November 8, 2021

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Law:

Legal hiring ticks up in October along with overall job growth
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Legal sector continues to add jobs by the thousands
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Another midsize firm raises associate pay
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Judge lets bankruptcy trustee pursue case against LeClair, UnitedLex
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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Is Taking Heat For Moving To DPW Salary Scale... In Brussels
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The Biglaw Firm With The Youngest Partnership
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Sometimes Dealing With Jerks Just Isn't Worth It
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Clients And Lawyers Should Be Wary Of Changing Attorneys
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Biglaw Widower Of Halyna Hutchins Hires Firm Specializing In Wrongful-Death Suits
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Law School Would Really Like To Be Rid Of Genocider's Name
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Gunman In Law School Holds Students Hostage... Law School Moves Classes Online
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Longtime community activist, bankruptcy attorney dies in motorcycle crash
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Lawyer Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Another Attorney Claims Entrapment by Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated Motorcycle Club
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Arizona Law Grad Who Failed Bar Seeks License, Cites Faulty Test
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Reed Smith Attorneys Cleared of Ethics Claims in LuLaRoe Suit
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Want to sound more confident? Avoid these 11 phrases that make you look ‘weak,’ say grammar experts
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Glenn Youngkin's Underage Son Tried to Vote in Virginia Governor's Election, Officials Say
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FBI searches Project Veritas personnel in investigation into Ashley Biden’s stolen diary
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Plan to Draft Women is Uniting Unlikely Political Allies
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Eight dead, including 14- and 16-year-olds, after crowd surge at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival • For 37 minutes after officials declared a 'mass casualty' at Astroworld, Travis Scott played on • Videos show Travis Scott's Astroworld concert continued despite desperate pleas for help from the crowd • ‘Stop the show!’ Houston concertgoers describe chaos • 'Predictable and preventable': First lawsuit filed on behalf of Astroworld victim seeks damages from Travis Scott, Live Nation, and ScoreMore • Kylie Jenner says Travis Scott 'unaware of any fatalities' until after Astroworld Festival concert • Videos show Travis Scott's Astroworld concert continued despite desperate pleas for help from the crowd • Travis Scott concert attendee describes crowd's behavior • Victims of the Astroworld tragedy include 2 high school students, an engineering student from Illinois, man who tried to save fiancée • For headliner at deadly show, chaos part of popular formula • On Travis Scott's Utopia Mountain, a night of release turns deadly • Criminal investigation underway following Astroworld Festival deaths, crowd surge • Houston leaders seek clues for concert surge that killed 8 • An Astroworld attendee who is an ICU nurse detailed a chaotic and frantic scene after people were crushed, says there weren't enough medics and teens were doing CPR • Here is why crowd surges can kill people • Astroworld Festival: Police confirm victims may have been injected with drugs, launch criminal probe • Cops reveal crazed man injected victim with opioids before stampede that killed eight at Travis Scott concert, slam organizers of Astroworld Festival for taking 40 minutes to stop it and say youngest victim was 14-years-old • Astroworld deaths: Travis Scott 'absolutely devastated' • Multiple probes launched into deadly stampede at Houston rap festival • Trying to make sense of the senseless Astroworld tragedy • Houston's police chief visited Travis Scott before Astroworld started to express concerns about crowd control, report says • Rapper Roddy Ricch will donate the money he earned for performing at Astroworld to families whose loved ones died at the festival
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Jan. 6 committee warns Trump DOJ official he must cooperate with investigation or it will move aggressively against him • Jan. 6 Defendant Who Said She’s 'Definitely Not Going to Jail' Is Definitely Going to Jail, Judge Rules • Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories
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Former Justice Dept. lawyer cuts Jan. 6 deposition short • Ex-U.S. Justice official declines to testify about his advice to Trump on election
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A spin doctor with ties to Russia allegedly fed the Steele dossier before fighting to discredit it • The Crippling Blow for the Steele Dossier A key source for the purported dirt has been exposed, with damning fallout for his handler.
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Durham's latest indictment: More lines drawn to Clinton's campaign
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Opening arguments begin in trial of Ahmaud Arbery's accused killers • Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery • 'Strangers' with 'Intent to Kill': Race Nearly Absent from Prosecution's Opening Statement on Alleged Murder of Ahmaud Arbery • How the Arbery trial got a nearly all-white jury • Prosecution says shooter's father threatened Ahmaud Arbery before killing • Laws accused of encouraging vigilante violence still in most states despite scrutiny after Arbery killing • 'I Just F—ing Killed Somebody': Officer Recounts How Travis McMichael Reacted to Shooting Ahmaud Arbery, Enters Bodycam into Evidence • Accused Murderer Who Shot and Killed Ahmaud Arbery Acted Out of 'Duty and Responsibility,' Defense Attorney Tells Jury
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Cop Says He Drew His Gun When Kyle Rittenhouse Disobeyed Commands After Fatal Shootings • Manager of Car Lot Kyle Rittenhouse Took It Upon Himself to Protect Says No One Was Authorized to Guard Business on Night of Shooting • Prosecutors play up Rittenhouse inexperience • U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Rifleman Testifies That He 'Wanted to Come Help' Deal with 'A-holes' in Kenosha • Defense Attorney Says Man Kyle Rittenhouse Shot Was Screaming 'Shoot Me, N-Word' at 'Protest for an African American Man Who Was Shot By Police' • Witness: Kenosha victim was belligerent but no threat • Rittenhouse attorneys spar over victim depictions
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Spokane sheriff advertises for officers in New York City
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Richard Spencer, questioned in Charlottesville trial, downplays evidence of racist and violent intent
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Yes, the U.S. government should settle with families separated by Trump-era policies • Biden: Families of separated children deserve compensation • Biden adviser says payments to families separated at border up to DOJ
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Barclays subpoenaed by U.S. Virgin Islands over Epstein ties
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Some majority-Black cities saw violent crime declines in 2020
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Oklahoma jail officers played 'Baby Shark' on repeat as a 'torture tactic,' federal lawsuit says
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Man burst into flames after police tasered him
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An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions
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A teenage girl in Kentucky was rescued from a 61-year-old man after she flashed viral TikTok hand gestures indicating domestic abuse
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'The Baby is Here': Pennsylvania Mother Arrested After Police Find Dead Infant Hidden Inside the Walls of Her Home
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'Please Don’t Hurt Our Baby': Pregnant Alabama Woman Begged For Unborn Child's Life Before Husband Shot Her in 'Cold-Blooded Execution'
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Texas Man Gets Life in Prison for Slitting the Throats of His Wife and 3-Month-Old Son Before Blaming Nonexistent Burglar in 2016
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Three Charged with Rape, Years-Long Sex Trafficking of 11-Year-Old Louisiana Girl in Exchange for 'Monetary Benefits or Illegal Narcotics'
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Police Reopen Investigation into 1988 Murder of 4-Year-Old Girl After Wrongfully Convicted Man's Exoneration
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New York woman charged with assault after she hit a train conductor in the face with a pumpkin, district attorney says
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Fifth Circuit Slams the Brakes on Biden's Workplace Vaccine Mandate Due to 'Grave Statutory and Constitutional Issues'
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Judges:

Jerry Funk: 28 years on the bankruptcy bench
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SCOTUS justices’ opinions regarding cert denials stoke partisan divide, op-ed contends
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'The First One I'm Going to Shoot Is You': Confessed Murderer Threatens to Kill Judge and Prosecutor at Sentencing Hearing
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Kansas Supreme Court Considers Censure for Since-Retired Judge Who Shared Nude Photos on 'Club F-------' Swingers Website
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2nd Circuit's Carney to take senior status, creating new vacancy for Biden
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Wall Street:

US futures drift after blockbuster jobs report, while oil gets a boost from Saudi Arabia's demand outlook • Stocks guarded ahead of U.S. inflation test • U.S. stock futures pause at records as Musk says he'll sell big Tesla stake
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end at record highs, extending streak of weekly gains on Pfizer pill study, stronger-than-expected jobs report
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Stocks could soar to new heights in week ahead — even though inflation data may come in hot
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'It's a melt-up': U.S. stocks are on an unusually strong run heading into the holidays
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Blankfein Breaks Twitter Hiatus to Weigh In on Progressives
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Layoffs:

Rise of the Robots Speeds Up in Pandemic With U.S. Labor Scarce
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GM-backed Cruise seeks final approval to commercialize robotaxis in California
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Manufacturer Details 125 Greencastle Layoffs
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Phillips North America LLC to lay off approximately 330 employees by end of 2022
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How autonomous trucks could fix our broken supply chains
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Food/Beverage:

Inside the fast-food workers' season of rebellion
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In the long run, New York's recovery needs its restaurants
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Restaurants now face a shortage of take-out containers and coffee cups
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Fitness:

