November 12, 2021

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Law:

Big Law Agrees: Give Attorneys Flexibility as Offices Reopen
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Survey Results: Remote Working Tech Bridged The Gap During The Pandemic
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Great Resignation Or Great Retirement?
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Return to Office Results Released – November
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Biglaw Firms In Search Of Attorney Talent Are Now Offering Up Referral Bonuses
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Racial Gaps in Bankruptcy Advice Expose Lawyers’ Blind Spots
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NRF hikes NQ salary to £95k as White & Case hits £140k
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Some law firms try to keep their lawyers under the radar in misguided effort to keep them
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Another lawyer drops his pants to get through courthouse metal detector
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The Oldest Partnership In Biglaw
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Lawyers Should Admit More Often When They Are Wrong
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Failed The Bar Exam? Have You Considered A Lawsuit?
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Disgraced Legal Scion Alex Murdaugh Denied Bail Again After Judge Determines He 'Is a Danger Both to Himself and His Community'
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Doctor who allegedly brandished a gun during online bankruptcy hearing faces possible criminal contempt
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Feds Seek Top-End Prison Sentence For Biglaw Partner
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Discover the man behind ‘12 Angry Men’ and the real-life case that inspired him
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Ok Boomer — The Approaching DiZruption Of Legal Education By Generation Z
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Ambidextrous Fortune 500 GC Wows The World With His Art On TikTok
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When Suspending A Law Professor Isn't Enough
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Law Student Goes 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, But Not For Legal Experience
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Only 2 women make list of most cited legal scholars
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Michigan's AG got drunk before a football game and wrote about it on Facebook
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Lawyer disbarred for misusing parking placard
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Yes, It's Time To Eliminate The Bar Exam As We Know It
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CIA Director Warned: We're Close to a Right Wing Coup
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Trump looks to appeals court to keep records from Jan. 6 probe after judge rejects emergency bid again Federal Appeals Court Blocks Release of Trump Documents For Now 'Presidents Are Not Kings, and Plaintiff Is Not President': Federal Judge Rejects Trump's Attempt to Block the National Archives from Complying with Jan. 6 Committee Investigation Supreme Court's Watergate-era rulings against Nixon may end Trump's executive privilege claims Pressure builds on Meadows to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee as White House rejects his executive privilege claims Jan. 6 panel warns Meadows may face contempt if he's a deposition no-show
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D.C. officials stew after Jan. 6 prisoners’ complaints prompt federal pull-out from jail
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Lawyers and staffers at just 3 BigLaw firms gave more money to Trump than Biden
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They raised millions for Trump, spent barely any of it on him. Now they’re indicted.
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Another UAW official charged with looting union coffers
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U.S. prosecutors seek longest prison sentences yet for Capitol rioters Ex-MMA Fighter Who Punched a Cop at Capitol Gets More Than 3 Years in Prison, in Debut Sentence for Jan. 6-Related Assault Case Prosecutors Ask Judge to Sentence Jacob Chansley to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Crime 'Against This Country and Democracy' Prince Harry says he warned TWITTER CEO coup was about to happen day before Capitol riot Jan. 6 panel eyeing 5 people near Pence: report Jan. 6 call logs show senior DOJ officials spoke with Pence, White House An Oath Keeper says he protected a police officer on Jan. 6. The cop says that’s false Suspect in Capitol riot attack on officer arrested after another suspect identifies him
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Domestic extremists pushing violence against Congress, school and health officials, DHS bulletin says
