July 29, 2021

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Law:

Delta Variant Rattles Plans for Getting Lawyers Back in Offices
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Top 20 Biglaw Firm Mandates Vaccination For Employees To Return To Office
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Male Law Firm Partners Are Making More Than Female Partners. But How Much More?
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Lawyers Should Call Each Other More Often Instead Of Emailing
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McDermott Adds Bankruptcy Litigation Strength to Growing Dallas Office
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Junior Attorneys Are Not What You'd Call Satisfied With Their Careers
(DBN)

Vault Ranks The Best Summer Associate Programs (2022)
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Vault Ranks The Best Law Firms For Diversity (2022)
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Bar Exam Marred With Tech Problems, WHAT A SURPRISE!!!
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Two students went to Amy Chua for advice. That sin would cost them dearly
(DBN)

Masks Are 'Compelled Symbolic Speech,' Argues Marjorie Taylor Green In LOLsuit Against Pelosi
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Texas lawyer pleads guilty to passing public PACER documents to Mexican drug traffickers
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Retired US general says the Trump White House 'was complicit in the planning' of the January 6 insurrection • GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde defends comparison of Jan. 6 riot to "tourists" • DOJ Won't Defend Mo Brooks Against Eric Swalwell's Lawsuit, Telling Him 'Instigating an Attack' on the U.S. Capitol Isn't an Official Duty • Judge Orders Jail for Ex-Cop Charged in U.S. Capitol Breach After Feds Find Guns and 'Pipe Bomb' Components in His Home • Self-Identified 'Maniac Plumber' and '3%er Soldier' Who Ran for New York State Senate Seat and Lost Is Charged for Storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 • Capitol riot arrest of restaurant owner rattles hometown • Plumber turned political candidate busted in Capitol riot • Rep. Jordan acknowledges speaking with Trump on Jan. 6 • ‘They Tortured Me’: Police Describe Capitol Riot Horrors • Accused Jan. 6 Rioter Fled to Mexico • What First Rioter's Sentence Means for Others • D.C. officer who had a heart attack during Capitol riot received vulgar, threatening voice mail for testifying
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Trump Family Loses Big Appeals Court Fight to Force Fraud and Deceptive Practices Lawsuit into Secret Arbitration
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Trump called acting attorney general almost daily to push election voter fraud claim: report
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GOP Congressman Filed Affidavit Unintentionally Waiving His Own Immunity
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Cops at the schoolyard gate
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Two NYPD officers said they were mentoring a 'troubled' 15-year-old girl. A judge determined they raped her.
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Web designer who offers wedding websites can be compelled to serve same-sex couples, 10th Circuit says •Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Web Designer Who Refuses to Make Wedding Videos for Same-Sex Couples
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Lawyer’s suit claims raid was retaliation for successful defense; city sees allegations as baseless
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Indiana Man Dismembered 67-Year-Old Woman During 'Botched Robbery,' Put Her Body Parts in a Suitcase, and Returned to the Scene a Day Later: Police
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South Texas Police Department Issues Public Health Announcement After COVID-Stricken Migrants Seen ‘Coughing, Sneezing’ At Whataburger
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Biden administration outlines goals to slow migration
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Texas governor orders National Guard to arrest migrants • Abbott aims to restrict immigrant travel through Texas, citing rising Covid-19 infections
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U.S. Sees Economic Aid as Key to Border Migration Dilemma
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How a Small-Town Sheriff Ended Up on a Crusade to Radicalize American Law Enforcement
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Lawsuits Pile Up Against Twice-Indicted Principal Accused of Sexually Abusing at Least 24 Students Over 12-Year Period
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Judges:

Federal Judge Benchslaps Biglaw Partners -- And Issues A Warning For The Future
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The court after COVID: A recipe for oral argument reform
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NY Court System to implement COVID testing for unvaccinated judges, employees
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Judge Faces Ethics Charges After Mouthing Off About Mass Shooter Case
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When Judges Attack
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What’s Behind the Conservative Rift on the Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

US stocks trade mixed as Powell says economy is making progress
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Morgan Stanley Joins Rivals With $100,000 Junior Banker Salary
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Here's more evidence that even $100,000 starting salaries can't persuade graduates to sign up to Wall Street's grueling hours
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Layoffs:

UMWA sues Wyoming County mine operator over alleged lack of mass layoff advance notice
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Layoffs announced for 119 employees at Fort Lee
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Student Debt:

Pelosi says Biden doesn't have the power to cancel student loan debt, as Schumer pushes him to eliminate $50,000 per borrower
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Discharge Student Loans In Bankruptcy? Courts Disagree — But Reform Could Be Coming
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Tech:

Facebook warns its growth is about to 'decelerate significantly' after the pandemic kept people online last year
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Sports:

Ravens quarterback to miss training camp start after second positive COVID test
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Climate:

Heat dome roasts Northwest, Central states as "derecho" threat looms in Midwest
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California Renews Power-Conservation Plea as Temperatures Climb
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Survivors of California's deadliest wildfire haunted as new blaze nears: 'I can't do it again'
(DBN)

