April 20, 2022

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Law:

It's A 'Perfect Storm' For Attorney Malpractice Claims
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Associate Raises Aren't Over Yet...
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Fewer Things Harder To Pass Up Than Getting Your Cash Up!
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Jones Day Out About $7M After Client Goes Belly Up
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Law firm defending Russia's VTB Bank asks to exit U.S. case over downed flight, article with gallery
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Yale Law Women Report Honors Top Law Firms
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Kim Kardashian Considered Wearing Diapers For The Bar Exam And We Need To Talk About It
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Boies Schiller adds London partner after UK lawyers exit, article with image
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US congressman urges Biden to ban six UK lawyers for 'enabling' oligarchs
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Do digital distractions justify law professors' prohibitions on laptops?
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The Best Of The Best
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Big Law Attorneys Share Why Mentoring Matters: Part Three
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Legal ethics group calls for 'overhaul' of geographic practice limits
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Anti-Trans Discrimination Violates Legal Ethics Rules
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These law schools crushed the job market in 2021
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Legal operations tips for controlling outside counsel costs
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Biglaw Firm Wants Out Because Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Can't Pay His Bills
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Don't Make These Mistakes With The Experience Section Of Your LinkedIn Profile
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NYU Law Erupts In Controversy Over Alleged Anti-Semitism
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Justices Neil Gorsuch and Stephen Breyer Skeptical of Federal Government's Efforts to Keep Money Away from Veterans Unlawfully Denied Benefits for Decades
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Trump lawyer John Eastman is refusing to hand over 37,000 pages of emails to the Capitol-riot committee, report says • Uber driver turns in Jan. 6 rioter who bragged about Capitol attack on dashcam • Texts show Oath Keepers discussed providing security for figures linked to Trump effort to overturn election • 'He Has Critical Data': Signal Chats Between Oath Keeper Members on Jan. 6 Show Effort to Help Trump's Former White House Doctor During Siege
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30 people called to testify in Georgia's Trump investigation have refused
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Trump Sees New York Subway Shooting as Opportunity to Whine About Financial Investigation
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Johnny Depp to take the stand in defamation trial against Amber Heard • Johnny Depp Trial Reveals Sordid Culture of Celebrity Enablers • Johnny Depp's sound engineer says Amber Heard once yelled 'how dare you talk to me' on a plane • Johnny Depp laughs in court when nurse questioned over explicit note • Johnny Depp said he noticed his relationship with Amber Heard deteriorating after she chastised him for taking his own boots off • Johnny Depp on stand: Ex-wife Heard's allegations 'heinous' • 'I am not some maniac': Johnny Depp testifies in defamation trial against Amber Heard • 'Easy Target for Her to Hit': Johnny Depp Responds to Amber Heard's Substance-Abuse Allegations, Calls the Claims 'Grossly Embellished' • One Day You're 'Cinderella' and Less Than a Second Later 'You're Quasimodo': Johnny Depp Breaks Six-Year Silence on Amber Heard in Long-Awaited Testimony
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Border Patrol interior checkpoints are a cruel and pointless burden on borderland residents: ACLU
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Ukrainian Children and Caregivers Are Being Separated at U.S. Border
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Republican governors unveil 'Border Strike Force'
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Police: Woman dies after getting stuck upside down while climbing US-Mexico border wall
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Four in 10 Americans Still Highly Concerned About Illegal Immigration
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Potential jurors in Kardashian case air hate to their faces
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California teen who vanished last year is found in Nevada; stepfather arrested
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Independent autopsy confirms Patrick Lyoya was shot in back of head by Grand Rapids police • Expert: Cop pressed gun to Patrick Lyoya's head then fired
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Former Texas deputy accused of stealing thousands from Vietnamese businesses
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Former state Sen. Wendy Davis challenges Texas abortion law in court
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Supreme Court allows US to discipline military officer who saw 'sacramental quality' in vaccine mandate
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Husband Received Threatening Texts Like 'Your Whole Family Is Next' After Wife Was Found Stabbed Dozens of Times in Duffel Bag, Report Says
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Federal Judge Refuses to Block Effort to Disqualify Marjorie Taylor Greene from Office Under 14th Amendment 'Insurrection' Prohibition • Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses Bid To Block Reelection Challenge Over U.S. Capitol Riot
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Judge Refuses to Lower Bail for Alleged School Shooter's Parents and Pushes Back Against the Couple's 'Alternative View' of 'Manhunt' That Led to Their Arrests
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Lawyer: Kardashians conspired to end Blac Chyna reality show
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Oregon mom identified as victim of 'Happy Face Killer' nearly 4 decades after her death
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Towing Company Illegally Auctioned Troops' Cars Including a Deployed Navy SEAL's, Justice Department Alleges
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Judges:

