Law:
Biglaw Firm Matches First-Year Salaries (In Some Markets), Senior Associates Not So Lucky
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Law Firm Mergers Steady in First Half, But More to Come in 2021
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Leading Restructuring Lawyer Demetra Liggins Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Houston
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Biglaw Associate Among Those Still Missing In Florida Building Collapse
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A Look At Average Billable Hours
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Return To The Office: How Much Money Would It Take For Lawyers To Give Up Remote Flexibility?
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Vinson & Elkins turbocharges NQ salaries to £153,000
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A New Paradigm: Working From Home And Embracing Being Mom
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Ex-Fox Rothschild Worker Too Quick With Appeal of Sex Bias Loss
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Big Law Innovation Missed Something: Lawyers Are Important
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UK partner: Sorry for calling Tories 'knobs', 'turds' and 'racist bigots'
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Tribunal clears Linklaters and dismisses paralegal's sexual harassment claims
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'Young, cool' partner found guilty of drunkenly fondling students
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M&A Boom Shows No Sign of Abating After Epic First Half
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If You're Working This Weekend It Might Be Because Your Bosses Are Dropping The Ball
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State supreme court asked to consider new licensure paths for lawyers
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5th Circuit keeps sanctions against Marc Elias in voting case
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From Time Spent Behind Bars To Getting Admitted To The Supreme Court Bar
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Lawyer Suspended For 'Intend[ing] To Incite Intensified Racial Conflict'
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'Debevoise Faced a Demand Crisis. Its Solution Required Change From the Ground Up
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How Our Legal System Works for the Wealthy
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The special grand jury used in Trump's case, explained • Allen Weisselberg, You Got Some Splainin' To Do • What we know about 'Unindicted Co-conspirator #1' in the indictment against the Trump Organization and its CFO • Trump Organization says CFO is ‘pawn’ for politics in criminal prosecution • Trump Organization Charges Magnify Risks of Debt Refinancing • Manhattan D.A.’s Case Isn’t the Only Legal Threat Trump Faces • Trump prosecutors confront accusations of political bias • Prosecutors aren't targeting Trump's company. They're following the law. • Trump’s Former Execs Wonder If It’s ‘the Beginning of the End’ • Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat • Trump Organization CFO pleads not guilty to 15 felony counts including grand larceny in tax dodge scheme • Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Not Guilty to Grand Larceny, Fraud, and Other Charges in Alleged 15-Year Tax Scheme • 3 takeaways from the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg indictments • 'There's just no legal defense': Trump Organization in jeopardy, experts say • Trump CFO’s Luxury Perks Could Lead to Long Prison Sentence • Trump Organization indictment hints at downsides of having no independent oversight – unlike companies traded on Wall Street • Explainer: How could the indictment hurt Trump’s company? • The Trump Organization kept 'internal spreadsheets' documenting its alleged criminal conduct, prosecutors say
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Trump offers Democrats a limited look at financial data
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Giuliani’s Messages With Fox Sought by Dominion in Election Suit
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Pelosi appoints Liz Cheney to House select committee investigating Jan. 6 • Released Capitol rioter who wants to 'play for all the marbles' stockpiled weapons while awaiting trial • Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Would Serve on January 6 Committee to 'Protect the Truth' • A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack
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Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting laws a lower court found were unfair to minorities • Supreme Court Erodes Voting Rights Act in 6-3 Vote: Conservatives See No 'Racially Discriminatory Purpose' in Arizona Precinct Rules • Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions, including 'ballot harvesting' ban • Supreme Court blunts voting rights in Arizona - and potentially nationwide - in controversial ruling • Directions Unclear: SCOTUS Makes It Harder To Vote? • The Supreme Court leaves the Voting Rights Act alive — but only barely • Justice Alito Eviscerates Voting Rights Act With Masterclass Of Sophistry • Kagan Dissent Says Alito Wants to Enable Voter 'Discrimination,' Accuses Conservatives of Judicial Activism and ‘Lawmaking’ • Lawyers, advocates reeling from SCOTUS voting rights decision • Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act
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Gorsuch, Thomas Want to Prevent People from Suing At All When States Limit Voting Rights
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Agreeable Supreme Court term ends with conservative wins
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Donor disclosure requirement violates First Amendment rights of association, SCOTUS rules • Conservative Justices Strike Down California Donor Disclosure Law; More 'Dark Money' in Politics Will Likely Follow
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Artist-attorney uses Supreme Court opinions to create a series of blackout poems
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Miya Ponsetto charged with hate crime after falsely accusing Black teen of phone theft
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As Ghislaine Maxwell's Criminal Trial Looms, Judge Orders More Files Unsealed in Civil Case
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Hard lessons for lawyers in Cosby case; tougher for victims • Cosby prosecutor shocked by overturned conviction • A procedural violation got Bill Cosby out of jail. Legal experts say someone dropped the ball •Cosby accusers say they are 'stunned' at court's decision to let the actor go free • Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared • Cosby's Wife Never Visited Him in Prison
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George Orwell, Oscar Wilde Help Topple $37 Million Tobacco Award
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Gunman in 2018 Thousand Oaks shooting motivated by hatred of college students, report says
