September 24, 2021

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Law:

Biglaw Firms Are Way Too Eager To Make People Who Were Traumatized By The Pandemic Return To The Office
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More Law Firms Slowly Realizing That They Probably Won't Be Reopening This Year
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Firm orders junior lawyers to office - but lets partners stay at home
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What do lawyers think of the label ‘white shoe’ for law firms?
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Slaughter and May hikes salaries and appoints female Managing Partner
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'A very big deal.' Nonlawyer licensing plan clears hurdle in California
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Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze: Law School Edition
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Shut Up And Stop Heckle Vetoing Me, Law School Prof Yells At Clouds
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Lawsuits: Murdaugh used attorney friend
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Lawyer accuses Freshfields of freezing out mums
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Lawyer blasts 'bitter and petty' partners in all-staff email
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Myths About The Path To In-House
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How To Network Without The Need For A Shower Later
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House’s continuing resolution would give $40M in disaster aid to Legal Services Corp.
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Comfort dogs can be used to assist witnesses testifying in criminal trials, top state court rules
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Biglaw Giant Continues To Clean House After Bullying Allegations
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Trump appeared to admit in a lawsuit that NYT report on his taxes — which his lawyer had dismissed — is actually true
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To sue the New York Times and his niece, Trump turned to a low profile attorney from New Jersey Trump's new 'low-profile' attorney served as general counsel for a parking-garage company: report
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Trumpworld’s Star Lawyers Exit as Storm Clouds Gather
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Trump Claims He And Twitter Are Both 'The Government' In Tortious Deplatforming Law Suit
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If the Shoe Fits: 'Distinctive Navy-Blue' Footwear Leads Feds to FreedomWorks 'Grassroots Coordinator' Charged in Jan. 6 Former staffer for conservative lobbying group FreedomWorks charged in Capitol insurrection 'Dawn Maga' and Antifa-obsessed 'Dave' from Illinois Arrested for Entering the Capitol on Jan. 6. He Compared It to a Stroll in a 'Shopping Mall.' Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas four Trump aides
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CA: Militia Members Plead Guilty to Plots
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Sidney Powell and Others Want to Pay Less Than $44,000 in Sanctions After Trying to Overturn the 2020 Election
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Lin Wood is trying to claw back the $2 million he raised for Kyle Rittenhouse's bail
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Biden may disclose information about Trump, Jan. 6 attack Trump issues frantic response to pending release of Jan. 6 records
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For many Haitian migrants, journey to Texas started online Migrant camp along Texas border shrinks as removals ramp up Haitian Migrants Fear Deportation As Mexican Police Deploy For Haitians, color-coded tickets are key to escape from Border Patrol camp Mexico Urges Haitians to Head South
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U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns amid deportations -report
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Latin American Migration, Once Limited to a Few Countries, Turns Into a Mass Exodus
(WSJ)

DHS temporarily suspends use of horse patrol in Del Rio
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Pence says he hopes Supreme Court will overturn abortion rights
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J.D. Vance Defends Texas Abortion Ban, Calls Rape ‘Inconvenient’
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Now That Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Are Using Its Provisions To Defeat It, Pro-Life Activists Are Crying Foul
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Abortion providers urge Supreme Court to take up Texas ban
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Florida lawmaker introduces abortion bill modeled after Texas law
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‘Defund the Police’ Was a Catchy Slogan. It’s Also Why a Policing Bill Fell Apart
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Jury urged to make R. Kelly pay for his alleged sex crimes
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Louisiana state trooper charged in violent beating of Black motorist Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisiana State Police Officer Who Said Beating of Black Man with Flashlight Was 'Pain Compliance'
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Federal court voids ruling on minimum age requirements for buying guns
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Federal Judge in Wyoming Issues Arrest Warrant for Brian Laundrie
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Texas Attempt to Protect 'Conservative Ideas' Will Actually Force Social Media Sites to 'Disseminate Pro-Nazi Speech, Terrorist Propaganda, and Medical Misinformation': Lawsuit
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Prosecutor Works Two Jobs To Make Ends Meet, Kill People
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Massacre at Tennessee Kroger
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Judges:

Supreme Court’s new hybrid argument format allows justices to continue taking turns
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Fourth Circuit Pick Advances as Senate Confirms Biden Judges
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Wall Street:

U.S. stock futures slide as markets wrap up volatile week
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The SEC wants to kick 2,000 fraud-prone penny stocks from online brokerages, including retail favorites Sears and Blockbuster
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Wall Street Confronts Tough Transition in Return-to-Office Push
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Climate:

US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
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Lake Powell could stop producing energy in 2023 as water levels plunge
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China Bailing on Overseas Coal Should Be a Boon for Renewables
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EPA to cut greenhouse gases thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide
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Taking an Uber is worse for the climate than driving in your own car
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Flash flood threats have millions on alert
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Intensified water cycle slows down global warming, new study finds
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Economy:

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly jump to 351,000 as the labor market's recovery stumbles Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 351,000
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Household Net Worth in U.S. Hits Record on Surging Home Values Household net worth rises above $141 trillion, but debt up sharply as well Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Increased $5.9 Trillion in Q2
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Wall Street Wants Powell to Stay at Fed
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How the Fed’s policy statement has changed this year
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Credit ‘Zombies’ on the Rise as Real Estate Firms Lead Charge
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White House Decries Low Taxes for Rich as Congress Works on Plan
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America’s richest 400 families pay a lower tax rate than average taxpayer
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America's billionaires pay an average income tax rate of just 8.2%, Biden administration says
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Manufacturing Activity in Central U.S. Slowed in September — Kansas City Fed
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U.S. Economic Growth Slowed in August — Chicago Fed
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Growth at U.S. Services, Factories Stumbles to One-Year Low
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U.S. Leading Economic Index Increased in August — Conference Board
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U.S. Economic Activity Slows in September Amid Delta, Supply-Shortages — IHS Markit
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Powell goes on record about Fed trading uproar
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Pelosi Says No Shutdown Coming; Funding Bill to Pass in Time Republicans usually lose shutdown fights. So why are they going there again? White House prepares for possible shutdown as leaders grapple with deadlines
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Democrats Say They’ve Sort Of Reached A Deal On Their Huge Social Program Bill Democratic leaders tout 'framework' to pay for Biden plan, but lack of details makes clear more work is needed
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McConnell Says Democrats Have Time for Go-It-Alone Vote on Debt
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FedEx says it's rerouting more than 600,000 packages a day because it can't find enough staff to process them
(DBN)

Containers Piling Up at U.S. Rail Yards Add to Port Strains
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Group of Federal Workers File Suit Over Vaccination Mandates
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Undocumented Workers Who Power New York’s Economy Finally Get Pandemic Aid
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White House Pushes Companies to Be Transparent on Chips Supply
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Semiconductor shortage that has hobbled manufacturing worldwide is getting worse
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Private Equity Boss Says Party’s Almost Over and We’re Exhausted
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Companies See ‘Manna From Heaven’ With Biden Vaccine Mandate
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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:

CoreLogic: 1.2 Million Homes with Negative Equity in Q2 2021
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Existing Home Sales: Some Regional Differences Appear
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First-time homebuyers shrink as prices spike
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Mortgage market is unprepared for climate risk, says industry report
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Inflation forces homebuilders to take it slow, raise prices
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Taylor Bend, an apartment complex that primarily houses University of Mississippi students, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving current residents in limbo
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. gas producer Gulfport Energy explores sale -sources
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Food/Beverage:

It’s not your imagination: Restaurant drive-thrus are slower and less accurate
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
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Education:

A simple solution to endless school quarantines
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Biden administration begins reimbursing Florida districts that had funds held over mask mandates
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TSTA leader criticizes Abbott, asks for mask mandates in schools
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Fraud:

Jim Mattis testifies that Elizabeth Holmes misled him about Theranos
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Attorney Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years In Prison For 'Systematically Defrauding' Biglaw Firm
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Healthcare:

September 23rd COVID-19: 55% of Americans Fully Vaccinated
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One cost of going unvaccinated? Your insurer may ask you to pick up the tab for COVID-19 treatment
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CDC chief overrules panel in clearing Pfizer Covid booster shots for front-line workers
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Covid vaccines don’t increase risk of miscarriage or birth defects, CDC says
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Only a small percentage of Americans can get boosters now. Here’s why
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It's far from over, but Delta coronavirus wave might be the last major wave of infection, former FDA commissioner says
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Is the delta variant worse for kids?
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America's mismatched COVID fears
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(5 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (8 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (18 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:

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UST:

Circuit City trustee seeks Supreme Court review of bankruptcy fee hikes
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Warren, Cornyn introduce bill to block judge-shopping in bankruptcy
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Aviation:

Despite stiff fines, airlines have faced over 3,000 mask-related incidents in 2021 The spike in unruly-passenger incidents on US flights has Washington alarmed
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Southwest will trim 2022 flights if staffing falls short, incoming CEO says
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Domestic flight vaccine mandate? Not ‘off the table’
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Celebs:

Erika Jayne bankruptcy lawyer reveals if ex Tom Girardi’s claim she KNEW about ‘shady’ dealings will affect $25M lawsuit
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Religion:

McCormack, bishop panned for role in sex abuse scandal, dies
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Down 11.6% Compared to Same Week in 2019
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Cruise Lines:

Carnival Says More Than Half of Fleet to Be Sailing by October
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Politics:

Hand count in audit affirms Biden beat Trump, as Maricopa County said in November Spoiler alert: Arizona "recount" finds Biden won (bigger)
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Backers of False Voting Fraud Want to Control Coming Elections
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Biden's big bet backfires
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Biden sinks in swing districts
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Rep. Lauren Boebert used campaign funds for rent and utilities, new filing shows
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McCarthy's misleading claim that 2019 debt-ceiling hike paid for all of Trump's policies
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The Mini-Trump Blowing Up Local GOP Politics
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UK:

Individual Insolvency Statistics Releases
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More UK Energy Suppliers Are Expected to Fail, But Government Won't Bail Them Out
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U.K. Workforce on Furlough Remained Steady at 5.8% in September
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U.K. Is Warned of Stagflation Risk as Economy Cools, Prices Rise
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EU:

Euro-Area Business Activity ‘Markedly’ Slows Amid Supply Strains
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EU Nationalists Vow to Keep Migrants Out Despite Boon to Economy
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Lagarde believes that the possible bankruptcy of Evergrande will have limited effects in the euro zone
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Canada:

A ‘Get COVID’ Party Helped Overrun Alberta’s ICUs: Report
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Greece:

Greece Could Shut Coal-fired Plants Ahead of Plan, Premier Says
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Spain:

Spain’s Surprise GDP Reduction Casts Doubt on Stellar Recovery
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Australia:

Two New Zealand 'gang associates' were arrested after trying to smuggle a car full of KFC chicken, french fries, and 10 tubs of coleslaw during lockdown
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French submarine builder to bill Australia for sunk contract
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China:

China asks local officials to prepare for ‘possible storm’ if Evergrande fails, WSJ says Some Evergrande offshore bondholders don't expect payment by Thursday deadline - source China's Evergrande problem today may dent global growth tomorrow: Jamie McGeever Evergrande’s EV Unit Has Stopped Paying Staff, Factory Suppliers China preparing for Evergrande's downfall Evergrande debt crisis ensnares retail investors, builders and homebuyers The Evergrande crisis may just be a ‘tempest in a teapot,’ says analyst Banks collaborate with financial authorities on Evergrande risk review Evergrande’s crisis was ‘a long time coming,’ says banned short-seller Andrew Left
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MENA:

U.S. fallout over Kabul drone strike grows with plans for multiple probes
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Taliban: Executions and strict punishments will return
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