Peloton feels the burn as Americans head back to the gym • Peloton's founder is no longer a billionaire after the stock's violent post-earnings sell-off • Peloton shares sink as at-home exercise falls out of favor • Peloton's 'stunning' and 'rapid deterioration' of demand outlook prompts analysts to slash stock targets
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Tech:

Facebook's own researchers found the app is bad for 360 million of its users, according to a report
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Pharma:

Antitrust claims take center stage as Mallinckrodt aims for bankruptcy exit • Mallinckrodt To Face Antitrust Suits As It Files For Chapter 11
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Emergent slumps as U.S. terminates COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal
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Moderna Finds That Inventing a Covid Vaccine Was the Easy Part
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Who Are The Winners In The Covid Economy? "9 New Vaccine Billionaires"
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Rail:

Amtrak chief thrilled by Biden's infrastructure deal
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Climate:

Climate change: what are the economic stakes?
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EU watchdog says insurers could face climate tests in 2023
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COP26 participants use flawed greenhouse gas emissions data as States underreport • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Vastly Underreported to U.N.: Report
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Few willing to change lifestyle to save the planet, climate survey finds
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Business leaders optimistic COP26 visions will become reality
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So many fossil fuel industry reps went to COP26 that they outnumber the delegates from any single country
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COP26 climate summit shifts from pomp and promises to difficult negotiations
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Protestors Expose the Stark Reality of Climate Progress at COP26
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The magic 1.5: What’s behind climate talks’ key elusive goal
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Glasgow climate negotiators seek to resolve 4 key challenges
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Kerry rallies global climate push as uncertainty grows in US
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Climate shuffles superpowers
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Bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers discuss bridging the political divide at COP26
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Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
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White House-Backed Carbon Tax in Sight for Biden’s Climate Bill
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Wyoming climate data holds ominous clues about life, economy
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Healthcare:

November 5th COVID-19: "Path of the economy continues to depend on the course of the virus"
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U.S. Adults' COVID-19 Vaccinations Steady, Teen Jabs Tick Up
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Half of unvaccinated Americans say nothing will change their minds
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Even without a new surge, COVID-19 is crushing Michigan hospitals
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Ted Cruz leads right-wing attack on Big Bird for promoting 'propaganda' after the Sesame Street character got the COVID-19 vaccine • Big Bird vaccination announcement sparks backlash from conservatives, GOP
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Burgeoning Business Of Black Market Vaccine Cards
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Aaron Rodgers Ripped for BONKERS Anti-Vax Interview Citing Joe Rogan and MLK, Touting Ivermectin, and Suggesting the Vaccines Cause Sterility
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Pfizer says COVID pill cuts risk of death or hospitalization by 89% • New Pfizer Drug is the End of the Pandemic • The era of anti-Covid pills begins
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As pandemic pounds Ukraine, desperate officials try to scare people into getting the jab
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Child Vaccine Demand Underscores Deep Divisions in U.S.
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Vaccine mandates inflame the culture wars
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Type of fat, not how much, linked to stroke risk, study finds
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Economy:

Joe Biden and the American economy just got a double dose of good news
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Biden's Fed calculus
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More Democrats cool on Biden OCC pick
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US productivity dropped to its lowest level in 40 years
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65% of Americans Think U.S. Economy Is in Poor Shape. Are They Right?
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Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful.
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Nearly 30% of consumers haven't paid off credit cards from last holiday season: report
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Millions of consumers have cut their debts, so why are financial experts sounding alarms?
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White House meets with Fed chief and Fed governor, as decision to appoint head of Federal Reserve nears • Powell, Brainard Seen at White House Thursday as Biden Mulls Fed Decision
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Strong U.S. payrolls brighten economic outlook; millions still missing from workforce • US October payrolls surge back as virus impact fades • US employers shrugged off virus and stepped up hiring • US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher
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Economic experts discuss disconnect between today's good job numbers and voter pessimism about U.S. economy
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Fewer U.S. workers sidelined as Delta cases began to fall, survey shows
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'I have never seen this before in my life': This small business owner raised starting pay, but it's not enough in today's labor market
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A retail analyst browsing a Home Depot store said a manager 'accosted' him to ask if he'd like to work there, a report says
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Uber is looking at dispatching New York's yellow cabs from its app amid a driver shortage
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Winter worry: A shortage of snowplow drivers could spell trouble for motorists in 11 states
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The mystery of the missing millions is the only blemish on a strong U.S. jobs report
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Help Really Wanted: No Degree, Work Experience or Background Checks
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State and local government jobs slump for third-straight month as recovery remains elusive
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October Employment Report: 531 Thousand Jobs, 4.6% Unemployment Rate
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Comments on October Employment Report
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Zero Religious Exemptions Granted for COVID Vaccines in Air Force, As Deadline Passes • If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines • More vaccines, fewer mask rules as US keeps fighting COVID • 'An unprecedented departure': Unvaccinated workers face new challenge paying for their COVID-19 testing
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The vaccine countdown
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'Too many people remain unvaccinated for us to get out of this pandemic': Business groups give their verdict on employee vaccine mandate
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Vaccine Requirements Incoming For Healthcare Facilities, Big Businesses
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Trucking industry hails 'huge victory' after Labor Secretary says most truckers will be exempt from Biden's vaccine mandate
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Newsmax to Implement Vaccine Mandate
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Proof of vax required as strict mandate takes effect in LA • Proof of vaccination required as mandate begins in Los Angeles
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GOP-appointed judges freeze Biden vaccine requirement after federal lawsuit • Republican-led states begin legal fight over Biden vaccine mandate • Biden Adviser Says Big-Company Vaccine Mandate on Legal Ground • Lawsuits over workplace vaccine rule focus on states’ rights • Surgeon general: Biden administration "prepared to defend" vaccine mandate • White House facing onslaught of challenges to coronavirus vaccine rules
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Infrastructure bill approved, heads to Biden • "Finally, infrastructure week!": Biden hails passage of $1.2 trillion bill • Republican governor says infrastructure passage a win for Biden • Biden got his infrastructure win, but political rewards are less clear • Biden seeks rebound as he basks in huge political victory • The infrastructure Republicans • Republicans are going after their own after 13 voted with House Democrats in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure bill • Kaine: Democrats 'blew the timing' of infrastructure, spending bills • What's in the New Infrastructure Law • Patience, persistence pay off as Biden brings infrastructure package across finish line • With infrastructure vote, Buttigieg gains a multibillion tool to speed up megaprojects • With infrastructure victory in hand, Democrats brace for next battle over $2 trillion spending bill •House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote • Lawmakers angle for invite to infrastructure bill ceremony • Trump bashes Senate Republicans, McConnell over bipartisan infrastructure bill
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With infrastructure victory in hand, Democrats brace for next battle over $2 trillion spending bill
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Biden Takes Case to Voters With Public Works as Exit From Slump
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Musk Uses Crude Tweet to Dismiss Wyden Call for Billionaire Tax
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AAR: October Rail Carloads Down Compared to 2019
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Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug tests
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Shipping is Broken: How to Fix It
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Nearly 1 in 6 people have never traveled outside their own state!
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There's a straightforward way for businesses to attract young workers in a competitive labor market: affordable childcare
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A Twitter poll shouldn't decide whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk pays 'any taxes at all,' Sen. Ron Wyden says
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China's Oct Trade Surplus With the United States at $40.75 Billion
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Turbocharged U.S. Consumer Plays Key Role in Supply-Chain Snarls
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This Is the State Where Poverty Is Rising the Most
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This Is The American City With The Widest Income Gap
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This Is the Top City Americans Are Moving To
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The State Where the Most People Are Quitting Their Jobs
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Two of America's biggest cities are testing guaranteed basic income. Will it bring change?
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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:

Black Knight: Number of Mortgages in Forbearance Declines
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Mortgage rates fall for the first time in weeks — even as the Fed decides to roll back stimulus
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U.S. attorney's office issues criminal subpoenas to D.C. Housing Authority about former chair, his companion
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Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday
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'The easiest thing to do is buy homes': Offerpad CEO sees a bright future for iBuying despite Zillow's high-profile exit • 'You are just force-feeding yourself potentially toxic assets': Redfin's CEO remains cautious about iBuying's future
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Housing material costs bouncing back up in fall
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Lumber firm Weyerhaeuser betting on a strong housing market for years, CEO says
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Stinson Dean on the Lumber Crash That Followed the Boom
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How one of California’s cheapest cities became unaffordable: ‘the housing market is broken’
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Municipalities:

Most Puerto Rico classes OK Plan of Adjustment, but issues remain
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Family who lost federal benefits for living in Puerto Rico looks to Supreme Court
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A Mississippi city's water system is collapsing. The federal infrastructure bill could help save it, but only if the state cooperates.
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After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead
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Democrats worry whether voters are seeing what they elected Biden to produce
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Fleeing gangs, multiple crises, Haitian migrants are increasingly turning to Puerto Rico
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San Francisco Luxury Condos Overlook City’s Worst Squalor
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All the dumb mistakes made by NYers who went rural
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Oil/Gas:

Dutch court scraps record $50bn payout over bankrupt oil giant • Russia gets partial win in $50B case over bankrupt oil giant
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Fossil fuels made our families rich. Now we want this industry to end
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U.S. Shale Patch Reports Blowout Earnings Published 1 day ago
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UAE Says Oil Prices Would Be Even Higher If It Wasn’t for OPEC+
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Oil gains as supply concerns loom after OPEC+ output plan
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Biden "looking at" tapping strategic reserve amid rising fuel prices, Granholm says
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Pipeline pile-on: Biden faces heat from Canada, Republicans, Michigan’s governor and the price of propane
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Fact Check: Biden hypes $1T bill impact on electric cars
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Coal:

China’s Coal Imports Double After Power Shortage Boosted Demand
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The Energy Crisis That Helped Revive Coal Is Easing, for Now
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BNY Mellon Cuts Ties With Billionaire Adani’s Coal Mine Flagship
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Whether Morrison agrees or not, coal power is now consigned to history
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Student Debt:

When it comes to canceling student debt, the Trump administration was the party of no. Biden is the party of 'conversations are continuing.'
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Mass Torts:

Johnson & Johnson: The Texas two-step and talc-related liabilities
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Johnson & Johnson faces high-stakes hearing over 'Texas Two Step' talc strategy: report
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Politics:

Biden approval rating drops to new low of 38 percent: poll
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These Republicans are worried about Trump's attempted coup 2.0
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Trump looks like he'll run to reclaim the presidency in 2024
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'Saturday Night Live' unveils new Donald Trump
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Rick Scott: GOP campaign arm supports Murkowski over Trump-endorsed opponent
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Virginia Republicans rise from the ashes while Democrats ponder what went wrong • Virginia & New Jersey were a warning to congressional Democrats • Democrats facing tough slog in 2022 governor’s races • Local Democrats warn party: Growing Republican wave is real • After Virginia, GOP amplifies debate over race and education • NJ governor: Close reelection race shows 'there's a lot of hurt out there' • Democrats just got their clocks cleaned. No one seems ready to change anything • Virginia rural voter surge sounds alarms for Democrats • Top Republicans bullish on 2022 prospects after Virginia win
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Democrats sweat midterm fallout from Nevada party crack-up
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Biden’s bet that economy would boost Democrats falls flat
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Voting distrust likely to continue despite smooth election
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Moderate Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger says Americans didn't elect Biden to be FDR • Biden adviser pushes back on comment that president wasn't elected 'to be FDR'
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Democrats debate whether they misread public on mandate
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Democrats brace for flood of retirements after Virginia rout • Nearly a dozen House Democrats won't run for re-election, signaling midterm fears
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How ranked-choice voting saved the Virginia GOP from itself
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Trump teased a trip to Virginia on behalf of Republican Glenn Youngkin to 'troll' the media, but the stunt 'panicked' campaign aides: report
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Haley: Release Taxes, Competency Tests for All
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Bombshell report shows Colorado Gov. Jared Polis avoided paying taxes
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Democrats again lament their weakness in rural areas, but they don't have an answer to the problem
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Climate Change Protestors Confront Joe Manchin Driving Maserati: ‘We Want to Live!’
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Seattle elects Republican as City Attorney, rejecting police abolitionist who celebrated property destruction
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Election officials say Youngkin's underage son tried to vote
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Professors sue University of Florida, claiming free-speech restraint • University changes course; professors may testify in lawsuit
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Judge postpones Cuomo arraignment as district attorney criticizes sheriff's handling of case as 'potentially defective'
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DOJ suit claims voting law in Texas harms those who need ballot assistance, seek mail-in ballots • Justice Department Sues Texas Over Draconian Voting Law
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It’s not all about the culture war – Democrats helped shaft the working class
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QAnon followers return to Dealey Plaza four days after JFK Jr. failed to materialize
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More Americans Eye Secession
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Christie on 2020 election: 'No matter where you stand, it is over' • Chris Christie says Trump should move on and 'tell the truth' about the 2020 election
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to Republicans and Democrats on elections results they don't like: 'Accept the facts that you have lost and move on'
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A GOP gubernatorial candidate complained about mail-in voting after his daughter's ballot arrived late. Officials say she applied to vote in the wrong county.
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 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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Bankruptcy Reform:

Sheila Jackson Jackson Lee Speaks About Bankruptcy And Right To Be Heard In Court
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The Daily Show: How Companies Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Liability
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Sales:

Bankruptcy Courts May Alter Final Sale Orders and Findings of Good Faith Purchasers
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Corporate Governance:

Governance Implications of New DOJ Focus on Corporate Crime and Individual Accountability
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Holdout Panic
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Cannabis:

The Bankruptcy Code's Cannabis Challenge: The Past, Present, and Future of Bankrupt Cannabis Businesses
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Miscellaneous:

Week Ahead in Bankruptcy: Nov. 8, 2021
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UST:

Tenth Circuit Deepens Circuit Split over Constitutionality of Fee Increases for United States Trustee Program
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Aviation:

Foreign Visitors Are Flocking to These Five U.S. Cities
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Boeing directors agree to $237.5 million settlement over 737 MAX safety oversight
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Boeing outsourced Air Force One work to insolvent Port San Antonio company tied to Saudis: whistleblower
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Airline staffers won't have to be vaccinated before the holiday travel season - but tension and uncertainty remain in wake of extended vaccine deadline
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United Air ‘Saddened’ by Death of Disability Rights Advocate
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Foreign citizens seek US-approved shots as travel resumes
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How US rules on international travel are changing
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Asia Cracks Open the Doors to Restart Travel, But Curbs Linger
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BA-owner IAG optimistic on transatlantic reopening despite 2021 losses
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U.S. Flights Reopen, Handing British Airways $1 Billion Lifeline
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Something in the air: Jet fuel demand ready for takeoff
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Vietnam's Vietjet agrees deal with Airbus on plane delivery timings
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Embraer sees return to positive cash flow, lifting shares
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Asia tourism reopens with big-spending Chinese stuck at home
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No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers
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Sports:

Aaron Rodgers tells radio show he is unvaccinated, getting Covid advice from Joe Rogan • Aaron Rodgers lashes out against NFL, 'woke mob' in defense of vaccination status • Rodgers Deal With Health Company Ends After Vaccination Comment • No NFL Doctor Told Rodgers Anything • Terry Bradshaw Rips Aaron Rodgers on Vax Lie • 'SNL' parodies Aaron Rodgers's position on vaccines • Colbert on Aaron Rodgers’ ‘alternative’ to vaccine: ‘My Goop senses are tingling’ • NFL executives and coaches have complained that the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers got special treatment on COVID-19 rules, report says
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NBA recommends COVID booster shots for players, coaches and referees
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Fraud:

Delays, distracted jurors and disappointed investors: The Elizabeth Holmes trial so far • Theranos Lab Director Never Entered the Lab • Elizabeth Holmes trial Week 9 recap: The Kissinger connection, and a former lab co-director cites a 'lack of clarity'
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U.S. appeals court restores Platinum Partners executives' fraud convictions
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Education:

Study: Benefits of in-person school outweigh COVID risks
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Minority teens more likely to say graduating from college is important, according to Washington Post-Ipsos poll
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Loudoun County school system hires outside firm to review handling of sexual assault cases
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Three Ivy League schools receive bomb threats, officials say
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Schools take lead role in promoting vaccines for youngsters
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A California middle school removed a history teacher who told her students that Trump is still president
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Judge tosses out case against Florida's ban on mask mandates
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Schools across the U.S. offer COVID vaccine drives
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Tennessee county offering $1K bonuses to school staff shouldering pandemic
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Retailing:

Retailers hail lifting of travel ban, return of international tourists with hopes of sales rebound
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Amazon, Bath & Body Works and other retail stocks are set for big gains as shoppers get ready for holiday buying spree, says Bank of America
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McKinsey: 87% of Gen Z will use social media for holiday shopping inspiration
(DBN)

How high will sales rise? Predictions for the 2021 holiday season
(DBN)

A mountain of unsold clothing from fast fashion retailers is piling up in the Chilean desert
(DBN)

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Labor:

Meet the 18-year Kellogg’s veteran who’s leading workers in a month-long strike that’s still going: ‘What’s at stake here is the American middle class’
(DBN)

