January 24, 2022

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Law:

Latham Finally Announces Its Bonus, With Median Bonuses That Beat The Market
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More Money Incoming! This Biglaw Firm Just Matched Milbank
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West Coast Biglaw Firm Joins Milbank Scale
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Good News For Associates As Goodwin Matches Salary Hike
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Fried Frank Matches Milbank $215,000 Associate Salary Target
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Associates Better Be Ready For Biglaw Firms To 'Throw More Money' At Them
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Salary Wars Heat Up As Am Law 100 Firm Gets In On The Associate Raise Action
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Black Law Firm Partners Made Paltry Gains in 2021
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Cadwalader Saw Partner Profits Soar by 70% as Revenue Grew More Than 30% in 2021
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7th Circuit Vacates Reprimand After University Of Illinois Law Grad Cites Financial Hardship Caused By $543,000 Student Loan Debt
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Lawyer Profits Jump 30% at Rocky Mountain Firm Holland & Hart
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The Top 50 Law Schools: Admissions
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2020-21 Moot Court Rankings
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Behind the scenes at elite law firm Boies Schiller, which has shrunk by half after an attorney exodus
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Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh indicted on 27 new crimes
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New York Bar Votes to Ease Police Checks for Would-Be Lawyers
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Trump-Bashing Alaska State Attorney Mostly Wins Free Speech Suit
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The Amy Wax Case Has Nothing To Do With Academic Freedom
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Law Firms Shouldn't Hold Mandatory Events After Work Hours
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Slain Attorney's Wife Recounts Tragic Road Rage Incident at Heart of Bicyclist's Murder Trial
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Impact of pretrial detention falls more heavily on minorities and low-income people, new report says
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National Archives releases Trump White House records to Jan. 6 panel January 6 riot probe gets over 700 pages of Trump White House documents Ivanka Ghosts Trumpland as Investigators Turn Up the Heat Jan. 6 committee chair says panel spoke to Bill Barr The former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis says the January 6 committee members are subpoenaing her because they're 'mad they can't date' her One-Time Utah Police 'Officer of the Year' Pleads Guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege Paxton Defies Order to Release Jan. 6 Records Sixth Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Dismiss Jan. 6 Federal Obstruction Charge, This Time Against 'Murder the Media' Duo Jan. 6 panel chair: Trump planned to use military to seize voting machine Dan Scavino Outed as Anonymous Jan. 6 Plaintiff After Judge Shuts Him Down Liz Cheney Issues Warning After Newt Gingrich Says 1/6 Committee Members May Face Jail Virginia attorney general fires Jan. 6 investigator from university post
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Michael Cohen says Donald Trump told him if one of his kids had to go to prison to 'make sure' it was Donald Jr., not Ivanka Trump ‘Fears’ Both Criminal and Civil Investigations in New York: Michael Cohen
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Donald Trump slams Jan. 6 panel after Ivanka Trump interview request: 'They'll go after children' Trump's niece said it's hypocritical for him to complain about the January 6 committee investigating his kids after his attacks on Hunter Biden
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Man who threatened to kill Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi pleads guilty to federal charges
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Thousands of Giuliani's communications turned over to Manhattan U.S.
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Trump Pals Worry That Bad Lawyering Might Tank His Doomed LOLsuits
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‘House of Trump is crumbling’: why ex-president’s legal net is tightening
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New Legal Filing Reveals Startling Details of Possible Fraud by Trump Organization
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A former Trump official admitted he helped Rudy Giuliani with the fake electors scheme
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George Conway thoroughly ridicules Trump’s lawyers in brutal new analysis
