February 28, 2022

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Law:

The Fastest Growing Profits Per Partner In All Of Biglaw
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Ex-client wants $22 mln from Brown Rudnick, saying lawyers overbilled
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One Set Of Raises Isn't Enough At This Biglaw Firm
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Deluge of law firms join Davis Polk pay-raise rush amid battle for associates
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Elite Firm Raises Salaries While Throwing Shade At Other Biglaw Firms
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Top 20 Biglaw Firm Wows Associates With Raises
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Following The Money? Here's Another North Star
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Sixth Circuit Takes A Whack At The Kraken Lawyers
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'Mo Money Mo Problems' -- 2022 Reprise
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3 BigLaw firms close their Kyiv offices; firms in US ready for pro bono refugee work • Baker McKenzie, Dentons Close in Kyiv Amid Russian Invasion • 'The world will change now': Law firms in Ukraine cope with Russian invasion
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Russia Sanctions Have Lawyers Scrambling to Help Clients Comply
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Sidley Austin, Venable Drop Russian Bank Clients Amid Sanctions
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After Losing Election Case, Sidney Powell Says She Watched 'Detailed Vote Rigging Demonstration' on YouTube to Comply with Court Order for Legal Education
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Trump took documents to Mar-a-Lago that are so sensitive they may not be described in public, report says
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Ex-Prosecutor Says She Can Prove Trump Committed Two Crimes
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Continuing Legal (Mis)education
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U.S. congressional panel expands probe of Trump documents • House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives
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First Jan. 6 Trial to Open, Allowing Prosecutors to Set Out Broad Case • Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome • 'Messages Have to Be Sent': Judge Sends Smiling Florida Man to Jail for Carrying Nancy Pelosi's Podium During Capitol Breach • ‘Dangerous slide in America.’ Judge in Jan. 6 case • Trump claims he knows nothing about desperate text messages sent to his team by Sean Hannity during Capitol riot • Former Chapman Law Prof John Eastman Resists House Jan. 6 Committee's Subpoena, Says Former Dean Knew Of His Work For Trump • Guilfoyle Clashes with Jan. 6 Panel • Trump Fundraiser Guilfoyle Halts Interview With Jan. 6 Panel • Jan. 6 select committee zeroes in on another Alex Jones associate
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Trump New York criminal probe has new prosecutor after lawyers quit
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NY Trump Investigations Either Dead, Alive, Or On Ice — Definitely One Of The Three
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Donald Trump and His Adult Children Appeal a Manhattan Judge's Ruling Ordering Their Depositions
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Police are fencing off the Capitol for Biden's State of the Union • U.S. Capitol Fencing Is Reinstalled Ahead of Trucker Protests
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14 shot at Vegas hookah parlor; 1 dead and 2 critically hurt
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Retired Police Captain Acquitted of Murdering Man in Movie Theater Argument
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Ex-Cop Who Dislocated Shoulder of Woman with Dementia Will Be Offered Plea Deal, Says the Victim's Outraged Family
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Sentence, state trial loom for ex-cops in Floyd’s killing
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After Trayvon Martin, Crump became civil rights go-to lawyer
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New York Man Found Guilty of Threatening to Kill Sen. Joe Manchin, Fox Hosts Greg Gutfeld and Laura Ingraham
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Cold Case Murder of Woman Sexually Assaulted and Stabbed Inside Iowa Hotel Room Solved After Nearly 40 Years: Police
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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crimes for Sam's Club Slashing of Asian Father and 6-Year-Old Boy He 'Blamed' for COVID-19 Pandemic
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What does Texas’ data on abortions say about law? • Texas At-Home Abortion Pill Requests Spiked Following New Limits
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Russia-based ransomware group Conti issues warning to Kremlin foes
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Judges:

