February 8, 2021

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Law:

Legal services sector gains 4,800 jobs in January
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January Job Losses Send More Legal Workers Scattering
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Simpson Thacher Establishes European Restructuring Practice With Leading Restructuring Lawyers
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The gig is up and coming
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Will the Law Firm Diversity Push Falter as Protests Fade?
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Yup, Where You Go To Law School Matters For Your Future Paycheck
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Avoiding Office Return Dates, Firms Point to Vaccine Delays, Comfort With Remote Work
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Just How Common Are Those Blockbuster Biglaw Partner Paydays?
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Mental Health Issues Put Another Elite Law School Under The Magnifying Glass
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Defense attorney sues ex-client who sucker-punched him in court
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The South Dakota Attorney General Killed a Man. Everything Else Is a Mystery.
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After defamation suit, Fox Business abruptly canceled Lou Dobbs Tonight Sick Burn Opens Up Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Fox News, Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro, Rudy Giuliani, And Sidney Powell Lou Dobbs, and the most problematic claims Trump allies made about voting machines Why Fox News canceled Lou Dobbs
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‘Nice Try’: Dominion Lawyer Says, Despite Disclaimer, OAN Acting with ‘Textbook Actual Malice’ by Airing So-Called Mike Lindell ‘Report’
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Rudy Giuliani Menaces Lincoln Project With His Wizened Chram
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Trump's Lawyers Are Sloppy and Mediocre. So What?
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Attorney Who Joined ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit for Free Tries to Avoid Sanctions by Saying He Was Merely a ‘Conduit’ for Sidney Powell
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Judge Orders OAN to Pay Rachel Maddow and MSNBC $250,000 in Attorney Fees For Filing Frivolous Defamation Lawsuit
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Stat Of The Week: Did Trump Make Lawyers Less Popular?
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How the Trump administration pardon process broke down in favor of the rich and well-connected
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5 key questions for Trump's Senate impeachment trial Trump impeachment trial to open with sense of urgency, speed Trump impeachment trial confronts memories of Capitol siege As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment Trump Free Speech Defense is Legally Frivolous Nearly 150 Constitutional Scholars Reject Trump's Defense: 'The First Amendment Does Not Apply in Impeachment Proceedings' Trump Impeachment Could be PR Nightmare Trump impeachment lawyer says he'll use video of Dems' own remarks at trial Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome How McConnell is navigating Trump’s trial: Quietly U.S. Senate to pause Trump impeachment trial at end of week for Sabbath Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears Trump's defense team will show clips of Democrats urging violence in 2020 Senator Pat Toomey Calls Trump's Upcoming Trial 'Constitutional' Trump’s Impeachment Trial a Day Away With Few Details Settled Impeachment Managers Afraid of Implicating GOPers Who Enabled Trump's Lies About Election Fraud: Report
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After Senate trial, will Donald Trump face criminal charges?
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Congress Still Has One More Way to Ban Trump from Future Office
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Majority of Americans say Trump should be convicted, barred from holding federal office in impeachment trial
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Trump Tax Saga Highlights Line Between Lawyering, Complicity
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Arrested: Pink Hat Capitol Rioter w/ Bullhorn Arrested: The Guy Who Maced Police at Capitol Capitol Rioter Posted 'We Are Now at War' One Day After Spraying Cops with 'Chemical Irritant,' Feds Say Judge Lets Trump Rioter Go On Vacation To Mexico Despite EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING Married Couple Who Traveled to Capitol Siege in Twitter Personality’s ‘Caravan’ Faces Charges Proud Boys Spent Weeks Planning the U.S. Capitol Siege; Leader Ethan Nordean Poses a ‘Serious Risk of Flight’: Prosecutors Feds Say They Charged Man Who Made Cameo Appearance in Theft of Pelosi's Lectern That Awkward Moment When Your Best Criminal Defense Is to Blame Trump Missouri man seen in Capitol riot with broken Pelosi nameplate charged weeks after his niece's arrest Judge releases New Mexico county official charged in Capitol riot Cowboys for Trump leader released from jail pending trial After Capitol riots, desperate families turn to groups that 'deprogram' extremists FBI net closes on Maga mob that stormed the Capitol
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump will 'get his share of blame in history' for the Capitol riot
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Biden to Crackdown on Domestic Terrorism
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New Biden rules for ICE point to fewer arrests and deportations, and a more restrained agency
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Biden administration takes steps to dismantle Trump-era asylum agreements Biden administration suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
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FactCheck: "A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."
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Faith groups say refugee program will take time to rebuild
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Officer fired for physically harassing a co-worker, mocking her fear of covid-19, police say
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Morgan Wallen's Sales Jump on Racial Slur
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NYPD Sergeant Disciplined for Wearing 'Trump: Make Enforcement Great Again' Patches to BLM Protest
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Police demand for ID required valid investigative stop, 4th Circuit rules in partial win for Black motorist Court Rules in Favor of Man Who Said He Was Arrested for 'Driving While Black': Cops Acted with 'Arbitrary and Boundless' Prejudgment
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Rittenhouse Has New Bail Hearing Next Week
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'Angry, Defiant, Very Violent' Inmates Set Fires, Smash Windows, Throw Chairs, and Clog Toilets at St. Louis Jail 117 inmates take over section of downtown St. Louis jail Anger over 'unsafe' conditions during the pandemic
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The Supreme Court’s new, deeply fractured decision on churches and the pandemic, explained Supreme Court: Calif. worship restrictions violate religious rights Gorsuch, Alito, and Barrett Tell California to Stop Favoring Hollywood Over Churches in COVID-19 Crisis Supreme Court lifts California worship bans prompted by coronavirus California revises indoor church guidelines after ruling US Supreme Court rules against California indoor church service ban but upholds other limitations
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Ex-Trump, GOP Aide, Pro Life Activist Busted for Child Porn
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Ghislaine Maxwell Claims It’s ‘Clear, Explicit, and Unambiguous’ That Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 Plea Deal Protects Her to This Day
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Rise in anti-Semitism has officials concerned
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Perkins Coie associate advances to ‘Jeopardy’ tournament of champions This Biglaw Associate Is The Longest-Reigning Champ In ‘Jeopardy!’ History
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Ex-Biglaw Associate Becomes Accidental Millionaire Thanks To Daily Fantasy Sports
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Would-Be YouTube Prankster Was Shot and Killed While Wielding Butcher Knife in Fake Robbery: Police
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Assorted Stupidity #141
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Judges:

BK SD NY: Judge Lisa G. Beckerman Appointed Akin Gump’s Lisa Beckerman Appointed to Federal Bankruptcy Judgeship Akin Gump Partner Tapped As Bankruptcy Judge In SDNY 2nd Circuit Appoints 2 to Southern District of NY Bankruptcy Bench Assistant US Attorney To Join Manhattan Bankruptcy Bench
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Panel urges judge’s removal over daughter’s school dispute
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Judge resigns After Keying Car
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Move to Make Court Packing Harder Blocked by Senate Democrats
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures rise following Wall Street’s best week since November
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Global Stocks Rally to Record
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U.S. stocks hit new highs as GameStop wraps up rough week
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: Too soon to say if changes needed to address market volatility
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U.S. companies set to post profit growth for Q4, which would defy forecasts
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Layoffs:

Nabisco Plant to Close, 600 Made Jobless
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YMCA announces hundreds of layoffs
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Education:

Biden on school closures: "It is a national emergency"
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Potential deal struck to get Chicago students back in classrooms, mayor says
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To protect taxpayer dollars, the Education Dept. is disproportionately auditing Black and Latino college students
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Pandemic learning takes another turn: Will teachers be in person in classrooms?
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Digital divide lurks behind school reopening plans
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The racial divide in returning to the classroom
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The school reopening debate, explained in 600 words
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The high cost of missed school
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Virginia governor calls on all schools in state to reopen by March 15
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Chicago teachers, district talks in stalemate over COVID re-opening plan
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Mail:

Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here's how Democrats want to fix it.
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Sports:

The party's still on for Tampa's happy, home-team Super Bowl. It's just not quite as rowdy.
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How the NFL tackled Covid-19
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Mask-clad fans stream into Buccaneers' home stadium for Super Bowl unlike any other
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Brady, Bucs dominate Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl
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The biggest win: In 2020, NFL found ways to play every game
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All NFL stadiums will be available as vaccination sites, Roger Goodell writes to Biden
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The NHL, scrambling to stay in action during the pandemic, adjusts its coronavirus guidelines
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They Hailed the New Owner as a Savior. Then They Got to Know Him.
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American debt comes to English soccer: Winning tactic or an own goal?
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Super Bowl Pales in Comparison to the Biggest Game in Soccer
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Tech:

My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s Election Conspiracy Film Pulled Off YouTube OAN Slaps Hilarious, Useless Disclaimer On MyPillow Guy’s Wacky Election Infomercial
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Apple and Hyundai hit the brakes on Apple Car production negotiations
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Gig Economy:

