July 12, 2021

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Law:

Quantifying The Rise In Law School Applications
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Appeals court rules against former BigLaw staffer who said work abuse led to disability
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Introverted Associates Should Be More Welcomed At Law Firms
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Navigating Treacherous Legal Waters
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For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause
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Why do we procrastinate, and how can we stop? Experts have answers.
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Jonathan Turley Attacks Above The Law Because... Cancel Culture Something Something
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‘Kraken’ Lawyer Hires Winston & Strawn in Sanctions Fight Judge Refuses to Seal Names of 'Kraken' Witnesses Who Have Asked to Remain Anonymous, Readies for Sanctions Hearing Against Lin Wood and Sidney Powell
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How To Find A Mentor
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Cravath Gives $6M to Promote Equality, But What About Its Own Diversity Issues?
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What Law Students Absolutely Need To Know To Ace Law School
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Remote Biglaw Positions: Separating Fact From Myth
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Garland Settles In but Trump Era Still Shadows the Justice Dept.
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Trump's social media lawsuit isn't about the law. It's about politics.
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Constitutional lawyers call Trump's First Amendment defense against Jan. 6 lawsuits 'spurious'
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Biden warns Putin on Russian ransomware attacks Biden tells Putin Russia must crack down on cybercriminals Biden tells Putin the U.S. will take 'any necessary action' after latest massive ransomware attack, White House says
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Capitol Police push back against talk of furloughs Investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will resurrect democracy Trump on Jan. 6 insurrection: 'These were great people' Rep. Louie Gohmert blames Jan. 6 riot on Democrats and a government conspiracy Committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack by pro-Trump mob will hold first hearing later this month McCarthy, GOP face a delicate dance on Jan. 6 committee 6 months after riot, Capitol fencing comes down Members of Congress demand immediate funding for Capitol Police, but face headwinds in the Senate Capitol Siege Defendant Who Allegedly Wanted to Hang Nancy Pelosi Claimed to Be in Court 'By Special Divine Appearance' 'Here in America, We Fight Back': Formally Dressed Man Dubbed 'SUITMACER' Charged with Spraying Police During Capitol Siege His Helmet and Tactical Vest Read 'PRESS,' But He Just Went to the U.S. Capitol to Storm It, Feds Say 'The Most Spectacular Example of Incitement': First Amendment Icons Back Eric Swalwell in Lawsuit Against Donald Trump for Jan. 6th Siege Trump called Ashli Babbitt an 'innocent, wonderful, incredible woman' and suggested without evidence that a Democratic official was connected to her death Maria Bartiromo, Trump Bashed for Spreading ‘Reckless, Dishonest’ Info About Ashli Babbit’s Death New January 6 bodycam videos show police trying to help a trampled Trump supporter being brutally beaten with flagpoles and batons by mob More New Video from the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
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Court Upholds Conviction of Woman Who Forced Her Way into the 'White House' to Meet Donald Trump. She Was Really in the Treasury Building.
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Pelosi Husband’s Tech Stock Spotlights Law on Lawmaker Trades
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Trump Pretty Pissed That His Lawyers Are The 'Stupidest'
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John Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal, said he'd 'pay to handle' Trump's deposition which he thinks could 'sell tickets'
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Biden under pressure to pick new breed of federal prosecutors
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Police may have withheld body-cam footage from night of Breonna Taylor's death, lawsuit says Breonna Taylor's Family Sues Kentucky Police over 'Misinformation' About Bodycam Footage from Night of Deadly Raid
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'Fear on top of fear': Why anti-gun Americans joined the wave of new gun owners
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FactCheck: Crime is escalating to a level we haven’t seen in decades as a direct result of Democrats’ defund the police movement and Biden-Harris open-border policies
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Violent crime is up. There's no one cause.
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Study: No clear link between gun sales spike and murder rise
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White House's tough-on-crime message: Use COVID funds
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Grief counselors in short supply with gun violence rising
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US alarmed as Saudi lawsuits threaten to expose secrets
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South Dakota AG Claims His Crash Victim Wanted to Die
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ICE to avoid detaining pregnant, nursing and postpartum women
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The Trump administration used an early, unreported program to separate migrant families along a remote stretch of the border
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Texas' GOP Border Wall is a Fantasy
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Migration trends between the U.S. and Mexico have flipped upside down
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Why Are Republican Governors Sending National Guard to the Border?
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Federal court blocks Tennessee's anti-trans bathroom law from going into effect
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Citizens, Not the State, Will Enforce New Abortion Law in Texas Citizen plaintiffs can sue to enforce Texas fetal heartbeat bill; could Uber drivers be liable?
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Mother of Groom Attacks Wedding Couple in Middle of Ceremony
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Woman Admitted She Discarded Her Newborn Daughter in a Dumpster, Then She Flew to California: Prosecutors
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NFL Star Frank Clark Charged with Felony Gun Possession, Could Face Up to Three Years in Prison: Reports
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A McDonald's manager had a gun pulled on him after 2 customers complained about the amount of salt on their fries
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Woman deliberately runs 49 red lights in ex-boyfriend's car to rack up fines after he left her for another woman, report says
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An argument outside a Texas barbershop about who won a race escalated to a shooting that left 3 people injured, police say
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Arizona man accused of plowing truck into cyclists indicted
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Judges:

