Law:

The $415K Raise Race: Which Firms Have Upped The Ante On Associate Salaries?
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43 restructuring lawyers jump from this law firm to Paul Hastings • Paul Hastings snatches 43-lawyer restructuring group from NY's Stroock • Paul Hastings Big Winner In Blockbuster Lateral Move
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The Law School Racing Up The Rankings
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Quinn Emanuel defends its $185 mln fee in Obamacare litigation
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Best Lawyers sues Washingtonian publisher for 'Washington, DC's Best Lawyers' directory
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Some Lawyers Are Unacceptably Bad With Technology
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FedSoc Students Totally Cool On Trans Visibility Day... Just Kidding, They Were Vile Trolls
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Coke's 'Rigid' Legal Diversity Drive Pushed Corporate Limits
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New York Law Firm Shaves Claim in Legal Malpractice Litigation
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Jan. 6 panel sharpens its knives amid growing revelations • Jan. 6 panel member says calls involving Trump took place during call log gap • Jamie Raskin: Gap in Jan. 6 White House logs of 'intense interest' to select committee • Biden chief of staff compares Trump to Nixon • GOP governor concerned with Trump White House call log gap • I investigated Watergate. Here's why Trump's phone log gap is beyond suspicious. • What is Trump hiding? The Capitol riot-sized hole in White House call log • Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens • Biden privately said Trump should be prosecuted for January 6 riot and is frustrated with AG Garland for not taking 'decisive action': report • Garland says he won't rush Jan. 6 investigation • Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown • House panel's possible options for alleging Trump 1/6 crimes • Man who brought 'almost a small armory' and Molotov cocktails to the Capitol riot was sentenced to 46 months in prison • Vietnam Vet Who Brought 11 Molotov Cocktails and Other Weapons to D.C. on Jan. 6 Sentenced to Almost Four Years Behind Bars
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The Biggest Disgrace Of The Trump Legal Team Championship Round: Rudy Or Dershowitz
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D.C. Attorney General Sues To Expose And Bankrupt Insurrection Gangs
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Biden to stay out of Justice Department decisions, White House says
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Donald Trump and GOP Secure Partial Dismissal of Lawsuit Accusing Them of Plotting to Disenfranchise Black Voters During 2020 Election
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Trump Files Hilariously Mendacious Brief In Tech LOLsuits
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Fight with Clinton campaign and DNC looms in Sussmann case
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6 killed, at least 15 injured in downtown Sacramento shooting • Newsom calls for "end to this carnage" after Sacramento shooting • Police chief: Multiple shooters in Sacramento mass shooting
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12 Shot, 1 Dead at Dallas Concert Venue
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It's Spring Break West Coast-Style: Santa Barbara EMS 'overwhelmed' by 'Deltopia' mayhem as thousands pack the streets
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Is Biden administration ready for next onslaught of migrants? • Democrats fractured on response to end of Title 42 • What Both Sides Get Wrong About Title 42 • Biden's border headache to come whipping back
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Skepticism meets migrant smuggler crackdown in Guatemala
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Border Patrol's use of Amazon's Wickr messaging app draws scrutiny
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Across US, faith groups mobilize to aid Ukrainian refugees
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More Americans support than oppose 15-week abortion bans: WSJ poll
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New York mafia hitman escapes custody with less than a year left before expected release
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No new trial for Ghislaine Maxwell despite juror's false statement • Federal Judge Refuses to Grant Ghislaine Maxwell a New Trial Following Sex Trafficking Conviction, Finds Juror 'Testified Credibly and Truthfully' • A Ghislaine Maxwell Juror's New 'Bombshell' Interview Could Hand Her Another Chance for a Retrial
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Here is a breakdown of laws in 47 states that require reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
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Jury handed case of 4 men charged in Michigan governor kidnapping plot
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Adams makes the case for a centrist approach to national crime wave • 'Back to the Giuliani era': Adams' order to clear homeless camps ignites fury in New York
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NY bail law fight emblematic of Democrats' debate on crime
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States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising
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US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo
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Trump claimed a Nebraska GOP congressman 'possibly didn't even know anything about' the money that he was convicted of lying to the FBI about
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Lynchings: An untold piece of Asian American history
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Judge Refuses to Pause Fines for Alex Jones After Sandy Hook Plaintiffs Swing Back: You 'Chose to Go On the Air Rather Than Go Under Oath' • Alex Jones Has Paid His First $25,000 Fine for Failing to Sit for Deposition in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit: Documents
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State Seeks Execution of Former Defense Lawyer Who Fell in Love with Client and Allegedly Helped Him Murder Ex-Girlfriend, Victim's Parents
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Road Rage Incidents Have Skyrocketed
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Why You're Far More Likely to Be Murdered in Fresno or Bakersfield than San Francisco or L.A.
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Judges:

Navy To Name Ship After Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ginni Thomas: Unpacking potential conflicts of interest on the Supreme Court • 'SNL' mocks Ginni Thomas' 'completely normal' text messages to Mark Meadows • Is Ginni Thomas a Trumpworld power player or a gadfly? It depends on who you ask.
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Don't blame Justice Clarence Thomas for his wife's emails
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Sen. Roy Blunt to vote no on Supreme Court nominee
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McConnell pressing GOP senators to oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination: report
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Jackson hearings could inspire GOP's next judicial battle line
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's inquisitors have undermined their own credibility
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Retired federal judge: In child porn cases, I did exactly what Ketanji Brown Jackson did
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What To Expect From Justice Breyer's Retirement And Judge Jackson's (Presumptive) Confirmation To The Court
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GOP senators push Ketanji Brown Jackson on McGahn ruling
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The Supreme Court Has Never Been Apolitical
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Republicans should know about politicizing the Supreme Court — they did it
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LGBTQ judge in Las Vegas reflects on career of firsts
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Republican judges are waging a bizarre war against the First Amendment right to protest
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed to start the week
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Layoffs:

Better.com teaches us how not to downsize a company
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Court rules that defunct California business owes workers premium pay
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Redbox Lays Off 150
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Politics:

Centrists and liberals fighting to the end over executive actions
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Poll shows declining Dem, rising GOP midterm motivation
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Trump's social media platform is filled with fake government profiles • I spent a week on Trump's new social media app Truth Social. I felt like I was exploring a ghost town. • Truth Social misses another deadline as users report waitlist issues
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GOP cries 'we told you so' on Hunter Biden • Biden 'confident' his son didn't break the law, White House chief of staff says • Biden's 'absolute' defense of Hunter leaves media and Justice Department in a muddle • Federal tax probe into Biden's son, Hunter, moves forward • Ron Klain says Biden is 'confident' Hunter Biden 'did the right thing' as federal investigation heats up • The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine
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'SNL' cold open spoofs Trump call in to 'Fox & Friends'
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GOP governor makes Trump "mental institution" jab at Gridiron roast
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Hogan on Trump asking Putin for dirt: 'The worst possible thing you can do' and 'completely unacceptable' • GOP senator avoids addressing Trump's comments on Putin • Trump's Russia posture comes with 2024 risks • Trumpian Conservatives Hold an 'Emergency' Meeting Over Russia
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Larry Hogan calls out DeSantis over "crazy" fight with Disney
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Federal judge rules Florida voting limits had 'intent to discriminate against Black voters'
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GOP judge throws out Democrats' redistricting plan in New York, setting up expected appellate fight
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Psaki likely leaving White House soon for new job at MSNBC
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Trump says Jen Psaki has 'really beautiful red hair' and MSNBC wants to hire her because they need a redhead
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Trump Reportedly Helped Himself To White House Photographer's Work For His Own Pricey Book
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Trump again repeated the claim that he won Michigan's 'Man of the Year' award. The award does not exist.
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GOP Rep. McClain falsely claimed that Trump caught Osama bin Laden. The Al Qaeda leader was killed during the first Obama administration, when Trump was still hosting a game show.
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'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems
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Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested that Americans in the LGBTQ+ community should be 21 before they can make 'life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity'
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Trump Tells Member Of Gays For Trump At Mar-a-Lago: 'You Don't Look Gay'
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Biden's record defense budget draws progressive ire over spending priorities
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For years, Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker claimed he'd graduated in the top 1% of his class at University of Georgia — but he never graduated at all
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GOP governor slams Mike Lindell's 'crap' pillows: 'You only find that kind of stuff in the Trump Hotel'
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Student Debt:

Student loans: Democrats push to ease 'unnecessary high bar' for debt relief in bankruptcy
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Meet a single mom who took on $49,000 in student debt to put one of her 2 daughters through college: 'It's the only way for my kids to get an education and be successful'
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My $94,000 of student loan debt felt hopeless until I made 4 impactful changes
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Maritime:

Massive ship called Ever Forward is stuck in Chesapeake Bay
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Hotels:

Bankrupt hotelier Howard Wu stiffed operator of $23M: suit
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Manufacturing:

MI: After string of acquisitions, Kentwood manufacturing group files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
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Celebs:

Venus And Serena Williams' Stepmother Files For Bankruptcy To Save The Family's Florida Home
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Economy:

Biden cites economic gains, but voters see much more to do
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America's 1% Now Worth $45.9 Trillion
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US employment and wages are rising briskly amid strong labor demand
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Dimon says confluence of inflation, Ukraine war may 'dramatically increase risks ahead' for U.S.
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Treasury yields invert as investors look ahead to Fed minutes
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Worker shortage thwarts Biden's "millions" of jobs pledge
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Employers revamp background checks to help fight labor shortage
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'Made in America' is about to make a roaring comeback. That's good and bad.
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Almost every part of the economy is back to normal — except this
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U.S. factory activity stumbles in March to lowest level in 18 months, ISM survey shows
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Biden reacts to March jobs report: 'That's good news for fighting inflation'
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US Added 431,000 Jobs on March
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The U.S. jobs market is scorching hot. Here's where the flames are highest
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Employers are hiring again — but which ones are paying wages that keep up with inflation, and which aren't?
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Jobs, pay boom
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Plunging consumer sentiment doesn't have to be the kiss of death
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Fed's Williams Sees Sequence of Steps to Raise Rates to Neutral
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Fed's Evans backs path of steady quarter-point rate hikes
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Morgan Stanley says investors seem to believe the Fed can engineer a 'soft landing' for the economy - but here are 3 reasons for doubt
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Why a '1970s-style' inflation spiral is a growing threat, according to a major hedge fund
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Money matters: 3 in 5 Americans admit waking up in middle of night thinking about finances
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Over a third of Americans plan to spend their tax refund right away, mostly to pay bills
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Is a yield curve inversion a foreboding sign for mortgage rates? Does it really signal a recession? Economists weigh in.
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Egg prices continue to rise amid ongoing bird flu outbreak
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What 10% inflation could look like for junk bonds: BofA
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Los Angeles' guaranteed income program will pay 1,000 people $1,000 a month for three years — here's how it works
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U.S. government bonds just suffered their worst quarter of the past half century: Here's why some investors may not be fazed
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U.S. Investigators Find Evidence Russian Oligarchs Trying To Evade Sanctions -official • Putin's war in Ukraine is devastating Russia's economy, wiping out 15 years of growth and sending inflation skyrocketing • Sanctioned Russian oligarchs break down in tears over their inability to book private jets, reports say • Russian oligarch's most prized assets, from superyachts and jets to properties are being targeted by sanctions. Here's what's been seized so far. • How did Russia's oligarchs become so powerful? • The SWIFT ban may have hit Russian finances but the crew of seized superyachts still need to be paid, experts say • Dozens of seized superyachts may cause significant environmental damage if governments fail to pay millions in maintenance costs, experts say • Germany says West to agree more sanctions on Russia after Bucha killings • Egor Kotkin: 'Economic assault' on Russia shows West's continuing power • India faces pressure over close ties with Moscow • Biden turned the ruble into rubble. Then it quickly came back. • Eastern Europeans push for new penalties as EU sanctions fail to end Putin's war • Why leaders won't tell Europeans to put on a sweater to beat Putin • Europe has been snapped out of its post-Cold War complacency. But for how long? • Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war • Chinese President Xi Jinping warns it could take decades to repair economic damage caused by Ukraine crisis • Russian lawmakers seek punishment for implementation of sanctions on Russia's territory • Russia's biggest bank has been cut out of the global financial markets — and now it's launched a cryptocurrency • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US should place 'even greater costs on Putin' over Russian-Ukraine conflict • Oligarch sanctions were essentially a good idea but they won't sway Putin — and the aftermath is uncertain, says expert
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Russia war could further escalate auto prices and shortages
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Putin's War Is A Disaster For The Global Economy
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Young women earn more than men in 16 U.S. cities
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Night owl gets the worm
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Meta is no longer requiring COVID-19 booster shots for employees returning to its US offices
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Munger: Harder for Today's Kids to Get Rich
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Is the US Dollar in Danger? • Yuan has dollar looking over its reserve currency shoulder
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Senate GOP pushes for capital formation laws to aid small business, investors
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As Social Security retirement age reaches 67, some say it may go higher
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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:

Battle heats up over remaining federal rental assistance
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Mortgage rates zoom past 4.5% — here's what home buyers need to know
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Really, a 40-year mortgage? One Fed official thinks it's a good idea. But others say it's a risky proposition.
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Office buildings sit more than half empty. Why the next recession could spur more trouble
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The housing market is about to get more dysfunctional
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Enovational Declares Bankruptcy, Backs Out of DC Lease
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With hybrid work dominating, NYC looks to its future after COVID crisis
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Texas Property Tax Relief Doesn't Lower Bills
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Atmosphere project in Richmond seeks creditor protection
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Municipalities:

PREPA mediators, participants selected; Legislature excluded
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Local governments have billions in federal Covid cash and no workers to pay
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Sold-out Detroit bankruptcy documentary gets second free screening at Freep Film Fest
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Oil/Gas:

Biden seeks a crosswalk between oil and clean energy
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Why Biden's oil dump may not help
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Oil Hits Largest Weekly Loss in Over a Decade
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'Pouring gasoline on the fire': JPMorgan, Citi and other U.S. banks lead rise in lending to oil and gas: report
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Biden looks to jump-start mining for crucial battery metals with new executive order • America Is Finally Taking The Battery Metal Shortage Seriously
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Biden administration unveils new fuel economy rules • New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 24 mpg
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Restarting Keystone XL construction 'wouldn't actually increase supply' of oil: top Biden adviser
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Baker Hughes reports a second straight weekly climb in the U.S. oil-drilling rig count
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Mexico suspends gasoline subsidy as U.S. drivers cross border for deals
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Russian Oil Tanker to US Makes a U-Turn
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US Oil Demand Has Been Overstated
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Crypto:

Mt. Gox ex-CEO announces plan to repay creditors
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SEC to crypto platforms: Your accounting practices aren't up to snuff
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Cruise Lines:

CDC drops travel warnings for cruise ships
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Autos:

US New Car Sales Likely Down 14% in Q1
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Ireland: Used Car Prices Jumped 53%
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Tesla Cybertruck Is Dead
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Religion:

Churches played an active role in slavery and segregation. Some want to make amends.
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Patriarch urges soldiers to defend 'peace-loving' Russia amid Ukraine campaign
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Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous peoples for abuse at schools in Canada
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Defrocked Philadelphia Priest Who Lied to Feds About Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Does Not Repent, Gets No Jail Time
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Fraud:

Biblical tax cheat pleads guilty to filing for $2.9 billion in phony refunds to buy five-bedroom house, Mercedes Benz and Cadillac Escalades
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Climate:

As Gas Prices Soar, Biden's Climate Ambitions Sputter
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Talks on new UN climate report going down to the wire
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Staggering Photos Show Lake Powell Nearly Dried Up
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Utah Town is Running Out of Water
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Manchin opposes SEC climate rule, says it targets fossil fuel companies
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Scientists Urge End of Fossil Fuel Use
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Agribusiness:

Empty canals, dead fields: Arizona farmers are slammed by water cuts in the West
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Entertainment:

Will Smith resigns from Academy • 'Fell On Sword' to Keep Oscar • Slap Stings Family Brand • Netflix Backs Away • Apple TV Sitting on $120M Movie • What Leaving the Academy Means • Jada Laughed When Will Slapped Chris
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Trucking:

There isn't a shortage of truck drivers — they just don't want to drive for mega carriers anymore
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Used Big Rig Sales Set Record in February
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Automation could send long-haul truckers driving into the sunset
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600 Mile Self Driving Truck Route in Texas
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Tax:

Fund Tied To Billionaire Robert Brockman Seeks Bankruptcy
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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 (7 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 Alternatives:

Assignment For Benefit Of Creditors: A Uniform Law Is Needed
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Bankruptcy Forms:

Official Bankruptcy Forms Revised To Reflect April 1, 2022 Dollar Amount Adjustments Now In Effect
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Bankruptcy Research:

Employee Costs of Corporate Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Reform:

Senate Democrats urge changes for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy
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Cross-Border:

Global Erie and Its Limits: Channeling Jurisdictional Competition for Procedure
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Finance:

Backstops Survive Another Challenge
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Jaques Andres Sentenced After Lying To Bankruptcy Court
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Aviation:

Pressure builds on Biden administration to lift transportation mask mandates
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Major US airlines delayed or canceled more than 10,000 flights this weekend, citing thunderstorms in Florida and technology issues
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Mesa's MD Helicopters to get acquired by creditors after bankruptcy tied to defrauding of U.S. Army
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India's Zoom Air faces insolvency proceedings
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Friedrichshafen Airport's Insolvency Proceedings
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Labor:

Amazon workers on Staten Island form company's first union in stunning upset • Amazon's new union demands contract talks in May
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Recent U.S. union wins at Amazon, Starbucks and more
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Washington is first state to guarantee pay and benefits for Uber and Lyft drivers
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Uber and Lyft get their first legislative win in campaign to write new labor laws
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Cannabis:

House approves bill legalizing marijuana • House passes marijuana legalization bill (again), but with no clear path forward
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Pharma:

House passes insulin bill over insurers' opposition
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Healthcare:

Locals scramble to raise $70M to buy California city's only hospital out of bankruptcy
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Rutland Hospital is short $7.6 million this year, and its request for higher service charges has been rejected. Now what?
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Financial challenges plague rural hospitals
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Private concerns mount about Biden's new Covid czar
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Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes
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Food/Beverage:

House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries
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Sovereigns:

Protesters defy curfew to demand Sri Lanka leader quit • How Sri Lanka's economy spiralled into crisis • Debt-ridden Sri Lanka runs out of diesel as people reel under hours-long blackout
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War in Ukraine and the risk of default in Russia: a specialist compares the situation with Argentina
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UK:

April Fools: Winding Up Petitions Set to Increase, Is this a Wind Up?
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Repayment plans pushing thousands into deeper debt
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COVID-19 – Final UK temporary measure removed
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P&O Ferries faces criminal probe over sackings
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Far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he is being detained at Mexican airport
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Landlord who 'owed £270k' accused of breaching bankruptcy rules
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Seize back billions stolen in fraudulent Covid loans to reduce cost-of-living burden
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Hopes of Post-Brexit US Trade Deal Dashed
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EU:

Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports, urges EU to do same
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Canada:

Protecting creditors and the public interest: Ontario Court of Appeal modifies the ‎corporate attribution doctrine
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Federal changes to BC crab fishery could bankrupt some commercial fishermen
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Russia:

Russia sets six-month moratorium on bankruptcies, PM says
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Ukrainian children used as 'human shields' near Kyiv, say witness reports • Unspeakable Horrors in Liberated Towns • Russia's planting of land mines shows its troops know they've been defeated and don't plan another big attempt on Kyiv • Ukrainian civilians executed, people buried in mass graves in city of Bucha, officials say • Russians Killed People for No Reason • Reports from towns liberated by Ukrainian forces document alleged Russian atrocities, including rape and civilian corpses left on streets with hands tied behind back • Horrific New Details of Carnage in Ukraine Town Emerge • Withdrawing Russian troops left streets of Kyiv suburb strewn with civilian corpses • Explosions Hit in Port City of Odesa • Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies • Ukraine accuses Russia of massacre, city strewn with bodies • Germany accuses Russia of war crimes in Bucha • NATO chief calls Bucha executions 'horrific' • How could Russia's Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine? • Ukraine says 410 bodies found near Kyiv, witnesses traumatized • Two Russian soldiers have died and 28 are in hospital after being poisoned by pastry delicacies offered to them by civilians • Exiled Russian oligarch says Putin went 'insane' after Ukrainians did not welcome his invasion and 'meet him with flowers' like he anticipated • An elite Ukrainian drone unit on quad bikes ambushed Russian forces, helping to defeat Putin's plan to capture Kyiv, report says • Britain's most advanced anti-aircraft missile shoots down Russian helicopter • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticizes weapons delays, suggests some Western partners are 'playing games' • Russian retreat reveals scale of devastation in region around Kyiv • Putin Stoops to Shocking New Low in Humiliating Retreat From Kyiv • Vladimir Putin's next move revealed amid Russian retreat from Kyiv • Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps • Russia falters in Ukraine but unlikely to give up assault • Ukraine takes back 'whole Kyiv region' • Kremlin vows to target Brit weapons • Secret intelligence's unusually public role • Zelensky accuses Russia of genocide • Blinken says Russia has already seen a 'strategic defeat' • Zelensky says Russian troop withdrawal is 'bare minimum' toward war's end • NATO chief says Russia shifting strategy: 'This is not a real withdrawal' • Harris says Biden administration 'not into regime change' • Pope Francis condemns 'sacrilegious war' in Ukraine • How They Fled: 7 Ukrainian Refugees on Escaping Russia's War • Biden suggests Putin has 'fired' or put his advisers 'under house arrest' • Apocalyptic price of Ukraine's victory in Irpin • Ukrainian family walks miles, watching Russian bombings up close, to seek refuge in Kyiv • Images show bodies lining streets of town near capital; blasts heard in Odesa as Moscow shifts focus to Ukraine's south, east • Oligarch Roman Abramovich persuaded the Russian government to hold peace talks over Zoom instead of in Belarus despite Kremlin's security concerns, report says • Ukrainian parliament signs law offering $1 million rewards to defecting Russian soldiers who hand over a fighter jet or a warship • Ukraine's women fighters reflect a cultural tradition of feminist independence • Western governments start to heed Zelenskyy's call to send Ukraine more offensive heavy weapons to defeat Putin's army • Russian troops are trying to sell looted Ukrainian goods in Belarus, Ukrainian defense ministry says • 'I can't keep up': Russia is losing so much military equipment in Ukraine that weapons monitors are overwhelmed • U.S. Steps Up Military, Defense Assistance • The US is helping transfer Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine to support its defenses against Russia, report says • Inside Ukraine's Foreign Legion: The veterans, glory-seekers, and accidental social media stars who have gone to war against Russia • UN: Over 4.1 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion began
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Blasts heard in Russian city of Belgorod near border with Ukraine - witnesses
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Evidence of War Crimes as Russians Retreat From Kyiv
(WSJ)

Ex-U.N. prosecutor urges global arrest warrant for Putin
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Clifford Chance Steers Sberbank UK Unit's Insolvency
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A former Russian official now working with an opposition leader says Putin could lose his grasp on power in a few months
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Putin will never 'give up on Ukraine' as long as he's in the Kremlin, top Russia expert warns
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Russia rallies its powerful friends
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Putin Targeting Enemies at Home Too
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Putin was visited by a cancer surgeon dozens of times in 4 years and takes rejuvenating baths in deer antler blood, says Russian investigative news outlet
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Russia says will end cooperation on space station
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Fleeing Putin's Russia: Exiles search for new identity, but find new problems
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Biden, First Lady Salute Attack Sub With Russia Tensions High
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North Korea:

Kim's sister enraged by Seoul's preemptive strike comments • 'Scum-like guy': North Korean leader's sister attacks South Korea defense minister
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US imposes sanctions on five North Korean entities following missile tests
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MENA:

Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister: 'The State Is Bankrupt'
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Ramadan kicks off in much of Middle East amid soaring prices
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Biden rebuffed as US relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE hit new low
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Taliban clamp down on drugs, announce ban on poppy harvest
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Hell in the Final Days of the War in Afghanistan
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China:

Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as COVID cases rise
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Hungary:

Hungary's pro-Putin PM Orban claims victory in national vote
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Japan:

Energy firms rocked by soaring fuel prices
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