October 28, 2021

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Law:

Bankruptcy Practice Crash Prompts Tricky Questions for Law Firms
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Some law schools report ‘eye-popping increases’ in median LSAT scores for incoming 1Ls 'Unprecedented': Law Schools Report Major Increases In LSAT Scores For First-Year Students
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2021 Legal Trends Report Confirms That Remote Work Will Be With Us From Now On
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First-Generation Lawyers Faring So Much Worse In Employment Outcomes Should Be An Outrage
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Biglaw Associates Expecting Bigger, Better Bonuses After Wild Year Of Billables
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Nonprofit Upsolve offers free Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing as a solution for people with extreme debt
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Is the proposed wealth tax constitutional? Answer depends on ‘direct tax’ definition Democratic 'billionaires tax' proposal likely to face legal challenges
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Biden expands list of 'sensitive' places where ICE officers cannot make arrests
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Lawyer is disbarred after accusations of ‘pervasive incivility’ and ‘reckless indifference to the law’
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'I Don’t Give A Damn,' Says Disbarred Attorney In Outrageous Ethics Case
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Suspended lawyer gets jail time for smuggling drugs into jail
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Assistant Director Told Deputies He 'Should Have Checked' Every Round in Alec Baldwin's Gun 'But Didn't': Search Warrant Alec Baldwin Fired a 'Lead Projectile' from a .45 Revolver During Deadly Film Rehearsal; No Charges Filed Yet: Sheriff
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The Biglaw Firm Helping Donald Trump In His Quest To Take Down Mainstream Media
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What Will Yale Do Next Week?
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Did Kim Kardashian Pass The Baby Bar This Summer Or Not?
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Who Funds The Nunes Defamation Suit? We May Be About To Find Out.
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You Have Heard Of Video Conferencing, Yes, Do Kwon?
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White male marketing VP at North Carolina hospital wins $10million 'reverse discrimination' payout after he was replaced by two women - one of whom is black - as part of diversity and inclusion program
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ABA urges Supreme Court to rule US can sue to block unconstitutional Texas abortion law
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Jan. 6 Investigation Is 'Not Constrained' to Capitol Rioters, and 'All Investigative Techniques' Are Being Pursued, AG Garland Tells Senate
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Trump lawyers ask judge to block IRS from giving his tax returns to congressional panel
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Huma Abedin Says Senator Sexually Assaulted Her After D.C. Dinner
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Manhattan DA’s Office Questioned Two Women After They Accused Billionaire Ex-Jeffrey Epstein Client of Rape: Source
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Judge: Andrew's Key Document Secreted
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Abbott on Abortion Law: Arrest More Rapists Yet Texas Has Over 5,000 Untested Rape Kits
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Slavery-Era Georgia Law Is Key Defense Argument in Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Killing
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Violent brawl breaks out at Miami dog show
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The Supreme Court case that could gut America’s gun laws, explained In major Second Amendment case, court will review limits on carrying a concealed gun in public
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Chemerinsky: SCOTUS continues to hold the line on qualified immunity
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A Study of What Police Know About Court Decisions Exposes 'Qualified Immunity's Boldest Lie'
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Grand Jury Indicts Trooper on Murder Charge for Allegedly Ramming Family's Car, Killing 11-Year-Old Girl
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'The Child Had Cocaine and Fentanyl in His System': New Details Emerge as Parents Face Murder Charges in 14-Month-Old Son's Death
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'Monsters Walk Among Us': Mom Charged with Trying to Murder Her 10-Month-Old Baby by Throwing Him Across a Room, Police Say
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Indiana Man Who Killed and Dismembered Wife in Front of Young Son Requests Leniency Based on His ‘Character Prior to the Murder’
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'They Just Kept Hurting Him': Mom Accused of Torturing and Murdering 11-Year-Old Son Is Indicted in Texas
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Florida Man Fatally Beat 12-Year-Old Son, Took the Rest of the Family to Connecticut: Cops
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California Teen Pleads Guilty to Triple Murder of 16-Year-Old Girl and Her Parents After Girl’s Stepdad Caught Them in Bed Together
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'Parks and Recreation' actor charged with vandalizing George Floyd statue
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Judges:

Cotton tells Garland: 'Thank God you're not on the Supreme Court'
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Rittenhouse Judge Now Under Scrutiny
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Wall Street:

Stock futures push higher on strong earnings and ahead of big economic news
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Layoffs:

4th Circuit judges leery of bid to extend WARN Act liability
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800 nursing home workers laid off from Bob Dean's facilities
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Cardinal Innovations to shutter Charlotte office, lay off 200-plus employees by March
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Climate:

