June 21, 2021

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Law:

World’s Wealthiest Law Firm Enters The Summer Salary Wars
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Biglaw Firm Announces New Salaries, But Performance Evaluations Could Put A Damper On Raises
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Associates Carting Off Tons Of Cash At This Biglaw Firm
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New Raises Are Like Catnip For Associates At This Biglaw Firm
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Leading West Coast Litigators Announce Bigger, Better Associate Paychecks
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Top Biglaw Firm That Started Special Bonus Craze Weighs In On New Salaries
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Associates Will Love This Firm's New Salaries
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Litigation Powerhouse Sends Associate Salaries To The Moon
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Top 10 Firm Shows Associates Exactly How Much They're Valued
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Survey Shows High Hopes, Restored Pay at Law Firms
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Is the Push to Return to the Office a Macho Thing?
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St. Louis Lawyer Couple That Pointed Guns at BLM Protesters Boast New AR-15 Days After Surrendering Their Old Weapons
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Thomas Girardi’s Current Income Is Revealed As Longtime Secretary Is Ordered To Bring His Financial Records To Court Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings • Dinsmore says it won’t dump client Erika Jayne Girardi as allegations mount • Erika Jayne's lawyers rejoin her bankruptcy case two days after dropping her • Girardi Keese Loaned $20M To Erika Girardi's Biz, Atty Says
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Inside The World Of Biglaw Diversity Efforts
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State abortion policies have become more extreme - without Roe v. Wade, the divide could widen • Inside Mississippi's last abortion clinic, the focus of an impending SCOTUS case that could overturn Roe v. Wade
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The slow-building conservative effort to turn Ashli Babbitt into a martyr • How the right is trying to reshape the history of the Jan. 6 riot • In a first, U.S. charges Jan. 6 defendant with bringing firearms to Capitol under federal rioting law • GOP increasingly balks at calling Jan. 6 an insurrection • Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos • Cool Your Engines: Judge Won't Ease Up on Invader of Nancy Pelosi's Office Who Asked for More Leeway to Buy and Sell Cars • Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach • Ex-Florida GOP Governor Urges DeSantis to Probe Ties to Capitol Riot As State Leads in Arrests • Fox News Host Says 1/6 Suspects 'Are Being Treated Like They Are Terrorists'
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Democratic clamor grows for select committee on Jan. 6 attack • The Simple Remedy for Jan. 6 Trutherism
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Court sets Smartmatic dismissal date on Giuliani, Bartiromo, others
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Sidney Powell summoned to Detroit for sanctions hearing
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A prosecutor's son got threats after fatal accident, his family says. Then he and his mom were shot to death.
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Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power
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Pennsylvania Parents Sue School District Over Curriculum Involving Black Lives Matter, Systemic Racism: 'These Topics Are Anti-Christian'
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'Real Piece of Crap' Former Assistant Principal Admits Filming Daughter’s Naked Friend from Outside Bathroom Window After Blaming His 9-Year-Old Son
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Three-City Shooting Spree Defendant Claims Everyone He Shot At Was 'Pointing a Gun at Him': Police
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Dallas Shootout Leaves 8 Wounded
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Judge Orders Employees at Devin Nunes Family's Dairy Farm to Produce Citizenship Documents Following Attorney’s 'Puzzling and Troubling' Explanation About Deposition 'Behavior'
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Charges Dropped Against Truck Driver Who Drove Rig into Group of People Protesting George Floyd’s Death
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Most Riot, Looting Cases From Last Year Dropped by NYC DAs
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'Horrendous' Triple Murder and 'Execution' of Mom, Dad, and Sister Followed Purported Ultimatum for Suspect to Get a Job: Prosecutors
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Police: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after truck hits pedestrians at Stonewall Pride Parade; driver in custody
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Florida Man Angry About Cheese Pulls Gun on Drive-Thru Worker Who Happens to Be Police Chief's Daughter
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Newsom Denies Parole for Manson Family Follower Bruce Davis
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Schiff says U.S. should go "on offense" against cyberattacks
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After promising 6 million N95 masks he couldn't deliver, man is going to prison
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Judges:

In Pride talk, gay D.C. judge recalls suspicion of her 'alternative lifestyle'
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N.Y. Judge Resigns for Alleged Anti-LGBTQ, Muslim Facebook Posts
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Judge Resigns After Being Accused of Shoving One Prosecutor, Calling Another 'Anti-Semitic' for Refusing to Cut Husband's Associate a Plea Deal
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures higher after the Dow’s worst week since October
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Stocks slide as Dow barrels toward worst week since January
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warns the 'mother of all crashes' is coming - and predicts crypto and meme stocks will plummet
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Troubled Companies Take Page From AMC Playbook in Seeking Stock-Market Lifelines
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Hawkish turn by Fed spooks equity investors
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Nursing Homes:

‘Protected them to death’: Elder-care COVID rules under fire
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Retailing:

An Amazon worker says she's homeless because she can't afford NYC rent with the $19 she's paid per hour: Report
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Student Debt:

The expert who authored 5 bestsellers on student loans unpacks why your interest rates are going up while the central bank has rates at 0%
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Climate:

Severe heat and drought are the hallmarks of a changing west
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Drought, record heat wave in West tied to climate change
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‘Forever War’ with fire has California battling forests instead
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Southwest US states bake, wildfire threatens Arizona towns
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Heat wave raises fears Western U.S. states could face severe fire season
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How a heat dome is pushing extreme temperatures to new heights in the West
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It's close to 120 degrees in Phoenix. Does the 'dry heat' matter?
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Record-setting heat blasts the West: 'Your skin is almost sizzling'
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‘If You Move Out Here, You Make a Deal With Nature’: Life in a Fire-Prone Canyon
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Lake Mead's decline points to scary water future in West
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9 children, 1 adult killed in Alabama crash • Tropical Storm Claudette Spawns Tornadoes and Brings Heavy Rains to the South
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Cruise Lines:

Federal judge strikes down CDC cruise rules in 'major victory' for DeSantis
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Utilities:

How extreme heat is straining California's electrical grid
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What Is Wrong With the Texas Grid?
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Crypto:

Bitcoin drops as China intensifies crypto mining crackdown
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90% of NFTs Will Be Worthless in 3 to 5 Years, Coinbase Cofounder Warns
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What the crypto crowd doesn’t understand about economics
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Healthcare:

Pandemic Swells Medicaid Enrollment to 80 Million People, a ‘High-Water Mark’
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As July 4 vaccination goal grows unlikely, Biden touts another milestone
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Detroit's low vaccination rate isn't just about Black 'hesitancy'
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How pastors and health experts are struggling to close the vaccine gap among White evangelicals
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Half of Americans fear they’ll never fully recover from COVID pandemic stress
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California unveils system to provide digital COVID-19 vaccine records
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Covid Study Points Away from Lab Leak
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Fauci's offensive against "craziness"
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Economy:

How Long Can America Keep Borrowing?
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How the 2 biggest status symbols of the American Dream came to pose the greatest risk of an inflation crisis
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US Economy is Now Fundamentally Different
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Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: 'My life isn't worth a dead-end job'
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Some states are cutting off emergency food-assistance programs and making it harder to qualify
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The US job market is about to turn into a giant science experiment - with millions of Americans as guinea pigs • Meet 2 Americans who just lost unemployment benefits as thousands of workers are cut off from $300 per week
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Senate Democrats eyeing roughly $6 trillion reconciliation package on infrastructure, healthcare and climate change • What the bipartisan breakthrough on infrastructure could mean • Democrats facing tough reelections back bipartisan infrastructure deal • Bernie Sanders Knocks Lack of Climate Provisions in Infrastructure Proposal • Sanders: bipartisan infrastructure plan "mostly good," questions funding model • Portman: Republicans are 'absolutely' committed to bipartisan infrastructure bill
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Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure • Sanders against infrastructure deal with more gas taxes, electric vehicle fees
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As pandemic subsides, businesses push Congress for one more bailout
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Congress barrels toward debt cliff
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Actually, the pandemic made Americans richer
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Inflation concerns spark new political fights • Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
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Workers recount their first day back at the office
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The post-covid luxury spending boom has begun.
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Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off • Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states
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UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
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PWC Plans to Hire 100,000
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‘It lessens my bills’: $500 payments tested in upstate NY
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Racial disparities have reduced Black life expectancy and left more than 3 million Black families in the US with a negative net worth, warns a new McKinsey report
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Deutsche Bank's UK boss says she wants investment banking graduates in the office 5 days a week, even as the company moves to flexible working
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As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road — some don’t want to return
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Downtown Chicago emerges from pandemic -- hobbled by crime wave
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5 Black business leaders on reparations and closing the racial wealth gap • The slavery reparations debate: Where it stands and how much it could cost
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10 best states to live in, based on cost, safety and quality of life
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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:

The Distressed Commercial Real Estate Market – A Story of Winners and Losers
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Juneteenth holiday sparks chaos for lenders, LOs
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City of Seattle extends eviction moratorium until September 30
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Texas Student Housing Authority Files for Bankruptcy
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Housing on Fire, Fed Keeps Pouring on Gas
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Mortgage rates are stubbornly remaining below 3%
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HSBC offers sub-1% mortgage as interest rate war intensifies
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The New Test for Central Bankers’ Cool: Booming House Prices
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Some Utah landlords want your pet’s DNA. This is the reason why.
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New Jersey landlords prohibited from asking potential tenants about criminal records
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Investment Firms Aren’t Buying All the Houses. But They Are Buying the Most Important Ones.
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Municipalities:

Objections abound on proposed Puerto Rico Disclosure Statement
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DOJ says PROMESA could continue after Puerto Rico statehood
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In Puerto Rico, 2 major power outages in a week fuel fear - and memories of Hurricane Maria
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Judge Refuses Requests by Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder’s Aides, Others Charged in Flint Water Crisis to Review Indictments
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80% of Cities Becoming More Segregated
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Oil/Gas:

Maine Completely Divests from Fossil Fuels
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GM Bets Big on Electric Vehicles
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‘Cars are an addiction’: How Lisbon is turning green for good
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The Death Of Car Ownership: This $30 Trillion Trend Could Kill The Auto Industry
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Religion:

Biden finds himself caught in politics of Catholic Church • Catholic bishops back document that could lead to limits of Communion for Biden
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Education:

Wisconsin congressman introduces bill to ban critical race theory in D.C. schools
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Teachers on edge over critical race theory debate • Educators face fines, harassment over critical race theory
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School superintendents opting not to return this fall
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Movie Theaters:

Pacific Theatres Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy • Pacific Theatres Plans to Liquidate After Filing for Bankruptcy
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As theaters reopen, a crucial cinematic ingredient is back: the audience
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Consolidation May Be Coming to a Screen Near You
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Politics:

Democrats will need to blow up the legislative calendar if they want to get Biden's agenda passed
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McConnell vows to block voting legislation, spurning Manchin's compromise offer • Fox News' Chris Wallace Confronts Lindsey Graham Over Opposition to Manchin's Voting Rights Bill • Manchin compromise proposal a 'federal takeover of the election system,' GOP senator says • GOP state legislatures move to assert control over election systems
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Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in critical race theory
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Only 27% of Iowans Say They'd Reelect 7-Term Sen. Chuck Grassley: Poll
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One America News is the face of the Arizona election audit - its reporter is also helping pay for it
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Children and other relatives of Biden aides get administration jobs
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Schumer's false claim that no Democrats supported new voting restrictions
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Juneteenth holiday marking the end of slavery becomes law after decades of inaction • 40-year march: Only one state doesn't recognize Juneteenth • Juneteenth, Explained • Juneteenth: A New Federal Holiday with a Complex Legal History • Ron Johnson, Who Fought Juneteenth as Holiday, Booed at Celebration of It in Milwaukee • Juneteenth forces U.S. to confront lasting impact of slavery economy
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Black lawmakers warn against complacency after Juneteenth victory
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Manhattan City Council candidate caught with dominatrix in leaked video
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Memphis erases Confederate general from its public spaces
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Mike Pence Gets Heckled at Faith & Freedom Coalition Summit With Boos and Cries of ‘Traitor!’
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Poll: 30 percent of GOP voters believe Trump will 'likely' be reinstated this year
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Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies
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Trump Emails Trying to Overturn Election
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Georgia Removes More Than 100,000 Voters
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GOP Digs in to Kill Voting Rights Bill
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Black Secret Service agent told Trump it was offensive to hold rally in Tulsa on Juneteenth: report
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Abbott vetoes funding for Texas legislature over Democrats' walkout
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QAnon Supporters Dismayed at Donald Trump's December Tour With Bill O'Reilly
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‘As Long as the Party Embraces Trump, It’s Going to Have Trouble’
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Trump Wishes 'RINOs' and 'Losers of the World' Happy Father's Day in Bizarre Statement
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Kamala Harris Blamed by Nina Simone's Granddaughter for Losing Family Estate
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (9 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (13 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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Dismissal:

A New Ruling on Dismissing a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case
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D&O:

When Lawyers Charge $1,800 an Hour, Who Pays? D&O Insurance Fees Soar
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Aviation:

Routes: More EU nations reopen to Americans + Bay Area route news, more heavy FAA fines
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American Cancels Hundreds of Flights
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Man sues 7 airlines including JetBlue, Southwest, and Delta, which he accuses of discriminating against travelers who can't wear masks because of medical conditions
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After pandemic decimated air travel, these low-cost start-ups are the first new U.S. air carriers in 14 years
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Will a passenger weight check be part of the preflight experience? No way, airlines say.
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Bankers See Private-Jet ‘Party’ as Rich Clients Snap Up Planes
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Dubai Airport Terminal 1 to Reopen This Week After 15-Month Closure Due to Covid
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As Europe cracks the door open to visitors, airlines pounce with new flights
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Norwegian Air Replaces CEO Who Was Brought In to Save Carrier
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Banks pledge loans to help Vietnam Airlines avoid bankruptcy
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Europe’s Air Traffic Reaches 50% of 2019 as Recovery Continues
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Personal Finance:

60% of millennials earning over $100,000 say they're living paycheck to paycheck
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When anti-vaxxers want to come to your wedding
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Hitting reset: 5 ways the pandemic could benefit working moms in the long term
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Sports:

Unvaccinated NFL player rips league's COVID-19 rules: 'I'd rather die actually living'
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Hotels:

Business travel likely to resume in the fall, Hyatt Hotels CEO says
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Celebs:

More than 41,000 people have signed petitions to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after his trip to space next month
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Theme Parks:

Disneyland is Pricing Out Its Most Loyal Fans
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Sovereigns:

Zambia: Still too soon for investors to go back in the water
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Argentina: Better Tighten Your Stops
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UK:

U.K. government apologizes to rape victims, says legal system 'failed' them
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Will the new UK legislation to manage COVID rent arrears help landlords and tenants and avoid an insolvency cliff edge?
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What Does SCARP Mean For Landlords?
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Third Wave of Covid-19 Definitely Underway in UK, Says Vaccine Expert
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EU:

E.U. recommends lifting bans on U.S. travelers
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Canada:

Is a receiver bound by an arbitration agreement?
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Video of police officer kneeling on neck of Black 14-year-old boy prompts outrage in Montreal
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Trudeau Resists Business Pressure to Open U.S. Border for Summer
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Italy:

Alvarez & Marsal's Financial Restructuring Advisory Offering Expands to Italy
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Israel:

Israel and Hamas revert to routine of provocation, reprisal
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Palestinians cancel vaccine deal with Israel, saying doses are too close to expiration date
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France:

Partygoers, police injured at curfew-busting rave in France
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Australia:

Behind Geoffrey Edelsten's colourful outfits lurked a sinister character
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Japan:

Japan announces lifting of state of emergency ahead of Olympics
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Tokyo Olympics to Cap Spectators at 10,000 People Per Venue
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Russia:

Putin’s Covid-19 boasts sour amid explosive rise in infections
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Covid Cases in Moscow Hit Record High for Second Straight Day
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India:

Insolvency Law Is Altering Society's Perception Of Business Failures
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Banks may drop overseeing panel for quicker resolution
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Bankruptcy resolution plan takes average 400 days against intended 180/270 days: IBBI chief M S Sahoo
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Five years of IBC: Corporate insolvency resolution process in numbers
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Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
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China:

China, Other Asian Countries Vaccinate Against Covid-19 Faster than Ever
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Brazil:

Brazil Passes Half a Million Covid Deaths, Experts Warn of Worse Ahead
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As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
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Mexico:

Mexico City shuts down classes again, enters higher COVID-19 risk tier
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Dubai:

Trustees appointed to oversee UAE construction giant Arabtec's liquidation
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Lebanon:

In Lebanon, one crisis follows the next
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Cayman:

HSM Announces Promotion of Adam Crane to Partner
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