July 13, 2021

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Law:

Biglaw Firm Makes Monday A Fun Day With Special Bonuses And Salary Increases
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Biglaw Firm That Saw A Sharp Uptick In Revenue
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Will The Super-Contagious COVID-19 Delta Variant Change Biglaw's Reopening Plans?
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Top 20 Biglaw Firm Reportedly Raises Salaries -- But Not For All Class Years, And Not For All Offices
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Biglaw Attorney Takes A Crack At Income Inequality: 'The Poor Are Nothing'
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The Real Reason Big Cases Don't Go To Trial
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Ethics opinion gives NY attorneys green light to advise on, partake in cannabis
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Amid Pandemic, Bankruptcy Lawyer Michael Budwick Pivots from Ponzi Schemes to Candy Store Woes
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Bankruptcy Slowdown Prompts Lawyers to Pivot to Transactions and Litigation
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How influencers helped shape my legal career
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Tort plaintiff alleges BigLaw firm conspired to spy on her with GPS devices, hidden camera
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Kraken Lawyers Falter as Judge Questions Their 'Minimal Due Diligence' in Election Fraud Claims Kraken Sanctions Hearing Devolves Into Screaming S------- Debacle Election-Fraud Conspiracy Questioned in Powell’s Michigan Suit A Federal Judge Holds 'Kraken' Lawyers' Feet to the Fire at Sanctions Hearing. Lin Wood Tried to Distance Himself from It All Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case Michigan Asks for $11K in Legal Fees for Defending State in Donald Trump Election Suit Election-Fraud Conspiracy Questioned in Powell’s Michigan Suit Lawyers retreat from pro-Trump election suit
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Immediately After 'Kraken' Sanctions Hearing, Lin Wood Posted a Video Snippet of Zoom Court. The Judge 'Absolutely Prohibited' Any Recordings.
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State AG Who Killed A Pedestrian Suggests It Was Suicide As Opposed To His Scrolling The Internet While Driving South Dakota Attorney General Plans to Blame the Man He Killed Last Year by Casting Him as 'Suicidal'
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Are Jan. 6 Rioters Also Traitors? Son of Conservative Firebrand Brent Bozell Likely to Reject Plea Deal in Jan. 6 Charges: Lawyer FactCheck: Officer Who Shoot Ashli Babbitt
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Trump CFO Removed from Subsidiaries
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'Somebody's Shooting': Georgia Man Kicked Out of Bar Returns With Guns Blazing
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A governor can send the National Guard out of state. Can a wealthy donor?
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Federal judge blocks Tennessee’s controversial new bathroom law
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A major Supreme Court First Amendment decision could be at risk
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Chicago Top Cop to Meet With Joe Biden to Talk Gun Violence After Dozens Shot Over Weekend
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NYC’s Adams Says Handguns Are Behind U.S. Violent Crime Wave
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Colorado Cop Charged with Felony Assault of Unarmed Man, 75, in His Home. Family Claims 'Lack of Transparency' and 'Information Monopoly' From Police, DA.
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Man Arrested After DNA Links Him to 20-Year-Old Rape Case
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New York Man Arrested For Fatally Shooting Former Juror Who Fell in Love With Defendant in Murder Trial
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Judges:

Public Notice for Reappointment Of Bankruptcy Judge Alan S . Trust
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Move Over, Ivies: Judges Want Academic Diversity on Federal Bench
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 futures are flat as earnings reporting season begins
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Goldman’s earnings blow past estimates as investment banking revenue boosted by strong IPO market
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Layoffs:

Longmont computer company posts layoff notice, 89 affected
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PCs:

HP Falls 4.7%, Most in 6 Weeks, on Prospect of Slower PC Demand
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Autos:

Musk Tells SolarCity Trial That Tesla Would ‘Die’ If He Wasn’t CEO
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Elon Musk is stuck in an alternate past
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Elon Musk Defends Management Style in Court: 'I Don't Want to Be the Boss of Anything'
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Tesla lifts Wall Street to close at record highs
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Education:

Oklahoma Teachers Could Have Licenses Suspended if They Cover Certain Race Concepts
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3 rules for when schools should keep masks
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Banking:

JPMorgan tops estimates after posting $2.3 billion benefit on better-than-expected loan losses
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Fraud:

Former elder law attorney pleads guilty to fraud, could face 30-year sentence
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Retailing:

The blue light burns out: Last Kmart in Manhattan closes doors for good
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Why Do Vendors Get Burned Twice in Bankruptcy?
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Consumer Debt:

Joel Tucker was a no-show at sentencing. It wasn’t first time he ignored court orders
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Utilities:

CA: Power Grid Faces Major Drought Problem
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California's raging Beckwourth Complex Fire doubles in size, jumps highway
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Religion:

Bankruptcy judge rejects jury-trial motion, insurance settlement
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Healthcare:

NYC Covid Cases Rising as Delta Surges, Vaccinations Slow
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July 12th COVID-19 New Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
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FDA expected to announce new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder
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Warren Urges DOJ, FTC to Probe Amazon for Deceit Over Mask Sales
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Covid booster shot seems inevitable with variants on the rise, says Dr. Kavita Patel
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Economy:

Aging population to hit U.S. economy like a 'ton of bricks' - U.S. commerce secretary
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Seven High Frequency Indicators for the Economy
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Millennials Are the Wealthiest Generation Yet
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Everything Feels More Expensive
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What happens to the economy when $5.2 trillion in stimulus wears off?
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‘This feels like 1999’: Global start-up funding frenzy fuels fears of a bubble
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Poll: Americans Now Happier Than Ever
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Biden FactCheck: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”
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Pandemic-driven hunger is making the world more unequal
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Biden’s Pension Rescue Seen as Bigger Help for Corporate Bonds
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World Hunger Surged to 15-Year High as Virus Stifled Food Access
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Pace of Recovery Rises in the World’s Leading Economies
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Some Twitter staff return to offices in New York, San Francisco
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After U.S. push, EU pauses tax plan, but Ireland sticks to its guns
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McDonald’s reportedly adds tuition, child care to benefits to attract workers
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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:

Black Knight Mortgage Monitor for May; Highest Annual Home Price Increase on Record
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NY Fed’s Williams says both Treasury and mortgage purchases are supporting housing market
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MBA Survey: "Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 3.76%" Forbearance exits are speeding up
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NYC Condo Buyers Are Less Keen on Becoming Covid-Era Landlords
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FHA and GSEs Extend Forbearance Policy and Foreclosure Moratoriums
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As lawsuits in condo collapse pile up, lawyers urged to work for free
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Brooklyn landlord scores rescue loan on apartment portfolio
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South Carolina Real Estate in June: Sales Up 15% YoY, Inventory Down 49% YoY
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Boston Real Estate in June: Sales Up 77% YoY, Inventory Down 19% YoY
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Housing Inventory July 12th Update: Inventory Unchanged Week-over-week, Up 22% from Low in early April
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Municipalities:

Governor Urges Oversight Board To Avoid Pension Cuts
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Oil/Gas:

Caribbean oil refinery seeks bankruptcy as lenders refuse to inject more cash
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In Fieldwood bankruptcy, judge 'freezes time' on 1,700 Gulf of Mexico oil wells
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Oil Traders Now Focusing on Spread of Covid-19
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Huge Dividend Cripples World’s Largest Oil Company
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OPEC+ deadlock is bad news for oil producers and consumers, IEA warns
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U.S. oil mergers surge as energy, share prices recover from pandemic
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The Ongoing Transformation Of ‘Big Oil’
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Virus Restrictions Across Asia Threaten Recovery in Oil Demand
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France Pushes Back Against EU Banning Combustion Cars by 2035
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Student Debt:

Can Banks Allay Concerns About Emerging Student Loan Product?
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The Education Dept. will wipe out $55 million in student loans for borrowers at 3 institutions.
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Satellites:

Intelsat bankruptcy exit plan adjourned
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Climate:

California’s Extreme Heat Returns as Fire Threatens Power Lines
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Private Jets to Talk Climate Change
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Death Valley had planet's hottest 24 hours on record Sunday amid punishing heat wave
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Meet the conservatives who want to fight climate change - their way
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Agribusiness:

Drought Pushes U.S. Oat Crop to Lowest in Records Back to 1866
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Watches:

Swatch Returns to Profit as Stores Reopen and Travel Resumes
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Finance:

Medalist Fund Doubles Investors’ Money Amid Asset-Based Bonanza
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Mass Torts:

Local Boy Scouts camp could be sold for settlement cash
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Politics:

Senate Democrats Split on Size, Scope of Key Tax, Spending Bill
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Texas Democrats Walk Out of State Legislature to Block Elections Bill Texas Democrats are fleeing to D.C. today to thwart Republican voting restriction bills Texas Democrats plan to leave the state to block restrictive voting legislation and other GOP priorities Texas Democrats Plan to Flee State on Private Jets to Prevent Passage of GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions in Replay of 2003
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CPAC showcases resonance of Trump's attacks on the 2020 election
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Majority of Black People Want Athletes To Respect U.S. Flag
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Utah NAACP, BLM Publicly Spar Over Whether American Flag Is 'Symbol of Hatred'
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Megyn Kelly Says Media Hyped up Capitol Riot to Make It Look 'Worse than It Actually Was'
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Banker Sought Trump Cabinet Job With Manafort Loans, U.S. Says
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Newsom can't be listed as a Democrat on California recall ballot
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Why Biden Fired the Head of the Social Security Administration
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (23 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
(large downloads)