President Biden’s Plan B for the climate crisis, explained
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Supply Chains Need $100 Trillion to Hit Climate Goal, Paper says
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Lloyd's of London ups climate pledge, to push members on net zero
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Chicago is at risk as climate change causes wild swings in Lake Michigan water levels
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India rejects target date for net zero emissions ahead of COP26 climate conference
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Healthcare:

October 27th COVID-19: Slow Progress COVID cases fall by 20%
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The era of surprise medical bills may be ending
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U.S. moves closer to vaccinating young children, and WHO warns pandemic is 'far from finished'
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COVID cases, deaths at meat plants were far higher than previously thought
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Study: Common antidepressant guards against COVID hospitalization
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Japan Set to Approve Vaccine Booster Shots for All, Kyodo Says
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Hungary to Allow Firms to Mandate Covid Vaccine as Cases Surge
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Israel Needs More Jabs, Tourist Safeguards to Avoid Fifth Covid Wave
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Economy:

Why it's wrong to compare today's inflation surge to 1970s-style 'stagflation'
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Supply-chain concerns causing shoppers to stockpile gifts just in case, data shows
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Pandemic Forced 3 Million Boomers into Retirement
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US Companies to Keep Prices High
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Medicare and paid leave are top roadblocks to Democrats’ deal on spending plans
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The picture won’t be pretty for third-quarter economic growth, but it should get better
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Another In-N-Out location shuts down after refusing to check customers' vaccination status
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NYC firefighters union leader tells unvaccinated members to defy mandate
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Demand Spike is Behind Shortages
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Craig Fuller on the Huge Challenge of Getting the Ports To Operate 24/7
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These are the 6 fastest-growing green jobs of the next decade—and how much they pay
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Pay cuts for remote workers are an ‘empty threat,’ HR experts say—here’s why
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Democrats may let the best weapon against child poverty fade away
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Manchin dampens progressive hopes for billionaires tax Biden Preps Liberals for Letdown as Economic Plan Dashes Dreams Biden’s Tax Plan Gets Shredded Down in Battle to Raise Revenue Sinema Offers Support for Taxing Top Earners in Democratic Plan Democrats' billionaires tax explained Major business groups prepare to fight new Democratic tax proposals for Biden social bill Billionaire Tax Dies in Senate Biden and Democrats lie about wealth tax, and so much more Democrats try to back Manchin off killing paid family leave proposal Democrats cutting paid leave from spending deal amid Manchin opposition Tax on unrealized gains would highlight complexities of valuing munis Crucial talks on Biden agenda enter homestretch Patience wears thin as Democrats miss deadlines Democrats call for removing IRS bank reporting proposal from spending bill Biden to Meet Democrats on Capitol Hill Right Before Europe Trip Biden to unveil new proposal for sweeping spending deal, expects to win full Democratic support
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Only Six Countries Are as Stingy as U.S. About Paid Maternity Leave
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Man Pays No Taxes, Furious He Might Have To Musk Says Money Democrats Want to Tax Will Be Used to Reach Mars
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Men Who Take Six Months of Parental Leave Are ‘Losers,’ Says VC
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True Cost of Energy Crisis is Yet to be Seen
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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:

Fight over 'The One' mega-mansion heads to Bankruptcy Court
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NMHC: October Apartment Market Tightness Index Very High
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Real House Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio and Price-to-Median Income in August
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No One Bothered by New Housing Bubble "No one seems worried about a housing bubble"
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico governor signs bill to halve territory's debt
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Puerto Rico government passes law it says supports adjustment plan
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Documentary about Detroit's bankruptcy saga wins $200,000 film prize
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Oil/Gas:

Oil prices decline as EIA reports a weekly rise in U.S. crude supplies, but stocks at a key delivery hub drop
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Democrats hope to hold Big Oil 'accountable'
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Are high energy prices here to stay? Analysts weigh in on the natural gas crisis
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United Auto Workers union backs Biden fuel economy proposal
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Oil giant Shell misses on third-quarter profit as Dan Loeb calls for company to break up
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Tech:

Facebook Watched as America Was Set on Fire
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Chip Crunch Hits Customers Like ‘Never’ Before Year Into Crisis
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Religion:

Camden Diocese Now Proposes $27M For Abuse Victims
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Biden set to meet pope as US abortion debate rages By the numbers: Catholics, Biden and abortion
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Student Debt:

Education, Justice Depts. reconsidering stance on fighting student loan borrowers in bankruptcy
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Retailing:

Retail trade group expects record holiday sales increase, despite congested ports
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ABC Carpet to stay in business thanks to bankruptcy sale
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Neiman Marcus Group Reports Comp Gains Off Lower Inventory
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Coal:

G-20 Leaders Have a Chance to Usher in the End of Coal
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Politics:

Blinken protests Israel settlements approval in "tense" phone call
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McAuliffe takes early voting lead in Virginia’s highly competitive governor’s race
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Senate GOP lines up behind Trump-backed candidates
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Anti-Trump Republicans target McCarthy, Scalise, other high-profile conservatives
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McCain blasts Graham for refuting funeral remark about Kushner, Ivanka Trump
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Trump is Winning His War on Elections
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Pushing election lies, TPUSA audience member asks Charlie Kirk when they can “use the guns” and “kill these people”
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (44 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 Policy:

Shocking Business Bankruptcy Law
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Ch. 13:

Sixth Circuit Upholds Chapter 13 Debtor’s Right to Request and Receive Dismissal of Bankruptcy Case
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Aviation:

Airlines brace for ‘onslaught’ of travelers as U.S. prepares to open its borders
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American Air Flight Diverts to Denver After Attendant Assaulted
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Commercial flights that fly ‘entirely on hydrogen’ planned for 2024
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Texas jury awards $352 million to family of paralyzed airport worker
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CAA confirms new Refund Credit Notes can be issued
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'Back to work': Airline staff look forward to Thailand's Nov 1 reopening
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Norwegian Air's Q3 revenue rises as travel picks up
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Clear all Air India dues immediately, Centre tells ministries, government departments
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Pharma:

Big Pharma spends big to block attempts to control drug prices
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Autos:

GM can ‘absolutely’ catch Tesla in EV sales by 2025, says CEO Mary Barra
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GM Posts Third Quarter Profits
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Ford shatters Wall Street’s earnings expectations, raises yearly guidance on new vehicle demand
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How Hertz is fighting to stay relevant
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Education:

GOP Senators Accused Merrick Garland of 'Chilling' Parents in School Board Memo. The DOJ Memo Doesn't Mention Parents.
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Florida strips schools of federal aid for mask mandates
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Kentucky high school staff members got lap dances from students, photos appear to show
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Wharton to Accept Crypto as Tuition Payment for Blockchain Class
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History:

New Mexico To Dig for Kid's Bodies at School
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Mass Torts:

Johnson & Johnson’s ‘Texas-two-step’ puts spotlight on US bankruptcy regime
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Ex-talc suppliers, insurers seek mediation as bankruptcies hit turning point
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Boy Scouts to sell camps in Niagara, Wyoming counties to settle sex abuse claims
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Hollywood:

Why ‘Rust’ Producers May Choose Bankruptcy Next
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Who faces legal liability in 'Rust' shooting case?
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Sovereigns:

G-20 Wrangles Over How to Save Debt-Relief Plan for Poor Nations
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UK:

Scottish corporate insolvencies rose 29 per cent between July and September Scotland insolvency statistics July-September 2021, R3 in Scotland response
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Insolvency Bitesize
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U.K.’s High-Tax Economy to Cost Households Over £3,000 a Year
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EU:

Euro-Area Consumers Most Concerned About Inflation Since 1993 Austria Minister Losing Sleep Over Inflation Urges ECB Rate Hike
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Spain’s Inflation Jumps to Highest Level Since Joining the Euro
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$3.5 Trillion Covid Tap Should Stay On for Now, EU Official Says
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Canada:

Canadian company files bankruptcy due to an arms embargo on Turkey
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Pope Francis agrees to visit Canada amid Indigenous school scandal
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Court Recognizes PRC Reorganization for the First Time

Catch them if you can: post-judgment recognition and enforcement across jurisdictions
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Australia:

Hilltops Council fears bankruptcy, flags job cuts, rate hikes, asset divestment
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China:

Third of Chinese developers could face debt problems as Evergrande contagion grows – report China Evergrande is a day away from default. What happens next? China developers hit by downgrades as Evergrande deadline looms Advisers to Evergrande, Bondholders Take Step Toward Debt Talks Evergrande’s crisis puts HK-China debt restructuring accord to the test before ink runs dry on pilot agreement Evergrande and these Chinese real estate developers are already in trouble Evergrande's next bond deadline nears with contagion risk rising Creditors seize collateral from Chinese developer Oceanwide after missed payment How China and Evergrande Are Trying to Avoid Disaster
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China Now Rationing Diesel
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China is addicted to dirty coal. Humanity's future depends on it kicking the habit.
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Covid Rulebreakers in Beijing Targeted as Virus Spreads in China
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Mexico:

Lenders: be aware of the circuit split regarding the deed in trust in bankruptcy
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