Law:
Albatross Of Six-Figure Student Loan Debts Stymieing Young Lawyers’ Pursuit Of Meaningful Work
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Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2020 Bonus Bonanza
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Norton Rose Names Two Bankruptcy Partners
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Restructuring Lawyer John Mills Joins Jones Walker
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First-Year Associates Are Facing Challenges They Never Could Have Anticipated
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Anticipating 'Bankruptcy Insanity' in Near Future, Boutique's Lawyers Jump to Big Firm
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Foley & Lardner’s Wild Week
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Trump’s Georgia Call Lawyer Blames ‘Leftist Groups’ for Exit
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Apple’s Top Lawyer Adams Earned Over $26 Million in 2020
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Rudy Giuliani threatens ‘trial by COMBAT’ • At Trump Rally, Rudy Giuliani Admits 'We Will Be Made Fools of' If People Don't Go to Jail
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'Inciting a Riot': Legal Community Erupts in Calls for Trump’s Removal as Mob Storms Capitol
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Bill Barr Calls Riots Despicable
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Legal Twitter Reacts To The Rule Of Law Collapsing
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Trump’s MAGA Coup Attempt Must Be ‘Condemned’
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ABA president condemns mob assault on Capitol as Rep. Gohmert asks SCOTUS to stop Pence
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Biden to pick Merrick Garland for attorney general • In 'Middle Finger' to Mitch McConnell, Biden Will Nominate Merrick Garland as Attorney General
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If Trump pardons himself now, he'll be walking into a trap
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James Comey: Donald Trump should not be prosecuted after leaving office • Lawyers Slam James Comey for Saying Biden Admin Shouldn’t Prosecute Trump ‘No Matter How Compelling the Roadmap'
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Louisville Police Fire 2 Detectives Involved in Fatal Raid on Breonna Taylor's Apartment
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Judges:
Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire
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Suspension sought after appeals judge is accused of making himself a beneficiary of ex-client’s will
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Fifth Circuit Holds Rare In-Person Arguments Amid Pandemic
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Justice Department, federal court system hit by Russian hack
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Judiciary Addresses Cybersecurity Breach: Extra Safeguards to Protect Sensitive Court Records
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Wall Street:
Stock futures rise, adding to Wednesday’s gains, despite turmoil at U.S. Capitol
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Dow soars more than 400 points amid Capitol turmoil
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Layoffs:
Albertsons Laying Off Unionized Delivery Drivers In Pivot To DoorDash
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Politics:
Trump lies about election results at rally challenging Biden win
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Trump rails against ‘B------- election’ at huge MAGA rally and tells Pence ‘do the right thing’ to stop Biden win • Trump unleashes fury at political rivals and allies alike • Trump Incites Rioters
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Trump claims he'll lead march to the Capitol, only to slip back to White House in motorcade
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4 Dead, At Least 52 Arrested After Pro-Trump Mob Storms U.S. Capitol
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Donald Trump Says Violent Insurrection that Killed at Least One Person Was Justified
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Senate evacuated, VP Pence ushered to secure location after pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol • Rioters storm Capitol after Trump urges action, halting declaration of Biden victory • Protesters breach Senate chambers at U.S. Capitol • Pro-Trump protesters swarm Capitol amid challenge to his election loss • Biden says Trump must 'step up' and urge supporters to end 'siege' of Capitol building • 'It's insurrection,' Biden says, as Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol • Trump calls for peace, tells protesters to go home • Guns out, windows smashed: Trump crowd turns Congress into battlefield • MAGA fans scream ‘f**k fake news’ as they storm press and destroy equipment in shocking scenes • Protesters leave trail of damage throughout US Capitol building • This is Trump's Legacy • The Capitol siege's QAnon roots • Mass Delusion in America • Trump’s Internet Is Celebrating • A Trump supporter called C-SPAN in tears to ask if her president had lied to her
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Guns and teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump supporters attempt to overturn his loss
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A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked
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Paxton Claims the Rioters Were Antifa • Tucker Carlson on Riots: It Was the Violent Left
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Lawmakers vow to investigate police after Capitol Hill breach • Ex-U.S. Capitol Police chief says he would ‘be fired’ for Capitol takeover • This Riot Was Planned in the Open for Weeks: Police Weren't Ready? • That We Couldn't Secure Congress is a Problem
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U.S. Capitol secured hours after pro-Trump rioters invade Congress • Pence, Not Trump, Called For the Guard
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Ivanka Trump Called Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Laying Siege to U.S. Capitol ‘American Patriots’
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A Single Day Shakes Two Presidencies, Two Parties and One Nation to the Core
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Mattis says assault on Capitol was "fomented by Mr. Trump" • Riot on Capitol Hill ‘consequence of the last 4 years,’ former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says • ‘Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain:’ Mattis blames Trump for violence at Capitol
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Donald Trump’s history of encouraging hate groups and violence, from 2015 to 2021
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Pentagon, lambasted for heavy response in the past, on sideline during Capitol melee
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads politicians from across spectrum slamming 'disgraceful scenes' from Trump mob • World stunned by subversion of U.S. democracy after pro-Trump throng breaches capitol • Israel's Netanyahu condemns the attack on Congress • ‘Anarchy in the USA’: Global media reacts to U.S. Capitol chaos • The World Watched in Horror • ‘Trump Incites Mob’, ‘Democracy Fractured’: World’s Newspapers Dominated By Coverage Of Capitol Hill Violence • Merkel angry, sad after 'rioters' stormed U.S. Capitol
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Former presidents denounce "insurrection" at U.S. Capitol • Obama: GOP’s ‘fantasy narrative’ about election spurred today’s violence • George W. Bush’s chief of staff calls Trump a ‘mob leader’ after Capitol riots
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Riot ‘was a terrorist attack on our Congress,’ presidential historian says
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Trump Cabinet officials condemn Capitol riots, but avoid criticizing the president • Reports: Cabinet Members In Discussions To Remove Trump As President By Invoking 25th Amendment
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At Least Four White House Officials Resign After Capitol Breach With More Expected
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Pence says he lacks authority to throw out Electoral College votes • Pence Breaks With Trump Moments Before GOP Mob Storms U.S. Capitol Complex • Trump Bars Pence Chief of Staff from WH
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Congress confirms Biden election as president, morning after Trump-fueled mob invades Capitol • 57% of House GOP Vote to Reject Biden Win • Cruz's Vote Speech Will Live in Infamy • Ted Cruz Faces Calls to Resign • Objections To Three Swing States’ Electors Fall Flat After Senators Refuse To Participate; Hawley Forces Debate On Pennsylvania
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Trump pledges "orderly transition" after Congress certifies Biden's win
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Republicans object to Electoral College certification
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Republicans consider drastic options to stop Trump • Democrats talk about 25th Amendment, impeachment after Capitol riots • “They’re Being Told to Stay Away from Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25 Th Amendment Chatter, Trump’s Allies Are Jumping Ship
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Trump Must Pay • Outrage at Trump Grows After Riot
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Social media platforms muzzle Trump after Capitol melee
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Arrests as Trump backers protest in D.C. ahead of major rally
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'We will not take it any more,' Trump says as anti-Biden protesters storm U.S. Capitol grounds
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Trump’s false claims on a day of reckoning
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After escalating attacks, Trump urges 'peaceful' protest
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McConnell: "Our democracy would enter a death spiral" if Congress overturned election • McConnell's Impassioned Democracy Speech
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Republicans enabled Trump. Then, a few strangled him
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Romney says Trump has "disgraced the office of the presidency"
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Trump targets Liz Cheney and other Republicans as "weak" in new escalation of GOP civil war
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MAGA Rioter Takes Over Pelosi's Desk • Rioters Loot, Vandalized Pelosi's Office
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Trump's online base sours on Pence
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D.C. Mayor Bowser imposes 6 p.m. curfew
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An explosive device is found at the R.N.C., and the D.N.C. is evacuated.