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Did state’s own witnesses hurt Rittenhouse case? Legal experts see strategic missteps by lead prosecutor in Rittenhouse trial Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down in tears as he testifies during his homicide trial Judge admonishes prosecutor in Rittenhouse trial Rittenhouse takes stand in risky move by defense Woman Seen Comforting Kyle Rittenhouse's Mom in Court Is Actually a Consultant Who Selected 'Perfect Juror' for O.J. Simpson Trial Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down on Witness Stand While Testifying About the Man Who 'Ambushed' Him and 'Threatened to Kill' Him Twice Judge Refuses to Immediately Shut Down Case; Bars Prosecution from Bringing Up 'Free as F***' Shirt After Kyle Rittenhouse's Emotional Outburst Furious Judge Repeatedly Dresses Down Kyle Rittenhouse Prosecutor: 'I Don't Want to Have Another Issue' Kyle Rittenhouse's fatal shootings during Kenosha unrest unfolded in seconds, expert says Explainer: Prosecutor’s questions to Rittenhouse anger judge Judge asks Rittenhouse prosecutor about look on his face Kyle Rittenhouse sobbing shows what's wrong with America The Lost Boys: Rittenhouse and His Victims Rittenhouse's emotional display could fortify his defense, legal observers say Rittenhouse gives account of shootings: ‘I defended myself’ 'This Is Not a Political Trial': Judge Asks Kyle Rittenhouse Prosecutor Why He Probed Bias of 'Commentator' Who Flew in to Record 'ANTIFA' in Kenosha Kyle Rittenhouse 'was an active shooter,' according to wounded paramedic Enhanced drone video shows the first of two fatal shootings by Kyle Rittenhouse A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony Judge buys Rittenhouse lawyer’s inane argument that Apple’s pinch-to-zoom manipulates footage Bill Ackman Says He Believes Kyle Rittenhouse Acted in Self Defense The Tragic Danger of Kyle Rittenhouse Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Judge Asks Jury to Applaud Defense Witness
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Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery `trapped like a rat’ before slaying Defense attorney in Ahmaud Arbery killing trial: ‘We don’t want any more Black pastors’ in the courtroom Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury Georgia Homeowner Testifies That He Never Authorized Men Accused of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery to Confront Anyone at His Property
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Will Supreme Court accept Biden's vaccine 'work-around' as constitutional?
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Travis Scott repeatedly bragged about hurt, unconscious concertgoers Travis Scott went to an Astroworld afterparty at Dave & Buster's, source says Face-to-face with death at Astroworld Astroworld death toll at 9 after 22-year-old Texas A&M student dies Bloody shirts and stomped-on phones: Attorney describes 'nightmarish' scene at Astroworld 70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe
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Civil rights groups press White House on clemency for inmates released during pandemic
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U.S. moves to speed up deportation process for certain unauthorized migrants
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Warren presses Biden on pardons for nonviolent cannabis convictions
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Andrew Cuomo and Accuser's 'Highly Confidential' Interviews Among Flood of Documents Released by New York Attorney General
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Rust shooting: prosecutor rejects conspiracy theory of sabotage plot Crew member files first lawsuit over "Rust" movie set shooting Additional live rounds found on 'Rust' set, Santa Fe DA says
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BLM leader threatens ‘riots, fire, bloodshed’ in NYC if Eric Adams gets tough on crime
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Black officer whose chief left KKK note files complaint
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2nd Circuit upholds temporary seizure of guns from people taken to mental health facilities
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Man Who Drove to Police Station with Son’s Corpse in Trunk and Confessed to Killing All Three of His Kids Gets Three Life Sentences
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Man gets 28 years for leaving his daughter to die in burning car during a police chase
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South Dakota House votes to begin 'unprecedented' impeachment probe of AG
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‘I Cut Her Head Off and Set Her on Fire’: Ohio Man Allegedly Killed and Decapitated Adoptive Mother in Front of a Child, Blamed the 'Holy Spirit'
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Rep. Ilhan Omar says a man who called her office and said 'tell her I'm going to kill her today' has been convicted of threatening lawmakers
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GOP leaders say little to condemn violent political actions
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Central Park jogger attacked, sexually assaulted near ice rink, police say
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Elderly Indiana Couple Murdered in Their Own Home Days After Wife Complained to Mayor About Public Safety
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Celebrities among those targeted in spate of follow-home robberies, LAPD says