Will parts of the world soon become too hot to live in?
(DBN)

Historic floods fuel misery, rage in Detroit
(DBN)

Water Expert on a Future with Megadrought
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Warming Planet Means 83 Million Face Death From Heat This Century
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Utilities:

California urges power conservation in heat wave, prices soar
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Politics:

DOJ Warns States to Protect Ballots Amid Controversial Audits
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Love for Trump Led to Baby Boom in Republican Counties in 2016
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Republicans Refuse to Reckon With January 6
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The intellectual right contemplates an 'American Caesar'
(DBN)

Why Newsmax is failing
(DBN)

House Republicans refuse to follow new mask mandate, leading Pelosi to call McCarthy a ‘moron’ for his comments • House at war over Jan. 6 inquiry, mask mandate • Tempers flare as some in GOP ignore new House mask mandate
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McConnell: 'It never occurred to me' convincing Americans to get vaccinated would be difficult
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President's shift on masking creates new political difficulties, policy challenges
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Economy:

FOMC Statement: No Policy Change; Economy has "made progress" • Fed acknowledges economic progress, maintains supportive policy • Fed's Powell strikes bullish tone, suggesting economy now Covid-proof • Fed chief holds firm amid inflation concerns
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Nouriel Roubini Says A Stagflationary Debt Crisis Is On The Way
(DBN)

Powell says waves of covid cases have had fewer economic repercussions as uncertainty rises around delta variant
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Rising wages are doing more good than bad, Fed's Powell says
(DBN)

38% of remote workers work from bed
(DBN)

Virus Surge Upends Plans for Companies Trickling Back to Office
(DBN)

Lyft Pushes Office Return Date to February, Citing Virus Concern
(DBN)

Gottlieb: US will be through delta wave in 2 or 3 weeks
(DBN)

What 16 months of COVID lockdowns have cost us
(DBN)

New CDC indoor mask rule may threaten economic momentum and upend return-to-work plans
(DBN)

Google to require on-campus workers get vaccinated and delays return to the office until mid-October
(DBN)

'Broke again': Child tax credit payments collide with debt and eviction for working families
(DBN)

U.S. Commerce Chief Dismisses Idea Inflation Spike Will Persist
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Biden proposes stronger Buy American rules for federal government, aiming to bolster U.S. industry
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The "remarkable" business investment recovery
(DBN)

Job market optimism among Americans hits 21-year high
(DBN)

I'm the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. Our city is starting a guaranteed income program to fight back against poverty - and the rest of the US should take notice.
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Key Republican senators, Biden agree on 'major issues' to move forward with infrastructure deal • Bipartisan group reaches agreement on $1.2 trillion "hard" infrastructure bill • Trump tries to sabotage the Biden infrastructure deal • Senate nears make or break vote on infrastructure • Trump slams Romney, Senate GOP over infrastructure deal • The 17 Republicans who voted to advance the Senate infrastructure bill
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Sinema opposes $3.5 trillion price tag for Democrats' sweeping social safety net bill • AOC tangles with Sinema over $3.5 trillion spending package
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McConnell just said he'll vote to advance Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal in a major test vote
(DBN)

Fast Internet Everywhere Could Add $160 Billion to U.S. Economy
(DBN)

U.S. Commerce Chief Sees Some Tariffs as ‘Very Effective’
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Geithner Panel Warns of More Treasuries Meltdowns Without Reform
(DBN)

Elizabeth Warren makes fresh push for wealth tax – 'Yes, Jeff Bezos, I'm looking at you'
(DBN)

Tim Cook says Apple is 'paying more for freight' than he'd like, as experts predict shipping costs for businesses have yet to hit their peak
(DBN)

Giant earnings growth for the world's largest companies
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Get ready for more debt ceiling drama
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Poorest Americans Risk Missing Out on $13 Billion Child Benefits
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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:

Zillow Case-Shiller House Price Forecast: "Expected to decelerate", 16.2% YoY in June
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How Many People Are at Risk of Losing Their Homes in Your Neighborhood?
(NYT)

MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
(DBN)

The wealthy and Wall Street ruined the housing market for everyone else. Millennials aren't helping, either.
(DBN)

Americans have been moving where the water isn't
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico and the Professionals
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. Refiners Miss Out on America’s Fuel Boom Amid Setbacks
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Retailing:

J.C. Penney still doesn’t have a headquarters, but it’s making do at the mall
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Retailers face tough decision on requiring masks again
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Non-Profits:

NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year
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Healthcare:

Florida Hospital Admissions Break Covid Record Set in January
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Coronavirus surge worsening in California as officials consider more drastic actions
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St. Louis County Council votes 5-2 to rescind mask mandate, throwing rule into limbo
(DBN)

Cramer Predicts 100 Million Sick in 60 days
(DBN)

July 28th COVID-19, New Cases, Hospitalizations, Vaccinations
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Covid Strains Hospitals in U.S. South, Echoing Pandemic Peak
(DBN)