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Federal and local law enforcement responding to reports of possible pipe bombs across DC
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Protesters disperse from inside Kansas Statehouse
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Militia members gather outside the Georgia Capitol as pro-Trump rioters storm Washington DC
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Trump mob storms Democrat Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's mansion as protesters surround Texas, California, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon AND Kansas state capitols • Texas Closed State Capitol on DC Riots
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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
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Trump privately admits it’s over, but wants to brawl for attention
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Fox News Cuts Away From Don Jr. Speech After He Starts Screaming Profanities
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Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories
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GOP officials, donors blame Trump for weak Republican showing in Georgia runoffs • Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss
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GOP pollster: Dem strength in Georgia runoffs sends warning to Republicans about their behavior
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‘Only in America’: Warnock’s rise from poverty to US senator By RUSS BYNUM 2 hours ago
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Obama: "John Lewis is surely smiling down on his beloved Georgia"
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Economy:
Private payrolls post first drop since April as coronavirus spread hits job growth, ADP says • U.S. private payrolls post first decline in eight months as COVID-19 cases skyrocket • ADP: Private Employment decreased 123,000 in December
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Fed says changes to bond-buying hinge on 'qualitative' call on economy • FOMC Minutes: "Uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook"
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Corporate directors see broader economic recovery taking more than two years, survey finds
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Surveying the Damage
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Two-Thirds Of Stimulus Checks Worth $112 Billion Have Already Reached Bank Accounts
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Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians
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$2,000 stimulus checks possible if Democrats win Senate majority • Schumer: First priority in new Senate is $2,000 stimulus checks
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Some Americans learn they won't get a stimulus payment until they file their 2020 taxes
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States prepare to pay extra $100 unemployment to mixed earners, delays expected
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$15 minimum wage edges closer as Democrats near Senate control
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Cash in circulation is soaring, and that usually means good things for the economy
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U.S. may see underpopulation, not overpopulation, due to falling birth rates and economic crises
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U.S. Heavy Truck Sales down 5% Year-over-year in December
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SMBs Brace For Potential New Round Of Lockdowns As COVID Cases Rise
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls for Violence to Stop at Capitol • Google CEO strongly condemns violence and lawlessness in D.C. • Corporate group urges officials consider Trump's removal 'to preserve democracy'
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U.S. trade group asks VP Pence to ‘seriously consider’ invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump
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Goldman Raises U.S. Forecast After Democrats Win Senate
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World food price index rises for seventh month running in Dec
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Ratings Outlooks Turn Negative for Many Non-bank Financial Institutions, Fitch Ratings
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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:
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease "Over a Two-Week Period" in Latest Weekly Survey
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COVID-19, Force Majeure and ‘Pause’ Orders in Bankruptcy Cases
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Rent Abatement Litigation Could Continue to Alter Landlord-Tenant Landscape
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What a Democratic-controlled Congress could mean for struggling renters
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Mortgage demand from homebuyers pulled back, even as rates ended 2020 near record low
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Las Vegas Real Estate in December: Sales up 27% YoY, Inventory down 38% YoY
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PREIT dodges delisting after stock price stabilizes on emergence from bankruptcy
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico oversight board gears up for latest challenge to debt restructuring
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Puerto Rico May Have Its Best Shot Ever at U.S. Statehood — Here’s What You Need to Know
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Oil/Gas:
Shale CEO Sees Slow U.S. Oil Output Recovery Despite OPEC Pact
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Sales of battery-electric vehicles in Germany triple in 2020
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Washington state proposes legislation to phase out natural gas utility service
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Retailing:
Charming Charlie Continues Brick-And-Mortar Comeback 18 Months After Bankruptcy
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JCPenney Is Getting A New Start In 2021, But Its Old Problems Remain
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As JCPenney’s CEO exits, a turnaround is still far away
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Finally, a Use for the Old Sears: Covid-19 Vaccine Center
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$900 Billion Stimulus Throws a Rope, but Retail Needs More
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Sports:
NFL is still committed to playoffs despite more Covid-19 outbreaks