'Irresponsible and Reckless' Father Sentenced to 4 years in Federal Prison for His Children's Hot Car Deaths
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Executioner was convinced he would be condemned to hell; others also suffer long-term effects
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Judges:

From college dropout to bankruptcy judge
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Justice Breyer Gets Lots of Laughs About 'Salt' and His 'Kale Shop' During Oral Arguments About Digital Billboard Ban in Austin, Texas
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The Supreme Court’s Latest Gun Case Made a Mockery of Originalism
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Man Who Masterminded Children's Kidnapping Also Plotted to Murder Family Court Judge: Prosecutors
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Judge gets reprimand partly for this Facebook advice to shoplifters: To avoid arrests, don’t sport green hair
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Judge’s ringtone revealed to be Trump’s rally theme tune
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Judge is suspended for jailing spectator after she refused drug test
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Congress Wants Some Answers About Federal Judges Hiring The 'I HATE BLACK PEOPLE' Law School Student
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise slightly as Wall Street looks to avoid losing week amid high inflation
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The stock market is happy; the bond market is showing worry
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Wall Street Is Offering 8-Figure Pay Packages To Woo Top Talent
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Why the hottest inflation in 3 decades isn't rattling stock-market bulls
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Layoffs:

200 workers lose jobs as major SC bakery declares bankruptcy, shuts down
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North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges
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'Gut punch to the community.' Plaquemines Parish braces for fallout from Alliance Refinery closure - Hundreds of jobs expected to be lost in plant shuttering
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Wall Street Plans Large Job Cuts As Remote Work And Tech Take Over
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Luminant Mining Company to lay off 160 Tatum facility employees
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Stellantis to lay off around 400
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Over 200 employees to be laid off due to closing of Eckerd Connects
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Sports:

Vikings Running Back Dalvin Cook Sued For Imprisonment And Battery
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Education:

College tuition increased at historically low rates this year
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Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading
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Federal judge overturns Texas mask mandate ban for public schools Federal Judge Swats Down Texas 'Just Let Kids Die In School' Law
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Autos:

EV start-up Rivian is valued above $90 billion after market debut, higher than GM or Ford Rivian, with zero sales, is now worth more than Ford or GM ‘Next Tesla’ Tag Takes Rivian to $90 Billion Value Without Sales Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe is worth $2.2 billion after his company’s two-day IPO pop
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Manchin Opposes Bonus EV Tax Credit for Union-Made Cars
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Tesla's quickly becoming the most popular luxury car in the US, now outselling Mercedes
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Lordstown Motors delays Endurance EV pickup production due to supplier issues Lordstown posts narrower loss, pushes pickup production to later in 2022
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Toyota to Make Up Production Starting in Dec.
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Accounting:

KPMG Sued for $600 Million Over Alleged Sloppy Auditing in Dubai’s Abraaj Scandal
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Trucking:

Embark CEO sees supply chain crisis as ‘inflection point’ for autonomous trucks
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A trucker explains the truck driver shortage: We're 'tired of carrying the country on our backs'
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A 20-year truck-driving veteran explains why the solution to the supply-chain crisis is in sight but greed is getting in the way
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Coal:

Coal Mines Seen Belching Worst Australia Methane Cloud This Year
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Economy:

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 267,000
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U.S. consumer prices jump 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in more than 30 years Yellen Says Fed Wouldn’t Allow Repeat of 1970s-Level Inflation Annual inflation hits 30-year high
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Larry Summers warns global markets are bracing for Japan-style stagnation with central banks' policy levers at risk
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Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease Jeremy Grantham Says Fed Is Erring On Highest Inflation Since 1990 Inflation might be peaking, according to one key economic indicator U.S. Households Face Biggest Surge in Electricity Costs Since 2009 Maine residents brace for power rate hikes over 60% Most Expensive Gasoline in America Close to Record Highs US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices Heavy burden for consumers as holidays near: Soaring prices With few real options to halt inflation, Biden offers sympathy and potential supply chain fixes Inflation has taken away all the wage gains for workers and then some Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio Warns Inflation Is Driving Down Real Wealth Inflation in Atlanta Tops Major U.S. Cities With 7.9% Price Hike Home prices are now rising much faster than incomes, studies show Biden touts social spending bill as key to lowering prices Why Economists Got It So Wrong on U.S. Inflation The 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warns surging inflation isn't solely due to the economy reopening - and notes he predicted the spike Why it’s not quite time to panic about inflation Behind highest U.S. inflation rate in 31 years lurks fear that Federal Reserve has `lost control' of consumer prices Good luck escaping inflation — the biggest contributors to the 31-year high include rent, gas and groceries
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Seniors get the biggest Social Security raise in years — and it's already been eaten up by inflation
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Cramer doesn’t want to hear another word about stagflation after strong retail earnings
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Cleveland Fed: Median CPI increased 0.6% and Trimmed-mean CPI increased 0.7% in October BLS: CPI increased 0.9% in October, Core CPI increased 0.6%
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White House Team Weighing Fed Sees No Issue With Powell Trades
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Biden hopes to turn infrastructure bill into jobs quickly
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Americans have never been in so much debt
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Former senior Sanders adviser says full repeal of SALT tax cap is 'completely ridiculous' Wealthy Americans may get a tax cut 10 times bigger than a middle-class family in the Biden social spending bill
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Nancy Pelosi privately criticized the billionaires' tax plan as a PR stunt, prompting pushback from the Senate's top tax-writing Dem who argues it's a 'big mistake' to scrap it
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Manchin: Lawmakers can 'no longer ignore' inflation Manchin may delay Biden social spending plan over inflation McConnell ups pressure on Manchin, Sinema: They could sink spending plan
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Labor Is a Problem Around the World, Meat Supplier Says
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$283,927,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record in October
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Biden faces high stakes with progressives on Fed pick
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Biden appointing infrastructure chief
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Summers: 'Tragic error' if we spent too little on Biden agenda because of Covid recovery
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Toyota planning January return to US headquarters in Texas without vaccine mandate: report
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Some employers with just under 100 staff are wary of hiring more workers and being sucked into Biden's vaccine mandate, according to a report Data shows city worker Covid vaccine mandates are working LAPD Union’s Vaccine Mandate Challenge Rejected by Judge Mandates drive up vaccinations at colleges, despite leniency Republican-Led States Urge Judge to Speed Decision on Vaccine Mandate Port Industry Says Biden Vaccine Mandate Could Worsen Supply-Chain Crisis World gets tough on the unvaccinated
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Eric Clapton's Tour Opener Dropped Out After Rocker Compared Lockdown to Slavery
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Santas are in short supply because of the labor shortage and fears among older men of catching COVID-19
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60 Minutes investigates the supply chain crisis
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A new recruitment tool for employers — paying workers every day
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The unemployment rate among military spouses spiked during Covid
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The fuzzy logic of “fair” taxes
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LA-Bound Ships to Park Much Farther From the Port for Safety
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Cooperman Says $400,000 Income Doesn’t Make You Rich
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Manhattan just fell off America's top 20 most expensive ZIP codes This Is the Most Expensive Zip Code in America
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Paid family leave isn't a new fight. Here's a century's worth of attempts to get something passed.
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Lasting changes ahead for "Generation COVID"
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Job listings offering less than $15 an hour are starting to disappear in today's tight labor market
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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:

Your new apartment is someone's old office Cities with empty offices see new room to expand housing
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Homes Now Typically Sell in a Week, Forcing Buyers to Take Risks
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Housing: Inventory will Tell the Tale
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MBA: "Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease in the Third Quarter of 2021"
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Biden’s next inflation threat: The rent is too damn high
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Atherton Remains Nation’s Most Expensive Zip Code; Median Home Sale Price At $7,475,000
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Zillow Sells 2,000 Homes in Dismantling Its House-Flipping Business
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Zillow’s Home Sales Fatten Inventory for Wall Street Landlords
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The day she thought she paid off her house, she celebrated. Now, she faces eviction.
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The suburbs are winning in commercial real estate — and not just in the U.S.
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This Is the City Where People Are Making Most Money Selling Homes
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Municipalities:

Judge approves $626 million Flint water settlement
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'Nobody is above the law': Puerto Rico judge orders arrest of power company CEO
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices rise, with few U.S. government brakes available
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Crude Oil Is Back, And It Isn’t Going Anywhere
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Oil Heads for the Worst Run Since March as Biden May Intervene
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Saule Omarova, Biden’s pick for Treasury post, wants coal, oil and gas industries ‘to go bankrupt’
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Biden Team Debates Whether to Act Fast on Gas Prices or Wait
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-U.S. oil refiners bet the farm Biden will back them on biofuels
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Billions of dollars in infrastructure bill for charging could supercharge electric vehicle adoption
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Banking:

Ex-U.S. Bancorp Employee Claims Racist Lending Practices in Suit
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Coal:

Draft deal at UN climate talks calls for end to coal use
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Fund Perma Bear Clark Shuts Down Amid Historic Bull Market
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Religion:

'Sociopath' Priest Who Used Confession to Sexually Blackmail Boys Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
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Mass Torts:

Judge deals blow to Johnson & Johnson, moving talc bankruptcy case to N.J.
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U.S. judge halts Johnson & Johnson talc litigation for 60 days
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Why Johnson & Johnson Is in Bankruptcy Court Even Though It’s Not Bankrupt
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Mandatory Aggregation of Mass Tort Litigation in Bankruptcy
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Student Debt:

Struggles for veterans with student debt continue under Biden administration
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8.5 million student-loan borrowers get one more year with a company Elizabeth Warren says was 'caught lying to Congress about its atrocious record of fines and penalties'
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District Court Overturns Decision Regarding Brunner Standard and Dischargeability of Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy
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Ride Hailing:

With relief deal, New York City taxi drivers no longer face 'debt beyond their lifetime'
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Defense:

Hypersonic Sticker Shock: U.S. Weapons May Run $106 Million Each
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Mail:

Postal Service loss nearly halved
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Peñitas city manager pleads guilty to bribery, bankruptcy fraud
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Cruise Lines:

Record Number of Cruise Ships Scrapped at Alang in the Past 12 Months
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Fraud:

Elizabeth Holmes case draws closer to end as government will rest next week Theranos Investor Details His Frustration With Elizabeth Holmes Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial say they'll likely rest their case next week. Here's why that's probably a good thing for the Theranos founder.
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Florida woman, 82, loses more than $700,000 in ‘grandparent scam’
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California parent sentenced to 6 weeks in college admissions scheme
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Former UAW officer accused of embezzling $2 million
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Politics:

GOP billionaire Ken Langone says he will hold a fundraiser for Democrat Joe Manchin, who has worked to shrink Biden’s agenda
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GOP spares infrastructure defectors
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Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
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Focus group: Swing voters want more from Biden
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Poll: Overwhelming majority say cancel culture has gone too far
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Biden gets inflation gut punch
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Trump's attacks on McConnell seen as prelude to 2024 White House bid
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Trump slams Cheney after New Hampshire remarks
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Christie taunts Trump for losing
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Violent rhetoric continues unchecked on Capitol Hill months after Jan. 6
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Virginia emerging as ground zero in battle for House majority
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What Democrats are Getting Wrong About Cities and Suburbs
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Asian Americans favored Democrats by wide margin in high-profile races, exit polls say
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Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats
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'We killed Herman Cain': Trump staffers say they blame themselves for Cain's COVID-19 death after he attended Tulsa rally Trump campaign staffer was hospitalized with COVID-19 in Tulsa and other infected staffers were told to drive 1,200 miles back to DC, new book says Trump campaign leadership issued a directive to 'STOP TESTING' as COVID-19 spread through staff at Tulsa rally, book says Brad Parscale told staffers 'none of you should go anywhere near the president' on the day of Trump's disastrous Tulsa rally, book says Brad Parscale told Trump that the thin crowd at his Tulsa rally 'looks like Beirut in the eighties,' book says
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