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Autos:

Honda lowers profit outlook for a second time amid chip shortage
(DBN)

Tesla Model 3 Now $8,000 More Than February
(DBN)

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Religion:

Priest abuse victims oppose diocese actions in bankruptcy case
(DBN)

Former priest ‘violated the sacrament of confession’ to extort boys, federal prosecutors say in sentencing memo
(DBN)

'Sociopath' Priest 'Violated the Sacrament of Confession' to Blackmail Boys into Giving Him 'Sexually Explicit Material': Prosecutors
(DBN)

'Ecclesiastical whack-a-mole': Supreme Court mulls religion on death row for Texas inmate
(DBN)

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UK:

More Brits Have to Turn to Food Banks
(DBN)

Homeowners are warning about the energy situation, as another another provider is about to go bankrupt.
(DBN)

Rising Covid-19 Breakthrough Cases Hinder Efforts to Control Virus
(WSJ)

Johnson Can’t Duck Tory Sleaze Row as U.K. Criticism Mounts
(DBN)

Brexit: EU warns of 'serious consequences' if UK triggers Article 16
(DBN)

EU, UK divide widens on new NIreland, French fishing deal
(DBN)

Co-Op Bank Set for First Profitable Year After Decade of Losses
(DBN)

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EU:

ECB policymakers push back on rate hike bets, see inflation falling
(DBN)

Europe Relapses as Covid Hot Spot in Warning Sign for Recovery • Maps show where Europe's biggest Covid surges are happening
(DBN)

Euro zone investor morale rises on more upbeat outlook
(DBN)

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Canada:

Davies Insolvency Now, Issue 3
(DBN)

Resource-rich Canada grapples with key commodity shortage: workers
(DBN)

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China:

Kaisa halts trading as debt crisis routs Chinese developers' shares
(DBN)

Chinese Developer Controlled by Government Is Latest to Plunge
(DBN)

China Bond Rout Shifts From Evergrande to Other Big Developers
(DBN)

Evergrande Creditors Eye Megayachts, Private Jets, Mansions
(DBN)

JPMorgan Cuts China Growth Forecast for Fifth Time Since August
(DBN)

China Reports 50 Local Cases as Covid Outbreak Continues to Grow
(DBN)

China Says It Will Continue Covid Curbs Amid Overseas Outbreaks
(DBN)

China triggers growing fears for US military
(DBN)

U.S., U.K. Join Nations Sounding Alarm Over China Import Rules
(DBN)

China’s Lottery Sales Paint A Bleaker Picture of Unemployment
(DBN)

China Car Sales Fall for Fifth Straight Month
(DBN)

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Greece:

Unvaccinated in Greece face new restrictions as COVID cases soar
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Cancun beach shootout between alleged cartels sends guests scrambling • Inside bloody world of Cancun’s cartel wars as gangsters behead and torture rivals yards from luxury resorts • Official: A dozen drug gangs fighting for Mexico’s Caribbean • Two Cancúns collide as masked gunmen storm Mexican beach
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austria bans those unvaccinated against Covid-19 from cafés amid surge in new cases
(DBN)

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Denmark:

Danish Prime Minister Says New Virus Restrictions Are Needed
(DBN)

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MENA:

Bankrupt Lebanon left to rue criticism of Saudi Arabia
(DBN)

A desperate Afghan father said he sold his 9-year-old daughter for $2,200 to buy food for his other kids: report
(DBN)

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Germany:

German industrial production drops in September on supply chain shortages
(DBN)

German COVID infection rate at new high as vaccinations slow
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan's economy likely shrank in Q3 on weak consumption, output
(DBN)

Japan economic stimulus seen topping $265 billion, requires new debt -Kyodo
(DBN)

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Ethiopia:

US to Americans in Ethiopia: Get Out Now
(DBN)

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Bosnia:

Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Covid Expert Says City Should Reopen to Rest of World
(DBN)

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Australia:

Sydney easing more COVID-19 restrictions amid heightened vaccinations • A divided reopening: Australia's uneven Covid spread makes states wary of lifting lockdown • Australia’s divided Covid reopening means some citizens can visit Paris, but not Perth
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

New Zealand’s Ardern Says Auckland on Track to Exit Lockdown
(DBN)

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Kenya:

Biggest Kenyan Bank’s Profit Jumps 78% on Economic Recovery
(DBN)

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