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Texas soldier who shot protester indicted on murder charge
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Mother fatally shot while helping her son get settled at Naval Academy, police say
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Concern over crime is growing - but Americans don't just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows
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Robinhood settles suicide wrongful death lawsuit of 20-year-old trader
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Man Threatened to Blow Up McDonald's After Not Getting Sauce With His McNuggets: Prosecutors
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Judges:
BK ND IN: Appointment of the Honorable Paul E. Singleton
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District Judge to Purdue: "You Don't Get to Choose Your Judge"
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President Biden Names Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees
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Wall Street:
US stocks head for 7th day of record highs, while oil tops $75 for the first time since 2018
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Stocks reach for records as U.S. jobless claims dive
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Lazard’s Orszag Says Price of Bankers Is Rising Across Industry
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Hertz Stock Rages On After Bankruptcy With Surge, Then Plunge
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Layoffs:
Caixabank to cut 6,450 jobs in Spain's biggest banking staff overhaul -union
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Roche confirms it could cut 300 to 400 product development jobs
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Sports:
Should colleges pay their athletes? The answer is complicated
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LSU Gymnast Olivia Dunne Could Become First Million Dollar College Athlete With New NIL
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Washington Football Team fined $10 million for 'bullying and intimidation' at workplace
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Healthcare:
New rules protect patients from surprise medical billing
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Health insurers are threatening not to cover some patients’ ER bills
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Covid cases up 10 percent this week as 'hypertransmissible' delta variant spreads, CDC says
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July 1st COVID-19 New Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
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Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules
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What it's like to visit my unvaccinated relatives
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White House launches 'surge response' teams to delta variant hot spots
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First DNA Covid Vaccine Found 67% Effective in Clinical Trials
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Africa Faces Worst Week of Pandemic as Delta Variant Spreads
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Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
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Disgraced doctors, unlicensed officials: Prisons face criticism over health care
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Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
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Alternative Energy:
Biden Advances Dominion Bid for Biggest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
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Economy:
ISM® Manufacturing index Decreased to 60.6% in June
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Tumbling lumber prices are a sign that strong inflation will be temporary, Bank of England boss says
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CBO Doubles Growth Forecast to 7.4%
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US wages expected to jump in June, but will not make up for inflation
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Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cancel It All.
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Getting Ahead of Consumer Loan Defaults Post-Pandemic
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As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand
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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 364,000 • US jobless claims fall to 364,000, a new pandemic low • U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Post Larger-Than-Expected Decline
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U.S. deficit to hit $3 trillion in 2021, then fade as stimulus relief expires, CBO says
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As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand
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U.S. companies spend billions on stay-at-home tech, boding ill for office properties
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Goldman to Move Tokyo Headquarters, Reaffirming Work-From-Office
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Hiring Bonuses Catch On in U.S. Race to Add Workers, Indeed Says
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June Employment Preview • Goldman June Payrolls Preview
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The first half of 2021 saw record-smashing global deal numbers
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U.S. Manufacturers Expand at Solid Pace While Price Gauge Soars
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Long-term borrowing for infrastructure and other needs could be a great deal for taxpayers
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Trump-district Dems balk on reconciliation
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130 countries agree to global minimum corporate tax rate • Ireland Says It’s Not in a Position to Join Global Tax Agreement • Imperfect global tax deal is perfect springboard
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Congress Lacks Clear Plan to Raise Debt Limit Ahead of Deadline
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Treasury Bill Supply Cuts Loom as U.S. Debt Ceiling Set to Return
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House passes its own $715 billion infrastructure bill • House passes roughly $760 billion transportation and water bill, making its pitch on infrastructure
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America’s trillion-dollar concrete bill is coming due
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Destroying Biodiversity May Cost the World $2.7 Trillion a Year
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Company-wide vacations could be the future of paid time off
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What’s different for working women in Canada?