Biden to name Ketanji Brown Jackson, DC appeals court judge, to Supreme Court
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Barack Obama Shares Kind Words About How Ketanji Brown Jackson Has 'Inspired Young Black Women'
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Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court Nod Follows Multifaceted Legal Career
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Tucker Carlson condemned for Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Rwanda’ comments
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Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds
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Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men
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Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson Predicted Her Career in Her High School Yearbook
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Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson could face scrutiny for overturned decisions
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Biden pick preserves Supreme Court's even split - between Harvard and Yale
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Notable Opinions by Ketanji Jackson
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Biden's Supreme Court Pick Enters Intensifying U.S. Fight on Race
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Jim Clyburn rejects Lindsey Graham's criticism of Biden SCOTUS pick: 'I do not see Judge Brown Jackson as being radical at all'
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Democrats Plot Quick Path to Jackson’s Confirmation to Court
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Biden jokes that he's '28 years old' while noting that he's 'presided over more Supreme Court nominations than almost anyone living today'
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The three Republicans who voted to confirm Brown Jackson for appeals court
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As maps fall, GOP tries to neutralize state supreme courts
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Federal judge says wife owned Costco stock while he heard trademark case
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Wall Street:

Dow futures fall nearly 500 points as traders assess ripple effects of Russia sanctions • U.S., European Stock Futures Slump as Russia Sanctions Ramped Up
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Dow climbs 800 points in its best day since late 2020 as investors weigh latest on Russia-Ukraine
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Elite investors have formed a quiet consensus: 2022 is going to be very, very ugly for the stock market
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Days of Easy Speculation Look Numbered in War-Shaken Stocks
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Ex-Goldman Banker Trial Reveals Greed, Graft From 1MDB Scheme
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Money Markets Stressed as Russia Sanctions Fuel Uncertainty
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Layoffs:

Job loss and low wages led to a rise in suicide and opioid drug use
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Interactive Mortgage to lay off 51 amid heavy losses
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SCOTUS:

SCOTUS set to Resolve Circuit Split on Constitutionality of Chapter 11 Quarterly Fee Differences
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Retailing:

Will Any Retailers File For Chapter 22 In 2022?
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Sovereigns:

The "American Default" of 1933 and Some Possible Sanctions
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Russia Bonds, Now Junk, Set to Reel From Central Bank Sanctions
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IMF Leans Against Ukraine Loan Payout as Invasion Imperils Kyiv
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Ukraine Crisis Risks Pushing Sri Lanka Closer Toward Default
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Education:

New York City schools drop outdoor mask mandate, keep indoor mandate • New York State ends its mask mandate for schools.
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In New York City, 59% of Eligible Students Have Been Vaccinated
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MIT Cuts Ties With Russian Tech Institute in Protest of Invasion
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University Endowments Soared 30.6% In 2021, Highest Since 1983
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Trucking:

I train new truckers. Here's why so many are leaving the industry.
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Hotels:

Looking to buy a piece of Queen Mary history? Now's your chance
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Religion:

Guam: New mediation to try settling local clergy sex abuse claims
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Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both
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Priest’s new assignment: Helping those he invalidly baptized
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Utilities:

PG&E releases new plan on 2022 wildfire safety • PG&E Wants to Spend $10.5 Billion to Bury Lines to Stop Fires
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Fraud:

U.K. Shares List of Suspected Covid Loan Fraudsters With Lenders
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Compensation:

Blackstone’s Schwarzman Collects $1.1 Billion in Dividends, Pay
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Distressed Investing:

Distressed-Debt Investor CarVal Said to Explore Selling Itself
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Banking:

U.S. banks' Russian investment banking fee income in doubt after Moscow sanctions
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U.S. banks prepare for cyber attacks after latest Russia sanctions
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Sports:

Chelsea will go bankrupt if the British government takes action against Roman Abramovich • Russian oligarch cedes control of Premier League team as threat of sanctions loom • Report: Premier League side Chelsea to consider takeover offers amid possible bankruptcy risk
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The biggest sporting authorities keep refusing to ban Russia outright
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Tourism:

Las Vegas Visitor Authority for January 2022: Visitor Traffic Down 27.5% Compared to 2019
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Insurance:

St. Johns Insurance Insolvent, to be Liquidated, Florida DFS Reports • Florida loses another property insurer as Orlando-based company deemed insolvent
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Celebs:

Antoine Walker shares how wanting to be like Jay-Z and Puff Daddy led to his bankruptcy
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Erika Jayne Says Money Owed to Tom is ‘Community Property,’ Explains Why She Doesn’t Owe a Dime to Victims Despite $25 Million to Her LLC, See Her Defense
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Erika Jayne Refusing To Settle With Orphans & Widows Screwed Over By Tom Girardi
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Healthcare:

Former administrator misappropriated nearly $195,000 from bankrupt Hidalgo County EMS
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Nearly half of Biden’s 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
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CDC loosens masking guidance • Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary
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The problem with getting health coverage through our jobs
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A Kennedy’s Crusade Against Covid Vaccines Anguishes Family and Friends
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Billionaire Accused of Anti-Vax Misinfo Now Reportedly Has COVID
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New studies again target Wuhan market, not lab, for COVID-19 origin
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A case for (some) continued masking
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Want a Covid-19 vaccine exemption? It can be as easy as copy and paste.
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New Zealand Eases Border Restrictions as Omicron Cases Surge
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Economy:

Key inflation gauge hit 6.1% in January, highest since 1982
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Goldman Raises U.S. Inflation Forecasts, Sees More Hikes in 2023
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Wheat Surges 9% as Russian Sanctions Upend Commodities Markets
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Post-ABC poll finds a deeply pessimistic nation, worried about the economy and Biden's leadership
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Fed’s Bullard Still Wants to Hike Rates 100 Basis Points by July
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Corporations Raise Prices as Consumers Spend ‘With a Vengeance’
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Global Consumers’ Surprising Resiliency Is Tested Anew by War
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You’re already paying more for groceries and gas. Here’s where consumers will feel the next round of ‘sticker shock.’
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Fed warns of wage pressures as data shows inflation still rising • Fed says labor, wages could drive persistent inflation
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Inflation Pain Means Biden Gets No Credit for Roaring Economy
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Ukraine war, surging inflation and wild price swings: Here’s how some see the state of stock market as Biden readies crucial State of the Union.
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U.S. Public Sees Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Critical Threat
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Europe and U.S. brace for economic fallout from Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Factbox-Companies with exposure to Russia
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How the last 20 years of economic turmoil broke millennials
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely ratchet American food prices even higher, experts say • Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Send Shockwaves Through US Economy
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Beyond Oil and Gas: Who’ll Lose From Russia-Ukraine Trade Fallout
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The Fed's new playbook for fighting inflation risks doing more harm than good, top economists at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley say
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SWIFT Ban Means the Fed May Need to Be Ready With Dollars
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Personal Income increased slightly in January; Spending increased 2.1%
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The Great Resignation generation: Gen Z wants to job hop
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States Where the Most People Are Quitting Their Jobs
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Businesses are still struggling to attract workers, but it isn't because employers and job seekers have mismatched goals
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Prices are up everywhere with inflation. Except in my 401(k)
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Jerome Powell's math problem
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Fed’s favorite inflation gauge up 5.2% for biggest annual gain since 1983 • Inflation stayed hot in January
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How a Washington, D.C., area guaranteed income pilot helped fill gaps where pandemic aid fell short
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First pandemic. Then recession. Now, Russia invades Ukraine. Anything else, world?
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UPS and FedEx halting shipments to Russia and Ukraine
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Scotiabank to begin letting employees return to office in mid-March
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Colorado Encourages Vaccinated Residents to Shed Masks, Move On
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New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, events
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New York to Drop Virus Restrictions in City and Around State
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Capitol physician lifts Congress' mask mandate
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BlackRock, Vanguard Grapple With Sanctions on Russian Securities
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Recession Is the Major Threat for Stock Markets Shaken by War
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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:

NAR: Pending Home Sales Decreased 5.7% in January
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Veteran Real Estate Attorney Dishes On The Havoc COVID Has Brought To The Industry
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This American City Is Running Out of Houses For Sale
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Here’s where Russian oligarchs and their families own property in NYC
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Municipalities:

In Puerto Rico, federal and local officials clash over how to exit bankruptcy
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Puerto Rico Governor Asks to Renegotiate Power-Company Debt Plan
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Puerto Rico board rejects legislative effort to renegotiate PREPA deal
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Puerto Rico, US board at odds over how to exit bankruptcy
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Photos of boarded up Reading shops show how pandemic and other factors have decimated town
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Oil/Gas:

BP to Exit Its 20% Shareholding in Russian Oil Producer Rosneft • BP Drops as Rosneft Exit Given Little Chance of Finding Buyer • BP to 'exit' its $14 billion stake in Russian oil giant in stark sign that Western business is breaking ties over Ukraine invasion
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Oil Shipping Costs Soar for Key Routes on Invasion, Sanctions
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Exxon’s Bank in Russia Among Those Hit by Sanctions Over Ukraine
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West Still Reluctant to Target Russian Energy on Economy Fears
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There's a reason Putin can be so aggressive: oil
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LNG Buyers Pause Purchases From Russia on Sanction Uncertainty
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U.S. Gas Advances as Russia Sanctions May Boost Demand for LNG
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OPEC+ Seen Sticking to Plan Despite Price Shock from Ukraine War
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OPEC+ Trims Forecast for 2022 Oil Market Surplus in Latest Data
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Goldman Says Demand Destruction Only Thing That Can Restrain Oil
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Californians Bought 1 Million EVs in 2021
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Climate:

Climate change gets pushed out of the spotlight
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Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade • For GOP, Supreme Court Case on Climate Goes Way Beyond the Environment
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New UN report warns of deadly climate change consequences • UN climate report: 'Atlas of human suffering' worse, bigger • Seawalls alone won’t save coastal cities, major UN report says
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Global Warming Is Outrunning Efforts to Protect Human Life, Scientists Warn
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Germany May Extend Coal Use to Replace Russian Gas
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Student Debt:

Maine might pay up to $40,000 of your student loans if you move there and buy a house
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93% of student loan borrowers aren’t prepared to restart payments, survey finds
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Tech:

Pressure mounts on major tech companies to take tougher line against Russia
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Ukraine misinformation spreads as users share videos out of context
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Are smartphones serving as adult pacifiers?
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Cosmetics:

Makeup Revolution’s Owner Buys BH Cosmetics Out of Bankruptcy
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Autos:

A New Brand of Sticker Shock Hits the Car Market
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Ford to halt F-150 pickup output in Kansas City due to chip shortage
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Toyota to Halt Japan Plants After Parts Supplier’s System Outage
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Agribusiness:

Report: UMB Bank wins bidding for Express Grain's assets
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Traders Balk at Russian Wheat as Biggest Buyer Chases Supply
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Politics:

Ramirez: Bankruptcy judge’s rebuke should not deter citizens of CD 15 from voting for me
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On cusp of Biden speech, a state of disunity, funk and peril
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Biden Approval Rating Falls to Record Low 37%: Post-ABC Poll • Biden’s handling of immigration gets low marks in survey conducted by his own pollster
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Trump wins CPAC straw poll, revs up campaign speculation amid Biden polling collapse • Five takeaways from CPAC 2022 • The strange Republican world where the big lie lives on and Trump is fighting to save democracy
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There are signs Republicans want to move on from 2020. Trump may not allow it.
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Ex-Trump aide says Michelle Obama would put Republicans in 'a very difficult position' if she ran for president in 2024
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In trans people, GOP candidates find latest ‘wedge issue’
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Why the Texas governor says parents like me are child abusers • This Texas mom says she's moving her family to California to protect her transgender daughter
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Three Times Salon Owner and Texas House Candidate Shelley Luther Should've Stopped Talking
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Trump claimed the 'most dangerous people are within' the United States in his lengthy CPAC speech
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Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins
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Report: Trump pushes Rick Scott to challenge McConnell
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Attacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections
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Romney: Senator calls Russian government a 'pariah' and for US to continue cranking up the sanctions against 'evil regime'
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Conservatives turn to a new message: 'God bless the Ukrainian people'
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‘War criminal’ or ‘savvy strongman’? Putin invasion deepens Republican divide
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Trump Again Calls Putin ‘Smart’ and Blames Biden for Invasion • SNL Mocks Trump and Tucker Carlson for Backing Putin in Ukraine • Trump calls President Zelenskyy a ‘Brave Man,’ Fondly Remembers Phone Call That Got Him Impeached • Mitt Romney says its 'almost treasonous' for some GOP figures to back an 'oppressor' and 'dictator' like Putin
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Head of US Ukrainian Catholic Church urges Americans to 'call out people like Tucker Carlson'
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Two Children of the Cold War Face Off in New Confrontation
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Praise for Vlad Showcases Republican Divide at CPAC
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell erupts at CBS News journalist while being questioned about election-related White House notes: 'You're a traitor!'
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Surprise Speaker at White-Nationalist Event • 'I don't know him!' Marjorie Taylor Greene denies she is friends with white nationalist despite speaking at his CPAC-rival rally and posing for a photo with him • Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘moron’ for speaking at white nationalist event • Romney on Greene, Gosar: 'I have morons on my team' • Liz Cheney calls out fellow House Republicans for associating with White nationalist event • Pompeo slams Taylor-Greene for 'playing footsie' with 'anti-Semitic neo-Nazis'
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Ex-Attorney General William Barr Urges GOP to Move On From Trump • Barr Rebukes Trump as ‘Off the Rails’ in New Memoir • William P. Barr’s Memoir Is Part Lawyerly Defense, Part Culture-War Diatribe • Barr says Trump 'lost his grip' in forthcoming memoir
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Bill Barr Reportedly Burns His Bridges in Scathing Tell All, Sounds Off on Trump’s ‘Erratic Personal Behavior’ and Blames Him for Jan. 6
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Democrats look to win back Latino voters after Trump's inroads in South Texas • A Texas race could tell Democrats two important things about the 2022 midterms
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‘Blood Red’: How Lopsided New District Lines Are Deepening America’s Divide
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Mass Torts:

J&J, distributors finalize $26 billion landmark opioid settlement
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J&J Bankruptcy Ploy Upheld By NJ Court • Judge greenlights J&J strategy to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy court • Judge backs Johnson & Johnson in bankruptcy ploy for talc litigation, clears way for settlement
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OxyContin victims fight for their share in Purdue bankruptcy case
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Boy Scouts sex abuse deal draws more opposition from bankruptcy watchdog
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US lawmakers plan bill to outlaw ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy ploy
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Former mine worker wins $36.5M in Montana asbestos case
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Miscellaneous:

Bye, Bye, ABI
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Aviation:

EU to Ban Russian Flights in Effort to Further Isolate Putin
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Canada closes airspace to Russian aircraft: transport minister
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Delta is severing ties with Russia's flag carrier Aeroflot
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Russian Fleet Faces Grounding Risk as Leasing Firms Mull Default
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Finnair Faces Wipeout of Asia Business on Russia Flight Bans
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Europe, Russia Trade Airspace Bans, Echoing Cold War Disruption
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Airline Stocks Sink After Europe and Russia Slap Airspace Bans
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No-fly zones, canceled flights: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is disrupting air travel
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World's largest cargo aircraft was destroyed during a Russian attack on an airfield, Ukrainian minister says
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Russia's space chief responds to new sanctions by suggesting that the ISS could crash into the US or Europe
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Tour operators, airlines and cruise lines shun Russia: ‘A war in Ukraine is as far from our European vacation dreams as a war in Guatemala would be from Texas or Florida’
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Europe’s travel rules are dropping as fast as its Covid cases
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UK:

Akin Gump loses restructuring partner to Gleiss Lutz in London
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U.K. Considers Using Strategic Oil Reserves to Stabilize Prices
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Russian Bank’s City of London Outpost Is Now a Sign of Its Exile
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U.K. Firms are Starting to Worry About Rising Borrowing Costs
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EU:

Ukraine crisis will hit economy but EU is ready, officials say
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Europe can't stop buying Russian gas. Here's why.
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Germany Backs New LNG Plants to Cut Russian Gas Dependence
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U.K. Wants G-7 to Set Russia Energy Limits for Europe: Truss
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EU to Ban Russia State-Owned Media Companies Sputnik, RT
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European Banks With Russia Links Get Pummeled as Sanctions Hit
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European Industry Faces Shrink or Shut Decisions on Energy Pain
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EU Approves Banning Transactions With Russian Central Bank
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Canada:

ESG considerations will be important in future insolvency proceedings: Davies' report
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Canada Looks for Ways to Pull Plug on Russian State Television
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Russia:

Putin puts Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert in response to 'illegitimate Western sanctions' • Vladimir Putin Increasingly ‘Erratic’ and ‘Delusional’: Condoleezza Rice • How to think about the risk of nuclear war, according to 3 experts • Putin ‘Increasingly Unhinged,’ May Not Negotiate ‘Peaceful Outcome’: McFaul • Ukrainians arrive for talks with Russia, with little optimism that fighting will end. • Ukraine pushes for cease-fire in talks as fighting rages, sanctions hit Russia's economy • Next 24 hours are ‘crucial’ as Ukraine’s resistance could come under pressure • Satellite images: Large Russian convoy moving toward Kyiv • Russian Troops Enter Ukraine's Capital • White House responds to Russia's decision to put deterrence forces on high alert • The emerging nuclear threat • Russian Troops Enter Ukraine's Capital • Western allies agree to expel some Russian banks from SWIFT payments system • Ukraine foreign minister urges European Union to close SWIFT loopholes • SWIFT says it preparing to comply with curbs on Russian banks • The West finally throws a punch in its face-off with Russia • Explainer-A SWIFT primer as West moves to freeze Russia out of international payments • Ukraine and Russia to talk as fight rages • The SWIFT ban is one of several restrictive financial measures targeting Russia — here are others announced at the same time • Russia central bank urges calm amid cash run fears • The world's largest sovereign wealth fund says it'll dump its Russian assets over the Ukraine invasion • Russians Rush For Dollars as Sanctions Threaten Ruble Collapse • West unleashes SWIFT bans, more crushing penalties on Russia • Sanctioned Russian banks lose U.S. lobbyists • Sanctioned Russian Banks Face International Payment Problems • Exceptions to U.S. curbs on Russia seen weakening impact • SocGen, Credit Suisse Halt Russian Commodity Trade Finance Deals • Norway Says Its Sovereign Fund Will Divest From Russia • Sanctioned Russian TV Host Cries About Losing His Italian Villa • Secrecy undercuts sanctions' impact • US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich • What is the point of sanctioning Russian oligarchs? • Top Russian Oligarchs Are Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine • U.S., Allies Vow to Go After Russian Elite’s Symbols of Wealth • Texas and Utah governors call for Russian products to be removed from shelves in support of Ukraine • New York governor orders review of all state investments with Russian companies • States want to boycott Russian vodka. Here's why that won't work • Russian vodka being removed from shelves in U.S. and Canada • Several states restrict Russian vodka sales in solidarity with Ukraine • Zelensky to EU leaders: "This might be the last time you see me alive" • Zelensky emerges as global hero in Ukraine battle against Russia • Veteran interpreter breaks down in tears after Zelensky remarks • Zelensky tells Ukrainians: "We will fight as long as it takes" • Former CIA station chief says 'Russia has overstretched' its military, lacks troops to 'subdue' Ukraine • President Zelensky is a profile in courage • ‘Stiff Ukrainian resistance’ thwarts Russian advances, inflicts casualties • Zelensky urges "citizens of the world" to join fight against Russia • Putin’s humiliating losses exposed - 4,300 dead and 146 tanks smashed • Forces attack children's hospital • Ukraine Reports Damage to Two Nuclear Waste Facilities • Putin was said to be 'raging' at stalled invasion • Ukraine confirms rocket that struck its airport was fired from Belarus - as it's leader Lukashenko warns war will become a 'meat grinder' with his special forces poised to join Russian assault on Kyiv • Ukrainian ambassador: Russia ‘handing out gas masks’ ahead of potential chemical attack • Putin’s war in tatters as thousands of Russians flee to escape conscription - ‘not wanted' • EU Approves 450 Million Euros in Lethal Military Aid for Ukraine • Zelensky calls on international court to investigate Russia for war crimes • Crime watch: ICC prosecutor is monitoring Ukraine invasion • President Zelensky appeals for foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine and enlist in a newly-formed 'International Legion' to fight the Russian invasion • Britain’s top diplomat says she would support people going to fight for Ukraine. • Ukrainians return from abroad to fight Russian invasion • Zelensky: Ukraine to meet with Russia for peace talks • Russian troops enter Ukraine's second-largest city as assault continues in Kyiv • $4.1 million in cryptocurrency funneled to Ukrainian military since Russia invaded • Ukraine government raises over $10 million in cryptocurrency donations • Germany to send thousands of weapons to Ukraine in major reversal • Ukraine nuclear agency reports rise in Chernobyl radiation levels after Russian troops seize control • Ukrainian central bank suspends electronic cash transfers, bolstering the use case for crypto • Photos show global outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine • Kremlin proposes "neutrality" for Ukraine as Russian troops enter Kyiv outskirts • Tens of thousands flee Ukraine after Russian invasion • EU to freeze Putin and Lavrov's assets • UN: More than 350,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled the country • Russia hits Ukraine fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks • White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine • International Judo Federation suspends Putin as honorary president • Ukraine invasion puts Russia’s elite sports status at risk • Israel offers to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine • Internet becomes battleground in Russia's Ukraine invasion • Sorting fact, disinformation after Russian attack on Ukraine War via TikTok: Russia’s new tool for propaganda machine • Putin is Being Shunned by the World • Big Tech restricts Russian state media from buying ads • IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus • FIFA bans Russian flag and anthem; England says it won't play against Russia • Ukraine hospitals could run out of oxygen in 24 hours, WHO says • U.S. to send nearly $54 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine • UN: 500,000+ people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded • Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees — others, less so • How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?
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Russia’s Credit Rating Cut to Junk by S&P as Tension Rises
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U.S. and Europe take aim at Russian central bank reserves, threatening blow to economy
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Russian ruble plunges nearly 30% against the dollar amid sanctions over Ukraine invasion • Ruble Plunges 30% as Markets Briefly Freeze on Sanctions Stress • Desperate Russians Race to Withdraw Cash as Sanctions Send Currency Into Freefall
(DBN)