Study: Uber, Lyft Make Congestion Worst
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Agribusiness:

Eastern WA 'Cattlegate' Continues: Bankruptcy Complicates Creditors' Claims To Easterday Empire ‘Cattlegate’ continues, with complications for Easterday’s creditors
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Ag “Distributor” Cannot Use PACA Trust to Jump Ahead of First-Lien Creditor, Circuit Court Rules
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Farm bankruptcies during 2020
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Retailing:

Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World
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What recovery? Clothes retailers cut orders while factories fight to survive
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Americans take to 'buy now, pay later' shopping during pandemic, but can they afford it?
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Clear Thinking Group’s Wesley Named Chief Restructuring Officer of Stock+Field
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Pharma:

McKinsey allegedly fed the opioid crisis. Now an affiliate may profit from treating addicts.
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Attorneys general take $15M from McKinsey opioid settlement for their professional association
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Acthar Claimants Hit Skadden For Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Role
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Crypto:

Ex-Cred CFO Ordered To Return Bitcoin To Crypto Co.
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Personal Finance:

Conspiracy Theories Can Lead To Irrational Financial Decisions, Advisor Says
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Fraud:

Second Circuit: Madoff Ponzi Scheme Customers Did Not Receive Fictitious Profit Payments "For Value"
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SEC Says New York Firm Ran $1.7 Billion 'Ponzi-like' Scheme, Violated Whistleblower Laws
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A Bigger Risk Than GameStop? Beware the Ponzi Scheme Next Door
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‘Drexel Burnham’ CEO Gets Two Years in Jail For Securities Fraud
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DOJ Exercised Leniency With a Borrower Who Self-Disclosed His Error on His PPP Loan Application
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Maybe It Wasn’t Such A Great Idea To Fire A Guy Who Knew About The Ponzi Payments You Were (Allegedly) Making
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Economy:

U.S. faces risk of bankruptcies, unemployment if fiscal support not maintained: IMF
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When Will Life Return To Normal? In 7 Years At Today's Vaccine Rates
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January Employment Report: 49 Thousand Jobs, 6.3% Unemployment Rate Comments on January Employment Report 5 Takeaways from January Jobs Report The economy gained just 49,000 jobs in January as recovery sputters amid pressure from virus A meager gain in US jobs last month highlights virus' damage Biden's immense economic challenge: Putting 10 million people back to work
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Unemployment continues to fall but workers still not returning to the labor force
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U.S. jobs report underscores need for Biden recovery plan -adviser
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Biden: Women leaving workforce, closed schools are "national emergency"
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Fed Chair Powell and Mnuchin collaboration cooled in December
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U.S. consumers sock away more cash, pay down card debt, in COVID-19 times
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GOP Senator Pat Toomey says another stimulus would be 'inappropriate' because of the 'roaring' economy
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Yellen: Biden’s plan could restore full employment by 2022
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Q1 GDP Forecasts
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America’s deeply unequal economic recovery, explained in 7 charts
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The Biden economy
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Avalanche of long-term unemployment effects could crush Biden's recovery hopes
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Biden is open to mandating paid family leave in future legislation, Yellen says
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Senior Democrats to unveil new $3,000-per-child benefit as Biden stimulus gains steam
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Biden says challenging for U.S. to reach herd immunity by summer's end
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The risks of going too big on stimulus are real — but going too small could be riskier White House unites around simple message: Spend now to save the economy Biden’s dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan Lessons learned as vice president shape Biden's decisions on covid relief package Democrats want to go big on Covid-19 stimulus while they have the chance Both chambers pass budget resolution, paving the way for Biden's relief plan Biden after jobs report: "We can't do too much here — we can do too little" Yellen: Biden stimulus plan 'up to the job' of addressing pandemic challenges Biden brushes off rescue plan critics from left and right House approves budget plan as President Biden emphasizes willingness to approve stimulus without GOP votes U.S. Treasury's Yellen: Americans earning $60,000 should get stimulus checks Yellen Expects Full Employment Recovery if Biden's COVID Package Passes Biden adviser says phase-out level for COVID-19 relief checks open to negotiation
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Biden Doesn't Want to See Larry Summers Yellen, Summers Spar About Overheating Risk in Stimulus Plan
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Biden says Congress can do more to help troubled economy
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Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt Biden says he does not expect minimum wage hike to be in COVID-19 relief bill Sanders Says Reconciliation 'Only Way' on $15 Min. Wage but Manchin Is a No
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen warns of lasting impact of COVID on Black Americans
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms The Trump-COVID jobs legacy
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AAR: January Rail Carloads down 2.1% YoY, Intermodal Up 12.1% YoY
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Trade Deficit Decreased to $66.6 Billion in December
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The year that Congress just gave people money
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Why Rich People are Leaving California
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The governor of Iowa lifted mask-wearing restrictions despite a new coronavirus variant in the state
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America’s trade gap soared under Trump, final figures show
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Companies are charging hidden 'covid fees' to make up for lost profits. They may be illegal.
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IMF chief warns of "lost generation" if low-income countries don't get more help
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Nissan's 'office pod' imagines a new kind of remote working
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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:

A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy
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Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
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Ed DeMarco on Biden’s plans for forbearance
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Fearing store closures, mall landlords raise alarm about Sycamore's new version of Ascena Simon seeks to block approval of Ascena Retail reorganization
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Covid-19 caused a recession. So why did the housing market boom?
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How the Pandemic Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted
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Can the pandemic save WeWork?
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Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit
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Biden stimulus could worsen affordable housing crisis
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Municipalities:

Investors swarm over junk-rated Detroit GO bonds
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Appeals judges hear arguments on PR highways, rum tax revenue bonds
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Oil/Gas:

More Bankruptcy Courts Join the Fray in Dispute Over Rejection of Gas Gathering Agreements
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Hedge funds bet on oil's 'big comeback' after pandemic hobbles producers
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Seadrill Asia Files for Bankruptcy as Virus Ends Recovery Bet
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Top union leader: Biden's Keystone plan wrong, will cost U.S. jobs
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Why Big Oil Isn’t Worried About Biden’s Executive Orders
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Oil rises 1%, hits highest in a year on growth hopes, OPEC+ output cuts
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GM is all-in for electric vehicles in this new Super Bowl ad. What changed?
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Electric vehicles "arms race" gets big shot in the arm
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The Battery Is Ready to Power the World
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Scientists Warn Oil Will Be Depleted in Less Than 30 Years
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Food/Beverage:

New restaurant owners get shut out of PPP loans despite their financial losses
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Restaurants Continue to Face Uncertain Times Due to the Impact of COVID-19
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Ghost kitchens boost revenue for struggling restaurants
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Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do
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Religion:

Santa Fe: Judge: Sex abuse lawsuits can proceed against church
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Climate:

Colorado River outlook darkens dramatically in new study
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The US Road to Net Zero Emissions
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'A big promise': Biden's climate spending pledge faces early test
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What climate change will mean for US security and geopolitics
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Politics:

Inside Biden's decision to go it alone with Democrats on coronavirus relief
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Bizarre QAnon Floor Speech, Translated History reveals the danger of Republicans indulging Marjorie Taylor Greene After losing committees, Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has been 'freed' to push the GOP further right Newly resurfaced videos and social media posts show Marjorie Taylor Greene openly supporting QAnon and praising its 'patriotic sentiment' in 2020 - two years after she claims she 'walked away' from the conspiracy theory The Women Who Paved the Way for Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Pushing QAnon and Stolen Election Lies, Flynn Re-emerges
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Trump’s DC hotel hikes prices for day QAnon thinks he’ll be sworn in
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Microsoft halts donations through 2022 to lawmakers who opposed Biden certification
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Ocasio-Cortez's recounting of the Jan. 6 riot was not a 'hoax'
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Wyoming GOP censures Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach Trump How Liz Cheney survived the attempt to oust her from House leadership GOP Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump 'does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward' McCarthy told Cheney to apologize for voting to impeach Trump Cheney says she won't resign after Wyoming censure Cheney Floats Idea Trump's Pence Tweet Amid Riot Meant to Provoke Violence
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Nebraska US Sen. Sasse pushes back against GOP activists Sasse inflames GOP with anti-Trump video
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'The Democratic version of John McCain'
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Biden Bars Trump from Intel Briefings Biden: Trump should not receive intel briefings due to his "erratic behavior" Trump's access to sensitive briefings will be determined by intelligence officials, White House clarifies Biden’s hesitancy about Trump receiving intelligence briefings, briefly explained
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Donald Trump brags about his ‘legacy’ and ‘military equipment he can’t even talk about’ in newly released footage
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Two Republicans fined for bypassing security just days after House approved the new penalties Republican lawmakers say Pelosi skirted by House metal detectors installed after the Capitol riot and should be fined
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Trump's election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million - and counting
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Trump is Plotting His Revenge Brad Parscale urges Trump to run again as a 'martyr' Trump’s future: Nine possibilities
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Cert Petition Asks Supreme Court To End ‘Winner Take All’ Electoral College Voting
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Texas Republicans endorse legislation to allow vote on secession from US
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‘Let them take you to court’: Biden dares GOP to obstruct him
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A Louisiana library got a grant for a voting rights program. Its board rejected the money, citing 'far left' content.
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Autos:

"Chip famine" slams the auto industry
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Auto industry peers into an electric future and sees bumps ahead
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Tourism:

A resort in Hawaii says bookings surged to pre-pandemic levels after it became a 'bubble resort'
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Nursing Homes:

Coronavirus cases drop at US homes for elderly and infirm
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States redistribute hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses unused by nursing homes
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Ex-Mamajuana Café Co-Owner From Bergen Admits Bankruptcy Fraud
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Roanoke Woman Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Disclose Ownership of Show Ponies as Part of Bankruptcy Proceedings
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N.Y. Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
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Art:

Facing Deficit, Met Considers Selling Art to Help Pay the Bills
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Utilities:

California Utilities Plan $15 Billion for Fire Safety Work
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FirstEnergy agrees to drop rate rider
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American Utilities Are Getting Pummeled By Unpaid Bills
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Movie Theaters:

How AMC staved off bankruptcy before it got lucky with Reddit rally
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Non-Profits:

The NRA Bankruptcy: What You Need to Know About the National Rifle Association’s Recent Chapter 11 Filing
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“The Open Kimono”: NRA Bankruptcy Will Lead To Unprecedented Disclosure Of Org’s Financial Habits
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Victims Decry Insurers' 'Ugly Games' In Boy Scouts Ch. 11
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

January Total, Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Filings Decrease More Than 40 Percent over Last Year
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January 2021 Bankruptcy Statistics- State and District January 2021 Bankruptcy Statistics- Commercial Filings
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January New Bankruptcy Filings Lowest in 15 Years, Epiq
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Student Debt:

Cert petition ask SCOTUS to look at student-loan discharges
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Committees:

Former Hedge Fund Manager Self-Fulfills Prison Prophecy
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UST:

Introducing the USTP's New Chapter 11 Periodic Reports
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Avoidance Actions:

Another Court Adopts Majority View in Approving Bankruptcy Trustee's Use of Tax Code Look-Back Period in Avoidance Actions
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Automatic Stay:

Some thoughts on City of Chicago v. Fulton
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Safe Harbors:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Determines that Section 546(e) “Financial Participant” Does Not Exclude Debtors, Splitting from SDNY Decision
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Make-Whole:

Texas Bankruptcy Court Allows Make-Whole Premium as Liquidated Damages and Requires Solvent Chapter 11 Debtor to Pay Postpetition Interest
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Ultra Petroleum Bankruptcy Court Again Allows Make-Whole Premiums, Post-Petition Default Interest—At Least For Solvent Debtors
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Miscellaneous:

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2020
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D&O:

Delaware Court Addresses “Sprawling” Northrup Grumman D&O Insurance Coverage Dispute
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Aviation:

Airline woes intensify with new COVID-19 variants
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Here’s why global travel is unlikely to resume ‘till 2024
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Travelers who refuse to wear masks could face fines of more than $1,000, TSA says
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Buttigieg dodges on more airline payroll Covid relief
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The pandemic forced sweeping changes in travel. Experts argue these should stay.
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Rolls-Royce plans two-week shutdown of civil aerospace business
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Britain will not introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports
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All travelers to UK be tested twice for COVID upon arrival
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Malaysia Airlines aircraft lessors to vote Wednesday on restructuring, parent says
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Healthcare:

Focus on Health Care Provider Bankruptcies
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Illinois Supreme: Medical Providers May Not Attach Injured Workers’ Awards in Bankruptcy Court
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900,000 infected. More than 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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U.K. coronavirus variant spreading rapidly through United States, study finds Study: U.K. coronavirus variant is doubling in U.S. every 10 days
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Coronavirus cases are falling around the world
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Michigan Governor's Strict COVID Orders Effective in Driving Down Cases
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In pandemic, more people choose to die at home
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Fauci cautions Super Bowl viewers on 'mini super spreader events' 'There will be other Super Bowls,' US officials warn CNN Reporter Aghast at Maskless, Drunk Super Bowl Crowds in Tampa: I Asked the Police, ‘What Are You Doing About This?’ Joe Biden’s Super Bowl Moment of Silence Garners Boos From Crowd, Surprising Social Media In photos: Scenes from first Super Bowl with socially distanced fans Post-game celebrations spur COVID concerns
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The case for optimism on Covid-19, in 2 charts
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Far more women seem to be reporting 'long-haul' covid symptoms
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How the Vaccine Rollout Was Hobbled We Know Very Little About America’s Vaccine Debacle
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Joe Biden Says Trump's Handling of COVID-19 'More Dire Than We Thought'
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Arizona seniors express frustration, defeat trying to get COVID-19 vaccinations
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Tech troubles snarl seniors' attempts to sign up for vaccines
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Fauci looking ahead to more vaccines in March, April
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Black health experts urge Black Americans to get COVID vaccine
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Johnson & Johnson files for emergency use of Covid-19 shot
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South Africa stops using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after researchers report 'minimal' protection against variant
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Portugal Says Astra Shot to Be Preferably for Age 65 and Younger
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AstraZeneca vaccine could be modified to protect against South Africa variant by fall, researchers say
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Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns
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UK says COVID-19 booster and annual vaccinations very probable
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Signs Covid is Mutating Past Current Vaccines Biden health team hatches new vaccine strategy as variant threat builds
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Biden to use Defense Production Act to increase supply of Covid-19 vaccines and tests
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Kroger says it will pay workers $100 to get vaccinated against the coronavirus
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Pentagon to deploy over 1,000 troops to support mass vaccination sites
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Months after contracting COVID-19, some will try anything to regain their sense of smell
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Debt Collection:

CFPB Biden’s CFPB Focuses On Debt Collection As Early Priority
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UK:

Administration Sales to Be Subject to Further Scrutiny in the United Kingdom
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Restoration of Crown Preference and Erosion of the English Floating Charge
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The Debt Respite Scheme and its implications for creditors
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Brexit: 71 Pages of Paperwork to Sell Fish
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UK Recovery May Be Hampered By Tight Borders Post-Vaccine
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Exports from UK to EU down 68% since Brexit trade deal, say hauliers
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EU and UK struggle to overcome Brexit bad blood
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The UK ended deep coal production in 2016. So why is it opening a new coal mine in 2021?
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UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down
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An English council Zoom meeting descends into chaos and goes viral Councillor in chaotic parish meeting is a lawyer
(DBN)

UK to offer businesses more flexibility to pay back COVID loans
(DBN)

UK May Make Corporate Directors Accountable For Accounting
(DBN)

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EU:

Production snags likely to leave European Union lagging in vaccinations for months to come
(DBN)

Euro zone recovery delayed, to gather pace from mid-year - Lagarde
(DBN)

For how long can Europe keep businesses from going under?
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Portugal's COVID-19 nightmare eases, but far from over
(DBN)

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Canada:

Government financial support pushes Canadian insolvencies to lowest level in 20 years
(DBN)

Laurentian U, creditor protection, and what comes next
(DBN)

Canada lost 213,000 jobs as unemployment hit 9.4% in January
(DBN)

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China:

HNA Was Once China’s Biggest Dealmaker. Now It Faces Bankruptcy.
(DBN)

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MENA:

Israel outpaced the world in vaccinations. Now it’s seeing the results.
(DBN)

ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis
(DBN)

How Dubai is paying the price for letting in tourists
(DBN)

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India:

The Ineligibility of Collusive Transactions as “Financial Debt”: Part I
(DBN)

Government unlikely to extend suspension of bankruptcy proceedings: Report
(DBN)

Delhi High Court seeks response from RBI in plea against initiation of insolvency proceedings against DHFL
(DBN)

Tens of thousands of farmers protest agriculture laws with blockades across India Tractors, trucks block India's roads as farm protests widen
(DBN)

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code allows the market to make the most efficient choice
(DBN)

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France:

France reports fresh fall in number of new COVID-19 cases French COVID-19 cases, patient numbers ease as AstraZeneca inoculations start
(DBN)

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Germany:

German Industrial Production Stagnates on Virus Restrictions
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentina´s Fernandez eyes ´flexible´ IMF deal, possible farm tax hikes IMF's Georgieva tells Argentina it 'takes two to tango' in deal talks
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australia reports no new local coronavirus cases ahead of Australian Open
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan’s grilled-meat restaurant boom: the secret to survival amid coronavirus pandemic
(DBN)

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Cuba:

Cuba lifts ban on most private business
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Cross-border Insolvency In Hong Kong – Listed Companies And The Second Core Requirement
(DBN)

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