25% of New LA Covid Cases are the Vaccinated
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Mandate the vaccine, not masks
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EXPLAINER: Why masks are again advised for everyone indoors
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Mask mandates back in Vegas
(DBN)

Experts ask to see data behind new policy
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Houston Man's $300M FakeN95 Mask Scam
(DBN)

Google offices to mandate vaccines • NY to require state employees to get vaccinated or submit to testing • Netflix To Require Covid Vaccinations For All Actors On U.S. Productions
(DBN)

Companies have legal right to require vaccinations, new federal guidance says
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White House says federal agencies must require masks in hotspots
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CDC: Vaccinated people should get tested after exposure even if they show no symptoms
(DBN)

Many Republicans reject latest CDC mask guidance
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White Evangelicals Resist Covid-19 Vaccine Most Among Religious Groups
(WSJ)

New Jersey Forgoes Indoor Mask Mandate for ‘Strong Recommendation’
(DBN)

Does TX Gov. Abbott have a plan for the Delta variant other than tying local officials' hands?
(DBN)

25% of people who rely on Facebook for news say they won't get a COVID-19 shot - slightly more than Fox News viewers, a survey suggests
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U.S. Residents Search ‘Loss of Taste’ Online as Delta Spreads
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NYC to Give Out $100 for Any New Yorker Who Gets a Covid Vaccine
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Biden to Require Federal Workers to Get Shots or Frequent Tests
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(7 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (11 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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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Bankruptcy Reform:

Hearing: Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System
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Senate panel to hold hearing on student loan bankruptcy reform
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Avoidance Actions:

A Statute of Disbelief? Clashing Ethical Imperatives in Fraudulent Transfer Law
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Cross-Border:

The Institutional Challenges of a Cross-Border Insolvency Regime
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Tax:

SALT Cap Is Hurting New York City, Adams Tells House Lawmakers
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Agribusiness:

Easterday bankruptcy sparks second beef over legal fees
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Fraud:

Appeals court deals setback to Trump in fraud suit
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurants tell customers, ‘No vax, no service’ as delta variant spreads
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Restaurant Hires Robot As Employee Shortage Takes Toll: ‘It Is Exhausting.’
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Festivals:

The world’s most famous festival turned cultural phenomenon is canceled for the second year in a row
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Religion:

Inside the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Secret Pedophile Database
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Mass Torts:

J&J Talc Claimants Seek to Pre-Empt Company’s Bankruptcy Strategy
(WSJ

U.S. House panel seeks J&J documents on baby powder bankruptcy plans • House subcommittee presses Johnson & Johnson on plan to offload baby powder liabilities
(DBN)

Feds seek money in Nassar's prison account for restitution • Prison officials allowed convicted sex abuser Larry Nassar to pay little to victims while spending thousands on himself
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Debt Collection:

D.C. Council Passes Comprehensive Debt Collection Bill; Sends to Mayor for Signature
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Celebs:

Erika Jayne’s Legal Problems Are Far From Over on ‘Real Housewives,’ Attorney Says: ‘It’ll Be Fully Miserable’
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Crypto:

Senators Eye Cryptocurrency Taxes to Fund Infrastructure Plan
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Education:

Some Alabama school systems to require masks indoors
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Coal:

BlackRock support sought in bid to end 5-month coal mine strike • Striking Coal Miners Return to New York to Picket Investor • Union advocates rally in New York to support striking Alabama coalminers
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Hedge Funds:

Credit Suisse Claws Back Pay as It Faults Staff for Archegos
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Pharma:

Nondischargeability and the Sacklers
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In Opioid Trial Closing, West Virginia Blames Drug Distributors. Distributors Blame Doctors.
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Theme Parks:

Disney to Require Masks Again at Florida, California Parks
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UK:

England lifts quarantine requirement for vaccinated EU, U.S. citizens
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U.K. Furloughed Jobs Plunge to Pandemic Low as Economy Reopens
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U.K. Mortgage Data Show One of World’s Hot Markets Losing Steam
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Something strange is happening in Britain. Covid cases are plummeting instead of soaring.
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Bankrupt borough could overspend by millions again this year
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Postle Refuses to Pay, Stares at Involuntary Bankruptcy
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Boris is about to shred his own Brexit deal – and Britain’s reputation with it
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Canada:

Super-priority charges in restructuring process can take precedence over payment to Crown: SCC
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Canada to offer up to C$5.2 billion to debt-ridden province of Newfoundland
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Israel:

Israel's two-week window to halt the 4th COVID-19 wave - analysis
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Turkey:

Major Changes to the Framework Financial Restructuring Agreements
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Ireland:

Sharp rise in debt judgments against consumers and businesses
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China:

Credit Market Pain Seen Potentially Spreading From China to U.S.
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Evergrande Supplier Sues as Reports of Overdue Payments Rise
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Australia:

Sydney’s Delta Surge Prompts Tougher Lockdown Restrictions
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