Law:

Elite Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries For (Some) Associates After Raking In Big Bucks In 2020
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Majority of US law firm leaders expect profits to grow despite pandemic strains, study finds
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Dentons Bingham Greenebaum expands Bankruptcy and Distressed Health Care practice with hiring of Andrew Helman
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MoFo to Face Trial on Female Lawyers’ Sex, Pregnancy Bias Claims
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Jones Day’s ‘Black-Box’ Pay Prevails for Now as Women Drop Suit
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Freshfields sets out five-year global diversity and inclusion targets • Freshfields targets 40% female global leadership by 2023
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Biglaw Firm’s Co-Managing Partner Wants To See More Women Leading Firms
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Your Promotion Prospects Are Grim At These Biglaw Firms
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Young Lawyers Reveal How They Made Partner in a Pandemic
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Building a Brief the Boone Pickens Way
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Big Firms Headed Off 'Great Unknowns' by Pre-Paying Bills
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Law Prof Gets Tenure, Then Takes Buy-Out To Switch To Stand-Up Comedy
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2022 U.S. News Law School Rankings
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2021 World Law School Rankings
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The hollowness of law school rankings
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New York Joins Eleven Other Jurisdictions (Thus Far) In Holding Online July 2021 Bar Exam, With 10,000 Applicant Cap
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Boies Schiller sees big drop in revenue after partner departures • Boies Schiller Takes Big Hit To 2020 Profits • Boies Schiller General Counsel Brille to Retire, Exits Continue
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Second Georgetown Law professor leaves in midst of investigation over conversation on Black students • Professor’s post-class comments criticizing Black law students captured on Zoom
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How a Cooley associate learned the skills to thrive in-house
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Law firm LinkedIn rainmakers in demand as Covid-19 drives business development online
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The Law Schools Making Big Employment Strides In 2020
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Top 25 Law School To Offer Mandatory Course On Racism
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Upgrading technology can help lawyers comply with ethics rules
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Stat Of The Week: Over 50% Of Lawyers Will Never Be A Cat
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Why I Became A Lawyer
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Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen asked back for 8th interview in NY criminal probe • Michael Cohen tweets story warning that his meetings with DA are ‘not good news’ for Trump
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Trump's time in White House could end up benefiting New York prosecutors
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Cyrus Vance, Manhattan district attorney investigating Trump, says he will step down at end of year • Can Cyrus Vance, Jr., Nail Trump?
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Civil plaintiffs can get more from Trump than criminal prosecutors can
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Senate confirms Garland as attorney general
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Top Democratic Election Lawyer Sanctioned in Suit Against Texas
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Army reviewing investigation into Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia, foreign firm
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GOP Sen. Johnson says Capitol rioters didn't scare him - but might have had they been Black Lives Matter protesters • Ron Johnson faces criticism over 'racist' remarks about Capitol riot • Many Rioters to Start Getting Plea Deals • Riot Prosecutors Ask Court For Delay Because GAAHH, SO MUCH CRIMING • Capitol riot cases strain court system • Alleged organizer in Capitol riot freed from jail as he awaits trial • Justice Department: Capitol riot probe is among the largest ever • More than 1,000 Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on • Man charged with assaulting cop during Capitol riot, stole police badge and buried it in backyard • Navy contractor arrested in Capitol riot was a known white supremacist • D.C. Siege Defendant Had Company to Get Law Enforcement-Grade Weapons to 'Take Back Our Country': Prosecutors • A Proud Boy’s Live-In Girlfriend Told Friends That He Raided the U.S. Capitol. One Friend Told the FBI • 'We're Going to Take This Damn Place': Capitol Hill Insurrectionist Who Bragged to the Media is Charged With Multiple Crimes • Oath Keepers Florida Chapter Leader Quoted Saying Trump 'Wants Us to Make It Wild' Pleads Not Guilty in Capitol Riot Case • 2 Men Charged In Capitol Riot Recorded Bonkers Boasts They Crashed The White House • Extremism in the ranks: some at the January 6 Capitol riot were police, active military • California Cop Investigated Over Alleged Proud Boys Links • Trump Official and Rioter Has Rap Sheet • Rioters Now Claiming They Were Journalists • 6 Questions Officials Still Haven’t Answered After Weeks of Hearings on the Capitol Attack