First Step in Fixing Biased Bankruptcy Cycle: Getting Lawyers to Acknowledge There's a Problem
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Subchapter V:

Subchapter V Eligibility: A “Liberal Construction” Trend (Lyons v. Family Friendly; In re Mongeau)
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Avoidance Actions:

One Bankruptcy Court’s Analysis of a Motion to Dismiss Avoidance Claims: The Analytical Framework
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Bankruptcy Reform:

First Step in Fixing Biased Bankruptcy Cycle: Getting Lawyers to Acknowledge There's a Problem
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New Bill Would End the ‘Texas Two-Step’ and Eliminate Non-Debtor Releases in Chapter 11
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Mootness:

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Challenge to Equitable Mootness Doctrine
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Repossession:

Knowing When to Walk Away
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Aviation:

Thanksgiving air travel on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels
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Thanksgiving disaster on the horizon
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Your Strategy for Retaining Points and Miles Status in 2022
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The Journey of One Southwest Plane Explains the Misery of Travel Now
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10 passengers, accused of unruly behavior on flights, face $225K in fines, FAA says DFW passenger who struck flight attendant among 10 fined by FAA for more than $200,000
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Many Latin American travelers shut out from visiting U.S. by new vaccine policy
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Kenya Airways Asks Government to Settle $250 Million Debt
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Malaysia's AirAsia X creditors agree restructuring, Airbus orders cut AirAsia X Receives Over 90% Support From Creditors for Debt Restructure AirAsia X creditors agree to take 99.5% haircut Vindicated by creditors’ approval for restructuring, AirAsia X slams critics
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Food/Beverage:

‘It’s Been Crazy,’ Turkey Shortages, Supply Chain Issues Impacting Thanksgiving Meals
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Freezing Thanksgiving pies and boiling beans: How Americans are coping with rising prices
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Here's why groceries keep getting more expensive
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Desk lunches are making a comeback, but restaurants will likely never see midday sales at pre-pandemic levels again
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Why prices for wheat have climbed to their highest level since 2012
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Climate:

EY report: Businesses struggle to get to grips with climate risk disclosure
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COP26 Talks on Global Carbon Market Run Into New Obstacles
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China pledges more aggressive climate action
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What’s In a Pledge? COP Declaration Is More Goodwill Than Law
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In surprise move, U.S. and China vow to work together on climate change Surprise U.S.-China Climate Deal Breaks Through Superpower Standoff
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China Resists COP26 Push to End Coal, Speed Up Climate Targets
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Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use
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COP26 negotiators scramble to turn promises into action on the final day of climate talks
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Climate Change Will Boost Inequality. So Will the Solution
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UN chief says global warming goal on ‘life support’
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Exposure to extreme heat has tripled since 1983
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Tangier Island is sinking faster than once thought, study finds
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Climate change is expensive. The countries most affected want to get paid.
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Frustration, defiance in village to be abandoned to the sea
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19 million people under drought emergency in Southern California
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COP26: The Climate Has No Borders
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Shale Driller Civitas Buys Credits to Offset Carbon Emissions
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COP26: New Draft Calls for Phase-Out of Coal and More Money
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Australia’s Net-Zero Plan Will Only Cut Emissions by a Third
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down 13% Compared to Same Week in 2019
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Retailing:

Inflation-Pinched Shoppers Are Turning To Discount Stores Ahead Of The Holidays
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This Department Store’s 420% Stock Surge Is Fueled by Supply-Chain Management
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Healthcare:

14 healthcare bankruptcies in 2021
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St. Jude Hoards Billions While Many of Its Families Drain Their Savings
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America’s COVID future has arrived
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November 10th COVID-19: New Cases Increasing
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Hospitals in Western U.S. Under Siege as Covid-19 Packs ICUs
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Highly-vaccinated Vermont has more COVID-19 cases than ever. Why is this happening?
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COVID-19 hot spots offer sign of what could be ahead for US
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UK Covid rates are now falling rapidly despite dire warnings for the winter
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Coronavirus infections rise in northern states, Mountain West, as holidays near COVID-19 In MN: Latest Positivity Rate Nears ‘High Risk’ Threshold
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Hospitals in western US struggle as COVID-19 packs ICUs; mutation linked to antiviral resistance found in COVID patient
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Are we turning the corner on Covid-19 treatments?
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Is Covid’s winter surge already here? Experts warn the pandemic isn’t over
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The last drugstore: Rural America is losing its pharmacies
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10 states sue Biden administration over vaccine mandate for health care workers
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Biden admin investing additional $785M in COVID-19 funding for hardest hit communities
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Newsom Extends Covid State Of Emergency In California For 3rd Time, Will Take State Past 2 Year Mark Under Pandemic Order
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Surgeon general to Matthew McConaughey: Covid 'not harmless' in kids
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Nearly 1 million kids under age 12 have had the Covid vaccine, WH says ‘Strong’ start to kids vaccine campaign, but challenges loom Virginia pharmacy incorrectly administers Covid vaccine to 112 kids

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Moderna Defends Covid Shot as Questions on Heart Risks Mount Moderna says Covid vaccine has fewer breakthrough cases than Pfizer’s, but higher myocarditis rates
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High risk of measles outbreak after 22 million babies missed vaccine in 2020
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Family premiums for employer-based health insurance have jumped 47% in 10 years
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Sovereigns:

Glencore assurances on Chad pave way for IMF lending program -sources
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UK:

New UK Rules Governing Unpaid Commercial Rent
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New laws and code for UK commercial rent arrears – what can landlords do now?
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After threats to rip up the Brexit deal, UK and EU hold crunch talks
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Britain Adds Over 220,000 Job Openings as Labor Market Tightens
(DBN)

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EU:

Euro Zone Industry Output Stronger Than Expected in Sept
(DBN)

Euro zone inflation decline may be slower: policymakers
(DBN)

You sanction us again? We’ll freeze you, Lukashenko warns Europe, threatening to cut gas supply.
(DBN)

Eastern Europe, facing covid surge, also battles vaccine hesitancy
(DBN)

EU values, laws under threat amid standoff at Belarus border What’s behind the crisis at Belarus-Poland border EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border
(DBN)

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MENA:

Israel to hold COVID-19 ‘war games’ on Thursday
(DBN)

Pentagon: 'Dozens' of family members of US troops still in Afghanistan
(DBN)

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Indonesia:

Woman faints as she's lashed in public flogging for extramarital sex
(DBN)

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Ireland:

DLA Piper grows Finance, Projects and Restructuring practice in Ireland with new partner hire
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany is reporting 50,000 Covid cases a day, prompting a dramatic warning German Covid Wave Shows No Signs of Easing as Hospitals Struggle
(DBN)

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China:

Evergrande bond payments again sugar-coated by anonymous sources, but bankruptcy could come in “matter of days” Shares of embattled China Evergrande Group rise to 1-1/2-month high Global financial crash fears as Evergrande faces potential bankruptcy action
(DBN)

Explainer-China's embattled developer Kaisa Group and the chairman behind it
(DBN)

China's homebuilders are on the brink
(DBN)

China's leader cements his rule with rare 'historical resolution'
(DBN)

China’s Economic Data Expected to Show Further Signs of Weakness
(DBN)

Beijing Cancels Events as Covid Cluster Hits 17 Month Record
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico Boosts Rate for Fourth Straight Time as Prices Surge
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austrian Covid Hotspot to Impose Lockdown for Unvaccinated
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

Vaccines alone won’t end the pandemic, says New Zealand’s former prime minister
(DBN)

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Malaysia:

Malaysian Economy Returns to Contraction as Virus Curbs Hit
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore’s Unvaccinated May Face Covid Medical Bills Over $18,000
(DBN)

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