Schumer: Democrats 'ready to expeditiously fill' any Supreme Court vacancy
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The Revenge of John Roberts
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Trump’s Supreme Court shrinks from controversy
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A hidden abortion crew prepares to confront a post-Roe America
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SCOTUS Watchers Freak Out Over Breyer’s ‘Selfish’ and ‘Dangerous’ Decision to Stay Put How Stephen Breyer Is Helping to Destroy the Norms He Claims to Cherish
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In Barrett’s first term, conservative majority is dominant but divided The real measure of Justice Amy Coney Barrett will come in the next year
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Conservative Justices Warn Kavanaugh and Barrett Lack 'Fortitude'
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The Supreme Court's Term Appeared To Be Cautious. The Numbers Tell A Different Story
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How Democrats Lost the Courts
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Wall Street:

Stock futures open mostly flat ahead of the kickoff of earnings season Stock futures mixed ahead of the kickoff of earnings season The Dow is set to retreat from a record with futures down 100 points to start the week
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Layoffs:

Mercury Fuel Notifies of 112 Layoffs
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Student Debt:

Biden administration is whittling away at backlog of student debt relief claims
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Education Department urges Biden to extend student loan relief
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Education:

CDC encourages schools to open for in-person learning
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Vaccinated students do not need to wear masks in classrooms, CDC advises CDC says students vaccinated against the coronavirus can go maskless in fall
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Arizona governor signs bill to prohibit critical race theory teaching
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Returning to school was supposed to be great. The reality was more complicated.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for 'completely evil' critical race theory to be outlawed, teachers to be fired
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I teach high school. Kids want to learn about racism.
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There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory
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Retailing:

Brooks Brothers Owner Eyes $13 Trillion Market With Planned IPO
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2021 seeing return of travel accessories, luggage, and swimsuit sales
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US department store Nordstrom invests in ASOS brands
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10 Retailers to Watch for a Bankruptcy Filing in the Second Half of 2021
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Crypto:

Bitcoin miners break new ground in Texas, a state hailed as the new cryptocurrency capital
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Movie Theaters:

‘Black Widow’ Sets Pandemic Record in Hopeful Sign for Theaters
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8 Lies That Have Fueled the AMC Entertainment Pump-and-Dump Scheme
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AMC's "Apes" Care About Their Agenda, Not the Company
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Pensions:

PBGC, IRS Issue Guidance on Multiemployer Plan Assistance
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Coal:

Striking Alabama Miners Are Done Playing Nice
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Biggest Philippine Power Generator Will Drop New Coal Projects
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Non-Profits:

Schumer Wants NRA Investigated for Bankruptcy Fraud
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Gates Foundation staff are 'freaking out' about the nonprofit's future as Bill and Melinda divorce, an insider reportedly said
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Hearing Set on Boy Scouts $850M Settlement Agreement
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Fraud:

A fraudster set up fake call centers to threatened Spanish-speaking immigrants to the US with deportation if they didn't buy bogus English classes
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U.S. Attorney's office says biz victims must wait in line for share of Mann's $17 million
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2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds
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Tax:

Conservatives Oppose IRS Funding Boost
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Campaign to Rein in Mega IRA Tax Shelters Gains Steam in Congress Following ProPublica Report
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Healthcare:

Poll: 56 percent say further measures need to be taken to protect against the Delta variant
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The US recorded more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases each of the past four days as the Delta variant spreads
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CDC: 99.5% of US COVID-19 deaths in unvaccinated people
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Most unvaccinated people have low incomes
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Republicans push to ban "discrimination" against unvaccinated people
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Report: Vaccines Saved Hundreds Of Thousands Of U.S. Lives
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Fauci: Delta strain is a 'nasty variant'
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Alabama is dead last for COVID vaccinations.
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Biden’s vaccine charge hits a wall
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L.A. County has more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a day, highest in months
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Florida reports rise in coronavirus cases over the past week
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July 11th COVID-19 New Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
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Fauci says there should be more coronavirus vaccine mandates at the local level Fauci said there should be vaccine mandates at the local level but that the federal government will not mandate them
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Panetta calls on Biden to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for military
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Harvard poll: Americans sharply divided over vaccine mandates
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Harvard poll: Most Americans believe Covid leaked from lab
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HHS chief says his vaccine comments are being taken ‘wildly out of context’
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Adams Recommends Vaccinated New Yorkers Wear Masks Indoors
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Fauci Criticizes Partisan Gap for Holding Back Covid Vaccination
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New study of 62k hospitals nationwide finds US is unprepared for next pandemic
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Woman Infected With Two Covid-19 Variants Highlights Next Risk
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At least seven states report mosquitoes carrying disease that can paralyze humans
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Americans living with HIV have the same life expectancy as those without: study
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Bipartisan lawmakers press NIH for info on deleted coronavirus data
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Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges
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Virginia orders five state mental hospitals to stop taking new admits amid staffing crisis
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Economy:

Q2 GDP Forecasts: Around 9%
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Job Openings Are at Record Highs. Why Aren’t Unemployed Americans Filling Them?
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Why aren’t more Americans working? Do they plan to get a job soon?
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Buy, Borrow, Die: How Rich Americans Live Off Their Paper Wealth
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The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes
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Fragile Global Rebound Troubles Finance Chiefs as Variants Lurk
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Higher Inflation Is Here to Stay for Years, Economists Forecast
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Biden declares war on anti-competitive practices with sweeping order Business groups bash Biden order targeting anti-competitive practices Biden’s plan to make stuff cheaper
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Democrats race to push bipartisan infrastructure bill through Senate
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Democrats hit crunch time in Biden spending fight
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Democrats Make Politically Risky Bet on Monthly Child Tax Credit
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Google employees angered by 'hypocritical' remote work policies
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Why FEMA denies aid to Black families that have lived for generations in Deep South
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As Big Banks Report, $40 Billion Are on Tap in U.S. Credit
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IMF Sees Room to Simplify Global Tax Deal to Boost Participation
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G20 signs off on tax crackdown, warns on virus variants G-20 finance ministers back plan to stop use of tax havens G20 to urge IMF reserve boost for vulnerable countries
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BlackRock’s Fink Urges World Bank, IMF Overhaul for Green Era
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Yellen: Compete on economic strengths, not low tax rates
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Global tax deal heads down perilous path in Congress
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Delta Variant Spills Out of Midwest Tourist Hub-Turned-Incubator
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AAR: June Rail Carloads down, Intermodal Up Compared to 2019
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Bonus pay for essential workers varied widely across states
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Congress passed a $16 billion program to save entertainment venues rocked by the pandemic. It became a mismanaged fiasco, with thousands of businesses still waiting for relief.
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What the impending rubber ‘apocalypse’ means for the U.S. economy
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What Companies Get Canceled For
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Where Poverty Risk is on the Rise
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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:

Rent prices are soaring as Americans flock back to cities
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Wait until 2022 to buy a house, economists say
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How COVID-19 has impacted mortgage payments in every state
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Home prices accelerating in areas without mass transit
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The soaring market that threatens to derail the economic recovery
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased Sharply
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Florida condominium collapse death toll rises to 90, with 31 missing
Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90 DeSantis parts with Trump in response to Surfside tragedy After days roaming the rubble, Surfside survivor Binx the cat was reunited with his family What will become of the land the Surfside condo is on? Awaiting news, families of condo victims bond together
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A Miami courthouse is closed for repairs after a review prompted by the Surfside condo collapse found safety concerns
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After the Florida building collapse, condos struggle to fund big repairs
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Officials across Florida rethink condo inspection policies
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Global Boom in House Prices Becomes a Dilemma for Central Banks
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Boomers are only making the 2021 housing crisis worse
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Atlanta Real Estate in June: Sales Up 10% YoY, Inventory Down 56% YoY
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Portland Real Estate in June: Sales Up 28% YoY, Inventory Down 34% YoY
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico governor wants pensions out of debt restructuring negotiations
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States faced financial ruin. Now they’re swimming in cash.
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Once junk-rated, Wayne County, Michigan, leaps into single-A territory
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After 24 years, Illinois snags an upgrade from S&P Global Ratings
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Houston is winning the competition to establish tech hubs in Texas
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Oil/Gas:

Oil industry banker urges Houston to embrace clean energy Oil executives: time for Houston to embrace clean energy
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The IEA’s Climate Warnings Grow Louder, But Is Anyone Listening?
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The beginning of the end for Big Oil
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Big Oil keeps brakes on spending even with crude rally windfall
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American Frackers Show Restraint as Oil Tops $70
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BP sees renewables surge but world is not on track to hit climate goals
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E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
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Oil Prices Loom Over Biden Bid to Throttle Drilling Rights Sales
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Penn Virginia Announces Agreement to Acquire Lonestar Resources
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Utilities:

More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future
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Gas sellers made $11 billion while millions of Texans were without power in February
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History:

Faces of the dead emerge from lost African American graveyard
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How a white mob lynched a Black man, destroyed a city – and got away with it
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California once forcibly sterilized people by the thousands. Now the victims may get reparations.
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Sports:

U.S. swimmer Michael Andrew on why he'll go to Tokyo without coronavirus vaccine Everything you need to know about the Tokyo Olympics Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events
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Cannabis:

Chapter 420, Part II: Closing the Book on Cannabis-Adjacent Bankruptcy
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Youngkin wrongly claims 'every single state' has earned disappointing cannabis revenue
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Newspapers:

Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down Slightly Compared to Same Week in 2019
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Celebs:

Inside RHOBH star Erika Jayne’s ‘low-key’ 50th birthday party after being accused of ‘stealing millions from orphans’
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Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship is finally unraveling
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Is the ACE Family broke? House eviction drama worsens as Austin McBroom allegedly set to sell house amid foreclosure and pending mortgage payments
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Awards:

Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Announces CIRA Certification Award Winners
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Private Equity:

Morrisons suitor in £415m 'asset-stripping' storm | Daily Mail Online
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Autos:

How a perfect storm of shortages and rental car chaos sent used-car prices skyrocketing
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Wholesale Prices Drop in June
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Elon Musk Could Be On The Hook For $2.6 Billion
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Rodents chow down on Teslas, causing thousands in damage
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Workers reject 3rd tentative agreement at Virginia Volvo plant
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Food/Beverage:

Pipeline Foods Voluntarily Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Restaurant M&A expected to surge
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Restaurant Posts Sign Blaming Government Assistance For Slow Service
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Religion:

Capitalism: God Wants You To Be Rich
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Politics came from the pulpit in 2020
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Politics:

Schumer warns August recess in danger as infrastructure work piles up
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Brewing battle over tax hikes to test Democratic unity
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Bust of Confederate general, KKK leader still in Tennessee's Capitol, despite ruling on its removal Charlottesville to take down Robert E. Lee statue
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Rise of the anti-"woke" Democrat
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Rupert Murdoch told Fox News to call Arizona for Biden on election night: book
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QAnon` has receded from social media -- but it’s just hiding
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CPAC Attendees’ Unexpected New Enemy: Fox During Donald Trump’s CPAC Speech, Fox News Adds Disclaimer That ‘Voting Systems Companies Have Denied’ His Election Fraud Claims
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Trump, DeSantis lead CPAC straw poll
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'U-S-A' chants drown out boos as Trump enters arena for UFC match
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Transphobic abuse hurled at Caitlyn Jenner at CPAC conference, called a 'sick freak' and deadnamed
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GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger said his party has been hijacked by 'outrage politics' that is 'going to get Americans killed'
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Marjorie Taylor Greene admits Trump won't be reinstated in the White House in August
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Trump, after agreeing to sit for a raft of book interviews, declares them a 'total waste of time'
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As frustration mounts, a White House push on voting rights
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Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president
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Texas Republicans advance voting restrictions in special session Texans reportedly waited 17 hours and until the middle of the night to testify on GOP voting restrictions bill Texas GOP advances voting restrictions as hundreds push back Some Texas Democrats ready to walk as GOP digs in on voting GOP Pols Forced to Admit the ‘Big Lie’ Is BS During Farcical Texas Showdown
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Top Biden ally pleads with him to scrap filibuster for election reform
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Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight
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Texas man arrested for casting a vote while on parole
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Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville ‘An incredible day’ as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville Neo-Confederates worked with other far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve monuments
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Biden Ousts Trump's Head of Social Security Who Continues to Say He Won't Leave
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Trump threw a crumpled newspaper article at Pence and accused him of being 'so disloyal.' Pence threw it back at him, book says
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As a high-ranking Biden aide pushes Congress to raise inheritance taxes, his brother lobbies against it
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Attorneys general in four states looking into fundraising tactics of both parties
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How online fundraising led voters to donate more money than they realized
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The Trump team was anxious about a 'delay' with the Wisconsin election results, but they had the time zones wrong: book
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Ex-GOP Aide and Pro-Life Advocate Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charge, Called Videos Showing Sexual Abuse of Babies His 'Absolute Favorite'
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‘We all wait with bated breath’: Secretive Cuomo inquiry leaves New York politics in limbo
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Is a Wave of Bankruptcies About to Hit the Global Banking System?
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Safe Harbors:

The Current State of Play: the Bankruptcy Code "Safe Harbor" After Merit Management
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Miscellaneous:

Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
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Week Ahead in Bankruptcy: July 12, 2021
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Intelsat; Washington Prime; Limetree Bay Energy; Boy Scouts
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Litigation:

Effective Decision-Making And Sweating The Small Stuff
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D&O:

Looking for a quick D&O rebound after COVID? Don’t hold your breath….
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Indenture Trustees:

Debtor’s Obligation to Reimburse Indenture Trustee Limited to Incurred Fees and Costs
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Automatic Stay:

Just Hold on: The Supreme Court Rules That a Creditor’s Mere Retention of Property Lawfully Seized Prepetition Does Not Violate the Automatic Stay. . . Maybe.
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Bankruptcy Policy:

State Mandated Disability Insurance as Salve to the Consumer Bankruptcy Imbroglio
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Aviation:

United CEO Sees ‘Huge Desire’ Fueling U.S. Air Travel Rebound
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Business Trips Are Coming Back Faster Than Expected in the U.S.
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Which airlines will soar after the pandemic?
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Post-Covid-19 Rebound Likely to Spell Difficult Times For Aviation Industry Globally
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Allianz: 9 trends to watch as aviation readies for post Covid-19 takeoff
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FAA fines airline passenger more than $10K for refusing to wear mask
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Tomi Lahren is latest to compare pandemic rules to Nazism in critiquing flight attendants' mask enforcements
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Watch American Airlines passengers all put their hands on their heads for landing because of a 'possible security threat'
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Rand Paul pushes to repeal mask mandate on public transportation
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The completely correct guide to being back in an airport
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Australia Singapore Travel Bubble Timing Pushed Back to End 2021
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Turkish Airlines Raises Staff Wages Amid Aviation Recovery Hopes
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India's Jet Airways staff face huge cut in arrears
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The Joyride Era of Space Travel is Here Trump takes credit for billionaires' race to space
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Pharma:

All But a Few States Now Back Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Bankruptcy Deal
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Biden calls for efforts to lower drug prices as part of executive order to foster competition
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Live Performance:

Broadway, and the rest of New York's cultural life, are on the cusp of a vibrant rebound
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Climate:

Newsom asks Californians to cut personal water consumption to fight off drought
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A Wildfire Is Pushing California Toward the Brink of Blackouts
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Heat wave blankets much of West coast in triple-degree temperatures Severe heat wave builds across Western U.S. after nation's hottest June on record Heat wave keeps baking West after all-time high in Las Vegas on Saturday Heat Scorches U.S. West as Records Fall Across the Region 30 million people are under extreme heat alerts as parts of the West see record high temperatures After hottest June ever, U.S. braces for new heatwave in West Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils US West Heat wave roasts the West as wildfires explode in size Heat wave engulfs the West as Death Valley hits 130 degrees
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How hot is too hot for the human body? Scientists now racing to study heat conditions that spontaneously kill humans
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La Nina to Return This Fall
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Residents of Canadian town destroyed by record-breaking fire return for glimpse of homes
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Amid dangerous heat wave, Death Valley closes in on record-high temperatures
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Reservoirs in Western United States Face Record Lows Reservoirs are drying up as consequences of the Western drought worsen
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The science of heat domes and how drought and climate change make them worse
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Earth's Atmosphere Is Retaining Heat Twice as Fast as It Did Just 15 Years Ago
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Extreme heat has killed an estimated 1 billion small sea creatures
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New Yorkers wade through waist-deep floods to reach their trains as storms pummel the city
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Quarles Urges Global Approach on Climate-Related Financial Risk
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BlackRock CEO Calls for Stronger Climate Finance Plan at G20 Meet
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Yellen: US regulators to assess risk posed by climate change
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Europe's climate masterplan aims to slash emissions within a decade
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Big Oil Lobbied UK Government to Promote Gas at Upcoming International Climate Talks
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Trouble in Alaska? Massive oil pipeline is threatened by thawing permafrost
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Handful of cities driving urban greenhouse gas emissions - study
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Sovereigns:

(Why) Are ESG Sovereign Bonds (Such) Scams?
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Argentina Discusses IMF Debt With Yellen During G-20 Meeting
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G20 to Urge IMF Reserve Boost for Vulnerable Countries
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UK:

Almost half of staff care less about their careers since Covid
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U.K.’s $1.3 Trillion Covid Wealth Gain Went Mostly to the Rich
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Central London Rents Jump by Record as Tenants Return to Capital
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U.K.’s Johnson to Urge Caution as Covid Restrictions Are Lifted England expected to confirm lockdown lifting despite fears over delta surge England 'tantalizingly close' to easing lockdown curbs, Boris Johnson says
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Al Fresco Meals and Takeaway Pints Form Core of Johnson’s Speech
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Businesses Urge U.K. to Drop Self-Isolation for the Vaccinated
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Britain’s Nightlife Prepares for Reopening Wounded by Pandemic
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Eight in 10 businesses believe leaving EU will cause long-term hurt for UK economy
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Ralph & Russo collapse draws scrutiny of pensions watchdog
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Canada:

Using the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act as an Encore to Bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Taking Trump’s cue, Bolsonaro clouds vote with fraud claims Bolsonaro wages Trumpian campaign to sow doubts about voting
(DBN)

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Greece:

Plan for new state debts is due next week
(DBN)

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Israel:

Israel announced on Sunday that it will start offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for at-risk adults
(DBN)

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Haiti:

FBI officials in Haiti to discuss U.S. assistance after assassination Haiti's chaos seen from behind the locked gates of one man's home Haiti's fate is intertwined with the U.S. Haitian arrested as alleged tie to assassination masterminds Florida-based doctor arrested in connection with murder of Haitian president Ex-Colombian Soldiers' Arrests Add To The Mystery Around The Haiti Assassination New Doubts on Who Was Behind Haiti Assassination Haiti Asks US to Send Troops U.S. "analyzing" Haiti's request to send troops
(DBN)

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South Korea:

South Korea reverses loosening of mask mandate, ramps up curbs as cases soar
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Liquidators pursue Peking Founder’s assets in HK after ‘keepwell’ storm as $11.3 billion bailout plan progresses
(DBN)

Cooperation Arrangement for Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency and Debt Restructuring Proceedings Established between Mainland China and Hong Kong
(DBN)

Pilot Mechanism in cross-border insolvency
(DBN)

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Thailand:

Thailand’s Lockdown-Like Virus Curbs Dent Economic Recovery Bets
(DBN)

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Cuba:

Cubans take to the streets for the biggest anti-government protests in decades Demonstrations break out in Miami as protestors march against government in Cuba
(DBN)

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China:

Personal Bankruptcy in the Middle Kingdom: China's Local Pilot Programs and Half A Bankruptcy System
(DBN)

China’s Fading ‘First-In First-Out’ Rebound Sends Global Warning
(DBN)

US-China Tensions Take Ominous Turn
(DBN)

Biden backs Trump rejection of China's South China Sea claim
(DBN)

The World’s Billionaire Factory Shudders as China Cracks Down
(DBN)

China vows it will take 'necessary measures' after US blacklists firms
(DBN)

China frees up $154 bln for banks to underpin economic recovery
(DBN)

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South Africa:

South Africa Extends Alcohol Ban as Third Virus Wave Sows Havoc
(DBN)

South Africa ramps up vaccine drive, too late for this surge
(DBN)

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Australia:

Sydney Lockdown ‘Highly Unlikely’ to be Lifted as Cases Rise Sydney braces for extended lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
(DBN)

Australia announces its first coronavirus death of 2021, a 90-year-old woman who authorities believe was not vaccinated
(DBN)

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Switzerland:

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitrability of Claims in Insolvency Context
(DBN)

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Myanmar:

Myanmar caught off guard as cases surge, oxygen dwindles
(DBN)

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Indonesia:

Indonesia short on oxygen, seeks help as virus cases soar
(DBN)

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Poland:

Historic Warsaw store, seeking rebirth, hit by pandemic
(DBN)

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India:

Why the IBC Hasn't Helped Banks Recover Bad Loans
(DBN)

The Question of Entitlement of Dissenting Creditors under IBC
(DBN)

Retail attraction towards IBC stocks and the ABC of a bad bet
(DBN)

India is proposing a 2-child policy to keep its population under control, and it includes cash benefits for couples who opt for voluntary sterilization
(DBN)

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