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Ex-Giuliani associate gets one year in prison Igor Fruman, Figure from Trump's First Impeachment, Gets a Year and a Day in Prison for Plot to Funnel Russian's Money
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Leaked Chats Reveal Evidence of Hate Crimes by U.S. Fascists
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Biden administration to provide more legal help to migrants
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FBI: Brian Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook
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Challenge to Texas abortion law faces more delays after SCOTUS allows certified question
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Supreme Court's Sotomayor calls Texas abortion case a 'disaster' in blistering dissent
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North Carolina Man Gets 55 Years in Prison for Paying Woman in the Philippines to Abuse Children on Livestream
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Georgia pastor, wife charged with false imprisonment after people found in locked basement
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Woman, 21, arrested after Jewish boy was spat on outside synagogue
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A Tennessee couple tried to become foster parents. They were denied because they're Jewish, lawsuit says Christian Adoption Agency Had So Much Fun Discriminating Against LGBTQ People They're Extending The Practice To Jews, Too!
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Inside the synagogue attacker's 18-day journey to terror Jewish leaders, backers defiant a week after hostage siege Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taking Being Investigated as a 'Hate Crime' and 'Act of Terrorism,' FBI Says
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Virginia parent threatens to 'bring every single gun loaded and ready' if school board doesn't make masks optional
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A 12-year-old wrote his governor to oppose a gun law. A stray bullet killed him on Christmas.
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With Roe in doubt, states act on abortion limits, expansions
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NYC police officer killed, 2nd critical in Harlem shooting In mourning yet again, NYC prepares to honor fallen officer
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Houston deputy shot and killed during early morning traffic stop
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More officers were charged in fatal police shootings in 2021. Not everyone sees progress.
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Access again an issue at federal trial in Floyd’s killing
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Black Female Prosecutors Hold Outsized Roles in Charging Police for Killings
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A cop fatally struck a nurse. His actions after the crash shock the victim’s loved ones.
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Kyle Rittenhouse named in civil suit filed by parents of man killed in Kenosha
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Homicide rates have soared nationwide, but mayors see a chance for a turnaround in 2022
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What's next for the John Does in Ghislaine Maxwell's settled lawsuit
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Once allies, Stormy Daniels and Avenatti face off at trial
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Why the Sarah Palin v. New York Times trial will be an 'excruciating experience' for the paper Sarah Palin defamation suit against New York Times takes trial Monday Sarah Palin v. New York Times Spotlights Push to Loosen Libel Law
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'It's a disturbing trend.' Cities see large increases in carjackings during pandemic
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NYC mayor says he will reinstitute modified plainclothes police anti-gun unit
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Texas Woman Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Buy Walmart Shopper's Son for $500,000 'Because She Wanted Him and She Was Going to Take Him': Reports
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In Sprawling Probe, Upstate N.Y. Funeral Director Faces Child Endangerment, Other Charges for Allegedly Leaving Decaying Bodies Near His Children's Toys
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Colorado Father Nearly Killed 5-Year-Old by Plunging Boy into Icy Water During Hike, Then Tried to 'Make It Look Like an Accident': Police
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Man Arraigned 20 Years After Allegedly Beating to Death Half-Sister, Serving as Pallbearer at Her Funeral
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Gerrymandering is putting US in Mad Max territory
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American Cities Where Assaults Are on the Rise
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Judges:

