October 7, 2021

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Law:

Biglaw Associates Are Lateraling To Escape Returning To The Office In COVID Times
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Junior Lawyers Feel Pressure to Return to Office at Big Firms
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Ropes & Gray Requires Lawyers in Office Starting in November
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Reddit thread chronicles worst experiences during law firm interviews
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The Salary Wars Ain't Over Yet: This Firm Is Paying First-Year Associates $230K
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'He Lied and He Stole From Us': Alex Murdaugh's Former Law Firm Sues Him for Stealing Client Money Using Suspicious Account Murdaugh Stole from Clients for Years Murdaugh Stole Millions from Maid's Sons
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Looking For A Cool JD Advantage Gig? Have You Considered TikTok?
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99 Columns Later, I Admit Big Law Is Moving at Record Speed
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Smaller Law Firms Should Have Partners' Retreats Too
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Legal Education In The United States: Moving Toward More Practical Experience
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Justice Completed Access-to-Justice Plan, White House Says
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In-House Counsel Report Lawyers Keep Getting WORSE When It Comes To Technology
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Partial settlement reached in suit involving lawyer accused of staging his shooting and missing millions
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Lawyer's $2M Scam Revolved Around People Actually Wanting Philadelphia Eagles Tickets
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4 people injured at Timberview High School shooting in Arlington, police say 4 people were injured in a shooting at a high school in Arlington, Texas Rampage after classroom fight Armed cops arrest on-the-run Texas high school shooter, 18 Family of Arlington school shooting suspect says he was robbed, bullied
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‘Dystopian world’: Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
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NYC police union leader resigns after FBI raid on HQ
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A woman whose violent arrest at a vigil for a police murder victim went viral says 50 officers have since contacted her on Tinder
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90-year-old punches neighbor in face during 'get off my lawn' dispute
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Deaf man arrested for alleged sign language death threat
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Barracks Vandalized with Anti-Semitic Graffiti
(WSJ)

Court rules federal detention centers exempt from California ban on for-profit prisons
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Two kids, father hit by car on 'Walk to School Day' in DC
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Gabby Petito's father says he wants to see missing Brian Laundrie 'in a jail cell for the rest of his life' if he was involved in daughter's death
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A Black man was shot dead in Oregon after hitting on a white man's girlfriend in a 'respectful' manner, DA says
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Minneapolis police said they were 'hunting' civilians as they responded to George Floyd protests, body cam footage reveals
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Georgia mayor caught making 'monkey show' remark after failing to end Zoom feed with Black councilmembers
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Cold case team says it has identified the Zodiac Killer
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Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Genetic Testing of His Mother and Son Allegedly Ties Him to Horrific 1995 Rape Case
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Police Solve Cold Case of Murdered Iowa Teen Exactly 50 Years to the Day Her Body Was Discovered
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A California man is suing a psychic saying she falsely promised she could remove a curse put on him by his ex-girlfriend
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Texts, Calls Damning for Suspect in Fatal Florida Hit-and-Run: ‘I Hit a Girl This Morning,’ ‘Mom You’re Not Going to Love Me Anymore’
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Enbridge Paid US Cops to Arrest Protesters
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Texas man sentenced to prison over social media COVID-19 hoax
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Florida Man Strangled Fiancée to Death, Slept Next to Her Corpse, and Dumped Body in Walmart Parking Lot: Police
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House Jan. 6 panel can't find Trump aide to serve him subpoena 'He was with Brandon’: Sean Spicer issues curious statement about ex-Trump aide hiding from subpoena Trump praises Pence for criticism of Jan. 6 coverage MAGA Influencer Who Founded 'WalkAway Campaign' Pleads Guilty to Breaching U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 The Jan. 6 committee wants to hear from the Facebook whistleblower on any role the platform had in the Capitol insurrection
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Trump Derangement Syndrome? 4 Leading Lawyers Who Lost It Defending The Donald
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Sidney Powell ignored a Trump campaign memo saying her Dominion theories were bunk, legal filings show
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Trump Faces A Tax Reckoning In New York
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Trump Organization Honcho Allen Weisselberg Has One Defense: Gross Incompetence
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Lawyer charged in Durham probe demands more info about case
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Trump Will be Deposed in Zervos Lawsuit
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Ex-Trump aide files defamation suit over abuse allegations
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Judge Scolds Defense for Allowing 'Visibly Upset' Nikolas Cruz to Calm His Nerves by Using Colored Pencils in Court
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U.S. judge blocks enforcement of near-total abortion ban in Texas Texas Abortion Ban Put on Hold by Judge Calling It ‘Contrived’ Federal Judge Blocks Texas Judges, Clerk, and Other State Actors from Enforcing 'Flagrantly Unconstitutional' Anti-Abortion Law Explainer: The Texas abortion law’s swift impact, and future
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What if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade?
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Former Maryland death row inmate receives $400,000 for his wrongful imprisonment
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2 men will each pay a $5,000 fine after they launched flares to celebrate a friend's wedding, triggering a $100,000 Coast Guard rescue effort
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Man accused of killing 3 wanted to confront pharmacist brother over Covid vaccines, documents say
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Judges:

Pervasive judicial misconduct raises question: Who's in charge here?
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Supreme Court Clerks, October Term 2011: Where Are They Now?
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Religious Freedom Tension Spills Into Circuit Pick Hearing
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It might be better to do away with SCOTUS after objectionable rulings, over one-third of Americans say
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Supreme Court Preview: It Ain't Gonna Be Pretty
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Judge on top New York court is reportedly banned from courthouse after refusing to reveal COVID-19 vaccine status
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Federal Judge Uses Six-Month Prison Sentence As 'Proverbial Two-By-Four Between The Eyes' For Disbarred Attorney
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Sen. Grassley congratulates Korean American judge for the 'hard work ethic' of 'you and your people'
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise after investors’ debt ceiling concerns dwindle
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Global stocks rise on the back of optimism over a deal on the US debt limit
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The S&P 500 Stages Its Biggest Turnaround Since February
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Religion:

First Vatican sexual abuse trial absolves a former altar boy who served the pope
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History:

As American independence rang, a sweeping lockdown and mass inoculations fought off a smallpox outbreak
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Coal:

Coal Shortages Push Up Prices, Weigh on Economies
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Economy:

ADP: Private Employment increased 568,000 in September U.S. Private Sector Job Gains Increased in September, Beating Expectations — ADP Subsiding COVID-19 infections boost U.S. private payrolls in September
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Biden Backs Powell as Warren Denounces Fed Chief Again
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Pressure builds on Fed, Powell over stock trading among top officials as independent probe is underway
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Real cost of inflation to average American household: An extra $175 a month
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Senate poised to stave off debt crisis Democrats say they will accept McConnell debt ceiling offer Trump accuses McConnell of 'folding' on debt ceiling
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How the Pandemic Created the First Female Recession
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Experts Say Prices At Grocery Stores Will Continue To Rise For Over A Year
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U.S. employers look to prioritize well-being of remote workers- survey
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Hybrid office return sparks casual comfy boom
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Recent White House Study on Taxes Shows the Wealthy Pay a Lower Rate Than Everybody Else
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IMF sees inflation subsiding in 2022, supply risks may keep it elevated
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Unrelenting Political Brinkmanship Edges U.S. Closer to Default Pentagon Warns of National Security Fallout From Debt Ceiling Crisis Senate GOP leader McConnell offers short-term debt ceiling extension following pressure from Biden Wall Street rises on optimism about U.S. debt-ceiling deal Manchin signals he won't support filibuster carveout for debt hike Dimon, business leaders warn debt ceiling brinkmanship risks 'catastrophe' Biden chides 'dangerous' Republicans in CEO meeting as debt limit chaos looms U.S. debt limit crisis must be resolved 'immediately' Treasury's Yellen says Nasdaq: Debt limit breach could yield 'very' negative market response The Debt Ceiling: An Arcane Financial Fiction That Almost No Other Country Deals With
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Manchin's 'red line' on abortion splits Democrats
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How a coast crowded with ships, port gridlock and an anchor may have caused Orange County oil spill
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Hollywood Battle Lines Emerge in Simmering Vaccine War
(DBN)

UN agency warns of looming global water crisis
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Los Angeles requires proof of vaccination to enter many businesses, one of the nation’s strictest rules.
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Bank of America offers $200 to vaccinated Merrill staffers going to office
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Bank of America raises U.S. minimum hourly wage to $21
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s COVID-19 paid leave policy ‘didn’t work the way we wanted it to work’
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Racial Integration May Boost GDP by 0.3% a Year, Moody’s Says
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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:

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Eviction confusion, again: End of U.S. ban doesn’t cause spike
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Home Prices Are Rising Fastest in This State
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Mortgage applications fall 6.9% with reduced refi appetite
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico judge’s ruling makes challenges to debt plan easier
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City in Michigan urged to use bottled water due to lead risk
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Oil/Gas:

Seadrill seeks to keep bankruptcy control as it aims for Ch. 11 exit
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U.S. Oil and Gasoline Inventories Rise Sharply Oil retreats from multi-year highs after U.S. stock build
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OPEC+ caution and money behind reluctance to pump more oil-sources
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Americans are paying the most for gas in seven years
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U.S. natgas volatility jumps to a record as prices soar worldwide
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Ship anchored near oil pipeline made unusual movements
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Telecoms:

Internet access in the U.S. is slower and more expensive than in Europe and Asia
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Fraud:

Former Safeway CEO Steven Burd to take stand in Elizabeth Holmes trial Former Safeway CEO says Theranos delays raised red flags
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Goldman Sachs was duped by Ozy Media more than once Ozy Happy To Tell Other Investors About Goldman Call. Some Of It, Anyway.
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Education:

U.S. to fine for-profit colleges for false promises about graduates' prospects
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Culture war intensifies over school boards
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Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports
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Two Texas university employees asked students if they were vaccinated. They were fired weeks later.
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Trucking:

Pandemic loan to troubled trucking company had Trump White House backing, emails show
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Politics:

Idaho lieutenant governor tries to send National Guard to border while governor is away and bans vaccination mandates
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Far-Right One America News Network Gets 90% of Revenue From CNN Owner AT&T
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Interest in 'attention-starved' Trump in 'free fall': report
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Haley Lays Footing for Presidential Bid Evoking Reagan
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Pelosi's office denies claims on Trump meeting from Grisham's book
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Sanders declined to sign statement condemning protests against Sinema: report
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Biden's Approval Rating Hits New Low
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New book describes bizarre moments where Trump completely forgot conversations he'd had just moments before
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Grisham: Gaetz was ‘our boy’ when Trump needed to hear he’s ‘awesome’
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Two-thirds of Republicans want Trump to retain major political role; 44% want him to run again in 2024
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Rift widens between business groups and House GOP
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For decades, Trump fought to climb the Forbes Rich List. Now he's off it Trump hasn't been a good businessman for years. His fall from the Forbes rich list just confirms it.
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Americans' Trust in Media Dips to Second Lowest on Record
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The foul-mouthed farmer sticking his neck out for Democrats’ agenda
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Michigan Senate Republicans overhaul voter ID bill to include new restrictions
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Poll: Abbott Disapproval Rating hits 59%
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (12 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (17 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Seven Commandments for the Financially Distressed Company
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Student Debt:

Biden's Education Department just wiped out $1.74 billion of student debt for 22,000 borrowers through a major overhaul of a loan-forgiveness program Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness program
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Aviation:

Lufthansa gets strong investor backing for 2.1 billion euro cash call
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Climate:

Even with drive to renewables, CO2 emissions will grow through 2050: report
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Retailing:

Toymakers warn delays in stocking retail shelves could create a 4-month holiday hangover
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Sports:

'They didn't care': Former pro soccer players gave searing interviews detailing their coach's sexual abuse
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#MeToo movement in women's soccer goes global as Australia, Venezuela stars allege sexual abuse
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Home not so sweet in NFL this season despite return of fans
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Sharks' Evander Kane accused of using fake vaccination card: Report
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Autos:

Auto output dives in Brazil, Mexico as chip shortages bite Nissan plans Mexico work stoppages in October due to chip shortage
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Lexus Sales Top German Rivals as Chip Shortage Roils U.S. Luxury
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How Tesla Found Microchips to Break Record
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Celebs:

Erika Jayne’s Desert Home Sells For $1.2 Million, Fire Burn Victim Owed $11 Million From Tom Girardi To Be Paid $585k
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Crypto:

The US Justice Department is tightening its oversight of cryptocurrencies with the launch of 2 new enforcement initiatives
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Healthcare:

October 6th COVID-19: Slow Progress
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White House analysis touts gains from COVID-19 vaccine requirements
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More than 120,000 US kids had caregivers die during pandemic
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While US summer surge is waning, more mandates in the works
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WHO: Global Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Have Been Declining Since August
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Anti-Vax UCLA Doctor Thrown Off Campus
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CDC director warns the U.S. is at risk of a severe flu season this year
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Hospital system says it will deny transplants to the unvaccinated in ‘almost all situations’
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UCHealth Denies Kidney Transplant To Unvaccinated Woman & Donor
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Experts Tell Biden to Scale Back Booster Plans
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Washington woman 4th to die from J&J COVID vaccine of 15 million given shot nationwide
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Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine for those 30 and under Sweden, Denmark hit pause on Moderna vaccine for younger groups
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Merck Sells Federally Financed Covid Pill to U.S. for 40 Times What It Costs to Make
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Dr. Gottlieb sees ‘pandemic phase’ ending when antiviral pills, kids’ vaccines out
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'COVID toe,' a painful condition that looks like frostbite, could be a side effect of the body's desperation to beat the virus, study says
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Don’t get a booster shot before you’re eligible — here’s why
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UK:

Waiver in insolvency proceedings
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Disclosure applications in preference claim
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Gas Price Explosion Jolts UK Bond Market
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London's financial district, steeped in slavery, confronts its past
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Lawyers are prepping an attempt to force the Scottish government to start a 'McMafia' investigation into Trump's golf course
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EU:

Soaring energy prices climb up EU's political agenda
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EU considers bitter pill to end Trump’s trade war
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Canada:

Canada faces wave of terminations as workplace vaccine mandates take effect: Lawyer
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France:

French Radical Surges With Talk of Arming Citizens, Civil War
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MENA:

U.N. agency to pay salaries of Afghan health-care workers to help stave off humanitarian crisis
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Hundreds of Afghans gather outside passport office as Taliban resumes issuing travel documents
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US Wasted Trillions on Afghan Reconstruction
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Australia:

What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is the tax man’s
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Australia’s voluntary administration regime – the impact and outcome
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China:

Fantasia downgraded to default status by rating agencies as Chinese property sector crisis worsens
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Cross border insolvency – First recognition of PRC reorganization proceedings by the Hong Kong Court
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New Zealand:

Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to New Zealand
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