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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:
Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Decline, With 30-Year Loans at 2.98%
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Interest in mortgages hits lowest level in 18 months
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Manhattan’s Supply of Office Space Climbs to Another Record
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Cash Offers Rule Long Island as Buyers Race for Suburban Homes
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A federal ban on evictions is lifting this month. It's a looming disaster for women of color.
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Black Americans still face massive housing barriers
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Biden visits Surfside as search efforts paused over "structural concerns" • Video taken minutes before Miami building collapse shows leak in garage • Biden Offers More Federal Support in Surfside Search and Rescue • Officials halt search-and-rescue efforts at site of collapsed Florida condo building after hearing cracking noises • 'Waiting is unbearable': Biden consoles Surfside families • Awful scenes of Miami condo collapse trigger pain for 9/11 victims' loved ones • Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else • Voicemail captures survivor's panic as Miami condo building started to crumble • One family's harrowing escape from the collapsing condo building: 'Run, fast!' • Champlain Towers South carried a $5M policy, insurers gear up for legal claims • Inspector Who Said Florida Tower Appeared in ‘Good Shape’ Is Now Under Scrutiny • 72 units of Central Florida condo complex deemed unsafe, residents relocated • Collapsed Florida condo building likely to be demolished
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Construction Spending increased 0.2% in May
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Welcome to the Great Housing Crisis of 2021
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Municipalities:
Puerto Rico Oversight Board says local approval not needed for debt adjustment
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Oil/Gas:
Oil producers are walking 'a tightrope' to match surging fuel demand
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U.S. Oil Nears 7-Year High as OPEC Keeps Output Grip Tight Amid Demand Rebound
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Oil companies bet on $100 a barrel as they rush to sell assets
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Shadow Lenders Take Over In The U.S. Shale Patch
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U.S. Crude Futures Top $75 for First Time Since October 2018
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Loan tied to troubled St. Croix refinery plunges in value
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Capping methane-spewing oil wells, one hole at a time
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ExxonMobil's newest headache may be contagious
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Exxon Mounts Feeble Walkback After Lobbyist Caught on Camera Telling Truth About Anti-Climate Agenda
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Runaway Oil Spreads Flash Warning for U.S. Crude Inventories
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Food/Beverage:
Fresh From Bankruptcy, Pandemic, Perkins Is Ready to Grow
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Hotels:
Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down 7% Compared to Same Week in 2019
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Bill Passes to Convert NY Hotels Into Affordable Housing
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Mass Torts:
Boy Scouts reach $850 million settlement with thousands of sexual abuse survivors • Boy Scouts' Initial $850 Million Child Sex Abuse Settlement Could Lead to Billions in Payments • Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims of sex abuse • Boy Scouts could be forced to pay BILLIONS in sexual abuse settlements, victims’ attorney says
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Scouting Groups Report Losing About 1.7 Million Members During Pandemic
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Religion:
Celebrations of Canada's national day muted amid furor over unmarked graves • Discovery of unmarked First Nation graves turns spotlight on Canada’s colonial legacy
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Gator finds its way to Florida church
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Celebs:
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Crypto:
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Retailing:
Alex and Ani’s Ch. 11 Journey and Store Leases
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Amazon Delivery Companies Revolt Against Amazon, Shut Down
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History:
Betsy Ross likely didn’t sew the first U.S. flag
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Climate:
Wildfire engulfs village that set Canada's all-time heat record
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Welcome to our hellscape summer
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Historic heat wave in Pacific Northwest has killed hundreds in U.S. and Canada over the past week
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Historic heat wave sparks ferocious wildfires in British Columbia
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‘Nobody’s winning’ as drought upends life in US West basin
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Summer Is Already Off to a Wild Start
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Recent Ch. 11 Filings (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 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:
Recent CVAs, Schemes and Restructuring Plans: May/June Round-Up
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Bankruptcy Strategy:
In Defense Of Expedited Bankruptcies
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Indenture Trustees:
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Limits Recovery of Indenture Trustee’s Attorney’s Fees in Tribune Case
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Cross-Border:
Chilean bank shareholder secures bankruptcy protection in Delaware
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Discharge:
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Aviation:
2021 Is Set To Be Another Grim Year For Global Tourism
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The borders are staying shut
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Travel was cheap when no one was traveling. That era is over.