Russia central bank more than doubles key interest rate to 20% to boost sinking ruble
(DBN)

European subsidiary of Russia's Sberbank 'failing or likely to fail': ECB
(DBN)

U.S. urges its citizens to consider leaving Russia immediately
(DBN)

The real and imagined history of Ukraine
(DBN)

More than half of Americans see Russia-Ukraine conflict as critical threat: Gallup
(DBN)

Finland, Sweden brush off Moscow’s warning on joining NATO
(DBN)

Kosovo asks U.S. for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership
(DBN)

NATO Response Force deploys for first time • NATO leaders agree to bolster eastern forces after invasion
(DBN)

Biden’s Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas
(DBN)

Russia's VTB to hike mortgage rates by four percentage points to 15.3%
(DBN)

Prayers and despair: Ukrainians in the US decry invasion
(DBN)

Mapped: 87 countries condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the UN • India walks tightrope over calls for Russia’s isolation • Western sanctions push Russia and China even closer • China is Russia’s best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary • China lays out 5-point position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine • Sanctions on Russia Puts Focus on China’s Central Bank • China’s Muddled Ukraine Response Feeds Rare Domestic Debate • Russia is dry run for bigger China sanctions test
(DBN)

Anti-war sentiment grows in Russia despite govt crackdown • Many Russians aren't buying the war Putin is selling • What the Russian media is saying about the war in Ukraine • Over 1,700 Russians detained during anti-war demonstrations • ‘Adolf Putin’ graffiti sprayed across Russian buildings as thousands protest President ‘acting like Hitler’ • Putin’s Ukraine Move Fuels Shock at Home But Little Opposition • Hundreds arrested at anti-war protests in Russia and Belarus
(DBN)

Putin may have ‘lost touch with reality,’ expert says
(DBN)

Belarus holds constitutional vote as crisis in Ukraine rages
(DBN)

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Hong Kong

New daily cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong top 10,000 amid surging outbreak • Hong Kong’s success in fending off COVID comes back to haunt • Hong Kong Reports Record 26,026 Covid Cases as City Struggles with Latest Wave • Hong Kong Shifting to Rapid Covid Tests to Fight Record Outbreak • Hong Kong Pharmacies Run Out of Flu Meds Amid Covid Panic Buying
(DBN)

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Germany:

In major shift for Europe, Germany to spend $113B on defense • ‘Putin’s War’ Prompts Radical Rethink for Scholz and Germany • Putin Accidentally Started a Revolution in Germany
(DBN)

Germany Upends Policy to Hit Russia on SWIFT, Ship Ukraine Arms
(DBN)

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India:

Five years of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: A promising journey
(DBN)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Govt may intervene in rare cross-border insolvency cases
(DBN)

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Australia:

ARITA’s submission in relation to the options paper on reform opportunities to the personal insolvency system raises significant concerns that the proposals go far beyond the goal of the Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017 and remove any reasonable punitive action against those that fail to pay their debts.
(DBN)

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MENA:

Israeli foreign minister warns cabinet against helping Russian oligarchs
(DBN)

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Turkey:

Turkey, overseeing passage to Black Sea, calls Russian invasion 'war'
(DBN)

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Hungary:

Hungary Won’t Cancel Russia-Backed Nuclear Project, Orban Says
(DBN)

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China:

Evergrande sells four projects to state-owned firms for $337 mln
(DBN)

China Evergrande facing criminal probe
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Credito Real Says Working With Creditors Following Default
(DBN)

Mexico’s efforts paltry in face of nearly 100,000 missing
(DBN)

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