July 6, 2021

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Law:

Don't Expect Smaller Law Firms To Raise Salaries Any Time Soon
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West Coast Firm Bumps Salaries In All Offices
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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Matches DPW Scale... But Raises Won't Be Effective Until 2022
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Elite Boutique Proves You Can Make The Big Bucks Outside Of Biglaw
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Fifth Circuit: Texas Lawyers Don’t Have to Join State Bar and Pay Dues
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Bankruptcy leaders find new homes in Dallas, New York
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Legal jobs up 3% YOY with flat gains in June
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Dentons U.S. CEO Steps Down as Firm Shapes New Leadership Model
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Why Saying 'No' To Business Can Actually Pay Off
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Return to office or work remotely: Five key questions for non-profit law firms
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Playground Or Courtroom?
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FBI begins arresting individuals who attacked journalists on Jan. 6 Ex-Cop Who Invaded U.S. Capitol Had a 'Partially Assembled Pipe Bomb,' Flouted Court Order by Buying Guns: Prosecutor Cheney joins Dems on Jan. 6 probe, defying McCarthy threat House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap Capitol Rioters Keep Trying to Delete Photos, Videos of Themselves on Jan. 6: AP The Capitol riot, 6 months on: Here are the missed warnings and failures that led to insurrection on US soil Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6
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DHS Intel bulletin warns of risks as attack anniversaries near
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Extremist rhetoric from rightwing media and officials is ‘intensifying’, experts say Report finds extremist right-wing rhetoric in the US is going down a darker path
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Prosecutors seek to show evidence of past violence at Kyle Rittenhouse trial
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Michael Cohen said the Trump Organization's charges were the 'tip of the iceberg' and there's more to come Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen alleges retaliation, seeks $20 million in damages
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The Trump Organization Is in Big Trouble Trump is enraged about the criminal indictments against his business: NYT reporter The long, underwhelming arm of the law comes down on the Trump Organization Trump Organization faces potential business risk over indictments Democrats sigh as prosecutors strike harder at Trump than they could Five things to know about the Trump Organization indictment Trump appears to acknowledge tax schemes while questioning whether alleged violations are crimes I’ve prosecuted Trump. Documents matter more than Weisselberg now
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Bragg’s opponent concedes in primary for Manhattan DA
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Records show pressure by Trump, allies on Arizona officials not to certify election results
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REvil ransomware group strikes again with attack on hundreds of companies right before long holiday weekend Hackers demanding $70M to restore data in massive cyberattack: report In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling Cyber attack against U.S. IT provider forces Swedish chain to close 800 stores Fallout Continues from World's Largest Ransomware Attack
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Biden backs removing sexual assault cases from military chain of command
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Ammon Bundy Convicted of Trespass
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Supreme Court sides with Amish who argued septic systems violate their religious beliefs
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Supreme Court upheld Trump's 'Big Lie' in Ariz. voting laws ruling, Latino group says
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Arizona Republican Says He Ignored Trump’s Calls While POTUS Tried to Flip Election Outcome
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Trump rails against ‘prosecutorial misconduct’ during Florida rally
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Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over private property taken for economic development
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Supreme Court won't overturn ruling against business that refused service for gay weddings
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Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers cite Cosby case in bid to have sex trafficking charges dropped Ghislaine Maxwell's Lawyers Cite Bill Cosby's Victory, Claiming Her Case Presents a 'Similar Situation'
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Convicted 'Sex Cult' Leader Keith Raniere Just Hired Dead Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's Attorney; He's Already Got Bill Cosby's Counsel
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Tennessee courtroom erupts in chaos when former police officer pleads guilty to manslaughter
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Arkansas deputy fired for not activating body camera ahead of teen's fatal shooting
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Citing City Charter, Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police Officers
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Ohio Police Chief Leaves Ku Klux Klan Sign on Black Officer’s Desk, Then Retires Under Pressure
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Clarence Thomas Really Wants to Get Rid of Qualified Immunity. The Rest of the Justices Don't Seem to Agree.
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Off-Duty Rhode Island Cop Charged With Four Felonies After Shooting Teen Driver Leaving Pizzeria Parking Lot
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Mother Lashes Out in Court, Tries to 'Smack the Sh*t' Out of Ex-Cop Who Shot Black Son in the Back
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Officers didn't ID selves in fatal Minneapolis shooting, attorneys say
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11 in custody after standoff with heavily armed men who claimed to not recognize laws 11 arrested in Massachusetts standoff: Here's what we know about the group and Moorish sovereign movement New, Weird Details Just Emerged About an Armed Militia Standoff in Massachusetts
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White Supremacists March in Philadelphia
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Phylicia Rashad apologizes after Bill Cosby tweet
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Lessons From The Cosby Case
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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls ‘model’ shelter
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AG Garland announces moratorium on federal executions; firing squad rule examined
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Man Formally Charged as Person Who Had Allegedly Purchased Fireworks in Botched LAPD Explosion
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Cold Case Solved: Disabled Child Found in Weighted Blanket Finally Identified After Nearly Sixty Years
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Woman Who Allegedly Ran over Graves at Ex-Boyfriend's Funeral Now Accused of Vandalizing Jesus Statue
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NJ man, who wants to be governor, charged with driving into crowd at Washington Monument
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20 years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudis hits key moment
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Police take 'wanted' posters onto social media, nabbing suspects and ruining lives
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Judges:

BK SD GA: The Southern Scoop Newsletter - Summer 2021
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Courts may see spike in people wanting to serve on juries
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Breyer Hires Four New Clerks in Hint He’s Staying on Court
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Despite concerns about three Trump-appointed justices, the Supreme Court this session saw strong majorities that did not adhere to the Trump brand or even the agenda of the far right.
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See Democrats, It Is Possible To Retire From The Supreme Court
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Sotomayor accuses majority of ‘linguistic contortion’ in rejecting ineffective assistance claim in death penalty case
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Barrett finds own voice at center of conservative U.S. Supreme Court
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State ban on tuition assistance at religion-teaching schools to be reviewed by Supreme Court
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Supreme Court won’t hear case of Christian florist who refused to provide flowers for gay wedding
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LA Court Abusing Copyright Law To Take Down (Unauthorized) Recording Of Britney Spears Hearing
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch another round of records
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Michael Burry, Jeremy Grantham, and other top investors are predicting an epic market crash. Here are their gravest warnings so far
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Layoffs:

Under WARN Act, Fourth Circuit Says the Key Employee Count Is 60 Days Before Layoffs
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Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re making them worse.
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Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers
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Retailing:

Gap could shutter even more US stores after closing 81 in the UK, analysts warn. 'We're in for some radical right-sizing.'
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Class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'exploiting consumers in their most vulnerable hour' through price gouging during the pandemic
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Religion:

Vatican indicts 10, including Cardinal, on extortion and abuse charges Behind the Vatican’s London real estate scandal
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Advisors:

Edelschick Rejoins BDO’s Business Restructuring & Turnaround Services Practice
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Climate:

60 Years of Climate Change Warnings
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Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising Oregon governor: Heat wave death toll 'absolutely unacceptable' The Mega Heat Dome Over The Pacific Northwest Has Brought Death, Fire, And Misery
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Canada hunts for survivors of fire that destroyed small town
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Lightning strikes surge in British Columbia
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Mexico water supply buckles on worsening drought, putting crops at risk
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Oregon's governor worries heat wave a 'harbinger of things to come'
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A $26 billion plan to save the Houston area from rising seas
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The US power grid isn’t ready for climate change
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Healthcare:

Barstow Community Hospital adds new CEO after corporate owner went bankrupt during pandemic
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The State of Lending to the Healthcare Sector
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20 states have reached a 70% vaccination rate for COVID-19
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July 4th COVID-19 New Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
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L.A. County sees COVID rise due to Delta variant
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Biden ties battle against Covid to American traditions Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
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The vaccination gap still looks a lot like America's political divide
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Fauci frets 'avoidable' Covid-19 deaths among unvaccinated people Fauci: COVID deaths among unvaccinated are "avoidable and preventable"
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Delta’s Rapid Spread Clouds Summer With Fear of Covid Revival
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‘Wasting my breath’: Southern faith leaders wary of promoting vaccines
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U.S. medical stockpile running low as Delta variant threat looms
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Five charts: The state of Covid-19 in the U.S.
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July 2nd COVID-19 New Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
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Vaccinated US health experts are wearing masks indoors as the Delta variant spreads Colorado stays course as mask policies are revisited amid rapid spread of delta variant
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J&J vaccine protects against Delta variant, company study finds
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Puerto Rico could start losing Medicaid funding in two months
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Progressives ramp up Medicare expansion push in Congress
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Surprise billing law may create new tension between providers and patients
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Childbirth highly susceptible to surprise medical bills
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Economy:

June Employment Report: 850 Thousand Jobs, 5.9% Unemployment Rate Comments on June Employment Report U.S. job gains surge, easing pressure on Biden over labor market Pace of US job growth picks up as signs point to tight labor market
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Wages are finally going up and that’s going to have to continue to get people back to work
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The boomerang-worker boom
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The US labor market is on pace to stage a complete recovery in 7 months
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No, the jobs aren't all back yet - in any top U.S. industry
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As office life beckons again, the pandemic's digital nomads weigh benefits of a return
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Fewer working-age people may slow economy. Will it lift pay?
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June brings jump in jobs, pickup in pay
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Where the June Jobs Were in One Chart
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Teen workers fill job shortage, but what happens when summer fades?
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The Baby Boomers Facing Financial Distress
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Biden's $400K tax hike threshold is complicating his spending plans
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Senators Want to Pay for Infrastructure With “Asset Recycling.” That’s Just a Fancy Term for Privatization.
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Another Cloud Over Infrastructure Deal: GOP Ire at IRS
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Bipartisan spending deal meets fresh resistance from key Democrats
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Dems’ July Fourth is no vacation when it comes to infrastructure talks
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Q2 GDP Forecasts: Revised Down, under 10%
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Child tax credit checks are coming this month, Biden says
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Women and people of color are missing out on June’s celebrated wage and job growth
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Some Black women feel safer working from home and are opting out of office life to escape workplace racism
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Beach towns along the East Coast are struggling to hire enough employees heading into the July Fourth weekend
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Jeff Bezos believes multibillion-dollar failures are actually a good thing: 'If the size of your failures isn't growing, you're not going to be inventing at a size that can actually move the needle'
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Baby boomers stockpiled almost 30% of all U.S. wealth, now they're giving it away
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The world's population growth is slowing, and that's OK
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Global minimum tax vs. S&P 500 profits
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Trade Deficit Increased to $71.2 Billion in May
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Remote workers are moving out of big cities — but not to the Midwest
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Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
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Iceland's 4 Day Workweek a Huge Success
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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:

Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions
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Over half of young adults plan to use their pandemic savings on buying a home, which could worsen the housing crisis
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30 Year Mortgage Rates at 3.16%
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Homebuilder Comments in June: “It’s not fun to be a builder anymore.”
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Housing Inventory July 5th Update: Inventory Increased Week-over-week
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Do You Really Need All That Office Space?
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
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Mortgage servicers brace for fallout as Covid bailout comes to an end
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3 structural engineers explain why a building like the Surfside, Florida condo might suddenly collapse High-rolling developer of collapsed Florida condo faced legal, money woes during project 6 firefighters at condo collapse site test positive for COVID-19 Collapsed Surfside condo demolition to start Sunday Officials race to demolish rest of collapsed Miami building ahead of tropical storm Couple found in bed together after Miami building collapse, grandson says Identifying the remains a burdensome task in condo collapse Tale of rescue after falling several floors in Fla. collapse Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished Condo demolition opens up fresh rubble in collapse search ‘You’ve been very supportive’: Biden and DeSantis play nice as president surveys Surfside Death toll rises to 27 in Florida condo collapse Condo association accused Surfside of ‘holding up’ major repairs three days before collapse, emails show Surfside pushes back on report on delayed building repairs Counselors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse Surfside Condo Wreckage Hints at First Signs of Possible Construction Flaw Developer of luxury condos offered next-door Surfside building $400,000 amid complaints over construction, documents show Surfside rescuers step up search as storm closes in Miami-Dade mayor becomes face of response to condo collapse
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North Miami Beach building deemed unsafe, evacuations ordered
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'Are we next?' Worried high-rise dwellers take photos, seek answers after Surfside
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America's most successful squatter, 52, avoids eviction from Long Island home he's lived in rent-free for 20 years
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Municipalities:

San Francisco is forever dying
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Puerto Rico Oversight Board sues governor, legislature
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In a first, PR Oversight Board agrees with local government on budget
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Oil/Gas:

Exxon boss tries to make amends for covert lobbyist tapes
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Dashboard light flashes red for the future of the internal combustion engine
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The Fracking Boom is Over
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Oil prices could ‘very easily’ top $100 a barrel, says former U.S. energy secretary
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Oil prices surge to multiyear highs after OPEC+ talks yield no production deal
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'Humans caught the ocean on fire': Gas pipeline fire in Gulf of Mexico creates shocking scene
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Two Years After a Huge Refinery Fire in Philadelphia, a New Day Has Come for its Long-Suffering Neighbors
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Biofuels:

A Setback For The Ethanol Industry
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Sports:

Fans returned to soccer stadiums and Covid cases surged, prompting questions from experts
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California school stripped of title over tortilla incident
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University of Arkansas Has Unique NIL Prohibition
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Third Olympian tests positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo
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Celebs:

Erika Girardi Spotted Boarding Private Jet amid Bankruptcy Case Disputes, Other Legal Drama
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Wealth Management Company Asks To Withdraw From Britney Spears Conservatorship Britney Spears Conservatorship Nightmare Britney Spears ‘called 911 to report herself as a victim of conservatorship abuse’ hours before explosive court hearing Britney Spears' Longtime Manager Quits
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Student Debt:

Maryland Court Discharges Student Debt
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Aggressive Collections for Students but Not Institutions?
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There are more ways to cancel your student debt than you might think. Here are your options
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scouts bankruptcy plans anger some, welcomed by others.
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Boy Scouts Reach 'Historic' $850 Million Settlement with Roughly 60,000 Sexual Abuse Victims
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Autos:

June Vehicles Sales Decreased Sharply to 15.36 Million SAAR
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Justice Department Is Probing Lordstown Motors
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German Car Production Forecast Slashed
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History

Founding Fathers Thought US Was Doomed
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Canceled ‘Forget the Alamo’ book event ignites criticism at Texas GOP lawmakers behind it Texas Republicans rush to guard the Alamo from the facts
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Frederick Douglass had nothing but scorn for July Fourth. The Black abolitionist spoke for the enslaved.
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At 245, America Is Old Enough to Be Honest About Its Founding
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Banking

A bank accidentally deposited $50 billion into a Louisiana family's account
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Gambling:

Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
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Pharma:

Purdue Retaliates Against the Parent of an Opioid Victim Who Dares to Speak Out
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Tech:

What is wrong with Uber? Everything
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Crypto:

Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over 7,000 missing BTC
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Fraud:

Holmes loses latest bid to keep Boies documents out of trial
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Utilities:

‘We don’t know how much money we have’—California fire victims are at the mercy of Wall Street
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Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulator
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Financial Services:

Medley Creditors Want To File Ch. 11 Plan Of Their Own
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Distressed Investing:

Navigating Troubled Company Acquisitions in the Wake of COVID-19
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Education:

Critical race theory uproar sparks a new wave of school board recalls
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Business Bankruptcy Trends
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Recharacterization:

Debt or Equity? SDNY Bankruptcy Court Says “Equity” in a Recent Case Involving Recharacterization of a Party’s Debt Claim as Equity
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Environmental:

Toxins-Are-Us: Bankruptcy Treatment of Environmental Liabilities
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Force Majeure:

Five reasons why the predicted upsurge in force majeure claims has yet to materialise
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Aviation:

Airlines are back to overselling flights, and one traveler walked away with a $4,500 voucher after a Delta flight to Iceland was oversold by 30 people
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Pressure grows for Biden to ease pandemic travel bans
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July 4 travelers head home for holidays with TSA to process 3.5M passengers despite spread of Indian Delta Covid variant
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'Total Chaos' - Newark Airport ’emergency’ sparks evacuation with passengers seen ‘screaming and running’
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Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
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Travelers are getting hit by sticker shock this summer
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US Judge extends Latam's bankruptcy protection restructuring plan to September 15
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The bankruptcy of a Curaçao airline revives the ghost of Venezuelan Cadivi
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Pilots say defunct Norwegian airline should cover salaries
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Three Vietnamese carriers face $1.56bn short-term debts
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Agribusiness:

‘Rampant issues’: Black farmers are still left out at USDA
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Politics:

Americans More Concerned about Restrictive Voting Laws than Fraud
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Poll: Biden approval stands steady at 60 percent
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6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat
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Biden aide charges "sabotage" of Harris ‘Not a healthy environment’: Kamala Harris’ office rife with dissent 'She's f------ up': Kamala Harris leaks just keep on coming
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New Hampshire Supreme Court strikes down GOP-backed voter registration law
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How the 'defund the police' debate could help Republicans in midterm elections
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Ted Cruz holding up all State Department nominees over Russian pipeline
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Matt Gaetz Has Entered The Britney Spears Conservatorship Chat
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Utah's governor: 'Politics is becoming religion in our country'
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Clyburn knocks unsparing use of Senate filibuster
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Allen West running for governor of Texas
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Matt Gaetz Says He'll Nominate Donald Trump to Be Next Speaker of the House Trump aides laughed off a rumor that he would run for the House in 2022 because it's a 'real job' that requires actual work, book says
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Trump audit excitement meets with fear from election officials
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California bans state-funded travel to Florida and 4 other red states with anti-LGBTQ laws
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‘This isn't the Olympics’: GOP transgender laws head to court
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Tucker Carlson told associates he voted for Kanye, not Trump
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Patriotism Amounts to a Lot More Than ‘Love It or Leave It’
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The GOP backlash against corporations isn’t real — yet
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10 Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2022
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Vigilantes claimed voter fraud. A thousand false leads later, investigators found one case
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White supremacists march through Philadelphia and DC wearing white masks & holding banners that read ‘reclaim America’ White supremacists run from angry onlookers in Philadelphia
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Pence got 10 minutes to talk about 'how hard he was working' during weekly lunches before Trump turned on the TV and began complaining, book says
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'Like zoo animals': Donald and Melania Trump eat alone at a 'roped-off table' at a Mar-a-Lago restaurant, book says
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Carter Won't Watch Fox, MSNBC or CNN
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Sovereigns:

BoC–BoE Sovereign Default Database: What's new in 2021?
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Buenos Aires province renews creditor talks in ‘last round’ push for US$7 billion debt deal
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UK:

Slough goes bankrupt after discovery of £100m ‘black hole’ in budget
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Challengeable transactions in insolvency
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Small suppliers no longer sheltered from the UK “ipso facto” regime
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Music venues, festivals and theatres ‘thrilled’ at ‘freedom day’ lockdown easing but calls for further support renewed
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Former top aide: Boris Johnson knows it's 'ludicrous' he's prime minister
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Face Masks to Become 'Personal Choice' as UK Lifts Covid-19 Lockdown Mask-wearing becomes a new battleground in England as Covid rules are eased
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Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus
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Government to consult soon on compulsory Covid jabs for healthcare staff
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EU:

Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
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Canada:

Oil is rebounding, but rural municipalities are waiting on their bills
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Canada begins easing U.S. border pandemic restrictions
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France:

K&L Gates Welcomes Restructuring and Insolvency Partner in Paris
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French cities are working to ruin Airbnb’s summer
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Greece:

Bill sees changes to Hercules, bankruptcy code
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Insolvent firms hamper credit expansion
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Israel:

Bank of Israel sees delta strain risk, but expects economic normalcy by end 2022 Israelis describe what it's like when your country vaccinates its way out of the pandemic - only for a Delta variant outbreak to fuel rising cases
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Singapore:

Singapore to become one of first nations to stop counting Covid cases as it plans to treat virus ‘like the flu’
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Singapore targets 75% vaccination so border restrictions can be gradually eased
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Ireland:

Former newspaper owner's insolvency deal approved by High Court
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Lebanon:

Mired in crises, Lebanon hopes summer arrivals bring relief
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China:

Some Chinese shun grueling careers for ‘low-desire life’
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Warburg Pincus targets distressed property in China with new joint venture
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China Defaults Threaten Eerily Calm $12 Trillion Bond Market
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Indonesia:

Indonesia caught between surge and slow vaccine rollout
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Russia:

Subordination of claims filed by affiliates/owners against a debtor as an instrument to prevent controlled insolvencies in Russia
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Putin’s ‘lockdown lite’ as Moscow stops millions from dining out
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India:

Despite steep haircuts and imperfections, the bankruptcy code is working
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For a 90% haircut, try India’s bankruptcy salon
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India needs a new round of bankruptcy reform that won't stiff creditors
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How amendments in IBC could put Family Trusts in the dock
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‘Insolvency law’s aim is biz rejig, not recovery’
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Hong Kong:

Cross-border Insolvency in Hong Kong - Will the new cooperation and coordination framework with mainland China provide the impetus for broader reform?
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Reconsidering The Need For Parallel Schemes Of Arrangement
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Australia:

Peak Indebtedness Rule Squashed for Preference Claims
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When Deceased Estates and Insolvency Collide
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Successful insolvency practitioners embrace tech
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Why India’s bankruptcy framework needs urgent reform, once again
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South Africa:

South Africa's new coronavirus cases surge to record levels
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Malaysia:

Leave to Commence Bankruptcy Proceedings Against Guarantor: How Exhaustive Is Exhaustive?
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