BK VT: Law Clerk Hiring Announcement
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Justice Breyer: Fighting To The End (Badgerow v. Walters)
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US Capitol statues will honor Justices O'Connor and Ginsburg
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Judges who approve no-knock warrants rarely question police requests, Washington Post probe finds
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Trump-Appointed Judge Deemed 'Not Qualified' by Bar Association Voids Mask Mandate on Planes, Other Travel • Trump's Worst Judge Just Made Travel a MAGA Nightmare • The Trump judge's opinion striking down the airplane mask mandate is a legal disaster • Mask Ban Judge Misunderstood Health Law
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Lawyer who yelled profanities at judge at bar association party gets stayed suspension
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Biden's Judicial Nominees: Turnabout Is Fair Play
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Biden Signs Jackson's Supreme Court Commission Early in Unusual Move
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Wall Street:

 

Dow jumps nearly 500 points, U.S. stocks end sharply higher as earnings season heats up
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Earnings boost Wall Street while growth fears sink oil
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Goldman CEO, top deputies to get cut of profits from bank's private investment funds
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Layoffs:

Blend Labs to cut 10% of its workforce • Blend lays off 200 workers as mortgage industry sputters
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Better.com's third round of layoffs in five months believed to impact over 1K employees
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Eckerd Connects to lay off 176
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Celebs:

Why Jessica Simpson 'drained everything' to repurchase her bankrupt brand
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Texas judge orders Alex Jones to pay $1M in legal fees for Norwalk native, 4 Sandy Hook parents
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Alex Jones' InfoWars filing for bankruptcy is trying to 'delay the inevitable,' Sandy Hook victims' lawyer tells Insider
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Tekashi 6ix9ine Swears He Was Playing With Prop Money After Telling Court a Lawsuit Could Bankrupt Him
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Television:

Black News Channel, Running on Fumes, Gets $1.6 Million Infusion
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Climate:

Most mountain guides are feeling the effects of climate change, survey finds
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'Wall of fire' forces evacuations near Arizona tourist town • Fires burn thousands of acres in Arizona amid fire-prone conditions in the Southwest
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Chevron, other energy giants must face California climate change cases in state court, article with image
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Climate Crisis? Fund Managers Are Sticking With Fossil Fuel
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Tech:

Faber: It seems unlikely anyone will bid against Musk to take Twitter private • Faber: It seems unlikely Musk will get private equity funding to buy Twitter • Apollo Global Management is willing to finance a Twitter buyout, sources say • Elon Musk says Twitter board members, who receive $3 million collectively, will not be paid if he buys the company • Musk willing to invest up to $15 billion of own money to buy Twitter • Musk Pushes for Twitter Funding • Musk Drops Another Hint of Twitter Tender Offer
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Asian women in tech face harsher workplace than white women, study finds
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Netflix subscribers fall for first time in a decade, shares plunge 23% • Why Netflix is suddenly losing subscribers
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Nursing Homes:

Nursing home operator postpones final hearing on bankruptcy plan
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Gulf Coast Health Care's Bankruptcy Exit Delayed Over Secret Report
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Politics:

Gov. DeSantis says lawmakers will consider stripping Disney of self-government power • Conservatives want to cancel Disney. It's not the first time.
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Video resurfaces of a horrified Zelensky as Trump tells him to work things out with Putin
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Challenge to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's re-election bid can proceed, judge rules • Marjorie Taylor Greene furious she will 'actually be questioned' after judge allows a constitutional challenge to her candidacy • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeals judge's ruling to allow challenge to re-election bid
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Trump still privately pushes the groundless claim that the 2020 election result can be canceled and he can return to power, report says
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Trump-backed House candidate removed from ballot by Tenn. Republicans
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Joe Manchin Hobnobbed With Billionaire Trump Donors at Palm Beach Fundraiser
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Biden Approval Is Falling the Most With Younger Americans
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'You always have to talk about health': Trump shows his first card in close-held 2024 hand
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Fiona Hill says Trump saw Ukraine as his plaything – and didn't understand why Ukrainians weren't Russians
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Trump to rally with Nebraska gov. candidate accused of groping by multiple women
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'Why is that so hard to say?' CNN host slams GOP's Mike Lee for repeatedly refusing to call America a democracy
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Jen Psaki Breaks Down in Tears Condemning 'Harsh and Cruel' Anti-LGBTQ Bills in Florida and Elsewhere
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LGBTQ people face 'groomer' accusations and trolling as culture war rages on
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Ted Cruz: Mickey and Pluto Doing Each Other
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'Fox & Friends' Rages Over the Newest Biden 'Scandal': Bunnygate!
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84 percent of GOP voters say the world would be better off if Biden weren't in office. 83 percent say the same of Putin.
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National Right to Life endorses Herschel Walker
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Secretly recorded call adds to controversy swirling around Cawthorn
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House Democrats claim redistricting victory ahead of final maps
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GOP term limit proposal threatens to reopen Democratic rift
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The billionaires cutting huge checks for the 2022 midterms
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5 plot twists that could upend the midterms
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Republicans are poised to win the House and Senate
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Mitch McConnell calls Trump's bluff in Alaska
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Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him
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Economy:

IMF, World Bank Chiefs Raise Debt Alarm as Options Vanish
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U.S. Business Openings on Yelp Surge Well Above Pre-Covid Levels
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CEO of online grocer Boxed says if gas prices stay high, so will grocery bills
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Baker Hughes Warns of Broad Inflation After Missing Estimates
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A top US Treasury official lays out 4 reasons why the dollar will remain the global reserve currency
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Fed's Evans sees year-end rates at 2.25%-2.5%, and then likely higher • Fed's Evans: Comfortable With Two 50 Bps Point Increases
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Fed's Bostic says slowing global growth a reason for Fed to be "cautious" • Fed's Bostic expresses caution about the pace of interest rate hikes
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U.S. economy to see 'modest recession' next year, Fannie Mae says
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What Past Recessions Can Teach Us About The Next One
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Europe Stocks Have Yet to Price In an Oncoming Recession
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Musk: Almost Anyone Can Afford $100,000 to Go to Space
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Biden blames Putin for inflation, warns war in Ukraine will 'continue to take its toll' on economy
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Calling Time on QE, Central Bank Asset Cull Adds New Market Risks
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Swiss National Bank Chairman Sees Inflation Rise as Temporary
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Fed rate hikes likely not fully priced into financial markets, IMF official says
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Corporate profits rise amid inflation as some Democrats cry foul
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Russian oil exports plunged 25% last week, providing Putin with less revenue as he launches a new offensive against Ukraine • China and India are saving Russia from economic collapse • India Soaks Up Every Major Russian Oil Variety as Flows Persist • China Buys Cheap Coking Coal From Russia as World Shuns Moscow • Shell Withdraws Staff From Russia Projects as Exit Plan Begins • Russia plans to sue to regain access to $300 billion in frozen foreign currency reserves • IMF sees no 'bounce back' in Russian economy, warns of further damage if sanctions expanded • U.S. seeks to seize superyacht in Fiji from suspected Russian owner • Putin signs decree to remove Russian stocks from overseas exchanges in huge blow to the nation's billionaires • Sanctioned Russian tycoon publicly rips Putin's 'crazy war' in Ukraine and calls those who support the invasion 'morons' • UK targets Moscow bourse to try to curb investments in Russia • Grandmaster Garry Kasparov Predicts 'Palace Coup' May Oust Putin Over Ukraine • Harvard Law professor says US should liquidate Russia's foreign reserves and use the money to fund military aid to Ukraine • Russia invasion of Ukraine raises stability risks 'on several fronts' for global financial markets, IMF says • Despite Putin's claims that the West's 'economic blitzkrieg strategy didn't work,' Moscow's mayor says the city is about to lose 200,000 jobs • Kremlin Insiders Alarmed Over Growing Toll of Putin's War in Ukraine • President calls on Moldovans to shun Russian ribbon on May 9 • Swiss to decide case by case on Russian commodity deals • Ukraine Forms 'Internet Army' to Pressure Western Firms in Russia • Russian rouble firms vs dollar, OFZ bonds near 2-month highs • Sanctioned Russian oligarch knocks 'crazy war' with Ukraine • US to forgo some G-20 meetings over opposition to Russian invasion • U.S. sanctions on Russia do not stand in way of humanitarian assistance -Treasury • A Russian tycoon's bank is distancing itself from the sanctioned millionaire after he slammed Putin's war in Ukraine as 'crazy' • T. Rowe Price to close to new investors fund that invested in Russian securities • Continental restarts tyre making at Russian plant to protect workers • U.S. considers labeling Russia a state sponsor of terror. Here's what that means • Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100M Russia hit • Renault's Russian Sales Plummet as Lada Factories Sit Idle • Stellantis suspends production in Russia • Russian athletes will be barred from Wimbledon, preventing world no.2 Daniil Medvedev from competing, report says • Russian Metals Producers Want Putin to Ease Taxes as War Bites • Turkey Nears Landmark LNG Loan in Shift From Russian Natural Gas
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War in Ukraine will lead to a significant slowdown in global economy, IMF says • IMF cuts global growth forecasts on Russia-Ukraine war • IMF cuts global growth forecast due to "seismic waves" from Russia's war in Ukraine • Ukraine conflict to test resilience of global financial system: IMF • Russia and China threaten 'tectonic shift' in world economy, IMF warns • IMF Official Says Split Into Competing Systems Would Be 'Disaster' for Global Economy • IMF Says China's Outflows Show Deepening Divergence With U.S.
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Oil Down 5%; Commodities Roiled by IMF Growth Downgrade, China and Recession Scare
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Slowbalizing, newbalizing — Goldman Sachs sees a lot going on with the global economic order right now
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Yellen warns 10 million more people face poverty due to higher food prices
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Uber, Lyft and Disney end mask mandates as COVID cases fall
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Illinois governor lifts mask mandate for public transportation
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Mastercard to link all employee bonuses to ESG goals
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Analyst says Texas Gov. Abbott's border snarls cost billions in GDP
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Employees are twice as likely as executives to work from the office full-time
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This Is The State That Had More Deaths Than Births Last Year
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Biden restores stricter environmental review of big projects
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WI: Foxconn Execs Explains Fiasco
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Why the World is Hungry
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Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US
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An Ever-Widening Chasm: CEO Pay-to-Worker Pay Ratio
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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:

Feds say Indy public housing agency is 'insolvent'
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New-home construction improves despite high inflation, rising mortgage rates, and the shortage of skilled labor and materials • March Housing Starts: Most Housing Units Under Construction Since 1973 • Housing Starts Increased to 1.793 million Annual Rate in March • U.S. single-family starts tumble; construction backlog at record high
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March Existing Home Sales Forecast and 4th Look at Local Housing Markets
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More Americans losing confidence they will ever own a home
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Homebuyers just got another grim new statistic: Average home prices in 11 housing markets now exceed $500,000
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A Virginia home listed for $800,000 that comes with a stranger living in the basement has had multiple offers — including one over asking price
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Hard-to-sell mega-mansions suffer massive price cuts at real estate auctions
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This Is The State Where Families Pay the Most for Housing
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These Are the World's Most Affordable and Least Affordable Cities to Buy a Home
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Landlord countersues 'sinking ship' CCRC over multiple allegations
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Owner of East Garfield Park building filed for bankruptcy two weeks before partial collapse killed 1, injured 2
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Municipalities:

New census data shows a huge spike in movement out of big metro areas during the pandemic
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Oil/Gas:

Natural gas drops 10%, pulls back from more than 13-year high
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Oil Dips As IMF Slashes Economic Growth Forecasts
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The Problem With America's LNG Boom
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U.S. Oil Production Climbs Despite Cautious Drillers
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Permian Drilling Permits Hit All-Time Monthly High
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Saudi Economic Growth To Double This Year On High Oil Prices
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Oil could jump to $185 a barrel if the EU agrees to an immediate ban of Russian crude exports, says JPMorgan
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Oil prices are dropping, so why aren't gas prices? Corporate greed
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Study: Redlining tied to more oil, gas wells in urban areas
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This Is The Country That Has The Most Oil
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Fossil Fuels? No Thanks
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Clean energy is buried at the bottom of abandoned oil wells
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Ride Hailing:

Uber gets rid of masks • Uber and Lyft drop mask requirements for drivers, passengers
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Religion:

N.J. Catholic diocese agrees to $87.5M deal to settle clergy sex abuse suits • Camden Diocese agrees to pay $87.5M to settle hundreds of sex abuse claims
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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill's support for Putin's Ukraine war has fractured his church
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Food/Beverage:

Victims of Famous Anthony's deadly hepatitis A outbreak await bankruptcy case outcome
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Child Care:

When your job helps the rest of America work
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Agribusiness:

How America's Farmers Got Cut Out of the Supply Chain
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Student Debt:

100,000 Additional Public Servants Will Have Their Student Loan Debt Canceled Because of This Policy Change
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40,000 student-loan borrowers are getting their debt wiped out immediately through fixes to 'longstanding failures' in forgiveness programs, Biden's Education Department says • Education Dept estimates 40K borrowers to receive 'immediate' loan forgiveness • Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints • Biden admin moves to fix "longstanding failures" in student loan programs
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Education Department fixes brings 3.6 million people closer to loan forgiveness
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Biden administration eases student loan forgiveness through income-based repayment plans
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Canceling Student Loan Debt Only Leaves a Broken System in Place
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At least $10,000 in student debt cancellation should be the 'floor' for Biden, top House progressive says
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$1.6 trillion in student debt is a monument to destructive assumptions
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CFPB blog post and report focus on student loan servicing
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Utilities:

Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants
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Mapped: U.S. Wind Electricity Generation by State
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Solar May Generate Half of World's Power by 2050, Trina CEO Says
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Coal:

Coal's Blistering Rally Can Continue Into 2023, Producer Says
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Education:

Does Hard Work at University Pay? U.K. Study Says More for Men
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Healthcare:

U.S. to scrap 'conscience' rule for healthcare workers
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America's new mask divide
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CDC removes all countries from highest COVID travel risk category
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CDC: New Omicron strain accounts for about 20% of new cases in U.S.
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Mask mandate's sudden end sparks confusion, mixed messages
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J&J pulls COVID vaccine sales forecast due to low demand, supply glut
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Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (14 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 new filings today)
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

The Alex Jones Bankruptcy Gambit
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Rep. Stefanik backs new bill protecting gun rights in bankruptcy situations
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DIP Finance:

Delaware Bankruptcy Courts Strictly Construe Challenge Periods Benefitting Lenders
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Sales:

If You Know Something, Say Something, or Lose Good-Faith Protection in a Bankruptcy Sale
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Venue:

Bankruptcy Venue Reform and Upcoming Conference Call to Discuss Proposed Bill
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Mootness:

Equitable Mootness Applied Again: The Fifth Circuit Refuses to Hear an Appeal
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SCOTUS:

SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment case
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Cross-Border:

Year in review: Significant US Chapter 15 decisions in 2021
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Mass Torts:

Alabama settles opioid claims with J&J, McKesson, Endo for $276 million -attorney general
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Corporate Governance:

Are "Bankruptcy Directors" Bad for Creditors?
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Aviation:

Aviation Chapter 11 Cases Take Flight
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'You may remove your mask' — many passengers cheer as the U.S. mask mandate on flights is struck down • Biden Team Wavers on Fight Over Masks After Court Setback • Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed • Flyers, subway riders shed masks: 'Feel free to burn them' • What happens in the post-mask world of travel? • Biden on whether people should mask on planes: 'That's up to them' • White House faces tough choice on appealing mask mandate for travel • Biden administration scrambles on next steps on travel mask mandate • Airports vary on mask guidance following court ruling • 'The equivalent of a plane's worth of people still die every day': If you wear a mask on a train or plane, while others don't, will it protect you from COVID-19? • Here are the airlines dropping mask mandates • Wear a mask if you're sick and must travel, flight attendant union chief says
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Spirit Airlines trims spring, summer schedule to avoid disruptions
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U.S. Airport Throughput Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Court OKs Nordic Aviation's bankruptcy plan, lessor set to exit protection in May
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Crypto:

Secret Service seizes more than $102 million in crypto assets
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Cannabis:

Americans want to legalize marijuana – their senators don't
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Top Florida Democrat sues Biden administration over marijuana and guns
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Sovereigns:

Sri Lanka requests IMF for rapid financial aid amidst current economic crisis • One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF • Widespread protests grip Sri Lanka after police shooting • Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa ready to meet with protesters as debt default looms, and opposition eyes no-confidence vote
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UK:

How Might the First Review of the Insolvency Rules Impact Mid-Market Insolvencies
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Insolvency Service tackles further Bounce Back Loan abusers
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Losses For The Collective's Creditors Could Run To Tens Of Millions
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U.K. Sets Gender, Ethnicity Targets for Top Executives, Boards
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Boris Johnson jeered by angry MPs as he issues grovelling apology over parties • Boris Johnson apologies 'unreservedly' for Covid fine but insists he did not mislead MPs ahead of crunch Partygate vote • Johnson says sorry for partygate as critics prep censure bid
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UK PM Johnson to speak with U.S. and other world leaders about Ukraine
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Borrowing booms, but it's set to get tougher: Bank of England
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EU:

European Gas Closes at Lowest Since Start of War in Ukraine
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ECB Could Hike Interest Rates as Soon as July, Kazaks Says
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Europe Car Sales Plunge 19% as War Wipes Out Recovery Prospects
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Canada:

Economists expect Bank of Canada interest rate to more than double
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Russia:

A single missile before dawn was the warning: Your city is in Russia's firing line • Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war • Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east • How Russia's eastern push in Ukraine may unfold • Russia wants to use the 2nd phase of the war in Ukraine to seize more land as bargaining chips, European official says • Ukrainian Troops Risk Being Encircled in New Russian Offensive • Ukraine accused a Russian infantry brigade of massacring civilians. Now, Putin is honoring them for 'mass heroism.' • Biden says U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine • The U.S. Races to Arm Ukraine With Heavier, More Advanced Weaponry • 'It drops into a big black hole': US doesn't really know what happens to weapons sent to Ukraine • Mariupol situation 'extremely severe' as West rushes to send arms • 'Facing our last days': Mariupol commander appeals for help as Russians advance • Russia is dropping bunker-buster bombs on a Mariupol steel plant where Ukrainian civilians are hiding, commander says • Russia demands surrender of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol steel plant • The fight for the Donbas could turn the tide of war in Ukraine. Here's why Russia wants it. • Russia seizes Ukrainian village to claim first 'victory' in battle for the Donbas • Ukrainians repel Russian advances in Donbas • Russian assault on eastern Ukraine 'could last several months', Boris Johnson warned • The next phase of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be an 'attritional conflict' in the Donbas, UK ministers told • Why 'Battle For The Donbas' Is A Significant New Phase Of Russia-Ukraine War • Kremlin Dodges Questions on Missing Moskva Warship Crew • Russia Rounding Up Thousands of Ukrainians in 'Filtration Camps,' Mariupol Authorities Warn • Wladimir Klitschko says Ukraine will 'close the sky on our own' after Biden and other allies refuse to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine • Russia has deployed up to 20,000 mercenaries in bid to take Ukraine's Donbas region • Senator Chris Coons Suggests U.S. Troops May Be Needed At Some Point In Ukraine • Blasts reported in Ukraine's Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk regions • Poland ready to take in at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers • 'Civilians will not be spared' by Russia assault in eastern Ukraine, UK officials warn • Germany isolated as West sends heavy arms to defend Ukraine • Scholz defends Germany's commitment to secure Ukraine arms amid growing criticism • Germany to Provide Ukraine With Rockets, Training for Artillery • Ukraine Has Mobilized Its Tank Reserves. They're Already On The Attack. • Ukraine gets additional aircraft, plane parts to bolster fleet • Ukrainian tracks Russian troops' movements via his looted Apple AirPods • 'Not my life': An apartment block reflects the new Ukraine
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France's Macron says dialogue with Putin stalled after mass killings discovered in Ukraine • Zelenskyy advisor says there won't be peace talks with Russia if its forces take Mariupol • Mariupol may fall within days, European official says
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Putin's suspected purge of his inner circle was fueled by a misinformation bubble he created • Putin's Kremlin Purge
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Putin decorates troops accused of carrying out Bucha massacre with honorary title: Report
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I interview everyday Russians on YouTube. Viewers think we're brainwashed — I'm trying to show we're not.
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Russia's propaganda machine is so powerful that many Russians don't even realize they're in a disinformation bubble
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For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the job
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A Russian man using social media to educate people about the war in Ukraine said his mother disowned him for not supporting the invasion
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Chinese diplomats head to eastern Europe as suspicions grow over Russia ties • China says it'll 'strengthen strategic cooperation' with Russia no matter what • China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine
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To escape fighting, Ukraine moves firms to safety
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Priest: Russian Orthodox church gains power, money from war • The Christian nationalism behind Putin's war
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Russia's Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk 'nightmare'
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Finnish Lawmakers Begin NATO Debate as Nordics Weigh Russia Risk
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Swedish Support for NATO Is Now Higher Than Ever, Poll Shows
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MENA:

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman started 'shouting' at Biden's national security advisor when he brought up Jamal Khashoggi's brutal killing, report says
(DBN)

U.S. officials to make emergency trip to calm tensions in Jerusalem
(DBN)

IDF hits Gaza after rocket attack • Militants prepare tunnels as next conflict looms • Israeli settlers march in West Bank amid wave of unrest
(DBN)

No war, no retreat: Mideast foes resume risky balancing act
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

New Zealand Tourism to Take Years to Recover From Covid Shutdown
(DBN)

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China:

China's Tsinghua University to cut off debt-laden investment arm, giving it away to Sichuan's state asset watchdog
(DBN)

China's economy is sputtering
(DBN)

Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease
(DBN)

Shanghai Businesses Slowly Restart as Lockdown Headwinds Endure
(DBN)

Elderly Shanghai Woman's Quarantine Ordeal Sparks Outrage
(DBN)

Here's How China Is Supporting its Covid-Stricken Economy
(DBN)

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Ireland:

Dunne and Killilea ask US court to fire trustee in their bankruptcy case
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

The Dutch Scheme (WHOA) in practice: First two large restructuring plans confirmed by the Dutch courts
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan finmin makes most explicit warning yet against yen slump, economic fallout
(DBN)

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Australia:

Huge change to Covid isolation rules in Victoria and NSW
(DBN)

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India:

Top Indian Judge Rues Bureaucracy Bogging Down Bankruptcy Deal
(DBN)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Supreme Court clears air on workmen's dues
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Three bidders vying for bankrupt Ssangong Motors
(DBN)

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