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Rioters Set Fire to Federal Courthouse in Portland One Day after Fencing Removed
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Breonna Taylor's city is 'in crisis.' A new police chief tasked with healing brings her own baggage • Boyfriend of Breonna Taylor files federal lawsuit against Louisville police, alleging violations of constitutional rights • Activists mark the anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s killing with demands for justice • Breonna Taylor marches turn ugly: LAPD patrol car runs over two protesters and armed activists shut down Louisville roads
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George Floyd's family to receive record $27 million in settlement approved by Minneapolis City Council • The third-degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin carry worthwhile risks • Sir Maejor Page Indicted for Fraudulently Fundraising Off of George Floyd's Death on Facebook for His Own Personal Gain
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Oregon Once Banned Black People
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Sports broadcaster caught on hot mic directing racial slur at girls' basketball team • Announcer who called basketball team racial slur blames his diabetes
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State troopers texted about the 'whoopin' they gave a Black man, records show: 'He's gonna have nightmares'
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A White ice cream shop owner allegedly menaced BLM protesters. Then he falsely reported them to 911, authorities say.
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Kentucky Senate votes to criminalize insulting police in way that could cause 'violent response'
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Two Former California Cops Pulled Over Suspects, Took their Drugs and Cash, and Pocketed the Loot For Themselves: Feds
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5 Police Officers in Oklahoma Charged with Killing 15-Year-Old Robbery Suspect Who Put His Gun on the Ground
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South Dakota Attorney General Pleads Not Guilty to Three Misdemeanors After Striking, Killing Man on Highway
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Biden admin sending FEMA to border to help care for child migrants • Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers • ICE asks for volunteers to deploy to border 'as soon as this weekend' to cope with surge • Pelosi says children arriving at U.S.-Mexico border is a ‘humanitarian crisis’ • The growing number of children in custody on the US-Mexico border, explained • Gov. Abbott Accuses Biden of Enriching Cartels as 4.2K Border Kids Detained • Spurred By Biden's Policies, Migrants Stream Into U.S. • The Southern Border Is Biden's Biggest Test Yet • Backlog of migrant children in Border Patrol custody soars to 4,200, with 3,000 held past legal limit
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Mexico is holding hundreds of unaccompanied children detained before they reach the U.S. border
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The House is about to start piecemeal immigration reform • Biden struggles to unravel web of Trump immigration rules • Biden has options for the border. They’re just politically painful • Texas lawmaker: Biden administration didn't cause influx of migrants at border
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Cheer mom used deepfake nudes and threats to harass daughter's teammates, police say
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Police Say a Mom Who Put Her Own DNA Online May Have Killed Her Newborn Baby 23 Years Ago. Now She’s Under Arrest.
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Uber passengers coughed on a driver and ripped off his mask. One suspect has been arrested.
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Violent Spring Break Brawls in Miami Beach Sees Over 100 Arrested
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Miami Beach officers injured trying to disperse hundreds of partying spring breakers
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Florida woman pretending to be plastic surgeon arrested after bad nose surgery, police say
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Psych Eval For Accused Stuffed Doll Assailant
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Man Allegedly Cut Off Grandfather's Ears, Said He Wanted Him to Join Grandmother in Death
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A Zoom hearing for her domestic violence case went viral. Now people are blaming her, she says.
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'Maybe You Haven't Gotten the Message': Man Who Drove Without a License Appears in Remote Court Hearing from Driver's Seat of SUV
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What Democrats can (realistically) do about gun violence • FactCheck: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check"
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"I wish for a world without lawyers" :)
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Judges:

Former AG Says Judge Routinely Uses ‘B’ And ‘C’ Words For Women… And That’s Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
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The urgent need for court expansion • Don’t pack the court
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‘RBG’ would certainly encourage women to take control of their finances
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Pandemic redefines 'public' access to government meetings
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Ninth Circuit Poses Sticking Point for Lower Court Expansion
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Wall Street:

Dow futures climb ahead of Monday's market open
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Dow Extends Winning Streak to Six Sessions • U.S. stocks close mixed as Dow notches fifth straight record high
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An unexpectedly sharp economic rebound could kickstart a massive shakeup that's almost certain to drag stocks lower
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Goldman CEO’s Year of Empty Offices, Island Getaways and Strife
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Oh, that Hertz: Protecting Unsophisticated Investors from Buying Stock in Bankrupt Companies
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Warren Says ‘Big Sharks’ Citadel, Robinhood Prey On Customers
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Layoffs:

The U.S. Lost 120,000 Oil & Gas Jobs In 2020
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The digital bots coming for office jobs
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VW to cut up to 4,000 jobs via early retirement, sources say
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WPS set to lay off 128
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UTHSC announces layoffs for dozens of employees, hiring freeze
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Former Art Van employees win $2M hardship fund from private equity firm
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Utilities:

Lawsuits or bankruptcies? Long horns of Texas power price dilemma
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Texas Power Retailer Griddy Heads Toward Bankruptcy Filing
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Texas Grid Operator Held Financing Talks With Goldman, Others as Energy Buyers Balk at Covering Shortfall
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Exelon Calls for Repealing $9,000 Power Prices From Texas Crisis
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Everybody is going to end up paying for Texas' climate crisis
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Texas Governor Clashes With Lieutenant Over Blackout Overcharges • Texas split over repricing '$16 billion error' in wake of storm
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Texas power regulator cuts service fees, takes no action on repricing
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The rise of wind power in the U.S.
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Crumbling infrastructure leaves water buckets, boil water notices, as a way of life for some in Mississippi's capital • A month without water: In Jackson, Mississippi, struggling residents fear next outage
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Blackstone and investors get zapped with bet on Mexico's electricity market
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ERCOT Won't Release Records on Preparedness
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California Deregulation Didn't Work Either
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In wake of Texas power crisis, US Senate examines threats to grid resilience
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Healthcare:

Give us a chance to vet Mercy Hospital's buyer, community group says
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Public Hospital Bankruptcies and an Evolving Functional Interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code
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Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in the U.S.
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Covid vaccine skepticism will prevent U.S. from reaching normalcy, ICU doctor says • Fauci warns of another COVID-19 surge, urges Trump to tell supporters to be vaccinated • Fauci Says Vaccine Hesitancy Among Republicans Poses a Big Risk • Concern about Republican vaccine hesitancy is growing • US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
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Dentists, veterinarians and med students authorized to administer Covid shots as Biden expands vaccine program
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Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line
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Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
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'Mask up, America!' Texas abandons COVID-19 mask mandate — health experts say that's a really, really bad idea
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Maskless Visitors Descend on Texas Beaches After COVID Curbs Lifted
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364,000 people would be alive today if US had SF's COVID numbers, expert says
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How much protection you get from one shot of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna vaccines, according to the best available data
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Wealthy people are taking COVID-19 vaccines allotted for others
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As the US vaccine rollout ramps up, here's who's next in line: younger adults, restaurant employees, and grocery workers
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Graphing the pandemic
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Biden FactCheck: “When I came into office, the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults in America”
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Fauci: CDC "analyzing" data that could change distancing guidelines to 3 feet
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82% of fathers say they could have used more emotional support during pandemic — 68% of mothers say the same: study
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Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve COVID mystery
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Dr. Fauci on the lessons learned from the pandemic: ‘I realized how much I don’t know’
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Infectious diseases expert: COVID variants are a "whole new ballgame"
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The frustrating reality of having vaccine-hesitant family members
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Hundreds of covid cases reported at Tesla plant following Musk's defiant reopening, county data shows
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A judge said the city of Austin can have its mask mandate in place for at least 2 weeks as Texas rolls back its own statewide mandate
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Woman Arrested For Resisting, Trespass After Not Wearing Mask Inside Texas Bank • Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank
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Las Vegas Strip sees big crowds as capacity limits set to ease
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‘Granny shouldn’t be out here’: Maskless spring breakers flout Florida's South Beach COVID-19 rules • Florida GOP Rules Out COVID Curbs Despite Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci Warnings
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ICE has no clear plan to vaccinate thousands of detainees
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U.S. joins Asian countries in pledging up to 1 billion doses to other nations
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As vaccine nationalism deepens, governments pay to bring production home
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WHO says AstraZeneca vaccinations should continue as some nations halt rollout amid concerns • Norway Reports Three Blood Clot Cases After AstraZeneca Shot • Ireland halts AstraZeneca vaccines • AstraZeneca Says No Evidence Vaccine Increases Blood-Clot Risk • AstraZeneca’s EU Vaccine Disaster Deepens on Clots, Nationalism • Ireland, Netherlands latest to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears
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The backlash against Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is real and risky — here’s exactly how to make the rollout a success
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US is on track to beat Biden's goal for all adults to be eligible for a vaccine by May 1, as nearly 20% of Americans have received a shot
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Biden’s Gamble on Covid Vaccines Depends on a Lot Going Right
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A case of bad timing: Eligible, or nearly so, for the vaccine, they got the coronavirus instead
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Cuomo signs law requiring bosses to offer time off for Covid-19 vaccinations
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Fauci's "most difficult decision" in March of 2020
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COVID antibiotic use raises concern for rising resistance
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Economy:

Spiking energy leads wholesale prices up 0.5% in February • US Producer Prices Rise
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Q1 GDP Forecasts: Around 5.5% SAAR • Goldman Sachs predicts U.S. economy will grow 8% this year
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What happened to the median wage in 2020?
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Gallup: Americans' mood hits 16-month high
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Rises in Early March to a One-Year High
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Fed to stay dovish as Powell channels his inner- Gary Cooper calm • Jerome Powell can't take his eyes off the job market
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Markets set up for disappointment from Fed meeting as bond yields renew rise
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Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
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Biden has launched the second war on poverty
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What used cars tell us about the risk of too much inflation hitting the economy
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'I can’t possibly afford it': how Covid has dashed retirement dreams
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Biden says July 4 could become Independence Day from the coronavirus in the US
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IRS started processing stimulus checks Friday, money begins arriving in accounts • A big beneficiary of the $1.9 trillion aid bill: Working-class and middle-class households • Some Americans have already received the third stimulus payment • Here’s how to get a bigger stimulus check using your tax return • A family of 4 can get up to $5,600 with the third stimulus—what this family wealth advisor says to do with it • The Democrats' coronavirus relief package is popular. Republicans hope to dent it • Americans can now start tracking the status of their $1,400 stimulus checks • How Trump’s team amassed a $1 trillion war chest for Biden to deploy • Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan • The Most Economically Liberal Legislation in Decades • $10,200 in unemployment benefits won't be taxed thanks to American Rescue Plan • Bitcoin? Food? Debt? How most Americans actually plan to spend their stimulus checks
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New $1,400 stimulus checks could be garnished for unpaid debts. Some are calling for that to change
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U.S. Democrats push to make COVID-19 relief bill aid to the poor permanent
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Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Face Ire Over Timing of Stimulus Checks
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White House Says Next Round in $15 Minimum Wage Fight Will Begin This Week
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Treasury Secretary Yellen says the stimulus bill will get the economy back on track 'quickly,' with near full employment next year • Treasury Secretary says economy can have 'near full employment' next year
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Democratic centrists balk at more red ink after Covid spending spree
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Next Biden agenda items on immigration and infrastructure already running into trouble
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Millions of parents will get $3,600 per child this year. For working moms, it's a 'total game changer.'
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A former Obama economic advisor says inflation warnings about the new stimulus bill are 'absurd' - here's why • Yellen Says U.S. Inflation Risk Remains Small, ‘Manageable’
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Grocery prices soar the most in a decade in 2020, how does 2021 look?
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Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?
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The IRS is behind in processing nearly 7 million tax returns, slowing refunds as it implements new stimulus
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MIT study: Paying with credit cards creates ‘cravings’ for more spending
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As Maryland relaxes capacity limits, businesses proceed with caution • GOP governor: Time for 'heavy-handed' COVID-19 restrictions to fall by the 'wayside' • ‘I’d Much Rather Be in Florida’ • After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal • Virus tolls similar despite governors’ contrasting actions • Biden's new Covid workplace rules set to collide with reopenings • Most of California to reopen as vaccine eligibility expands • Once a virus epicenter, Los Angeles set to reopen - partly
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When can Americans go back to concerts and travel? Soon, Wall Street is betting
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Biden Must Keep His Foot on the Gas for a Full Covid Recovery
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The pandemic's billionaire boom
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White House Weighs How to Pay for Long-Term Economic Program
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Yellen Says Biden Administration Undecided on Wealth Tax • Poll: Majority say wealth tax is part of the solution to wealth inequality
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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other billionaires reportedly made more than $360 billion during the pandemic
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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has turned down an invite from Bernie Sanders to testify before the Senate about income inequality
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Tax Hikes on Rich Loom if Treasury Revives Hard Look at Estates
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Biden Eyes First Major Tax Hike Since 1993 in Next Economic Plan
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The Legacy of the Lost Year Will Be Devastating Inequality
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Wounded by both a pandemic and recession, millennials are reliving the history of 100 years ago
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Persistent COVID-19: Exploring potential economic implications
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Global Baby Drought of Covid-19 Crisis Risks Population Crunch
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A Georgia barbershop struggles to make it through the pandemic
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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:

Current Developments with Rent Obligations in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies
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America has seen a 'nationalization of leases' — and it could leave renters vulnerable to eviction amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Homes in poor neighborhoods are taxed at roughly twice the rate of those in rich areas, study shows
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Black Knight: Number of Homeowners in COVID-19-Related Forbearance Plans Decreased
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South Carolina Real Estate in February: Sales Up 13% YoY, Inventory Down 46% YoY
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MBA: Share of Second Home and Investor Mortgage Applications
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Mortgage Equity Withdrawal in Q4 2020
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The Office Is Reserved for Creative Minds in Lego’s Covid Plan
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With summer in sight, Goldman Sachs starts return-to-office push
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Office property values could plunge by 54% if work-from-home lasts: Fitch
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Hammerson Slashes $2.8 Billion From Malls Hit by Lockdowns
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This REIT Survived Bankruptcy: These Are the 2 Keys to a Recovery
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Bankrupt Bay Area developer in SEC fraud case quits real estate empire
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4 Trump buildings in NYC, part of DA's probe, also grapple with slumping profits
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Municipalities:

Mayors decry partisanship over covid relief, saying city needs are real
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20 Louisiana towns and cities on the brink of bankruptcy. Can they recover?
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Recognizing Taxpayers as Stakeholders in Municipal Bankruptcies
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Mapped: The United States of Debt
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In some cities, the pandemic’s economic pain may continue for a decade
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Oil/Gas:

HighPoint Files for Bankruptcy, Set to Be Bought by Bonanza
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JP Morgan: U.S. Shale Production Set To Climb
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U.S. shale prioritizing debt over drilling, just as OPEC predicted
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Biden’s Energy Secretary To Oil Industry: Adapt Or Die
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U.S. oil & gas rig count falls for first time since November: Baker Hughes
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'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill
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The future of Big Oil flaring in the Permian Basin and the climate challenge
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Peugeot wants to go free of pure ICE by 2023
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Crypto:

Bitcoin surpasses $60,000 in record high as rally accelerates
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Bitcoin's record-breaking surge means one man ended up paying £440m for two pizzas
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Climate:

Summer could last six months by 2100 without efforts to reduce global warming, study finds
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A megadrought is parching 77 percent of the Western US
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Biden eyes tougher approach to measuring impact of greenhouse gases
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Renewables insurer unfazed by Texas freeze but extreme weather risks set to rise
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Winter Storm Batters Western States
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Politics:

U.S. Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand call on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign • New York Reports New Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior by Andrew Cuomo • With Cuomo under fire, No. 2 Kathy Hochul treads carefully • Prediction markets bet against Gov. Cuomo amid calls for resignation • Cuomo defiant as Democrats in Congress say he should go • Cuomo has no safety net amid flurry of sexual harassment accusations • Inside Cuomo's Toxic Workplace • Cuomo again refuses to resign despite mounting pressure • Andrew Cuomo is facing an extraordinary rebuke from his own party • Andrew Cuomo Subjected Ex-Wife Kerry Kennedy to ‘Instances of Physical Abuse’: Report • Andrew Cuomo’s ex-wife, RFK’s daughter Kerry Kennedy, ‘slept in locked bathroom when he was home during divorce’ • New York's Congressional Democrats Ditch Andrew Cuomo by the Double-Digits, Including 10 Reps and Two Top Senators • An Impeachment of Andrew Cuomo Will Be a Giant Mess. Here's Why • Cuomo staffers have stopped showing up to work as scandals mount • The Rise and Fall of Andrew Cuomo • Pelosi: Cuomo should 'look inside his heart' to see if he can 'govern effectively' • Reports: Cuomo 'vaccine czar' called local officials to gauge loyalty • Dem County Executive Feared Cuomo Adviser Leveraging COVID-19 Vaccines for Loyalty Amid Sexual Harassment Claims: Report • New York GOP’s bet to take down Cuomo: Do nothing • Bill de Blasio Predicts Cuomo Will Resign Just Before Being Impeached • Biden addresses calls for Cuomo to resign • Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe
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Mitch McConnell has been accused of making 'silly' and 'cynical' remarks about Democrats, who he said were trying to take credit for stimulus efforts • GOP goes on the attack against Biden relief bill • Rep. Tlaib Calls Out GOP for Taking 'Credit' After Passage of Stimulus Plan • Fox Host Confronts GOP Senator Over Opposition to Popular Stimulus Bill
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A quarter of Congress has yet to get vaccinated against COVID-19, delaying return of full-legislative sessions • Vaccine brawl riles House
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Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile. Instead, he’s adrift.
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Dog Rescue Charity Funnels Money to Trump
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GOP Shouldn't Punish Officials Opposing Trump, Say 94% of White Republican College Grads
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GOP Polling Firm Finds Just 15 Percent of Republican Hold Anti-Trump Views
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Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class
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House Democrats draw the line: No bipartisan cooperation with Republicans who questioned the election
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Lauren Boebert's tall tale about a man's death that led her to pack heat
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A GOP lawmaker says the 'quality' of a vote matters. Critics say that's 'straight out of Jim Crow.'
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Stacey Abrams: Georgia bills restricting voting access "a redux of Jim Crow"
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Democratic majority shrinks, but finds unity
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Biden's sweeping ambitions delight liberals - but pose political risks for his party
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Poll: Approval of Biden's handling of coronavirus ticks up to 65 percent
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History reveals that getting rid of the filibuster is the only option • Filibuster a quandary for Senate Democrats • The state of the filibuster, explained • Stacey Abrams: 'I don't believe that it's necessary to wholly eliminate the filibuster' • FactCheck: “The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers” • 'A tremendous sea change': Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster
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Top Georgia Republican says he won't run for Senate
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Biden's promises on pandemic create political risk
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Biden promises vaccine eligibility for all adults by May 1. Will it happen?
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After a decade, congressional earmarks are back - with some strings attached • Push to Revive Earmarks Splits GOP
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Family members worry their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist. She thinks they're living in a fantasy world.
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After 50 days as president, Biden still hasn't given a news conference
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Trump hinted at Lara Trump's rumored Senate run during a speech at a fundraiser for dogs at Mar-a-Lago
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Trump prophet Jeremiah Johnson who predicted 2020 victory ends ministry
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Corporate Heavyweights Come Out Against Voting-Restriction Measures by Georgia GOP
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Student Debt:

Student loan debt relief should be targeted to those who need it
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Here’s the average interest rate on private and federal student loans—plus what to look out for
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Biden’s $1.9 trillion ‘rescue plan’ eliminates taxes on cancelled student loan debt
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2 million Americans have been repaying their federal student-loans for 20 years
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Fraud:

Elizabeth Holmes trial likely delayed because she’s pregnant
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Religion:

Deadline for filing sex abuse claims against Syracuse Catholic Diocese is approaching
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Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims
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Pastors are leaving their congregation after losing their churchgoers to QAnon
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Vatican excludes gay union blessing as God ‘can’t bless sin’
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Finance:

Apollo ends talks with Greensill Capital's administrators - sources
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Tourism:

Apollo Bets A New Roaring '20s Will Revive Vegas After Vaccines
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Maritime:

To bid or not to bid: Credit bidding in vessel sales pendente lite
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 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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Plan Confirmation:

A New Standard for Chapter 11 Cramdown Plans – The Third Circuit Court of Appeal’s Refusal to Strictly Enforce Subordination Agreements in Non-Consensual Plans of Reorganization
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UST:

National Consumer Bankruptcy Law Firm Agrees to Pay More than $300,000 in Relief to Consumers and to a Six-Year Practice Ban in Settlement with U.S. Trustee Program
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Avoidance Actions:

What Legal Professionals Should Know About Fraudulent Transfers, Solvency Analysis
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Trustees:

BK ED and WD AR Seek Ch. 7 Trustee
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Windstream Holdings: It's a Wonderful Case
(DBN)

Where to Start When Winding Down a Business?
(DBN)

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Equity Interests:

The Case for a Bankruptcy Shareholder Ombudsman
(DBN)

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Ch. 7:

Self-Representation and the Dismissal of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases
(DBN)

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D&O:

Delaware Court Rejects D&O Insurers’ Uninsurability Defense
(DBN)

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D&O:

Del. Sup. Ct. Rules for Insureds in Long-Running Dole Foods D&O Insurance Coverage Dispute
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Privilege:

Taking the Fifth in a Civil Context
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Aviation:

Air travel is picking up as TSA records highest passenger screenings in nearly a year
(DBN)

'Book travel as soon as possible.' Americans are flying again — and soon it could be hard to find vacation discounts
(DBN)

U.S. passenger airline traffic fell 63% in January: USDOT
(DBN)

Maskless, boozing JetBlue passenger faces $14,500 FAA fine
(DBN)

'I Have to Pee': Maskless Man Urinated on Airline Flight in Front of Everyone After Swatting Attendant, Says FBI
(DBN)

United Airlines CEO on losing employees to the coronavirus
(DBN)

Lack of Business Travel Has Saved German Firms 50 Billion Euros
(DBN)

Cooking Oil Could Fuel Your Next Flight
(DBN)

Transportation gets a big boost in recovery package but still faces an uncertain future
(DBN)

British Airways Presses U.K. for Clear Plan to Reopen Travel • British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions
(DBN)

Vaccine passports to travel freely are still a dream—except in China
(DBN)

South American airlines brace for flight cuts as second wave of virus rages in Brazil
(DBN)

Norwegian Air looks to shareholders and creditors to survive
(DBN)

Virgin Atlantic set to raise 160 million pounds in new financing
(DBN)

Singapore and Australia airline stocks surge after talks on air travel bubble
(DBN)

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Non-Profits:

NRA asks bankruptcy judge to block attorney general deposition of board member
(DBN)

Do Nonprofits Need to Comply with the Absolute Priority Rule?
(DBN)

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Education:

Lender Seizes NYC Private School’s Classrooms After Debt Talks
(DBN)

College now costs too much for many students
(DBN)

America's unequal return to classrooms
(DBN)

Amid Pandemic, 79% of K-12 Parents Support In-Person School
(DBN)

Coronavirus and schools: Reflections on education one year into the pandemic
(DBN)

As School Comes Back, Many Parents Have Moved On
(DBN)

These college students worry they may not graduate on time due to the coronavirus pandemic
(DBN)

Duke University puts entire undergraduate population into quarantine • Duke students on Covid-19 lockdown for a week due to 'rapidly escalating' outbreak
(DBN)

An optimistic look at how teachers will lift schools from pandemic's ravages
(DBN)

Biden's push for equity faces critical test amid shifting strategies to open schools
(DBN)

Biden's Covid relief won't shield many public colleges from pandemic's blow
(DBN)

Covid Didn't Stop Our Catholic School From Serving Students
(DBN)

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Child Care:

CDC updates safety guidelines for child care centers as many struggle to stay in business
(DBN)

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Coal:

This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Companies Owe Millions More in Environmental Fines
(DBN)

Colombia Will Back Its Coal Industry For Decades To Come
(DBN)

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Sports:

The covid problems at conference tournaments should be a warning sign for the NCAA
(DBN)

ACC and Big 12 tournaments beset with COVID troubles
(DBN)

Virginia out of ACC tournament with positive test, leaving NCAA tournament future unclear
(DBN)

International Olympic Committee to buy COVID vaccines from China for athletes
(DBN)

March Madness Is a Moneymaker. Most Schools Still Operate in Red.
(DBN)

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Hotels:

The atmosphere is grim at Trump's deserted Washington DC hotel as the MAGA crowd skips town, says report
(DBN)

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Banking:

Fed to Decide on Extending Emergency Capital Relief for Big Banks
(DBN)

New Clawback Provisions in Response to Citi Mistaken Transfers
(DBN)

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Retailing:

Covid-19 Rewrote the Rules of Shopping. What Is Next?
(DBN)

Christopher & Banks CEO is out following brand's acquisition in Ch. 11
(DBN)

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Movie Theaters:

Movie Theaters Set to Rebound in 2021, But Only to 1980s Levels
(DBN)

AMC theaters to start reopening in Los Angeles on Monday
(DBN)