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Boston University Basketball Team Wears Masks During Monday’s Win At Holy Cross
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Autos:
December Vehicles Sales increased to 16.27 Million SAAR; Annual Sales off 14.7%
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Ford’s U.S. sales fell 15.6% in 2020 due to Covid and F-150 availability
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Golf:
Former River Bend Golf Club operator files for bankruptcy
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Maritime:
Shipping Rates Soar As Pandemic Demand Surges
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Movie Theaters:
Cinepolis Enlists Lazard to Save Its Global Web of Posh Cinemas
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Student Debt:
He Paid Off $34 Million Of Student Loans—Now, He Has A New Proposal
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Finance:
Debtors Still Left in Doubt as to Availability of PPP Loans
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New COVID-19 Relief Law Includes Limited Bankruptcy Protections Regarding PPP Loans
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Additional Relief Under the Paycheck Protection Program is on Its Way
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Crypto:
Cred Borrower Seeks To Hit Third Parties For Collateral Loss
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Agribusiness:
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Utilities:
FirstEnergy faces another audit as advocates and others press for broader investigations
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Total Bankruptcy Filings Drop 30 Percent in Calendar Year 2020, Commercial Chapter 11s Up 29 Percent
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Safe Harbors:
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Corporate Governance:
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Notice:
Informal but Actual Notice of Bankruptcy: What Difference Does It Make?
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Bankruptcy Strategy:
Navigating Chapter 11 Reorganizations during COVID-19: New Complications or Business as Usual?
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Small Business:
Small Business Reorganization Task Force Issues its Report
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Bankruptcy Policy:
Bespoke Bankruptcy
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Deadlines:
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Aviation:
Unruly mob on D.C. flight adds new security task for flight crews • Flight attendant union wants pro-Trump rioters barred from flights
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Out of cash, but airlines try ultra-cheap fares to get people flying again
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Ryanair slashes flight schedule after UK lockdown
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More Indian airlines could face bankruptcy in March when suspension of law is lifted: Report
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Malaysia Airlines' debt restructuring nears completion - parent company
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Food/Beverage:
NYC restaurants start selling frozen dinners
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Telecoms:
Frontier agrees to fiber-network expansion in plan to exit bankruptcy
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Healthcare:
46 Hospitals File Suit To Reverse HHS Bad Debt Policy
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How the new Covid-19 variants could pose a threat to vaccination
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Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for 'couple of years'
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NYC Issues ‘Urgent' Warning for People 75+; State Awaits Results on 3 Tests for UK Strain
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Severe coronavirus infections continue to mount
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U.K. strain likely spreading in hard-hit California, officials warn
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Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start
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U.S. officials report more severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
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‘Very risky’ to delay second Covid vaccine shots, former FDA director says
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Operation Warp Speed leader to stay on during Biden administration
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Florida turns testing site in Miami into vaccination spot
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Florida company accused of steering vaccines to rich donors
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Trump administration speeds up plan to deliver Covid shots in pharmacies
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Congressman announces positive COVID-19 test just hours after House floor vote
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UK:
The British Property Federation calls for overhaul of UK insolvency rules
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England and Wales recorded most deaths last year for a century - ONS
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Up to 4,000 financial firms could fail due to COVID, says UK regulator
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Scarborough top for bankruptcy in England and Wales - pandemic is likely to make it worse
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Experts warn 'Alice in Wonderland' Brexit deal is unstable
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Britain used to be my home, but it's beginning to look unrecognisable to me
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EU:
Supply Chain Finance Firms Could See Spike In Defaults In Europe
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Canada:
New caselaw protects some landlords as 2021 ushers in steep rise in retail bankruptcies: lawyer
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Hong Kong:
Hong Kong arrests over 50 democracy activists in an unprecedented crackdown
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China:
China locks down part of province outside Beijing as coronavirus cases spike
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Japan:
Record number of restaurants and bars go bankrupt in 2020
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Germany:
Merkel Warns Toughest Months in Pandemic Fight Are Still to Come
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Thailand:
Thai economy may lose $10 bln in Q1 from new virus outbreak
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