What a Great Justice Would Have Done About Roe v. Wade
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'I Made a Mistake': Michigan Judge Who Berated 72-Year-Old Cancer Patient Issues Apology on Court Stationery, Turns Herself in to State's Judicial Watchdog Authority
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New report about Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas
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A single word sparks a crossfire between the Supreme Court, NPR and its star reporter Nina Totenberg
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Supreme Court to revisit ruling that greatly expanded Indian land in Oklahoma
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‘You can’t make that make sense’: Supreme Court expert rails against Justice Clarence Thomas for potential conflict of interest
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Judge: Only Vaccinated Jurors, Those Who Aren't Are "uninformed and irrational or selfish and unpatriotic"
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Wall Street:

US stock futures fall as investors shun risky assets ahead of the key Fed rate meeting, while the crypto sell-off U.S. stock futures return to losing ways with big Fed decision, earnings wave on tappersists
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S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst weeks since pandemic start
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The world's 5 richest tech tycoons — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates — have already lost about $85 billion this year amid a brutal market sell-off Nasdaq 100’s Unrelenting Declines Ring a Dot-Com Bust Alarm Bell
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Investors face reckoning as stock market has worst week since beginning of pandemic
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Where’s That ‘Fed Put’? Scorched Dip Buyers Confront the Market’s New Reality
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Investors jump into stocks as Fed "hysterically behind the curve" - BofA
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Is the market crashing? No. Here’s what’s happening to stocks, bonds as the Fed aims to end the days of easy money, analysts say
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Layoffs:

Peloton shares up after CEO says it must ‘right-size’ production levels, consider layoffs
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Mass Torts:

Abuse victims see inequity in payouts at 2 Michigan schools
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Ex-athlete vows to maintain U. of Michigan sex abuse protest
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Retailing:

The story of Toys R Us' bankruptcy is still unfolding, and it still matters
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Bed Bath & Beyond: The New Strategy to Drive Shareholder Value
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Department Stores Had a Better 2021 Than 2020 -- But Will That Momentum Last?
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Toddler clears out mom's online shopping cart, orders $2K worth of items from Walmart
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Investors make an offer to buy-out Kohl's
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Trucking:

Truckers say an electronic device that measures the hours they drive each day sometimes leaves them stranded just 30 minutes from home
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Sleepy Truckers Get Forgotten in Supply Crisis Choking Economy
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Nursing Homes:

Feds charge owner of defunct nursing home chain Skyline Healthcare in $30 million fraud
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Food/Beverage:

Northeast Louisiana restaurants hit by COVID surge, face staff shortages, supply delays
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Merrill Lynch Advisor Fired After Tirade Against Smoothie Shop Workers Goes Viral
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Medical Supplies:

Plan for free N95 masks could save domestic mask makers — or kill them
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Healthcare:

Omicron surge is undermining care for other health problems
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Omicron Nears U.S. Peak Even as Some Regions Still Face Struggle Fauci Says U.S. Omicron Outbreak ‘Going in the Right Direction’ Fauci says he's confident most states reach peak of omicron in mid-February
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Bill Maher pushes back on Fauci: 'Don't sit there in your white coat and tell me "just do what we say"'
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Stressed hospitals are asking workers with covid to return - even if they may be infectious
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A Shrinking Band of Southern Nurses, Neck-Deep in Another Covid Wave
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Number of patients hospitalized ‘with COVID’ vs. ‘for COVID’ is shifting
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Game-changing Covid pills remain out of reach for some patients
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Two years since Covid was confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than imagined
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Early evidence suggests Omicron infection could give people 'superimmunity' against future coronavirus variants, but experts warn COVID-19 is still unpredictable
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CDC: Pfizer and Moderna boosters overwhelmingly prevent Omicron hospitalizations
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39% Americans boosted
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The shifting definition of fully vaccinated
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High number of Omicron mutations render antibodies ineffective - study
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CDC warns unvaccinated seniors about high risk from omicron variant, as U.S. daily death toll tops 2,000
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Anti-vaccine activists gather in D.C. - a city that mandates covid vaccines - to protest mandates
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'I'm living proof': West Virginia governor makes personal appeal to the unvaccinated as Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to rise
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Kids’ Covid hospitalizations hit pandemic high, worrying doctors and parents about long-term impact
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Booster shots effective against severe illness from omicron
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Arizona governor sues Biden administration over COVID funds tied to mandates
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Latin America, Asia latest to get hit with omicron surge
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Some governments have launched plans to fine the unvaccinated. Experts caution against the approach.
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Anti-vaccine activists, reveling in their pandemic successes, will rally in D.C. against mandates
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On Covid, Americans can be stingy with their trust
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New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
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The Shady Site That Shows Anti-Vaxxers Will Believe Anything
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A Tragedy Without Collective Grief
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My Kafkaesque odyssey to find insulin in our health-care system
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Economy:

'Downhill,' 'divisive': Americans sour on nation's direction in new NBC News poll Poll: 72% of Americans think U.S. moving in "wrong direction"
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American Optimism Fades Amid Omicron Surge
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Omicron outbreaks were bad for business in January
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Omicron Winter Causing Record Workforce Shortage
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Worker shortage unleashes a forever jobs crisis
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The hard math behind America's labor shortage
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Small businesses see hiring as No. 1 worry
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Meet a mom and teacher who hasn't been able to work because child care is so unpredictable: 'I was way behind on work and completely stressed, not sleeping'
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Republicans and Democrats agree on one thing: The labor shortage's wage gains are great
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Coronavirus case surge hindering economic recovery
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Measured by the value of the wages that workers take home, President Biden’s first year in office was not a very good year
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NY Times: Biden contributing to ‘own political woes’ by downplaying inflation, economic anxiety
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A ‘Biden boom’? Inflation makes economy feel like a bust to many.
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Companies are paying people thousands of dollars to quit their jobs. Experts say it can empower employees to take charge of their future.
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Prices are rising all over the world, and leaders see no quick fix
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Inflation outlook highly uncertain, ECB's Holzmann tells paper
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A handbook of (mostly failed) radical inflation-fighting efforts
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The high cost of bringing down inflation
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Here’s where Fed voters stand on raising interest rates and reducing $8.8 trillion asset stockpile
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Aluminum cans to jet fuel: inflation dominates U.S. corporate earnings
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Price of Meat Has Jumped 20%
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U.S. leading economic indicator rises strongly in December
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Janet Yellen co-opts Reaganomics phrase for new Davos speech
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The Fed is poised to hike interest rates this year. Warren Buffett has compared rates to gravity — and said they 'power everything in the economic universe'
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The Fed Might End Up Needing to Actually Sell Some of Its Bonds
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Goldman Sees Risk Fed Will Tighten at Every Meeting From March Inflation surge could push the Fed into more than four rate hikes this year, Goldman Sachs says
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Women in same-gender partnerships face a double pay gap
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Credit Suisse Asks U.S. Staff to Return to Office on Feb. 1
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Citi Asks Staff in New York City Area to Return to Office Feb. 7
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Gottlieb says he stands by prediction of return to offices in February
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Federal government's coronavirus struggle: When and how to bring employees back to the office
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Why the pandemic's work-from-home tech darlings are falling back to earth Pandemic darlings face the boot as investors eye return to normal life
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Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15
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U.S. judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal workers in latest blow to White House Covid agenda
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Why you're seeing so much coverage of empty American grocery shelves
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Fresh Produce Risks Getting More Scarce With U.S. Jabs Mandate
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U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves
(WSJ)

US inflation still shows no sign of fading
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Biden's inflation problem, in stark relief
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Inflation is wiping out pay increases for most Americans
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Omicron wave leaves US food banks scrambling for volunteers
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Gen Z brought the '90s back because it feels impossible to grow up in today's economy
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Bars and Gyms Are Bustling as Americans Learn to Live With Covid
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Living With Covid Proving Tough for a Gridlocked World Economy
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Families aren’t getting child tax credit checks for the first time in 6 months
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The Country Where The 1% Control The Most Wealth
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This Is The State With The Lowest Cost Of Living
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This Country Has the Lowest Cost of Living
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The Brain Drain That Is Killing America's Economy
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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:

More than 5 million borrowers just missed their chance to save on a mortgage refinance
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Bankrupt HNA-Backed Skyscraper Gets Approval to Hire Newmark
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Why it’s so hard to buy a home right now
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Volatility of lumber prices hits high not seen since end of World War II — why home buyers should be concerned
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This Is the Most Overpriced Housing Market in America
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Mortgage rates hit 22-month high — what you can do to lock in a low rate
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GOP Election Official Charged with Murdering Tenant by Shooting Him Four Times, Then 'Rambling' to Police That He Was 'Driving Me Nuts'
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This Is How Much House $375,000 Will Buy in America's Major Cities
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy Woe Ends for Puerto Rico, But Not Wall Street
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What the recently approved bankruptcy deal means for Puerto Rico
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Judge approves deep cuts to Puerto Rico's PRIFA, CCDA bonds
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Puerto Rico disclosure law signed
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Cannabis Can Help Puerto Rico’s Economy Recover
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City of Troy out of debt after 25 years, Council hopes to restore services
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Oil/Gas:

Oil slides on Friday, but climbs for 5th week on supply concerns
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OPEC’s Shrinking Capacity Could Send Oil Above $100
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Why Biden Can’t Put A Cap On Oil Prices
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GM to spend $6.5B, add 4,000 jobs at Michigan EV factories
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Lamborghini to Bid Farewell to Pure Combustion Cars This Year
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Oil industry board members to testify to Congress on climate disinformation
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Los Angeles weighs phasing out oil and gas drilling
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JPMorgan War-Games Economic Damage of an Oil Surge to $150
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Trucking and Heating Costs to Rise as Diesel Fuel Hits a Seven-Year High
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Abandoned oil well counts are exploding — now that there’s money on the table
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Canadian Oil Companies Are Spending On Dividends Rather Than Expansion
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Are America’s Drilling Hotspots Preparing For A Pivot To Renewables?
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Sports:

Trustee in Evander Kane bankruptcy seeks to stop funding ex-NHL star’s defamation claim
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NFL stops daily COVID testing for unvaccinated players
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Experts predict major boom for North American sports stadiums
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Beijing officials urge COVID-19 "emergency mode" before Winter Olympics China’s Capital Battles to Contain Virus Spread as Olympics Loom Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics Beijing Olympic Committee lowers COVID testing threshold ahead of Games
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Gonzaga revokes former basketball star John Stockton's tickets over refusal to mask
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Agribusiness:

Think your home value is soaring? Talk to a farmer
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Fertilizer-Price Drop May Signal Relief at Last for U.S. Farmers
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Small ranchers say Biden letting them get squeezed
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Celebs:

Young Buck In More Financial Trouble For Hiding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
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Student Debt:

Student debt getting in the way of millennial homeownership
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Meet a first-generation college grad with $250,000 in student debt: 'It's the price I had to pay to achieve the American Dream'
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On student loans, Biden doesn't have an answer yet
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Student debt: It's the interest stupid
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Cruise Lines:

How a Hong Kong bankruptcy sent a Miami-bound cruise ship—with hundreds of passengers—on the run from the law
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What to know about cruise travel while omicron spreads
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How a Billionaire’s Global Cruise Empire Imploded in Hong Kong
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How Omicron is hitting cruise ships
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Cruise diverted to Bahamas after arrest warrant issued for Crystal Symphony Cruise ship with hundreds of passengers diverts to Bahamas after US issues arrest warrant over unpaid bills
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Asian cruise pioneer Genting HK files bankruptcy; Crystal Cruises subsidiary suspends voyages
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Would You Book A Bankruptcy Cruise To Nowhere? Genting Still Selling Tickets After Appointing Liquidator
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Tax:

Tax season nightmare ahead for understaffed IRS
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Tech:

App Attempts to Break Barriers to Bankruptcy for Those in Medical Debt
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Fraud:

Lawsuit Alleging Banks Facilitated Allen Stanford Ponzi Scheme Cleared for Trial
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Marin fraudsters’ scheme fuels $437M property selloff
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Politics:

Politics And Insolvency: The Saga Of Delphi Retirees
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Texas man charged for threatening Georgia election officials 'We Have to Exterminate These People': Texas Man Arrested for Election-Related Threats in Georgia
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Arizona Democrats censure Sinema for blocking voting bil Sanders backs Arizona Democrats' censure of Sinemal
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Cheney challenger wins Wyoming Republican activists' straw poll
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Sanders Says Time for Senate to Change Course on Biden’s Agenda Sanders says Republicans are 'laughing all the way to Election Day'
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Democrats torn over pushing stolen-election narrative
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Biden Gets His Best Polling News of 2022 From … Fox News? 6 in 10 say they would back someone other than Biden in 2024: Fox News poll
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Trump Suffers 'Please Clap' Moment at Mar-a-Lago
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Donald Trump asks me for money — again and again and again and again
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Acclaimed journalist Carl Bernstein says US democracy 'ceased to be working well' before Trump was elected
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House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against
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Congressional Approval Sinks to 18% as Democrats Sour Further
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How a group of senators in 1975 came up with the 60-vote filibuster
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McConnell responds to uproar over comment about Black voters 'I am American': Black Americans use social media to respond to McConnell's comments on voting
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Idaho officials are asking Mike Lindell to stop lying about their election results, and billed the pillow CEO for the $6,500 they spent refuting his voter fraud claims
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RNC paying $1.6 million in Trump’s legal fees — but he’s going to get stuck with a big tax bill: expert
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Trump’s Very Un-Secret Plot to Kill Democracy
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The hidden lesson in the new free Covid-19 tests
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Judge sides with University of Florida professors in academic freedom case
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Florida redistricting plan faces opposition from DeSantis
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Republicans Are Now Proposing ‘Election Law Enforcement’ Units to Crack Down on Nonexistent Voter Fraud The latest GOP idea: A police force to ferret out voter fraud
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Moderate non-Trump Republican governors are disappearing from the political landscape
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (8 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code (html) - Bankruptcy Code (pdf) Prior BK Codes (pick year from list) - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)

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

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

People Are Sharing Famous Companies That Went Bankrupt Over Bad Decisions, And Now I Finally Know What Happened To RadioShack
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Avoidance Actions:

Michigan Tax Foreclosures May Be Avoidable in Bankruptcy
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Make-Whole:

Make-Whole Claim Lessons From Hertz Bankruptcy Ruling
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Third Party Releases:

Is the End Near for Third Party Releases In Chapter 11 Plans?
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Finance:

The Relation between Debt Covenants and the Protection of the Creditors Interests when Firms File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Rules:

Statement of Corporate Ownership Requirement - Changes Effective Feb. 1, 2022
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Aviation:

Passenger from Ireland charged with assault on Delta flight to New York Rowdy Delta Passenger Charged After Taking Pants Off on Flight Delta passenger mooned flight attendant, threw can at traveler, FBI says Delta Passenger Refused to Mask Up, Threw a Can, Mooned a Flight Attendant, Put a Cap on the Captain's Head: Feds
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United Airlines flight to Israel turns back to US mid-flight after 2 passengers who assigned themselves seats in business class started a 'riot,' reports say NJ-Israel flight turns around after Israelis sneak into business class
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Changing Course: American Air Tweaks Meals to Boost Masking
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U.S. Charges Four Belarusian Officials with 'Aircraft Piracy' for Diverting Ryanair Flight in 2021 Plot to Arrest Dissident Journalist
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Airlines in Europe say they are flying near-empty planes as omicron derails travel. They say E.U. rules mean they can't stop.
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U.S. blocks dozens of flights by Chinese airlines in response to virus policy
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Germany's Lufthansa in talks to buy 40% stake in Italy's ITA Airways - sources
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Georgian Airways files for insolvency, put up for sale
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Aeromexico says bankruptcy restructuring plan approved by all creditors
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Banking:

Charted: Disappearing bank branches Banks Set Record for U.S. Branch Closures as Pandemic Took Toll
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This American Bank Is Closing The Most Branches
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Education:

Teacher tapes mask on student’s face; school district says it was ‘unacceptable’
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Virginia woman charged for threatening to bring guns to school over mask mandate
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Greg Abbott's proposed 'Parental Bill of Rights' aims to increase parental role in schools' consideration of race and LGBTQ topics
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House committee in Florida passes 'Don't Say Gay' bill
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Drop in college enrollment threatens to cause long-term economic, social consequences
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Most teachers are white. Most students aren't.
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Toxic PCBs Festered at This Public School for Eight Years as Students and Teachers Grew Sicker
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A Texas teacher was placed on administrative leave after ranting to junior high school students and calling them 'complete and utter morons'
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Crypto:

Bitcoin Is Down Really, Really Bad Bitcoin Extends Slide, Has Fallen More Than 50% From Record High Coinbase Sees Biggest Drop on Record as Cryptocurrencies Crumble Forget a bitcoin winter — a crypto 'ice age' might be coming as the Fed ends the easy-money era Bitcoin falls again, last down 4%
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Crypto Collapse Tests Faithful’s Infinite Supply of Optimism
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Cryptocurrencies lose $205 billion in 24 hours
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Maritime:

U.S. Ready to Seize Genting Cruise Ship on Unpaid Fuel Bills
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Autos:

Behind GM, Ford’s aggressive new EV strategy is old-time financing: Cash
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The (sort of) good news about used car prices
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Taxis:

Taxis Are Making a Cautious Comeback
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Labor:

Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY
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Awards:

Ten Weil Partners Named Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Leaders by Lawdragon in 2022
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Climate:

Biden comments add momentum to spending bill's climate measures
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More surprises await scientists at Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier"
(DBN)

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate
(DBN)

Kamala Harris announces $600 million toward California wildfire recovery
(DBN)

Unusual January Wildfire Strikes in California’s Big Sur
(DBN)

U.S. Fossil Fuel Production Set To Hit Record Highs In 2023
(DBN)

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Religion:

Texas Pastor Arrested, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl Multiple Times Over Two-Year Period
(DBN)

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Utilities:

PG&E's criminal probation to end amid ongoing safety worries California's embattled utility leaves criminal probation, but more charges loom
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Congo Republic Gets $455 Million IMF Loan for Pandemic Fallout
(DBN)

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UK:

Has rule-breaker Boris Johnson met his match in ‘partygate’? Inside No. 10, Boris Johnson’s Broken Team Tears Itself Apart
(DBN)

Amigo shares sink over 50% after insolvency risk warning
(DBN)

U.K. Energy Price Cap Rise Will Hit 22 Million Homes Fiscal Windfall Set to Help Sunak Relieve U.K.’s Energy Crunch
(DBN)

Firms call for urgent help with energy bills
(DBN)

Energy bills set to double as millions forced to choose between 'heating and eating' - but help is at hand
(DBN)

JPMorgan, Barclays join bank rush to reopen offices in England
(DBN)

Bank of England to Raise Rates Again in February as Inflation Surges: Reuters Poll
(DBN)

UK's oldest cinema reopens after 'biggest existential crisis' ever faced by the industry
(DBN)

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EU:

Vaccine passport protests in Europe draw thousands of people Water cannon, tear gas at COVID-19 protests in Brussels
(DBN)

Coronavirus tally: WHO Europe head says omicron has moved pandemic into new phase that could spell the end in that region
(DBN)

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Russia:

U.S. will give Russians written response to NATO demands, Blinken says Russian stocks collapse as U.S. orders diplomat families out of Ukraine Ruble reaches lowest since Nov. 2020 on concerns over war and sanctions How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could trigger market shock waves U.S. ‘deeply’ concerned over alleged Kremlin plot to install pro-Russian regime in Ukraine Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions Cautious Optimism on US-Russia Talks Baltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine Military trainers, missiles and over 200,000 lbs of lethal aid: What NATO members have sent Ukraine so far ‘Lethal’ U.S. Military Aid Begins Arriving in Ukraine Families of US Embassy personnel in Ukraine ordered to begin evacuating as soon as Monday: officials Blinken promises 'severe' response if 'single additional Russian force' enters Ukraine The State Department has asked families of US diplomats to leave Ukraine amidst escalating fears of Russian invasion NATO sends ships, fighter jets to eastern Europe over Russia threat Russian Ships, Troops, Tanks on Move Near Ukraine Biden Weighs Deploying Thousands of Troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics
(DBN)

How a Russian-Ukraine conflict might hit global markets
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austria approves COVID vaccine mandate for adults
(DBN)

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Norway:

Norway killer Breivik tests limits of lenient justice system
(DBN)

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France:

French Cases Stuck at More Than 400,000 Before Easing of Covid Rules French Covid-19 Cases Fall Below 400,000 Ahead of Vaccine Pass
(DBN)

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Germany:

German renewables developer Green City to file for insolvency
(DBN)

Germany Likely to Keep Current Pandemic Measures, Leaders Say
(DBN)

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Ireland:

Ireland Scraps Most Covid Restrictions, Ends Early Pub Closing
(DBN)

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Italy:

The impact of Covid-19 on bankruptcies and market exits of Italian firms
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Mexico’s TV Azteca Faces Creditor Ultimatum After Skipping Interest Payments
(WSJ)

Mexico faces risks to growth, credit rating from energy bill -JP Morgan
(DBN)

Two Canadians are killed in shooting at Mexican beach resort
(DBN)

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China:

China Evergrande's offshore debt, assets could be separated in restructuring - report China Evergrande seeks more time from creditors for debt restructuring plan
(DBN)

No Evidence You Can Catch Covid From Overseas Mail, China Says
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Rio de Janeiro postpones Carnival parades due to COVID-19 surge
(DBN)

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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Finds 25 Local Covid Cases, Most Since March Last Year Hong Kong Reports 140 New Covid Cases, Highest Number in Year
(DBN)

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Australia:

Australia to Allow Overseas Arrivals With Rapid Antigen Test
(DBN)

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MENA:

How bad is Lebanon's economic meltdown? Lebanon's financial crisis and how it happened
(DBN)

Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly American Palestinian later found dead, according to leaked report
(DBN)

Taliban begin talks in Norway as hunger stalks Afghanistan
(DBN)

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New Zealand:

New Zealand Urges Business to Be Ready for Omicron Disruption New Zealand to Move to Tighter Covid Settings as Omicron Arrives Omicron spreads in New Zealand, spoiling PM’s wedding plans
(DBN)

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India:

Statutory Authority Can't Raise Fresh Claim Against Corporate Debtor After Approval Of Resolution Plan
(DBN)

Government Proposes Changes To The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code For Time Bound Resolution Of Stressed Assets
(DBN)

NCLT Can Grant Time To Objectors To File Objection During Initiation Of Pre-Pack Insolvency. Resolution Process
(DBN)

Share Application Money Is Treated As Financial Debt On Non-Allotment Of Shares
(DBN)

For Sale Of The Corporate Debtor, All Prospective Bidders Should Get Sufficient Notice And Time To Enable Them To Participate In The Bidding In An Effective Manner.
(DBN)

If The Corporate Debtor Is A MSME, It Is Not Necessary For Promoters To Compete With Other Resolution Applicants To Regain Control Of The Corporate Debtor.
(DBN)

Share Purchase With Annual Put Option Cannot Be Considered As A Debt Which Is Disbursed Against Consideration Of Time Value For Money
(DBN)

Resolution Plan not confidential once approved by Adjudicating Authority
(DBN)

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Japan:

With international tourists still absent, Japan’s ski resorts dig deep
(DBN)

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Poland:

Bad mood among entrepreneurs – many fear bankruptcy this year
(DBN)

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