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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UST:

Court Rules that Litigation Trust Does Not Have to Pay Quarterly Fees to U.S. Trustee
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Arbitration:

Automatic Stay Must Give Way: Bankruptcy Court Lets Non-Core Claims Be Decided Through Arbitration
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Sales:

Weinstein Case Demonstrates Difficulties in Following Complex Bankruptcy Sales
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Aviation:

Boeing cuts 787 Dreamliner production, delivery target after new flaw found
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Ryanair Starts Hiring Spree, Seeking 2,000 Pilots for Expansion
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Air France-KLM in Talks With Airbus, Boeing for 160 New Jets
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Boeing gets order for 12 more 737-800 converted freighters from lessor BBAM
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Malaysian carrier AirAsia to raise up to US$238 million via rights issue Malaysian Tycoon Tony Fernandes’ AirAsia To Raise Up To $238 Million To Fund Recovery, Digital Pivot
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Tatas to seek indemnity clause to protect Air India aircraft from Cairn, Devas Multimedia: Report
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Aeromexico says Mexican shareholders eye controlling stake in capital raise
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Sports:

Local Olympics Organisers Face Uninsured Loss From Spectator Ban-Sources
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Celebs:

RHOBH’s Erika Jayne looks somber as she picks up Starbucks delivery after 50th birthday amid divorce & fraud claims
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Britney Spears: On the Verge of Bankruptcy Because of Her Father's Spending?
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Sovereigns:

Argentina advances IMF talks in Venice; deal remains elusive
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UK:

Making Sense of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) Post New Look and Regis: A UK Landlord's Perspective Voting and Disclosure
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CVAs: Valuation and Discounting of Landlord Claims
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England Is Set to Drop Most Covid Restrictions Despite Soaring Covid Cases
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England Faces Up to 200 Daily Covid Deaths When August Peak Hits
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Greensill Capital paid David Cameron salary of over $1 million a year
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EU:

Europe Banks on Vaccines as Countries Push Ahead With Reopening
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Europe struggles to break free of Covid restrictions as delta variant surges
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Yellen urges EU to back global tax deal, consider more fiscal support
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After G7 pledge, EU seeks to rival China's 'Belt and Road' with own infrastructure plan
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France:

French President Sets Stricter Health Rules France orders all health workers to get COVID vaccine Only the Vaccinated Can Use Bars, Restaurants
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Macron Raises France’s 2021 Growth Forecast to 6% From 5%
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Spain:

Spain's Catalonia Could Restrict Beach Access, Regional Curfews Imposed to Curb COVID Surge
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China:

China Developers’ Defaults Spread as Languang Misses Payment
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Greece:

Greece Bans Unvaccinated Individuals From Bars, Theaters at Least Through August
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India:

Modi Adviser Favors Putting Budget Gap Concerns on Backburner
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Indians Offload Gold Heirlooms as Virus Deepens Financial Pain
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Cuba:

How Cuba's compounding woes have fueled discontent Cuba's President Says 'Cuban-American Mafia' Ignited Protests Through Social Media Biden calls on Cuban leaders to 'hear their people and serve their needs' amid largest protests in years Biden Presses Cuba’s Leaders to Respect Peaceful Protests Joe Biden Says World Hasn't Seen 'Anything Like' Cuban Protest, Citizens Demanding Freedom Dozens detained in Cuba after massive anti-government rally
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Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Quiet on Cuba as Republicans Back Protesters
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Haiti:

The spiraling chaos of Haiti's crisis Haiti Police Arrest Man They Say Hired Assassins to Kill Moise Mystery grows as key suspect named in slaying of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse Could a Florida ‘Doctor’ Really Be Part of the Haiti Coup Plot?
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New Zealand:

New Zealand May Open Rate-Hike Door Amid Signs Economy Is Overheating
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South Africa:

South African Firms Shut Down Stores as Violent Riots Intensify Rand Slumps With South African Riots Spreading Amid Covid Surge
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South Africa Needs Emergency Action to Create Jobs, World Bank Says
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Singapore:

Singapore Virus Cases at 2-Week High Just as Dine-In Curbs Ease
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