AMC Entertainment stock surges toward a 4-week win streak, says nearly 90% of U.S. theaters were open
(DBN)

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Nursing Homes:

'Just cruel at this point': Nursing homes push to reopen for visits, hugs after COVID-19 vaccine
(DBN)

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Cruise Lines:

Carnival Corp CEO sees minimum of two more tough years for cruise industry: FT
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Venezuela announces deal with individual creditors
(DBN)

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UK:

CVAs – a quick guide for UK landlords and other creditors when faced with a CVA proposal
(DBN)

The ‘Brave New World’ of UK Insolvency Following Brexit
(DBN)

UK court provides further clarity on the ‘coronavirus test’ for winding up petitions
(DBN)

UK Government announces that restrictions on forfeiture will be extended
(DBN)

U.K.’s Delayed Opening Plan for Hospitality Gets Legal Challenge
(DBN)

As U.K. eases COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Pandemic Year 2 provides equal helpings of anxiety and hope
(DBN)

Virgin Active warns of collapse if creditors block restructuring plan
(DBN)

‘No doubt’ there will be further Covid waves in autumn, says UK’s chief statistician
(DBN)

U.K. police criticized for response to vigil for slain Sarah Everard
(DBN)

British tabloid claims Oprah Winfrey 'seriously misled' viewers in royal interview
(DBN)

Lockdown hits UK GDP less than feared, but Brexit pummels trade
(DBN)

Britain's Burberry to beat forecasts after sales rebound
(DBN)

Magazine cover showing Queen Elizabeth II kneeling on Meghan's neck sparks outrage
(DBN)

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EU:

Europe Stays in Lockdown Mode
(DBN)

While Americans faced stimulus check uncertainty, Europe paid to keep workers employed
(DBN)

Biden's promise of widespread vaccinations by summer prompts frustration in slower-moving Europe
(DBN)

Fauci points to Covid surge in Europe as warning against lifting U.S. restrictions right now
(DBN)

ECB plans to ramp up bond buying to tackle surging yields
(DBN)

Europe Confronts a Covid-19 Rebound as Vaccine Hopes Recede
(WSJ)

Europe's new coronavirus spike is a warning to the U.S.
(DBN)

AstraZeneca Warns Europe of Large Delivery Shortfall, Blaming Export Curbs
(DBN)

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PIIGS:

Italians Flock to Parks, Rush to Get Haircut Before New Lockdown • Italy reports 264 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, 21,315 new cases • Italy aims to vaccinate at least 80% of population by end of September • 'We are weary': Life in Italy, one year after national lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19
(DBN)

Spain Approves 11 Billion-Euro Package to Help Indebted Firms • Spain moves to help crisis-hit companies stave off insolvency
(DBN)

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Canada:

Canada Households Record 9.3% Gain in Net Worth in 2020
(DBN)

Canada Adds 259,200 Jobs in February
(DBN)

Lagging vaccination rate puts Canadian factories at competitive disadvantage
(DBN)

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Brazil:

'Covid is taking over': Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic
(DBN)

Brazil Retail Sales Fell in January as Aid Payments Ended
(DBN)

Brazil Is Shunned as a Covid Superspreader by Nervous Neighbors
(DBN)

Police blitz targets parties driving Brazil's deadly COVID-19 surge
(DBN)

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Germany:

German COVID cases could revisit December peak in April
(DBN)

Merkel’s Party Heads for State Defeats and It Could Get Worse
(DBN)

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France:

Paris may face new lockdown as ICUs fill up • COVID-19 situation in Paris area extremely tense: French PM • French must avoid lockdown as infections hold above 26,000: PM says
(DBN)

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China:

China accelerating bankruptcy process of heavily indebted firms
(DBN)

China Becomes First Major Economy to Start Withdrawing Pandemic Stimulus Efforts
(DBN)

China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022
(DBN)

China's Youthful, Debt-Fueled Spending Spree Sparks a Reckoning
(DBN)

China’s young people struggle to find jobs as unemployment rate holds at 13.1%
(DBN)

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MENA:

S&P Says Gulf Banks Face Long Climb to Recovery After 2020 Shock
(DBN)

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Australia:

Sydney Confirms First Community Covid Case in Over 50 Days
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong orders compulsory coronavirus testing after gym cluster hits financial community
(DBN)

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