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Jet Airways creditors set to recoup just 5% of monies owed
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Man's Creative Hack to Skip Airport Security Lines Divides Opinion
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Education:
College students skeptical of GOP crackdown on critical race theory
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Teachers say critical race theory doesn't apply to K-12 curriculums
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Autos:
Volkswagen sees strongest first-half U.S. sales since 1973
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Hertz noteholders seek penalty payments for early debt payoff • Wells Fargo Sues Hertz Over Ch. 11 Early Note Payoff Charge
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Anticipating the Driverless Future of Vehicles
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Utilities:
PG & E’s bankruptcy promises to level off after a deadly flame • After deadly blazes, PG&E's bankruptcy promises falling flat
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As the U.S. tries to beat the heat, a shaky power grid is pushed to the brink
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Cruise Lines:
Florida banned vaccine requirements on cruises. Two big lines don't seem to care.
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Politics:
Women make up 60% of White House staff, diversity total at 44% • White House releases staff salaries, touts closing the gender wage gap
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Liberals sour on Bernie
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Challenging new GOP election limits just got harder, voting rights advocates say
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The GOP's Long Assault on Voting Rights
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Months behind schedule, Arizona election auditors extend lease again
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DeSantis Vetoes Civic Education Bill Passed Unanimously After 'National Review' Op-Ed
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California sets date for recall election targeting Newsom
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White House mobilizes to defend Harris
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UK:
UK Government Consultation on amendments to the insolvency arrangements for insurers
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UK Directors: beware of your personal risk as wrongful trading suspension ends
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High Court rejects scheme of arrangement on FCA objections
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U.K. Furloughed Jobs Plunge by 1.2 Million as Economy Reopens • Furlough figures plunge, but travel workers, older people and men remain vulnerable
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UK GDP recovery falters
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Boris Johnson Believes U.K. Lockdown Can End Mid-July, 'Extra Precautions' Needed Till Then
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Sterling plumbs two-month low in wake of BoE governor's comments
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Over 6 million EU citizens apply to settle in post-Brexit UK
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EU:
Coronavirus cases rise in Europe for first time in 10 weeks as delta variant spreads
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Euro zone producer prices accelerate in May
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ECB's Lagarde says euro zone recovery still fragile
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Germany:
German retail sales recover in May
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Hong Kong:
Scheme of Arrangement to Restructure Foreign Debt
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Taiwan:
Undersampling bankruptcy prediction: Taiwan bankruptcy data
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China:
How China's Communists Came to Lead World's Largest Army, Soon Economy, in 100 Years • How the Chinese Communist Party Outwitted American Capitalists
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Private Sector is China's Main Economic Driver
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India:
India confirms 400K dead, half in past 2 months
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Venezuela:
Venezuela to Cut Six Zeroes Off Bolivar to Simplify Transactions
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Turkey:
Turkey officially withdraws from landmark treaty protecting women from violence
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Spain:
EU Recovery Funds Are Set to Transform Spain’s Economy, CEOs Say
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South Africa:
As Covid Cases Surge, South Africa Eschews Weekend Vaccinations
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Australia:
Australia locks out thousands more citizens as virus slip-ups mount
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Indonesia:
Thousands Line Up for COVID Vaccines in Indonesia as Country Sees Deadliest Pandemic Day
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