

Connecticut and other states say Sackler family members are abusing bankruptcy process and urge judge to reject $4 billion settlement
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Fraud:

20 years ago, fraud destroyed Enron and ruined lives. But Houston survived — and thrived • Enron: Where are they now?
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Check out Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' handwritten 4 a.m. schedule that was submitted as she testified that her ex-boyfriend was abusive
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Facing Trial, California Couple Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scam
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'Brazen is probably an understatement': Georgia inmate ran multi-million dollar scam from prison cell posing as AbbVie employee
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Personal Finance:

The biggest mistake people make when quitting their job
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Pharma:

Moderna loses patent battles tied to COVID vaccine
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Agribusiness:

Farmers say overtime proposal would force them into financial insolvency
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Climate:

Flood of money pours into climate tech
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Democrats push tax credits to bolster clean energy
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UK:

Zog Energy is the latest British company to go bankrupt as a result of the financial crisis, which has already claimed the lives of over 20 other businesses.
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‘British farms will go bankrupt!’ Ed Davey warns Boris Johnson, urging him to act “before it’s too late.”
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Jewish bus passengers are ‘abused by gang spitting & shouting anti-Semitic slurs during Hanukkah’
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Former UK chancellor says the Queen asked him to tell Obama to leave a state banquet because she wanted to go to bed
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U.K. Signs New Pfizer, Moderna Vaccine Deals to Counter Omicron
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Omicron’s Emergence May Push Back Case for BOE Rate Increase
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EU:

ECB faces calls to be clearer on inflation after Fed’s Powell drops ‘transitory’
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Germany:

German COVID-19 deaths reach highest level in 9 months
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Germany to impose restrictions on unvaccinated to break COVID surge
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Netherlands:

Dutch energy company Anode Energie insolvent due to high prices
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South Africa:

South Africa considers vaccine mandates as omicron cases spiral
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Omicron Causes Fastest Ever Community Transmission in S. Africa
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China:

Contract ambiguity: paying versus still owing a debt
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Substantive Consolidation of Bankruptcy Proceedings in China: A Critical Examination.
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For China, reining in real estate is a high-stakes balancing act
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Chinese border city restricts activities for cargoes by highway as COVID-19 infections grow
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China's Kaisa struggles for relief from bondholders as default risk looms
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India:

Omicron Variant May Be Less Lethal in India, Epidemiologist Says
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South Korea:

Korea Inflation Hits Highest Since 2011 as Price Pressures Mount
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